captioning sponsored by wnet >> how bad is it for the energy industry?it's pretty bad because energy companies were expecting a rebound in the oil price. they thought it would go from 60 to 70 or $80 during the second half of the year and it's now dropped below $50 a barrel. so companies are having to figure out what do they have to do to weather this, not just this year but all of next year too. >> is this partly because the industry has become more productive all the time? >> it is, because american drillers have drilled a lot. they've become more efficient, pumping more oil and gas out of the ground even though they're drilling less and it's not just in the u.s. there are a lot of really big oil producers in the world that are putting more and more crude into an already saturated market. sreenavasan: how many people are we talking about when it comes to layoffs? >> estimates i've seen about 150,000 people laid off so far. and those have been typically blue collar type workers and now we're looking at thousands more between now and the end of the year.

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, july 12... are negotiators on the verge of announcing a landmark deal on iran's nuclear program? greece's financial future still in doubt. and the fight to keep somalia's youth from fleeing the country... >> reporter: "don't leave. stay here," he tells them. in the last five years, almost 900 kids from this school alone have fled for europe." >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. we start where we have for what seems the past two weeks now, closer and closer to a historic deal between iran and several nations about limiting their nuclear program in exchange for a lifting of economic sanctions- - at one point today, word that a deal could be on the table as early as tomorrow. here was an optimi

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for saturday, july 18: a fifth victim dies after the shooting at a chattanooga military reserve center-- the latest on the investigation; "tens of thousands" of rape kits going untested in the united states; and how stemming the flow of money to al shabaab may undermine somalia's fragile stability. >> the fragile situation that is getting better right now in somalia is going to reverse, and it's going to be even worse. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. the mass shooting in chattanooga, tennessee, has claimed the life of a fifth v

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for saturday, july 11: more austerity in greece's future. a stock market crash in china. to puerto rico's severe debt problem: examining three critical financial crises. and, harper lee takes the literary world by storm again. a look at "to kill a mockingbird," and the surprises contained in "go set a watchman." >> i asked her "did you ever think you would see this published?" and she said, "don't be silly, of course i did." >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. we're following three serious, but separate economic crises tonight. we

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm hari sreenivasan. we start with greece, where officials are projecting that more than 60% of voters have rejected austerity measures proposed by creditors. crowds are rallying in the streets, celebrating the early returns. the "no" vote means greeks do not want to make the deep budget cuts in order to get emergency bailout money as the nation falls deeper into debt. greek prime minister alexis tsipras said that quote the mandate asking call for a break request europe but rather gives me greater negotiating strength. joins us from athens first of all the reaction on the streets i can almost pbs newshour special correspondent malcolm brabant joins us now from athens. hear them behind you in the constitution square. >> there is euphoria often the streets of athens tonight because this result is entirety consistent with the greeks natural tendency towards resistance. this is something that appeals to

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, july 19: how isis is indoctrinating a generation of children. and, in our signature segment, why american officials are increasingly concerned about female genital mutilation. >> let's start thinking about the fact that there is someone around you that might be going through this. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. the family of muhammad youssef abdulazeez says there are no words to describe the "shock, horror, and grief" it feels that the 24-year gunned down and killed five u.s. military serviceman in chattanooga, tennessee. in a statement, they say:" the person who co

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for saturday, july 4: greece on the edge as voters prepare to choose either spending cuts and higher taxes or possible ejection from the eurozone; in vienna, negotiators may be closer than ever to making a deal with iran over its nuclear program; and in our signature segment, from main street delano, california, a historic drought has farmers desperate for water >> reporter: mary mortgaged her home, plunked down almost $200,000 to drill a well. it saved her farm. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm hari sreenivasan. we begin in

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for saturday, july 25: turkey begins airstrikes against isis: what that means for the united states. is the so-called sharing economy really working for its workers? >> i'm trying to be flexible around a part-time job and another gig and another gig, because there's not enough full- time jobs out there. >> sreenivasan: and, the 50th anniversary of dylan going electric. next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. for the first time turkey is joining u.s.-led airstrikes in syria targeting islamic state extremists, or isis. the turkish government says over the las

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, july 19: how isis is indoctrinatingation of children. and, in our signature segment, why american officials are increasingly concerned about female genital mutilation. >> let's start thinking about the fact that there is someone around you that might be going through this. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, july 26: as his trip to africa continues, the president vows to stand by kenya in its fight against terrorism. >> president kenyatta and i spent a lot of time discussing the serious threat from al- shabab that kenya faces. >> sreenivasan: in our signature segment: pressed into service. tunisian fishermen saving the lives of migrants stranded at sea. >> so i was just thinking two things, that i will survive, or i will die. this is it. >> sreenivasan: and, altered images