PBS NewsHour

February 17, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 17, ISIS spreads its footprint in West Africa, Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis deepens as aid sits across the border in Colombia, and an Oscar-nominated film delves into end-of-life care for terminally ill patients. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

February 17, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

25m

On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 17, ISIS spreads its footprint in West Africa, Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis deepens as aid sits across the border in Colombia, and an Oscar-nominated film delves into end-of-life care for terminally ill patients. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Previews + Extras

  • 'End Game,' nominated for Academy, examines end-of-life care: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    'End Game,' nominated for Academy, examines end-of-life care

    S2019 E53 - 6m 45s

    The Academy Award-nominated documentary "End Game" looks at different approaches in palliative care for people with terminal illness. The film follows medical practitioners, patients, and their families, as they tackle the difficult questions that arise during end-of-life care. NewsHour Weekend's Hari Sreenivasan sat down with the film's directors, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, to learn more.

  • How Venezuela’s political crisis began and what’s next: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Venezuela’s political crisis began and what’s next

    S2019 E53 - 6m 1s

    The U.S. and dozens of other countries are pressuring Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to resign and allow Juan Guaido to take over. Monday, President Trump is expected to address the escalating political crisis in Venezuela during a speech in Florida. How did the crisis begin and what’s next in the region? Columbia University's Christopher Sabatini joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

  • ISIS affiliate expands territory in West Africa: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    ISIS affiliate expands territory in West Africa

    S2019 E53 - 4m 26s

    While President Trump is declaring military victory over ISIS in Syria, an Islamic terrorist group in West Africa is gaining territory in northeast Nigeria and surrounding countries. Wall Street Journal reporter Drew Hinshaw joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the how the Islamic State West Africa Province is growing as counter-terrorism efforts in the region decline.

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