Episode Mar 03 March 3, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, March 3, the U.S. and South Korea announce they will scale back joint “war game” exercises, a centuries-long dispute continues between Greece and Britain over the rightful place of the Parthenon marbles, California’s dying Salton…
Episode Mar 02 March 2, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, March 2, President Trump delivers his longest speech ever at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule ushers a new era in American space flight, and political instability in Libya becomes…
Politics Mar 02 Trump invokes 'socialist nightmare' ahead of 2020 President Trump gave his longest speech ever on Saturday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, held in Maryland. Touting his 2016 victory, he said he will win 2020 presidential bid by an even a wider margin. He…
Nation Mar 02 What the SpaceX launch means for America's space program The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Saturday on its way to the International Space Station. If the mission is successful, NASA astronauts could head into space from American soil later this year for…
Episode Mar 01 March 1, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, multiple news outlets report that President Trump ordered staff to grant son-in-law Jared Kushner his top-secret security clearance over the objections of intelligence officials. Plus, why climate change is worse than we thought -- and how…
World Mar 01 News Wrap: Somali siege ends with al-Shabab attackers dead In our Friday news wrap, Somali forces battled al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu, killing the attackers to end a siege that left 29 civilians dead. Also, Otto Warmbier's parents rebuked President Trump for not holding North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…
Politics Mar 01 Reports indicate Trump ordered Kushner's security clearance, despite concerns President Trump is again facing questions about the security clearance of son-in-law Jared Kushner. Multiple news outlets reported this week that the president ordered John Kelly, then his chief of staff, to grant Kushner’s clearance despite concerns from intelligence officials…
Science Mar 01 Why climate change is an 'all-encompassing threat' Although a candidate just entered the 2020 presidential race with a platform centered on climate change, some experts say Americans aren’t fully aware of the scope and seriousness of global warming. Among them is David Wallace-Wells, who argues in a…
Politics Mar 01 Shields and Brooks on Cohen testimony, North Korea summit Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week in politics, including reverberations from Michael Cohen’s appearance before the House Oversight Committee and conclusions from the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi.
Arts Mar 01 'Leaving Neverland' tells disturbing stories of child sex abuse A new documentary is reigniting questions about pop icon Michael Jackson. Airing on HBO, “Leaving Neverland” profiles two men who say Jackson sexually abused them as children. One of them, Wade Robson, testified in Jackson's defense during a trial that…