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January 5, 2018PBS NewsHour full episode

Jan 5, 2018 7:32 PM EDT

Friday on the NewsHour...

Friday on the NewsHour, new details emerge in the Russia investigation, intensifying focus on possible obstruction of justice. Also: Judy Woodruff talks with former TV anchor Gretchen Carlson about the #metoo movement and her new role as chair of the Miss America Organization, Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week’s news, and a look at how music can help patients with dementia.

Segments From This Episode

Health Jul 15

Disability rights groups voice issues with Starbucks’ plastic straw ban as company responds

By Molly Enking

Nation Jul 15

What Trump’s latest pardon means for the future of the American West

By Meg Dalton

World Jul 15

Mobs are killing people in India based on false rumors spread through WhatsApp

By Kamala Kelkar

Science Jul 15

California cap-and-trade is working — for other states

By Amel Ahmed, KQED

World Jul 15

France wins 2nd World Cup title, beats Croatia 4-2

By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press

World Jul 15

UK’s Theresa May: Trump told me to ‘sue the EU’ over Brexit

By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

World Jul 15

Cease-fire holds after day of intense Israel-Hamas fighting

By Aron Heller, Associated Press

Photo illustration by Getty Images

Nation Jul 15

Are adult foster homes a good long-term care option?

By Liz Seegert, Next Avenue

Syria's President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with Croatian newspaper Vecernji List in Damascus, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA in April 2017. Photo courtesy of SANA/Handout via Reuters

World Jul 15

Syrian government targets rebels near Israel-occupied Golan

By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press

Nation Jul 15

Angry crowd protests after Chicago police fatally shoot man

By Associated Press

United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen answers questions during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 18, 2018. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters

World Jul 14

U.S. official: Russia using social media to divide Americans

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

World Jul 14

Trump’s remarks about changing European culture draw ire

By Russell Contreras, Associated Press

Health Jul 14

Pulses of light restored hearing in gerbils. Could that lead to higher-tech cochlear implants?

By Justin Chen, STAT

Politics Jul 14

State election officials in U.S. meet amid security concerns

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

World Jul 14

Trump wish for warm Putin ties highlights policy disconnect

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump are pictured at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11, 2017. File photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters

World Jul 14

Nuclear arms race is an expected topic for Trump-Putin talks

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

Science Jul 14

As seas rise, Americans use nature to fight worsening erosion

By John Upton, Climate Central

A blimp resembling U.S. President Donald Trump floats above demonstrators marching to protest against the visit of Trump, in Edinburgh, Scotland July 14, 2018. Photo by Andrew Yates/Reuters

World Jul 14

10,000 protest Trump in Edinburgh as UK police seek paraglider

By Paul Kelbie, Associated Press

Politics Jul 14

Judge commends family reunification, eyes next deadline

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Federal Bureau of Investigation oversight on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., June 13, 2013. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo - RC11C929C9C0

Nation Jul 13

5 things we learned from Mueller’s new Russia indictment

By Gretchen Frazee, Courtney Norris