Episode Oct 26 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 26, 2014 On this edition for Sunday, Oct. 26, a top federal health official suggests the decision by governors to quarantine doctors who treated Ebola patients might hurt efforts to curb the disease. Later, after several recent incidents in Canada and New…
Nation Oct 26 What threat do ‘lone wolf’ terrorists pose to America’s national security? Last Monday in Quebec, a man purposely crashed his car into two soldiers, killing one of them. On Thursday in Queens, New York, a man who had posted comments sympathetic to jihadists used a hatchet to attack four rookie police…
World Oct 26 Nigerian schoolgirls remain in captivity despite pledges for release For 10 days now there have been reports from Africa that those hundreds of school girls abducted by Boko Haram extremists last Spring would be released. But the girls remain in captivity. And, another 30 adolescents were reportedly abducted in…
Nation Oct 26 Viewers respond to report on the risk of soccer concussions for kids Viewers respond to a report examining whether soccer is safe, given the thousands of concussions that occur every year after kids use their heads to make contact with the ball. Hari Sreenivasan reports.
Episode Oct 25 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 25, 2014 On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, as the World Health Organization says the number of Ebola cases worldwide now tops 10,000, a top infectious disease expert weighs in on the risks of the virus. In our signature segment,…
Nation Oct 25 Young kids should stop heading the ball, says top neurosurgeon One of the nation's leading experts on concussions in youth sports answers questions about the growing concern over head injury in youth soccer.
Nation Oct 25 Is soccer safe for kids? Amid concussion fears, a parent searches for answers Youth soccer has become one of the leading causes of concussions for kids in America, sending an estimated 10,000 kids to the E.R. every year. NewsHour Weekend correspondent William Brangham, whose three kids all play soccer, weighs the risks and…
Arts Oct 24 Tony Bennett goes Gaga on ‘Cheek to Cheek’ Legendary singer Tony Bennett found an unlikely collaborator in shape-shifting pop superstar Lady Gaga. The two have united for a jazzy album of popular American standards called “Cheek to Cheek.” Jeffrey Brown sits down with Bennett to discuss their hit…