Nation Aug 24 Writer Jesmyn Ward reflects on survival since Katrina After writer and Tulane University professor Jesmyn Ward survived Hurricane Katrina while staying at her grandmother’s house, she wrote “Salvage the Bones,” an award-winning novel about a Mississippi family in the days leading up to the devastating storm. She joins…
Nation Aug 24 Are New Orleans’ post-Katrina flood defenses strong enough? Ten years ago, the levees and flood walls meant to protect New Orleans failed against the force of Hurricane Katrina. Since the catastrophe, roughly $14 billion have been spent to upgrade the city's storm defenses. But is that sufficient? William…
World Aug 24 Thousands of migrants journey through Macedonia, Serbia en route to Europe In Europe, it's the summer of mass migration. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News follows along as thousands of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa travel by train from Macedonia to Serbia, hoping to eventually reach Germany and…
Economy Aug 24 Why China sent the global markets spiraling A stunning sell-off in China rippled across Europe and triggered a frenzy on Wall Street. At the closing bell, American traders cheered, glad that the day was over. Judy Woodruff discusses the recent global market volatility with David Lampton of…
World Aug 24 News Wrap: North and South Korea pull back from conflict In our news wrap Monday, after three days of high-level talks, North Korea expressed regret for a land mine blast that injured two South Korean soldiers. In return, South Korea said it would halt propaganda broadcasts near the border. Also,…
Episode Aug 23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode August 23, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, August 23, the latest on the passenger train attack in Europe, stopped by a group of passengers that included three Americans. Later, how Chernobyl, once devastated by nuclear fallout, is showing signs of life. And,…
World Aug 23 What we know about the foiled France rail attack French officials confirmed the identity of the would-be mass shooter who terrorized a passenger train in Europe on Friday night as Ayoub El-Khazzani, a 26-year-old from Morocco who lived in Spain until last year. Andrew Callus from Reuters joins John…
Nation Aug 23 Viewers respond to report on Puerto Rico’s debt crisis John Larson reads viewer comments about PBS NewsHour Weekend's recent story from Puerto Rico, where crippling debt and increasing healthcare costs have contributed to the island's historic financial crisis.