News & Public Affairs RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgWed, 22 May 2013 23:56:12 -0400Wed, 22 May 2013 23:56:12 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/2365016108/Watch a modern-day Oskar Schindler story about Kirk Johnson, a 26-year-old American aid worker, fighting to save thousands of Iraqis whose lives are in danger because they worked for the United States to help rebuild Iraq.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365016108/05/22/2013Premiering September 8, 2013 on the World Channeltv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsNational SecurityNational SecurityPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365008510/Nominated for an Oscar®, '5 Broken Cameras' is a deeply personal first-hand account of life and nonviolent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village where Israel is building a security fence. The filmmakers follow one family’s evolution over five years, witnessing a child’s growth into a young boy who observes the world unfolding around him. The film is a Palestinian-Israeli-French co-production.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365008510/05/08/2013A personal first-hand account of life and nonviolent resistance in a West Bank village.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365008500/Acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Ra'anan Alexandrowicz has pulled off a tour-de-force examination of the system of military administration used by Israel since the Six Day War of 1967 - featuring the system's leading creators. In a series of thoughtful and candid interviews, Israeli judges, prosecutors and legal advisers paint a complex picture of the Middle East conflict.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365008500/05/08/2013An examination of military administration used by Israel since the Six Day War of 1967.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsGovernmentGovernmentPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2364989608/'High Tech, Low Life' follows two of China’s first citizen-reporters, bloggers who are fighting censorship to document the underside of the country’s rapid economic development.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364989608/04/02/2013Two of China’s first citizen-reporters fight censorship to document news in their country.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSocial IssuesSocial IssuesInternationalInternationalRights & LibertiesRights & LibertiesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2364989606/Herman Wallace has spent more than 40 years in a 6’ x 9’ prison cell. He works with artist Jackie Sumell to imagine his "dream home," questioning justice and punishment in America.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364989606/04/02/2013A man in solitary confinement and an artist work together to imagine his "dream home."nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsFamily & SocietyFamily & SocietyCriminal JusticeCriminal JusticePromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2364989596/The plight of undocumented immigrants at a detention center in Geneva, Switzerland, points up contradictions between compassionate social policies and intractable immigration laws.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364989596/04/02/2013The plight of undocumented immigrants at a detention center in Geneva, Switzerland.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsFamily & SocietyFamily & SocietyInternationalInternationalPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365008702/Join POV at 2PM ET on Friday May 10, 2013 for a special preview of our upcoming season on PBS, and learn ways that you can screen POV films for free in your local communities. https://ovee.itvs.org/screenings/ul7nphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365008702/05/08/2013Join POV at 2PM ET on Friday May 10, 2013 for a special preview of our upcoming season.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHealthHealthNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsParentsParentsScience & NatureScience & NatureTechnologyTechnologyPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2330374713/Amlan Ganguly, a lawyer-turned social entrepreneur, has sewn hope in the poorest neighborhoods of Calcutta by empowering children to become leaders in improving health, transforming their communities for the better.http://video.pbs.org/video/2330374713/01/29/2013Watch The Revolutionary Optimists - premiering June 17 at 10pm (check local listings)tv-pgCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicityNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSocial IssuesSocial IssuesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2343038403/In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary, The Revolutionary Optimists, Amlan Ganguly, a lawyer-turned social entrepreneur, coaches a group of young children in the Calcutta slums in a puppet show designed to inform their communities about health concerns.http://video.pbs.org/video/2343038403/03/13/2013Watch The Revolutionary Optimists - premiering June 17 at 10pm (check local listings)tv-pgCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSocial IssuesSocial IssuesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365010903/In Pakistan, women and girls who allege rape are often more strongly condemned than their alleged rapists. Some are even killed by their own families. For this unforgettable documentary, filmmakers Habiba Nosheen and Hilke Schellmann spent years tracing one alleged rape victim's odyssey through Pakistan’s flawed justice system—as well as her alleged rapists' quest to clear their names.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365010903/05/13/2013An alleged rape victim's odyssey through her country's flawed justice system.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365016251/Where can you take in the first Mariachi opera in addition to the "classics"? Jeffrey Brown reports on the Houston Grand Opera's unique mission: to engage audiences from the city's diverse, multicultural community by staging productions originating from the experiences of its neighbors.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365016251/05/22/2013Houston Grand Opera Embraces Multicultural Chorus of Community StoriesnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365016243/The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. Three Republicans joined 10 Democrats to approve the measure, which will hit the Senate floor by early June. For more on the plan, Gwen Ifill talks with USA Today's Alan Gomez.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365016243/05/22/2013Big Step Towards Comprehensive Immigration ReformnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsPoliticsPoliticsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365016238/The collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh claimed more than a thousand lives and put industry working conditions into sharp focus. Laura Kuenssberg of Independent Television News examines the low wages of workers, whether retailers have begun deliver any support and the larger economic questions.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365016238/05/22/2013The Cost of Safety: Examining Economics Behind Bangladeshi Factory ConditionsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSegmentend=2013-06-21http://video.pbs.org/video/2365016231/Controversy over the additional scrutiny the IRS paid to conservative organizations has raised attention about the regulations governing tax-exemption criteria. Jeffrey Brown explores who qualifies and how that status is determined with Richard Schmalbeck of Duke University Law School and Kim Barker of Pro Publica.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365016231/05/22/2013Line Between Social Welfare, Politics Plays Into Confusion on Tax-Exemption LawnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyGovernmentGovernmentSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365016226/In other news Wednesday, the Obama administration announced for the first time that four American citizens have been killed by drone strikes since 2009. Also, a man being questioned in the Boston bombing investigation was shot and killed during a confrontation at his home.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365016226/05/22/2013News Wrap: Four Americans Killed By Drones Since 2009, Says Obama AdministrationnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsNational SecurityNational SecuritySegmentend=2013-06-21http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014042/The high ideals of the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal” didn’t make it into the Constitution in 1787. It took three-quarters of a century, and a bloody civil war, before the Fourteenth Amendment of 1868 made equality a constitutional right and gave the federal government the power to enforce it.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014042/05/17/2013Learn about the far-reaching changes created by the Fourteenth Amendment.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentEpisodeend=2017-05-22http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015613/President Barack Obama announced he would posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Sally Ride, the first woman in space. NewsHour's science correspondent Miles O'Brien reflects on Ride's legacy and her impact as an educator who encouraged young women to study science, technology, engineering and math.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015613/05/21/2013Honoring Sally Ride's Legacy as Scientist, Trailblazer, Educational Role ModelnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365015590/Tech giant Apple has avoided paying billions of dollars in taxes to the U.S. or any country by using a complex web of Irish subsidiaries. But Apple is not alone, and none of the practices are illegal. Margaret Warner talks to Charles Duhigg of The New York Times for more on corporate tax loopholes.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015590/05/21/2013Congressional Hearing on Apple Tax Practices Puts Spotlight on Legal LoopholesnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365015600/Three former Justice Department officials wrote a New York Times op-ed defending the subpoena of Associated Press reporters' phone records. Gwen Ifill talks with First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams and Michael Mukasey, former U.S. attorney general, about whether the department overreached its authority in its investigations.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015600/05/21/2013How Far Should Government Go in Investigation of Leaks?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365015583/A Senate Finance Committee hearing on the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service turned its focus to former IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman, who led the agency until last fall. Judy Woodruff has more, including testimony from his successor Steven Miller and the Treasury Department inspector general.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015583/05/21/2013Senate Committee Grills Former IRS Commissioners on When Officials Knew FactsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365015541/In other news Tuesday, a federal appeals court ruled it will not require photos and videos of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The Obama administration argued the images could reveal intelligence methods and put Americans at risk. Also, fighting continued for a third day in the key Syria-Lebanon border town of Qusair.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015541/05/21/2013News Wrap: Court Rules Bin Laden Photos Can Remain ClassifiednrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSegmentend=2013-06-20http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015621/Tonight on the program, we continue to look at the aftermath of the deadly Oklahoma tornado which has left dozens dead and massive destruction in its wake. We talk to survivors and officials who lay out the road to recovery. Also: Congressional hearings hear testimony from IRS heads, more on the Department of Justice using AP phone records, and examining Apple and legal tax loopholes.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015621/05/21/2013PBS NewsHour for Tuesday, May 21, 2013nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodeend=2013-06-20http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015277/Gabriel Schoenfeld, a former adviser to 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, says the campaign made its greatest errors on foreign policy strategy. Schoenfeld describes Romney's bungled response to the terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi. He spoke with NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni about his ebook, "A Bad Day on the Romney Campaign."http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015277/05/21/2013Benghazi Attack Response Showed Romney Campaign FlawsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsPoliticsPoliticsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365015635/The physician-turned-writer talks about his highly anticipated third novel, "And the Mountains Echoed."http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015635/05/22/2013The physician-turned-writer talks about his highly anticipated third novel.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365003219/War, deception and art come together in this astonishing true story of American G.I.s who tricked the enemy with rubber tanks, sound effects and carefully crafted illusions during WWII. This remarkable tale of a top-secret mission that was at once absurd, deadly and amazingly effective is told through the stories of the veterans.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365003219/04/28/2013Learn about the American GIs who tricked the enemy in WWII with crafted illusions.eCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365015637/The former med student reflects on her stunning international success in the music business.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015637/05/22/2013The former med student reflects on her stunning success in the music business.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2320302253/Are the CEOs of mega-banks too big to jail? Though fraudulent practices at banks contributed to America’s financial meltdown, to date no Wall Street titan has been convicted of a crime connected to the crisis. FRONTLINE investigates why Wall Street's leaders have escaped prosecution.http://video.pbs.org/video/2320302253/12/21/2012FRONTLINE investigates why Wall Street CEO's have escaped prosecution for mortgage fraud.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyBusiness Business Promotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365014970/The American Psychiatric Association released a new edition of the DSM, which doctors use to diagnose and treat mental disorders. Judy Woodruff discusses the changes and implications for both patients and professionals with Dr. Michael First of Columbia University and Dr. Steven Hyman of the Broad Institute.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014970/05/20/2013What DSM-5, Updated Mental Health 'Bible,' Means for Diagnosing PatientsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365015000/Code for America, a San Francisco nonprofit, enlists high tech professionals to work with local governments to create tools to help average citizens tackle hunger, blight and other civic problems. NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015000/05/20/2013Coding Skills Combine With Civic Consciousness to Improve GovernmentnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365014973/At the White House, President Barack Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein, the first Burmese leader to visit Washington in nearly five decades. Ray Suarez talks to Jennifer Quigley of the U.S. Campaign for Burma and Priscilla Clap, former chief of the U.S. mission in Myanmar, about reforms in that country.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014973/05/20/2013New Chapter Begins for U.S. Relations With Myanmar Though Concerns RemainnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365014976/In Syria, Assad government troops pushed to retake the strategic town of , close to the border with Lebanon. Hezbollah fighters joined the Syrian regime army in laying siege to Qusayr, home to 40,000 civilians. Judy Woodruff reports on the growing involvement of Hezbollah in the Syrian conflict.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014976/05/20/2013Assad Forces Try to Retake Border Town With Help From HezbollahnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSegmentend=2013-06-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014958/In other news Monday, a wave of sectarian killings across Iraq left at least 95 people dead. It was the single-worst day of violence in Iraq in more than a year and a half. Also The New York Times reports that computer hackers in the Chinese military have resumed attacks on U.S. companies and government agencies.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014958/05/20/2013News Wrap: Sectarian Violence Continues in Iraq With Car Bombs in Baghdad, BasranrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsNational SecurityNational SecuritySegmentend=2013-06-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015011/Tonight on the program, we take a look at the devastating tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma earlier today that has left massive destruction and dozens dead. Also: Assad tries to retake border town in Syria, Yahoo makes a deal to acquire Tumblr, a new beginning to U.S.-Myanmar relations, coding skills combine with civics to improve government, and what an updated DSM-5 means for diagnosing patients.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015011/05/20/2013PBS NewsHour for Monday, May 20, 2013nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodeend=2013-06-19http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015007/Tech company Yahoo bought Tumblr for a reported $1.1 billion, adding the fast-growing social media site with more than 100 million blogs to its roster of assets. Jeffrey Brown talks with Rebecca Lieb, a research analyst for the Altimeter Group, about the appeal of the image-centric and mobile-friendly blogging platform.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015007/05/20/2013Yahoo Makes Bid for Reboot With $1.1 Billion Deal for TumblrnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365014836/Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien talks with Jeffrey Brown about the legacy of astronaut Sally Ride.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014836/05/20/2013Life of Sally Ride Honored at Kennedy Center TributenrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365015020/The outspoken centrist weighs in on why Washington isn't solving the big problems and offers solutions from her text, "Fighting for the Common Good."http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015020/05/21/2013The outspoken centrist weighs in on why Washington isn't solving the big problems.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsPoliticsPoliticsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365015021/The five-time Grammy winner reflects on his latest projects, including composing his first opera, the jazz-infused "Champion."http://video.pbs.org/video/2365015021/05/21/2013The five-time Grammy winner reflects on composing his first opera.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365013663/A special documentary edition of To the Contrary featuring the New Americans. We visit China and Southern California where we introduce you to the new Americans and the emerging industry that is growing up around them.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365013663/05/17/2013Documentary New AmericansnrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicityReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsTravelTravelHealthHealthCaregivingCaregivingHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesWomenWomenNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsHealthHealthOpinionOpinionRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicitySocial IssuesSocial IssuesWomenWomenPoliticsPoliticsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365014186/The latest on the three scandals dogging the Obama administration this week involving the IRS, the Justice Department, the Associated Press and the attack on the US embassy in Benghazi. How is the administration handling damage control? Joining Gwen: Gloria Borger, CNN; John Dickerson, Slate Magazine and CBS News; John Harwood, CNBC and the New York Times; Ed O’Keefe, Washington Post.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014186/05/17/2013How is the administration handling damage control of this week’s scandals?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsPoliticsPoliticsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365014208/In the Webcast Extra: our panelists discuss progress in Congress to reform the immigration system. Also, why did the House Republicans vote to repeal Obamacare again this week? How is the shrinking budget deficit a “double-edged sword?” And why are Congressional Republicans holding up Obama’s cabinet nominees?http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014208/05/17/2013Congress made progress on immigration reform and voted to repeal the health care law.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsPoliticsPoliticsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365014173/Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talks with Judy Woodruff about the recent scandals rocking Washington and the Obama administration, what we can observe about how the government operates and how the trust of the American people is affected, plus the legacy of Watergate 40 years on.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014173/05/17/2013Shields and Brooks on Government Scandals, Remembering WatergatenrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365014176/Defense Secretary Hagel said he'll do everything necessary to fix the military's sexual assault crisis, but offered no new solutions during a briefing at the Pentagon. Some members of Congress are advocating a solution that lies partly outside the command ranks. Margaret Warner talks with The Wall Street Journal's Julian Barnes.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014176/05/17/2013As Outrage Grows, Military Makes Addressing Sexual Assault Top PrioritynrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365014151/In other news Friday, it was the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. A series of explosions struck Sunni Muslim areas, killing 76 people. Also, Wall Street finished with its fourth straight week of gains, encouraging hopes about the economy.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014151/05/17/2013News Wrap: Series of Explosions in Iraq Stokes Fears of Sectarian ViolencenrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSegmentend=2013-06-16http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014138/Outgoing IRS chief Steven Miller admitted failures and faced tough questions at a Congressional hearing, but he also asserted that the IRS did not act out of political motivation in scrutinizing conservative groups. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014138/05/17/2013Outgoing IRS Chief Admits Mistakes, but Dismisses Notion Scrutiny Was PoliticalnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365013786/Jeffrey Brown talks to opera soprano Ana Maria Martinez about her work with the Houston Grand Opera.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365013786/05/17/2013Conversation: Opera Singer Ana Maria MartineznrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365013763/The Houston Grand Opera performs "Cruzar la Cara de la Luna," or "To Cross the Face of the Moon," an epic journey told in song about lost loves.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365013763/05/17/2013The Houston Grand Opera's 'Cruzar la Cara de la Luna'nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365013056/Watergate began with a burglary in June 1972 and ended with a president’s resignation in August 1974. In between, during the summer of 1973, a special Senate Committee held hearings, co-chaired by Sens. Sam Ervin (D-N.C.) and Howard Baker (R-Tenn.), to investigate the Watergate scandal. Public Television broadcast all 250 hours worth of the hearings, gavel-to-gavel.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365013056/05/16/2013A Look Back at the Senate Watergate HearingsnrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsPoliticsPoliticsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365012816/While the number of illegal crossings at the border has plummeted dramatically — roughly half the number than during peak years — just as many people are dying. Meaning for those coming into the country illegally, it is now more deadly, more lethal, than at any time in recent U.S. immigration history.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365012816/05/16/2013For those crossing the border illegally, it is now more deadly than ever before.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsNational SecurityNational SecurityRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicitySocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365014219/Tonight on the program, we take a look at the hearings involving the outgoing head of the IRS and the questions he faced about the specific targeting of conservative groups for auditing. Also: Taking further steps into preventing sexual assault in the military, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news, and Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer look back 40 years at the Senate Watergate hearings.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014219/05/17/2013PBS NewsHour for Friday, May 17, 2013nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodeend=2013-06-16http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014258/The socially aware MC explains his long absence from recording and the challenges he issues with his new CD, “Prisoner of Conscious.”http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014258/05/18/2013The socially aware MC explains the challenges he issues with his new CD.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365014266/A winner of both of America’s best-known science journalism prizes, Fagin recaps the story he tells in his new text, "Toms River."http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014266/05/18/2013Fagin recaps the story he tells in his new text, "Toms River."nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEnvironmentEnvironmentSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365013064/David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz discuss how the chemical industry and its powerful lobbies prevail in blocking efforts to reform outdated laws, leaving the public afloat in a soup of toxins. And Sheila Krumholz and Danielle Brian talk about the importance of transparency to our democracy, and their efforts to scrutinize who’s giving money, who’s receiving it, and most importantly, what’s expectehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365013064/05/17/2013When money, politics and science intersect, America’s children are threatened.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365013012/The Obama administration has been hit with a wave of crises and scandals lately. Jeffrey Brown talks with Tom Perriello from Center for American Progress Action Fund and strategist Ron Christie, who worked on Capitol Hill in the George W. Bush administration, about handling drama without losing sight of presidential priorities.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365013012/05/16/2013Keeping on Top of Priorities, White House Deals With DramanrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365012998/In other news Thursday, the Justice Department failed to add a small number of terror suspects -- members of the federal witness protection program -- to the government "no-fly" list. Also, tornadoes in Texas killed at least six people, injured dozens and left hundreds homeless.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365012998/05/16/2013News Wrap: Justice Department Under Fire for Omissions on No-Fly ListnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365013043/Tonight on the program, we examine President Obama and the White House's reaction to the recent IRS scandals and the actions taken to address the situation. Also: President Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan reaffirm their commitment to end the bloodshed in Syria, evangelical churches seeking immigration reform due to changing demographics, and stem cell advances raise ethical questions.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365013043/05/16/2013PBS NewsHour for Thursday, May 16, 2013nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodeend=2013-06-15http://video.pbs.org/video/2365012995/President Barack Obama used a rainy, Rose Garden news conference to get in front of a series of political storms, tackling questions on the IRS scandal, the AP subpoenas and Benghazi. Judy Woodruff talks to White House communications director Jennifer Palmieri about how the Obama administration is responding to various crises.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365012995/05/16/2013White House Works to Calm Storm of ScandalnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365012542/A Nation Divided: Phoebe Yates Pemberhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365012542/05/16/2013A Nation Divided: Phoebe Yates PembernrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365012512/Lady Bug Lessonhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365012512/05/16/2013Lady Bug LessonnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365013072/A longtime advocate of preventive breast cancer research, Love describes her personal journey as a cancer patient.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365013072/05/17/2013The breast cancer research advocate describes her personal journey as a cancer patient.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365013031/While lawmakers in Washington continue work on overhauling American immigration policy, Ray Suarez reports from Colorado, where members of the Evangelical Christian community are advocating passage of immigration reform to respond to demographic shifts in membership.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365013031/05/16/2013Demographic Shifts, Biblical Ideals Contribute to Evangelical Immigration StancenrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegment