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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 5, 2014

Season 2014 Episode 2780 | 25m 21s

On this edition of PBS NewsHour Weekend for Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, a leading expert weighs in on new gains by ISIS in Iraq despite airstrikes by the United States and its allies. Later, the wave of beheadings is even more widespread than recent news coverage suggests. And, a new push to increase the minimum wage. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Aired: 10/04/14 | Expires: 12/31/69
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