World Oct 13 Why response time will make the difference between Ebola calamity and containment The director of the World Health Organization called Ebola's ravaging effects on West Africa a “crisis for international peace and security.” Jeffrey Brown speaks with David Miliband of the International Rescue Committee about the conditions driving the emergency, the challenges…
Health Oct 13 Facing isolated Ebola cases, how should U.S. boost training for health care providers? How prepared are hospitals, doctors and nurses to handle Ebola cases in the United States, and what measures should be taken to increase safety? Judy Woodruff gets an assessment from Dr. Howard Markel of the University of Michigan and Katy…
Health Oct 12 Sizing up the scale of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa In West Africa, more than four thousand people have died of Ebola. Drew Hinshaw of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan to report on the status of the global response to the health crisis facing the countries in Africa…
Episode Oct 12 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 12, 2014 On this edition of PBS NewsHour Weekend for Sunday, Oct. 12, a Dallas nurse is diagnosed with Ebola after treating the Liberian man who died of the disease, Turkey's on the fence about getting involved in the war against ISIS,…
World Oct 12 Why is Turkey hesitant to enter the fight against ISIS? Geoff Dyer of the Financial Times joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington to talk about Turkey’s reluctance to fight ISIS, as the NATO partner pushes for a broader fight that includes combating Assad’s regime.
Arts Oct 12 From stutterer to star: How James Earl Jones found his voice James Earl Jones, the 83-year-old acting legend who recently made his return to Broadway in the play "You Can't Take It With You," discusses the highs and lows of his six-decade-long career, from his modest beginnings suffering from a stutter…
Episode Oct 11 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 11, 2014 On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 11, new screening procedures at major American airports as officials try to contain Ebola. The nation's top infectious disease expert joins us for more. Later, what's behind the stock market's sudden turmoil? And, from…
Economy Oct 11 What's behind the stock market's sudden turmoil? After a long climb, the stock market suffered its biggest losses this past week in two and a half years. To help us understand the forces behind the sudden drop, Roben Farzad joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Richmond, Virginia.