PBS NewsHour

The global approach to addressing climate change has shifted from putting the onus on wealthy countries, to recognizing that big, fast-growing developing countries must also play a big part in reducing emissions. Judy Woodruff talks to Andrew Steer of the World Resources Institute and Scott Barrett of Columbia University about ways countries might work together in the fight against global warming.

Secretary of State John Kerry spoke in Jakarta on Sunday about the “most fearsome” weapon threatening the world: climate change. Indonesia ranks as the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, behind the U.S. and China, where Kerry also addressed the need for partnership in cutting emissions on Saturday. Judy Woodruff reports.

In our news wrap Monday, after finding evidence of executions, torture, abduction and mass starvation, a U.N. panel wrote to warn North Korea’s Kim Jong Un that he could face prosecution. Also, Secretary of State John Kerry accused the Syrian government of stonewalling after negotiations broke off.

Under a federal law passed in 1968, the third Monday of February was officially designated as "Washington's birthday." No mention of Honest Abe.

The Government Accountability Office has issued a report detailing serious and growing drug shortages in the United States. Sabrina Tavernise of the New York Times joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington to detail some of the reasons behind the shortfall.

With obesity levels rivaling those seen in the United States, Mexico has launched a rigorous campaign to combat the epidemic, including taxes on sugary drinks and other high-calorie snack foods. How well is that strategy is working -- and what lessons can U.S. policy makers learn from their Mexican counterparts?

Major companies are getting attention for scaling back on matching contributions to their employees' 401(k) plans. Hari Sreenivasan talks with Lauren Young, Money Editor for Thomson Reuters, about a story that has major implications for American workers planning for their retirement.

Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee voted to reject what would have been United Auto Workers’ first successful organization of workers at a foreign automaker in the South. Jim Efstathiou of Bloomberg News speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the significance of the vote.

A drive through Kenya’s bustling capital of Nairobi reveals a nation in love -- with the mobile phone. Across the African continent, improvements in mobile phone technology and greater access to the internet are spurring new innovations in the tech sector. Special correspondent Martin Seemungal reports from Kenya, the East African nation leading the trend.

Halfway through Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the spotlight is shining on the athletes and the games rather than disruptions or security problems. Judy Woodruff talks to Christine Brennan of USA Today and ABC News about some surprising disappointments and hopeful prospects for the American team, as well as the way Russia’s Soviet history has sometimes surfaced thus far.

California is in bad shape water-wise. Despite some relief in early February, the rainy season is half over and reservoirs are still far below capacity, putting the state's agricultural production in jeopardy. Special correspondent Spencer Michels visits Sonoma County, a region known for its dairies, winemaking and breweries, to learn how communities are preparing for their worst-case scenarios.

In Philadelphia, more than a quarter of all residents live below the poverty level, the highest rate among U.S. cities its size or larger. In our series on the growing divide between the rich and poor, Judy Woodruff talks to Mayor Michael Nutter about the complex, intergenerational factors that fuel poverty and what his city’s designation as a “Promise Zone” will mean for combating inequality.

The latest round of storms in the South and Northeast may be over, but places that have spent much of the winter digging out or bundling up are also feeling an economic bite. Mark Zandi of Moody’s Analytics joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss how cold, snow and serious drought have disrupted employment, retailers, housing and automakers, all still recovering from the recession.

In our news wrap Friday, a volcano erupted on the Indonesian island of Java, killing at least three people and forcing more than 100,000 people to flee. Also, England’s coastal towns braced for another round of rain, wind and waves, adding to already extreme flooding.

Judy Woodruff talks to Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., in another conversation in our series on income inequality, about his personal experience growing up in a single-parent home, expanding educational opportunities for disadvantaged children, the impact of the Affordable Care Act on workers and the debate on raising the minimum wage.