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January 6, 2016

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PBS News Hour - S41 - E4

Wednesday on the NewsHour, North Korea claims it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. Also: Why Americans are buying more and bigger cars, efforts to cap sky-high interest rates, a look at life in Mexico after deportation and using cardboard to help children with disabilities.

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PBS News Hour: Season 41 - 54 Episode s

41x1 - January 1, 2016
January 1, 2016
Friday on the NewsHour, Iran vows to expand its missile production despite possible new U.S. sanctions. Also: What civilians who remain in the Syrian city of Aleppo face, Mark Shields and Michael Gerson on a year of political news and the National Book Award winner for fiction.
41x2 - Bill Clinton returns to the trail to campaign for Hillary
January 4, 2016
Former President Bill Clinton made his first solo appearances on the campaign trail in New Hampshire to support his wife Hillary's 2016 campaign. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss the strategy behind Donald Trump’s first television ad, plus Gov. Chris Christie’s pitch to New Hampshire voters.
41x3 - January 5, 2016
January 5, 2016
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Obama makes an emotional appeal for background checks and outlines other actions to curb gun violence. Also: A view from Tehran over tensions with Saudi Arabia, New Hampshire grapples with a heroin epidemic, a historic graduation for young Afghan women and MacArthur grant winner LaToya Ruby Frazier documents her struggling hometown.
41x4 - January 6, 2016
January 6, 2016
Wednesday on the NewsHour, North Korea claims it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. Also: Why Americans are buying more and bigger cars, efforts to cap sky-high interest rates, a look at life in Mexico after deportation and using cardboard to help children with disabilities.
41x5 - January 7, 2016
January 7, 2016
Thursday on the NewsHour, China's market makes a great fall, routing stocks around the world. Also: How the 2016 election is playing out in advertisements, new guidelines for how to eat, getting happiness by giving to others, the lifelong consequences of segregated schools, a new true crime documentary raises questions about the justice system and how a graphic journalist uses art to tell stories.
41x6 - January 8, 2016
January 8, 2016
Friday on the NewsHour, the last jobs report of 2015 shows signs of sustained growth in the U.S. economy despite global turmoil. Also: Mexican drug lord El Chapo recaptured, sexual assault stoke tensions over migrants in Germany, rising interest in personal health technology and David Brooks and David Corn analyze the week's news.
41x7 - January 11, 2016
January 11, 2016
Monday on the NewsHour, with weeks to go until the Iowa Caucuses, the race between Democrats Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders tightens. Also: A campaign to bridge the partisan divide, the legacy of David Bowie, the Supreme Court considers mandatory union dues, the ethics of interviewing.
41x8 - January 12, 2016
January 12, 2016
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Obama prepares to set the tone for his final year in office with his last State of the Union address. Also: A deadly suicide bombing rips through Istanbul, the UN delivers aid to a besieged Syrian city, college graduates help first-generation students with applications, a former convict finds poetry and a new life and why the Internet may not be bad for you.
41x9 - January 13, 2016
January 13, 2016
Wednesday on the NewsHour, 10 U.S. sailors are released after their boats were seized for entering Iranian waters. Also, President Obama uses his State of the Union address to critique the 2016 race, a former NRA chief talks gun policy, Germany’s migrant stance draws local backlash, the St. Louis Rams prepare to return to Los Angeles and architecture’s highest award goes to Alejandro Aravena.
41x10 - January 14, 2016
January 14, 2016
Thursday on the NewsHour, Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a terror attack that killed seven in Jakarta. Also, the story beyond the tragic image of a dead Syrian refugee that went viral, the White House’s vow to end cancer in America, the Academy Awards struggle with diversity, older women may have more trouble finding jobs and a photographer looks at how his passion has evolved.
41x11 - January 15, 2016
January 15, 2016
Friday on the NewsHour, Chinese market struggles and plummeting oil prices lead to big losses on Wall Street. Also: Donald Trump and Ted Cruz dominate the Republican debate, Shields and Brooks discuss the 2016 presidential race, Silicon Valley tries to fix its diversity problem and Civil War trauma meets medical drama in the PBS miniseries “Mercy Street.”
41x12 - January 18, 2016
January 18, 2016
Monday on the NewsHour, sanctions are lifted and prisoners are freed in what could be a new era of relations with Iran. Also: Democratic presidential candidates meet up for their final debate before voting, a massive natural gas leak displaces families in California and the words of Martin Luther King Jr.
41x13 - January 19, 2016
January 19, 2016
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court will hear the case against President Obama’s executive action allowing 4 million undocumented immigrants to stay in the U.S. Also: U.S. Envoy Brett McGurk reflects on the prisoner exchange with Iran, China’s economy grows at its slowest rate in decades, an author explores the autism spectrum and a new nursing program is boosting kids’ brainpower.
41x14 - January 20, 2016
January 20, 2016
Wednesday on the NewsHour, a water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has the governor on the defensive and residents outraged. Also: A warning for pregnant women about the Zika virus, rethinking what’s important on the college application, reporters on the campaign trail to go beyond the polls in Iowa and New Hampshire, telling the story of autism and a tribute young photographer killed in Burkina Faso.
41x15 - January 21, 2016
January 21, 2016
Thursday on the NewsHour, a British inquiry concludes that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely approved the killing of Alexander Litvinenko. Also: Sen. Rand Paul shares his secret to winning Iowa, the Buffalo Bills hire the NFL’s first female coach, an author examines the ingredients for genius, dangers for women on the refugee trail and TV ads that make smokers want to quit.
41x16 - January 22, 2016
January 22, 2016
Friday on the NewsHour, Washington joined other parts of the East Coast in declaring a state of emergency ahead of a massive snowstorm. Also: Presidential candidates sharpen their attacks as voting draws closer, Brooks and Marcus discuss the week in politics, a possible new ninth planet, schools add Wi-Fi to busses, a debate over the growing feral cat crisis and why the world needs a Muslim jedi.
41x17 - January 25, 2016
January 25, 2016
Monday on the NewsHour, a look at recovery efforts as the East Coast digs out from a deadly blizzard. Also: The race for caucus support as the Iowa contest nears, Egypt five years after a political uprising, gold wars in Washington state, calls for accountability in the Flint water crisis, ancient sculptures once thought lost forever and a girl changing minds on the football team.
41x18 - January 26, 2016
January 26, 2016
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Obama announces plans to ban solitary confinement for youth in federal prisons. Also: Campaigning intensifies as Iowa draws near, how presidential candidates tap into fear, high school vocational training as an alternative to college, the government battles postpartum depression, Mozart reaches 260 years and a student challenges stereotypes with dance.
41x19 - January 27, 2016
January 27, 2016
Wednesday on the NewsHour, a confrontation between law enforcement and an anti-government militia in Oregon ends with arrests and one death. Also: Donald Trump opts out of the next debate, Kenya’s war against poachers, Google develops the latest in A.I. technology, a freed reporter works to reclaim his life, D.C. plans a WWI memorial and one student stands out as the only female welder.
41x20 - January 28, 2016
January 28, 2016
Thursday on the NewsHour, the World Health Organization considers issuing an emergency over the fast-spreading Zika virus. Also: An American freed from Iranian prison describes his ordeal, a Republican debate without Trump, how ethanol may fuel Iowa voters, why the U.S. economy’s best days may be over, remembering the Challenger disaster, why radio will never die and two girls who love to build.
41x21 - January 29, 2016
January 29, 2016
Friday on the NewsHour, days before the Iowa caucus, Democratic candidates fight for Iowa women voters. Also: Sen. Ted Cruz plays defense in the latest GOP debate, Brooks and Dionne talk the week in politics, Barbie gets a makeover, prescription drug shortages force doctors to make tough decisions, a Danish dance troupe stands up for refugees and a female JROTC officer takes command.
41x22 - February 1, 2016
February 1, 2016
Monday on the NewsHour, it’s caucus night in Iowa. We preview the nation’s first voting contest with a look at Evangelicals' role in shaking out a crowded GOP field, Amy Walter and Tamara Keith update what's happening on the ground, David Brooks and Michelle Cottle analyze the state of the race, plus a fight over core conservative principles.
41x23 - February 2, 2016
February 2, 2016
Tuesday on the NewsHour, after Cruz and Clinton claim victory in Iowa, candidates shift their focus to New Hampshire. Also: What’s at stake going into the next round of primaries, the Islamic State’s expansion in Libya, San Francisco police face review after a fatal shooting, Oklahoma leads the nation in preschool education and lost photographs illuminate black history.
41x24 - February 3, 2016
February 3, 2016
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Democratic candidates debate liberal credentials while Republicans brawl over victory margins. Also: How to fight the Zika virus, Sweden suffers vigilante violence over refugees, Yahoo faces financial struggles, a three-parent DNA treatment raises debate, big data meets modern medicine and how women are changing the way America works.
41x25 - February 4, 2016
February 4, 2016
Thursday on the NewsHour, candidates double down on attacks as the New Hampshire primary approaches. Also: Colombia’s president asks for U.S. aid to help FARC peace efforts, new Syrian hostilities threaten diplomatic talks, the controversy over online daily fantasy sports, a brand new natural wonder, the search for life’s meaning in the face of death and the role of fearlessness in black art.
41x26 - February 5, 2016
February 5, 2016
Friday on the NewsHour, Democrats square off in a contentious debate as Republican candidates jockey for survival days before the New Hampshire primary. Also: A report from the epicenter of the Zika outbreak, the many lives of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon, the political analysis of Shields and Brooks, the psychology of sports teams and their fans and the end of trust in America.
41x27 - February 8, 2016
February 8, 2016
Monday on the NewsHour, presidential candidates make one last push for support in New Hampshire on the eve of the nation’s first primary. Also: Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton fight for middle class voters, a look inside the presidential campaigns, Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk politics, Brazil wages war on the Zika epidemic and a NATO build-up threatens to reignite Cold War tensions.
41x28 - February 9, 2016
February 9, 2016
Tuesday on the NewsHour, presidential candidates make one last push for votes in the New Hampshire primary. Also: GOP factions fight for the future of their party, Amy Walter and Tamara Keith make primary predictions, Granite State voters by the numbers, Shields and Brooks talk New Hampshire influence, a battle for Aleppo could trap thousands and Detroit teachers protest inadequate schools.
41x29 - February 10, 2016
February 10, 2016
Wednesday on the NewsHour, presidential candidates move on to South Carolina after Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders claim New Hampshire victories. Also: Analyzing the next phase of the White House race, checking in on Egyptian leaders of the Arab Spring, assessing the top global threats, the Supreme Court halts Obama’s climate change plan and a new play examines the decline of the Rust Belt.
41x30 - February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
Thursday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders ready for PBS’s Democratic debate in Milwaukee. Also: How Egypt’s courts enforce the government crackdown, spacetime ripples prove the theory of relativity, puppies conceived by IVF may help save endangered animals, how economics can help you find love, a look inside the world’s largest refugee camp and comedian Billy Eichner.
41x31 - February 12, 2016
February 12, 2016
Friday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders meet for their sixth Democratic debate. Also: World powers strike a fragile cease-fire agreement for Syria, Egypt’s women fight sexual violence through activism, a moment 1,000 years in the making for two religious leaders, Shields and Brooks talk the week in politics and the Holocaust’s silenced violins speak for horror and hope.
41x32 - February 15, 2016
February 15, 2016
Monday on the NewsHour, what the death of Justice Antonin Scalia means for the future of the Supreme Court and the race for the White House. Also: Attacks on hospitals and schools kill dozens in Syria and why the residents of Freddie Gray's Baltimore neighborhood don't trust the city's big hospitals.
41x33 - February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama vowed to nominate a Supreme Court justice to succeed the late Antonin Scalia, despite calls from Senate Republicans to leave the appointment to his successor. Also, a winter storm whipped up trouble overnight. Millions faced an icy morning commute on the East Coast, while tornadoes ripped through the Florida panhandle and Mississippi.
41x34 - February 17, 2016
February 17, 2016
Wednesday on the NewsHour, high-ranking senators weigh in on the fight over nominating Justice Antonin Scalia's successor. Also: Apple opposes a judge's order to unlock the iPhone for the FBI, campaign dispatches from battleground states South Carolina and Nevada, an Apartheid-era police official helps those he once brutalized and film composer Carter Burwell on the craft of storytelling.
41x35 - February 18, 2016
February 18, 2016
Thursday on the NewsHour, Pope Francis calls Donald Trump's immigration ideas un-Christian. Also: An historic presidential visit to Cuba, using political betting markets for White House predictions, righting the wrongs of the civil rights era, a look behind the leading destination for celebrity news, old allegations renewed about Peyton Manning and a playwright and performer on passion.
41x36 - February 19, 2016
February 19, 2016
Friday on the NewsHour, with less than 24 hours to go before polls open in South Carolina’s Republican primary, trailing GOP contenders make one last push for support. Also: a look at South Carolina’s sharp-edged political scene, Shields and Brooks talk the week in politics, Europe works to save refugees in the Aegean Sea, how Iran will choose its next Supreme Leader and the legacy of Harper Lee.
41x37 - February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016
Monday on the NewsHour, following the latest round of voting, Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk the changing face of the 2016 race. Also: The proposed Syrian ceasefire takes effect next week, the Supreme Court remembers Antonin Scalia, U.K. considers European Union exit, how elephants could help cure cancer, a son celebrates his father’s activism with poetry and a 106-year-old dances with Obama.
41x38 - February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Obama announces plans to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, drawing vocal opposition from GOP lawmakers. Also: Republican candidates prepare for the Nevada caucuses, sea levels rise faster than ever before, Los Angeles’ plan to reform special education, how governors are tackling the opioid epidemic and a historic dance company prepares for new steps.
41x39 - February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016
Wednesday on the NewsHour, presidential candidates scramble for votes across dozens of states as Super Tuesday looms on the horizon. Also: A look inside today’s divided political landscape, critics question the extent of America’s nuclear arsenal in a post-Cold War world, how intelligence policies have changed after 9/11 and a former banker wants to dismantle big banks.
41x40 - February 25, 2016
February 25, 2016
Thursday on the NewsHour, Republican presidential candidates prepare for the 10th GOP debate in Houston. Also: Doubts swirl about the looming Syrian ceasefire agreement, how economic fears feed into populist politics, the mother of a Columbine shooter writes on her son, Tijuana police step up efforts against the homeless, a former model’s plan to diversify fashion and why Black Girl Magic matters.
41x41 - February 26, 2016
February 26, 2016
Friday on the NewsHour, Gov. Chris Christie endorses Donald Trump hours after a contentious debate that saw rivals taking aim at the GOP frontrunner. Also: Clinton and Sanders battle for black votes in South Carolina, Shields and Ponnuru talk the week in politics, Iran’s moderates hope for big election gains, an all-white Oscars ceremony draws racial scrutiny and Obama rocks out to Ray Charles.
41x42 - February 29, 2016
February 29, 2016
Monday on the NewsHour, with less than 24 hours before polls open for Super Tuesday, candidates train their sights on Trump. Also: Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk politics, reformist electoral gains in Iran spark hope, the new face of cybercrime, South Dakota considers a seminal transgender law, African nations fight jihadists and how the investigative journalism of ‘Spotlight’ can survive today.
41x43 - March 1, 2016
March 1, 2016
Tuesday on the NewsHour, presidential candidates make last-minute pushes for support as the nation’s largest primary contest begins. Also: How different generations see the Democratic race, what Super Tuesday voters are talking about, why Super Tuesday became a make-or-break contest, Shields and Brooks talk the stakes of Tuesday’s vote and tension brews over special education in LA schools.
41x44 - March 2, 2016
March 2, 2016
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump build on their sizable delegate leads with big wins on Super Tuesday. Also: How Donald Trump is tearing the Republican party apart, the Supreme Court hears its first abortion case in nearly a decade, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations talks North Korean sanctions and astronaut Scott Kelly returns from a year in space.
41x45 - March 3, 2016
March 3, 2016
Thursday on the NewsHour, former presidential nominee Mitt Romney leads the Republican establishment against Donald Trump. Also: A look at the GOP’s deepening schism, scientists hope mutant mosquitoes can stop Zika virus, how the Islamic State is using child soldiers, the glass ceiling drives women away from Wall Street, Diane Rehm talks assisted suicide and Thao Nguyen unleashes the beast within.
41x46 - March 4, 2016
March 4, 2016
Friday on the NewsHour, Thursday night’s GOP debate sees Republican contenders abandon civility in favor of hostility. Also: Brazil’s former president is detained in corruption probe, how the EU is handling the migrant crisis, why rural hospitals are dying out, Trump cancels his CPAC appearance, Shields and Brooks talk politics, better living through criticism and a tour of all the nation’s parks.
41x47 - March 7, 2016
March 7, 2016
Monday on the NewsHour, trailing presidential contenders play catch-up in the weekend’s primaries. Also: Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk politics, remembering the life and legacy of Nancy Reagan, Europe weighs the threat of terrorists hiding among migrants, a look at a small-town store run by students, how wi-fi buses are helping schools in poor districts and Afghanistan’s Romeo and Juliet.
41x48 - March 8, 2016
March 8, 2016
Tuesday on the NewsHour, presidential candidates prepare for another round of voting Tuesday, with all eyes on the top prize of Michigan. Also: Vice President Biden undertakes a new Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative, the SATs see their first major changes in more than a decade, a look at ‘cities that work,’ a historic dance company prepares for new steps and how homegrown jihadists are made.
41x49 - March 9, 2016
March 9, 2016
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Sen. Bernie Sanders triumphs in Michigan just before another Democratic debate while GOP figures clash over Donald Trump. Also: An inside look at the class-action lawsuit against Trump University, how to build a thriving rural hospital, a wave of Palestinian attacks leaves Israel in turmoil, cooking therapy with Ruth Reichl and why pediatricians now screen for poverty.
41x50 - March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016
Thursday on the NewsHour, Sen. Ted Cruz picks up his first senatorial endorsement, from Utah Sen. Mike Lee. Also: Who’s on pace to win Ohio and Florida, the Atlantic examines Obama’s foreign policy legacy, the Federal Reserve considers hiking interest rates, how to handle doubt when you’re on stage, violins speak for the horrors of the Holocaust and eastern Europe closes its borders to migrants.
41x51 - March 11, 2016
March 11, 2016
Friday on the NewsHour, Dr. Ben Carson endorses Donald Trump after an unusually civil Republican debate. Also: The nation bids farewell to former first lady Nancy Reagan, Shields and Brooks talk the week in politics, an exclusive look at the unprecedented cleanup of the Fukushima power plant, the hunt for gold dredges up conflict in Washington state and Syrian artists seek solace in their work.
41x52 - March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016
Monday on the NewsHour, more campaign chaos emerged as candidates readied for Tuesday’s primaries. Also, a look inside the battle for Ohio, Amy Walter and Stuart Rothenberg talk politics, the migrant crisis continues to worsen as Syrian peace talks begin, how the rigged economy is motivating pessimistic voters and an on-the-go solution for gluten allergies.
41x53 - March 15, 2016
March 15, 2016
Tuesday on the NewsHour, a new round of primary voting is likely to breathe new life into failing campaigns or push frontrunners past challengers. Also: Why one Tar Heel family is backing Trump, drastic changes mark the fifth anniversary of the Syrian war, how veterans are getting into elite colleges, the legacy of a UNC icon, a filmmaker brings cinema back to the Congo and an Obama freestyle.
41x54 - March 16, 2016
March 16, 2016
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Obama has nominated a judge to fill the late Antonin Scalia’s spot on the Supreme Court, despite opposition from Congressional Republicans. Also: A look at the Supreme Court nominee’s record, Tuesday’s primaries leave Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in pole position, why Bowe Bergdahl left his post and a crumbling Italian town makes a comeback.

PBS News Hour: All seasons

S0: Specials
7 Episode s
S1: Season 1
11 Episode s
S2: Season 2
1 Episode
S3: Season 3
1 Episode
S39: Season 39
261 Episode s
S40: Season 40
235 Episode s
S41: Season 41
261 Episode s
S42: Season 42
260 Episode s
S43: Season 43
261 Episode s
S44: Season 44
261 Episode s
S45: Season 45
258 Episode s
S46: Season 46
261 Episode s
S47: Season 47
260 Episode s
S48: Season 48
261 Episode s
S49: Season 49
262 Episode s

41x1 - January 1, 2016

41x2 - Bill Clinton returns to the trail to campaign for Hillary

41x3 - January 5, 2016

41x4 - January 6, 2016

41x5 - January 7, 2016

41x6 - January 8, 2016

41x7 - January 11, 2016

41x8 - January 12, 2016

41x9 - January 13, 2016

41x10 - January 14, 2016

41x11 - January 15, 2016

41x12 - January 18, 2016

41x13 - January 19, 2016

41x14 - January 20, 2016

41x15 - January 21, 2016

41x16 - January 22, 2016

41x17 - January 25, 2016

41x18 - January 26, 2016

41x19 - January 27, 2016

41x20 - January 28, 2016

41x21 - January 29, 2016

41x22 - February 1, 2016

41x23 - February 2, 2016

41x24 - February 3, 2016

41x25 - February 4, 2016

41x26 - February 5, 2016

41x27 - February 8, 2016

41x28 - February 9, 2016

41x29 - February 10, 2016

41x30 - February 11, 2016

41x31 - February 12, 2016

41x32 - February 15, 2016

41x33 - February 16, 2016

41x34 - February 17, 2016

41x35 - February 18, 2016

41x36 - February 19, 2016

41x37 - February 22, 2016

41x38 - February 23, 2016

41x39 - February 24, 2016

41x40 - February 25, 2016

41x41 - February 26, 2016

41x42 - February 29, 2016

41x43 - March 1, 2016

41x44 - March 2, 2016

41x45 - March 3, 2016

41x46 - March 4, 2016

41x47 - March 7, 2016

41x48 - March 8, 2016

41x49 - March 9, 2016

41x50 - March 10, 2016

41x51 - March 11, 2016

41x52 - March 14, 2016

41x53 - March 15, 2016

41x54 - March 16, 2016

S0: Specials

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S39: Season 39

S40: Season 40

S41: Season 41

S42: Season 42

S43: Season 43

S44: Season 44

S45: Season 45

S46: Season 46

S47: Season 47

S48: Season 48

S49: Season 49