Science Jan 30 Mysterious epidemic devastates starfish population off the Pacific Coast Up and down the Pacific Coast, starfish are dying by the tens of thousands and no one knows why. Special correspondent Katie Campbell reports from Seattle on how researchers and citizen scientists are investigating the spread of the mysterious and…
World Jan 30 NSA surveillance revelations sour German perception of Obama In 2008, huge crowds showed up in Berlin to get a glimpse of then-senator Barack Obama during his first presidential campaign. But six years later, German enthusiasm has waned, largely because of evidence that the NSA has spied on German…
World Jan 30 Al-Jazeera journalists charged with trying to distort Egyptian media Egyptian authorities charged 20 journalists working for Al-Jazeera with being agents of the Muslim Brotherhood and plotting to distort Egypt’s media. Judy Woodruff talks to Nancy Youssef of McClatchy Newspapers about their detainment and why Al-Jazeera is being targeted.
Politics Jan 30 House GOP recasts agenda as White House alternative, not opposition While President Obama pushed his economic agenda on the road, House Republicans met to discuss their way forward on major issues, including immigration. Gwen Ifill gets views on the year’s political outlook from Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson, Neera Tanden…
Nation Jan 30 News Wrap: Federal prosecutors will seek death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber In our news wrap Thursday, Federal prosecutors announced that they will seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of bombing the 2013 Boston Marathon, where three were killed and more than 260 were wounded. Also, New York Mayor Bill…
Episode Jan 30 Thursday, January 30, 2014 On our program tonight, we examine the outlook for political action in 2014 as the White House and Congress lay out their agendas for the year ahead. Also: a rising German politician discusses the impact of U.S. spying on transatlantic…