Episode Nov 16 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 16, 2014 On this edition for Sunday, Nov. 16, another American hostage is beheaded by ISIS. Later, in our signature segment, despite loud protests, this town in Massachusetts might become the first in the nation to ban all tobacco sales. And, the…
Nation Nov 16 Viewers respond to report on varied compensation for the wrongfully convicted Hari Sreenivasan reads comments from viewers about a recent report involving compensation -- or lack thereof -- for people who've been wrongfully convicted of crimes.
Politics Nov 16 What led to North Korea's release of American detainees Bae and Miller? Last weekend, North Korea released two American detainees, Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller. The deal that led to their release was negotiated by James Clapper, the U.S. National Intelligence Director. Adam Entous from The Wall Street Journal joins Hari…
Nation Nov 16 Massachusetts town mulls nation's first total tobacco ban The town of Westminster, Mass., could become the first in the nation to ban the sale of tobacco products if a proposal from the city's board of health passes in December. The unprecedented pitch would ban the sale cigarettes, chewing…
Politics Nov 15 Is Putin intentionally provoking the West? Following a growing list of aggressive moves made by Russia against the West, what is Putin's plan? Kimberly Marten, a Russian scholar and professor at Barnard College and Columbia University joins Hari Sreenivasan to provide insight into what may be…
Episode Nov 15 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 15, 2014 On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, Vladimir Putin is accused of aggression at a contentious meeting in Australia and an expert speaks on whether there is a new cold war on the horizon. In our signature segment from…
Arts Nov 15 Family history comes to life: Dress designs lost in Holocaust uncovered When the Nazis occupied Czechoslovakia in 1939, tens of thousands of Jews applied for visas to anywhere. Among them, Paul Strnad and his wife Hedy, a dress designer. Ultimately, neither would get a visa to leave Czechoslovakia. Now, in an…
Economy Nov 15 Field of weeds: Could agriculture crisis crop up from herbicide resistance? Millions of acres of farmland in the U.S. have been affected by herbicide-resistant weeds, rendering some fields unable to be farmed. And the problem is spreading, which could mean more lost crops and lost profits. The EPA approved a new…
Episode Nov 14 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 14, 2014 Tonight on the program, we take a look at the United States' nuclear weapons stockpile as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced a shakeup of the management. Also: CDC warns the Ebola threat still looms, Atlantic City shuffles for business as…