Episode
PBS News Hour: January 11, 2018
Overview
Thursday on the NewsHour, a bipartisan group of senators say they have an immigration deal, but the White House is not on board. Also: The death toll rises from California’s mudslides, the House votes to maintain a key intelligence gathering tool, an update on recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, the impact of the drug war on Mexico’s top tourist beaches, the economic impact of #MeToo and more.
Details
- Series
- PBS News Hour
- Season
- Season 43
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2018-01-11
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
January 11, 2018 is Episode 9 in Season 44 of PBS News Hour. It aired on 2018-01-11. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 8: January 10, 2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, rescuers search for survivors as deadly mudslides slam Southern California. Also: Two leading conservatives react to fallout from “Fire and Fury,” a look at bipartisan efforts to protect the next election, Boston tries to protect itself from more extreme flooding, voter rights come into question in Ohio and using cameras to see how urbanization affects animals.
Episode 10: January 12, 2018
Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump sparks global outrage with reportedly vulgar comments about the home countries of some U.S. immigrants. Haiti’s ambassador responds. Also: The Trump administration’s latest moves to destabilize the Iran deal, an unprecedented wave of murders in Acapulco, Mark Shields and David Brooks on this week’s politics, and an immigrant’s path to belonging.
More episodes from this season
Episode 7: January 9, 2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump negotiates immigration policies with congressional leaders. Also: New talks between the two Koreas, Sen. Feinstein releases a key testimony in the Russia probe, TV actor Tracee Ellis Ross on the #MeToo movement, teachers selling their lesson plans for profit, another national championship for Alabama and Errol Morris' Brief but Spectacular take.
Episode 11: January 15, 2018
Monday on the NewsHour, accusations of racism against President Trump threaten the Republican Party's immigration efforts. Also: Kentucky's governor discusses implementing work requirements for Medicaid, undocumented immigrants seek sanctuary in churches, the political battle over DACA, an Iraqi minority finds a new home in Nebraska and a conversation with a star of the sitcom “black-ish.”
Episode 6: January 8, 2018
Monday on the NewsHour, Judy Woodruff sits down with Michael Wolff, author of the explosive book “Fire and Fury,” which explores the first year of the Trump presidency. Also: Lebanon sees an economic opportunity in Syrian rebuilding efforts, how loss of temporary protected status will affect the more than 260,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S., and the Politics Monday team looks at the week ahead.
Episode 12: January 16, 2018
Tuesday on the NewsHour, an immigration deal moves farther out of reach as a government shutdown looms. Also: Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discuss threats to democracy at home and abroad, a look at whether the U.S. is prepared for a nuclear disaster, actor John Lithgow talks about his one-man show and children’s dependence on mobile screens.
Episode 5: January 5, 2018
Friday on the NewsHour, new details emerge in the Russia investigation, intensifying focus on possible obstruction of justice. Also: Judy Woodruff talks with former TV anchor Gretchen Carlson about the #metoo movement and her new role as chair of the Miss America Organization, Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week’s news, and a look at how music can help patients with dementia.
Episode 13: January 17, 2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Republicans scramble to avoid a looming government shutdown, pushing a short-term bill that would leave out the so-called “Dreamers.” Also: Sen. Dick Durbin on President Trump’s disparaging remarks, Navy officers face homicide charges in deadly ship collisions, sexual abuse against people with disabilities and tracking sea turtle poachers using 3-D printed eggs.
Episode 4: January 4, 2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, a massive winter storm blasts the East Coast with blizzard conditions stretching from the Carolinas to Maine. Plus: Judy Woodruff sits down with former Vice President Joe Biden, the Trump administration proposes opening large swaths of ocean to offshore drilling, and business leaders get a lesson on teamwork through music.
Episode 14: January 18, 2018
Thursday on the NewsHour, the countdown begins on a potential government shutdown as Republicans struggle to pass a short-term funding fix. Also: A former CIA officer arrested on suspicion of helping China, USA gymnasts confront the man who abused them, President Trump's influence on the national economy, the science of perfect timing and seeing the world through the eyes of a child with autism.
Episode 3: January 3, 2018
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Donald Trump takes aim at Steve Bannon on Twitter, saying the former White House chief strategist “lost his mind” after Bannon described a meeting between the Trump campaign and a group of Russians as “treasonous.” Also: how the president’s tweets on foreign policy resonate around the world and a new low-cost way to fight cavities.
Episode 15: January 19, 2018
Friday on the NewsHour, it's deadline day and President Trump and leading lawmakers are scrambling to reach a deal to avert a government shutdown. Also: The complicated Syrian war takes on a new dimension, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news and dramatizing the decision to publish the Pentagon Papers.