Episode Jul 04 Friday, July 4, 2014 Friday on the NewsHour, tensions escalated between Israelis and Palestinians at the funeral of a slain youth. Also: An angry dissent at the Supreme Court, the deadly ebola virus spreads in west Africa, a British journalist faces prison for his…
Politics Jul 04 Marcus and Gerson on agreement and division at the Supreme Court, immigration protests Washington Post columnists Ruth Marcus and Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the Supreme Court’s recent decisions on contraception, how the Obama administration is trying to quell an influx of unaccompanied migrant children trying to…
World Jul 04 Health workers race to halt Ebola in West Africa Health workers met in Ghana to coordinate on how to contain what has become the largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak from spilling over new borders. Since February, the virus has been reported in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Jeffrey Brown…
World Jul 04 Resentment and rumor builds against health workers trying to contain Ebola outbreak The latest Ebola outbreak in West Africa is now the largest and deadliest outbreak ever. And unlike outbreaks of the past, it is affecting both rural and urban areas. Jeffrey Brown talks to Laurie Garrett of the Council on Foreign…
World Jul 04 Palestinians clash with Israeli forces at funeral of slain teenager Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports from East Jerusalem on the funeral of a murdered Palestinian teenager, Mohammad Abu Khdair, where hundreds of Palestinians clashed with Israeli police. Family members say the victim was slain in retribution for the…
World Jul 04 News Wrap: Iraqi government reports gains against ISIL In our news wrap Friday, Iraqi government troops recaptured the village of Awja — birthplace of Saddam Hussein — and made headway in reclaiming Iraq’s largest oil refinery in Beiji. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vowed to defeat the militants,…
Nation Jul 03 Finding empowerment in the words of our founding fathers We have lost something in our reading of the Declaration of Independence. This is the argument of Danielle Allen’s new book, “Our Declaration,” where she explores the document through a careful look at the words themselves. Jeffrey Brown talks to…
World Jul 03 Could ISIL's recent uprisings be an impetus for al-Qaida bomb threats? American officials are warning that al-Qaida affiliates in Yemen and Syria are trying to make bombs that current security measures won’t detect. In response, the Department of Homeland Security is calling for tighter airport security. For a closer look at…
Episode Jul 03 Thursday, July 3, 2014 Thursday on the NewsHour, good jobs news from June with a strong hiring report and a dip in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent. Also: increased airport security and screening, the backlash against Common Core education standards, consumerism in rural…