Episode
PBS News Hour: March 9, 2016
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- PBS News Hour
- Season
- Season 41
- Episode
- Episode 49
- Air date
- 2016-03-09
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
March 9, 2016 is Episode 49 in Season 42 of PBS News Hour. It aired on 2016-03-09. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 48: 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.
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.
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Episode 45: March 3, 2016
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Episode 53: March 15, 2016
Episode 44: March 2, 2016
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Episode 54: March 16, 2016
Episode 43: March 1, 2016
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Episode 55: March 17, 2016