PBS NewsHour RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgTue, 18 Jun 2013 03:27:39 -0400Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:27:39 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/2365027624/Republican governors from Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Arizona were originally opposed to the health care law, but are now pushing to expand Medicaid. Hari Sreenivasan talks with Ohio Public Radio bureau chief Karen Kasler and Mary K. Reinhartf, reporter for The Arizona Republic, about what's behind the changes in their states.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365027624/06/17/2013Some States Have Second Thoughts About Refusing Medicaid ExpansionnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365027617/A reform-minded, moderate cleric will be Iran's next president. Hasan Rowhani won the recent election by nearly 51 percent of the vote, enough to avoid a run-off and beating out several more conservative candidates. Gwen Ifill profiles the new leader and reports on reaction from the international community.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365027617/06/17/2013Iran Elects Moderate Candidate Hasan Rowhani to Be Next PresidentnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmentend=2013-07-17http://video.pbs.org/video/2365027611/What does the election of Hasan Rowhani mean for Iran's nuclear program? How will Iran's new president approach relations with the U.S.? To address those questions, Gwen Ifill is joined by Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Cliff Kupchin, Middle East director at the Eurasia Group.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365027611/06/17/2013How Will Iran's New President Impact U.S. Relations With Iran?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365027597/Among the more than 100 amendments to the proposed immigration legislation that lawmakers must review are proposals to bolster the electronic employment verification system known as E-Verify. Ray Suarez gets debate on that issue from Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies and Chris Calabrese of the ACLU.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365027597/06/17/2013How Well Will Electronic Verification System Prevent Undocumented Employment?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365027595/It is unconstitutional to make voters prove their U.S. citizenship to be able to register to vote. The Supreme Court made that legal reversal to Arizona law in a 7-2 decision. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal breaks down the details of that ruling with Judy Woodruff.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365027595/06/17/2013Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona's Proof-of-Citizenship Voter RequirementnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365027585/In other news Monday, the British government is reported to have hacked emails and phone calls of foreign diplomats. Russia, South Africa and Turkey demanded an explanation. Also, Edward Snowden, the man who leaked information about the NSA's secret surveillance programs, participated in an online chat hosted by the Guardian.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365027585/06/17/2013News Wrap: U.K. Government Reportedly Hacked Email, Calls of Foreign DiplomatsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsNational SecurityNational SecuritySegmentend=2013-07-17http://video.pbs.org/video/2365027581/What to do about the bloody war in Syria is overshadowing the usual agenda of trade deals and unemployment at this year's G-8 summit in Ireland. Gwen Ifill reports on conflict playing out during the conference around the United States' decision to send military aid to Syrian rebels.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365027581/06/17/2013Fate of Syria, U.S. Aid to Rebels Dominates Attention at G-8 SummitnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365027367/David Thompson didn't want to just sit around in retirement. A fan of NASCAR since he was a kid, the 66-year-old now shares his knowledge and passion for the sport with others as a part-timer at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Thompson is one of many once-retired Americans who have decided to head back to work because they enjoy it -- they say they want to feel useful and have something to do.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365027367/06/17/2013David Thompson, NASCAR part-time employee.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026898/Milk production is a nearly $8 billion business in California. Meanwhile, Chinese milk consumption tripled in the last decade and the dairy industry there wants to produce more. In another report in the "Food for 9 Billion" series, special correspondent Suzanne Rust examines the complex exchange of resources and money over milk.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026898/06/14/2013Could a Surplus of California Milk Fulfill China's Cheese Needs?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026851/Mark Shields and David Brooks got a little edgy in Friday's Doubleheader. It may not be the segment's first ever mention of sex, but it definitely will get your attention. Under "sport of politics," Mark and David weighed in on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's moves of late. Under the "politics of sport" section, they discuss the annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026851/06/14/2013Shields and Brooks on Hillary's Hints, Congressional BaseballnrSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026893/Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's top political news with Judy Woodruff, including the Obama administration's decision to provide aid to Syrian rebels, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and American attitudes towards domestic surveillance.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026893/06/14/2013Shields and Brooks on Syria, Snowden and SurveillancenrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026895/The Obama administration says it will send help to the rebels after determining that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons. Jeffrey Brown assesses the decision and the risks with Vali Nasr, former State Department official, and former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026895/06/14/2013As Assad Makes Gains, Will New U.S. Strategy for Syria Change the Dynamics?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026881/Twenty-six seconds of silence were observed in honor of the victims killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School at a memorial organized to mark six months since the massacre. Margaret Warner reports on how lawmakers and activists are engaged in the debate about new forms of gun control.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026881/06/14/2013Six Months After Newtown, Battle Over Gun Control ContinuesnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026872/The city of Detroit is facing difficult decisions in the face of billions of dollars of debt. Emergency manager Kevyn Orr laid out a last-ditch plan to 150 creditors to accept pennies on the dollar to keep the city running. Some residents are skeptical of Orr's approach. Ray Suarez talks to Matt Helms of the Detroit Free Press.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026872/06/14/2013Painful Options Ahead: Detroit to Default on $2.5 Billion DebtnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026867/In other news Friday, millions of Iranians headed to the polls to vote for a new president. Despite international criticism over the election process, long lines of men and women could be seen at polling stations across Iran. Also, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with protesters over the fate of an Istanbul park.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026867/06/14/2013News Wrap: Iranians Head to the Polls to Choose New PresidentnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026866/Having concluded that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against rebels in the last year, the White House announced that the U.S. will dramatically increase military assistance to opposition forces. Jeffrey Brown reports on the Assad regime's response to the American findings and requests from the rebels.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026866/06/14/2013Obama Policy Shift on Arming Syrian Rebels Triggers ConcernsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSegmentend=2013-07-14http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026920/Tonight on the program, we delve into the Obama administration's policy shift about the Syrian rebels after chemical weapons use was revealed. We examine the concerns and other reactions. Also: Detroit defaults on a billion dollar loans, battle over gun control continues six months after Newtown, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's top news, and could a California milk surplus aid China?http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026920/06/14/2013PBS NewsHour for Friday, June 14, 2013nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodeend=2013-07-14http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026214/The last time readers heard from detective Easy Rawlins, he was driving off a cliff. But Rawlins, one of the best-known characters in American literature, returns -- alive -- in a new novel called "Little Green." Jeffrey Brown talks to author Walter Mosley about his new book and more.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026214/06/13/2013In 'Little Green,' an Old, Familiar Character Makes an Easy ComebacknrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026209/In San Francisco, city employees are preparing for a rush of same-sex marriage applications in case the Supreme Court strikes down Proposition 8, which banned marriage for anyone except between a man and a woman. Spencer Michels looks at the history of California's fight on same-sex marriage and previews the court's decision.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026209/06/13/2013California Prepares for Fallout as High Court Ruling on Prop. 8 NearsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026201/A new survey by the Pew Research Center offers a complex view of what it's like to be an LGBT American. The survey found that while 92 percent of LGBT Americans say society is more accepting, 53 percent say they still face discrimination. Ray Suarez talks with Paul Taylor, co-author of the survey, and Gary Gates of UCLA.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026201/06/13/2013Though Acceptance for Gay Americans Is Growing, Discrimination PersistsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026115/"Little Green," a new novel by Walter Mosley, revives one of the best-known, longest-running characters in American literature. Jeffrey Brown has more of his conversation with the author, who also reads an excerpt of the book.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026115/06/13/2013Extended Conversation: Novelist Walter MosleynrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026200/Since a devastating cyclone hit in 2009, farmers in a region of India have struggled with salty soil. With climate change, that problem is likely to worsen. Special correspondent Sam Eaton reports for the NewsHour's ongoing series "Food for 9 Billion," about how some farmers have returned to ancient seeds for better results.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026200/06/13/2013Struggling Farmers in India Find Promise for the Future in Ancient SeedsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026194/In an unanimous decision, the Supreme Court justices ruled that a company cannot patent an isolated human gene. To look at the implications of the decisions and its impact for patients and medical research, Judy Woodruff talks to Todd Dickinson of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and Sandra Park of the ACLU.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026194/06/13/2013Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Human Genes Cannot Be PatentednrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthMediaMediaSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026193/In other news Thursday, an explosion at a Louisiana chemical plant killed one person and injured at least 73. The plant, located about 20 miles from Baton Rouge, produces highly flammable gases. Also, FBI director Robert Mueller claimed that revelations about the NSA's secret programs have harmed national security.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026193/06/13/2013News Wrap: Deadly Explosion at Chemical Plant in LouisiananrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsNational SecurityNational SecuritySegmentend=2013-07-13http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026190/A wildfire in Colorado has become the most destructive in the state's history. The blaze has spread across 94,000 acres, spurred by high winds and hot, dry conditions. The fire continues to burn out of control in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs. Jeffrey Brown has an update on the fire and evacuationshttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026190/06/13/2013Wildfire Near Colorado Springs Is Most Destructive in State HistorynrScience & NatureScience & NatureWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026182/The Obama administration announced late Thursday that it could conclude that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against rebels. National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said the Assad regime has used the nerve agent Sarin on a small-scale multiple times.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026182/06/13/2013U.S. Says Assad Regime Has Used Chemical Weapons Against RebelsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365026216/Tonight on the program, the Obama administration says the Assad Regime in Syria has used chemical weapons against the opposition. Also: a wildfire continues to burn out of control in Colorado, traditional crops offer hope for the future in India, the Supreme Court rules against patents on genes, shifting attitudes about the LGBT community in the U.S., and a fictional hero makes a comeback.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365026216/06/13/2013Thursday, June 13, 2013nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsGovernmentGovernmentNational SecurityNational SecuritySocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365025664/Revelations about the NSA's secret programs have reinforced a national interest in striking a balance between privacy and security. Jeffrey Brown examines public perception of data monitoring with Jules Polonetsky of the Future of Privacy Forum, Kashmir Hill of Forbes and Viktor Mayer-Schonberger, co-author of "Big Data."http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025664/06/12/2013Era of Online Sharing Offers Benefits of 'Big Data,' Privacy Trade-OffsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365025654/Singapore's skyline is not just a point of pride for residents, it can also be a source of fresh produce. As part of the NewsHour's series "Food for 9 Billion," special correspondent Sam Eaton reports on Singapore's vertical solution to the challenge of feeding a growing population in an urban environment.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025654/06/12/2013Singapore Looks Skyward to Take Farming in New DirectionsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365025648/Accused mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger, 83, finally had his day in court after 16 years on the run. Bulger allegedly ran the violent Winter Hill gang in South Boston. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of extortion, racketeering and 19 murders. Gwen Ifill talks to Kevin Cullen of The Boston Globe, who was in the courtroom.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025648/06/12/2013'Whitey' Bulger Trial Stars Institutional Corruption, 'Criminal With Scruples'nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365025641/For an update from the ground and to examine the scope and national impact of the protests against the leadership of Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan, Judy Woodruff talks with Scott Peterson of The Christian Science Monitor and Soner Cagaptay of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025641/06/12/2013Anti-Government Protests Focus on Quality of Democracy in TurkeynrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365025632/In Istanbul's Taksim Square, clashes between police and anti-government protesters raged overnight; demonstrators launched fireworks and threw rocks at police, who used water cannons and tear gas. Prime Minister Erdogan's party announced that the fate of Gezi Park would be considered if protesters leave. Judy Woodruff reports.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025632/06/12/2013After a Violent Night Turkish Government Considers Compromise to End ProtestsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSegmentend=2013-07-12http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025627/In other news Wednesday, a Colorado wildfire has forced more than 7,000 people to evacuate. Officials said that the fire could have already destroyed 100 homes with hundreds more still in jeopardy. Also, the National Weather Service issued its highest alert for Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio ahead of a huge storm system.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025627/06/12/2013News Wrap: Colorado Wildfire Forces Thousands to EvacuatenrScience & NatureScience & NatureWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersSegmentend=2013-07-12http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025619/NSA chief Army Gen. Keith Alexander faced tough questions from senators at a hearing over the agency's top secret surveillance programs. Alexander defended the programs, saying, "we're trying to protect Americans." Ray Suarez has more on the hearing and an update on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025619/06/12/2013NSA Chief Grilled at Senate Hearing on Secret Surveillance ProgramsnrSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365025681/Tonight on the program, we examine the aftermath of the NSA leaks as the head of the agency was grilled at a hearing today. Also: The Turkish government considers a compromise to end the protests, the Whitey Bulger trial stars institutional corruption, examining an older workforce, Singapore looks skyward to take agriculture in new directions, and the trade-offs between security and privacy.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025681/06/12/2013PBS NewsHour for Wednesday, June 12, 2013nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodeend=2013-07-12http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025002/Two terminally ill children with end-stage cystic fibrosis are at the center of a battle about organ transplants. In Philadelphia, a federal judge decided that both kids, who are younger than 12, must be made more of a priority on a waiting list for adult lungs. Ray Suarez gets analysis from Arthur Caplan of New York University.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025002/06/11/2013Doctors Add Appeals Process for Kids Waiting for Adult Lung TransplantsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365024974/The Justice Department reversed its stance on age-restricted access to the emergency contraceptive known as the morning-after pill. Plan B One-Step will now be available to females of all ages without a prescription. NPR's Julie Rovner joins Judy Woodruff to examine the decision.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024974/06/11/2013Out of Legal Options, Justice Department Drops Fight on Morning-After PillnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365024982/After news broke that companies such as as Google, Facebook and Yahoo provided some user information to the PRISM surveillance program, the tech giants have started to grapple with how to comply with government orders while offering more transparency to users. Jeffrey Brown talks to Google's chief legal officer, David Drummond.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024982/06/11/2013Google Asks Approval to Offer More Transparency About Role in PRISM ProgramnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365025006/In other news Tuesday, the Senate passed a key procedural vote on the immigration reform bill. The bill cleared more than the 60 votes needed to begin formal debate on the measure. Also, Russia's lower house of Parliament passed a bill that bans gay "propaganda," directly prohibiting discussing homosexuality with children.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025006/06/11/2013News Wrap: Senate Votes to Begin Formal Debate on Immigration Reform BillnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmentend=2013-07-11http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025000/Edward Snowden's leak of classified NSA documents bring up concerns about the reliance on contractors within the intelligence community. Gwen Ifill talks to Irving Lachow of Center for a New American Security and Dana Priest of The Washington Post about how the government protects employees' access to sensitive information.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025000/06/11/2013Examining How Government Manages Workers With Access to Classified InformationnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365024992/U.S. lawmakers are calling for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Speaker of the House John Boehner called Snowden a "traitor" and says he put Americans at risk by disclosing the information. But not every member of Congress sees Snowden as the problem. Gwen Ifill reports.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024992/06/11/2013Whereabouts of NSA Whistleblower Unknown as Lawmakers Call for His ProsecutionnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmentend=2013-07-11http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024735/In his first U.S. television interview since the latest news broke of the government's surveillance program, Google's chief legal officer David Drummond told PBS NewsHour senior correspondent Jeffrey Brown on Tuesday that the company has given the U.S. government information on only a "tiny fraction" of its hundreds of millions of users.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024735/06/11/2013Google denies giving the government wholesale access to it's data.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyPoliticsPoliticsTechnologyTechnologyCommunications & MediaCommunications & MediaSocietySocietySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365024834/In his first U.S. television interview since the latest news broke of the government's surveillance program, Google's chief legal officer David Drummond told PBS NewsHour senior correspondent Jeffrey Brown on Tuesday that the company has given the U.S. government information on only a "tiny fraction" of its hundreds of millions of users.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024834/06/11/2013Google denies giving the government wholesale access to it's data.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyPoliticsPoliticsTechnologyTechnologyCommunications & MediaCommunications & MediaSocietySocietySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365024827/In his first U.S. television interview since the latest news broke of the government's surveillance program, Google's chief legal officer David Drummond told PBS NewsHour senior correspondent Jeffrey Brown on Tuesday that the company has given the U.S. government information on only a "tiny fraction" of its hundreds of millions of users.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024827/06/11/2013Google denies giving the government wholesale access to it's data.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyPoliticsPoliticsTechnologyTechnologyCommunications & MediaCommunications & MediaSocietySocietySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365024828/In his first U.S. television interview since the latest news broke of the government's surveillance program, Google's chief legal officer David Drummond told PBS NewsHour senior correspondent Jeffrey Brown on Tuesday that the company has given the U.S. government information on only a "tiny fraction" of its hundreds of millions of users.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024828/06/11/2013Google denies giving the government wholesale access to it's data.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyPoliticsPoliticsTechnologyTechnologyCommunications & MediaCommunications & MediaSocietySocietySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365024543/Dr. Ronald Stockton has been teaching political science and international relations for decades at the University of Michigan, Dearborn. But rather than sit at his desk, this septuagenarian slips on boots and a wide-brimmed hat and leads his students through hours-long walking tours of the area's historic graveyards.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024543/06/11/2013Dr. Ronald Stockton; university professor and graveyard enthusiast.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365024988/Thanks to Qatar's harsh desert environment and growing population, researchers have embraced the tiny country as a laboratory to address global concerns. As part of the NewsHour's series "Food for 9 Billion," special correspondent Jon Miller reports on their inventive efforts to ensure water and food security for the future.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024988/06/11/2013Could Agriculture Bloom in the Desert? Qatar Works to Invent an Innovative OasisnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365025007/Tonight on the program, we continue to look at the NSA whistleblower story and the call for prosecution against Edward Snowden by lawmakers. Also: Google explains want for transparency for PRISM, the Justice Department drops its fight against the Morning After Pill, Qatar trying to bloom agriculture in the desert, and an appeal process added for kids waiting for lung transplants.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365025007/06/11/2013Tuesday, June 11, 2013nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodeend=2013-07-11http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024334/Ray Suarez talks with writer Emily Anthes about the sometimes wild and weird outcomes when scientists experiment on animals. In her new book, "Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts," Anthes looks at the ethical limits of -- and our emotional reactions to -- the use of animals to explore biotechnology.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024334/06/10/2013From Glowing Cats to Robo-Bugs, Book Explores How Biotech Creates Weird WildlifenrScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365024360/President Barack Obama met with China's President Xi Jingping in a two-day summit to discuss issues like cyber security and North Korea. Jeffrey Brown gets analysis from Douglas Paal of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and retired Army Col. Larry Wortzel of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024360/06/10/2013In an Era of 'Interconnected Issues,' U.S. Works on Relationship With ChinanrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365024328/As part of the NewsHour's series, "Food for 9 Billion," special correspondent Sam Eaton reports on a push in Costa Rica to embrace forest preservation and biodiversity while keeping up with the demand for farming. Researchers are measuring the helpful roles of small animals like bats, birds and bees.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024328/06/10/2013Using 'Nature as an Asset' to Balance Costa Rica's Farming With PreservationnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365024342/Did Edward Snowden give Americans vital information about how they're being watched or did he put national security at risk? Gwen Ifill moderates a debate on the public and political oversight of U.S. intelligence with former Democratic congresswoman Jane Harman and James Bamford, author of "The Shadow Factory."http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024342/06/10/2013What Should Be Up for Public Debate When It Comes to Secret Surveillance?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsNational SecurityNational SecuritySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365024375/In other news Monday, car bombers in Iraq killed at least 57 people, the latest in a new wave of Shiite-Sunni violence. Also, the Obama administration could decide this week whether it will send arms to the Syrian rebels. Top U.S. officials, including Secretary of State John Kerry, began meetings to consider the question.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024375/06/10/2013News Wrap: Deadly Car Bombings Continue Wave of Sectarian Violence in IraqnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365024371/The former National Intelligence director says the government needs to take some of the mystery out of U.S. intelligence programs, but not secret aspects of how they work. Judy Woodruff talks to retired Adm. Dennis Blair about implications of NSA contractor Edward Snowden's revealing the existence of surveillance programs.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024371/06/10/2013Former National Intelligence Director: Leaked Details Help Enemies Duck ScrutinynrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365024368/Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old NSA contractor, came forward as the whistleblower who revealed the existence of secret government surveillance programs that collect data on millions of phone calls and online communications. Judy Woodruff reports on Snowden's defense of his decision, as well lawmakers' response to the programs.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024368/06/10/2013NSA Contractor Edward Snowden Is Source of Leak on U.S. Surveillance ProgramsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmentend=2013-07-10http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024394/Tonight on the program, we take a look into the NSA surveillance leak and confessed whistleblower Edward Snowden. Also: Costa Rica balances agriculture and preservation, U.S. working on its relationship with China, and a book on how biotech creates weird wildlife.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024394/06/10/2013PBS NewsHour for Monday, June 10, 2013nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodeend=2013-07-09http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024149/In a web exclusive interview, Emily Anthes, author of the book, "Frankenstein's Cat," talks to Ray Suarez about the ethical limits when using animals in biotech research and development.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024149/06/10/2013When Does Genetic Modification of Animals Cross a Line?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365024118/When Mike Kemp bought a bike store in 2001, he had no problem pulling 40 pound bikes off the top shelf. Now 69 and with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), each box moves him closer to retirement. We profilled Mr. Kemp as part of our upcoming report, America's New Old Workforce. Stay tuned for Wednesday when we launch our project examining the so-called "death of retirement."http://video.pbs.org/video/2365024118/06/10/2013Bike shop owner Mike Kemp.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365023870/Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's political news with Judy Woodruff, including the NSA's secret collection of phone, Internet and credit card data, foreign policy staff changes in the Obama administration and the special election to replace late Sen. Frank Lautenberg.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365023870/06/07/2013Shields and Brooks on NSA Big Data Discovery, Christie's Election ManeuvernrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365023869/Fragile relations between Lebanon's various religious sects have been strained by the continuing fallout of neighbor Syria's civil war and resentment of Syrian refugees. Margaret Warner concludes her series of reports from Lebanon with a closer look at the country's sectarian politics.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365023869/06/07/2013Can Tenuous Peace Among Lebanon's Religious Sects Survive Stress of Syria's War?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegment