Episode Apr 02 April 2, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, a strong jobs report offers signs of hope for an economic recovery, new laws across the country try to combat racial discrimination based on how you wear your hair, and David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart consider…
World Apr 02 News Wrap: Police officer, suspect killed in new attack at the U.S. Capitol In our news wrap Friday, an attack at the U.S. Capitol left one police officer dead and another wounded. Authorities said a man drove into the officers at a barricade, then stabbed one with a knife before police killed him.
World Apr 02 U.S. and Iran agree to talks on returning to the 2015 nuclear deal The United States announced Friday that it will join indirect talks with Iran beginning next week in Vienna, Austria. The ultimate goal is to have nations return to a 2015 deal in which Iran curbed nuclear activities in exchange for…
Politics Apr 02 Brooks and Capehart on Biden's new infrastructure plan, Georgia's voting law New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden’s infrastructure plan, the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations amid spikes in infections, and Major League Baseball's reaction…
Nation Apr 02 Honoring 5 phenomenal people who lost their lives to COVID-19 As more than 550,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, we take a moment to remember five of the remarkable lives lost.
Episode Apr 01 April 1, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, George Floyd's girlfriend testifies to life before his death at the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. We talk to supporters and critics of President Joe Biden's infrastructure overhaul plan about its focus…
World Apr 01 News Wrap: Southern California shooter that killed 4 identified In our news wrap Thursday, police in Southern California identified the man who allegedly shot and killed four people, including a 9-year-old boy, on Wednesday. The White House said a problem with Johnson and Johnson's supply of COVID-19 vaccines will…
Politics Apr 01 Energy Sec. Granholm: Focus on renewable energy will protect U.S. 'manufacturing backbone' President Biden's infrastructure proposal includes hundreds of billions of dollars to address climate change by cutting emissions and increasing the use of clean energy, which critics say amounts to a version of the Green New Deal proposal released by Rep.
Politics Apr 01 Rep. Davis says Pelosi, Schumer not for bipartisanship on infrastructure plan The Biden administration's plans to spend hundreds of billions to address climate change as part of the latest infrastructure package has been likened to The Green New Deal proposal released by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass.,…
Nation Apr 01 A Brief But Spectacular take on the importance of palliative care in rural communities Tonight, we report on why palliative care is crucial in rural communities from three different perspectives. Dr. Jennifer Blechman of Bend, Oregon, hospice and social worker Liz Anderson of Asheville, North Carolina, and patient Joanie Devine alongside her fiance David…