Oct 03 Watch 7:27 News Wrap: Aid reaches Indonesian island as earthquake death toll rises In our news wrap Wednesday, the death toll from Indonesia’s powerful earthquake and tsunami has climbed to 1,407. More than 70,000 residents remain homeless, as humanitarian aid slowly trickles in. Also, the White House stepped up its denial that President… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 13:03 Fed Chair Jay Powell: U.S. may be in a different era for workers’ wages despite economic gains By Judy Woodruff Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell discusses the state of the economy, bigger changes in the job market and why wages haven’t caught up with other economic trends in a conversation with Judy Woodruff. At the Atlantic Ideas Festival, Powell also… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 8:51 Will climate change turn Miami into a ‘future Atlantis’? By Miles O'Brien Florida research professors studying climate change have serious warnings for the Magic City. They say that Miami’s buildings have come a long way in becoming more resistant to sustained, heavy winds. However, the city’s infrastructure may not be prepared to… Continue watching
Oct 03 Testimony ends in Chicago officer’s murder trial for fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald By Don Babwin, Associated Press Testimony in the murder trial of a Chicago police officer in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald concluded Wednesday morning, a quiet ending to a trial just a day after the officer himself provided sometimes emotional and sometimes defiant testimony… Continue reading
Oct 03 More Americans believe Ford than Kavanaugh, according to new poll By Daniel Bush The partisan gap among Ford and Kavanaugh supporters has gone up since last week's Senate hearing, a sign of the growing divisions among Republicans and Democrats on the issue. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 8:08 Will the Senate have enough time to review the FBI’s Kavanaugh findings? Following Brett Kavanaugh’s testimony last week, some Democrats in the Senate are raising questions about the nominee’s truthfulness and demeanor--and worrying they won’t have enough time to reflect on the FBI’s findings. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 7:15 News Wrap: Indonesian tsunami death toll climbs; flooding drenches southwest U.S. In our news wrap Tuesday, the confirmed death toll in the Indonesian tsunami topped 1,200, with survivors becoming increasingly desperate. Also, remnants of Tropical Storm Rosa drenched the southwestern United States as the storm moved north from Mexico. In Phoenix,… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 7:21 NYT investigation unearths new details about Trump’s early millions The New York Times has published a special investigation that digs deep into the Trump family finances. It paints a detailed picture of how the president used potentially illegal tax schemes to acquire millions from his father. The account contradicts… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 6:45 Kavanaugh exhibited troubling ‘partisanship’ last week, says Sen. Coons With only a few more days before the Senate is expected to vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, Judy Woodruff talks with Senator Chris Coons, D-Del., of the Senate Judiciary Committee, about the progress of the FBI… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 8:03 How the Kavanaugh saga became a teachable moment for schools Before last week's Kavanaugh hearings, our Student Reporting Labs asked teenagers around the country: should adults be held accountable for actions when they were younger? In some schools, a weighty conversation about consent, assault, allegations and consequences was already underway. Continue watching