Science Nov 15 NASA and SpaceX set to make history, again NASA and SpaceX are set to make history—again–when they launch their first operational commercial voyage to the international space station from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Dave Mosher, Senior Space Correspondent for Business Insider, speaks with Hari…
Episode Nov 14 November 14, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, November 14, the latest on the presidential transition including plans for the Pentagon, COVID-19 cases explode around the country with U.S. numbers reaching new highs, and the challenges President-elect Joe Biden may face to implement…
Health Nov 14 Court rules against El Paso shutdown as COVID-19 cases soar A state appeals court ruled in favor of a group of local restaurants in El Paso, Texas, and halted the shutdown of nonessential businesses that was scheduled to last until December 1. The decision came as El Paso recorded 1,488…
Nation Nov 14 What role will the presidential transition play in U.S. defense strategy? The transition from a Trump administration to a Biden administration is likely to bring changes at the Pentagon, Department of Defense, and could impact defense strategies both at home and abroad. Mark Cancian, Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic…
Episode Nov 13 November 13, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the coronavirus reaches crisis level in a rising number of states. Plus: Dr. Vivek Murthy on President-elect Biden’s plans to combat the pandemic, President Trump’s first public remarks since Biden’s win, Pakistan’s child health crisis, political…
Health Nov 13 In El Paso, hospitals are rushing to accommodate COVID-19 surge The coronavirus set all kinds of records in the United States this week -- none of them good. More than 67,000 people are hospitalized, and the country has averaged close to 1,000 deaths per day for the past week. In…
Nation Nov 13 Co-chair of Biden's COVID task force on plans to fight pandemic This week, President-elect Biden announced a COVID-19 task force to prepare specific plans for the months ahead -- and assess what can be done differently as coronavirus rages across the country. Dr. Vivek Murthy, a former U.S. surgeon general, is…
Politics Nov 13 Trump makes 1st public remarks since Biden's win On Friday, President Trump made his first public statement since Joe Biden became the president-elect nearly one week ago. But in a Rose Garden news conference, Trump made no direct comments about the election results. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor…
World Nov 13 News Wrap: UN warns of war crimes in Ethiopian conflict In our news wrap Friday, the United Nations is warning of war crimes amid conflict between Ethiopia’s central government and regional rebel leaders. Hundreds of civilians have been killed in what Amnesty International has called a “massacre.” Also, Kim Ng…
Politics Nov 13 Shields and Brooks on election results, Trump's resistance Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including election results, congressional power balances, President Trump’s refusal to concede and how President-elect Biden’s administration is taking shape.