Sep. 02, 2014 5:12 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Faced with challenging Ebola outbreak, medical workers use education to combat fear
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 670 people and spread to four countries. Among those now infected are two American aid workers and the lead Ebola doctor in Sierra Leone. Gwen Ifill interviews Dr. Estrella Lasry of Doctors With…
Sep. 02, 2014 5:09 p.m. EDT
Web Video: What’s making Mideast violence seem intractable
Why is it proving so difficult to halt the current conflict between Hamas and Israel? Gwen Ifill gets debate from Robert Satloff of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and foreign policy analyst and writer Mark Perry on the sticking points…
Sep. 02, 2014 5:07 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Tensions Escalate in Ukraine and Republicans Gather at CPAC
U.S. considers sanctioning Russia over Ukraine crisis & conservatives rally in Maryland
Sep. 02, 2014 5:06 p.m. EDT
Web Video: How will new NCAA head injury guidelines affect college athletes?
The National Collegiate Athletic Association agreed to settle a number of cases brought in a class-action head injury lawsuit. The proposed settlement, which must still be approved by a federal judge, would create a $70 million fund for concussion t…
Sep. 02, 2014 5:02 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Holder: DOJ needs Congress’ support to reduce immigration backlog
Attorney General Eric Holder sits down with Gwen Ifill to discuss the House vote to allow the speaker to sue President Obama, the backlog of immigration cases and the political fight over border crisis, death penalty reforms, voting rights and more …
Sep. 02, 2014 4:58 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Keeping safe in Ebola territory
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed at least 887 people, and sickened more than 1,600. Gwen Ifill talks to Jeffrey Stern, reporting from Guinea for Vanity Fair, about the conditions in the village where the outbreak originated, how the inte…
Sep. 02, 2014 4:56 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Turning a narrative of struggle into success story in Africa
President Obama announced billions of dollars in new public and private investment in Africa’s rapidly growing markets -- on everything from construction to banking to clean energy infrastructure -- at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington. G…
Sep. 02, 2014 4:52 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Can Abadi form a workable government for Iraq?
Iraq’s president named a new prime minister, but Nouri al-Maliki refuses to give up his post, while the fight against Islamic militants continue. Gwen Ifill is joined by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Brett McGurk for an update on the political…
Sep. 02, 2014 4:48 p.m. EDT
Web Video: States stretch the limits of geography for politically uniform districts
It’s no accident that 90 percent of Congress is re-elected every time; districts can be carefully drawn to protect incumbents. In Florida, a federal judge ruled that the design of two districts illegally favor sitting politicians, and ordered new ma…
Sep. 02, 2014 4:45 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Snowden and supporters fear Americans will lose interest from ‘NSA fatigue’
NSA leaker Edward Snowden discloses in an extensive profile in Wired magazine that the U.S. government ran a top secret cyber-war program, which he claims could accidentally start a war. Gwen Ifill gets an update on Snowden and his latest revelation…
