Jan 26 Watch Report: ‘F’ for Obama Administration’s Biological Attack Readiness Margaret Warner speaks with former Senators Bob Graham and Jim Talent about a new report that grades the U.S. ability to respond to a terrorist attack utilizing weapons of mass destruction. Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch Rebuilding Health Care System Major Hurdle for Haiti Ray Suarez reports on how Haitian and international medical teams are wrestling over whether to discharge earthquake victims who have been treated, but don't have homes where they could continue their recovery. Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch News Wrap: Iraq Crime Lab Rocked by Suicide Bomber In other news, a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured 80 others at a police crime lab in Baghdad, and a separate suicide attack at an American base in Afghanistan wounded 14 people. Continue watching
Jan 25 Former Intelligence Officer on Foiled Bomb Attack By Margaret Warner The Christmas Day bomb plot against a U.S. bound airliner triggered soul-searching within the administration and on Capitol Hill over why the multiple bits of troubling intelligence about alleged Nigerian perpetrator Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab weren’t pieced together in time to… Continue reading
Jan 25 Ray Suarez: Haiti’s Injured Make Their Way to Cange By Ray Suarez What constitutes good news in the midst of a tragedy like Haiti's? Today the NewsHour team headed out to Haiti's massive central plateau to see an operation that has stretched its modest resources to fit an oversized disaster. The Partners… Continue reading
Jan 25 Conference Looks to Future of Haiti Reconstruction By Talea Miller Haiti’s Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive sought international commitments to aid his country in recovery from this month’s devastating earthquake, saying it would take at least 5 to 10 years of reconstruction efforts. “Haiti will need massive support in the medium… Continue reading
Jan 25 Chavez’s Controversial Moves to Jumpstart Economy By Hari Sreenivasan In recent weeks President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has devalued the currency, which in turn has spurred a rush on shopping for imported goods because retailers will inevitably raise prices. In response, the government has shut down or taken over… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch Delivery of Aid Remains the U.N.’s Toughest Job in Haiti Ray Suarez talks to the United Nations' deputy special envoy to Haiti about the obstacles facing aid workers in Port-au-Prince, where thousands require urgent care. Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Two Weeks Later, Many Haitians Still Waiting for Aid Kwame Holman updates the situation in Haiti, where aid workers continue to struggle to reach quake survivors in urgent need. Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Experts Ask: How Strong Is Al-Qaida? The first in a series about the evolving nature of al-Qaida, Margaret Warner speaks with a former CIA staffer about the terror group's influence. Continue watching