Nation Oct 12 News Wrap: Remnants of Hurricane Delta soak mid-Atlantic In our news wrap Monday, remnants of Hurricane Delta blew out to sea after soaking the mid-Atlantic. The storm made landfall in Louisiana Friday night, killing at least two people and causing widespread flooding and power outages; thousands of residents…
Politics Oct 12 Rick Gates on the Mueller probe and why current 'polls are wrong' With Election Day less than a month away, a former top official with the 2016 Trump campaign has written a new book about his experiences with Donald Trump the candidate and Donald Trump the president. William Brangham talks to Rick…
Politics Oct 12 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's return to rallies, Senate races in play NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s return to large, in-person rallies after his COVID-19 diagnosis, the Trump campaign’s strategy for appealing to voters…
Episode Oct 11 October 11, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, October 11, President Trump says he is clear to hit the campaign trail, confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin, and how a mobile truck is helping social…
Politics Oct 11 SCOTUS nomination hearings begin tomorrow. What can we expect? Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett will begin on Monday. And despite opposition from Democrats and some Republicans to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat before the election, Barrett has the votes needed for her confirmation. Amy Howe,…
Episode Oct 10 October 10, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, October 10, President Trump holds his first large in-person public event since his COVID-19 diagnosis even though it's unclear if he is still contagious and in “Roads to Election 2020,” Maine’s unique voting system and…
Politics Oct 10 How Maine's unique voting system may play out this election Maine is the only state, apart from Nebraska, that divides its four electoral votes. In 2016, President Trump lost the state but got one electoral college vote, as he won one of the state’s two congressional districts. Maine Public Radio’s…
Nation Oct 10 Hurricane Delta: Another blow to storm-battered Gulf Coast Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power after Hurricane Delta slammed the Gulf Coast just six weeks after the region was devastated by Hurricane Laura. The hurricane, which weakened to a tropical storm when it made landfall on…
Episode Oct 09 October 9, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, Hurricane Delta, a Category 2 storm, approaches the southwest Louisiana coast. Plus: The World Food Program receives the Nobel Peace Prize, Mark Salter on the legacy of John McCain, Saudi Arabia two years after Jamal Khashoggi’s…
Nation Oct 09 Hurricane Delta could bring 'inundation' to Louisiana coast Hurricane Delta, now a Category 2 storm, is expected to make landfall in southwest Louisiana Friday evening. Its outer bands have already brought substantial rain and wind to the area. Delta is the second hurricane to hit this region in…