Episode Mar 20 March 20, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, parts of Mozambique remain underwater and in crisis after a tropical cyclone that killed at least 300. Plus: A groundbreaking treatment for postpartum depression, former U.S. attorney Preet Bharara, the Supreme Court takes up the Curtis…
World Mar 20 After devastating cyclone, Mozambique fears hunger, disease The catastrophe is still growing for hundreds of thousands of people across southern Africa. The death toll from last week’s tropical cyclone has topped 300 in Mozambique and two neighboring countries, where floodwaters have stranded some survivors in trees and…
Nation Mar 20 News Wrap: Funerals for New Zealand shooting victims begin In our news wrap Wednesday, funerals began in New Zealand for victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings that killed 50 people. Hundreds gathered to pray before carrying coffins to burial sites, as the prime minister vowed to tighten gun laws.
Health Mar 20 Why new treatment for postpartum depression could be a 'game-changer' For some of the many mothers who experience postpartum depression, therapy and standard antidepressants can alleviate symptoms. But for others, those treatments are slow to provide relief. Now the FDA has approved the first drug specifically intended to treat the…
Politics Mar 20 Preet Bharara on how Trump is eroding faith in law enforcement President Trump often expresses disdain for law enforcement agencies investigating him. The Southern District of New York has attracted particular ire, with Trump firing the U.S. attorney heading it in 2017. Judy Woodruff talks to that U.S. attorney, Preet Bharara,…
Nation Mar 20 In Curtis Flowers case, race could be a matter of life or death Curtis Flowers has been tried six times for the murder of four people killed in a Mississippi furniture store in 1996. The case is the subject of the second season American Public Media’s “In the Dark” podcast. Now the Supreme…
Episode Mar 19 March 19, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, Mozambique reels from a devastating cyclone that killed hundreds. Plus, President Trump meets with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, one on one with HUD Secretary Ben Carson, new ISIS threats after the fall of the caliphate, war…
World Mar 19 Cyclone leaves Mozambique desperate and submerged A tropical cyclone tore through Mozambique on Friday, triggering mass floods and leaving immense destruction in its wake. More than 200 deaths have been attributed to the storm so far. Amid flattened and submerged buildings, aid workers struggle to reach…
World Mar 19 News Wrap: Midwest fears additional flooding from snowmelt In our news wrap Tuesday, flooding in the Midwest has claimed three lives and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Scores of cities and counties have declared emergencies as the Missouri and Platte Rivers flow beyond their banks.
Nation Mar 19 How Trump and Brazil's Bolsonaro align, both personally and politically At the White House on Tuesday, President Trump welcomed Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, in the latter’s first bilateral foreign visit. The two leaders share many similar views, as they reiterated at a press conference, and Bolsonaro represents Brazil’s first pro-U.S.