PBS NewsHour

April 3, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode

April 3, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Turkey slams U.S. as having 'no clear strategy' on Syria

12m 34s

As NATO leaders gather in Washington, tensions between two of its members, the U.S. and Turkey, are on the rise. U.S. officials object to Turkey’s decision to purchase a top-of-the-line arms detection system from Russia. The two countries were already at odds over U.S. support for Kurdish rebels in Syria. Judy Woodruff talks to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu about the strained alliance.

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    How Lori Lightfoot will address Chicago violence 'epidemic'

    S2019 E108 - 9m 30s

    Democrat Lori Lightfoot was elected mayor of Chicago Tuesday, in a landslide victory that represented several historic milestones. Lightfoot, who is openly gay, will be the first black woman to lead the city. A relative outsider to Chicago’s political scene, she interprets her triumph as a "mandate for change" from its people. Lisa Desjardins talks to the mayor-elect about what comes next.

  • What Biden controversy says about shifting social norms: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What Biden controversy says about shifting social norms

    S2019 E108 - 13m 36s

    The past behavior of former Vice President Joe Biden toward women has sparked conversation around the boundaries governing physical contact and consent. Biden has said that norms have evolved since he entered the public sphere. To discuss how that may be true, Judy Woodruff turns to New York magazine’s Rebecca Traister, The Washington Post’s Karen Tumulty and Harvard University's Frank Dobbin.

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    What these Antarctic penguins tell us about climate change

    S2019 E108 - 9m 25s

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