captioning sponsored by wnet >> announcer: on this edition for saturday, august 9: rescue efforts continue in northern iraq after tens of thousands of civilians fleeing islamic state militants end up stranded. president obama acknowledges that american intelligence underestimated the threat posed by the jihadists. and in this country, a potentially important court ruling about whether prosecutors can use violent rap lyrics against the defendants who wrote them. >> when they started doing the lyrics, people started frowning their faces. but it had nothing to do with the case at all. >> announcer: 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. thank

captioning sponsored by wnet on this edition for saturday, august, 16: >> sreenivasan: new american airstrikes in northern iraq after islamic extremists massacre dozens. texas governor rick perry is indicted on felony charges. what happens next? and unconventional efforts to boost declining museum attendance by trying to attract young people. >> if people come to the museum and they are not entertained, then they are gonna be tuned out. 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. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. american jets today hit positions near a key dam in northern iraq that that had been captured recently by islamic extr

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday august 24... an american hostage has been released in syria. isis gains strength and control in iraq and syria, while the white house weighs military options the strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks northern california. and in our signature segment, from the philippines: will a new reproductive healthcare law slow down one of asia's highest birth rates? 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, thanks for joining us. a major earthquake registering 6.0 struck northern california overnight. more than 120 patients were treated with quake related inju

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, august 17: a new overnight curfew fails to halt the violence in ferguson, missouri, following the killing of an unarmed black teen. margaret warner joins us from northern iraq, where a humanitarian crisis is unfolding after gains by islamic extremists. and a new york exhibit explores the secrets of genius. 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. thanks for joining us. attorney general eric holder today ordered federal authorities to perform an independent autopsy of 18-year- old michael brown. the unarmed black youth was killing by a white police officer eight days ag

captioning sponsored by wnet >> on this edition for saturday august 30: a promising new treatment for heart failure. the e.u. weighs additional sanctions against russia for its actions in ukraine. we'll have a report from kiev. and the islamic state, using social media to win recruits by promoting its savagery. 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. thanks for joining us. with thousands of russian troops now reportedly fighting ukrainian government forces in eastern ukraine, ukrainian president petro poroshenko appealed today for help from the west. and during a meeting with european union leaders in brussels, he warned that the crisi

captioning sponsored by wnet >> on this edition for saturday august, 2: new efforts underway in egypt to try to end the fighting between israel and hamas. what happens next to thousands of children in this country illegally now that congress has recessed without funding a solution to the problem? and in our signature segment, gender non-conforming people and the fashion world that's starting to market to them. >> 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, this is hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said today that israel has accomplished many of its goals during its nearly four- week-long conflict with hamas. and israeli troops and tanks began to pull back from parts of gaza. netanyahu signaled that a wider pullback could be coming after the last of the hamas tunnels leading into israel from gaza are destroyed. >> ( translated ): the milita

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday august 31... conflict in ukraine continues as military prisoners are exchanged overnight >> it's been a huge influctuates of heavy weapons and even russian regular troops. and an experimental new drug for heart patients ebola's lethal effect and its strain on the healthcare system in west africa. and an experimental new drug for heart patients that might dramatically improve survival rates. 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, thanks for joining us. ukraine continues to be a flashpoint-- officials there say a navy vessel came under fire earlier

captioning sponsored by wnet >> on this edition for saturday, august 23: isis gains more control in syria as the united states weighs military options; tensions between ukraine and russia continue to rise; and in our signature segment, the accuracy of background checks designed to keep the workplace safe. >> they kept saying that "this person on paper is you," and i kept saying, "no." i'm thinking, besides the fact they have the wrong person, this is not right. you guys have made a major mistake, and this needs to be fixed. >> 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. we begin tonight with syria, where the extremist militant group isis has i

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captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, august 17: a new overnight curfew fails to halt the violence in ferguson, missouri, following the killing of an unarmed black teen. margaret warner joins us from northern iraq, where a humanitarian crisis is unfolding after gains by islamic extremists. and a new york exhibit explores the secrets of genius. next, on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by:

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday august 24... an american hostage has been released in syria. isis gains strength and control in iraq and syria, while the white house weighs military options the strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks northern california. and in our signature segment, from the philippines: will a new reproductive healthcare law slow down one of asia's highest birth rates? next, on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: