Episode May 13 Tuesday, May 13, 2014 Tuesday on the NewsHour, the U.S. assisted the search for missing Nigerian girls with a manned surveillance flight. Also: the former director of the NSA discusses U.S. surveillance programs, a massive jet fuel leak at a military base prompts concern…
Nation May 13 Does decades-long fuel leak threaten drinking water safety in Albuquerque? At Kirtland Air Force Base on the outskirts of Albuquerque, New Mexico, a hole in a pipeline allowed fuel containing toxic chemicals to ooze into the soil, undetected for more than four decades. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery reports on the…
Nation May 13 Obama awards Medal of Honor to Afghan war soldier who stood by his team under ambush At the White House, former Army Sgt. Kyle White was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest honor for valor. President Obama recalled White’s bravery in a 2007 incident in Afghanistan when his platoon came under surprise attack. White…
World May 13 Former NSA director: Having surveillance tools revealed puts U.S. in greater harm Revelations about the surveillance programs operated by the NSA have made Americans wonder how much of their lives is being monitored by the government. Judy Woodruff sits down with retired Gen. Keith Alexander, former director of the National Security Agency,…
Economy May 13 Debating Piketty's theory on how wealth begets wealth, widens the economic gap In "Capital," French economist Thomas Piketty explores how wealth and the income derived from it magnifies the problems of inequality. Gwen Ifill gets debate on his data and conclusions from Heather Boushey of Washington Center for Equitable Growth and Kevin…