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PBS NewsHour full episode May 13, 2016

Season 2016 Episode 1340 | 53m 38s

Friday on the NewsHour, the Obama administration orders all public schools to allow transgender students access to restrooms that match their identity. Also: Hezbollah’s top military commander is killed in Syria, why recent criminal justice reforms don’t go far enough, Shields and Gerson talk politics and a look at how genetic sequencing can save lives by uncovering fatal mutations.

Aired: 05/12/16 | Expires: 06/12/16
Major corporate funding for the PBS NewsHour is provided by Care.com, Consumer Cellular, and Fidelity. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Mutual of America. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
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