Dec 08 Watch 54:13 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 8, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump meets with first responders of the Ohio State stabbings. Also: The House approves a government funding bill containing state aid, Mr. Trump’s pick to head the EPA, three women train for combat positions… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 3:27 Trump meets with first responders to Ohio State stabbings By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump left New York on Thursday and flew to Columbus, Ohio, to meet with first responders to last week’s stabbings at Ohio State University. Meanwhile, he formally announced Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's attorney general and a critic of climate-change… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 10:12 Part 1: These women aspire to combat roles -- now they're training for them By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 8:29 Does a Wall Street Cabinet discredit Trump's Main Street message? By PBS News Hour From the early days of his campaign, one of Donald Trump's rallying cries was to “beware of Wall Street.” But the president-elect’s Cabinet picks of Steve Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross are stalwarts of the financial establishment. Special correspondent Paul Solman… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 10:04 How far will Scott Pruitt take EPA regulatory reform? By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump has selected Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's attorney general and a critic of climate-change regulations, to head the EPA. Judy Woodruff sits down with Scott Segal of Bracewell and Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, to… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: House passes government funding bill By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the House approved a bill to fund the government through April. It includes disaster relief for Louisiana and aid for the contaminated water system in Flint, Michigan. Despite its passage, members of both parties complained… Continue watching
Dec 08 U.S. official warns of North Korean nuclear capabilities By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press North Korea now has the capability to launch a nuclear weapon, a senior U.S. military official said Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 08 Column: Places like Ghost Ship, site of the deadly disaster in Oakland, have kept us alive By Gabe Meline, KQED There are no words to convey the heartbreak felt by those closest to the Oakland Ghost Ship warehouse fire. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 2:48 The 'thin legitimacy' of social media as a news source By PBS News Hour Due to the proliferation of social media, getting people to read serious journalism is harder than ever, says New York University professor Jay Rosen. Anyone with a smartphone can produce content, and Facebook doesn’t have an editor in chief --… Continue watching
Dec 08 The chaos and fog of the first night of Marine Corps boot camp By Dan Sagalyn On Day 1, scores of young men and women arrive at Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, to begin the process of becoming Marines. Continue reading