Feb 28 Watch 24:51 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 28, 2016 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: The 2016 presidential campaign goes national, as candidates criss cross a dozen states before Super Tuesday. Also, the booming solar power industry faces a fight for its life in Nevada. Later, an emerging Ethiopian filmmaker provides… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 2:37 Fragile ceasefire in Syria breached, Russia says By PBS News Hour On the second day of the ceasefire ind Syria brokered by the U.S. and Russia, opposition groups claimed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad violated the truce. Washington Post reporter Liz Sly joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Turkey to discuss. Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 24:48 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 27, 2016 By PBS News Hour Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: Hillary Clinton wins big in South Carolina's Democratic primary, a ceasefire takes effect in Syria's long civil war, and in our signature segment, why some Iranian-Americans fear they could be in violation of sanctions against Iran. Continue watching
Feb 27 Exit poll: African Americans drove Clinton’s primary victory By Michael D. Regan and Emily Swanson, Associated Press An exit poll released Saturday following South Carolina's Democratic primary showed African American voters helped drive Hillary Clinton victory, while women also favored the former Secretary of State. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 3:15 With breezy South Carolina win, Clinton commands race ahead of Super Tuesday By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton sailed to a commanding victory over Bernie Sanders in Saturday’s South Carolina primary, drawing support from the state’s black Democrats and putting her in strong position as the race barrels toward Super Tuesday’s crucial contests. Politico reporter Annie… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 9:54 Debate over solar rates simmers in the Nevada desert By Sam Weber, Laura Fong The future of home-based solar power is on the line in Nevada, as solar advocates and utility companies debate how to regulate so-called 'net energy metering' rates for customers using solar panels connected to the grid. NewsHour's John Larson reports. Continue watching
Feb 27 Millions vote in Iran as moderates appear to make gains By Michael D. Regan Early polling showed moderate Iranian candidates appeared make gains in national elections, which may help solidify President Hassan Rouhani reformist policies. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 3:20 High voter turnout in Iran’s elections led by new generation of young voters By PBS News Hour Officials in Iran are counting the votes in its first national election since agreeing to its nuclear disarmament deal with the U.S. and other world powers. Cliff Kupchan, chairman of the Eurasia Group, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington, for analysis. Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 9:46 Enforcing Iran sanctions still tangles Iranian-Americans in ‘spider’s web of laws’ By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green The U.S. has imposed hundreds of sanctions against Iran for more than 30 years to temper the country's nuclear ambitions. And even though the sanctions against Iran were eased with January's nuclear disarmament deal, rules about how people in the… Continue watching
Feb 27 Despite nuclear deal, ‘collateral damage’ of sanctions snares Iranian-Americans By Andrew Mach While experts agree that the U.S. government never intended for sanctions against Iran to burden Iranian-Americans, some critics say the collateral effects snare those living in the U.S. -- even after January's nuclear deal. Continue reading