PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | Saturday, August 9, 2014

08/09/2014 | 22m 34s  | Video has closed captioning.

On this edition for Saturday, August 9, 2014, rescue efforts continue in northern Iraq after tens of thousands of civilians fleeing Islamic State militants end up stranded, and later, a potentially important court ruling about whether prosecutors can use violent rap lyrics against the defendants who wrote them. Hari Sreenivasan anchors.

Aired: 08/09/14

Expired: 12/31/69

Rating: NR

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