Episode
PBS News Hour: March 3, 2016
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- PBS News Hour
- Season
- Season 41
- Episode
- Episode 45
- Air date
- 2016-03-03
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
March 3, 2016 is Episode 45 in Season 42 of PBS News Hour. It aired on 2016-03-03. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 44: 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.
Episode 46: 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.
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Episode 47: 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.
Episode 42: 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.
Episode 48: March 8, 2016
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Episode 41: February 26, 2016
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Episode 49: March 9, 2016
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Episode 40: 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.
Episode 50: 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.
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.
Episode 51: March 11, 2016