Episode Jul 16 Full Episode | July 16, 2014 Tonight on the program, we take a look inside California, which imposing water restrictions during the third year of its worst drought since the 1970s. Also: Margaret Warner talks to Israel's ambassador to the U.S., a look inside a New…
Health Jul 16 CDC under scrutiny for safety lapses Safety and security problems put the head of the Centers for Disease Control under the microscope at a House hearing. Lawmakers questioned Dr. Thomas Frieden over concerns such as workers being exposed to live strains of anthrax and avian flu…
Nation Jul 16 California's 'water cop' urges residents to take drought seriously with mandatory restrictions
Episode Jul 15 Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Federal Reserve Bank discusses the state of the U.S. economy in semi-annual testimony. Also: the impact of small, specialized and local businesses on the overall economy, the challenges of brokering a cease-fire with Hamas, efforts…
Arts Jul 15 Meet the new U.S. Poet Laureate Charles Wright Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Charles Wright was recently named the U.S. Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress. In this NewsHour encore piece, we traveled to the author’s home in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2011 to listen to Wright read his work…