2001
DECEMBER
December 31, 2001
Homeland Defense
Tom Bearden reports on the role of the National Guard in protecting America's air space.

December 28, 2001
Talking Tough
Extended excerpts of comments made by President Bush and General Tommy Franks on the U.S. war against al-Qaida.

December 28, 2001
Airline Security Questions
Betty Ann Bowser reports on efforts by airlines and airports to implement new, more stringent security standards around the country.

December 28, 2001
The Shoe Bomber Investigation
Following a report by Spencer Michels, Elizabeth Farnsworth gets the latest on the investigation into a man who attempted to detonate a bomb aboard an American Airlines jet last weekend from Marc Champion of the Wall Street Journal.

December 28, 2001
Portraits of Grief
Robert MacNeil reports on efforts by the New York Times to tell the thousands of stories of those lost in the attacks of September 11.

December 27, 2001
Rudy Giuliani's Goodbye
Some farewell words from Rudy Giuliani, who steps down as New York's mayor at year's end. He spoke at a church built before the Revolutionary War, located just a block from the site of the World Trade Center.

December 27, 2001
The Search for Bin Laden
After a Betty Ann Bowser update on the war in Afghanistan, Margaret Warner explores the search for bin Laden and his recently-released tape with Fawaz Gerges, professor of Middle East and International Affairs at Sarah Lawrence College; Phyllis Oakley, adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University; Larry Johnson, former deputy director of the State Department's Office of Counter-Terrorism; and Judith Miller, a correspondent for The New York Times.

December 26, 2001
Foreign Correspondence
Associated Press reporter Kathy Gannon interviews Afghanistan's new leader, Hamid Karzai. Then, Margaret Warner discusses the political and military situation in Afghanistan with Boston Globe Asia correspondent Indira Lakshmanan, who has been reporting most recently from Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.

December 26, 2001
Insuring Terror
Paul Solman takes a look at the insurance industry in the aftermath of Sept. 11th.

December 25, 2001
Struggle to Recover
Industry analysts discuss the current status and the future of the airline industry.

December 25, 2001
Border Security
A report on tougher restrictions along the U.S.-Mexican border.

December 24, 2001
Security Breach
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the man who allegedly tried to ignite explosives in his shoe on a transatlantic flight. Gwen Ifill discusses how the incident will affect airline security with Kenneth Quinn, former chief counsel for the Federal Aviation Administration; and Harvard law professor Michael Levine, a former executive at three U.S. airlines.

December 21, 2001
Military Update
Kwame Holman reports on the war in Afghanistan as the Pentagon plans for more U.S. forces to join the hunt for evidence and al-Qaida fighters in Tora Bora.

December 20, 2001
Compensating Victims
Ray Suarez discusses federal compensation for victims of September 11th with Kenneth Feinberg, special master in charge of allocating those funds.

December 19, 2001
Blood and Money
Ray Suarez reports on the Red Cross and its troubles since the September 11 attacks.

December 19, 2001
Admiral Dennis Blair
Margaret Warner examines military efforts to defeat terrorism and the al-Qaida network in Southeast Asia with the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Command Admiral Dennis Blair.

December 19, 2001
Military Update
Terence Smith reports on the transition from war to peace in Afghanistan.

December 18, 2001
Border Blues
Jeffrey Kaye looks at how the events of September 11th have affected the U.S.-Mexico border.

December 18, 2001
End Game
After a Spencer Michels background report, Margaret Warner discusses the new pace of the military campaign in Afghanistan with Retired Gen. Richard Neal, former Deputy Commander of U.S. Central Command; Ali Jalali, a former Afghan Army Colonel now with the Voice of America; and Michael Vickers, a former CIA and Special Forces Officer.

December 17, 2001
Newsmaker: Colin Powell
Jim Lehrer talks to Secretary of State Colin Powell about solutions to the violence in the Middle East and the future of Afghanistan.

December 17, 2001
Controversy in Oregon
Lee Hochberg reports on Oregon's resistance to certain aspects of the war on terrorism.

December 14, 2001
The bin Laden Tape
Ray Suarez examines more views of the bin Laden tape released Thursday by the Department of Defense with Hisham Melhem, correspondent for the Beirut newspaper As Safir, and Fawaz Gerges, professor of Middle East and International Affairs at Sarah Lawrence College.

December 14, 2001
Searching for Bin Laden
Kwame Holman reports on the final push against bin Laden and his troops in Afghanistan.

December 13, 2001
Osama bin Laden Video Tape
Ray Suarez reports on a video tape, released by the Pentagon, which the Bush administration says clearly proves Osama bin Laden masterminded the Sept. 11th attacks. For further analysis, Suarez speaks with Ahmed Rashid, Pakistani journalist and correspondent for The Far Eastern Economic Review, and Jessica Stern, public policy lecturer at Harvard University and author of "The Ultimate Terrorists."

December 12, 2001
American Taliban
Gwen Ifill discusses what could lie ahead for American Taliban fighter John Walker with Eugene Fidell, president of the National Institute of Military Justice, and Mary Cheh, professor at Georgetown University Law School.

December 12, 2001
Newsmaker: Tom Ridge
The director of the Office of Homeland Security discusses measures to protect Americans at home since the Sept. 11 attacks.

December 11, 2001
Remembering
Spencer Michels reports on the ceremonies for victims of the September 11th, three months after the attacks.

December 11, 2001
Indicted
Ray Suarez discusses the upcoming arraignment of Zacarias Moussaoui, the first indicted alleged terrorist linked to the attacks of September 11th, with New York Times reporter Phil Shenon.

December 7, 2001
Front Line Views
Ray Suarez discusses the impact that terrorism and the weakening economy have had on America's cities with four mayors: Bill Campbell of Atlanta; Beverly O'Neill of Long Beach, California; Rocky Anderson of Salt Lake City; and Sharpe James of Newark, New Jersey.

December 7, 2001
Taliban Surrender
Tim Ewart of Independent Television News reports on the Taliban's surrender of Kandahar. Margaret Warner examines the situation in Kandahar with New York Times foreign correspondents Tim Weiner and Michael Gordon.

December 6, 2001
Taking Liberties?
Terence Smith examines the civil liberties debate with four editorial page editors: Melanie Kirkpatrick of the Wall Street Journal; Christine Bertelson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Rachelle Cohen of The Boston Herald; and John Diaz from The San Francisco Chronicle.

December 6, 2001
Surrender Terms
Margaret Warner discusses the implications of the surrender of Kandahar with Kawun Kakar, managing member of The Institute for Afghan Studies; Helena Malikyar, former assistant to the exiled Afghan King Zahir Shah and a member of New York University's Afghanistan Reconstruction Project; Ivo Daalder, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution; and Retired Army General William Nash, director of the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations.

December 5, 2001
Compensating Victims
Gwen Ifill discusses efforts to compensate victims of the September 11th attacks and their families with Kenneth Feinberg, the Attorney General-appointed Special Master who is in charge of allocating those funds.

December 5, 2001
Military Campaign
After a Kwame Holman report on the developments in the military campaign in Afghanistan, Jim Lehrer examines military strategy with Michael Vickers, former CIA and Special Forces officer and current director of strategic studies at The Center for Strategic Studies and Budgetary Assessments; John Pike, founding director of Globalsecurity.org; and Mark Thompson, Time magazine's national security correspondent.

December 4, 2001
Anthrax Vaccine
Officials are taking another look at the controversial anthrax vaccine, Betty Ann Bowser reports.

December 4, 2001
Targeting Hamas
Ray Suarez examines the terrorist group Hamas and efforts to cut off funds with author Neil Livingstone, president of the security firm Global Options; and University of Maryland professor Shibley Telhami, a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution.

December 4, 2001
Freezing Funds
Margaret Warner talks with Jimmy Gurule, the Treasury Department's undersecretary for enforcement, for a look at the administration's attempts to freeze financial assets of organizations suspected of funding terrorism.

December 3, 2001
Sterilizing the Mail
Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles reports on efforts to keep U.S. mail safe.

December 3, 2001
Middle East Maelstrom
Spencer Michels reports on the escalating violence in the Middle East as Israel fires missiles on Palestinian territories in retaliation for the weekend suicide bombings that left 26 Israelis dead. Then, Margaret Warner examines solutions to the current Middle East strife with Lawrence Eagleburger, Secretary of State for the first Bush Administration; Martin Indyk, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel; and Robert Malley, former National Security Council staff member who participated in the Israeli/ Palestinian talks at Camp David last year.

NOVEMBER
November 30, 2001
Aftershocks in Egypt
Elizabeth Farnsworth meets with some people in Egypt who have been directly affected by the events of Sept. 11.

November 29, 2001
Fighting Smallpox
Susan Dentzer reports on the latest efforts to prepare for a smallpox bioterrorism attack.

November 29, 2001
Not-So-Secret Mission
Kwame Holman examines the publicized death of a CIA agent in Afghanistan. Then, Margaret Warner examines the CIA mission in Afghanistan with New York Times investigative reporter James Risen; Larry Johnson, a former counter-terrorism officer for the CIA; and Ted Gup, author of "The Book of Honor: Covert Lives and Classified Deaths at the CIA."

November 28, 2001
Newsmaker: Alberto Gonzales
Jim Lehrer interviews Alberto Gonzales, White House counsel to President Bush.

November 28, 2001
Newsmaker: Maher El Sayed
Margaret Warner talks to Egyptian Foreign Minister Maher El Sayed about his view of the war on terrorism.

November 28, 2001
Weapons of Terror
Ray Suarez talks with two reporters in Afghanistan, David Rohde of the New York Times and Jack Kelley of USA Today, about terrorist documents observed at abandoned houses of Taliban and al-Qaida leaders.

November 27, 2001
Man of Letters
Elizabeth Farnsworth discusses the political repercussions of Sept. 11 with Egyptian playwright Ali Salem.

November 27, 2001
Taking Liberties
Terence Smith examines the debate over civil liberties and military tribunals with New York Times reporter Anthony Lewis and Joseph Perkins of the San Diego Union-Tribune and The United Media Syndicate.

November 26, 2001
Sending in the Marines
Jim Lehrer discusses the arrival of the Marines in Afghanistan with retired Marine Gen. Richard Neal, former assistant commandant of the Marine Corps and current deputy commander-in-chief of U.S. Central Command; and John Pike, founding director of GlobalSecurity.org.

November 23, 2001
Egyptian Reaction
Elizabeth Farnsworth reports from Cairo on the political repercussions of the U.S.-led war on terrorism.

November 21, 2001
Anthrax Threat
A Connecticut woman died of inhaled anthrax, the fifth person in the country to die from the illness in less than two months. After a Susan Dentzer background report, Gwen Ifill discusses the continued anthrax threat with Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, director of the Centers for Disease Control.

November 22, 2001
Rebuilding Ground Zero
After a Kwame Holman report on clean-up efforts at the World Trade Center site, Robert MacNeil discusses the site's future with Marilyn Taylor, chairman of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, a New York architecture firm; Herbert Muschamp, architecture critic for The New York Times; William Gilchrist, a member of the regional urban design team for the American Institute of Architects; and Edward Linenthal, author of "The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory."

November 20, 2001
Battling Bioterrorism
Susan Dentzer profiles D.A. Henderson, a top scientist joining the fight against bioterrorism.

November 20, 2001
Looking for Osama bin Laden
Margaret Warner examines what it will take to capture Osama bin Laden with John Shroder, professor of Geology and Geography at the University of Nebraska at Omaha; Barnett Rubin of the Center on International Cooperation at New York University; Col. Stanley Florer (Ret.), a former Army Special Forces officer; and John Pike, director of Globalsecurity.org.

November 19, 2001
Newsmaker: President Arroyo
Jim Lehrer interviews the president of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, about the war against terrorism in her country.

November 15, 2001
Defensive Flying
Tom Bearden examines how flight attendants are reacting to new aviation security measures.

November 15, 2001
New Friends
Margaret Warner examines the new U.S.-Russia relationship with James Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense for presidents Nixon and Ford; and Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Adviser for President Carter.

November 15, 2001
Turning to the South
Ray Suarez discusses military action in Afghanistan as it goes south with Kawun Kakar, a managing member of the Institute for Afghan Studies; Edward Girardet, a journalist and author who has covered Afghanistan for 20 years; and Michael Vickers, director of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.

November 14, 2001
Terror Tribunals
Gwen Ifill examines the debate over trying terrorists in military rather than civilian courts with George Terwilliger, former deputy attorney general for the first Bush administration, and Laura Murphy, director of the Washington office of the American Civil Liberties Union.

November 13, 2001
The American State of Mind
Newshour essayists Richard Rodriguez, Clarence Page, Jim Fisher, Anne Taylor Fleming and Roger Rosenblatt discuss their impressions of America's mood after Monday's airplane crash and other post-Sept. 11 events.

November 13, 2001
Domestically Speaking
Excerpts from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's remarks at the Department of Defense. Then, excerpts from Presidents Bush and Putin's joint White House news conference.

November 13, 2001
Alliance Advances
Ray Suarez discusses the monumental developments in Afghanistan with Peter Tomsen, former U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan; Phyllis Oakley, a former Afghanistan desk officer at the State Department and current adjunct professor of American foreign policy at Johns Hopkins University; Don Ritter, founder and chairman of the Afghanistan-America Foundation; and Kawun Kakar, a former U.N. human rights officer in his native Afghanistan and current managing member of the Institute for Afghan Studies.

November 13, 2001
Kabul Crumbles
Julian Manyon of Independent Television News reports on the events leading up to the end of Taliban rule in Kabul Monday. Alex Thompson, also of Independent Television News, reports on the reaction in Kabul.

November 12, 2001
Alliance Advances
Gwen Ifill discusses the latest developments in Afghanistan with Haron Amin, a spokesman for the Northern Alliance and its representative to Washington; and military analyst John Pike, founder and director of globalsecurity.org.

November 12, 2001
War in Afghanistan
Two reports from Independent Television News: Kevin Dunn reports on the rapid advance of the Northern Alliance, and Julian Manyon reports on the Alliance forces moving towards Kabul.

November 12, 2001
Newsmaker: President Pervez Musharraf
Robin MacNeil interviews the president of Pakistan.

November 9, 2001
Two Months Later
Ray Suarez reports on the recovery efforts at Ground Zero, almost two months after the terrorist attacks.

November 8, 2001
Coping with Stress
Susan Dentzer reports on how New Yorkers are handling the emotional strain after the September 11th attacks.

November 8, 2001
Locked Up
Ray Suarez discusses the condition of the more than 1,000 detainees arrested in the investigation into the September 11th attacks with Neil Lewis of The New York Times. Then, Ray Suarez examines the fine line between protecting civil liberties and investigating terrorist cells with Victoria Toensing, former federal prosecutor and assistant attorney general in the criminal division under President Reagan, and Randall Hamud, a civil rights attorney representing two individuals now in custody.

November 7, 2001
Charity Woes
Tom Bearden examines the fundraising difficulties facing local charities since September 11th.

November 7, 2001
Following the Money
Gwen Ifill discusses attempts to shut down terrorist money supplies with David Sanger, White House correspondent for The New York Times.

November 7, 2001
Newsmaker: Donald Rumsfeld
Jim Lehrer talks with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

November 6, 2001
The Saudi Kingdom
Margaret Warner discusses Saudi Arabia's role in the war against terrorism with Adel Al-Jubeir, a foreign policy adviser to Crown Prince Abdullah; Fawaz Gerges, a professor of Middle East and International Studies at Sarah Lawrence College; and Larry Johnson, former deputy director of the State Department's counter-terrorism office.

November 5, 2001
Risk Assessment: Russia
Betty Ann Bowser investigates the nuclear risks in Russia and the former Soviet republics.

November 5, 2001
Risk Assessment: Pakistan
Gwen Ifill examines the prospect of terrorists accessing nuclear weapons in Pakistan with Zia Mian, a physicist with Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs; Samina Ahmed, a political scientist at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; and Michael Krepon, founding president of the Stimson Center.

November 2, 2001
Nuclear Safeguards
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the state of security at U.S. nuclear power plants.

November 2, 2001
Terror Alert
Ray Suarez interviews Neil Lewis of The New York Times for more on America's state of heightened alert.

November 2, 2001
Bridge Scare
Spencer Michels has the story of the latest terrorist threats on bridges in eight western states.

November 1, 2001
Winning Hearts and Minds
Terence Smith discusses the war of words against al-Qaida and the Taliban with Geoffrey Cowan, Dean of the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California; Edmund Ghareeb, adjunct professor of international service at American University; Allen Weinstein, president of The Center for Democracy; and John Reinhardt, who served as the Director of the United States Information Agency under President Carter.

November 1, 2001
Newsmaker: Mayor Anthony Williams
Margaret Warner interviews Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams on how his city has handled the threat of bio-terrorism.

OCTOBER
October 31, 2001
Changing Obituaries
Richard Rodriguez considers how obituaries have changed since Sept. 11.

October 31, 2001
Securing the Skies
After a Kwame Holman background report, Jim Lehrer examines the debate about federalizing the airport security system with Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chair of the House Aviation Subcommittee.

October 31, 2001
Olympic Security
Tom Bearden reports on how officials are rethinking Olympic security for the Winter Games in Salt Lake City.

October 30, 2001
Fighting Fear
Ray Suarez examines how life has changed for one American Muslim community since Sept. 11.

October 30, 2001
Anthrax Threat
Gwen Ifill discusses the latest developments in the anthrax threat with NewsHour health correspondent Susan Dentzer.

October 30, 2001
Ready or Not
Elizabeth Farnsworth examines how cities are preparing for the threat with a panel of police chiefs, including Bernard Parks of Los Angeles, California; Stan Knee of Austin, Texas; William Finney of St. Paul, Minnesota; and Police Commissioner John Timoney of Philadelphia.

October 30, 2001
Terror Alert
Margaret Warner discusses the latest terrorist attack warnings with Neil Lewis, a Washington-based correspondent for The New York Times.

October 29, 2001
Historical Perspectives
Margaret Warner discusses the American state of mind during the war with historians Michael Beschloss, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Richard Norton Smith, Roger Wilkins and author/journalist Haynes Johnson.

October 29, 2001
View from India
Fred de Sam Lazaro gets perspectives on the war in Afghanistan from Muslims living in India.

October 29, 2001
View from Pakistan
For a look at the war from the perspective of Pakistan, Ray Suarez talks to John Burns, the New York Times correspondent stationed there.

October 29, 2001
Military Strategy
As the military campaign in Afghanistan enters its fourth week, Gwen Ifill discusses the military strategy with General Merrill McPeak, who served as Air Force Chief of Staff during the Gulf War; Lt. Col. Ralph Peters (Ret.), former emerging threats officer for Army intelligence; and William Hartung, author and fellow at the New School University's World Policy Institute in New York.

October 26, 2001
Law and Liberty
Ray Suarez discusses concerns about the anti-terrorism bill, which was signed into law earlier, with Jerry Berman, executive director of The Center for Democracy and Technology; Clifford Fishman, professor of criminal law at the Catholic University of America; David Cole, professor of constitutional law at Georgetown University Law School; and Harry Brandon, former special agent and assistant director of counter-terrorism for the FBI.

October 26, 2001
Anthrax Update
Margaret Warner and health correspondent Susan Dentzer discuss the latest developments in the anthrax story.

October 25, 2001
Conversation: Lakhdar Brahimi
After a Kwame Holman background report on the political situation in Afghanistan, Robert MacNeil discusses Afghanistan's future with Lakhdar Brahimi, the newly-appointed U.N. Special Representative for Afghanistan in charge of bringing political stability to a post-Taliban Afghanistan.

October 25, 2001
Front Line Views
Six mayors discuss local terrorism concerns and security plans after the close of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Jim Lehrer talks to Scott King of Gary, Indiana; Susan Savage of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Bill Campbell of Atlanta, Georgia; Patrick McCrory of Charlotte, North Carolina; John Street of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Rosemary Corbin of Richmond, California.

October 25, 2001
Securing the Mail
Following excerpts from Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge's briefing earlier, Margaret Warner discusses the anthrax investigation with Kenneth Weaver, the Chief Postal Inspector for the U.S. Postal Service.

October 24, 2001
Anthrax Investigation
Margaret Warner examines the anthrax investigation with Stephen Engelberg, investigations editor at the New York Times, and Vincent Cannistraro, former head of the CIA's counter-terrorism unit.

October 24, 2001
Newsmaker: Jack Straw
Ray Suarez talks to British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw about Britain's role in the anti-terrorism coalition.

October 24, 2001
Newsmaker: CDC Director Jeffrey Koplan
Jim Lehrer discusses the anthrax threat with Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

October 23, 2001
Here is New York
Ray Suarez looks at a photo exhibit in New York remembering the Sept. 11 attacks. You can find out more about the exhibit and view some of the photographs at www.hereisnewyork.org.

October 23, 2001
Homeland Security
Margaret Warner examines the task before the Office of Homeland Security with Pete Wilson, former Republican governor of California; former Democratic Senator Gary Hart of Colorado; Paul Bremer, former ambassador-at-large for counter-terrorism; and Randy Larsen, director of the Institute for Homeland Security.

October 23, 2001
Anthrax Threat
Gwen Ifill gets reaction to the recent anthrax scare from Patrick Donahoe, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the United States Postal System; William Burrus, executive vice president of the American Postal Workers Union; and George DiFerdinando, acting commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.

October 22, 2001
Anthrax Threat
Gwen Ifill discusses the developments in the anthrax story with Mohammad Akhter, executive director of the American Public Health Association and former Washington, D.C. health commissioner; and Michael Coughlin, a former deputy postmaster general.

October 22, 2001
Opposing Forces
Tom Bearden reports on the latest developments in the military campaign in Afghanistan. Independent Television News reporter Mark Austin examines the reaction in Northern Afghanistan.

October 22, 2001
Military Campaign
Elizabeth Farnsworth discusses the Taliban opposition with Haron Amin, spokesman for the Northern Alliance and its representative in Washington; Ashraf Ghani, professor of anthropology at Johns Hopkins and informal adviser to the United Nations; and Qayum Karzai, Afghan citizen and founder of Afghans for Civil Society.

October 22, 2001
Under Suspicion
Jeffrey Kaye looks at some of the people who have been caught up in the FBI investigation of the September 11th attacks.

October 19, 2001
Special Operations
Kwame Holman reports on the special forces operations now under way in Afghanistan. Margaret Warner discusses the military operations with retired Army Colonel Hayward Stanley Florer, who served in the Army special forces for 23 years, and Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Mark Bowden, the author of two books about special operations.

October 19, 2001
Taking Sides
Elizabeth Farnsworth examines China's role in the anti-terrorism coalition with two former directors of Asian Affairs for the National Security Council: Douglas Paal, who held the position in the Reagan and first Bush administrations, and Kenneth Lieberthal, who served under Clinton.

October 18, 2001
Mood Across The Nation
NewsHour correspondents report on how anthrax scares are affecting the nation. Elizabeth Brackett reports from Chicago, Spencer Michels from San Francisco and Lee Hochberg from Portland, Oregon.

October 18, 2001
The Fear Factor
Terence Smith discusses the anthrax scares with three reporters around the country: Craig Schneider of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Tanyanika Samuels of the Kansas City Star; and Todd Bensman of the Dallas Morning News.

October 18, 2001
Update: Homeland Defense
Kwame Holman looks at bioterrorism and the activities of the Office of Homeland Defense and Security, including excerpts from Tom Ridge's first briefing earlier.

October 18, 2001
Closing Thoughts: Robert MacNeil
Robert MacNeil discusses his recent trip to Canada and takes a look at how that country has been affected by the war on terrorism.

October 18, 2001
Military Campaign
An update on military action in Afghanistan.

October 18, 2001
Assessing The Military Campaign
Margaret Warner discusses the latest on the military campaign with General Merrill McPeak, Air Force Chief of Staff during the Gulf War; Michael Vickers, former special forces officer and current director of strategic studies at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments; and John Pike, founder and director of Globalsecurity.org.

October 17, 2001
Susan Dentzer reports on health issues
surrounding the anthrax threats. Ray Suarez examines the medical implications of anthrax with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Gwen Ifill discusses the investigation into the anthrax mailings with Dr. Richard Spertzel, a retired army colonel and former head of the biological weapons inspection team for the U.N. Special Commission on Iraq.

October 17, 2001
Concerned Capitol
After a Kwame Holman background report, Margaret Warner discusses the anthrax developments on Capitol Hill with Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.).

October 17, 2001
Newsmaker: John Ashcroft
Jim Lehrer talks to Attorney General John Ashcroft about the federal investigation into the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the anthrax threat.

October 16, 2001
Limits of Dissent
Terence Smith investigates whether times of crisis necessitate limitations on voices of dissent. He is joined by Rep. James McDermott (D-Wash.); James Goldsmith, commander-in-chief of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; Wendy Kaminer, senior correspondent for The American Prospect; and Bill Bennett, co-director of Empower America.

October 16, 2001
Anthrax: The Investigation
Gwen Ifill discusses the criminal investigation with Amy Smithson, director of Chemical and Biological Weapons Non-Proliferation at the Henry L. Stimson Center; Michael Cherkasky, former chief of the investigations division for the New York County District Attorney; and Michael Moodie, president of the Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute.

October 16, 2001
Anthrax: Health Risks
Ray Suarez examines the medical implications of anthrax with Neal Cohen, New York City health commissioner.

October 16, 2001
Anthrax Update
Susan Dentzer reports on the latest developments in the anthrax cases.

October 15, 2001
Mounting Unrest
Ray Suarez examines the turmoil in Pakistan and Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit there with Dennis Kux, retired State Department official and specialist on South Asian affairs; Mansoor Ijaz, an investment banker and op/ed columnist for international publications; and Samina Ahmed, Pakistan citizen and professor at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

October 15, 2001
Behind Enemy Lines
Independent Television News reporter Ian Williams reports from inside Taliban territory on the public relations war between the U.S. and the Taliban.

October 15, 2001
Anthrax Update
Susan Dentzer reports on the latest developments in the anthrax story. Then, Gwen Ifill talks with Senator Bill Frist (R-TN), a physician and member of the Health Education and Labor Committee, and U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher.

October 12, 2001
Anthrax Cases
To further examine the anthrax cases in Florida and New York, Margaret Warner talks to Dr. Philip Brachman, Emory professor and former member of the CDC's Anthrax Investigation Program.

October 12, 2001
Newsmaker: Dick Cheney
Jim Lehrer talks with Vice President Dick Cheney about military action in Afghanistan and how to respond to additional terrorism threats at home in his first interview in 26 days.

October 12, 2001
Anthrax Scare
Susan Dentzer reports on new concerns surrounding the anthrax threat.

October 11, 2001
Remembering
Memorial services were held across the United States and beyond to commemorate the victims of the September 11 attacks. We look at two of them.

October 11, 2001
Painful Recovery
Susan Dentzer looks at stories of survival and recovery from the attacks on the World Trade Center.

October 11, 2001
Holy War?
Ray Suarez gauges the Islamic world's reaction to U.S. bombing in Afghanistan. He talks with Shilbey Telhami, professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland; Milton Viorst, journalist and author of books on the Middle East; and Ali Abootalebi, associate professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin.

October 11, 2001
Fighting Terrorism
Kwame Holman covers the U.S. Senate debate over aviation security measures.

October 11, 2001
Military Campaign
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the latest military action in Afghanistan.

October 11, 2001
Anthrax Threat
Susan Dentzer looks at the Florida anthrax cases, now termed a criminal case.

October 10, 2001
Easy Access
Jeffrey Kaye takes a look at how the attacks have affected U.S. immigration policy.

October 10, 2001
The Investigation
Margaret Warner discusses the most recent developments in the investigation with New York Times foreign correspondent Tim Weiner and National Public Radio justice department reporter Barbara Bradley.

October 10, 2001
Sharing Secrets
After a Kwame Holman background report, Jim Lehrer examines the controversy over congressional leaks with four key senators: Carl Levin (D-MI) and John Warner (R-VA) from the Armed Services Committee, and Joseph Biden (D-DE) and Chuck Hagel (R-NE) from the Foreign Relations Committee.

October 9, 2001
Military Campaign
Kwame Holman reports on the continuing military campaign in Afghanistan.

October 9, 2001
Anthrax Threats
Gwen Ifill examines the discovery of anthrax in Florida with Peggy Hamburg, vice president for biological programs at the Nuclear Threat Initiative; Mohammed Akhter, director of the American Public Health Association; and Lawrence Halloran, staff director and counsel for the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security.

October 9, 2001
Afghanistan's Alternatives
Elizabeth Farnsworth discusses Afghanistan's future with Ashraf Ghani, a native of Afghanistan who taught at Kabul University and is currently an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins; Haron Amin, the U.S. spokesman and Washington representative for the Northern Alliance; and Qayum Karzai, Afghan citizen and founder of Afghans for Civil Society.

October 8, 2001
Under Pressure
Pakistan's president is supporting the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan despite popular support for the ruling Taliban. After two Independent Television News reports from Pakistan, Gwen Ifill discusses Pakistan's pressure with New York Times Islamabad correspondent John Burns.

October 8, 2001
How Safe Are We?
After excerpts from Attorney General John Ashcroft's news conference in which he advised Americans to be especially aware of their surroundings, NewsHour correspondents describe how already-heightened security measures have been further strengthened in four American cities. Then, Ray Suarez discusses the increased security with three mayors: Tom Mineno of Boston, Ronald Kirk of Dallas and Beverly O'Neill of Long Beach, California.

October 8, 2001
Military Assessment
Kwame Holman reports on the assessments of the effectiveness of Sunday's U.S. bombing strikes. Then, Margaret Warner assesses the military campaign with retired General Merrill McPeak, who was Air Force Chief of Staff during the Gulf War; and John Pike, the director of globalsecurity.org, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington.

October 5, 2001
Voices of Caution
Anticipating more weekend peace protests, Spencer Michels reports on a national peace movement sparked in response to the September 11th attacks.

October 5, 2001
Relief Efforts
Ray Suarez examines the efforts to deliver food and other aid to Afghanistan's people with Andrew Nastios, the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.

October 4, 2001
Humbled Hollywood
Terence Smith examines the changes taking place in Hollywood as a result of the September 11th attacks with John Ridley, award-winning director and screenwriter, and Bernard Weinraub, who covers the entertainment industry for The New York Times.

October 4, 2001
Called to Duty
As more reservists were called to active duty, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Minnesota with one unit's story.

October 4, 2001
Putin's Challenge
A Russian plane crashed in what some worry may have been a terrorist attack. Ray Suarez examines that and other new challenges Russia's leadership faces now with Toby Gati, assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research during the Clinton administration, and Marsha Lipman, deputy editor of Russian news magazine Weekly Magazine.

October 4, 2001
Newsmaker: Andrew Card
Jim Lehrer talks with White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card about the Bush administration's response to last month's terrorist attacks.

October 3, 2001
Closing Thoughts
Jim Lehrer talks with Ben Bradlee, vice president and former executive editor of The Washington Post.

October 3, 2001
Ready or Not
Kwame Holman reports on congressional hearings regarding bioterrorism.

October 3, 2001
Neighborhood View
Margaret Warner interviews Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations, Shamshad Ahmed.

October 3, 2001
Military Mission
Gwen Ifill discusses Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's mission to the Middle East and Central Asia with former U.S. Senator and ambassador to Saudi Arabia Wyche Fowler; Martha Brill Olcott of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Michael Vickers of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments; and politics professor Mamoun Fandy of the National Defense University.

October 3, 2001
Economy Stimulus
Kwame Holman examines President Bush's proposals for an economic stimulus package.

October 2, 2001
Drawing the Line
After a look at British Prime Minister Tony Blair's ultimatum to the Taliban, Margaret Warner talks with Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou about NATO's coalition building efforts.

October 2, 2001
Closing Thoughts
Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with essayist Richard Rodriguez about his thoughts three weeks after the attacks.

October 2, 2001
Securing the Skies
Following President Bush's announcement that Washington's Reagan National Airport will reopen under tighter security, Tom Bearden reports on the new airline and airport safety measures.

October 2, 2001
Boosting the Economy
After a Paul Solman background piece, Jim Lehrer discusses possible ways to boost the economy with Felix Rohatyn, president of the financial firm Rohatyn Associates; Michael Boskin, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution; and John Shoven, director of the Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University.

October 1, 2001
How Great a Threat?
Ray Suarez examines the threat of biological terrorism with Raymond Zilinskas, senior scientist in residence at the Monterey Institute of International Studies; and Bill Patrick, who worked in the U.S. Biological Warfare Office and was a U.N. arms inspector in Iraq.

October 1, 2001
Inside Afghanistan
Independent Television News reporter Ian Williams reports from Afghanistan on efforts to replace the Taliban government.

October 1, 2001
Neighborhood View
For a look at India, the largest country in Afghanistan's immediate neighborhood, Margaret Warner interviews India's Foreign and Defense Minister, Jaswant Singh.

October 1, 2001
New York Perspectives
Robert MacNeil gets the perspectives of three New York Times columnists: editorial page editor Gail Collins and columnists William Safire and Frank Rich.

SEPTEMBER
September 28, 2001
Coping
After a Betty Ann Bowser background report, Robert MacNeil talks with two journalists who keep a close watch on the city: Joyce Purnick, "Metro Matters" columnist for the New York Times; and Adam Gopnik, who writes the "New York Journal" for New Yorker magazine.

September 28, 2001
Between Two Worlds
Spencer Michels reports on the experiences of Americans of Afghan descent.

September 28, 2001
War on Terrorism
Kwame Holman recaps the major developments in the September 11th story.

September 28, 2001
Inside Afghanistan
Elizabeth Farnsworth discusses what's happening inside the country harboring Osama bin Laden with Ashraf Ghani, adjunct professor of anthropology at Johns Hopkins University and an Afghan native who once taught at Kabul University; and Patricia Gossman, adjunct professor at Georgetown University and a consultant on human rights issues in South Asia.

September 27, 2001
Economic Shock
Betty Ann Bowser looks at how New York has suffered economically since the September 11 attacks.

September 27, 2001
Northern Exposure
Lee Hochberg looks at efforts to build an anti-terrorist barrier along the U.S.-Canadian border.

September 27, 2001
Investigation
Margaret Warner reports on the developments in the investigation.

September 27, 2001
Forging a Coalition
Kwame Holman reports on the Bush administration's continued efforts to build an international coalition against terrorism. Then, Jim Lehrer speaks with a representative from one of the key countries in the coalition effort, Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem.

September 27, 2001
Airport Security
Ray Suarez discusses President Bush's new airline security proposals with Rep. James Oberstar (D- Minn.), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Rep. John Mica (R- Fla.), chair of the House Aviation Subcommittee; Harvard Law School professor Michael Levine; and Paul Stephen Dempsey, director of the Transportation Law program at the University of Denver.

September 26, 2001
Racial Profiling
Gwen Ifill examines the use of racial profiling in the hunt for terrorists with Juliette Kayyem, executive director of the Domestic Preparedness Session at Harvard's JFK School of Government; Howard University Law School professor Frank Wu; National Journal and Newsweek columnist Stuart Taylor; and law professor Gail Heriot of the University of California at San Diego.

September 26, 2001
Closing the Gateway
Terence Smith reports on the debate over whether to reopen Washington's Reagan National Airport.

September 26, 2001
How Wide a War?
Margaret Warner discusses the arguments over the scope of the anti-terrorism operation with Richard Perle, Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan Administration and current head of the Defense Policy Board; and Richard Holbrooke, Assistant Secretary of State and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. during the Clinton Administration.

September 26, 2001
Chicago Shudders
Elizabeth Brackett reports on how the attacks have affected Chicago ahead of President Bush's Thursday visit.

September 26, 2001
War on Terrorism
Kwame Holman covers the official moves in Washington.

September 25, 2001
Reflections: Roger Rosenblatt
Two weeks after the attacks, essayist Roger Rosenblatt offers his thoughts.

September 25, 2001
War on Terrorism
Kwame Holman covers the developments in Washington.

September 25, 2001
Balancing Act
Gwen Ifill examines the need to balance security and civil liberties in the wake of the terrorist attacks with Anthony Romero, executive director of the ACLU; Douglas Kmiec, dean of the Catholic University School of Law; and Loretta Lynch, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

September 25, 2001
His Honor Giuliani
Ray Suarez reports from New York, where Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is the most popular ineligible candidate for in the New York mayoral primaries.

September 25, 2001
Bin Laden's Web
Margaret Warner discusses Osama bin Laden's global network with New York Times correspondent Judith Miller and former National Security Council member Jessica Stern, author of The Ultimate Terrorists.

September 25, 2001
Stricken Suburb
Betty Ann Bowser tells the story of Long Island's Manhasset community, which suffered great losses from the September 11th attacks.

September 24, 2001
War on Terrorism
After a background report on President Bush's pledge to dry up Osama bin Laden's economic support, Gwen Ifill talks to Joseph Kahn, international economics correspondent for The New York Times.

September 24, 2001
Anti-Terrorism Act
Kwame Holman reports on Attorney General John Ashcroft's congressional testimony aimed at giving the Justice Department greater authority to track and investigate suspected terrorists.

September 24, 2001
Military Options
After a report from Independent Television News, Ray Suarez discusses possible military options with General Merrill McPeak, Air Force chief of staff during the Gulf War; and Michael Vickers, a former Special Forces and CIA Operations officer, now the director of strategic studies at The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.

September 24, 2001
Senate Views
Jim Lehrer discusses the congressional events with four U.S. senators: Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), and Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.).

September 21, 2001
Afghanistan's Answer
Julian Manyon of International Television News reports from Pakistan on the Taliban's reaction to President Bush's address to Congress.

September 21, 2001
Forensic Challenge
Susan Dentzer reports on the task of gathering and identifying human remains at the terrorist attack sites.

September 21, 2001
Domestic Developments
Kwame Holman reports on the developments in the investigation and continuing military preparations.

September 21, 2001
Arab Views
Kwame Holman looks at diplomatic activity at home and abroad. Then, Ray Suarez discusses the U.S. war on terrorism with three Arab ambassadors to the United States: Nabil Fahmy of Egypt; Abdallah El-Maaroufi of Morroco; and Hatem Atallah of Tunisia.

September 21, 2001
Market Plunge
After a background report on the dismal week on Wall Street, Margaret Warner examines the falling markets with Floyd Norris, chief financial correspondent for the New York Times, and Bob Walberg, chief equity analyst at Briefing.com, an online research and analysis firm.

September 21, 2001
Bush Reactions
Terence Smith looks at the reactions of newspaper editorial writers to President Bush's address last night.

September 20, 2001
Insider Views
Margaret Warner discusses pressures inside the White House with four former presidential chiefs of staff: Hamilton Jordan, Ken Duberstein, John Sununu, and Leon Panetta.

September 20, 2001
Afghanistan's Answer
Ian Williams of Independent Television News reports on the developments in Afghanistan. Then, Ray Suarez talks with two experts on Afghanistan: Barnett Rubin, director of studies at the Center on International Cooperation at New York University; and Daniel Benjamin, who served on the National Security Council in the Clinton Administration.

September 20, 2001
Newsmakers: Dennis Hastert and Richard Gephardt
Jim Lehrer interviews the two top leaders of the House of Representatives: Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt (D-MO).

September 19, 2001
Newsmaker: Paul O'Neill
Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill discusses the effects of last week's attacks on businesses, the stock market and the overall U.S. economy.

September 19, 2001
Diplomatic Action
Robert Moore of Independent Television News reports from Pakistan as America gears up to respond. Then, Terence Smith covers diplomatic activity in Washington, D.C.

September 19, 2001
America Responds
Margaret Warner discusses coalition building and response options with former senators George Mitchell (D), Gary Hart (D), Connie Mack (R) and Gordon Humphrey (R).

September 19, 2001
Denver Reaction
A panel in Denver discusses reactions to the tragic events of last week and how the U.S. government should structure a military response.

September 19, 2001
New York Recovers
Betty Ann Bowser on the continuing recovery efforts in New York City.

September 19, 2001
Economic Aftermath
Kwame Holman reports from Washington as Congress addresses the economic fallout from last week's attacks.

September 18, 2001
Poetic Response
Robert Pinsky responds to the tragedy through poetry.

September 18, 2001
Foreign Correspondence
Robert MacNeil returns to The NewsHour to interview four New York Times foreign correspondents in London, Hamburg, Moscow and Cairo about international reactions to last week's attacks.

September 18, 2001
Investigation
Margaret Warner discusses the state of the investigation into the attacks with Evan Thomas, assistant managing editor of Newsweek Magazine.

September 18, 2001
America Responds
Terence Smith reports on the efforts in Washington, D.C. in response to last Tuesday's attacks.

September 18, 2001
Pursuing Bin Laden
Julian Manyon of International Television News reports on the pursuit of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

September 18, 2001
Victims of Flight 77
Kwame Holman reports on the students aboard Flight 77, the plane that went down at The Pentagon, and those they left behind.

September 18, 2001
FEMA Director Joe Allbaugh
Jim Lehrer talks with Joe Allbaugh, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

September 18, 2001
One Week Later
Gwen Ifill reports on the state of America one week after terrorists attacked New York and Washington, D.C. Ray Suarez has the story of rescue efforts from Ground Zero in New York City.

September 17, 2001
Back to Business
Terence Smith reports on Wall Street as the markets re-opened for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Then, Gwen Ifill discusses the markets with Donald Marron, chairman of UBS America, a Global Financial Services Company; David Jones, chief economist at Aubrey G. Lanston and Company, a New York securities firm; Hugh Johnson, chairman and president of First Albany Asset Management Corporation; and Diane Swank, chief economist at Bank One Corporation.

September 17, 2001
Getting off the Ground
Elizabeth Brackett reports from Chicago's O'Hare Airport as it resumes operation following Tuesday's attacks.

September 17, 2001
Pressure on Pakistan
Spencer Michels provides background on the South Asian country caught up in the war against terrorism. Then, Margaret Warner discusses Pakistan's role with Robert Oakley, former ambassador to Pakistan and former coordinator for counter-terrorism; and Mansoor Ijaz, an investment banker and frequent columnist for international publications.

September 17, 2001
Student Voices
Denver high school students wrestle with the events of September 11.

September 16, 2001
Closing Thoughts
NewsHour essayists Anne Taylor Fleming, Richard Rodriguez, Roger Rosenblatt, Clarence Page and Jim Fisher share their thoughts on the week's events.

September 16, 2001
Campus Reaction
Terence Smith talks with students at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota about Tuesday's strikes on New York and Washington.

September 16, 2001
Market Tests
How will the strikes on New York and Washington impact Wall Street's first day back to work on Monday? Gwen Ifill talks with New York Stock Exchange Chairman Dick Grasso on the preparations for Monday's return to trading. Then, to discuss the broader economic issues facing the nation, Gwen Ifill talks with Susan Phillips, dean of George Washington University's School of Business and Public Management, and Gail Fosler, chief economist at the Conference Board, a New York-based business research organization.

September 16, 2001
America Worships
Examining a day of remembrance and prayer throughout the United States.

September 16, 2001
Newsmaker: Norman Mineta
The Secretary of Transportation discusses a plan to increase security at America's airports in the wake of last week's attacks.

September 16, 2001
Preparing for War
Kwame Holman reports on Vice President Cheney and President Bush's descriptions to the press of Tuesday's events and what's next for the U.S.

September 15, 2001
One Hospital's Story
Ray Suarez reports on one hospital's efforts to treat hundreds on the front line of Tuesday's attacks in New York.

September 15, 2001
A New Definition of War
To assess the U.S.'s new "war," Jim Lehrer talks with Trudy Rubin of the Philadelphia Inquirer; Fareed Zakaria from Newsweek International; and Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation.

September 15, 2001
An Unsafe Harbor?
With international pressure mounting to punish those responsible for Tuesday's attack, officials are focusing more and more on Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden. Robert Oakley, former ambassador to Pakistan; Spozhmai Maiwandi, of the Voice of America service for Afghanistan; and Barnett Rubin of the Center for International Cooperation.

September 15, 2001
An Investigation Update
Jill Abramson, Washington Bureau Chief for The New York Times, and Evan Thomas of Newsweek, offer the latest news of the efforts to uncover what happened on Tuesday.

September 15, 2001
America Responds
Kwame Holman reports the president's meetings with his security officials and the other latest developments in Washington.

September 14, 2001
Congressional Action: Senators Bob Graham and Chuck Hagel
After a report on the Congressional action, Elizabeth Farnsworth speaks with Senator Bob Graham (D-Fla.), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

September 14, 2001
Remembering
Kwame Holman reports on the specifics of this day of remembrance.

September 14, 2001
New York Rescue
Ray Suarez covers ongoing rescue efforts from New York.

September 14, 2001
Investigation Update
Spencer Michels provides an update on the investigation into Tuesday's terrorist attacks.

September 14, 2001
Newsmaker: Paul Wolfowitz
Margaret Warner interviews Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, second in command at the Pentagon.

September 14, 2001
Political Wrap
In their final appearance as a pair, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot discuss this historic week in politics.

September 13, 2001
Excerpts from President Bush's Statement
A look at Bush's telephone conversation with New York Governor George Pataki and New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani; his trip to New York scheduled for Friday; and his efforts to build a coalition against terrorism.

September 13, 2001
Newsmaker: Secretary of State Colin Powell
Secretary of State Colin Powell joins Jim Lehrer from the State Department.

September 13, 2001
Roots of Terror
Kwame Holman provides background on Osama bin Laden and his terrorist organization. Then, Margaret Warner talks with Daniel Benjamin, former National Security Council staff member; Rashid Khalidi, professor of Middle East history at the University of Chicago; and Milton Bearden, a former CIA officer who helped organize Afghan resistance during that country's Soviet occupation.

September 13, 2001
New York Rescue
Ray Suarez reports from New York City on the search and rescue efforts at the World Trade Center disaster site.

September 13, 2001
Airports Reopen
Tom Bearden reports on the reopening of U.S. airspace, which takes place on a limited basis, and with stringent security.

September 13, 2001
Newsmaker: Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
Gwen Ifill interviews Senator Daschle (D-S.D.) about Thursday's evacuation of the Capitol, and Congressional response to Tuesday's attacks.

September 12, 2001
New York Struggles
Ray Suarez and Spencer Michels report from New York City.

September 12, 2001
Washington, D.C. Reacts
In Washington, Kwame Holman covers reactions from the president and Congress.

September 12, 2001
State of Investigation
Margaret Warner interviews Evan Thomas, assistant managing editor of Newsweek Magazine, regarding the government's investigation into who was responsible for these attacks.

September 12, 2001
Recovery
Gwen Ifill talks with George Wilson, military columnist for The National Journal and former Pentagon reporter for The Washington Post, about the bombing aftermath at the Pentagon and recovery efforts under way there.

September 12, 2001
Airport Security
Elizabeth Farnsworth examines airport security issues raised by Tuesday's attack.

September 12, 2001
How to Respond
Jim Lehrer talks with Clinton Secretary of State Warren Christopher, former National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, and former New Hampshire Senator Warren Rudman, co-chairman of a commission that in February warned of a major terrorist attack against the U.S.

September 11, 2001
The Next Step
How does a government respond to a terrorist attack of this magnitude? Lawrence Eagleburger, who was Secretary of State in the first Bush administration; James Woolsey, who was CIA Director in the Clinton administration; and David Boren, who was chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee during the Gulf War.

September 11, 2001
Intelligence Questions
Senators Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), and former Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott react to the terrorist attacks.

September 11, 2001
How Do We Respond?
Former CIA Director Jim Woolsey and former Senator David Boren on the intelligence aspect of the strikes.

September 11, 2001
How Could It Happen?
A discussion with James Kallstrom, former assistant director of the FBI and head of the bureau's New York division and Darryl Jenkins, head of the aviation institute at George Washington University.

September 11, 2001
Historical Perspective
The NewsHour's historians put the attack in historical perspective.

September 11, 2001
Structural Questions
Two experts discuss how structural issues affected the destruction of the World Trade Center towers.