PBS NewsHour RSS feed for WHYY programming.http://video.whyy.orgen-ushttp://video.whyy.orgThu, 9 Feb 2012 17:04:54 -0500Thu, 9 Feb 2012 17:04:54 -0500http://video.whyy.org/video/2194097529/Jeffrey Brown talks to actor Edward Gero, who stars as painter Mark Rothko in the play "Red," written by John Logan, in a production directed by Robert Falls at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.http://video.whyy.org/video/2194097529/02/08/2012Jeffrey Brown talks to Edward Gero, who stars as painter Mark Rothko in the play "Red."Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2194416703/In other news Wednesday, Republicans increased pressure on President Obama over a mandate that requires religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with birth control. In Syria, military assault in Homs was unrelenting, despite President Bashar al-Assad's talk of peace.http://video.whyy.org/video/2194416703/02/08/2012News Wrap: Boehner Calls Contraception Mandate 'Attack on Religious Freedom'News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmentend=2012-03-09http://video.whyy.org/video/2194420706/A Washington Post investigation found that 33 members of Congress earmarked more than $300 million total for public projects near properties they own while 16 members sent taxpayer money to companies with connections to their close family members. Gwen Ifill and Post reporter Kimberly Kindy discuss the findings and the laws.http://video.whyy.org/video/2194420706/02/08/2012Investigation Finds Members of Congress Steer Millions Close to HomeNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2194416705/Rick Santorum was projected to move into second place in the GOP nomination delegate count after scoring wins in three states Tuesday. Gwen Ifill and Christina Bellantoni examine the new state of play in the Republican race, then Judy Woodruff and senior Santorum strategist John Brabender discuss his candidate's campaign.http://video.whyy.org/video/2194416705/02/08/2012How Significant Were Santorum's 3 Victories?News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2194424252/In his new play "Ghost Light," Jonathon Moscone explores feelings of guilt and grief as well as the legacy of his father, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone, who was gunned down at City Hall 33 years ago, along with gay rights advocate Harvey Milk, whose assassination has been better-remembered. KQED's Dave Iverson reports.http://video.whyy.org/video/2194424252/02/08/2012Legacy of S.F. Mayor, Killed With Harvey Milk, Revived on Stage by SonNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2194418922/Zbigniew Brzezinski says that as American power declines relative to other countries, and China's influence grows, the United States can no longer dictate to the world, or be "the determining player of everything that is important on the global scene." Jeffrey Brown speaks with the author and former National Security Adviser.http://video.whyy.org/video/2194418922/02/08/2012Brzezinski: U.S. Should Work With Russia, Turkey to Solve Global ProblemsNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2194417708/As European debt crisis negotiations approach the 11th hour on yet another bailout for Greece, Margaret Warner reports on some of the people behind the economic success of Germany -- Europe's richest country.http://video.whyy.org/video/2194417708/02/08/2012Amid Eurozone Crisis, How Germany Became Europe's Richest CountryNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2194428638/Tonight on the program, we examine former Senator Rick Santorum's momentum in the GOP presidential race after he swept Tuesday's caucuses, settling in behind Mitt Romney with delegates. Also: How Germany is the richest country in Europe despite the European debt crisis, former NSA Zbiniew Brzezinski, Congress spending money close to home, and a play on former San Francisco mayor George Mosconehttp://video.whyy.org/video/2194428638/02/08/2012PBS NewsHour for Wednesday, February 8, 2012News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodeend=2012-03-10http://video.whyy.org/video/2193955709/Tonight on the program, we examine a federal appeals court ruling that overturned California's ban of same-sex marriages, calling it 'unconstitutional.' Also: President Obama's chief campaign strategist David Axelrod talks the re-election campaign, Russia's foreign minister greeted heroically in Syria, a Newsmaker interview with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, and photographer Annie Leibovitz.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193955709/02/07/2012PBS NewsHour for Tuesday, February 7, 2012News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodeend=2012-03-09http://video.whyy.org/video/2193915146/Young girls at Santa Barbara High School say Victor Rios' story resonated with them as well. Here, four seniors who have been through tough times -- and thought about dropping out. Patricia Castillo, Meliza Palacios, Jennifer Gutierrez and Liliana Casian each say they've since decided against it and now all of them have plans for the future.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193915146/02/07/2012Four girls from Santa Barbara tell us why they decided not to drop out of high school.News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2193955150/Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov visited Tuesday with top Syrian leaders in Damascus as the Assad regime's crackdown on opposition intensified. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193955150/02/07/2012After Russia's Veto at U.N., Foreign Minister Gets Hero's Welcome in SyriaNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmentend=2012-03-08http://video.whyy.org/video/2193807623/The eurozone crisis has brought out "old phantoms about prejudices between the North, the South of Europe," said Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti in a NewsHour interview Tuesday.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193807623/02/07/2012Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti says eurozone crisis revived prejudices in Europe.News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2193950040/Known for portraits of celebrities and musicians, Annie Leibovitz has given herself a new assignment: capture striking landscapes and visit the homes of iconic figures to find significant snapshots from their past. Jeffrey Brown and Leibovitz discuss her "Pilgrimage" book and exhibition at the Smithsonian's American Art Museum.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193950040/02/07/2012In 'Pilgrimage,' Leibovitz Explores Portraits Without PeopleNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2193953649/President Obama's senior campaign strategist David Axelrod spoke with Judy Woodruff about the president's re-election campaign, the new Priorities USA Action super PAC run by former administration staffers, efforts to create jobs and the administration's ruling on contraceptives that created a firestorm among religious leaders.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193953649/02/07/2012Axelrod on Pro-Obama Super PAC: 'We Simply Couldn't Sit by'News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2193892055/Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said with pressures from Germany and others, most European countries have shaped up their public finances. And now is the time to start focusing on "how collectively we can achieve more growth in Europe," he said in an interview with Margaret Warner in Rome.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193892055/02/07/2012Time to Focus on Growth in Europe, Italian Prime Minister SaysNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2193949005/In other news Tuesday, Iran dismissed U.S. sanctions against the country's central bank. A spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry equated the move to "psychological war," and said Iran would not give up its nuclear program. In Iraq, ministers from a Sunni-backed bloc ended their boycott of the Cabinet and returned to work.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193949005/02/07/2012News Wrap: Iran Calls U.S. Sanctions on Central Bank 'Psychological War'News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmentend=2012-03-08http://video.whyy.org/video/2193956315/As violence continued Tuesday in Homs, Syria, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov visited with top Syrian leaders in Damascus. Ray Suarez discusses Syria's ongoing bloodshed and President Assad's remaining allies with Rania Abouzeid of Time Magazine.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193956315/02/07/2012Assad Running out of Friends, but China, Russia Still Among AlliesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2193915143/Victor Rios, a one-time gang member and dropout himself, mentors young people at Santa Barbara High School, California. He can be seen on campus regularly, and has shared his story with dozens of students. Here, Joseph Castro and Brandon Smith, admit to re-thinking their lives after hearing how dramatically Victor turned his life around.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193915143/02/07/2012Two young men explain how Victor Rios' story inspired them to stay in school.News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2193947590/A federal appeals court ruled 2-1 Tuesday against banning same-sex marriage in California, upholding a lower court's ruling. Spencer Michels reports and Gwen Ifill discusses the decision and the next steps with David Boies of the American Foundation for Equal Rights and John Eastman of the National Organization for Marriage.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193947590/02/07/2012Will Prop. 8 Ruling Lead Supreme Court to Consider Same-Sex Marriage?News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2193605305/Catholic leaders are pushing back against a new Department of Health and Human Services ruling requiring employers who offer health insurance to provide contraception free of charge. While churches are exempt from the rules, Catholic hospitals and universities must comply. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the controversy.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193605305/02/06/2012Obama Administration, Catholic Leaders Clash Over Contraception MandateNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2193610131/Nineteen Americans working for non-governmental organizations in Egypt could face prosecution by the country's military rulers. Hari Sreenivasan discusses how a trial could potentially jeopardize U.S. aid to Egypt with The Wall Street Journal's Matt Bradley, reporting from Cairo.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193610131/02/06/2012U.S., Egypt in Showdown Over NGO Worker TrialsNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2193609316/In other news Monday, President Obama imposed new sanctions on Iran and its central bank to increase pressure on the country's regime over its nuclear program. Also, a deep freeze paralyzed much of Eastern Europe for another day. The cold wave is more than a week old with no immediate end in sight.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193609316/02/06/2012News Wrap: Obama Orders New Sanctions on Iran's Government, Central BankNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmentend=2012-03-07http://video.whyy.org/video/2193477042/Nick Flynn is a poet, playwright and memoirist whose most recent book is "The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands" (2011, Graywolf Press), a collection of poems that are linked to his latest memoir, "The Ticking is the Bomb" (2010, W. W. Norton & Company). He teaches creative writing at the University of Houston.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193477042/02/06/2012Nick Flynn reads "haiku (failed)" from his book, "The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands."Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2193607169/Tonight on the program, we examine the U.S. decision to shut down its Syrian embassy in Damascus . We then talk to Speaker of the House John Boehner about Congressional concerns, approval ratings, President Obama and GOP elections. Also: the Obama Administration versus Catholic leaders on contraceptive mandates in health care, Romney and Gingrich in Colorado, and an update on Egypt.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193607169/02/06/2012PBS NewsHour for Monday, February 6, 2012News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodeend=2012-03-08http://video.whyy.org/video/2193605308/Citing security woes amid Syria's escalating crackdown, American and British diplomats have left Damascus. Ray Suarez discusses other countries' diplomatic and military options and the mounting pressure on Assad's regime with the University of Oklahoma's Joshua Landis and Steven Heydemann of the United States Institute of Peace.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193605308/02/06/2012Syrian Instability: How Would Rest of World Respond?News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2193606650/As Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich campaigned Monday in Colorado, Gingrich targeted Romney, but the former Massachusetts governor focused his attention on President Obama. Gwen Ifill discusses the state of the Republican presidential race with USA Today's Susan Page and The Rothenberg Political Report's Stuart Rothenberg.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193606650/02/06/2012In Colorado, Romney Ignores Gingrich, Targets ObamaNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2193603717/As a new surge of killings erupted Monday in Homs, Syria, the United States shuttered its embassy in Damascus, citing security problems. British Foreign Secretary William Hague also dialed back relations with what he called a "doomed" and "murdering" regime. Ray Suarez reports.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193603717/02/06/2012U.S. Closes Embassy in Syria as Assad Regime Feels 'Noose Tightening'News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmentend=2012-03-07http://video.whyy.org/video/2193586496/In an interview Monday with the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff, Speaker of the House John Boehner said that Congress gets along most of the time and that disagreements mostly occur over major bills. He also discussed his relationship with President Obama, the race for the GOP presidential nomination and the chances of a deficit deal.http://video.whyy.org/video/2193586496/02/06/2012Boehner: Senate Wants 'No Part of Cutting Spending'News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192823867/This week, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks assess the chances, fate and fortune of Newt Gingrich, and the consequences for Mitt Romney. They also lay down opposing views on who will win the Super Bowl, and we speak briefly about the tragedy of head injuries in the NFL.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192823867/02/03/2012The Doubleheader: Newt, the NFL and HeadbuttsNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192853798/Trying to move on from a gaffe about not caring about very poor Americans, GOP hopeful Mitt Romney told The Las Vegas Sun's Jon Ralston that he "misspoke." But rival Newt Gingrich maintains Romney's "boo-boo" will be repeated endlessly by the "elite media." Judy Woodruff and Ralston discuss this weekend's GOP contest in Nevada.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192853798/02/03/2012Romney Admits Verbal Stumble, but Enjoys 'Real Organization' for Nevada CaucusesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192859640/Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including GOP hopeful Mitt Romney's attempt to recover from his poverty gaffe, the latest unemployment report and anger among Catholics over the Obama administration requiring social service providers to include contraceptives in health coverage.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192859640/02/03/2012Shields, Brooks on Romney's 'Silver Earplugs,' Catholic Anger at ObamaNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192856389/After two days of uproar and different explanations for its initial decision, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity reversed course Friday on cutting funding for Planned Parenthood. Hari Sreenivasan and Amina Khan of The Los Angeles Times discuss the abrupt shift in message at the well-known breast cancer charity.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192856389/02/03/2012Komen Charity Reverses Planned Parenthood Grant CutsNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192848176/In other news Friday, cities across Egypt erupted in fresh violence as protesters accused the ruling military of failing to stop a soccer riot that killed 74 people this week. Also, malaria may be killing twice as many people as experts had believed, according to a new study funded by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192848176/02/03/2012News Wrap: At Least 5 Killed in Violence After Egypt's Soccer RiotNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmentend=2012-03-04http://video.whyy.org/video/2192747338/Mark Morris Dance Group in "L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato," performed with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus, Dominique Labelle, soprano, Nicholas McGegan, conductor at Zellerbach Hall, Cal Performances, Berkeley. Copyright 2000.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192747338/02/03/2012Mark Morris Dance Group in "L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato."Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192856393/Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak issued a warning at a security conference Thursday that time is running out, and dealing with a nuclear Iran would be more complicated and costly than attempting to stop one. Ray Suarez and guests discuss the potential of a unilateral Israeli strike and a U.S. response to Israeli action.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192856393/02/03/2012How Will Iran's Threats Affect U.S.-Israeli Ties?News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192848051/New job numbers released Friday showed the U.S. job market surged in January as the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in three years. Jeffrey Brown, Macroeconomic Advisers' Joel Prakken and Georgetown University's Harry Holzer examine the numbers and assess what some good news means for the longer-term U.S. recovery.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192848051/02/03/2012Unemployment Drops to 8.3%, but It's 'Premature to Do Handstands'News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192779143/Students from Brooklyn, New York interview their peers about what factors cause them to struggle or excel in school.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192779143/02/03/2012Students interview their peers about what causes them to struggle or excel in school.News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192714019/Teen reporters from Granby High School in Norfolk, VA interview a former dropout about her challenges and regrets since leaving school.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192714019/02/06/2012Teen reporters interview a former dropout about her challenges since leaving school.News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192854913/With rising talk of war, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rallied his public Friday in prayers broadcast on state television -- warning the U.S. against any military strike or oil embargo and calling Israel "a cancerous tumor that should and will be cut." Ray Suarez reports.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192854913/02/03/2012Iran's Supreme Leader: 'Real War' Would Be More Harmful to U.S.News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmentend=2012-03-04http://video.whyy.org/video/2192862490/Tonight on the program, we examine the recent jobs report, which showed the best unemployment rate numbers in three years. Also: Mitt Romney does damage control for his poverty remark as the Nevada primary approaches, tensions between the U.S. and Iran after remarks made, Susan G. Komen For The Cure takes a step back on its funding decision with Planned Parenthood, and Shields and Brooks.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192862490/02/03/2012PBS NewsHour for Friday, February 3, 2012News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodeend=2012-03-05http://video.whyy.org/video/2192543232/White House Press Secretary Jay Carney tried Thursday to downplay Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's remarks suggesting an early U.S. transition out of combat in Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff discusses a potential end to combat operations in 2013 with retired Army Gen. Jack Keane and Celeste Ward Gventer of the University of Texas.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192543232/02/02/2012Could and Should U.S. End Combat Role in Afghanistan Early?News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192536125/Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the well-known breast cancer charity, faces an onslaught of criticism after news broke that it would stop giving grant money to Planned Parenthood clinics for breast screening. Judy Woodruff discusses the move and whether it may have been politically motivated with The Los Angeles Times' Shari Roan.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192536125/02/02/2012What's Behind Komen Charity's Split From Planned Parenthood?News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192542236/White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Thursday tried to clarify a remark by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta suggesting an early U.S. transition out of its combat mission in Afghanistan. Carney said the statement shouldn't be considered as an announcement about a decision. Judy Woodruff reports.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192542236/02/02/2012White House Downplays Panetta Remark Suggesting Early Afghan War TransitionNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmentend=2012-03-03http://video.whyy.org/video/2192537875/Presidential candidates have loaded recent stump speeches with references to wealth, taxes and "the very poor." Jeffrey Brown explores the role of poverty this election year with Lawrence Mead of New York University, Angela Glover Blackwell of the advocacy group PolicyLink and Barbara Perry of the University of Virginia.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192537875/02/02/2012Poverty and Politics: How Strong Is Safety Net for Poor Americans?News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192539501/Photographer and University of California, Santa Barbara professor Richard Ross has spent five years documenting juvenile detention facilities throughout the nation. In his own words, Ross explains what he's seen. This report of part of the NewsHour's American Graduate series on the U.S. dropout crisis.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192539501/02/02/2012California Photographer Captures Young Faces of Juvenile DetentionNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192484261/Daisy Bates was a complex, unconventional and largely forgotten heroine of the civil rights movement who led the charge to desegregate the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., in 1957. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with filmmaker Sharon La Cruise about the challenges of telling her story. "Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock" airs Thursday on "Independent Lens" on many PBS stations.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192484261/02/02/2012Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little RockNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192533255/After a riot at a soccer match killed at least 74 people Wednesday in Port Said, Egypt, new violence erupted Thursday in Cairo with protesters demanding that the country's generals give up power. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192533255/02/02/2012In Egypt, Deadly Soccer Riot Reignites Protests Demanding Military Cede PowerNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmentend=2012-03-03http://video.whyy.org/video/2192542238/Tonight on the program, we examine the state of Egypt and its people in protest after the bloody violence following a soccer match Wednesday. Also: Susan G. Komen drops support of Planned Parenthood, the issue of poverty and how it affects politics, a California photographer who documents juvenile detention centers, and the future of troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192542238/02/02/2012PBS NewsHour for Thursday, February 2, 2012News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodeend=2012-03-04http://video.whyy.org/video/2192537822/In other news Thursday, real estate mogul Donald Trump endorsed Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, telling the former governor to "go out and get 'em." Trump had flirted with his own presidential bid last spring. Also, two of the most-wanted terror suspects in Southeast Asia were reportedly killed in the Philippines.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192537822/02/02/2012News Wrap: Donald Trump Endorses Romney for GOP NominationNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmentend=2012-03-03http://video.whyy.org/video/2192533251/New violence erupted Thursday in Cairo after a soccer riot killed scores of fans in Port Said. Ray Suarez and Matt Bradley of The Wall Street Journal explore how the distrust and anger among the country's police, soccer hooligans, political protesters and the military overlap and fit into Egypt's overall "unfinished revolution."http://video.whyy.org/video/2192533251/02/02/2012How Egypt's Soccer Violence Fits Into its Political UnrestNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192195896/As presidential candidates raise and spend increasingly larger amounts of money this election season, new financial reports show what role Super PACs are playing. Gwen Ifill discusses how campaign finance is shaping up this election year with John Dunbar of the Center for Public Integrity and Roll Call's Eliza Newlin Carney.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192195896/02/01/2012Who's Spending More: Candidates or Super PACs?News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192135212/Hari asks Kirk Johnson, what is liquefaction, and how could it have snuffed out an entire population of ice age mastedons?http://video.whyy.org/video/2192135212/02/02/2012Paleontologist Kirk Johnson explains liquefactionNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologySegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192202349/Victor Rios says he has lived two lifetimes. In his first, he was a gang member, juvenile delinquent and high school dropout. Now, he's a sociology professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who tries to help adolescents avoid the same mistakes he made and get second chances like he did. Ray Suarez reports.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192202349/02/01/2012Gang Member-Turned-Ph.D. Mentors Youth on the FringesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192198247/President Obama called the housing crisis "massive in size and scope" Wednesday as he described his latest proposal that would let homeowners with private mortgages refinance into government-backed loans. Judy Woodruff discusses the $5 billion to $10 billion plan with Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192198247/02/01/2012HUD Secretary Donovan: 'We Need to Do More' to Help HomeownersNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192201845/Wednesday's "NOVA" looks at an unexpected discovery near a Rocky Mountain ski resort: thousands of bones from ice age mammals, including mammoths, ground sloths and mastodons. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Kirk Johnson of Denver Museum of Nature and Science about the dig and ongoing research into the animals' mysterious deaths.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192201845/02/01/2012'A Flintstone Moment': Mammoth Amount of Ice Age Fossils Found in ColoradoNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192195436/In other news Wednesday, the drug maker Pfizer recalled 1 million packets of birth control pills. Some of the packages contained too many active tablets while others had too few, raising the risk of unintended pregnancy, the company said. Also, at least 73 people were killed in Egypt when a soccer match erupted into a riot.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192195436/02/01/2012News Wrap: Pfizer Recalls 1 Million Birth Controls PacketsNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmentend=2012-03-02http://video.whyy.org/video/2192094093/Art Beat talks to Zach Condon of Beirut about the band's most recent album, "The Rip Tide."http://video.whyy.org/video/2192094093/02/01/2012Art Beat talks to Zach Condon of Beirut about the band's latest album, "The Rip Tide."Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192201847/Facebook, the world's leading social media service, filed papers with the SEC Wednesday to raise $5 billion and take the company public. Jeffrey Brown discusses its business model, its growth potential and some interesting revelations in the IPO paperwork with Nate Elliott of Forrester Research and Wired magazine's Steven Levy.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192201847/02/01/2012Facebook IPO: Putting a Value on Social Media GiantNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://video.whyy.org/video/2192204680/Tonight on the program, we examine the spending numbers between the GOP presidential candidates and the numerous Super PACs involved. We then talk with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan about President Obama's refinancing proposal. Also: gang member turned professor on helping students, Facebook stock going public, and a 'mammoth' discovery of fossils in Colorado.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192204680/02/01/2012PBS NewsHour for Wednesday, February 1, 2012News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodeend=2012-03-03http://video.whyy.org/video/2192094313/Antonio Neves reports on the 13 billion devices connected to the Internet. This collection of gadgets is the Internet of Things.http://video.whyy.org/video/2192094313/02/01/2012Antonio Neves explores The Internet of Things and its possible dangers.News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologySegment