Episode Oct 16 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 16, 2014 Tonight on the program, we look at how lawmakers called on health agencies to account for mistakes made concerning Ebola. Also: HBO to offer a new, standalone streaming service, #gamergate goes from ethics campaign to spawning death threats against women,…
Nation Oct 16 Hearing echoes of Berkeley in student activism today In 1964, the Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley, became the first large-scale campus student movement in the country. The demonstrations set the stage for the anti-Vietnam War movement, the campaign for women’s equality and others. Special…
Education Oct 16 'Terrific students can be found anywhere': One scholar's path from homeless shelter to halls of Georgetown
Nation Oct 16 In 'Invisible Front,' military family's losses propel battle against mental health stigma
World Oct 16 News Wrap: Wave of Islamic State attacks strike Baghdad In our news wrap Thursday, bombings and mortar fire rocked mostly Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad. At least 50 people were killed in a wave of terror attacks by Islamic State forces. Also, Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying asked demonstrators to…
Politics Oct 16 Lawmakers call health agencies to account for Ebola mistakes Growing anxiety over Ebola in the U.S. prompted a House hearing to question the nation's top health officials. Meanwhile, House Speaker John Boehner and others suggested that limits be placed on travelers coming from West Africa, but a White House…
Health Oct 16 Separating legitimate Ebola concerns from unnecessary fear As new cases have been diagnosed in the U.S. and the Centers for Disease Control expands its investigation, national concern has skyrocketed. Gwen Ifill explores the psychology behind the public anxiety with Dr. Eden Wells of the University of Michigan…