Oct 06 Watch 6:00 Why ‘Over the Rainbow’ takes us to a magical, musical place By PBS News Hour What makes the song "Over the Rainbow" an indelible classic? Jeffrey Brown talks to composer and musician Rob Kapilow, who helps explain why we love the story of a girl caught yearning for both home and adventure. Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 2:28 As the death toll rises, South Carolina warns of more flooding to come By PBS News Hour The rain has stopped, but South Carolina's flood disaster is still gripping the state. Some towns are being inundated a second time, as runoff water from upstream heads for the coast. Gov. Nikki Haley warned that even as areas start… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 54:32 PBS NewsHour full episode October 6, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, South Carolina assesses flood damage and warn of danger to come. Also: The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan comes under fire for a mistaken airstrike, the Justice Department plans early releases for 6,000 inmates, Ann Romney… Continue watching
Oct 06 FAA proposes nearly $2 million fine against drone operator By Joan Lowy, Associated Press The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday proposed a record $1.9 million fine against an aerial photography company for flying drones in crowded New York and Chicago airspace without permission. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 7:22 Why it’s hard to find a missing person among the unidentified dead By PBS News Hour There are more than 10,000 bodies -- Jane and John Does -- waiting for identification in city morgues and cemeteries in the U.S. With no national law requiring agencies share information on missing people and unknown bodies, many families are… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 5:41 Why the Supreme Court may swing right on key issues this session By PBS News Hour With the start of the Supreme Court’s new term, Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal joins Judy Woodruff to talk about some of the issues to be tested, including affirmative action, voting rights and unions. Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 2:29 What it takes to make a great political ad By PBS News Hour Political consultant Fred Davis has had no shortage of notable clients, from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Carly Fiorina to John McCain. Davis gives his Brief but Spectacular take on how to captivate and convince viewers with an advertisement they will always… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 6:58 What Detroit’s golden years gave America By PBS News Hour Detroit once seemed a city that stood on the threshold of unlimited possibilities. Washington Post and Detroit native David Maraniss examines that creative and booming metropolis of 50 years ago in his new book, "Once in a Great City." Maraniss… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch Will Bernie Sanders’ gun rights record help Hillary Clinton? By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton laid out a plan for greater gun control at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, days after a massacre at an Oregon community college. Gwen Ifill talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of the… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch In size and stakes, the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a big deal By PBS News Hour The U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim nations have struck the largest trade deal in a generation. The wide-ranging Trans-Pacific Partnership sets new rules for labor and environmental standards and reduces and phases out thousands of tariffs on American producers,… Continue watching