Episode Sep 06 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 6, 2014 On this edition, President Barack Obama has said a strong ground game is needed to confront Islamic State fighters. But with what troops and when? And, in our signature segment, could cancer be detected by using a dog's extraordinary sense…
World Sep 06 Who would make up Obama's 'ground game' to fight the Islamic State? Amid the growing threat posed by the Islamic State, President Obama recently called for a "ground game" in Iraq to help tackle the jihadist group. But who would make up that force? Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and…
Economy Sep 06 U.S. unemployment decrease reflects more workforce dropouts According to Friday's jobs report, the unemployment rate dropped from 6.2 percent to 6.1 percent. However, the number of Americans dropping out of the workforce rose. Sudeep Reddy, an economics editor at the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan from…
Nation Sep 06 From obedience to agility: A day in the life of a service dog-in-training At the Penn Vet Working Dog Center in Philadelphia, service dogs go through a rigorous training course, including search and rescue, obedience and agility drills in order to eventually fill a variety of jobs helping people.
Episode Sep 05 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 5, 2014 Tonight on the program, we take a look at a tentative deal reached between Ukraine and Russian separatists. Also: the new jobs report doesn't indicate a strong labor market, Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week's political news, how…
Nation Sep 05 After fatal gun accidents, children can find comfort in poetry In a shocking accident, a nine-year-old girl shot and killed her instructor last week at an Arizona gun range. When children are involved in fatal incidents, what helps? Jeffrey Brown talks with poet Gregory Orr, who accidentally killed his younger…
Politics Sep 05 Shields and Brooks on Ukraine cease-fire, Gov. McDonnell's guilty verdict Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top news, including the Ukrainian cease-fire, ex- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s guilty verdict and the shifting Kansas Senate election.
Economy Sep 05 New job growth doesn't indicate a strong labor market Though economists predicted a month of strong hiring, only 142,000 positions were added to the market in August. Paul Solman explains why the growth disappointed many.