Episode
PBS News Hour: February 23, 2016
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- PBS News Hour
- Season
- Season 41
- Episode
- Episode 38
- Air date
- 2016-02-23
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
February 23, 2016 is Episode 38 in Season 42 of PBS News Hour. It aired on 2016-02-23. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 37: 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.
Episode 39: 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.
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Episode 35: February 18, 2016
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Episode 34: February 17, 2016
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Episode 42: February 29, 2016
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Episode 33: February 16, 2016
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Episode 43: March 1, 2016
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Episode 32: February 15, 2016
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Episode 44: March 2, 2016
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