Hurricane Wilma
Jeffrey Brown discusses the path of Hurricane Wilma with senior meteorologist Bernie Rayno of AccuWeather.

Murder Plot
Margaret Warner reports on the U.N. investigation that implicated Syrian officials in the death of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in February.

Then, Warner leads a discussion about Syria's alleged involvement in Hariri's death with David Ignatius, foreign affairs columnist for the Washington Post, and Hisham Melhem, Washington bureau chief for the Lebanese Newspaper An-Nahar and host of a weekly program on the Arab satellite channel, Al Arabiya.

Newsmaker: Mahmoud Abbas
Ray Suarez speaks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about the latest developments in Gaza and the West Bank as well as his meetings with officials in Washington, D.C.

Brooks and Oliphant
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant discuss developments in Harriet Miers' nomination to the Supreme Court and indictments against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas.

Grim Forecast in Pakistan

Then, Ray Suarez leads a discussion about the earthquake relief effort with Afshan Khan, deputy director of emergency operations at UNICEF, and Michael Hess, assistant administrator at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Levee Failures
Betty Ann Bowser of the Science Unit reports on the Army Corps of Engineers' independent investigation into why the New Orleans levee system failed after Hurricane Katrina.

Bird Flu Crisis
John Irvine of Independent Television News reports from Thailand about the growing concerns in the international community about the bird flu.

Then, Margaret Warner leads a discussion about the threat of bird flu and protection measures countries can follow with Robert Webster, chairman of the virology department at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Dr. William Schaffner, head of the department of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University.

30th Anniversary Conversation
Jim Lehrer and Robert MacNeil, co-founders of the NewsHour, celebrate the program's 30th anniversary and discuss some of its memorable moments.

Saddam on Trial
Deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein pleaded not guilty to mass murder charges on the first day of his trial Wednesday. Gwen Ifill gets a report from Baghdad.

Setting a Course
Ray Suarez reports on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about America's course in Iraq.

Then, Suarez leads a discussion about U.S. foreign policy goals in Iraq with Zbigniew Brzezinski, counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and former national security adviser to President Carter, and Walter Russell Mead, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Raising Questions
Margaret Warner reports on the latest information surrounding the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers scheduled to begin Nov. 7 -- including questions raised by Senate Judiciary Committee leaders Arlen Spector and Patrick Leahy.

Conversation: Active Liberty
Chicago Tribune national legal affairs corespondent Jan Crawford Greenburg talks with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer about his book "Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution."

Earthquake Aid Response
Katy Razzle of Independent Television News reports on the race to prevent more deaths following the earthquake in Pakistan.

Then, Ray Suarez leads a discussion about the relief effort with Iqbal Noor Ali, chief executive officer of the Aga Khan Foundation USA, and Nicolas de Torrente, executive director of the U.S. branch of Doctors Without Borders.

Supreme Questions
Documents Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers supplied the Senate with on Tuesday shed more light on her opinions.

Gwen Ifill speaks with Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., about the new information about the candidate.

Storm Stress
Susan Dentzer of the Health Unit reports on the mental health struggles of some of the Hurricane Katrina survivors.

Hurricane Science
As Hurricane Wilma approaches the United States, Jeffrey Brown examines possible causes of the recent spate of severe hurricanes with Christopher Landsea, meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hurricane Research Division, and Judith Curry, climate scientist at the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Vital Vote in Iraq

Ray Suarez speaks with Edward Wong of the New York Times from Baghdad about the events of the weekend and the days ahead.

Silence Broken
Terence Smith reports on developments in the CIA leak investigation and the New York Times' own version of events.

Then, Jim Lehrer speaks with Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and Alex Jones, director of Harvard University's Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, about the Times' involvement in the case.

Embryonic Stem Cells
Jeffrey Brown speaks with health correspondent Susan Dentzer about two new techniques for creating stem cells and the ethical and religious concerns surrounding them.

New Chapter in Bankruptcy Law
Gwen Ifill talks to Todd Zywicki, professor of bankruptcy law at George Mason University, and Travis Plunkett, legislative director at the Consumer Federation of America, about the new, stricter requirements for filing for bankruptcy in America

Essay: Capote
NewsHour Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming reflects on a new movie about author Truman Capote.