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May 3, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2019 E140 - 49m 43s
May 3, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode
How music brought Gloria and Emilio Estefan together
S2019 E140 - 6m 42s
Gloria and Emilio Estefan have cultivated a successful joint music career spanning decades, though most closely associated with smash hits of the 1980s. The latest accolade added to their collection is the Gershwin Prize of Popular Song, awarded by the Library of Congress. Amna Nawaz talks to the talented couple about how they maintain their relationship and the blessings we take for granted.
How Caster Semenya could alter the bounds of women's sport
S2019 E140 - 9m 32s
In athletics, who defines a man and a woman? A court has ordered South African runner and Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya to take drugs to suppress her naturally high testosterone levels if she wants to continue to compete. William Brangham talks to USA Today's Christine Brennan and former Olympian Madeleine Pape, who once raced against Semenya and is now earning a sociology PhD in gender.
Trump expands religious exemptions for health care workers
S2019 E140 - 5m 13s
President Trump intends to expand rules that allow health care workers to opt out of participating in certain services on religious or moral grounds. While conservatives celebrated what they call “conscience protections,” LGBTQ and women’s advocates warned the change would reduce services and cause patients harm. Amna Nawaz talks to The New York Times' Margot Sanger-Katz for analysis.
How the FBI began investigating a Trump campaign adviser
S2019 E140 - 5m 1s
President Trump has long claimed U.S. intelligence agencies spied on his 2016 campaign. This week, he considered himself vindicated by a story in The New York Times detailing an FBI effort to covertly gather information from a Trump campaign adviser. Judy Woodruff talks to reporter Adam Goldman about what sparked the investigation and whether it appears to have followed standard processes.
News Wrap: Record floods submerge the Midwest
S2019 E140 - 9m
Record-breaking flooding from the Mississippi River has devastated the Midwest. On Thursday, waters rose above the record set during the Great Flood of 1993, and officials say it could be a month before the water completely clears. Meanwhile, the U.S. job market shattered expectations in April, as employers added a net 263,000 jobs, unemployment fell to a five-decade low and wages rose.
Monster cyclone slams northeast India, aims at Bangladesh
S2019 E140 - 3m 49s
The enormous Cyclone Fani, equivalent in power to a Category 5 hurricane, slammed into northeastern India Friday, whipping the region with torrential rain and sustained winds over 120 miles per hour before moving toward neighboring Bangladesh. The storm forced more than a million people to evacuate, brought transportation to a standstill and disrupted Indian election events. Judy Woodruff reports.
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