Episode Mar 16 Sunday, March 16, 2014 On tonight’s program, Crimea moves ahead with a referendum to join Russia. Margaret Warner reports from Crimea and James Jones from eastern Ukraine. Plus, the latest on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370. And we take a look at…
World Mar 16 Tensions Rise in Eastern Ukraine After a Series of Rallies The spotlight focused on Crimea Sunday as the region voted whether or not to secede from Ukraine. Other parts of Ukraine caught in the crisis with Russia also showed growing signs of volatility. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Frontline’s James Jones…
Health Mar 16 Measles outbreak sparks fear of resurgent diseases Recent outbreaks of measles on both the East and West Coasts highlight a larger story about how infectious diseases that had all but disappeared in the U.S. are now reappearing. Why are some of these diseases showing back up? Hari…
Episode Mar 15 Saturday, March 15, 2014 On this edition for Saturday, March 15, the prime minister of Malaysia says the disappearance of flight 370 was a deliberate act and the Chinese government demands answers about the missing passengers. Margaret Warner reports from Crimea, where a critical…
World Mar 15 Crimea braces itself for Sunday's referendum vote Anticipation is building as Crimea prepares for a referendum vote on Sunday that the whole world will be watching. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with PBS NewsHour’s chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner about the atmosphere on the ground in the capital…
Nation Mar 15 In New York's Little Ukraine, tension mounts ahead of vote Metropolitan New York City is home to more than 113,000 ethnic Ukrainians. NewsHour visited Little Ukraine in the East Village to gauge local sentiment about the conflict in Crimea.
World Mar 15 China demands answers from Malaysia about missing plane While relatives wait for news in a Beijing hotel, China is demanding answers from the Malaysian government about the disappearance and search for Flight 370. Orville Schell, who heads the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society talks with…
Episode Mar 14 Friday, March 14, 2014 Tonight on the program, we update on the missing Malaysian flight situation, one week after the airliner went missing. Also: the referendum in Crimea looms for Ukraine, Shields and Brooks on Crimea consequences and CIA accusations, a second look at…
World Mar 14 In Crimea, rifts widen as referendum looms The future of the Ukrainian region of Crimea hangs in the balance of Sunday’s referendum vote on whether to secede and possibly join Russia. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports from Crimea, where she talks to the pro-Russian and…