Episode Nov 14 November 14, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, the latest on the California wildfires, including a new blaze burning east of L.A. Also: the president announces criminal justice reform, updates from the Justice Department, what congressional freshmen want from their leadership, speaking with one…
Nation Nov 14 Fire recovery continues across California, as new fire blazes east of LA Fifty miles east of Los Angeles, a brush fire has quickly grown into a wall of fast-moving flames. The new “Sierra Fire” is spreading south from the edge of the Angeles National Forest, though firefighters say they’re making gains against…
World Nov 14 News Wrap: Overheated voting machines slow progress of Fla. recount In our news wrap Wednesday, voting machines in Palm Beach County overheated as election officials raced to meet the Thursday deadline for reporting tallies. Now 174,000 ballots must be recounted. Meanwhile, in Georgia, all but one county has certified its…
Nation Nov 14 Is Trump's criminal justice plan 'rehabilitative and redemptive?' President Trump has outlined a new bipartisan agreement on criminal justice reform. The plan ends the “three strikes” policy mandating life in prison for third-time drug offenders and adds incentives for low-risk inmates. Mark Holden, general counsel for Koch Industries,…
Nation Nov 14 Why Trump's criminal justice reform plan could represent a 'breakthrough' President Trump has announced a criminal justice reform plan that would enact major changes to the nation’s sentencing laws -- and reduce prison terms for some inmates. NPR's Carrie Johnson joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why the new bipartisan agreement…
Politics Nov 14 For some House Democrats, leadership choice is 'establishment vs. change' One of the largest groups of congressional freshmen in recent memory has begun orientation on Capitol Hill. Will party leadership reflect the new representatives or rely on established legislators? Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Ca., is confident she’ll become Speaker of the…
Politics Nov 14 Rep.-elect Waltz, a former Green Beret, shares his congressional vision More than 150 veterans ran for the House as either Republicans or Democrats during this fall's midterm elections, at a time when many former servicemen and servicewomen in Congress have retired or left for roles in the administration. Florida Republican…
World Nov 14 Brexit proves that breaking up is hard to do Theresa May's cabinet has approved a deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union on terms for Brexit. But the process of gathering consensus was long and difficult. Nick Schifrin speaks to Sebastian Mallaby, author, journalist and senior fellow…
Nation Nov 14 A cross-country bus trip helped Gary Shteyngart understand American happiness Who is happy in America? Author Gary Shteyngart took a bus trip across the country to find out -- and the answer surprised him. Hedge fund managers, some of the most successful Americans by standards of economic achievement, tended to…
Episode Nov 13 November 13, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, California wildfires continue to ravage communities and destroy homes, raising the death toll. Also: the science behind the dramatic increase in wildfire activity, ballot recounts in Florida, how schools are working to prevent teen suicide, a…