Politics Oct 29 Tamara Keith and Susan MacManus on what Florida's midterms mean for Trump in 2020 Tamara Keith of NPR and Florida political expert Susan MacManus join Judy Woodruff in Tampa for a special Politics Monday. They discuss Trump’s strategy in the “Sunshine State”, his response to recent violence and voters’ concerns about the direction of…
Episode Oct 28 October 28, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, Oct. 28, grief and prayers in Pittsburgh after this weekend's deadly rampage at a Jewish synagogue, and the catastrophic human cost of the ongoing war in Yemen. Also, poverty on Skid Row of Los Angeles…
World Oct 28 Yemen on brink of catastrophic famine orchestrated by Saudis In addition to thousands of civilians in Yemen who have already died in a war between a Saudi-led coalition and Iran-backed Houthi rebels, less documented war tactics may also push the poorest Arab country into a catastrophic famine. Declan Walsh…
Episode Oct 27 October 27, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 27, 11 people killed in a shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and tracing the life of pipe bomb suspect, Cesar Sayoc. Later, migrants who declined to stay in Mexico continue on a…
Nation Oct 27 Shooter opens fire in Pittsburgh synagogue, kills 11 On Saturday morning, a man opened fire during a naming ceremony at Tree of Life Congregation, a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and killed 11 people while injuring six, including four police officers. Law enforcement took into custody a man they…
Nation Oct 27 Declining Mexico's offer to stay, migrants head to U.S. Thousands of migrants from Central America are expected to reach the U.S. - Mexico border in coming weeks, after declining an offer by Mexico to stay. The Trump administration, which has already stationed thousands of troops and guardsmen there, aims…
Nation Oct 27 Tracing Cesar Sayoc's past through his recent shift into politics Cesar Sayoc, who was arrested on Friday on suspicion of sending more than a dozen mail bombs to Democratic party leaders, traversed many lifestyles until he started engaging in politics in 2015. Trevor Aaronson of the Florida Center of Investigative…
Episode Oct 26 October 26, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, additional explosive devices are discovered as the investigation yields an arrest. Plus: the latest on a migrant caravan making its way through Mexico, an unexpectedly close congressional election in West Virginia, Mark Shields and David Brooks…
Nation Oct 26 Authorities arrest Fla. man on mail bomb charges Authorities arrested a 56-year-old Florida resident in connection with a series of mail bombs sent to prominent Democratic politicians and public figures. Cesar Sayoc faces up to 48 years in prison on multiple federal charges. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and…
Nation Oct 26 What motivated the mail bomb suspect? Now that a Florida man has been arrested and charged in the series of mail bombs over the past week, we turn to considering his motives. What do we know about the relationship between ideological extremism and violent behavior? And…