Nation Nov 16 One mother's harrowing escape from California's deadliest wildfire At least 631 people are missing in California's deadliest wildfire ever -- more than double the previous count, although the larger number may include survivors who safely fled. The Camp Fire has already killed at least 63 people, displaced 52,000…
World Nov 16 News Wrap: Trump says he's 'working on' Mueller's questions; Abrams ends governor bid In our news wrap Friday, President Trump said he has answered written questions from special counsel Robert Mueller but not yet submitted the answers. He assured reporters that he worked on them himself. Also, Republican Brian Kemp effectively claimed Georgia’s…
Nation Nov 16 Is court ruling on CNN press pass a 'win for the White House?' President Trump and the news media have long shared a strained relationship. On Friday, a federal court ordered the White House to reinstate a CNN reporter's revoked press pass. Yamiche Alcindor reports, and Judy Woodruff speaks with Marc Lotter, former…
Education Nov 16 DeVos moves the pendulum on how colleges deal with sexual assault The Trump administration has announced new rules governing how colleges respond to allegations of sexual assault and harassment. The changes broaden rights for those accused of misconduct and narrow the definition of sexual harassment. But will they discourage victims from…
Nation Nov 16 Did Facebook merely 'deflect' after realizing Russian disinformation? A New York Times investigative report published this week details how Facebook reacted to the discovery of massive disinformation campaigns run by Russian operatives. Sheera Frenkel, who helped write the story, joins William Brangham to explain what the social network’s…
Politics Nov 16 David Brooks and Ruth Marcus on a 'moderate' new congressional class New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the president's ongoing friction with the press, a leadership battle in Congress and proposed prison…
Episode Nov 15 November 15, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the death toll from California's deadliest wildfire keeps rising as residents begin their recovery. Also: The FDA proposes new restrictions on e-cigarettes, recounts continue in Florida's narrow elections, a warning of imminent famine in Yemen, how…
Nation Nov 15 News Wrap: Snow storm triggers car wrecks, power outages In our news wrap Thursday, a pre-winter storm spread across the Eastern U.S., leaving six people dead and causing mass power outages. Also, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi insisted that she has the votes to become speaker come January, dismissing…
Politics Nov 15 Where Florida's election recounts stand as deadline passes Most of Florida's 67 counties finished machine vote recounts for the Senate and governor's races before Thursday’s deadline. The Senate race will go to a further recount by hand because Republican Gov. Rick Scott has a razor-thin lead over Democratic…
World Nov 15 Yemen's war must end to address starvation, UN food aid chief says In Yemen, 10,000 are estimated to have been killed in the war that's been raging for three and a half years. But millions are suffering from an acute hunger crisis and the United Nations warns that Yemen is on the…