Episode
PBS News Hour: March 8, 2016
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- PBS News Hour
- Season
- Season 41
- Episode
- Episode 48
- Air date
- 2016-03-08
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
March 8, 2016 is Episode 48 in Season 42 of PBS News Hour. It aired on 2016-03-08. The runtime is 60 min.
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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 49: 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.
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Episode 44: March 2, 2016
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