Nation Sep 10 News Wrap: States declare emergencies as Hurricane Florence powers up In our news wrap Monday, evacuations geared up as Hurricane Florence turned into a menacing Category 4 storm. Florence is on track to make landfall by Friday. Also, the White House pressed again for a federal investigation into who wrote…
Nation Sep 10 As Les Moonves departs, sexual misconduct allegations raise wider questions about CBS culture CBS chairman and chief executive Leslie Moonves is stepping down after several more women came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct across a 20-year span. Amna Nawaz learns more about the allegations from Ronan Farrow from The New Yorker,…
World Sep 10 Why the Trump administration is attacking the International Criminal Court In his first official address, national security adviser John Bolton took aim at the International Criminal Court, but also at the Palestine Liberation Organization, announcing the closure of the PLO's office in Washington. Nick Schifrin joins Judy Woodruff to discuss…
Politics Sep 10 Amy Walter and Shawna Thomas on 2018's final primaries, Obama on the campaign trail Amy Walter from The Cook Political Report and Shawna Thomas of Vice News join Lisa Desjardins discuss the last week of primary voting before the midterm elections, President Obama making his presence felt on the campaign trail, plus the tightening…
Nation Sep 10 Concussions, Trump, and the NFL's biggest dangers to tackle By some measures, the NFL is in great shape. But the sport is also wrestling with the long-term health threats for players, as well as attacks by President Trump over high-profile political protests. To write his new book "The Big…
Nation Sep 10 'If you think you know everything, you can't learn anything' When students come into Dan Levitin's lab, he spends most of his time trying to teach them that they don't know everything they think they do. "Knowledge can only be created in an environment where we're open to the possibility…
Episode Sep 09 September 9, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, September 9, the Trump administration takes aim at authors and anonymous sources, and our first in a series of reports on the resurgence of ISIS. Also, Naomi Osaka's history-making victory was overshadowed by controversy around…
Politics Sep 09 Controversy brews around the White House as senators question Kavanaugh Supreme Court nominee Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, which touched on the Mueller probe and Roe v. Wade, was overshadowed by the controversy around possible dissent within the White House on a week when The New York Times published an unsigned…
World Sep 09 Osaka's win at U.S. Open overshadowed by Williams' penalties Tennis player Naomi Osaka beat her idol Serena Williams at the U.S. Open on Saturday, becoming the first person representing Japan to win a Grand Slam single. But the milestone was marked by claims that Williams’ penalties for her anger…
Episode Sep 08 September 8, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, September 8, ceasefire talks in Tehran fail as airstrikes target the last rebel-held territory in Syria, and global marches demand more government action on climate change. Also, Europe’s migration crisis may fuel the rise of…