Nation Aug 28 Remembering 5 people lost to the coronavirus As another difficult week for our country comes to a close, we want to take the time to honor a few of the more than 180,000 people in the U.S. who have lost their lives to the coronavirus. Judy Woodruff…
Episode Aug 27 August 27, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, residents of Texas and Louisiana assess the damage from Hurricane Laura. Plus: Outrage over the shooting of Jacob Blake extends to the realm of professional sports, reviewing Night 3 of the RNC and what to expect…
Nation Aug 27 Gulf Coast escapes storm surge, but hurricane winds cause extensive damage Parts of Louisiana and Texas spent Thursday assessing damage from Hurricane Laura. Wreckage is spread for miles inland, more than 700,000 people have no power and at least four people have been killed. Outside the Louisiana city of Lake Charles,…
Nation Aug 27 'We're more than just basketball players,' Ray Allen says of sports boycotts The shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has sparked public outrage in that city and beyond. Athletes from the NBA, the WNBA, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer refused to play Wednesday night, and nearly a…
Politics Aug 27 What to expect as Trump accepts GOP nomination -- from the White House The Republican National Convention concludes Thursday night with President Trump accepting his party’s nomination for a second term. In an unprecedented move, his speech will take place at the White House -- usually kept separate from political campaigning. Meanwhile, Joe…
Politics Aug 27 Meadows on the RNC, pro sports protests and why he doesn't usually wear a mask Ahead of the Republican National Convention’s final night, on which President Trump will accept his party’s nomination for a second term, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the message he believes is being shared…
World Aug 27 News Wrap: New Zealand mosque gunman sentenced to life in prison In our news wrap Thursday, a white supremacist who killed 51 people at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced to life in prison without parole. The mass shootings happened in March 2019. Also, the death toll from two days of…
Politics Aug 26 Biden has 'surrendered to his left wing,' says Tom Cole Congressman Tom Cole of Oklahoma has attended every Republican convention since 1976. But this year, he’ll be watching from a distance. Cole joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the “hopeful” content he has observed from the RNC so far, why he…
Episode Aug 26 August 26, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, Hurricane Laura threatens the Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm capable of extreme damage. Plus: A recap and analysis of Night 2 of the RNC, Ronna McDaniel talks about the convention, more violence in Wisconsin,…
Nation Aug 26 Gulf Coast gears up for monster Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm Potential catastrophe is blowing out of the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Laura has morphed into a Category 4 monster, with winds that could reach 145 miles per hour. Officials are warning of extreme damage as the storm slams into the…