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PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 19, 2016

Season 2016 Episode 500 | 54m 16s

Friday on the NewsHour, with less than 24 hours to go before polls open in South Carolina’s Republican primary, trailing GOP contenders make one last push for support. Also: a look at South Carolina’s sharp-edged political scene, Shields and Brooks talk the week in politics, Europe works to save refugees in the Aegean Sea, how Iran will choose its next Supreme Leader and the legacy of Harper Lee.

Aired: 02/18/16 | Expires: 03/20/16
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
Extras
National debt nears $40 trillion: How we got here and why it matters
Instead of selling, business owner donates company to trust for charity
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on primary races to watch in Florida and Alaska
Scientists explore large-scale geoengineering to slow glacier melt
Where the Iran war stands as 60-day window to reach peace deal expires
Trump lashes out at South Korea over its refusal to join Iran war
News Wrap: 7 dead after storms and catastrophic floods in Midwest
Remembering the life and career of Hayden Panettiere
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