Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/wednesday-february-19-2014 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Wednesday on the News Hour... Tonight on the program, we examine a nonpartisan report on the nation's minimum wage, which says raising it would make a dent in poverty but could lead to fewer jobs. Also: Deadly protests and turmoil in Venezuela, thousands wait for visas in Afghanistan, a new report on the connection between fracking and health problems and nations inflamed by Arab Spring yield different fates. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode Looking to the past to understand Arab Spring struggles and success 10 min Nations inflamed by Arab Spring yield different fates Raising health and air quality concerns in Texas’ fracking frontier Afghans who assisted American missions wait in fear for U.S. to open its doors Venezuela unrest could be ‘building block’ for opposition to make substantive change Venezuela protests reach boiling point as opposition leader is arrested CBO report fuels debate on costs and benefits of boosting the minimum wage News Wrap: Ukraine’s president announces truce after bloody battle in Kiev Seven years, 500 hours to capture ‘Particle Fever’ at the Large Hadron Collider Still waiting, under threat “If they want to live in the U.S. they should be able to” Finally Stateside State Department: The Backlog is “entirely cleared”