Nation Apr 06 Harry Belafonte: To realize Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream, white America needs to change course To mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault sits down with one of his closest friends, artist and activist Harry Belafonte, who remembers how they met and what made King so special, as…
Episode Apr 05 PBS NewsHour full episode April 5, 2018 Thursday on the NewsHour, Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg addresses the storm of questions around how the social media giant protects users' data. Also: President Trump orders the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border, a new Tiger Woods biography, a civil…
World Apr 05 News Wrap: Israeli airstrike kills one on Gaza border In our news wrap Thursday, an Israeli air strike along the Gaza border killed a Palestinian, making the death toll 21 in a week's worth of violence. President Trump's chief economic adviser tried to calm worries about the prospects of…
Nation Apr 05 What past administrations learned from sending troops to the border President Trump said Thursday that he wants to send as many as 4,000 National Guard troops to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. While his plan has raised concerns, there is precedent from past administrations. John Yang speaks with former ICE acting…
Making Sen$e Apr 05 New Facebook revelations over user privacy deepen crisis and invite scrutiny Social media giant Facebook says it now believes that up to 87 million people had their data improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica, the political consulting firm that worked for the Trump campaign, and that public profiles for most of the…
Nation Apr 05 Tiger Woods became the greatest golfer then lost it all. Now he's taking a swing at a comeback All eyes are on Tiger Woods as he's set to compete in his first Masters tournament since 2015 -- a comeback many thought would never happen. The youngest player ever to win the coveted green jacket and one of the…
Nation Apr 05 Memphis activist who remembers Martin Luther King Jr.'s last days is still fighting In Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days, he traveled to Memphis to lend his voice to the city's black sanitation workers, who were protesting poor working conditions. Fred Davis, who helped negotiate an end to the strike, marched with King…
Arts Apr 05 Anna Deavere Smith puts herself into other people's words Anna Deavere Smith, actor, playwright and activist, says she has been trying to become America, word for word. By conducting interviews and creating a narrative, she aims to make a current problem come alive. Deavere Smith offers her Brief but…
Episode Apr 04 PBS NewsHour full episode April 4, 2018 Wednesday on the NewsHour, as American anxiety rises over a looming trade war, we talk with President Trump's lead adviser behind the latest tariffs and get the view from China. Also: Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and whether solar energy…
Economy Apr 04 China targets U.S. farm belt with latest tariffs China counterpunched with new tariffs against U.S. products in the latest round of an escalating trade fight between the world's two largest economies. The Chinese announced plans for 25 percent tariffs on a list of American goods, including soybeans, cars…