Sep 07 Watch 54:38 PBS NewsHour full episode September 7, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, more European nations pledge to provide sanctuary for migrants. Also; debating whether to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, the week ahead in politics, how Denmark is leading the way in wind energy and… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 10:40 Will 2016 candidates enter the migrant crisis debate? By PBS News Hour How will American politicians and presidential candidates address the migrant crisis going on in Europe? Judy Woodruff checks in with Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about the state of the presidential race, including… Continue watching
Sep 06 Pope calls for parishes, Vatican to host migrants in act of solidarity By Carey Reed In his weekly address on Sunday, Pope Francis announced the Vatican would host migrant families fleeing war and hunger, and asked that every religious institution in Europe do the same. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 4:46 How are different countries reacting to the migrant crisis? By PBS News Hour This week, a Syrian refugee, now in Sweden, spoke to NewsHour special correspondent Malcolm Brabant about his journey across the Mediterranean sea and leaving his family behind. Brabant, who is covering the surge of migrants into Northern Europe, joins Alison… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 4:14 Behind the dangerous trade of migrant smuggling By PBS News Hour A truck with 71 dead migrants found along an Austrian highway last week called attention to the dangers of smuggling. Washington Post reporter Michael Birnbaum has investigated the migrant smuggling trade and joins Alison Stewart via Skype from Brussels with… Continue watching
Sep 05 Photos: Thousands of migrants reach Austria as European officials call for comprehensive plan By News Desk After days of being held back, at least 6,500 migrants crossed from Hungary into neighboring Austria on Saturday, with several thousand continuing West, hoping to reach Munich, Germany. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 9:51 As Sweden offers shelter, Denmark tries to discourage refugees By PBS News Hour Two Scandinavian neighbors, Sweden and Denmark, are handling the European migrant crisis in vastly different ways. While Sweden has taken in the largest number of refugees in relation to its population of all EU nations, Denmark is implementing policies to… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 7:07 News Wrap: Desperate migrants start to march toward Germany By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, thousands of refugees and migrants who had been trapped at a railway station in Budapest set out by foot to reach Germany, hundreds of miles away. Also, 45 soldiers from the United Arab Emirates and… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 54:24 PBS NewsHour full episode September 4, 2015 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, a look at how August’s labor report may impact the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates. Also: Guatemala’s president resigns and heads to prison on corruption charges, a tale of two Scandinavian countries responding the… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 13:43 Shields and Gerson on refugee crisis responsibility, Trump’s GOP pledge By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including Hillary Clinton’s latest interview on her use of a private email server, Donald Trump’s pledge not to run as a third-party… Continue watching