Nov 19 Watch 7:26 40 years later, Rep. Speier looks back on surviving Jonestown This weekend marked the 40th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre, in which more than 900 followers of Jim Jones were victims of a cult mass murder-suicide in Guyana. Among the survivors was Jackie Speier, now a Democratic congresswoman from California. Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 25:00 November 18, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, November 18, the Florida recount comes to a close but questions about the procedure remain, and meet Troy Williams, a formerly incarcerated man who picked up storytelling as his rehab and restitution. Also, how Hungary… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 8:28 Storytelling is this former lifer’s gift By Joanne Elgart Jennings Troy Williams did his time -- 18 years of a life sentence in California prison -- and he survived by using his experiences as bases for podcasts, videos and other valuable documentation on the inside. Continuing these pursuits after an… Continue watching
Nov 18 From pine cones to hobbit holes, mimicking nature can help humans adapt to wildfires By Andrea Thompson, Scientific American One of the biggest reasons wildfires are creating such huge disasters in recent years is the expansion of the West’s population into fire-prone wildland areas. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 25:00 November 17, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, November 17, thousands scramble for shelter and hundreds are still missing as the death toll from a California wildfires exceeds 70. Also, in West Virginia, many people below the poverty line have access to dental… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 3:15 California is still fighting fire as death toll exceeds 70 By PBS News Hour While hundreds are still missing, thousands are also scrambling for shelter as a northern California wildfire, which has killed at least 70 people continues to burn. Evacuees are finding refuge in places like a Walmart parking and an empty Sears… Continue watching
Nov 17 Trump visits as California struggles to locate 1,000 people By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press President Donald Trump headed to Northern California on Saturday to see firsthand the grief and devastation from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century amid confusion over how many people remain unaccounted for. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 7:26 One mother’s harrowing escape from California’s deadliest wildfire By PBS NewsHour, Mike Fritz, Jaywon Choe At least 631 people are missing in California's deadliest wildfire ever -- more than double the previous count, although the larger number may include survivors who safely fled. The Camp Fire has already killed at least 63 people, displaced 52,000… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 9:28 Why the rise of the electric scooter has been a bumpy ride It began with just 10 electric scooters in Santa Monica, California, but soon sidewalks and streets were flooded with thousands of them. Essentially skateboards with handles that can be picked up and dropped off anywhere, they've been rolled out in… Continue watching
Nov 15 Fire death toll at 56 and counting in Northern California By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Cool weather helped fire crews gain ground Thursday against the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century, as the search went on for more bodies in the ashes of Paradise and surrounding communities. Continue reading