Sep 06 Watch How Has Skyscraper Design Changed Since 9/11? The collapse of the Twin Towers served as a stark and stunning reminder to architects and engineers of the value of using concrete to protect skyscrapers from the ravages of fire. Miles O'Brien reports on how the design of skyscrapers… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 'The Class of 9/11' Remembers WTC Attacks Through the Eyes of First Graders Students, teachers and parents of New York's P.S. 150's, located just blocks away from ground zero, recount their powerful memories of the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. This is an extended excerpt from the film "The Class of 9/11," produced… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch Poet, Activist Ernesto Cardenal Explores Cosmos, Humanity in Verse Ernesto Cardenal, one of Latin America's most renowned, but also controversial, poets and political activists, has shifted his recent work to reflect on humanity's connection to nature and relationship to the universe. Ray Suarez speaks with the poet about his… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch '30 Mosques' Highlights Muslim Americans Across the Country '30 Mosques' Highlights Muslim Americans Across the Country… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Hurricane Irene's Cost May Hit $7B as Pricey East Coast Cleanup Begins Hurricane Irene's death toll reached at least 38 Monday as cleanup crews from North Carolina to New England continued to pick up after the storm amid ongoing flooding. Gwen Ifill discusses the storm's impact and the cost of the government's… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Eastern Seaboard Braces for Potentially 'Historic' Hurricane Irene Hurricane Irene was headed for a weekend assault up the East Coast, threatening to bring powerful winds and heavy rain to tens of millions of Americans. Jeffrey Brown discusses the storm with Federal Emergency Management Agency's Craig Fugate, the National… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch NYC Schools Labeled as Dropout Factories Fight to Raise Graduation Rates NYC Schools Labeled as Drop-Out Factories Fight to Raise Graduation Rates… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch Bloomberg Kicks Off New Effort to Empower Black, Latino Men New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $127 million, three-year plan to coordinate city agencies and efforts with a goal of reducing disparities between young black and Latino men and the rest of the population. Jeffrey Brown discusses the… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch Bloomberg: Americans Worry That U.S. Is Losing Competitive Edge New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg reacted to the latest market drop. Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch After N.Y. Passes Same-Sex Marriage Law, What's Next for Proponents, Foes? Thousands of marchers and spectators at New York City's annual LGBT Pride March this weekend hailed the state's brand-new same-sex marriage law. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state Legislature's vote with the National Organization for Marriage's Maggie Gallagher and Democratic New… Continue watching