Nation Aug 30 How Harvey evacuees are coping in shelters The record-setting flood has forced tens of thousands from their homes and into shelters. P.J. Tobia joins Miles O’Brien from Houston to report what he heard from those displaced in Houston.
Nation Aug 30 For Houston dialysis patients, getting treatment during the disaster means life or death The Houston health care system is under strain from the fallout from Hurricane Harvey. Aside from those who have been injured, patients with chronic diseases still need their life-saving treatments. Miles O’Brien talks to Tomeka Weatherspoon of Houston Public Media.
Politics Aug 30 News Wrap: Trump turns focus to hurricane victims In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump visited Missouri to discuss tax reform and the recovery efforts he saw underway in his visit to Texas yesterday. Also, as tensions with North Korea intensify after the firing of a missile over…
Science Aug 30 Did climate change make recent extreme storms worse? Nature is taking a devastating toll in both the U.S. mainland and in countries like India, Bangladesh and Nepal, where monsoon rains are causing floods and hundreds of casualties. Directly attributing these individual weather events to global warming is a…
Nation Aug 30 National Guard's Harvey rescues haven't 'slowed down' Still in the search and rescue phase, some 24,000 National Guard troops are deployed to assist local and state responders in Texas. Miles O’Brien talks to Col. Steven Metze of the Texas Military Department Hurricane Harvey Response about their mission.
Nation Aug 30 Sun returns to storm-ravaged Houston, but 'worst is not yet over' After five days of record rain, the Houston area finally saw sunlight again, but the danger and rescue operations are far from over. Meanwhile, the storm made landfall again near Cameron, Louisiana, dropping more rain on the border region of…
Arts Aug 29 Artists remake the world's wonders in lilliputian scale In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a team of 600 artists from eight countries have teamed up for an exhibit in Times Square that displays the world’s most iconic landmarks in miniature. Gulliver’s Gate is an interactive exhibit…
World Aug 29 Irresistible to tourists, has Venice become unwelcoming to its inhabitants? Venice has long been a city of trade and travelers, but Venetians now feel tourism is squeezing them out. The city is currently losing about 1,000 residents every year as the cost of housing rises and mass tourism poses a…
World Aug 29 North Korea missile launch over Japan shakes U.S. allies A North Korean missile flew over the Japanese island of Hokkaido early Tuesday, prompting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to call it "the greatest and gravest threat" and drawing an aggressive response from South Korea. Meanwhile, President Trump said "all options…
Education Aug 29 Colorado apprenticeship program turns the factory floor into a classroom Some high school students in Colorado may get prime jobs even before they get their diplomas. That’s because CareerWise, the nation’s first statewide youth apprenticeship program, links students to industries and addresses manufacturers’ demand for skills, while offering employment, academic…