Episode Feb 08 Saturday, February 8, 2014 On this edition, a rare alliance brings major drug companies together to fight serious diseases like diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. Later, in our signature segment, a financially strapped city struggles to fulfill its obligations to retired public employees. And, a…
Health Feb 08 Ten big drug companies unite to study major diseases Ten big pharmaceutical companies are uniting with the National Institutes of Health in a five-year cooperative program to study major diseases.
Nation Feb 08 Cities in financial straits weigh bankruptcy A wave of bankruptcies is moving across the country as cities try to manage crushing debt from pension obligations. NewsHour Weekend reports from Vallejo, Calif., with a cautionary tale for cities that are looking to bankruptcy as the solution.
World Feb 07 Examining the push and pull over Ukraine between Russia and the West Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner has talked to Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland about her leaked phone conversation on the situation in Ukraine. Margaret joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the possible motivations behind the leak and Russia’s longstanding emotional…