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July 2011 PBS Quarterly Program Topic Report

Category: Abortion NOLA: MLNH 010101 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: Airdate: 7/1/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:02:42

News Wrap: Minnesota's Government Shuts Down After Failed Budget Deal: In other news Friday, Minnesota's state government was closed for business. The shutdown began after Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican leaders failed to reach a budget deal. Also, new abortion are being challenged in Kansas and South Dakota.

Category: Agriculture NOLA: NBRT 031010 Series Title: Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/15/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Fate of Farmers in Debt Ceiling Dealing; Citi's Earnings Report Filled with Ups and Downs; Cong. Tom Graves on Tax Increase Tug of War; President Obama Demands Action on Debt Ceiling; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 15, 2011; Politics are Hurting the Stock Market.

Category: Alcohol, Drug Abuse/Addiction NOLA: MLNH 010104 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/6/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:54

Legendary Pitcher Clemens Faces Opening Day of Perjury Trial: Jury selection began Wednesday in the federal perjury trial of former pitching star Roger Clemens. The record-setting major leaguer was charged with lying to Congress about the use of steroids and human growth hormones. discusses the charges and what to expect in the trial with Sports Illustrated's David Epstein.

Category: Alcohol, Drug Abuse/Addiction NOLA: PPRH 000000 Series Title: PBS Previews: Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/17/2011 9:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

This program goes behind the scenes with filmmakers and Lynn Novick in this sneak preview of their new film PROHIBITION, premiering in fall 2011. Discover the true story of America’s “Great Experiment” and go beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, rum runners, flappers and speakeasies to experience the rise, rule and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Category: Alcohol, Drug Abuse/Addiction NOLA: AMMS 002306 Series Title: Episode Title: Lennon NYC Length: 120 minutes Airdate: 7/23/2011 1:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

Lennon NYC is the story of one of the most famous and influential artists of the 20th century and how he found redemption not in the public adoration he craved as a youth, but in the quiet and simple pleasures of fatherhood. It is also a immigrant’s tale. Lennon came to in 1971 seeking what every other immigrant has sought: freedom - the freedom to be himself and not "Beatle John", the freedom to live a normal life.

Category: Alcohol, Drug Abuse/Addiction NOLA: FRON 002917 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: The Pot Republic Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/26/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

FRONTLINE's primetime monthly newsmagazine returns with three new stories, leading with a timely report from the frontlines of marijuana legalization in California. The bulk of the marijuana consumed in the used to come across the border from Mexico, Canada, and elsewhere. Now, more than half of it is believed to be home grown in California, where an enormous black market has emerged under the cover of the state's medical marijuana . With more than a third of all states now experimenting with some form of legalization and decriminalization--and several California counties attempting to openly regulate pot production--FRONTLINE and The Center for Investigative Reporting team up to investigate the country's oldest, largest, and most wide-open marijuana market. Is the federal government now moving to shut it down? Also this hour: New Yorker writer and surgeon Atul Gawande reports on a doctor in Camden, , who actually seeks out the community's sickest-and most expensive-patients. Dr. Jeffrey Brenner and his team are pioneering a practice called "hotspotting," in which medical care is focused on the hardest-to-treat to improve their health and dramatically reduce costs.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: ABML 000103 Series Title: Abraham and Mary Lincoln, A House Divided: Episode Title: Part III: Shattered Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/11/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

Elected president only to see fracture in two, Lincoln led a confused and frightened people through the most terrible war in their history. At the same time, his own household mirrored the fissures that split the nation: the great emancipator was married to the daughter of a slave owner from Kentucky. Mary Todd Lincoln was an aristocratic southerner who met Lincoln when he was still a backwoods politician lacking in experience and sophistication. Although she remained fiercely loyal to her husband and the Union cause, two of her brothers fought for the South. Their marriage was long and turbulent, and knew many trials, including the loss of two children. Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided weaves together the lives of the two Lincolns, drawing us into their long-vanished world.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: COSE 017136 Series Title: Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17136 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/4/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:52:13

A rebroadcast of an hour with author David McCullough.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: HIDE 000902 Series Title: History Detectives Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/3/2011 5:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

World War II Leaflets: Going through her brother’s belongings in El Paso, TX, a History Detectives fan came across a leaflet with Japanese writing and startling war images. Tiffany Window: Our contributor cherishes a small, framed watercolor handed down from his great-great grandmother, Anne Weston. But he has reason to believe the value of this painting may extend beyond his family bond. Spanish Civil War Eulogy: War traumatized Sol Fellman. He rarely discussed his Spanish Civil War experience until shortly before his death when he passed on his mementos.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: MLNH 010108 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/12/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:57

Remembering , Who Broke the Mold for First Lady's Role: One of the nation's most-admired first ladies, Betty Ford, died Friday at her home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., at the age of 93. introduces an excerpt of a documentary that examined the life, work, struggles and advocacy of President Gerald Ford's wife.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: SKYI 000000 Series Title: Sky Island Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/11/2011 1:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

In Northern New Mexico a range of mountains rises up from the high desert, a wild, rugged land of the Faraway Nearby. The volcanic Jemez Mountains are isolated from all other ranges -- an island in the sky, surrounded by a desert sea. In Sky Island, filmmaker John Grabowska profiles this enchanting landscape and our place within it, with climate change effects already dramatically altering the desert and alpine ecosystems. The film features narration by winner N. Scott Momaday and acclaimed actress , with a sweeping orchestral by Academy Award winner Todd Boekelheide.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: ABML 000103 Series Title: Abraham and Mary Lincoln, A House Divided: American Experience Episode Title: Part III: Shattered Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/11/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

Elected president only to see the nation fracture in two, Lincoln led a confused and frightened people through the most terrible war in their history. At the same time, his own household mirrored the fissures that split the nation: the great emancipator was married to the daughter of a slave owner from Kentucky. Mary Todd Lincoln was an aristocratic southerner who met Lincoln when he was still a backwoods politician lacking in experience and sophistication. Although she remained fiercely loyal to her husband and the Union cause, two of her brothers fought for the South. Their marriage was long and turbulent, and knew many trials, including the loss of two children. Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided weaves together the lives of the two Lincolns, drawing us into their long-vanished world.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: COSE 017148 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17148 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/20/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:09:41

Anthony Summers discusses the book he co-authored, The Eleventh Day: The Full Story of 9/11 and Osama bin Laden.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: MLNH 010112 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/18/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:08:09

Piano Virtuoso Fleisher on Overcoming Disability That Nearly Silenced Career: In the 1960s, piano virtuoso Leon Fleisher lost the use of his right hand due to a condition called focal dystonia, but he focused on teaching and continued to play pieces designed for one-handed pianists. Jeffrey Brown and Fleisher discuss how he overcame the disability that nearly ended his playing days.

Category: Arts NOLA: COSE 017138 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17138 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/6/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:23:37

Laura Linney discusses her Showtime series 'The Big C.'

Category: Arts NOLA: HIDE 000902 Series Title: History Detectives Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/3/2011 5:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

World War II Leaflets: Going through her brother’s belongings in El Paso, TX, a History Detectives fan came across a leaflet with Japanese writing and startling war images. Tiffany Window: Our contributor cherishes a small, framed watercolor handed down from his great-great grandmother, Anne Weston. But he has reason to believe the value of this painting may extend beyond his family bond. Spanish Civil War Eulogy: War traumatized Sol Fellman. He rarely discussed his Spanish Civil War experience until shortly before his death when he passed on his mementos.

Category: Arts NOLA: MLNH 010101 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/1/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:18

'Life on Mars' Author Explores Humans' Relationship With Universe Through Poetry: "Life on Mars," Tracy K. Smith's third book, explores the cosmos through words. The Princeton creative writing professor and poet reflects on the relationship between our lives and the universe at her home.

Category: Arts NOLA: NETK 000161 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/8/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week, guest host fills in for . On this week’s episode, our ongoing collaboration with VII Photo Agency presents a portrait of one remarkable symphony orchestra that’s thriving in Congo’s capital city, Kinshasa. Through the devastation of war and violence that Congo has undergone throughout the years, photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale discovers how people can flourish even in the midst of tragedy.

Also, we look at a special program at OSHA that allows certain work sites with solid health and safety records to become exempt from regular inspections. The Center for Public Integrity and iWatch News found that, over the last decade, there were at least 80 fatalities at dozens of VPP sites, but the majority remain in the program.

And: We look at the historic election in South Sudan and tell the story of Salva Dut, a Sudanese “lost boy” who returned to Sudan to help bring clean water to his hometown.

Legal analyst also returns to discuss the lessons learned from the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case.

Category: Arts NOLA: AMMS 002306 Series Title: American Masters Episode Title: Lennon NYC Length: 120 minutes Airdate: 7/23/2011 1:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

Lennon NYC is the story of one of the most famous and influential artists of the 20th century and how he found redemption not in the public adoration he craved as a youth, but in the quiet and simple pleasures of fatherhood. It is also a New York immigrant’s tale. Lennon came to New York City in 1971 seeking what every other immigrant has sought: freedom - the freedom to be himself and not "Beatle John", the freedom to live a normal life.

Category: Arts NOLA: COSE 017150 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/22/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:17:23

A panel discussion with Doug Ellin, Jeremy Piven and Kevin Connolly on the final season of the HBO series Entourage.

Category: Arts NOLA: MLNH 010113 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/19/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:03:11

Floods, Fires, Storms Are Fodder for Centuries of Poems: In a year of floods, fires and storms making headlines around the world, poet and editor Jeffrey Yang chronicles how writers have grappled with the power of over the centuries in his new book. Jeffrey Brown and Yang discuss the poetic perspective of the beauty and power of nature.

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: MLNH 010102 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/4/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:16

News Wrap: Cleanup Effort Underway After Oil Spill Hits Yellowstone River: In other news Monday, a major cleanup effort is underway in Montana after an oil spill spewed up to 42,000 gallons into the Yellowstone River. The ExxonMobil pipeline ruptured late Friday near the town of Laurel.

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: NBRT 031001 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/4/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Women in Leadership: DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman: Meet Ellen Kullman, one of 12 women that head Fortune 500 companies and the first female CEO of DuPont, the company behind Teflon®. Kullman discusses maintaining a work-life balance and keeping science at the forefront of the company.

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: COSE 017148 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17148 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/20/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:23:35

A conversation with billionaire Zhang Xin, CEO of SOHO China, the largest real estate developer in Beijing.

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: MLNH 010115 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/21/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:17

Borders Closes the Book as Decisions Come Back to Haunt Chain: On Thursday, representatives of the Borders bookstore chain were in court with a plan to liquidate its remaining 399 locations as early as Friday. Jeffrey Brown discusses what's next for bookstores, the publishing industry and bookworms with Slate's Annie Lowrey.

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: NBRT 031012 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/19/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Commentary: The Importance of Business and Career-focused Social Networks; What Happens if US Defaults on its Bills; Big Banks Deliver Different Numbers; A Big Day for Blue Chips & Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL); Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 19, 2011; High Yield Stock Picks.

Category: Community Politics, Government NOLA: MLNH 010103 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/5/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:01

Raze the Roof: Levels Vacant Homes to Revive Neighborhoods: Business correspondent Paul Solman reports from Cleveland on the economically troubled Ohio city's efforts to tear down thousands of empty foreclosed homes in hopes of putting eyesore and dangerous properties back to productive use-- perhaps as community gardens, new businesses or even a vineyard.

Category: Community Politics, Government NOLA: NBRT 031009 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/14/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:09

Giving Kids the Entrepreneurial Spirit; Macondo Oil Cap Anniversary; US IOU's Aren't as Safe as They Used to Be; Atlanta Mayor Talks Budget; Debt Ceiling Talks Resume & Portfolio Impact; Google Reports Big 2nd Quarter Numbers; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 14, 2011.

Category: Community Politics, Government NOLA: NETK 000160 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/1/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

As police and protesters clash in Athens this week amid tear gas and fire bombs, it’s clear that Greece’s economic crisis is not yet over. This week on Need to Know, we speak with former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson about the ripple effect of Greece’s debt problems, and how economic turmoil in Europe can affect the U.S. and the rest of the world.

Also: As congressional districts are being redrawn, we look at California’s radical new approach to statewide redistricting. We also speak with New York Times David Carr and , who appear in the new documentary “Page One: Inside .”

And: Editorial cartoonist Steve Brodner comments on the federal government’s inability to agree on a deficit deal, and we reprise our popular segment on the rehabilitation of the dogs from Michael Vick’s fighting ring.

Category: Community Politics, Government NOLA: FRON 002917 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: The Pot Republic Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/26/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

FRONTLINE's primetime monthly newsmagazine returns with three new stories, leading with a timely report from the frontlines of marijuana legalization in California. The bulk of the marijuana consumed in the United States used to come across the border from Mexico, Canada, and elsewhere. Now, more than half of it is believed to be home grown in California, where an enormous black market has emerged under the cover of the state's medical marijuana law. With more than a third of all states now experimenting with some form of legalization and decriminalization--and several California counties attempting to openly regulate pot production--FRONTLINE and The Center for Investigative Reporting team up to investigate the country's oldest, largest, and most wide-open marijuana market. Is the federal government now moving to shut it down? Also this hour: New Yorker writer and surgeon Atul Gawande reports on a doctor in Camden, New Jersey, who actually seeks out the community's sickest-and most expensive-patients. Dr. Jeffrey Brenner and his team are pioneering a practice called "hotspotting," in which medical care is focused on the hardest-to-treat to improve their health and dramatically reduce costs.

Category: Community Politics, Government NOLA: MLNH 010114 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/20/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:05:17

News Wrap: U.N. Declares Parts of Somalia in Famine Amid Drought: In other news Wednesday, the United Nations declared parts of Somalia officially in famine. It comes amid the worst drought in Somalia for more than 50 years and as a transitional government clings to power. Also, the state government shutdown in Minnesota has officially ended after nearly three weeks.

Category: Community Politics, Government NOLA: NBRT 031019 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/28/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Career and Money Lessons Kids Learn at Playtime; Japan's Leadership Struggle; Jefferson County, May Go Bankrupt; Market Impact if Debt Ceiling Isn't Raised; GOP Debt Ceilng Bill Struggles for Support; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 28, 2011.

Category: Consumerism NOLA: NBRT 031003 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/6/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Specialized Pharma Stock is Breaking Through, Says Kramer; Dealing with Japan's Nuclear Worries; Benefiting From A Good Credit Score; IMF Director Talks Jobs; Market Stats for July 6, 2011; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; China Raises Interest Rates; Three Tips for Building and Maintaining Good Credit.

Category: Consumerism NOLA: MLNH 010112 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/18/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:13:02

Debate Over Consumer Agency Continues as Obama Taps Cordray to Lead: President Obama tapped former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. leads a debate over the agency's role, responsibilities and funding with the Roosevelt Institute's and David Hirschmann of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Category: Consumerism NOLA: NBRT 031011 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/18/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Debt Ceiling Blame Game; Analysis of News Corp Empire; Analysis of IBM Earnings; Financials Forecasts of Bank Earnings; President Obama Deals with Debt & Names New CFPB Leader; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 18, 2011.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: COSE 017141 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17141 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/11/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:17:22

Laurence Tribe of Harvard Law School discusses his participation in a lawsuit in support of housing for homeless war veterans in .

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: FRON 002903 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: The Confessions Length: 90 minutes Airdate: 7/12/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 01:26:46

Why would four innocent men confess to a brutal crime they didn’t commit? FRONTLINE producer Ofra Bikel (“Innocence Lost,” “An Ordinary Crime”) investigates the conviction of four Navy sailors for the rape and murder of a Norfolk, , woman in 1997. In interviews with the sailors, Bikel learns of some of the high-pressure police interrogation techniques, including the threat of the death penalty, sleep deprivation and intimidation, that led each of the “Norfolk Four” to confess, despite any evidence linking them to the crime. All four sailors are now out of prison — one served his sentence and the other three were granted conditional pardons last summer — but the men were not exonerated as felons or sex offenders. The case raises disturbing questions about the actions of the police and prosecutors, who relied on the sailors’ often contradictory confessions for their convictions, and disregarded DNA evidence that pointed to a lone assailant who would confess to the crime himself while serving prison time for another rape.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: MLNH 010110 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/14/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:34

News Wrap: FBI Probing Phone-Hacking Allegations at Murdoch's U.S. Holdings: In other news Thursday, it was widely reported that the FBI is investigating whether a Rupert Murdoch tabloid in Britain tried to access voice mails of Sept. 11 victims. Also, a federal judge in Washington declared a mistrial of the perjury trial of Roger Clemens.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: NETK 000161 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/8/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week, guest host Maria Hinojosa fills in for Alison Stewart. On this week’s episode, our ongoing collaboration with VII Photo Agency presents a portrait of one remarkable symphony orchestra that’s thriving in Congo’s capital city, Kinshasa. Through the devastation of war and violence that Congo has undergone throughout the years, photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale discovers how people can flourish even in the midst of tragedy.

Also, we look at a special program at OSHA that allows certain work sites with solid health and safety records to become exempt from regular inspections. The Center for Public Integrity and iWatch News found that, over the last decade, there were at least 80 fatalities at dozens of VPP sites, but the majority remain in the program.

And: We look at the historic election in South Sudan and tell the story of Salva Dut, a Sudanese “lost boy” who returned to Sudan to help bring clean water to his hometown.

Legal analyst Jami Floyd also returns to discuss the lessons learned from the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: SEDE 000803 Series Title: Episode Title: Executed in Error Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/4/2011 2:00:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Other Segment Length: 00:56:46

In 1910, Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen was hanged for poisoning and dismembering his wife, after he attempted to flee the country with his young lover. However, investigators have now found that the human remains discovered in Crippen's cellar were not those of his wife. Their further DNA work - revealed exclusively in this film - throws up startling new evidence about what really happened. It exposes a historic miscarriage of justice and poses uncomfortable questions about the police and prosecutors, who claimed to have solved the crime of the century.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: WWIR 005101 Series Title: Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/1/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

What will the global economic implications be if Congress does not raise the nation's $14.3 trillion debt limit? Also, Bachmann launched her presidential campaign. Plus, SCOTUS’ ruling on the sale of violent video games to children. Joining Pete Williams: David Wessel of ; Major Garrett of ; Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times; and of USA Today.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: COSE 017153 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/27/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:15:34

Rachel Weisz and Kathy Bolkovac discuss the film The Whistleblower, about Bokovac involvement with a United Nations scandal concerning human trafficking.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: FRON 002917 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: The Pot Republic Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/26/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

FRONTLINE's primetime monthly newsmagazine returns with three new stories, leading with a timely report from the frontlines of marijuana legalization in California. The bulk of the marijuana consumed in the United States used to come across the border from Mexico, Canada, and elsewhere. Now, more than half of it is believed to be home grown in California, where an enormous black market has emerged under the cover of the state's medical marijuana law. With more than a third of all states now experimenting with some form of legalization and decriminalization--and several California counties attempting to openly regulate pot production--FRONTLINE and The Center for Investigative Reporting team up to investigate the country's oldest, largest, and most wide-open marijuana market. Is the federal government now moving to shut it down? Also this hour: New Yorker writer and surgeon Atul Gawande reports on a doctor in Camden, New Jersey, who actually seeks out the community's sickest-and most expensive-patients. Dr. Jeffrey Brenner and his team are pioneering a practice called "hotspotting," in which medical care is focused on the hardest-to-treat to improve their health and dramatically reduce costs.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: MLNH 010113 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/19/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:02:19

News Wrap: Syrian Forces Fire on Funeral Procession, Killing at Least 10: In other news Tuesday, activists said Syrian security forces opened fire on a funeral procession, killing at least 10 people in Homs where up to 50 people have been killed this week. Also, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of 's archbishop, who was criticized for his handling of sexual- abuse allegations.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: NETK 000163 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/22/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week, the United Nations declared a famine in parts of southern Somalia- -the worst famine reported in the region in 20 years. We speak with the United Nations Refugee Agency to discuss how the famine has led to an estimate 4,000 Somalis fleeing the country daily in search of refuge.

We also travel to New Mexico to investigate a the nation’s only operating deep geologic nuclear waste disposal site. In the age-old debate over how to store the U.S.’s nuclear waste, could this plant offer a potential solution?

Also: We speak with anthropologist Gabriella Coleman, who has spent time researching the world of hackers like Anonymous and LulzSec.

And: Political reporter Jeff Schapiro sits down with us to discuss congressman Eric Cantor, the Republican who has emerged as a leading opponent of the ’s attempt to broker a deal on the debt ceiling. Historian Richard Brookhiser also joins us to discuss the larger implications of Washington’s recent impasse over the deficit.

Category: Culture NOLA: COSE 017140 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17140 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/8/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:16:20

Travel Channel host discusses his book Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People who Cook.

Category: Culture NOLA: MLNH 010102 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/4/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:46

Fourth of July Celebrations Draw Families, Troops and Presidential Hopefuls: Americans at home and abroad celebrated Independence Day with parades, barbeques, and fireworks. Judy Woodruff reports on how Americans celebrated Independence Day here and abroad.

Category: Economy NOLA: COSE 017139 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17139 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/7/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:36:05

Guest host discusses congressional debt talks with Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) Sen. (R-ID), Julianna Goldman of and Lori Montgomery of .

Category: Economy NOLA: MLNH 010101 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/1/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:08:16

Protecting Its Fannie: How Mortgage Giant Primed the Bubble, Covered Its Assets: As part of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman reports on the new book, "Reckless Endangerment," which argues that for the past 20 years, Fannie Mae, a government-sponsored enterprise that increases money for homeownership, pursued profits for itself and bought risky loans that inflated a housing bubble that eventually burst.

Category: Economy NOLA: NBRT 031003 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/6/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Specialized Pharma Stock is Breaking Through, Says Kramer; Dealing with Japan's Nuclear Worries; Benefiting From A Good Credit Score; IMF Director Christine Lagarde Talks Jobs; Market Stats for July 6, 2011; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; China Raises Interest Rates; Three Tips for Building and Maintaining Good Credit.

Category: Economy NOLA: NETK 000160 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/1/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

As police and protesters clash in Athens this week amid tear gas and fire bombs, it’s clear that Greece’s economic crisis is not yet over. This week on Need to Know, we speak with former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson about the ripple effect of Greece’s debt problems, and how economic turmoil in Europe can affect the U.S. and the rest of the world.

Also: As congressional districts are being redrawn, we look at California’s radical new approach to statewide redistricting. We also speak with New York Times journalists David Carr and Brian Stelter, who appear in the new documentary “Page One: Inside the New York Times.”

And: Editorial cartoonist Steve Brodner comments on the federal government’s inability to agree on a deficit deal, and we reprise our popular segment on the rehabilitation of the dogs from Michael Vick’s fighting ring.

Category: Economy NOLA: WWIR 005102 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/8/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

Discouraging June unemployment numbers help to frame the contentious debt ceiling negotiations. A look at GOP presidential hopefuls and their fundraising, and the White House changes course on acknowledging in the military. Joining Gwen: Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics.com; Jeanne Cummings, Bloomberg News; Greg Ip, The Economist; and Yochi Dreazen, National Journal.

Category: Economy NOLA: COSE 017152 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/26/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:19:20

A debt talks uppdate with Al Hunt of Bloomberg News, Gerald Seib of The Wall Street Journal, and Dan Balz of The Washington Post.

Category: Economy NOLA: MLNH 010112 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/18/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:17

House Republicans Push Vote on Debt Plan With Little Future: Tea Party supporters in the House pushed a "Cut, Cap and Balance" program on Monday, demanding a vote even though the House plan has little chance in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Kwame Holman reports on the debt-ceiling stalemate and the Senate's debt plan crafted by party leaders Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell.

Category: Economy NOLA: NBRT 031013 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/20/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Cancer-fighting drugs keep ARIA stock healthy; The Value of the Space Shuttle Program; Community Banks Get Financial Aid; Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin on Debt Debate; Wall Street Reacts to Debt Ceiling Uncertainty; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 20, 2011.

Category: Economy NOLA: NETK 000163 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/22/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week, the United Nations declared a famine in parts of southern Somalia- -the worst famine reported in the region in 20 years. We speak with the United Nations Refugee Agency to discuss how the famine has led to an estimate 4,000 Somalis fleeing the country daily in search of refuge.

We also travel to New Mexico to investigate a the nation’s only operating deep geologic nuclear waste disposal site. In the age-old debate over how to store the U.S.’s nuclear waste, could this plant offer a potential solution?

Also: We speak with anthropologist Gabriella Coleman, who has spent time researching the world of hackers like Anonymous and LulzSec.

And: Political reporter Jeff Schapiro sits down with us to discuss congressman Eric Cantor, the Republican who has emerged as a leading opponent of the White House’s attempt to broker a deal on the debt ceiling. Historian Richard Brookhiser also joins us to discuss the larger implications of Washington’s recent impasse over the deficit.

Category: Economy NOLA: WWIR 005103 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/15/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

President Obama predicts economic "Armageddon" if the debt ceiling isn't raised by the Aug 2 deadline. Democrats want tax hikes. Republicans want spending cuts. Gwen Ifill drills down on the facts & fiction surrounding the budget crisis with Michael Duffy, TIME Magazine; , CNN; John Dickerson, Slate Magazine/CBS News; David Wessel, The Wall Street Journal.

Category: Education NOLA: MLNH 010104 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/6/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:55

Schoolhouse Shock: Report Finds Widespread Cheating by Atlanta Educators: A new report found that nearly 200 Atlanta school administrators, principals and teachers cheated to raise student test scores for as long as a decade. Gwen Ifill discusses the report's findings, and the problem that has surfaced in school districts across the country with The Atlanta Journal- Constitution's Heather Vogell.

Category: Education NOLA: COSE 017151 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/25/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:19:09

A conversation with Phil Mickelson, professional golfer, and his efforts to improve childhood learning in math and science.

Category: Education NOLA: MLNH 010118 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/26/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:10:59

From Ball and Chain to Cap and Gown: Getting a B.A. Behind Bars: What college is tougher to get into than Harvard, Princeton or Yale? Bard College. Not the campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., but the one behind bars in five Empire State prisons. The privately funded Bard Prison Initiative is putting convicts through a rigorous B.A. program that would challenge even the smartest Ivy Leaguers.

Category: Education NOLA: NETK 000164 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/29/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

What happens when autistic children become adults and leave the educational system that provides them with the services they need? This week on Need to Know, we explore the systemic challenges that face autistic adults in the U.S. Autism advocate Peter Bell discusses what advocacy groups are trying to do to meet the ongoing needs of adults with autism.

Also: We report on food safety and choking incidents among children, and guest essayist Tricia Rose discusses how wealth distribution and inequality in America will define the nation in the years to come.

And: We re-air a popular segment on how the U.S. has fallen behind in the race to the Internet future.

Category: Employment NOLA: COSE 017139 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17139 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/7/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:14:38

Guest host Al Hunt talks about the NFL and NBA labor dispute with Sally Jenkins of The Washington Post and Kevin Blackistone of Fanhouse.com.

Category: Employment NOLA: MLNH 010109 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/13/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:24

Cleveland Manufacturer Welds Together Job Security, Profits: correspondent Paul Solman revisits Lincoln Electric, a welding manufacturing company based outside Cleveland, Ohio. Through its use of merit-based profit- sharing and a no-layoff policy, the firm is an unlikely Rust Belt success story that hasn't laid off anyone for financial reasons since World War II.

Category: Employment NOLA: NBRT 031008 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/13/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Gas Prices Climb Despite Oil Reserve Releases; Analysis of Rupert Murdoch's Media Holdings at News Corp; Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Debt Deal and Jobs; Fed Chairman Says More Stimulus is Available; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 13, 2011; European Stocks.

Category: Employment NOLA: NETK 000161 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/8/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week, guest host Maria Hinojosa fills in for Alison Stewart. On this week’s episode, our ongoing collaboration with VII Photo Agency presents a portrait of one remarkable symphony orchestra that’s thriving in Congo’s capital city, Kinshasa. Through the devastation of war and violence that Congo has undergone throughout the years, photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale discovers how people can flourish even in the midst of tragedy.

Also, we look at a special program at OSHA that allows certain work sites with solid health and safety records to become exempt from regular inspections. The Center for Public Integrity and iWatch News found that, over the last decade, there were at least 80 fatalities at dozens of VPP sites, but the majority remain in the program.

And: We look at the historic election in South Sudan and tell the story of Salva Dut, a Sudanese “lost boy” who returned to Sudan to help bring clean water to his hometown.

Legal analyst Jami Floyd also returns to discuss the lessons learned from the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case.

Category: Employment NOLA: WWIR 005102 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/8/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

Discouraging June unemployment numbers help to frame the contentious debt ceiling negotiations. A look at GOP presidential hopefuls and their fundraising, and the White House changes course on acknowledging suicides in the military. Joining Gwen: Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics.com; Jeanne Cummings, Bloomberg News; Greg Ip, The Economist; and Yochi Dreazen, National Journal.

Category: Employment NOLA: MLNH 010119 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/27/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:32

Stakes High at Start of UAW-Big 3 Talks, But 'Both Sides Want This to Go Well': The United Auto Workers union and Detroit's Big Three automakers have opened labor negotiations for the first time since escaping a near-death experience during the recession. Jeffrey Brown discusses the negotiations and new signs of life in the auto industry with The Detroit News' David Shepardson.

Category: Employment NOLA: NBRT 031012 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/19/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Commentary: The Importance of Business and Career-focused Social Networks; What Happens if US Defaults on its Bills; Big Banks Deliver Different Numbers; A Big Day for Blue Chips & Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL); Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 19, 2011; High Yield Stock Picks.

Category: Energy NOLA: MLNH 010102 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/4/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:16

News Wrap: Cleanup Effort Underway After Oil Spill Hits Yellowstone River: In other news Monday, a major cleanup effort is underway in Montana after an oil spill spewed up to 42,000 gallons into the Yellowstone River. The ExxonMobil pipeline ruptured late Friday near the town of Laurel.

Category: Energy NOLA: NBRT 031008 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/13/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Gas Prices Climb Despite Oil Reserve Releases; Analysis of Rupert Murdoch's Media Holdings at News Corp; Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Debt Deal and Jobs; Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke Says More Stimulus is Available; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 13, 2011; European Stocks.

Category: Energy NOLA: NETK 000162 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/15/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Could a disaster like the one at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant happen in California? This week on Need to Know, we team up with the Center for Investigative Reporting and Capital Public Radio to investigate if one California nuclear power plant, which lies near two fault lines, would be able to withstand a severe earthquake that seismologists believe may be possible.

Also: Whatever happened to the “zero population growth” movement? On the heels of World Population Day this week, we look back at the fear of overpopulation during the 1960s and 1970s, and speak with two reporters to find out what challenges lie ahead for population control.

And: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem speaks to us about how far the women’s movement has come.

Category: Energy NOLA: MLNH 010121 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/29/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:01

Economic Data Show U.S. Growth Slowing Considerably: In other news Friday, new economic data released show U.S. growth is slowing considerably. The Commerce Department reported the economy expanded at a rate of 1.3 percent in the second quarter, far below expectations. Also, President Obama announced that fuel standards for cars and trucks are going up.

Category: Energy NOLA: NBRT 031014 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/21/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Heat Wave and Energy Prices; Building Solar Homes in Planet Forward; Big Airlines Have Big Second Quarters; Dodd-Frank Financial Reform and Consumer Protection Act Anniversary; Debt Ceiling Deadlock; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 21, 2011.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: COSE 017144 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17144 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/14/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:13:56

Physician/anthropologist Paul Farmer of , co-founder of Partners in Health, discusses his new book about his experiences in Haiti, Haiti After the Earthquake.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: JCOA 000303 Series Title: Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures Episode Title: Sea Ghosts Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/13/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

In the cold reaches of the far northern seas, it's a wonder that anything survives beyond the hardiest of microbes, insects, and shrimp. But some of the ocean's coldest waters are also home to some of its largest and most warm-blooded, in this case, beluga whales, the mammal known as the canary of the sea for its vocal repertoire. In this episode, Jean-Michel Cousteau travels with his son and daughter, Fabien and Celine, and team to the high Arctic to discover why some beluga groups are thriving and others are disappearing. The revelation is the clear connection between human activity and the beluga's future. The surprise is that what is occurring with belugas may foreshadow similar health concerns for people. The inspiration is that with knowledge comes change and Jean-Michel Cousteau and team find reason for hope embodied in this intriguing, little known, and elusive white whale.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: MLNH 010108 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/12/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:02:46

Sweltering Heat Wave Roasts 24 States, Feeds Wildfires: A heat wave blasted half of the U.S. Tuesday and triple-digit temperatures roasted Americans in cities in the Midwest and South. Gwen Ifill reports on the unrelenting hot weather, which broke a series of records and triggered heat warnings and advisories in multiple states.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NAAT 002302 Series Title: Nature Episode Title: Oceans in Glass: Behind the Scenes of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/10/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is recognized as one of the most significant and spectacular aquariums in the world because of its realistic presentations. Instead of exhibiting collections of animals, the aquarium presents entire habitats, virtual slices of ocean that include 30,000 animals and plants. But how does an aquarium work? What's the science behind the magic?

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NBRT 031004 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/7/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Contentious Dialogue and Debt Ceiling Talks; Housing Crisis and Job Recruitment; Weather, Discounts and Retail; News of the World Folds; Debt Ceiling Negotiations Get More Difficult; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 7, 2011.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NETK 000160 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/1/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

As police and protesters clash in Athens this week amid tear gas and fire bombs, it’s clear that Greece’s economic crisis is not yet over. This week on Need to Know, we speak with former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson about the ripple effect of Greece’s debt problems, and how economic turmoil in Europe can affect the U.S. and the rest of the world.

Also: As congressional districts are being redrawn, we look at California’s radical new approach to statewide redistricting. We also speak with New York Times journalists David Carr and Brian Stelter, who appear in the new documentary “Page One: Inside the New York Times.”

And: Editorial cartoonist Steve Brodner comments on the federal government’s inability to agree on a deficit deal, and we reprise our popular segment on the rehabilitation of the dogs from Michael Vick’s fighting ring.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NOSN 000504 Series Title: NOVA scienceNOW Episode Title: How Smart Are Animals? Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/6/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:56:46

How well can we understand what’s going on in the brains of non-human animals? Do our pets--like dogs--have the same feelings we do? How smart are animals really?

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: AMEX 002303 Series Title: Dinosaur Wars: American Experience Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/27/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

In the summer of 1868, paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh boarded a Union Pacific train for a sightseeing excursion through the heart of the newly opened American West. While most passengers simply saw magnificent landscapes, Marsh soon realized he was traveling through the greatest dinosaur burial ground of all time. Ruthless, jealous and insanely competitive, Marsh would wrestle over the discovery with the other leading paleontologist of his generation, Edward Drinker Cope. Over time, the two rivals would uncover the remains of dozens of prehistoric animals, including 130 species of dinosaur; collect thousands of specimens; provide ample evidence to prove Charles Darwin’s hotly disputed theory of evolution; and put American science on the world stage. But their professional rivalry eventually spiraled out of control. What began with denigrating comments in scientific publications led to espionage, the destruction of fossils and political maneuvering that ultimately left both men alone and almost penniless.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: MLNH 010120 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/28/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:59

5 Years Later, Scientists Still Puzzled by Honeybee Decline: Five years ago, honeybees began dying in large numbers and hives were becoming defunct. Spencer Michels reports on the scientists who are still trying to figure out why this is happening and what can be done to help the problem.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NAAT 002302 Series Title: Nature Episode Title: Oceans in Glass: Behind the Scenes of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/10/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is recognized as one of the most significant and spectacular aquariums in the world because of its realistic presentations. Instead of exhibiting collections of animals, the aquarium presents entire habitats, virtual slices of ocean that include 30,000 animals and plants. But how does an aquarium work? What's the science behind the magic?

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NBRT 031014 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/21/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Heat Wave and Energy Prices; Building Solar Homes in Planet Forward; Big Airlines Have Big Second Quarters; Dodd-Frank Financial Reform and Consumer Protection Act Anniversary; Debt Ceiling Deadlock; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 21, 2011.

Category: Family/Marriage NOLA: MLNH 010109 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/13/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:39

Photojournalist Captures the World of Child Brides: The practice of child marriage is far more common throughout the world than many might suspect. Stephanie Sinclair has spent nearly a decade photographing communities where the practice occurs. recently spoke with Sinclair about her work.

Category: Family/Marriage NOLA: NETK 000162 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/15/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Could a disaster like the one at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant happen in California? This week on Need to Know, we team up with the Center for Investigative Reporting and Capital Public Radio to investigate if one California nuclear power plant, which lies near two fault lines, would be able to withstand a severe earthquake that seismologists believe may be possible.

Also: Whatever happened to the “zero population growth” movement? On the heels of World Population Day this week, we look back at the fear of overpopulation during the 1960s and 1970s, and speak with two reporters to find out what challenges lie ahead for population control.

And: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem speaks to us about how far the women’s movement has come.

Category: Family/Marriage NOLA: ABML 000105 Series Title: Abraham and Mary Lincoln, A House Divided: American Experience Episode Title: Part V: The Frightful War Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/25/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

Elected president only to see the nation fracture in two, Lincoln led a confused and frightened people through the most terrible war in their history. At the same time, his own household mirrored the fissures that split the nation: the great emancipator was married to the daughter of a slave owner from Kentucky. Mary Todd Lincoln was an aristocratic southerner who met Lincoln when he was still a backwoods politician lacking in experience and sophistication. Although she remained fiercely loyal to her husband and the Union cause, two of her brothers fought for the South. Their marriage was long and turbulent, and knew many trials, including the loss of two children. Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided weaves together the lives of the two Lincolns, drawing us into their long-vanished world.

Category: Family/Marriage NOLA: AMMS 002306 Series Title: American Masters Episode Title: Lennon NYC Length: 120 minutes Airdate: 7/23/2011 1:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

Lennon NYC is the story of one of the most famous and influential artists of the 20th century and how he found redemption not in the public adoration he craved as a youth, but in the quiet and simple pleasures of fatherhood. It is also a New York immigrant’s tale. Lennon came to New York City in 1971 seeking what every other immigrant has sought: freedom - the freedom to be himself and not "Beatle John", the freedom to live a normal life.

Category: Family/Marriage NOLA: NETK 000162 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/15/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Could a disaster like the one at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant happen in California? This week on Need to Know, we team up with the Center for Investigative Reporting and Capital Public Radio to investigate if one California nuclear power plant, which lies near two fault lines, would be able to withstand a severe earthquake that seismologists believe may be possible.

Also: Whatever happened to the “zero population growth” movement? On the heels of World Population Day this week, we look back at the fear of overpopulation during the 1960s and 1970s, and speak with two reporters to find out what challenges lie ahead for population control.

And: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem speaks to us about how far the women’s movement has come.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: COSE 017144 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17144 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/14/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:13:56

Physician/anthropologist Paul Farmer of Harvard University, co-founder of Partners in Health, discusses his new book about his experiences in Haiti, Haiti After the Earthquake.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: JCOA 000303 Series Title: Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures Episode Title: Sea Ghosts Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/13/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

In the cold reaches of the far northern seas, it's a wonder that anything survives beyond the hardiest of microbes, insects, and shrimp. But some of the ocean's coldest waters are also home to some of its largest and most warm-blooded, in this case, beluga whales, the mammal known as the canary of the sea for its vocal repertoire. In this episode, Jean-Michel Cousteau travels with his son and daughter, Fabien and Celine, and team to the high Arctic to discover why some beluga groups are thriving and others are disappearing. The revelation is the clear connection between human activity and the beluga's future. The surprise is that what is occurring with belugas may foreshadow similar health concerns for people. The inspiration is that with knowledge comes change and Jean-Michel Cousteau and team find reason for hope embodied in this intriguing, little known, and elusive white whale.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: MLNH 010105 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/7/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:10:14

Mock Mission to Mars Tests Psychological Rigors of Long-Distance Space Travel: As astronauts and scientists are getting set for the end of the space shuttle era in the United States, science correspondent Miles O'Brien looks at how the Russians have been preparing for the rigors of future flights to Mars with a simulated mission here on Earth. But can space travel's stresses really be faked?

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: NBRT 031007 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/12/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Finding the Middle of the Debt Ceiling Debate; Big Banks Prepare To Report Earnings; The Medicare Target; Analysis of Ireland Junk Status & Wall Street Reaction; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 12, 2011; Investing in Europe.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: WWIR 005102 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/8/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

Discouraging June unemployment numbers help to frame the contentious debt ceiling negotiations. A look at GOP presidential hopefuls and their fundraising, and the White House changes course on acknowledging suicides in the military. Joining Gwen: Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics.com; Jeanne Cummings, Bloomberg News; Greg Ip, The Economist; and Yochi Dreazen, National Journal.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: COSE 017155 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/29/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:52:41

A rebroadcast of an hour with Sir Paul Nurse, a Nobel Prize-winning biologist, who is starting The Center for Medical Research and Innovation, a new biomedical research facility.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: FRON 002917 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: The Pot Republic Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/26/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

FRONTLINE's primetime monthly newsmagazine returns with three new stories, leading with a timely report from the frontlines of marijuana legalization in California. The bulk of the marijuana consumed in the United States used to come across the border from Mexico, Canada, and elsewhere. Now, more than half of it is believed to be home grown in California, where an enormous black market has emerged under the cover of the state's medical marijuana law. With more than a third of all states now experimenting with some form of legalization and decriminalization--and several California counties attempting to openly regulate pot production--FRONTLINE and The Center for Investigative Reporting team up to investigate the country's oldest, largest, and most wide-open marijuana market. Is the federal government now moving to shut it down? Also this hour: New Yorker writer and surgeon Atul Gawande reports on a doctor in Camden, New Jersey, who actually seeks out the community's sickest-and most expensive-patients. Dr. Jeffrey Brenner and his team are pioneering a practice called "hotspotting," in which medical care is focused on the hardest-to-treat to improve their health and dramatically reduce costs.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: JCOA 000303 Series Title: Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures Episode Title: Sea Ghosts Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/13/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

In the cold reaches of the far northern seas, it's a wonder that anything survives beyond the hardiest of microbes, insects, and shrimp. But some of the ocean's coldest waters are also home to some of its largest and most warm-blooded, in this case, beluga whales, the mammal known as the canary of the sea for its vocal repertoire. In this episode, Jean-Michel Cousteau travels with his son and daughter, Fabien and Celine, and team to the high Arctic to discover why some beluga groups are thriving and others are disappearing. The revelation is the clear connection between human activity and the beluga's future. The surprise is that what is occurring with belugas may foreshadow similar health concerns for people. The inspiration is that with knowledge comes change and Jean-Michel Cousteau and team find reason for hope embodied in this intriguing, little known, and elusive white whale.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: MLNH 010114 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/20/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:34

Birth Control Set to Become More Accessible Under Health Law: This week, a panel from the Institute of Medicine recommended complete coverage for birth control and FDA-approved contraception for women. Jeffrey Brown discusses what services could be covered under the health care reform law signed by President Obama last year with NPR's Julie Rovner.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: NBRT 031013 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/20/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Cancer-fighting drugs keep ARIA stock healthy; The Value of the Space Shuttle Program; Community Banks Get Financial Aid; Treaasury Secretary Neal Wolin on Debt Debate; Wall Street Reacts to Debt Ceiling Uncertainity; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 20, 2011.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: NETK 000164 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/29/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

What happens when autistic children become adults and leave the educational system that provides them with the services they need? This week on Need to Know, we explore the systemic challenges that face autistic adults in the U.S. Autism advocate Peter Bell discusses what advocacy groups are trying to do to meet the ongoing needs of adults with autism.

Also: We report on food safety and choking incidents among children, and guest essayist Tricia Rose discusses how wealth distribution and inequality in America will define the nation in the years to come.

And: We re-air a popular segment on how the U.S. has fallen behind in the race to the Internet future.

Category: Homosexuality NOLA: MLNH 010109 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/13/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:08:09

After Repeal, What's Next for 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'? It's been more than six months since Congress repealed the "don't ask, don't tell" law barring openly gay and lesbian people from serving in the U.S. military, but a new policy isn't in place yet. Judy Woodruff discusses what's ahead with Time magazine's Mark Thompson and the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network's Aubrey Sarvis.

Category: Homosexuality NOLA: MLNH 010116 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/22/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:03:07

News Wrap: Extreme Heat Hits Northeast, Kills at Least 30 Nationwide: In other news Friday, the long bout of searing hot weather hit the Northeast with full force as the death toll from the extreme heat neared 30 nationwide. The so-called "heat dome" lingered across the Plains and the Midwest. Also, the nation's ban on gays serving openly in the military will formally end in 60 days.

Category: Housing, Shelter NOLA: MLNH 010103 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/5/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:01

Raze the Roof: Cleveland Levels Vacant Homes to Revive Neighborhoods: Business correspondent Paul Solman reports from Cleveland on the economically troubled Ohio city's efforts to tear down thousands of empty foreclosed homes in hopes of putting eyesore and dangerous properties back to productive use-- perhaps as community gardens, new businesses or even a vineyard.

Category: Housing, Shelter NOLA: NBRT 031004 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/7/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Contentious Dialogue and Debt Ceiling Talks; Housing Crisis and Job Recruitment; Weather, Discounts and Retail; News of the World Folds; Debt Ceiling Negotiations Get More Difficult; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 7, 2011.

Category: Housing, Shelter NOLA: MLNH 010118 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/26/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:06

Study: Housing Bust Hit U.S. Minority Households Especially Hard: As the economy struggles to rebound, a new analysis of Census data shows a widening wealth gap among white, black and Hispanic Americans. Gwen Ifill discusses the results of a new study with the Pew Research Center's Paul Taylor and Howard University's Roderick Harrison.

Category: Housing, Shelter NOLA: NBRT 031014 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/21/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Heat Wave and Energy Prices; Building Solar Homes in Planet Forward; Big Airlines Have Big Second Quarters; Dodd-Frank Financial Reform and Consumer Protection Act Anniversary; Debt Ceiling Deadlock; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 21, 2011.

Category: Media NOLA: COSE 017142 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17142 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/12/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:25:21

An interview with George Stephanopoulos, anchor of and chief political correspondent of ABC News, discusses his affection for daily television and the national budget deficit stalemate.

Category: Media NOLA: MLNH 010105 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/7/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:08

Scandal Prompts Murdoch's News of the World to Stop Its Presses: News Corp.'s James Murdoch, son of owner Rupert Murdock, announced Thursday that the media giant's widely circulated tabloid, News of the World, would cease publication Sunday after 168 years amid a scandal involving phone hacking and allegations of police bribery. Judy Woodruff reports on the news that electrified Britain.

Category: Media NOLA: NBRT 031004 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/7/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Contentious Dialogue and Debt Ceiling Talks; Housing Crisis and Job Recruitment; Weather, Discounts and Retail; News of the World Folds; Debt Ceiling Negotiations Get More Difficult; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 7, 2011.

Category: Media NOLA: NETK 000160 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/1/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

As police and protesters clash in Athens this week amid tear gas and fire bombs, it’s clear that Greece’s economic crisis is not yet over. This week on Need to Know, we speak with former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson about the ripple effect of Greece’s debt problems, and how economic turmoil in Europe can affect the U.S. and the rest of the world.

Also: As congressional districts are being redrawn, we look at California’s radical new approach to statewide redistricting. We also speak with New York Times journalists David Carr and Brian Stelter, who appear in the new documentary “Page One: Inside the New York Times.”

And: Editorial cartoonist Steve Brodner comments on the federal government’s inability to agree on a deficit deal, and we reprise our popular segment on the rehabilitation of the dogs from Michael Vick’s fighting ring.

Category: Media NOLA: COSE 017152 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/26/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:30:36

Filmmaker Errol Morris discusses his new documentary, Tabloid, about a sensational British story about sex and abduction in the 1970s.

Category: Media NOLA: MLNH 010114 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/20/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:03:12

News of the World Fallout Spreads Deeper Into U.K. Politics: British Prime Minister David Cameron came under tough questioning Wednesday before Parliament about his link to the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. Independent Television News' Gary Gibbon reports.

Category: Minorities/Civil Rights NOLA: MLNH 010104 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/6/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:13:10

Twitter Town Hall Showcases Social Media's Political Potential: In a " town hall" Wednesday at the White House, people across the country tweeted questions for President Obama to answer. Jeffrey Brown discusses the town hall and how technology is changing politics with techPresident's Andrew Rasiej, The 's Darrell West and The Washington Post's Cecilia Kang.

Category: Minorities/Civil Rights NOLA: MLNH 010118 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/26/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:06

Study: Housing Bust Hit U.S. Minority Households Especially Hard: As the economy struggles to rebound, a new analysis of Census data shows a widening wealth gap among white, black and Hispanic Americans. Gwen Ifill discusses the results of a new study with the Pew Research Center's Paul Taylor and Howard University's Roderick Harrison.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: COSE 017141 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17141 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/11/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:18:52

David Leonhardt of The New York Times and Martin Feldstein, George F. Baker professor of economics at Harvard University and president emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research, on the budget and debt-ceiling debate.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: FRON 002915 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: WikiSecrets Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/5/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

It's the biggest intelligence breach in U.S. history-the leaking of more than half-a-million classified documents on the Wikileaks website in the spring of 2010. Behind it all, stand two very different men: Julian Assange, the Internet activist and hacker who published the documents, and an Army intelligence analyst named Bradley E. Manning, who's currently charged with handing them over. Private Manning allegedly leaked the cables-along with a controversial video-in the hope of inciting "worldwide discussion, debates and reforms." Assange's stated mission has been to force the U.S. and other governments into maximum transparency through his whistle-blowing website. Through in-depth interviews with Manning's father, Assange, and others close to the case, veteran FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith tells the full story behind the leaks. He also reports on the U.S. government's struggle to protect national security information in a post 9/11 world.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: MLNH 010106 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/8/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:26

NASA's Shuttle Era Winds Down With Bittersweet Moments, Grocery Run: Despite troublesome weather, space shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit for the final time Friday with a four-person crew and a payload of food for the International Space Station. Judy Woodruff and science correspondent Miles O'Brien discuss this final mission, the end of the space shuttle era and what's next for NASA.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: NBRT 031009 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/14/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:09

Giving Kids the Entrepreneurial Spirit; Macondo Oil Cap Anniversary; US IOU's Aren't as Safe as They Used to Be; Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed Talks Budget; Debt Ceiling Talks Resume & Portfolio Impact; Google Reports Big 2nd Quarter Numbers; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 14, 2011.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: WWIR 005102 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/8/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

Discouraging June unemployment numbers help to frame the contentious debt ceiling negotiations. A look at GOP presidential hopefuls and their fundraising, and the White House changes course on acknowledging suicides in the military. Joining Gwen: Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics.com; Jeanne Cummings, Bloomberg News; Greg Ip, The Economist; and Yochi Dreazen, National Journal.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: NBRT 031017 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/26/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Millennials in the Workplace; Advice for Investors During Debt Ceiling Limbo; Debt Default and Consumers ; Washington Remains Deadlocked Over Debt Ceiling; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 26, 2011; Record High Gold Prices & the Debt Ceiling.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: NETK 000163 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/22/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week, the United Nations declared a famine in parts of southern Somalia- -the worst famine reported in the region in 20 years. We speak with the United Nations Refugee Agency to discuss how the famine has led to an estimate 4,000 Somalis fleeing the country daily in search of refuge.

We also travel to New Mexico to investigate a the nation’s only operating deep geologic nuclear waste disposal site. In the age-old debate over how to store the U.S.’s nuclear waste, could this plant offer a potential solution?

Also: We speak with anthropologist Gabriella Coleman, who has spent time researching the world of hackers like Anonymous and LulzSec.

And: Political reporter Jeff Schapiro sits down with us to discuss congressman Eric Cantor, the Republican who has emerged as a leading opponent of the White House’s attempt to broker a deal on the debt ceiling. Historian Richard Brookhiser also joins us to discuss the larger implications of Washington’s recent impasse over the deficit.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: WWIR 005103 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/15/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

President Obama predicts economic "Armageddon" if the debt ceiling isn't raised by the Aug 2 deadline. Democrats want tax hikes. Republicans want spending cuts. Gwen Ifill drills down on the facts & fiction surrounding the budget crisis with Michael Duffy, TIME Magazine; Gloria Borger, CNN; John Dickerson, Slate Magazine/CBS News; David Wessel, The Wall Street Journal.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: WWIR 005104 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/22/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

House Speaker Boehner has walked away from debt ceiling talks at the White House. President Obama has called for new talks with congressional leaders on Saturday. Can a deal be made before the Aug 2 deadline? Joining Gwen Ifill: Jackie Calmes, The New York Times; Naftali Bendavid, The Wall Street Journal; Dan Balz, The Washington Post; and John Harwood, CNBC and The New York Times.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: AMMS 002306 Series Title: American Masters Episode Title: Lennon NYC Length: 120 minutes Airdate: 7/23/2011 1:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

Lennon NYC is the story of one of the most famous and influential artists of the 20th century and how he found redemption not in the public adoration he craved as a youth, but in the quiet and simple pleasures of fatherhood. It is also a New York immigrant’s tale. Lennon came to New York City in 1971 seeking what every other immigrant has sought: freedom - the freedom to be himself and not "Beatle John", the freedom to live a normal life.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: COSE 017146 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17146 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/18/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:10:44

A conversation with Jonathan Karl, ABC News' senior political correspondent on the debt ceiling talks in Washington.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: FRON 002917 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: The Pot Republic Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/26/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

FRONTLINE's primetime monthly newsmagazine returns with three new stories, leading with a timely report from the frontlines of marijuana legalization in California. The bulk of the marijuana consumed in the United States used to come across the border from Mexico, Canada, and elsewhere. Now, more than half of it is believed to be home grown in California, where an enormous black market has emerged under the cover of the state's medical marijuana law. With more than a third of all states now experimenting with some form of legalization and decriminalization--and several California counties attempting to openly regulate pot production--FRONTLINE and The Center for Investigative Reporting team up to investigate the country's oldest, largest, and most wide-open marijuana market. Is the federal government now moving to shut it down? Also this hour: New Yorker writer and surgeon Atul Gawande reports on a doctor in Camden, New Jersey, who actually seeks out the community's sickest-and most expensive-patients. Dr. Jeffrey Brenner and his team are pioneering a practice called "hotspotting," in which medical care is focused on the hardest-to-treat to improve their health and dramatically reduce costs.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: MLNH 010114 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/20/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:14

'Gang of 6' Debt Plan Gains Momentum as Aug. 2 Deadline Looms: The effort to raise the country's borrowing limit saw the resumption of talks between President Obama and top congressional leaders on Wednesday. Kwame Holman reports on the lawmakers' race against the Aug. 2 deadline.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: NBRT 031014 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/21/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Heat Wave and Energy Prices; Building Solar Homes in Planet Forward; Big Airlines Have Big Second Quarters; Dodd-Frank Financial Reform and Consumer Protection Act Anniversary; Debt Ceiling Deadlock; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 21, 2011.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: WWIR 005105 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/29/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

Lawmakers prepare to work through the weekend to reach a debt deal and avoid a U.S. default. What will it take to break the stalemate and how would a default impact Americans? Plus, how Obama, Boehner, and Reid have played it so far. Joining Gwen Ifill: Major Garrett, National Journal; Jeanne Cummings, Bloomberg News; David Wessel, The Wall Street Journal; and , The Washington Post.

Category: Nuclear Issues/WMD NOLA: MLNH 010113 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/19/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:02:37

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advises U.S. Nuclear Reactor Safety Upgrade: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission presented a new set of industry safety recommendations for the U.S. on Tuesday. Gwen Ifill reports on the safety changes sparked by the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Japanese coast and triggered a nuclear crisis.

Category: Nuclear Issues/WMD NOLA: NETK 000162 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/15/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Could a disaster like the one at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant happen in California? This week on Need to Know, we team up with the Center for Investigative Reporting and Capital Public Radio to investigate if one California nuclear power plant, which lies near two fault lines, would be able to withstand a severe earthquake that seismologists believe may be possible.

Also: Whatever happened to the “zero population growth” movement? On the heels of World Population Day this week, we look back at the fear of overpopulation during the 1960s and 1970s, and speak with two reporters to find out what challenges lie ahead for population control.

And: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem speaks to us about how far the women’s movement has come.

Category: Poverty/Hunger NOLA: COSE 017144 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17144 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/14/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:13:56

Physician/anthropologist Paul Farmer of Harvard University, co-founder of Partners in Health, discusses his new book about his experiences in Haiti, Haiti After the Earthquake.

Category: Poverty/Hunger NOLA: MLNH 010110 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/14/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:08:41

In 'Good Fortune,' Some Kenyan Communities Resist International Development: In "Good Fortune," filmmakers Landon Van Soest and Jeremy Levine explore how international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the people they aim to help. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.

Category: Poverty/Hunger NOLA: MLNH 010114 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/20/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:05:17

News Wrap: U.N. Declares Parts of Somalia in Famine Amid Drought: In other news Wednesday, the United Nations declared parts of Somalia officially in famine. It comes amid the worst drought in Somalia for more than 50 years and as a transitional government clings to power. Also, the state government shutdown in Minnesota has officially ended after nearly three weeks.

Category: Poverty/Hunger NOLA: NETK 000163 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/22/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week, the United Nations declared a famine in parts of southern Somalia- -the worst famine reported in the region in 20 years. We speak with the United Nations Refugee Agency to discuss how the famine has led to an estimate 4,000 Somalis fleeing the country daily in search of refuge.

We also travel to New Mexico to investigate a the nation’s only operating deep geologic nuclear waste disposal site. In the age-old debate over how to store the U.S.’s nuclear waste, could this plant offer a potential solution?

Also: We speak with anthropologist Gabriella Coleman, who has spent time researching the world of hackers like Anonymous and LulzSec.

And: Political reporter Jeff Schapiro sits down with us to discuss congressman Eric Cantor, the Republican who has emerged as a leading opponent of the White House’s attempt to broker a deal on the debt ceiling. Historian Richard Brookhiser also joins us to discuss the larger implications of Washington’s recent impasse over the deficit.

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: MLNH 010111 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/15/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:32

U.S. Women Take on Japan in World Cup Final: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team has made it to the final game of the Women's World Cup for the first time in 12 years. They take on Japan's team on Sunday. , USA Today columnist, previews the match-up with Hari Sreenivasan.

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: NBRT 031006 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/11/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Growth & Debt Crisis; The Business of Baseball; Alcoa CEO Klaus Kleinfeld Talks Profits; European Debt Crisis; Europe & US Debt Dilemmas; Market Focus with Tom Husdon; Market Stats for July 11, 2011; This Week's Sports Business.

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: COSE 017151 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/25/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:19:09

A conversation with Phil Mickelson, professional golfer, and his efforts to improve childhood learning in math and science.

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: NBRT 031016 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/25/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Improving Employment & Dealing with Deficit; China's High Speed Rail Service; The NFL Gets Back to Business; A Look at the IPO Trend; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 25, 2011.

Category: Religion/Ethics NOLA: COSE 017140 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17140 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/8/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:06:27

Poet Ernesto Cardenal discusses his book, The Origin of Species and Other Poems, which reconciles evolution and religion.

Category: Religion/Ethics NOLA: MLNH 010118 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/26/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:54

Rift Grows Between Ireland, Vatican Over Priest Abuse Allegations: The breach between the Vatican and Ireland grew even wider Monday when the Vatican recalled its Ambassador to Ireland, Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza. Ray Suarez discusses the growing division over the handling of sexual-abuse claims with RTE's Richard Downes.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: FRON 002915 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: WikiSecrets Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/5/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

It's the biggest intelligence breach in U.S. history-the leaking of more than half-a-million classified documents on the Wikileaks website in the spring of 2010. Behind it all, stand two very different men: Julian Assange, the Internet activist and hacker who published the documents, and an Army intelligence analyst named Bradley E. Manning, who's currently charged with handing them over. Private Manning allegedly leaked the secret cables-along with a controversial video-in the hope of inciting "worldwide discussion, debates and reforms." Assange's stated mission has been to force the U.S. and other governments into maximum transparency through his whistle-blowing website. Through in-depth interviews with Manning's father, Assange, and others close to the case, veteran FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith tells the full story behind the leaks. He also reports on the U.S. government's struggle to protect national security information in a post 9/11 world.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: MLNH 010108 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/12/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:27

Colorado Kids Act as Citizen Scientists in National Lady Bug Hunt: Some Colorado kids have become citizen scientists as part of a nationwide effort to catalog lady bug species. Cornell University scientists are trying to understand why some species have vanished and others have appeared. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on the lady bug hunt that might help students discover careers in science.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NAAT 002302 Series Title: Nature Episode Title: Oceans in Glass: Behind the Scenes of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/10/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is recognized as one of the most significant and spectacular aquariums in the world because of its realistic presentations. Instead of exhibiting collections of animals, the aquarium presents entire habitats, virtual slices of ocean that include 30,000 animals and plants. But how does an aquarium work? What's the science behind the magic?

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NBRT 031001 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/4/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Women in Leadership: DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman: Meet Ellen Kullman, one of 12 women that head Fortune 500 companies and the first female CEO of DuPont, the company behind Teflon®. Kullman discusses maintaining a work-life balance and keeping science at the forefront of the company.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NOSN 000504 Series Title: NOVA scienceNOW Episode Title: How Smart Are Animals? Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/6/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:56:46

How well can we understand what’s going on in the brains of non-human animals? Do our pets--like dogs--have the same feelings we do? How smart are animals really?

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: COSE 017155 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/29/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:52:41

A rebroadcast of an hour with Sir Paul Nurse, a Nobel Prize-winning biologist, who is starting The United Kingdom Center for Medical Research and Innovation, a new biomedical research facility.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: MLNH 010113 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/19/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:02:19

News Wrap: Syrian Forces Fire on Funeral Procession, Killing at Least 10: In other news Tuesday, activists said Syrian security forces opened fire on a funeral procession, killing at least 10 people in Homs where up to 50 people have been killed this week. Also, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Philadelphia's archbishop, who was criticized for his handling of sexual- abuse allegations.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NBRT 031018 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/27/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

How to Buy US Savings Bonds Online; Hilary Kramer is Bullish on Google (GOOG) and Amazon (AMZN); GM and UAW Talk Cars; Gold Prices Reach a New Record; Economists Share Their Insights on Debt Ceiling Dilemma; House Republicans Rework Their Debt Ceiling Plan; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 27, 2011.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NETK 000163 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/22/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week, the United Nations declared a famine in parts of southern Somalia- -the worst famine reported in the region in 20 years. We speak with the United Nations Refugee Agency to discuss how the famine has led to an estimate 4,000 Somalis fleeing the country daily in search of refuge.

We also travel to New Mexico to investigate a the nation’s only operating deep geologic nuclear waste disposal site. In the age-old debate over how to store the U.S.’s nuclear waste, could this plant offer a potential solution?

Also: We speak with anthropologist Gabriella Coleman, who has spent time researching the world of hackers like Anonymous and LulzSec.

And: Political reporter Jeff Schapiro sits down with us to discuss congressman Eric Cantor, the Republican who has emerged as a leading opponent of the White House’s attempt to broker a deal on the debt ceiling. Historian Richard Brookhiser also joins us to discuss the larger implications of Washington’s recent impasse over the deficit.

Category: Sexuality NOLA: MLNH 010102 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/4/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:08:02

Report: Female Journalists Facing More Risks, Intimidation Abroad: A new report sheds light on sexual attacks on working overseas. discusses the findings with Lauren Wolfe of the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Category: Sexuality NOLA: NETK 000161 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/8/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week, guest host Maria Hinojosa fills in for Alison Stewart. On this week’s episode, our ongoing collaboration with VII Photo Agency presents a portrait of one remarkable symphony orchestra that’s thriving in Congo’s capital city, Kinshasa. Through the devastation of war and violence that Congo has undergone throughout the years, photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale discovers how people can flourish even in the midst of tragedy.

Also, we look at a special program at OSHA that allows certain work sites with solid health and safety records to become exempt from regular inspections. The Center for Public Integrity and iWatch News found that, over the last decade, there were at least 80 fatalities at dozens of VPP sites, but the majority remain in the program.

And: We look at the historic election in South Sudan and tell the story of Salva Dut, a Sudanese “lost boy” who returned to Sudan to help bring clean water to his hometown.

Legal analyst Jami Floyd also returns to discuss the lessons learned from the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case.

Category: Sexuality NOLA: MLNH 010114 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/20/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:34

Birth Control Set to Become More Accessible Under Health Law: This week, a panel from the Institute of Medicine recommended complete coverage for birth control and FDA-approved contraception for women. Jeffrey Brown discusses what services could be covered under the health care reform law signed by President Obama last year with NPR's Julie Rovner.

Category: Social Services NOLA: NETK 000164 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/29/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

What happens when autistic children become adults and leave the educational system that provides them with the services they need? This week on Need to Know, we explore the systemic challenges that face autistic adults in the U.S. Autism advocate Peter Bell discusses what advocacy groups are trying to do to meet the ongoing needs of adults with autism.

Also: We report on food safety and choking incidents among children, and guest essayist Tricia Rose discusses how wealth distribution and inequality in America will define the nation in the years to come.

And: We re-air a popular segment on how the U.S. has fallen behind in the race to the Internet future.

Category: Transportation NOLA: MLNH 010106 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/8/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:26

NASA's Shuttle Era Winds Down With Bittersweet Moments, Grocery Run: Despite troublesome weather, space shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit for the final time Friday with a four-person crew and a payload of food for the International Space Station. Judy Woodruff and science correspondent Miles O'Brien discuss this final mission, the end of the space shuttle era and what's next for NASA.

Category: Transportation NOLA: NBRT 031002 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/5/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Advice for Aspiring Female Fortune 500 CEO's; Corporate Earnings Season Preview; Selective Default and Greek Debt; The Race to Beat the Debt Clock; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 5, 2011; Transportation & Emerging Market Stocks.

Category: Transportation NOLA: COSE 017153 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/27/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:36:51

A conversation with Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer of the Ford Motor Company.

Category: Transportation NOLA: MLNH 010117 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/25/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:08:29

LaHood on FAA Furloughs: Congress Must Pass Long-Term Funding: The Senate adjourned Friday without reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration's budget, which left nearly 4,000 employees out of work immediately. Ray Suarez discusses the status of the FAA's budget problems and what could be done to fix them with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.

Category: Transportation NOLA: NBRT 031016 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/25/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Improving Employment & Dealing with Deficit; China's High Speed Rail Service; The NFL Gets Back to Business; A Look at the IPO Trend; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 25, 2011.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: COSE 017141 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17141 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/11/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:17:22

Laurence Tribe of Harvard Law School discusses his participation in a lawsuit in support of housing for homeless war veterans in Los Angeles.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: FRON 002903 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: The Confessions Length: 90 minutes Airdate: 7/12/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 01:26:46

Why would four innocent men confess to a brutal crime they didn’t commit? FRONTLINE producer Ofra Bikel (“Innocence Lost,” “An Ordinary Crime”) investigates the conviction of four Navy sailors for the rape and murder of a Norfolk, Virginia, woman in 1997. In interviews with the sailors, Bikel learns of some of the high-pressure police interrogation techniques, including the threat of the death penalty, sleep deprivation and intimidation, that led each of the “Norfolk Four” to confess, despite any evidence linking them to the crime. All four sailors are now out of prison — one served his sentence and the other three were granted conditional pardons last summer — but the men were not exonerated as felons or sex offenders. The case raises disturbing questions about the actions of the police and prosecutors, who relied on the sailors’ often contradictory confessions for their convictions, and disregarded DNA evidence that pointed to a lone assailant who would later confess to the crime himself while serving prison time for another rape.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: MLNH 010108 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/12/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:03:26

Karzai's Half-Brother Assassinated by Long-Time Associate: Ahmed Wali Karzai, half-brother of Afghan President Karzai, was shot and killed Tuesday by a longtime associate of his family at his home in Kandahar. Judy Woodruff reports on the assassination.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: WWIR 005102 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/8/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

Discouraging June unemployment numbers help to frame the contentious debt ceiling negotiations. A look at GOP presidential hopefuls and their fundraising, and the White House changes course on acknowledging suicides in the military. Joining Gwen: Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics.com; Jeanne Cummings, Bloomberg News; Greg Ip, The Economist; and Yochi Dreazen, National Journal.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: COSE 017154 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/28/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:25:31

Deborah Kalb and Marvin Kalb discuss their book, Haunting Legacy, about the legacy of the War.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: FRON 002914 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: Kill/Capture Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/19/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

Behind the strike that killed Osama bin Laden was one of the U.S. military's best-kept secrets: a covert campaign that officials have credited with taking out thousands of and Al Qaeda fighters. A six-month investigation by FRONTLINE has gone inside the military’s “kill/capture” operations to discover new evidence of the program’s impact -- and its costs. Under the command of Gen. David Petraeus, U.S. forces are carrying out an unprecedented number of targeted raids using highly classified intelligence, aerial drones and Special Operations Forces. But is the tactic working? In interviews with Gen. Petraeus, his senior commanders and, in rare footage with Taliban leaders and fighters, FRONTLINE producers Dan Edge (The Wounded Platoon) and Stephen Grey () explore the logic behind the kill/capture policy and its consequences. Traveling into the lawless border regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan, FRONTLINE tells the story from the perspective of Afghan civilians, U.S. troops and the Taliban militants they are pursuing. After almost 10 years of fighting, this film examines the question: will kill/capture help end in Afghanistan?

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: MLNH 010120 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/28/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:03:23

Wall Street Fades in Run-Up to Debt Ceiling Vote: In the day's other top news, Wall Street sagged over the debt ceiling debate and a Muslim-American soldier has admitted to planning an attack on Fort Hood in Texas.

Category: Women NOLA: COSE 017138 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17138 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/6/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:23:37

Laura Linney discusses her Showtime series 'The Big C.'

Category: Women NOLA: FRON 002903 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: The Confessions Length: 90 minutes Airdate: 7/12/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 01:26:46

Why would four innocent men confess to a brutal crime they didn’t commit? FRONTLINE producer Ofra Bikel (“Innocence Lost,” “An Ordinary Crime”) investigates the conviction of four Navy sailors for the rape and murder of a Norfolk, Virginia, woman in 1997. In interviews with the sailors, Bikel learns of some of the high-pressure police interrogation techniques, including the threat of the death penalty, sleep deprivation and intimidation, that led each of the “Norfolk Four” to confess, despite any evidence linking them to the crime. All four sailors are now out of prison — one served his sentence and the other three were granted conditional pardons last summer — but the men were not exonerated as felons or sex offenders. The case raises disturbing questions about the actions of the police and prosecutors, who relied on the sailors’ often contradictory confessions for their convictions, and disregarded DNA evidence that pointed to a lone assailant who would later confess to the crime himself while serving prison time for another rape.

Category: Women NOLA: MLNH 010108 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/12/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:57

Remembering Betty Ford, Who Broke the Mold for First Lady's Role: One of the nation's most-admired first ladies, Betty Ford, died Friday at her home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., at the age of 93. Gwen Ifill introduces an excerpt of a documentary that examined the life, work, struggles and advocacy of President Gerald Ford's wife.

Category: Women NOLA: NBRT 031002 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/5/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Advice for Aspiring Female Fortune 500 CEO's; Corporate Earnings Season Preview; Selective Default and Greek Debt; The Race to Beat the Debt Clock; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 5, 2011; Transportation & Emerging Market Stocks.

Category: Women NOLA: NETK 000162 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/15/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Could a disaster like the one at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant happen in California? This week on Need to Know, we team up with the Center for Investigative Reporting and Capital Public Radio to investigate if one California nuclear power plant, which lies near two fault lines, would be able to withstand a severe earthquake that seismologists believe may be possible.

Also: Whatever happened to the “zero population growth” movement? On the heels of World Population Day this week, we look back at the fear of overpopulation during the 1960s and 1970s, and speak with two reporters to find out what challenges lie ahead for population control.

And: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem speaks to us about how far the women’s movement has come.

Category: Women NOLA: COSE 017148 Series Title: Charlie Rose Episode Title: Charlie Rose - 17148 Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/20/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:23:35

A conversation with billionaire Zhang Xin, CEO of SOHO China, the largest real estate developer in Beijing.

Category: Women NOLA: MLNH 010114 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/20/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:34

Birth Control Set to Become More Accessible Under Health Law: This week, a panel from the Institute of Medicine recommended complete coverage for birth control and FDA-approved contraception for women. Jeffrey Brown discusses what services could be covered under the health care reform law signed by President Obama last year with NPR's Julie Rovner.

Category: Youth NOLA: MLNH 010109 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/13/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:39

Photojournalist Captures the World of Child Brides: The practice of child marriage is far more common throughout the world than many might suspect. Stephanie Sinclair has spent nearly a decade photographing communities where the practice occurs. Hari Sreenivasan recently spoke with Sinclair about her work.

Category: Youth NOLA: COSE 017153 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 7/27/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:15:34

Rachel Weisz and Kathy Bolkovac discuss the film The Whistleblower, about Bokovac involvement with a United Nations scandal concerning human trafficking.

Category: Youth NOLA: NBRT 031009 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/14/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:09

Giving Kids the Entrepreneurial Spirit; Macondo Oil Cap Anniversary; US IOU's Aren't as Safe as They Used to Be; Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed Talks Budget; Debt Ceiling Talks Resume & Portfolio Impact; Google Reports Big 2nd Quarter Numbers; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for July 14, 2011.

Category: Youth NOLA: WWIR 005101 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 7/1/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

What will the global economic implications be if Congress does not raise the nation's $14.3 trillion debt limit? Also, Bachmann launched her presidential campaign. Plus, SCOTUS’ruling on the sale of violent video games to children. Joining Pete Williams: David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal; Major Garrett of National Journal; Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times; and Joan Biskupic of USA Today.

August 2011 Quarterly Program Topic Report

Category: Aging NOLA: MLNH 010140 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/25/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:10

In 'Old People Driving,' Handing Over the Keys Means the End of the Road: In "Old People Driving," filmmaker Shaleece Haas examines how aging Americans can balance safety and independence as the ranks of drivers 85 and older surpasses 3 million. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.

Category: Agriculture NOLA: MLNH 010124 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/3/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:33

Heat Wave, Drought Create 'Grim' Crop Yields for Farmers in Plains, South: New research by the National Drought Mitigation Center shows 12 percent of U.S. land is in the midst of an exceptional drought, which is the largest contiguous area to suffer such difficult conditions in 12 years. Ray Suarez discusses how the drought has punished American farmers with Harvest Public Media's Frank Morris.

Category: Agriculture NOLA: NBRT 031030 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/12/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Wall Street's roller coaster ride calms a bit. Health Care Reform Law takes a hit from a US Appeals Court. Agriculture building boom in the heartland. Market Monitor, Jason Pride of Glenmede offers portfolio protection advice.

Category: Agriculture NOLA: WAAS 000000 Series Title: Washing Away: After the Storms Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/13/2011 2:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:26:46

Five years after the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana’s recovery is far from over. Building on the 2006 documentary, WASHING AWAY, this new program follows six survivors to reveal successes and setbacks as their coastline and culture continue to give way to the gulf and face disastrous new threats. Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress , a native of New Orleans, narrates.

Category: Agriculture NOLA: MLNH 010144 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/31/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:07:44

Worst Drought in Texas History Ravages Crops, Livestock: Texas is caught in the grip of a devastating heat wave that has created the worst year of drought in the state's history. Gwen Ifill discusses the extreme conditions and their toll on crops, livestock and homes with NPR correspondent Wade Goodwyn.

Category: Agriculture NOLA: NETK 000167 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/19/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know, we take a look at the urban farming movement, which has been reviving communities and supplying fresh, local produce to nearby residents. We examine how the movement has taken hold in Detroit and what challenges it faces there.

Also: We examine the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and visit one family that was allegedly taken in by a predatory lender. Author Jeff Madrick also speaks with us to discuss the consumer protections enacted by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Veteran war photographer Ron Haviv also documents the environmental destruction illegal gold mining has caused in the Peruvian Amazon.

And: The Microsoft Kinect has revolutionized video games, but what else could it be used for? We explore how hackers have re-purposed Kinect’s “gesture technology” to potentially change the way we live.

Category: Alcohol, Drug Abuse/Addiction NOLA: COSE 017163 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/10/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:22:30

Jorge Castañeda, the former foreign minister on Mexico and author of Mañana Forever?: Mexico and the Mexicans, about drug violence and other issues facing his country.

Category: Alcohol, Drug Abuse/Addiction NOLA: MLNH 010138 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/23/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:10:07

Doctors, Patients Assess Effectiveness of Medical Marijuana: Sixteen states have passed laws that allow patients to use medical marijuana to treat side effects of various illnesses, but now some states are moving to either limit or repeal those laws. Special correspondent Anna Rau of Montana PBS reports on the experiences of patients and doctors.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: AFWA 000000 Series Title: After The Wall - A World United Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/12/2011 2:00:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

The most memorable image of the revolution that swept across Europe two decades ago is the November 1989 opening of the Berlin Wall. East Germany was suddenly an unstable state, no longer a puppet regime of the Soviet Union. Equally dramatic is the story of the months that followed, when the fate of the two Germanys hung in the balance. The fate of East Germany lay in the hands of three men: Mikhail Gorbachev, the reform-minded general secretary of the Soviet Union; George H.W. Bush, president of the United States, and Helmut Kohl, chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. In the tense months following the fall of the wall they sought out common ground that allowed them to re-make modern Europe after 40 years of hostility. AFTER THE WALL - A WORLD UNITED goes behind the scenes of this unparalleled diplomatic effort to examine how the relationships among world leaders determined the outcome. Interviews with George Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev and Helmut Kohl offer unusual and intimate details about the inner workings of government at the highest levels. Other major players from all sides provide perspectives that are insightful, and often surprising -- Secretary of State James Baker, National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft and his aide .

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: COSE 017165 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/12/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:24:32

Gloria Steinem discussed HBO's new documentary, Gloria: In Her Own Words.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: HIDE 000806 Series Title: History Detectives Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/10/2011 2:00:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Other Segment Length: 00:00:00

Korean War Letter: The daughter of a Korean War Veteran (MIA) looks for the man her father mentioned in a letter. The letter says this man saved her father's life. Diana: Could this be the first true, widely published lesbian autobiography? Lookout Mt. Painting: This painting depicts the Civil War battle of Lookout Mountain. What's the story behind the prisoner who painted the scene?

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: MLNH 010124 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/3/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:14

After Long Debt Battle, Is Current Version of U.S. Government Sustainable? After many months of heated debate, Washington was finally able to compromise on a debt deal to avert a government default this week. Judy Woodruff discusses how the battle over the debt ceiling compares to other politically polarized times with Yale University's Beverly Gage and Harvard University's David King.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: COSE 017167 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/16/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:48:20

An hour with on her life, career and her book 'Prime Time: Love, health, sex, fitness, friendship, spirit--making the most of all of your life.'

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: FRON 002818 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: Law & Disorder Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/16/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

Behind the enduring images of heroic rescues undertaken by the New Orleans Police Department in the aftermath of , there is another story of law enforcement in crisis, even out of control. "Law & Disorder," a year-long, ongoing collaboration among FRONTLINE, ProPublica and the New Orleans Times-Picayune, investigates charges that NOPD officers inappropriately used lethal force against New Orleans citizens and then tried to cover up their actions. Airing days before the fifth anniversary of one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history and drawing from reports published in a real-time online investigation, FRONTLINE takes a fresh look at how the NOPD performed when the rules of civilized society collapsed.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: HIDE 000901 Series Title: History Detectives Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/16/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

Yakima Canutt's Saddle: A veteran collector of cowboy gear, our contributor thinks he may have a saddle that once belonged to rodeo champion and Hollywood legend, Yakima Canutt. The Ni'ihau Incident: History Detectives’ first ever Hawaii story takes us to the island of Ni’ihau, the backdrop for a fascinating tale often overshadowed by the enormity of the raid on Pearl Harbor. Civil War Cannon: A Charleston, SC antique dealer discovered a century old puzzle in a corked test tube.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: MLNH 010139 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/24/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:38

For Great Sioux Nation, Black Hills Can't Be Bought for $1.3 Billion: Nine Sioux tribes have been locked in a land dispute since 1877, when the government broke a treaty setting aside the Black Hills as part of their reservation. However, there is a chance that the Great Sioux Nation's long struggle to regain its land might reach a conclusion after years of standoff.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: NOVA 003514 Series Title: NOVA Episode Title: Hunting the Hidden Dimension Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/24/2011 8:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

What do movie special effects, the stock market, heart attacks and the rings of Saturn have in common? They're all connected by a revolutionary new branch of math called fractals, which has changed the way we see the world and opened up a vast new territory to scientific analysis and understanding. NOVA tells the dramatic story of a group of pioneering mathematicians who developed fractals from a curiosity that few took seriously to an approach that is touching nearly every branch of understanding -- including what happened after the Big Bang and the ultimate fate of our universe.

Category: Arts NOLA: COSE 017160 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/5/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:32:01

A look at the film Rise of the Planet of the Apes with director Rupert Wyatt and actors and Freida Pinto.

Category: Arts NOLA: MLNH 010129 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/10/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:34

Working-Class Poet Levine Named Nation's Next Laureate: Philip Levine, a former auto worker who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, was named Wednesday as the next poet laureate of the United States. Jeffrey Brown profiled Levine last year.

Category: Arts NOLA: AMMS 002101 Series Title: American Masters Episode Title: : The Power of Song Length: 90 minutes Airdate: 8/27/2011 1:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

Pete Seeger helped introduce America to its own musical heritage, devoting his life to using the power of song as a force for social change. Standing strong for deeply-held beliefs, Seeger went of the pop charts to the top of the blacklist and was banned from American commercial television for more than 17 years. This determined singer/songwriter made his voice heard and encouraged the people of the world to sing out along with him. Now almost 90, Seeger continues to invigorate and inspire the musicians who help tell his story--including , , Natalie Maines, Tom Paxton, , and others.

Category: Arts NOLA: COSE 017167 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/16/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:48:20

An hour with Jane Fonda on her life, career and her book 'Prime Time: Love, health, sex, fitness, friendship, spirit--making the most of all of your life.'

Category: Arts NOLA: HIDE 000901 Series Title: History Detectives Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/16/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

Yakima Canutt's Saddle: A veteran collector of cowboy gear, our contributor thinks he may have a saddle that once belonged to rodeo champion and Hollywood legend, Yakima Canutt. The Ni'ihau Incident: History Detectives’ first ever Hawaii story takes us to the island of Ni’ihau, the backdrop for a fascinating tale often overshadowed by the enormity of the raid on Pearl Harbor. Civil War Cannon: A Charleston, SC antique dealer discovered a century old puzzle in a corked test tube.

Category: Arts NOLA: MLNH 010139 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/24/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:04

'Conquistadora' Paints Epic Tale of Love, Adventure in Puerto Rico: The new novel "Conquistadora" paints a picture of love and adventure as a young women travels from Spain to Puerto Rico where her husband has inherited a sugar plantation. Jeffrey Brown speaks with author Esmeralda Santiago about the epic story and her own tale of teaching herself to read and write again after a stroke.

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: MLNH 010129 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/10/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:47

Mobile Slaughterhouse Helps Wash. State Farmers Meet Demand for Local Food: With the popularity of local food on the rise, Washington state farmer Cheryl Ouellette raises pigs to meet the demand. However, small farmers often can't process their own meat. A mobile slaughterhouse program brings a USDA- licensed facility to farms to benefit farmers, animals and "locavores." Sabrina Register of KCTS

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: NBRT 031024 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/4/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

A massive selloff rocks Wall Street. The Dow closes down 512 points. Lincoln Ellis, CIO, Strategic Financial Group talks about the triggers behind the selloff. Kathleen Gaffney, Co-Manager, Loomis Sayles Bond Fund talks about the bond market reaction. Temporary hiring in the June Employment Report. And Southwest Airlines CEO, Gary Kelly talks about coming up short this quarter.

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: COSE 017172 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/23/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:25:58

A conversation with NFL owners Jerry Richardson and Jerry Jones and the resolution of a four-month lockout between owners and players.

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: MLNH 010135 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/18/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:25

News Wrap: Greek Bailout Runs Into Trouble After Collateral Agreement Surfaces: In other news Thursday, a second bailout for Greece, totaling more than $150 billion, ran into trouble after it was revealed that Greece agreed to put up cash as collateral to secure 's part of the bailout. Also, bond-rating agency Standard & Poor's faces a federal investigation over its past mortgage security ratings.

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: NBRT 031035 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/19/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Market Stats for August 19, 2011; Small Businesses--How to Fix the Economy; Reworking Workforce--How to Fix the Economy; Wall St. Ups the Odds of Another Recession; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Dysfunctional Market Means Investors Must Take Care, Says Front.

Category: Child Abuse NOLA: NBRT 031039 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/25/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Building Budgets for Kids; Floating Homes--Planet Forward; Outlook for Apple Post Steve Jobs; 's $5B Bet on BofA; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for August 25, 2011.

Category: Community Politics, Government NOLA: MLNH 010125 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/4/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:29

Bloomberg Kicks Off New Effort to Empower Black, Latino Men: New York City's Mayor 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 new program with Bloomberg, who will contribute $30 million of his own money.

Category: Community Politics, Government NOLA: NETK 000166 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/14/2011 3:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know: We team up with news organization ProPublica to examine the harmful effects of tainted drywall manufactured in China, and the legal frustrations consumers encounter when trying to sue foreign manufacturers for damages. We follow one homeowner whose family abandoned their home because of tainted drywall, and see how she eventually took her case to Congress.

Then: As the global economic situation worsens and the debt crisis grinds on, Need to Know talks with David Graeber, an anthropologist and author of “Debt: The First 5,000 Years,” about the history of debt for both individuals and nations. Jeffrey Gettleman of The New York Times talks about recent violence in East Africa, and the prospects for peace and stability in that region after the independence of South Sudan.

Plus: In a joint investigation with The Nation Institute Investigative Fund and reporter Joshua Phillips, Need to Know reveals a little-known U.S. military task force charged with investigating abuse of detainees in Iraq. Despite hundreds of allegations of abuse and torture, one of the special agents in charge of the task force describes it as under-resourced, overwhelmed and unable to adequately investigate cases.

And finally, a look at Youngstown, Ohio, where officials are planning for a revitalized future—with a significantly smaller population.

Category: Community Politics, Government NOLA: MLNH 010139 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/24/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:11

Alabama's Immigration Law: Radical or Within Reason? A federal judge in Alabama heard arguments Wednesday over whether to block the state's new controversial immigration law from going into effect on Sept. 1. Ray Suarez discusses the nation's toughest state measure on illegal immigration with the Southern Poverty Law Center's Mary Bauer and Kansas Secretary of State .

Category: Community Politics, Government NOLA: NETK 000168 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/26/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Thousands of wild horses roam western states in the U.S. This week on Need to Know, we explore the controversial removal of horses from the wild by the Bureau of Land Management.

We also delve into the controversial process involved with implementing changes to textbooks in the Texas school system. We revisit the Texas State Board of Education’s battle over these changes last year amid criticisms that they were injecting religious and political beliefs into school curricula.

Also: We take a rare look into the Somalia of the past, when Mogadishu was once a thriving city. How did it become the failed state that it is today?

And: With Hurricane Irene threatening the East Coast, what’s the link, if any, between weather and climate change? We also interview New York Times food writer Mark Bittman on the politics of food in the U.S.

Category: Consumerism NOLA: MLNH 010124 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/3/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:08

From Netflix to , Streaming Video Businesses Gaining Ground: What have you been watching on your computer lately? More and more Americans are checking out movies and television program online. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the recent push toward more streaming content with GershonMedia's Bernard Gershon.

Category: Consumerism NOLA: NBRT 031021 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/1/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Three Lessons from the Debt Ceiling Debate; Medicare and Medicaid Spared; The Nation's Credit Rating Remains Vulnerable; American Manufacturing Growth Hits a Slump; Debt Deal Returns to Congress; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for August 1, 2011.

Category: Consumerism NOLA: NETK 000166 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/14/2011 3:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know: We team up with news organization ProPublica to examine the harmful effects of tainted drywall manufactured in China, and the legal frustrations consumers encounter when trying to sue foreign manufacturers for damages. We follow one homeowner whose family abandoned their home because of tainted drywall, and see how she eventually took her case to Congress.

Then: As the global economic situation worsens and the debt crisis grinds on, Need to Know talks with David Graeber, an anthropologist and author of “Debt: The First 5,000 Years,” about the history of debt for both individuals and nations. Jeffrey Gettleman of The New York Times talks about recent violence in East Africa, and the prospects for peace and stability in that region after the independence of South Sudan.

Plus: In a joint investigation with The Nation Institute Investigative Fund and reporter Joshua Phillips, Need to Know reveals a little-known U.S. military task force charged with investigating abuse of detainees in Iraq. Despite hundreds of allegations of abuse and torture, one of the special agents in charge of the task force describes it as under-resourced, overwhelmed and unable to adequately investigate cases.

And finally, a look at Youngstown, Ohio, where officials are planning for a revitalized future—with a significantly smaller population.

Category: Consumerism NOLA: MLNH 010133 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/16/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:53

Google's Motorola Deal Promises to Shake Up Mobile Technology Industry: Google announced plans this week to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. In recent years the Internet giant has made big plays in the smartphone market through its Android platform. Jeffrey Brown discusses the ramifications of the pending deal with Staci Kramer of paidContent.org and Charles Golvin of Forrester Research.

Category: Consumerism NOLA: NBRT 031032 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/16/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

An Economic Shift Away From Consumerism; Banks Face Uncertain Futures; Ideas for Fixing the Housing Market from Economist Mark Zandi; Building up Housing- -How to Fix the Economy; Europe's Debt Crisis Derails Wall Street Rally; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for August 16, 2011; Insiders Buying Company Stock.

Category: Consumerism NOLA: NETK 000167 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/19/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know, we take a look at the urban farming movement, which has been reviving communities and supplying fresh, local produce to nearby residents. We examine how the movement has taken hold in Detroit and what challenges it faces there.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: COSE 017163 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/10/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:22:30

Jorge Castañeda, the former foreign minister on Mexico and author of Mañana Forever?: Mexico and the Mexicans, about drug violence and other issues facing his country.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: MLNH 010126 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/5/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:23

New Orleans Officers Convicted in Killings: a Turning Point for a Healing City? Five current or former New Orleans police officers were convicted Friday in connection with a deadly shooting on Danziger Bridge in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. New York Times reporter Campbell Robertson discusses how the convictions are being viewed in a city and police department still grappling with storm aftermath.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: FRON 002103 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: The Man Who Knew Length: 90 minutes Airdate: 8/30/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 01:22:07

"The Man Who Knew" is the extraordinary saga of FBI Special Agent John O'Neill. As the bureau's top counter-terrorism agent, O'Neill -- who investigated the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Africa and the USS Cole in Yemen -- came to believe the United States should kill Osama bin Laden before Al Qaeda launched a devastating attack on America. But O'Neill's often lonely voice was muted by a headquarters bureaucracy that found his hot pursuit and James Bond style an anathema. Forced out of the job he loved, O'Neill took a new position in the private sector --as head of security at the World Trade Center, where he was killed on . The story of O'Neill's life and death provides a rare glimpse inside the FBI and helps answer the question: What did the government know?

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: MLNH 010136 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/19/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:08:53

Homeland Security to Focus on Deporting Criminals Under New Immigration Rules: The Obama administration on Friday unveiled new immigration rules, which will allow the Department of Homeland Security to focus more on deporting criminals. Ray Suarez discusses the new rules with Dan Stein of the Federation for American Immigration Reform and Angela Maria Kelley of the Center for American Progress.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: NETK 000167 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/19/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know, we take a look at the urban farming movement, which has been reviving communities and supplying fresh, local produce to nearby residents. We examine how the movement has taken hold in Detroit and what challenges it faces there.

Also: We examine the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and visit one family that was allegedly taken in by a predatory lender. Author Jeff Madrick also speaks with us to discuss the consumer protections enacted by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Veteran war photographer Ron Haviv also documents the environmental destruction illegal gold mining has caused in the Peruvian Amazon.

And: The Microsoft Kinect has revolutionized video games, but what else could it be used for? We explore how hackers have re-purposed Kinect’s “gesture technology” to potentially change the way we live.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: NBRT 031030 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/12/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Wall Street's roller coaster ride calms a bit. Health Care Reform Law takes a hit from a US Appeals Court. Agriculture building boom in the heartland. Market Monitor, Jason Pride of Glenmede offers portfolio protection advice.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: NETK 000165 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/5/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

The threat of a cyberattack has been a growing concern to national security experts for some time, amid fears of what might happen if a malicious hacker could take out a power grid or cause the meltdown of a nuclear plant. This week, we delve into the story of Stuxnet, the sophisticated and devastating computer virus that may launch a 21st century global arms race.

We also visit six women undergoing three different clinical trials for breast cancer treatments that may someday lead to breakthroughs in how breast cancer is treated. Journalist Ken Herman also sits down with Alison Stewart to discuss the presidential ambitions of Texas Governor Rick Perry.

And: Author Benjamin Skinner discusses his research exposing modern-day slavery, and Alison Stewart visits New York City’s High Line park to see how urban parks help neighborhood economies flourish.

Category: Culture NOLA: MLNH 010123 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/2/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:04

Survey: Muslim-Americans Have Rosier Outlook Than Other Americans: Nearly 10 years after the 9/11 attacks and with the American military involved in multiple Muslim nations, a Gallup survey showed strong positive feelings among Muslim-Americans about their prospects in this country. Ray Suarez discusses the poll's findings with Mohamed Younis of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies.

Category: Culture NOLA: COSE 017170 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/19/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:33:41

Chef and restaurateur David Bouley discusses his burgeoning restaurant empire.

Category: Culture NOLA: HIDE 000907 Series Title: History Detectives Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/23/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Other Segment Length: 00:00:00

In this episode, the images and the words on this poster suggest a battle is brewing: a clenched fist, police described as “pigs.” Who made this poster and why? Then, was this woodcarving of a mouth and chin once part of the Andrew Jackson figurehead affixed to the bow of the USS Constitution? And, how does this basket connect us to a woman Congress honored as a heroine of the Modoc Indian Wars?

Category: Culture NOLA: MLNH 010142 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/29/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:01

Census Data Reveals New Geography of Marriage for Americans: A new wave of U.S. Census Bureau data reveals some interesting trends in marriage and divorce rates by region. Ray Suarez discusses what data tell us about the institution of marriage with David Blankenhorn of the Institute for American Values and Elaine Tyler May of the University of Minnesota.

Category: Economy NOLA: MLNH 010127 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/8/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:04:34

Obama Tries to Reassure Investors as Markets Plunge Again: After Standard & Poor's downgraded a key American credit rating on Friday, President Obama tried to reassure investors Monday that the United States continues to have a AAA-rated economy, but stocks on Wall Street and around the world plummeted. Judy Woodruff reports.

Category: Economy NOLA: NBRT 031026 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/8/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

The Dow sees the worst day of selling since the 2008 financial crisis. Advice for the individual investor. How the Fed may react to the market drop. Fannie and Freddie's downgrade, how it will affect interest rates. Standard and Poor's is under fire, how this will affect the reputation of credit agencies. How to cope with market turmoil.

Category: Economy NOLA: NETK 000166 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/14/2011 3:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know: We team up with news organization ProPublica to examine the harmful effects of tainted drywall manufactured in China, and the legal frustrations consumers encounter when trying to sue foreign manufacturers for damages. We follow one homeowner whose family abandoned their home because of tainted drywall, and see how she eventually took her case to Congress.

Then: As the global economic situation worsens and the debt crisis grinds on, Need to Know talks with David Graeber, an anthropologist and author of “Debt: The First 5,000 Years,” about the history of debt for both individuals and nations. Jeffrey Gettleman of The New York Times talks about recent violence in East Africa, and the prospects for peace and stability in that region after the independence of South Sudan.

Plus: In a joint investigation with The Nation Institute Investigative Fund and reporter Joshua Phillips, Need to Know reveals a little-known U.S. military task force charged with investigating abuse of detainees in Iraq. Despite hundreds of allegations of abuse and torture, one of the special agents in charge of the task force describes it as under-resourced, overwhelmed and unable to adequately investigate cases.

And finally, a look at Youngstown, Ohio, where officials are planning for a revitalized future—with a significantly smaller population.

Category: Economy NOLA: WWIR 005106 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/5/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

The economy is the worst it’s been in years. Why and how did we get to this point? Also, with all the infighting in Washington these past 3-months, how did the debt deal come together and how will it affect the 2012 elections? Plus, voter confidence and its impact on the polls. With Michael Duffy, Time; Deborah Solomon, The Wall Street Journal; and Charles Babington, .

Category: Economy NOLA: COSE 017170 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/19/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:18:30

A look at Uncertainty in the Markets with Greg Ip of The Economist and Roben Farzad of Bloomberg Businessweek.

Category: Economy NOLA: MLNH 010134 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/17/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:10:16

Americans Facing More Inequality, More Debt and Now More Trouble? Did America's record-high level of economic inequality in 2007 help cause the financial crisis of 2008? With Americans' borrowing back on the rise and signs that economic inequality is growing, could there be another financial crisis in the near future? Paul Solman continues his series of reports on U.S. economic inequality.

Category: Economy NOLA: NBRT 031036 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/22/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

What is Stunting Job Creation; Health of Municipal Bonds; Stocks Close Up But Not From Investor Confidence; Rebels Claim Tripoli Leaving Oil Future Uncertain; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for August 22, 2011.

Category: Economy NOLA: WWIR 005109 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/26/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

Libyan rebels seized Tripoli, invaded Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s compound and he’s on the run. What will it take to establish a new government? Also, Rick Perry vaults to the lead for the GOP presidential nomination, and Ben Bernanke assesses the economy. Joining Gwen Ifill: Nancy Youssef, McClathy Newspapers; Doyle McManus, LA Times; Michael Duffy, TIME Magazine; and Jim Tankersley, National Journal.

Category: Economy NOLA: COSE 017162 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/9/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:53:02

An hour with George Will, newspaper columnist, journalist, and author.

Category: Economy NOLA: MLNH 010124 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/3/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:14

After Long Debt Battle, Is Current Version of U.S. Government Sustainable? After many months of heated debate, Washington was finally able to compromise on a debt deal to avert a government default this week. Judy Woodruff discusses how the battle over the debt ceiling compares to other politically polarized times with Yale University's Beverly Gage and Harvard University's David King.

Category: Education NOLA: MLNH 010129 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/10/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:05:10

NYC Schools Labeled as Dropout Factories Fight to Raise Graduation Rates: As some New York City high schools dubbed "dropout factories" face closure, they are fighting to increase their graduation rate. This report was produced in partnership with People's Production House after-school program and the NewsHour's educational division. It was researched and reported by 10 New York students.

Category: Education NOLA: NBRT 031026 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/8/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

The Dow sees the worst day of selling since the 2008 financial crisis. Advice for the individual investor. How the Fed may react to the market drop. Fannie and Freddie's downgrade, how it will affect interest rates. Standard and Poor's is under fire, how this will affect the reputation of credit agencies. How to cope with market turmoil.

Category: Education NOLA: COSE 017177 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/30/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:53:40

A composite program featuring conversations with Salman Khan, Eric Greitens, Siddhartha Mukherjee and Paul Farmer.

Category: Education NOLA: FRON 002911 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: Football High Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/23/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

High school football has never had a higher profile, with nationally televised games, corporate sponsorships and minute-by-minute coverage on sports websites. In northwest Arkansas, FRONTLINE examines one ambitious high school team working its way towards national renown. With a superstar quarterback at the helm, tiny Shiloh Christian is striving to join the ranks of the country's best high school teams-teams whose workout schedules, practices, and styles of play increasingly imitate the pros. But as high school players grow bigger, faster, and stronger, there are growing concerns about the health and safety of these young players-with rising rates of concussions, career-ending injuries, even death. In Arkansas, FRONTLINE documents a tragic story of heat-stroke injuries that reveal how weak regulation has created a crucial lack of athletic trainers at most high schools. It all raises a critical question: has the amped-up culture of high school football outrun necessary protections for the boys who play the game?

Category: Education NOLA: MLNH 010136 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/19/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:08:02

Budget Cuts, Tuition Hikes Jeopardize Quality of Higher Education in California: Students preparing for college this fall are facing higher tuition rates as their schools face budget cuts in this troubled economy. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the fallout in California's public universities.

Category: Education NOLA: NBRT 031037 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/23/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

The Stimulus Solution; Fighting Foreclosures--How to Fix the Economy; Price of School Supplies; Market Outlook with Michael Farr of Farr, Miller, and Washington; Wall Street Rally & East Coast Earthquake; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for August 23, 2011; New School Year, New Investing Opportunities.

Category: Education NOLA: NETK 000168 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/26/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Thousands of wild horses roam western states in the U.S. This week on Need to Know, we explore the controversial removal of horses from the wild by the Bureau of Land Management.

We also delve into the controversial process involved with implementing changes to textbooks in the Texas school system. We revisit the Texas State Board of Education’s battle over these changes last year amid criticisms that they were injecting religious and political beliefs into school curricula.

Also: We take a rare look into the Somalia of the past, when Mogadishu was once a thriving city. How did it become the failed state that it is today?

And: With Hurricane Irene threatening the East Coast, what’s the link, if any, between weather and climate change? We also interview New York Times food writer Mark Bittman on the politics of food in the U.S.

Category: Education NOLA: NOVA 003514 Series Title: NOVA Episode Title: Hunting the Hidden Dimension Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/24/2011 8:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

What do movie special effects, the stock market, heart attacks and the rings of Saturn have in common? They're all connected by a revolutionary new branch of math called fractals, which has changed the way we see the world and opened up a vast new territory to scientific analysis and understanding. NOVA tells the dramatic story of a group of pioneering mathematicians who developed fractals from a curiosity that few took seriously to an approach that is touching nearly every branch of understanding -- including what happened after the Big Bang and the ultimate fate of our universe.

Category: Employment NOLA: MLNH 010131 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/12/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:45

Many Post Offices Face Uncertain Fates as Cuts Loom: In an effort to cut costs, the U.S. Postal Service announced more than 100,000 possible layoffs this week in addition to many post offices that are already targeted for closure. Tom Bearden reports how the closures might affect people and businesses in one small town in western Colorado.

Category: Employment NOLA: NBRT 031029 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/11/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Dow stocks return to positive territory. Positive jobs report and low interest rates should add up to improvements to the economy. Robert Brusca, Chief Economist, Fact & Opinion Economics offers some ideas for getting the economy back on track. Home sales heat up in Phoenix, AZ, And lessons on talking to kids about money in our Kids and Cash report.

Category: Employment NOLA: MLNH 010144 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/31/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:03:06

News Wrap: Obama Plans Prime-Time Jobs Speech Before Congress: In other news Wednesday, President Obama hopes to address a joint session of Congress in a prime-time speech on Sept. 7 to outline his jobs plan, but the speech would overlap a debate among GOP presidential candidates. Also, waste and fraud have cost the U.S. up to $60 billion in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, a new study found.

Category: Employment NOLA: NBRT 031033 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/17/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Market Stats for August 17, 2011; Finding Freebies; Challenges Facing Entrepreneurs and American Business; Growing Jobs in Small Towns and Small Business - How to Fix Economy; Gold Boom or Bubble; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; What's Behind the Rally in Bonds?

Category: Employment NOLA: WWIR 005108 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/19/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

Perry is in the race, Pawlenty is out and Bachmann won the straw poll. The GOP candidates continue to blame Obama for the sluggish economic recovery. Also, President Obama plans to announce a jobs program. John Dickerson guest hosts with: Jeff Zeleny, New York Times; Karen Tumulty, Washington Post; Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics.com, David Wessel, Wall Street Journal.

Category: Energy NOLA: MLNH 010142 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/29/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:11:16

Tar Sands Pipeline Plan Renews Energy vs. Environment Debate: A proposed pipeline would carry oil from Canadian tar sands fields to Texas refineries, but the project has sparked high-profile protests. Jeffrey Brown discusses the controversial Keystone XL pipeline proposal with the Institute for Policy Research's Robert Bryce and environmentalist Bill McKibben.

Category: Energy NOLA: NBRT 031036 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/22/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

What is Stunting Job Creation; Health of Municipal Bonds; Stocks Close Up But Not From Investor Confidence; Rebels Claim Tripoli Leaving Oil Future Uncertain; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for August 22, 2011.

Category: Energy NOLA: WAAS 000000 Series Title: Washing Away: After the Storms Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/13/2011 2:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:26:46

Five years after the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana’s recovery is far from over. Building on the 2006 documentary, WASHING AWAY, this new program follows six survivors to reveal successes and setbacks as their coastline and culture continue to give way to the gulf and face disastrous new threats. Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress Patricia Clarkson, a native of New Orleans, narrates.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: AMEX 002303 Series Title: Dinosaur Wars: American Experience Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/1/2011 2:00:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

In the summer of 1868, paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh boarded a Union Pacific train for a sightseeing excursion through the heart of the newly opened American West. While most passengers simply saw magnificent landscapes, Marsh soon realized he was traveling through the greatest dinosaur burial ground of all time. Ruthless, jealous and insanely competitive, Marsh would wrestle over the discovery with the other leading paleontologist of his generation, Edward Drinker Cope. Over time, the two rivals would uncover the remains of dozens of prehistoric animals, including 130 species of dinosaur; collect thousands of specimens; provide ample evidence to prove Charles Darwin’s hotly disputed theory of evolution; and put American science on the world stage. But their professional rivalry eventually spiraled out of control. What began with denigrating comments in scientific publications led to espionage, the destruction of fossils and political maneuvering that ultimately left both men alone and almost penniless.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: MLNH 010124 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/3/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:11

News Wrap: Syrian Troops Cut Water, Electricity Supply in Hama: In other news Wednesday, a crackdown against anti-government protesters escalated in Syria. Overnight, the city of Hama was heavily shelled, tanks moved into the main square and electricity and water supplies were cut off. Also, Tropical Storm Emily churned through the Caribbean, threatening to dump inches of rain on Haiti.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NAAT 002306 Series Title: Nature Episode Title: Life in Death Valley Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/9/2011 4:00:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

It is a visual wonderland, where imposing mountains rise almost two vertical miles above sprawling salt flats and canyons are painted in strokes of blue, pink, violet, and green from sunrise to sunset. This is Death Valley -- one of the most inhospitable places on the planet. Nowhere else is a landscape so exquisite yet brutal, stunning yet harsh. Here, temperatures spike into the 130s, the earth cracks like broken clay, and when the hot wind blows, all you can taste is dust and salt. But, ironically, it is water that has shaped this super-arid home of true survivors.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: FRON 002818 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: Law & Disorder Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/16/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

Behind the enduring images of heroic rescues undertaken by the New Orleans Police Department in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, there is another story of law enforcement in crisis, even out of control. "Law & Disorder," a year-long, ongoing collaboration among FRONTLINE, ProPublica and the New Orleans Times-Picayune, investigates charges that NOPD officers inappropriately used lethal force against New Orleans citizens and then tried to cover up their actions. Airing days before the fifth anniversary of one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history and drawing from reports published in a real-time online investigation, FRONTLINE takes a fresh look at how the NOPD performed when the rules of civilized society collapsed.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: ISEW 000000 Series Title: Eden at the End of the World Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/24/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

Where and Pacific oceans collide, at the bottom of South America, is Patagonia, one of the last great wild Eden's on Earth. Join National Geographic on a journey to this breathtaking sub-Antarctic region now facing its greatest challenge recovering from the misguided actions of man. Eden at the End of the World offers a wondrous glimpse into the pristine haven that is Patagonia.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: MICE 000000 Series Title: Masters of the Arctic Ice Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/17/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:01

The Arctic is the largest expanse of frozen water on the planet. All creatures that make their home there are masters of survival, superbly adapted to the Arctic ice. But climate change has begun to eat away at the ice on which these creatures depend. Two teams of researchers are racing to find out how global warming is rocking the Arctic world - before there's nothing left but water.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: MLNH 010138 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/23/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:11:08

'Extraordinary' East Coast Quake a Reminder of Seismic Threat in Most States: A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook much of the East Coast Tuesday afternoon, including Washington, D.C., and New York City. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the temblor and the seismic threat across much of the country with David Applegate of the U.S. Geological Survey.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NAAT 002606 Series Title: Nature Episode Title: Is That Skunk? Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/28/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

It's a familiar but mysterious creature in woods and neighborhoods all across America. Its infamous weapon is one of the most awful scents in all of nature. Now, intrepid researchers and cameramen track skunks day and night across California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ohio, and even Martha's Vineyard, uncovering how they hunt, forage, mate and raise amazingly cute babies - all the things they're up to when they're not spraying the local dog. And yes, the remarkable secrets of that stink will be revealed!

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NBRT 031037 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/23/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

The Stimulus Solution; Fighting Foreclosures--How to Fix the Economy; Price of School Supplies; Market Outlook with Michael Farr of Farr, Miller, and Washington; Wall Street Rally & East Coast Earthquake; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for August 23, 2011; New School Year, New Investing Opportunities.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NETK 000168 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/26/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Thousands of wild horses roam western states in the U.S. This week on Need to Know, we explore the controversial removal of horses from the wild by the Bureau of Land Management.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NOVA 003717 Series Title: NOVA Episode Title: Secrets Beneath the Ice Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/17/2011 8:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

Can Antarctica’s climate past offer clues to what may happen to our warming planet? To gather crucial evidence, NOVA follows an ambitious Antarctic investigation - a state-of-the-art drilling probe known as ANDRILL. Drilling deep beneath the Antarctic ice, down through the sea and three-fourths of a mile into the seafloor, ANDRILL recovers rock cores that reveal intimate details of climate and fauna from a time in the distant past when the Earth was just a few degrees warmer than it is today. As researchers grapple with the harshest conditions on the planet, they discover astonishing new clues - not only about Antarctica’s past, but also Earth’s future.

Category: Family/Marriage NOLA: ABML 000106 Series Title: Abraham and Mary Lincoln, A House Divided: American Experience Episode Title: Part VI: Blind With Weeping Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/1/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

Elected president only to see the nation fracture in two, Lincoln led a confused and frightened people through the most terrible war in their history. At the same time, his own household mirrored the fissures that split the nation: the great emancipator was married to the daughter of a slave owner from Kentucky. Mary Todd Lincoln was an aristocratic southerner who met Lincoln when he was still a backwoods politician lacking in experience and sophistication. Although she remained fiercely loyal to her husband and the Union cause, two of her brothers fought for the South. Their marriage was long and turbulent, and knew many trials, including the loss of two children. Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided weaves together the lives of the two Lincolns, drawing us into their long-vanished world.

Category: Family/Marriage NOLA: COSE 017174 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/25/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:21:01

Actress/director Vera Farmiga talks about her new film, 'Higher Ground.'

Category: Family/Marriage NOLA: MLNH 010143 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/30/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:28

In Brazil, Women's Changing Roles, Attitudes Leading to Smaller Families: Despite having the most Catholics in the world, 80 percent of Brazilian women of childbearing age are using some form of artificial contraception. In partnership with National Geographic Magazine, special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro examines the declining fertility rate, which has dropped to just 1.9 children per woman.

Category: Family/Marriage NOLA: MLNH 010126 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/5/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:09

Indian Surrogacy Helps Lift Some Poor, but Raises Ethical Issues: In India, parental surrogacy is often less complicated and costly than having a surrogate in the United States. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro explores the ethics of outsourcing surrogacy in the second of two reports about Indian women who are paid to bear children for infertile Western couples.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: MLNH 010130 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/11/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:10

Top Health Reform Player Berwick's Overhaul Vision Draws Praise, Rebuke: As a leading player in the implementation of President Obama's health reform law, Donald Berwick has come under fire for his vision of fundamental changes to the U.S. health care system. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the controversy surrounding Berwick and his goals.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: NBRT 031030 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/12/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Wall Street's roller coaster ride calms a bit. Health Care Reform Law takes a hit from a US Appeals Court. Agriculture building boom in the heartland. Market Monitor, Jason Pride of Glenmede offers portfolio protection advice.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: NETK 000165 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/5/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

The threat of a cyberattack has been a growing concern to national security experts for some time, amid fears of what might happen if a malicious hacker could take out a power grid or cause the meltdown of a nuclear plant. This week, we delve into the story of Stuxnet, the sophisticated and devastating computer virus that may launch a 21st century global arms race.

We also visit six women undergoing three different clinical trials for breast cancer treatments that may someday lead to breakthroughs in how breast cancer is treated. Journalist Ken Herman also sits down with Alison Stewart to discuss the presidential ambitions of Texas Governor Rick Perry.

And: Author Benjamin Skinner discusses his research exposing modern-day slavery, and Alison Stewart visits New York City’s High Line park to see how urban parks help neighborhood economies flourish.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: SSTR 000000 Series Title: Killer Stress: A National Geographic Special Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/3/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

Stress. It's always been there to save our lives. It's what made us run from predators and enabled us to take down prey. But today, humans are turning on that same stress response to deal with 30-year mortgages, difficult bosses, teenagers and traffic jams. Some of us are wallowing in corrosive hormones; for the first time, scientists can reveal just how measurable and dangerous that exposure can be. MacArthur "Genius Grant" recipient and neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky and National Geographic search for answers to why stress seems to be killing us.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: COSE 017171 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/22/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:19:41

Chris Licht, the co-creator and executive producer of the MSNBC series Morning Joe, talks about his experience with a near-deadly brain hemorrhage in 2010.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: FRON 002911 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: Football High Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/23/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

High school football has never had a higher profile, with nationally televised games, corporate sponsorships and minute-by-minute coverage on sports websites. In northwest Arkansas, FRONTLINE examines one ambitious high school team working its way towards national renown. With a superstar quarterback at the helm, tiny Shiloh Christian is striving to join the ranks of the country's best high school teams-teams whose workout schedules, practices, and styles of play increasingly imitate the pros. But as high school players grow bigger, faster, and stronger, there are growing concerns about the health and safety of these young players-with rising rates of concussions, career-ending injuries, even death. In Arkansas, FRONTLINE documents a tragic story of heat-stroke injuries that reveal how weak regulation has created a crucial lack of athletic trainers at most high schools. It all raises a critical question: has the amped-up culture of high school football outrun necessary protections for the boys who play the game?

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: MLNH 010138 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/23/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:10:07

Doctors, Patients Assess Effectiveness of Medical Marijuana: Sixteen states have passed laws that allow patients to use medical marijuana to treat side effects of various illnesses, but now some states are moving to either limit or repeal those laws. Special correspondent Anna Rau of Montana PBS reports on the experiences of patients and doctors.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: NBRT 031038 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/24/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Savings Advice and Options; Hurricane Irene's Economic Impact; Preview of Fed. Chairman Bernanke's Speech; Gold Prices Take a $106 Hit; Pharmaceutical Stocks With Healthy Returns; Market Stats for August 24, 2011; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Housing, Shelter NOLA: NBRT 031026 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/8/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

The Dow sees the worst day of selling since the 2008 financial crisis. Advice for the individual investor. How the Fed may react to the market drop. Fannie and Freddie's downgrade, how it will affect interest rates. Standard and Poor's is under fire, how this will affect the reputation of credit agencies. How to cope with market turmoil.

Category: Housing, Shelter NOLA: NETK 000166 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/14/2011 3:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know: We team up with news organization ProPublica to examine the harmful effects of tainted drywall manufactured in China, and the legal frustrations consumers encounter when trying to sue foreign manufacturers for damages. We follow one homeowner whose family abandoned their home because of tainted drywall, and see how she eventually took her case to Congress.

Then: As the global economic situation worsens and the debt crisis grinds on, Need to Know talks with David Graeber, an anthropologist and author of “Debt: The First 5,000 Years,” about the history of debt for both individuals and nations. Jeffrey Gettleman of The New York Times talks about recent violence in East Africa, and the prospects for peace and stability in that region after the independence of South Sudan.

Plus: In a joint investigation with The Nation Institute Investigative Fund and reporter Joshua Phillips, Need to Know reveals a little-known U.S. military task force charged with investigating abuse of detainees in Iraq. Despite hundreds of allegations of abuse and torture, one of the special agents in charge of the task force describes it as under-resourced, overwhelmed and unable to adequately investigate cases.

And finally, a look at Youngstown, Ohio, where officials are planning for a revitalized future—with a significantly smaller population.

Category: Housing, Shelter NOLA: MLNH 010143 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/30/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:12:29

Millions of Distressed Properties Stuck in 'Shaky' U.S. Housing Market: The troubled U.S. housing market got some good news Tuesday with word that prices in four major cities are on the rise, but a full recovery still appears to be a long way off. Jeffrey Brown discusses why home sales remain "tepid" with 's Nicolas Retsinas and Inside Mortgage Finance's Guy Cecala.

Category: Housing, Shelter NOLA: NBRT 031032 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/16/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

An Economic Shift Away From Consumerism; Banks Face Uncertain Futures; Ideas for Fixing the Housing Market from Economist Mark Zandi; Building up Housing- -How to Fix the Economy; Europe's Debt Crisis Derails Wall Street Rally; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for August 16, 2011; Insiders Buying Company Stock.

Category: Immigration/Refugees NOLA: MLNH 010139 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/24/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:11

Alabama's Immigration Law: Radical or Within Reason? A federal judge in Alabama heard arguments Wednesday over whether to block the state's new controversial immigration law from going into effect on Sept. 1. Ray Suarez discusses the nation's toughest state measure on illegal immigration with the Southern Poverty Law Center's Mary Bauer and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.

Category: Media NOLA: COSE 017165 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/12/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:24:32

Gloria Steinem discussed HBO's new documentary, Gloria: In Her Own Words.

Category: Media NOLA: MLNH 010132 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/15/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:16

News Wrap: Google Plans $12.5 Billion Takeover of Motorola Mobility: In other news Monday, Google announced its largest-ever acquisition with the planned purchase of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. The cellphone maker controls thousands of patents and builds devices that run on Google's Android platform. Also, a wave of bombings swept across Iraq killing at least 63 police and civilians.

Category: Media NOLA: MLNH 010139 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/24/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:02:21

Libyans Show 'Best of Humanity' in Aiding Journalists' Escape From Hotel: Dozens of journalists were finally allowed to leave the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli Wednesday after being trapped for several days under the control of forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. International Television News' John Ray, who was among the journalists being held captive, discusses the journalists' ordeal and his escape.

Category: Minorities/Civil Rights NOLA: MLNH 010125 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/4/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:29

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 new program with Bloomberg, who will contribute $30 million of his own money.

Category: Minorities/Civil Rights NOLA: HIDE 000907 Series Title: History Detectives Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/23/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Other Segment Length: 00:00:00

In this episode, the images and the words on this poster suggest a battle is brewing: a clenched fist, police described as “pigs.” Who made this poster and why? Then, was this woodcarving of a mouth and chin once part of the Andrew Jackson figurehead affixed to the bow of the USS Constitution? And, how does this basket connect us to a woman Congress honored as a heroine of the Modoc Indian Wars?

Category: Minorities/Civil Rights NOLA: MLNH 010139 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/24/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:04

'Conquistadora' Paints Epic Tale of Love, Adventure in Puerto Rico: The new novel "Conquistadora" paints a picture of love and adventure as a young women travels from Spain to Puerto Rico where her husband has inherited a sugar plantation. Jeffrey Brown speaks with author Esmeralda Santiago about the epic story and her own tale of teaching herself to read and write again after a stroke.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: AFWA 000000 Series Title: After The Wall - A World United Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/12/2011 2:00:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

The most memorable image of the revolution that swept across Europe two decades ago is the November 1989 opening of the Berlin Wall. East Germany was suddenly an unstable state, no longer a puppet regime of the Soviet Union. Equally dramatic is the story of the months that followed, when the fate of the two Germanys hung in the balance. The fate of East Germany lay in the hands of three men: Mikhail Gorbachev, the reform-minded general secretary of the Soviet Union; George H.W. Bush, president of the United States, and Helmut Kohl, chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. In the tense months following the fall of the wall they sought out common ground that allowed them to re-make modern Europe after 40 years of hostility. AFTER THE WALL - A WORLD UNITED goes behind the scenes of this unparalleled diplomatic effort to examine how the relationships among world leaders determined the outcome. Interviews with George Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev and Helmut Kohl offer unusual and intimate details about the inner workings of government at the highest levels. Other major players from all sides provide perspectives that are always insightful, and often surprising -- Secretary of State James Baker, National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft and his aide Condoleezza Rice.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: COSE 017161 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/8/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:23:26

Jack Lew, director of the Office of Management and Budget, on the unstable stock market, the state of the economy and the U.S. credit rating downgrade by Standard & Poor's.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: MLNH 010127 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/8/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:06:23

Obama Orders Revamp of 'No Child Left Behind': Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Monday that President Obama would sign an executive order to allow schools who are falling short of No Child Left Behind to circumvent the law. Gwen Ifill discusses the policy with Justin Snider of The Hechinger Report.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: MLNH 010130 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/11/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:10

Top Health Reform Player Berwick's Overhaul Vision Draws Praise, Rebuke: As a leading player in the implementation of President Obama's health reform law, Donald Berwick has come under fire for his vision of fundamental changes to the U.S. health care system. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the controversy surrounding Berwick and his goals.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: NBRT 031031 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/15/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Google's bid for Motorola Mobility sparks a triple digit rally. The S & P will be up 5% by the end of the year says Smith Barney CIO. Euro-bonds could be a solution to Europe's debt crisis. Warren Buffet says raising taxes on the rich will help the economy. Fantasy sports are a billion dollar a year business. We need a bipartisan deficit solution says Parthenon Group economist.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: NETK 000166 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/14/2011 3:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know: We team up with news organization ProPublica to examine the harmful effects of tainted drywall manufactured in China, and the legal frustrations consumers encounter when trying to sue foreign manufacturers for damages. We follow one homeowner whose family abandoned their home because of tainted drywall, and see how she eventually took her case to Congress.

Then: As the global economic situation worsens and the debt crisis grinds on, Need to Know talks with David Graeber, an anthropologist and author of “Debt: The First 5,000 Years,” about the history of debt for both individuals and nations. Jeffrey Gettleman of The New York Times talks about recent violence in East Africa, and the prospects for peace and stability in that region after the independence of South Sudan.

Plus: In a joint investigation with The Nation Institute Investigative Fund and reporter Joshua Phillips, Need to Know reveals a little-known U.S. military task force charged with investigating abuse of detainees in Iraq. Despite hundreds of allegations of abuse and torture, one of the special agents in charge of the task force describes it as under-resourced, overwhelmed and unable to adequately investigate cases.

And finally, a look at Youngstown, Ohio, where officials are planning for a revitalized future—with a significantly smaller population.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: WWIR 005106 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/5/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

The economy is the worst it’s been in years. Why and how did we get to this point? Also, with all the infighting in Washington these past 3-months, how did the debt deal come together and how will it affect the 2012 elections? Plus, voter confidence and its impact on the polls. With Michael Duffy, Time; Deborah Solomon, The Wall Street Journal; and Charles Babington, Associated Press.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: COSE 017169 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/18/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:25:54

Rory Stewart, a member of Parliament and author of Can Intervention Work?, talks about the impact of foreign interventions in regional conflicts.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: MLNH 010134 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/17/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:03:39

News Wrap: Biden Visits China to Reassure Leaders of U.S. Economic Stability: In other news Wednesday, Vice President Biden kicked off a four- day visit to China, where he is expected to try to reassure leaders about the stability of the U.S. economy. China holds more than $1 trillion in U.S. government debt. Also, mass protests developed across India as a leading anti-corruption campaigner fasted in jail.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: NBRT 031040 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/26/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Economy's Pace Will Pick Up Says David Kotok; Consumer Penny Pinching--How to Fix the Economy; NYSE and the East Coast Brace for Hurricane Irene; Fred Bergsten of Inst. for International Economics on Bernanke's Speech; Market Stats for August 26, 2011; Fed. Chairman Bernanke Offers Optimism Not Stimulus; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: WWIR 005108 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/19/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

Perry is in the race, Pawlenty is out and Bachmann won the straw poll. The GOP candidates continue to blame Obama for the sluggish economic recovery. Also, President Obama plans to announce a jobs program. John Dickerson guest hosts with: Jeff Zeleny, New York Times; Karen Tumulty, Washington Post; Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics.com, David Wessel, Wall Street Journal.

Category: Nuclear Issues/WMD NOLA: NETK 000165 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/5/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

The threat of a cyberattack has been a growing concern to national security experts for some time, amid fears of what might happen if a malicious hacker could take out a power grid or cause the meltdown of a nuclear plant. This week, we delve into the story of Stuxnet, the sophisticated and devastating computer virus that may launch a 21st century global arms race.

We also visit six women undergoing three different clinical trials for breast cancer treatments that may someday lead to breakthroughs in how breast cancer is treated. Journalist Ken Herman also sits down with Alison Stewart to discuss the presidential ambitions of Texas Governor Rick Perry.

And: Author Benjamin Skinner discusses his research exposing modern-day slavery, and Alison Stewart visits New York City’s High Line park to see how urban parks help neighborhood economies flourish.

Category: Nuclear Issues/WMD NOLA: MLNH 010133 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/16/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:58

5 Months After Meltdown, Fukushima Citizens Still Face Radioactive Risks: Five months after the deadly tsunami and Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, Japanese authorities have acknowledged that they misled residents about the radioactive dangers. John Sparks of Independent Television News gets an inside look at the area and reports on how citizens are dealing with the ongoing risks.

Category: Poverty/Hunger NOLA: COSE 017159 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/4/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:12:16

An update on the draught and starvation conditions in Somalia with David Muir of ABC News and Valerie Amos, UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs.

Category: Poverty/Hunger NOLA: MLNH 010123 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/2/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:57

USAID Chief: Famine in Somalia 'Worse Than You Can Imagine': In a new effort to alleviate the suffering in famine-stricken Eastern Africa, the U.S. government eased its restrictions on providing aid to Somalia--aimed at sanctioning al-Shabab--in hopes of getting more food to starving people. Margret Warner discusses the change in policy with USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah.

Category: Poverty/Hunger NOLA: MLNH 010135 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/18/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:01

New Report Shows Alarming Rates of Poverty Among U.S. Children: New numbers on poverty among U.S. children, released this week by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, found that 31 million children in 2009 were living in families that are at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Judy Woodruff discusses the alarming new statistics with the foundation's CEO, Patrick McCarthy.

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: COSE 017158 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/3/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:53:24

An hour with legendary golfer Arnold Palmer from Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: NBRT 031031 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/15/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Google's bid for Motorola Mobility sparks a triple digit rally. The S & P will be up 5% by the end of the year says Morgan Stanley Smith Barney CIO. Euro-bonds could be a solution to Europe's debt crisis. Warren Buffet says raising taxes on the rich will help the economy. Fantasy sports are a billion dollar a year business. We need a bipartisan deficit solution says Parthenon Group economist.

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: WAAS 000000 Series Title: Washing Away: After the Storms Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/13/2011 2:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:26:46

Five years after the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana’s recovery is far from over. Building on the 2006 documentary, WASHING AWAY, this new program follows six survivors to reveal successes and setbacks as their coastline and culture continue to give way to the gulf and face disastrous new threats. Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress Patricia Clarkson, a native of New Orleans, narrates.

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: COSE 017173 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/24/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:53:24

A rebroadcast of an hour with golf legend Arnold Palmer.

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: FRON 002911 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: Football High Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/23/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

High school football has never had a higher profile, with nationally televised games, corporate sponsorships and minute-by-minute coverage on sports websites. In northwest Arkansas, FRONTLINE examines one ambitious high school team working its way towards national renown. With a superstar quarterback at the helm, tiny Shiloh Christian is striving to join the ranks of the country's best high school teams-teams whose workout schedules, practices, and styles of play increasingly imitate the pros. But as high school players grow bigger, faster, and stronger, there are growing concerns about the health and safety of these young players-with rising rates of concussions, career-ending injuries, even death. In Arkansas, FRONTLINE documents a tragic story of heat-stroke injuries that reveal how weak regulation has created a crucial lack of athletic trainers at most high schools. It all raises a critical question: has the amped-up culture of high school football outrun necessary protections for the boys who play the game?

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: MLNH 010140 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/25/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:47

For Legendary Coach Summitt, Next Opponent Is Dementia Diagnosis: Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in college basketball history, has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. Hari Sreenivasan talks to her son Tyler Summitt and The Washington Post's Sally Jenkins about how the coach is coping and staying focused on her team after 37 seasons leading the University of 's Lady Vols.

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: NBRT 031042 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/30/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Gratitude for a Lack of Consumer Confidence; Timetoplaytennis' Game Plan; Analysis of Fed Economic Disagreement; is Divided About Dealing with Economy; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for August 30, 2011; Stocks that 'Pay' Offer More Safety for Investors.

Category: Religion/Ethics NOLA: MLNH 010127 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/8/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:09:02

Atlanta Starts New School Year Under Cloud of Cheating Scandal: Students and teachers return to Atlanta classrooms for the start of a new school year Monday, but a major cheating scandal is still raising big questions. Learning Matters Television's John Tulenko reports.

Category: Religion/Ethics NOLA: COSE 017174 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/25/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:21:01

Actress/director Vera Farmiga talks about her new film, 'Higher Ground.'

Category: Religion/Ethics NOLA: MLNH 010143 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/30/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:28

In Brazil, Women's Changing Roles, Attitudes Leading to Smaller Families: Despite having the most Catholics in the world, 80 percent of Brazilian women of childbearing age are using some form of artificial contraception. In partnership with National Geographic Magazine, special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro examines the declining fertility rate, which has dropped to just 1.9 children per woman.

Category: Religion/Ethics NOLA: NETK 000168 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/26/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Thousands of wild horses roam western states in the U.S. This week on Need to Know, we explore the controversial removal of horses from the wild by the Bureau of Land Management.

We also delve into the controversial process involved with implementing changes to textbooks in the Texas school system. We revisit the Texas State Board of Education’s battle over these changes last year amid criticisms that they were injecting religious and political beliefs into school curricula.

Also: We take a rare look into the Somalia of the past, when Mogadishu was once a thriving city. How did it become the failed state that it is today?

And: With Hurricane Irene threatening the East Coast, what’s the link, if any, between weather and climate change? We also interview New York Times food writer Mark Bittman on the politics of food in the U.S.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: FYET 000000 Series Title: 400 Years of the Telescope Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/11/2011 1:00:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

This visually stunning program chronicles a sweeping journey, from 1609, when Galileo revealed mankind's place in the galaxy, to today's thrilling quests to discover new worlds in the universe. Narrated by NOVA's Neil deGrasse Tyson, the compelling program takes viewers on an adventure through the heavens and around the globe, visiting the world's leading astronomers, cosmologists and observatories.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: MLNH 010130 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/11/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:10:04

Uncertainty, Computerized Trading Fuel Wall Street's Wild Ride: American markets once again dramatically reversed course Thursday with the Dow Jones industrial average gaining more than 400 points. Judy Woodruff discusses what's behind the latest wild day for Wall Street with Catherine Mann of Brandeis University and of The New York Times.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NBRT 031031 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/15/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Google's bid for Motorola Mobility sparks a triple digit rally. The S & P will be up 5% by the end of the year says Morgan Stanley Smith Barney CIO. Euro-bonds could be a solution to Europe's debt crisis. Warren Buffet says raising taxes on the rich will help the economy. Fantasy sports are a billion dollar a year business. We need a bipartisan deficit solution says Parthenon Group economist.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NOVA 003518 Series Title: NOVA Episode Title: Is There Life on Mars? Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/11/2011 12:00:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Other Segment Length: 00:56:46

More than four years after they landed on Mars, NASA's twin robot explorers, Spirit and Opportunity, have lasted 16 times longer and driven 20 times farther than expected. Along the way, they've endured the worst Martian storm ever recorded and survived near-fatal software glitches, a broken wheel and hair-raising climbs and descents on steep slopes. And since May 25, 2008, they've had new company on the red planet: NASA's Phoenix probe, which dramatically "tasted" water ice on the planet in July. NOVA "Is There Life on Mars?" showcases the latest scientific results from the rovers and Phoenix, which are poised to reveal provocative new clues in the tantalizing search for water and life on the Red Planet.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: COSE 017177 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/30/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:53:40

A composite program featuring conversations with Salman Khan, Eric Greitens, Siddhartha Mukherjee and Paul Farmer.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: MLNH 010133 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/16/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:53

Google's Motorola Deal Promises to Shake Up Mobile Technology Industry: Google announced plans this week to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. In recent years the Internet giant has made big plays in the smartphone market through its Android platform. Jeffrey Brown discusses the ramifications of the pending deal with Staci Kramer of paidContent.org and Charles Golvin of Forrester Research.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NAAT 002606 Series Title: Nature Episode Title: Is That Skunk? Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/28/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

It's a familiar but mysterious creature in woods and neighborhoods all across America. Its infamous weapon is one of the most awful scents in all of nature. Now, intrepid researchers and cameramen track skunks day and night across California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ohio, and even Martha's Vineyard, uncovering how they hunt, forage, mate and raise amazingly cute babies - all the things they're up to when they're not spraying the local dog. And yes, the remarkable secrets of that stink will be revealed!

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NBRT 031039 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/25/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Building Budgets for Kids; Floating Homes--Planet Forward; Outlook for Apple Post Steve Jobs; Warren Buffett's $5B Bet on BofA; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for August 25, 2011.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NETK 000167 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/19/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know, we take a look at the urban farming movement, which has been reviving communities and supplying fresh, local produce to nearby residents. We examine how the movement has taken hold in Detroit and what challenges it faces there.

Also: We examine the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and visit one family that was allegedly taken in by a predatory lender. Author Jeff Madrick also speaks with us to discuss the consumer protections enacted by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Veteran war photographer Ron Haviv also documents the environmental destruction illegal gold mining has caused in the Peruvian Amazon.

And: The Microsoft Kinect has revolutionized video games, but what else could it be used for? We explore how hackers have re-purposed Kinect’s “gesture technology” to potentially change the way we live.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NOVA 003514 Series Title: NOVA Episode Title: Hunting the Hidden Dimension Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/24/2011 8:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

What do movie special effects, the stock market, heart attacks and the rings of Saturn have in common? They're all connected by a revolutionary new branch of math called fractals, which has changed the way we see the world and opened up a vast new territory to scientific analysis and understanding. NOVA tells the dramatic story of a group of pioneering mathematicians who developed fractals from a curiosity that few took seriously to an approach that is touching nearly every branch of understanding -- including what happened after the Big Bang and the ultimate fate of our universe.

Category: Sexuality NOLA: MLNH 010137 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/22/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:05

What Happens Next if Strauss-Kahn's Charges Are Dropped? Prosecutors in New York on Monday requested that sexual assault charges against former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn be dropped in light of doubts about his accuser's credibility. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the case--and what could happennext-- with Bloomberg TV's Sara Eisen.

Category: Transportation NOLA: MLNH 010126 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/5/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:13:30

Shields and Douthat on Disdain for Washington After Debt Deal, FAA Showdown: Syndicated columnist and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat sort through the week's top political news, including their takes on the American public's disgust with Washington, the July jobs report and the partial FAA shutdown.

Category: Transportation NOLA: NBRT 031024 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/4/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

A massive selloff rocks Wall Street. The Dow closes down 512 points. Lincoln Ellis, CIO, Strategic Financial Group talks about the triggers behind the selloff. Kathleen Gaffney, Co-Manager, Loomis Sayles Bond Fund talks about the bond market reaction. Temporary hiring in the June Employment Report. And Southwest Airlines CEO, Gary Kelly talks about coming up short this quarter.

Category: Transportation NOLA: MLNH 010140 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/25/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:10

In 'Old People Driving,' Handing Over the Keys Means the End of the Road: In "Old People Driving," filmmaker Shaleece Haas examines how aging Americans can balance safety and independence as the ranks of drivers 85 and older surpasses 3 million. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.

Category: Transportation NOLA: NBRT 031041 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/29/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Computers and the Stock Market; Consumer Creditworthiness Improves; President Obama Hires Alan Krueger; Hurricane Irene's Economic Boost from Rebuilding; Hurricane Irene's Transportation Impact; Hurricane Irene's Aftermath; Market Stats for August 28, 2011.

Category: Urban Development/Infrastructure NOLA: NETK 000165 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/5/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

The threat of a cyberattack has been a growing concern to national security experts for some time, amid fears of what might happen if a malicious hacker could take out a power grid or cause the meltdown of a nuclear plant. This week, we delve into the story of Stuxnet, the sophisticated and devastating computer virus that may launch a 21st century global arms race.

We also visit six women undergoing three different clinical trials for breast cancer treatments that may someday lead to breakthroughs in how breast cancer is treated. Journalist Ken Herman also sits down with Alison Stewart to discuss the presidential ambitions of Texas Governor Rick Perry.

And: Author Benjamin Skinner discusses his research exposing modern-day slavery, and Alison Stewart visits New York City’s High Line park to see how urban parks help neighborhood economies flourish.

Category: Urban Development/Infrastructure NOLA: WAAS 000000 Series Title: Washing Away: After the Storms Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/13/2011 2:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:26:46

Five years after the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana’s recovery is far from over. Building on the 2006 documentary, WASHING AWAY, this new program follows six survivors to reveal successes and setbacks as their coastline and culture continue to give way to the gulf and face disastrous new threats. Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress Patricia Clarkson, a native of New Orleans, narrates.

Category: Urban Development/Infrastructure NOLA: COSE 017172 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/23/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:25:56

Architect and urban designer Moshe Safdie talks about current debates in architecture and his current projects.

Category: Urban Development/Infrastructure NOLA: NETK 000167 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/19/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know, we take a look at the urban farming movement, which has been reviving communities and supplying fresh, local produce to nearby residents. We examine how the movement has taken hold in Detroit and what challenges it faces there.

Also: We examine the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and visit one family that was allegedly taken in by a predatory lender. Author Jeff Madrick also speaks with us to discuss the consumer protections enacted by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Veteran war photographer Ron Haviv also documents the environmental destruction illegal gold mining has caused in the Peruvian Amazon.

And: The Microsoft Kinect has revolutionized video games, but what else could it be used for? We explore how hackers have re-purposed Kinect’s “gesture technology” to potentially change the way we live.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: COSE 017159 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/4/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:16:08

Joby Warrick of The Washington Post on his book, The Triple Agent: The al- Qaeda Mole Who Infiltrated the CIA.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: HIDE 000806 Series Title: History Detectives Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/10/2011 2:00:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Other Segment Length: 00:00:00

Korean War Letter: The daughter of a Korean War Veteran (MIA) looks for the man her father mentioned in a letter. The letter says this man saved her father's life. Diana: Could this be the first true, widely published lesbian autobiography? Lookout Mt. Painting: This painting depicts the Civil War battle of Lookout Mountain. What's the story behind the prisoner who painted the scene?

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: MLNH 010127 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/8/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:02:13

Afghanistan Helicopter Crash Marks Deadliest Day for U.S. Forces in 10 Years: Early Saturday morning, 30 Americans were killed in Afghanistan when a Chinook helicopter was shot down, apparently by a rocket-propelled grenade. Margaret Warner reports on the deadly incident that the Taliban is claiming responsibility for.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: NETK 000165 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/5/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

The threat of a cyberattack has been a growing concern to national security experts for some time, amid fears of what might happen if a malicious hacker could take out a power grid or cause the meltdown of a nuclear plant. This week, we delve into the story of Stuxnet, the sophisticated and devastating computer virus that may launch a 21st century global arms race.

We also visit six women undergoing three different clinical trials for breast cancer treatments that may someday lead to breakthroughs in how breast cancer is treated. Journalist Ken Herman also sits down with Alison Stewart to discuss the presidential ambitions of Texas Governor Rick Perry.

And: Author Benjamin Skinner discusses his research exposing modern-day slavery, and Alison Stewart visits New York City’s High Line park to see how urban parks help neighborhood economies flourish.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: COSE 017177 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/30/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:53:40

A composite program featuring conversations with Salman Khan, Eric Greitens, Siddhartha Mukherjee and Paul Farmer.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: HIDE 000901 Series Title: History Detectives Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/16/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

Yakima Canutt's Saddle: A veteran collector of cowboy gear, our contributor thinks he may have a saddle that once belonged to rodeo champion and Hollywood legend, Yakima Canutt. The Ni'ihau Incident: History Detectives’ first ever Hawaii story takes us to the island of Ni’ihau, the backdrop for a fascinating tale often overshadowed by the enormity of the raid on Pearl Harbor. Civil War Cannon: A Charleston, SC antique dealer discovered a century old puzzle in a corked test tube.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: MLNH 010133 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/16/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:03:10

News Wrap: Rick Perry Takes Heat for Criticism of Fed's Stimulus Effort: In other news Tuesday, GOP hopeful Rick Perry criticized the Federal Reserve's economic stimulus efforts and warned that the Fed's chairman would be in trouble if he injects more money into the system. Also, the U.S. military estimated that millions of dollars in security funds for Afghanistan have been acquired by the Taliban.

Category: Women NOLA: COSE 017165 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/12/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:24:32

Gloria Steinem discussed HBO's new documentary, Gloria: In Her Own Words.

Category: Women NOLA: MLNH 010128 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/9/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:05:26

Girl Up Campaign Helps Teens Empower Peers Around the Globe: Girl Up, a United Nations Foundation campaign, is helping adolescent American girls make a difference in the lives of peers around the globe. Ray Suarez reports.

Category: Women NOLA: NETK 000165 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/5/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

The threat of a cyberattack has been a growing concern to national security experts for some time, amid fears of what might happen if a malicious hacker could take out a power grid or cause the meltdown of a nuclear plant. This week, we delve into the story of Stuxnet, the sophisticated and devastating computer virus that may launch a 21st century global arms race.

We also visit six women undergoing three different clinical trials for breast cancer treatments that may someday lead to breakthroughs in how breast cancer is treated. Journalist Ken Herman also sits down with Alison Stewart to discuss the presidential ambitions of Texas Governor Rick Perry.

And: Author Benjamin Skinner discusses his research exposing modern-day slavery, and Alison Stewart visits New York City’s High Line park to see how urban parks help neighborhood economies flourish.

Category: Women NOLA: COSE 017176 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/29/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Segment Length: 00:12:06

Christy Turlington talks about her film No Woman, No Cry, about the challenges that pregnant women face around the world.

Category: Women NOLA: HIDE 000908 Series Title: History Detectives Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/30/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

Did the first woman photographer assigned to the White House use this camera to shoot President Truman? Then, did families of the Confederate South use a child’s doll to smuggle medicine past the Northern blockade? And, what does this 15th century map, with a mix of French, English and Spanish labels, tell us about how Europe colonized Florida?

Category: Women NOLA: MLNH 010137 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/22/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:05

What Happens Next if Strauss-Kahn's Charges Are Dropped? Prosecutors in New York on Monday requested that sexual assault charges against former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn be dropped in light of doubts about his accuser's credibility. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the case--and what could happennext-- with Bloomberg TV's Sara Eisen.

Category: Youth NOLA: MLNH 010128 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/9/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:05:26

Girl Up Campaign Helps Teens Empower Peers Around the Globe: Girl Up, a United Nations Foundation campaign, is helping adolescent American girls make a difference in the lives of peers around the globe. Ray Suarez reports.

Category: Youth NOLA: NBRT 031029 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 8/11/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Dow stocks return to positive territory. Positive jobs report and low interest rates should add up to improvements to the economy. Robert Brusca, Chief Economist, Fact & Opinion Economics offers some ideas for getting the economy back on track. Home sales heat up in Phoenix, AZ, And lessons on talking to kids about money in our Kids and Cash report.

Category: Youth NOLA: FRON 002911 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: Football High Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/23/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

High school football has never had a higher profile, with nationally televised games, corporate sponsorships and minute-by-minute coverage on sports websites. In northwest Arkansas, FRONTLINE examines one ambitious high school team working its way towards national renown. With a superstar quarterback at the helm, tiny Shiloh Christian is striving to join the ranks of the country's best high school teams-teams whose workout schedules, practices, and styles of play increasingly imitate the pros. But as high school players grow bigger, faster, and stronger, there are growing concerns about the health and safety of these young players-with rising rates of concussions, career-ending injuries, even death. In Arkansas, FRONTLINE documents a tragic story of heat-stroke injuries that reveal how weak regulation has created a crucial lack of athletic trainers at most high schools. It all raises a critical question: has the amped-up culture of high school football outrun necessary protections for the boys who play the game?

Category: Youth NOLA: MLNH 010136 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 8/19/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:08:02

Budget Cuts, Tuition Hikes Jeopardize Quality of Higher Education in California: Students preparing for college this fall are facing higher tuition rates as their schools face budget cuts in this troubled economy. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the fallout in California's public universities.

September 2011 Quarterly Program Topic Report

Category: Aging NOLA: NBRT 031058 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/21/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

The Federal Reserve Launches Operation Twist; Analysis of Operation Twist; HP May Be Searching for a New CEO; Fed's Impact on Investment Strategy; Ideas for the Retirement Minded Investor; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Agriculture NOLA: NBRT 031051 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/12/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Economic Solution Options; Corn Harvests Aren't Popping; Market Action Analysis from Nick Colas of Convergex Group; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for September 12, 2011; Europe's Debt Crisis is Affecting the ETF Market.

Category: Agriculture NOLA: MLNH 010164 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/28/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:32

CDC Chief: Source of Deadly Listeria in Contaminated Cantaloupes Still Unknown: The Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that at least 13 people have died so far from listeria found in contaminated cantaloupes. Gwen Ifill discusses the deadliest outbreak of foodborne disease in more than a decade with the CDC's director, Dr. Thomas Frieden.

Category: Agriculture NOLA: NBRT 031063 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/28/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Amazon Unveils the Kindle Fire; Reebok Ordered to Pay $25M in Refunds; Food Stocks Help Shield Investors from Low Interest Rates, says Kramer; Ways to Save on Healthcare Benefits; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Alcohol, Drug Abuse/Addiction NOLA: MLNH 010165 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/29/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:08:03

'Raw Opium' Explores Mixed Results of Global Efforts to Stem Trafficking: In "Raw Opium," filmmakers Robert Lang and Peter Findlay travel to the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan to document the illicit global trade of 's raw material. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: AREM 000000 Series Title: America Remembers - 9/11 Length: 90 minutes Airdate: 9/11/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Event Coverage Segment Length: 00:00:00

PBS NEWSHOUR presents this special broadcast commemorating the 10th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. The PBS NEWSHOUR team examines the significance of the day in many different communities across the nation. Hari Sreenivasan will narrate an account of the three major memorial observances at Ground Zero in New York City, at the Pentagon near Washington, DC, and in rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Jeffrey Brown will speak with several contributors to a new book, Legacy Letters; all have written letters, filled with insights gained in the past 10 years, to the family members they lost when the Twin Towers collapsed in New York. Ray Suarez will explore the attitudes of American Muslims, their efforts to get beyond the deep mistrust caused by 9/11 and their perspectives on what the future looks like for them; the story will be shot in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Judy Woodruff introduces viewers to a generation of young Americans who know only a post-9/11 world and visits a small town in California that has made extraordinary contributions, in terms of young lives lost, to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gwen Ifill will explore a decade of war’s impact on hundreds of thousands of soldiers and their families and the nation’s efforts to care for them.

The broadcast will also include several pieces of a “video quilt” the PBS audience has been invited to help produce, using the PBS NEWSHOUR’s social media sites.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: COSE 017183 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/7/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:15:15

Author David Friend on the stories and images in his book, Watching the World Change: The Stories Behind the Images of 9/11.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: FRON 002918 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: Top Secret America Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/6/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

In the years after September 11, FRONTLINE produced more than 45 hours of award-winning films documenting the 9/11 attacks and America’s response to them. Now, on the tenth anniversary of September 11, the FRONTLINE team that produced “Bush’s War,” “The Torture Question” and “Cheney’s Law” teams up with Pultizer Prize-winning journalist Dana Priest to investigate the dramatic changes that have reshaped America in the last decade. Over one hour, the film examines the history of the dark side of America’s “.” From the creation of black site prisons abroad and super-secret facilities here in America, to targeted killings and covert wars waged by special forces, to a multibillion-dollar terrorism industrial complex, FRONTLINE and Dana Priest ask how a decade of fighting terrorism has reshaped the country and whether it has made us any safer.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: MLNH 010147 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/5/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:11:16

'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 by filmmaker Jacques Menasche for the Dart Society.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: NARE 000000 Series Title: Nancy Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/12/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

From their early days in Hollywood, to the California governor's mansion, to the White House, Nancy Reagan was always by Ronald Reagan's side, advising and protecting him…even during the long, lonely years when he battled and finally lost his fight with Alzheimer's disease.

His agenda was her agenda. Making sure that Reagan was healthy and successful was her number one concern. She balanced his optimism with reality and made sure that his aides translated his broad ideas into policy. While the public saw a traditional First Lady, dressed in designer clothes and redecorating the White House, behind the scenes she was much more involved with personnel and policy issues than the public realized.

This program takes an intimate look at this complicated First Lady. Historians, White House staffers and advisors, family and friends share their recollections of one of the most influential and controversial first ladies in American history.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: NBRT 031050 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/9/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Rising from Ground Zero; The Airline Industry was Forever Changed 9/11; Homeland Security Came from 9/11; Keefe Bruyette and Woods Returns from Near Ruin; Traders Remember 9/11; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for September 9, 2011.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: NETK 000170 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/9/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week’s special edition of Need to Know highlights the ten-year anniversary of September 11, 2001, and how this monumental day transformed the course of American history. Perhaps one of the most profound changes brought about by 9/11 is the new reality faced by military families whose loved ones are deployed to war zones overseas. On this week’s episode, we visit three families to get an intimate view of the sacrifices military children make every day.

Also: We speak with architecture critic Paul Goldberger on the challenges of rebuilding at Ground Zero, and 9/11 Commission Chair Tom Kean discusses where our country’s national security stands ten years after 9/11. David Potorti, founder of the organization September 11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, also sits down with Alison Stewart to discuss anti-war efforts from family members of those killed in the World Trade Center attacks.

And: We collaborate with SMITH Magazine to bring six-word memoirs from three people who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks, and delivers an “In Perspective” essay on the legacy of September 11, 2001.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: WWIR 005111 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/9/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress on his new jobs plan. Will his speech be enough to rally support? Also, analysis on this week’s GOP presidential candidates’ debate. Plus, our reporters reflect on 9/11 and how it has shaped their lives and America in the past 10 years. Joining Gwen Ifill: Jackie Calmes, The New York Times and John Harris, .

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: AMMS 002305 Series Title: American Masters Episode Title: A Letter to Elia Length: 90 minutes Airdate: 9/16/2011 8:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

Elia Kazan’s name was brought front and center to the world again during the buzz surrounding the March 1999 Academy Awards. He was to receive an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, an honor that divided Hollywood. Then 89 years old, Kazan was primarily remembered for his impressive directorial body of work in the 1950s - On the Waterfront, East of Eden, A Streetcar Named Desire, Gentleman’s Agreement, A Face in the Crowd - but remained controversial. To many, he was singularly and permanently emblematic of the sin of "naming names" before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. To others, his extraordinary work deserved recognition. One of his strongest supporters — one of the men who stood tall with Kazan in front of that divided Hollywood audience in 1999 - was the filmmaker , the director of this documentary, a personal and poignant meditation on art and the creative impulse. The film is composed of minimal elements: Scorsese on camera and off; snippets of Kazan interviews; readings from his writings; photos, posters and a wealth of film clips; and music. There is and autobiography - Kazan’s life, his sense of himself as an immigrant, as an outsider - and Scorsese’s early experiences seeing Kazan’s films for the first time - and being forever influenced.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: COSE 017190 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/16/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:26:58

Simon Schama, a professor of art history and history at , discusses tolerance ten years following the .

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: FRON 002919 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: The Man Behind the Mosque Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/13/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

It became the most controversial building in America, a mostly derelict property in lower Manhattan made infamous overnight as the Ground Zero Mosque. Going beyond frenzied media portraits at the time, FRONTLINE tells the inside stories of Sharif El-Gamal, a real estate developer, and of the victims' relatives and anti-Islam activists who helped turn his project into a continuing battle over faith, values, and the meaning of being American. Also in this hour: Adam Davidson of NPR's "" returns to Haiti to meet a man with an unlikely plan to help turn around his country's economy through tourism.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: MLNH 010156 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/16/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:06

Cheney Reflects on Civil Liberties, Terror Fight, Bush Team: "In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir" by former Vice President chronicles his 40 years in American politics. Judy Woodruff and Cheney discuss the new book and much more.

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: PAUB 000000 Series Title: Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff, A Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/24/2011 3:00:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

Rick Sebak brings his trademark flair to a road trip in search of America's most interesting, wacky and goofy buildings, celebrating places such as the Big Duck on Long Island, the National Fresh Water Fishing National Hall of Fame (in the shape of a giant fish) in Heyward, Wisconsin, and the world's largest catsup bottle, built as a water tower in Collinsville, .

Category: American History/Biography NOLA: PPRH 000000 Series Title: PBS Previews: Prohibition Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/4/2011 9:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

This program goes behind the scenes with filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick in this sneak preview of their new film PROHIBITION, premiering in fall 2011. Discover the true story of America’s “Great Experiment” and go beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, rum runners, flappers and speakeasies to experience the rise, rule and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Category: Arts NOLA: COSE 017188 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/14/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:25:10

A look at the film Contagion with director Steven Soderbergh, screenwriter Scott Z. Burns and Dr. W. Ian Lipkin of Columbia University.

Category: Arts NOLA: MLNH 010150 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/8/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:19

'The Submission' Imagines 9/11 Memorial With an Alternate History: What if a jury selected a design for the new 9/11 memorial and then discovered that its architect was a Muslim? A new novel, "The Submission," by Amy Waldman, explores that imagined scenario. Jeffrey Brown and the author discuss her debut novel.

Category: Arts NOLA: AMMS 002305 Series Title: American Masters Episode Title: A Letter to Elia Length: 90 minutes Airdate: 9/16/2011 8:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

Elia Kazan’s name was brought front and center to the world again during the buzz surrounding the March 1999 Academy Awards. He was to receive an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, an honor that divided Hollywood. Then 89 years old, Kazan was primarily remembered for his impressive directorial body of work in the 1950s - On the Waterfront, East of Eden, A Streetcar Named Desire, Gentleman’s Agreement, A Face in the Crowd - but remained controversial. To many, he was singularly and permanently emblematic of the sin of "naming names" before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. To others, his extraordinary work deserved recognition. One of his strongest supporters — one of the men who stood tall with Kazan in front of that divided Hollywood audience in 1999 - was the filmmaker Martin Scorsese, the director of this documentary, a personal and poignant meditation on art and the creative impulse. The film is composed of minimal elements: Scorsese on camera and off; snippets of Kazan interviews; readings from his writings; photos, posters and a wealth of film clips; and music. There is biography and autobiography - Kazan’s life, his sense of himself as an immigrant, as an outsider - and Scorsese’s early experiences seeing Kazan’s films for the first time - and being forever influenced.

Category: Arts NOLA: MLNH 010158 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/20/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:08:22

'Heart of a Soldier' Opera Chronicles Heroism, Love Amid Tragedy of 9/11: Rick Rescorla saved lives during the , and again on 9/11, but he lost his life as a result. His story, told in the book "Heart of a Soldier" by James Stewart, has been recast as an opera in . Spencer Michels reports.

Category: Arts NOLA: MLNH 010164 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/28/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:52

Novelist Banks Explores Sex Crime Outcasts' Social, Psychological Issues: In the novel "Lost Memory of Skin," author Russell Banks delves into deep issues of American life rarely raised or seen by most people. Jeffrey Brown and Banks discuss the book that explores a fictional group of convicted sex offenders.

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: COSE 017189 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/15/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:10:51

Former New York Times reporter and former Paramount Pictures executive Peter Bart talks about Hollywood, movies, sex, actors and his book Infamous Players: A Tale of Movies, the Mob, (and Sex).

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: MLNH 010154 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/14/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:10:33

Failed Solar-Panel Company's Federal Loan Backing Sparks Congressional Probe: Did the Obama administration inappropriately push along financial help for a now-bankrupt solar-panel company? Ray Suarez speaks with The Washington Post's Leonnig about the details of the administration's public embrace of Solyndra, which is now the focus of a congressional probe.

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: COSE 017198 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/28/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:18:18

A conversation on China's economic relationship with the world with Gao Xiqing, the president of the China Investment Corporation, China's sovereign wealth fund.

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: MLNH 010165 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/29/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:03:36

News Wrap: Survey Finds CEOs Cutting Back on Hiring: In other news Thursday, a Business Roundtable survey showed only a third of CEOs in the United States planned to hire more workers in the next six months while two-thirds expected increased sales over the same period. Also, childhood poverty for Hispanics now exceeds every other demographic group in the U.S. for the first time.

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: MLNH 010165 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/29/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:03:36

News Wrap: Survey Finds CEOs Cutting Back on Hiring: In other news Thursday, a Business Roundtable survey showed only a third of CEOs in the United States planned to hire more workers in the next six months while two-thirds expected increased sales over the same period. Also, childhood poverty for Hispanics now exceeds every other demographic group in the U.S. for the first time.

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: NBRT 031055 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/16/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Wall Street's Rally & Protecting Your Portfolio; Jelly Belly's Job Search; What Should Yahoo Do?; A Bad Economy For Years to Come; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Business/Industry NOLA: NETK 000201 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/16/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:23:55

This week, NPR “” host guest hosts Need to Know in the first episode of our new half-hour format. We look at the ways some cities have decided to cope with dwindling funds and the threat of bankruptcy—leasing public assets to private investors. Also, former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman discusses shrinking state budgets and the difficult decisions states are faced with in today’s economy. And: Jon Meacham returns with an “In Perspective” essay on the balance between the government and the private sector.

Category: Community Politics, Government NOLA: COSE 017186 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/12/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:52:48

An hour with Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, on the city's recovery in the ten years since September 11.

Category: Community Politics, Government NOLA: MLNH 010147 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/5/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:12:27

How Powerful Are Labor Unions Today? How powerful are labor unions in the U.S.? Ray Suarez looks at the state of labor unions -- on a day honoring Americans who work -- with the Heritage Foundation's James Sherk, AFL-CIO's Thea Lee and The New York Times' Steven Greenhouse.

Category: Community Politics, Government NOLA: FRON 002919 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: The Man Behind the Mosque Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/13/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

It became the most controversial building in America, a mostly derelict property in lower Manhattan made infamous overnight as the Ground Zero Mosque. Going beyond frenzied media portraits at the time, FRONTLINE tells the inside stories of Sharif El-Gamal, a real estate developer, and of the victims' relatives and anti-Islam activists who helped turn his project into a continuing battle over faith, values, and the meaning of being American. Also in this hour: Adam Davidson of NPR's "Planet Money" returns to Haiti to meet a man with an unlikely plan to help turn around his country's economy through tourism.

Category: Community Politics, Government NOLA: MLNH 010156 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/16/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:11:43

Brooks and Marcus on Prospects for Obama's Jobs Plan, Solyndra Saga: New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist review top political news, including former Vice President Cheney's new memoir, the special election in New York, the GOP response to the president's jobs plan and more.

Category: Consumerism NOLA: NBRT 031049 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/8/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Back-to-School Money Resolutions; How to Invest in a Tough Market; Recession Worries Intensify; What CEO's Want Says Caesar's Entertainment CEO, Gary Loveman; Members of Congress Weigh in Ahead of President's Speech; Market Stats for September 8, 2011; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Consumerism NOLA: MLNH 010166 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/30/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:09

Bank of America Adds Monthly Debit Card Fee, Risking Public Ire: Bank of America announced Thursday it will tack on a new $5 monthly fee for customers who use a debit card to make purchases. Jeffrey Brown leads a debate about the new fees and what they mean for banks and consumers with David Lazarus of The and Richard Hunt of The Consumer Bankers Association.

Category: Consumerism NOLA: NBRT 031055 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/16/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Wall Street's Rally & Protecting Your Portfolio; Jelly Belly's Job Search; What Should Yahoo Do?; A Bad Economy For Years to Come; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: MLNH 010155 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/15/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Segment Length: 00:06:15

News Wrap: Central Banks Rush to Curb Europe's Debt Troubles: In other news Thursday, the Federal Reserve and other central banks moved to stop Europe's debt troubles from triggering a new credit crunch. Also, the House voted to intervene in a federal labor case against Boeing.

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: FRON 002812 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: The Wounded Platoon Length: 90 minutes Airdate: 9/20/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

In The Wounded Platoon, FRONTLINE investigates a single Fort Carson platoon of infantrymen -- the 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry -- and finds, after a long journey, a group of young men changed by war and battling a range of psychiatric disorders that many blame for their violent and self-destructive behavior. Since returning from Iraq, three members of the 3rd Platoon have been convicted on murder or attempted murder charges; one has been jailed for drunk driving and another for assaulting his wife; and one has attempted .

Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement NOLA: MLNH 010158 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/20/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:12:35

Troy Davis Case in Georgia Rekindles Debate Over Death Penalty: A parole board in Georgia has rejected clemency for inmate Troy Davis, who is slated to be executed Wednesday. Uproar over the case has revived questions about how the death penalty is applied. Gwen Ifill talks to The Heritage Foundation's Charles Stimson and Vincent Southerland of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Category: Culture NOLA: MLNH 010155 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/15/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Segment Length: 00:04:05

N.Y. Photographer Captures 9/11 Tributes in Unexpected Places: New York- based photographer Jonathan Hyman knew that the 9/11 attacks would alter the lives of Americans everywhere and it was his intention to capture the nation's vernacular response.

Category: Culture NOLA: NETK 000170 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/9/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week’s special edition of Need to Know highlights the ten-year anniversary of September 11, 2001, and how this monumental day transformed the course of American history. Perhaps one of the most profound changes brought about by 9/11 is the new reality faced by military families whose loved ones are deployed to war zones overseas. On this week’s episode, we visit three families to get an intimate view of the sacrifices military children make every day.

Also: We speak with architecture critic Paul Goldberger on the challenges of rebuilding at Ground Zero, and 9/11 Commission Chair Tom Kean discusses where our country’s national security stands ten years after 9/11. David Potorti, founder of the organization September 11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, also sits down with Alison Stewart to discuss anti-war efforts from family members of those killed in the World Trade Center attacks.

And: We collaborate with SMITH Magazine to bring six-word memoirs from three people who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks, and Jon Meacham delivers an “In Perspective” essay on the legacy of September 11, 2001.

Category: Culture NOLA: WAAS 000000 Series Title: Washing Away: After the Storms Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/8/2011 4:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:26:46

Five years after the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana’s recovery is far from over. Building on the 2006 documentary, WASHING AWAY, this new program follows six survivors to reveal successes and setbacks as their coastline and culture continue to give way to the gulf and face disastrous new threats. Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress Patricia Clarkson, a native of New Orleans, narrates.

Category: Culture NOLA: COSE 017190 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/16/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:26:58

Simon Schama, a professor of art history and history at Columbia University, discusses tolerance ten years following the September 11 attacks.

Category: Culture NOLA: MLNH 010162 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/26/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:10

New Book Explores How Millennials Shape American Life, Culture: The new book, "Millennial Momentum: How a New Generation Is Remaking America," explores how young people coming of age are reshaping American life and culture. Judy Woodruff speaks with authors Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais.

Category: Culture NOLA: NITO 000000 Series Title: Not In Our Town: Light In The Darkness Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/21/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

The story is set in Patchogue, New York, an ethnically diverse working class village in Suffolk County. In 2008, a series of attacks against Latino residents ended with the killing of 37 year-old Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who had lived in the village for 13 years. Seven local high school students arrested for the crime admitted they were "looking for a Mexican" to beat up. Over a two-year period, the film follows Patchogue Mayor Paul Pontieri, a 60-something Italian-American, as he leads a diverse group of residents to confront the anti-immigrant bias in their town and repair the fabric of their community life. The victim's brother, Joselo Lucero, and other Latino residents of Patchogue become leading voices for immigrants while working within the community to address local divisions. Faith leaders mobilize their congregations, and educators and school administrators develop anti-bias programs.

The strife in this town mirrors some of the most complex and hotly debated topics in our country today. But the film provides a message of hope as civic leaders, students, quilting grandmothers, active librarians and store owners confront the crime and take action to repair a culture that has been torn apart by bigotry and fear.

Category: Economy NOLA: COSE 017183 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/7/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:36:17

Tom Friedman of The New York Times and Johns Hopkins professor on their book, That Used To Be Us: How America Fell Behind In The World It Invented And How We Can Come Back.

Category: Economy NOLA: MLNH 010148 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/6/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:12

Markets' Interconnection Adds to Investors' Fears: Across Europe, markets finished Tuesday at their lowest close in more than two years. Jeffrey Brown discusses the growing eurozone debt woes with FusionIQ's Barry Ritholtz and Jacob Kirkegaard of the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Category: Economy NOLA: NBRT 031047 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/6/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

President Obama Needs to Shift Focus; Silicon Valley is Hiring; President Obama Speech Must Be Mission Critical; Another Recession May Be Avoidable; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for September 6, 2011; Blockbuster, Backed by Dish Network, Challenges Netflix; This Week's Sports Business.

Category: Economy NOLA: COSE 017198 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/28/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:18:18

A conversation on China's economic relationship with the world with Gao Xiqing, the president of the China Investment Corporation, China's sovereign wealth fund.

Category: Economy NOLA: MLNH 010159 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/21/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:02:48

News Wrap: Federal Reserves Announces New Stimulus Steps: In other news Wednesday, the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy faces "significant downside risks" and will try some new measures to push down interest rates for home and business loans. Meanwhile, Greek authorities announced more austerity measures that include cutting monthly pensions and suspending more civil servants.

Category: Economy NOLA: NBRT 031057 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/20/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: News Segment Length: 00:02:25

Erika Miller reports on how the uncertainty within the economy is making mutual fund investors nervous.

Category: Economy NOLA: NETK 000202 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/23/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Maria Hinojosa is this week’s guest host for Need to Know as we look at the future of “green jobs” in the U.S. As the Obama administration continue to support and invest in green technologies as a path to job creation, competition from other countries is making it difficult for some of these businesses to take off in the U.S. We visit Greenville, Michigan, to see the challenges it faces in trying to revitalize itself and a new economy for green jobs.

Also: Guest essayist Marcos Villatoro demonstrates how today’s tough economic times has changed a familiar American event: the garage sale. What was once a way to get rid of an abundance of possessions bought during times of affluence has become, for many families, a way to keep their heads above water.

Category: Economy NOLA: WWIR 005114 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/30/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

Airstrikes killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen. At home, dissatisfied GOP voters want Gov. Chris Christie to join the presidential race. Also, President Obama feuds with his base. Plus, a stopgap bill temporarily prevents a government shutdown. Joining Gwen: John Dickerson, Slate/CBS News; Sam Youngman, ; Major Garrett, National Journal; Pierre Thomas, ABC News.

Category: Education NOLA: MLNH 010152 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/12/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:02:40

News Wrap: Federal Student Loan Default Rate Jumps to 8.8%: In other news Monday, the Department of Education reported that the default rate on federal student loans jumped to 8.8 percent of borrowers in 2010, up from 7 percent in 2008. Also, GOP presidential hopeful earned former rival Tim Pawlenty's backing while Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal endorsed Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

Category: Education NOLA: MLNH 010157 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/19/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:31

Taylor Branch: 'Only Custom and Fiat' Keep College Athletes From Sharing Profits: Historian Taylor Branch speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about his cover story in The Atlantic, "The Shame of College Sports," which calls for a complete overhaul of the way NCAA athletics works.

Category: Employment NOLA: MLNH 010146 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/2/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:12:40

Shields, Brooks on Obama's Jobs Speech, FEMA Funds: Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the bleak August jobs report, what President Obama needs to say in his prime-time speech on job creation and who should foot the bill for relief efforts after disasters such as Hurricane Irene.

Category: Employment NOLA: NBRT 031046 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/5/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Nightly Business Report presents a special program exploring the world of young entrepreneurs, who tell how their ideas turned into successful companies.

Category: Employment NOLA: NETK 000169 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/2/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know, we delve into the story of Camp Lejeune, a Marine base that faced massive water contamination for three decades. Were hazardous chemicals in the water responsible for rare cancers that developed among former Camp Lejeune residents? While no direct link has been proven, many believe it is the case.

Also: We also examine an innovative futures market in Iowa that has proven to be a more accurate predictor of presidential election outcomes than traditional polling. We also report on “crisis mapping,” a technology that uses cell phones to locate and bring help to disaster victims.

And: Guest essayist Desiree Cooper offers her opinions on domestic workers and the controversy surrounding the new film “The Help.”

Category: Employment NOLA: WWIR 005111 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/9/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress on his new jobs plan. Will his speech be enough to rally support? Also, analysis on this week’s GOP presidential candidates’ debate. Plus, our reporters reflect on 9/11 and how it has shaped their lives and America in the past 10 years. Joining Gwen Ifill: Jackie Calmes, The New York Times and John Harris, Politico.

Category: Employment NOLA: MLNH 010160 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/22/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:03:43

News Wrap: Census Finds Young Adults Hit Hard by Recession: In other news Thursday, U.S. Census numbers show unemployment among those in their 20's is at the highest since World War II.

Category: Employment NOLA: NBRT 031064 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/29/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Germany Gets Behind EFSF; PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian Reacts to EFSF; 3rd Quarter Preview; Solar Decathalon Home Tour; Teens on the Job; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Employment NOLA: NETK 000202 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/23/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Maria Hinojosa is this week’s guest host for Need to Know as we look at the future of “green jobs” in the U.S. As the Obama administration continue to support and invest in green technologies as a path to job creation, competition from other countries is making it difficult for some of these businesses to take off in the U.S. We visit Greenville, Michigan, to see the challenges it faces in trying to revitalize itself and create a new economy for green jobs.

Also: Guest essayist Marcos Villatoro demonstrates how today’s tough economic times has changed a familiar American event: the garage sale. What was once a way to get rid of an abundance of possessions bought during times of affluence has become, for many families, a way to keep their heads above water.

Category: Employment NOLA: WWIR 005113 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/23/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

President Obama unveils his deficit reduction plan, with new taxes and spending cuts. Plus, Congress argues over disaster relief and a possible government shutdown. Also, Palestinians appeal for full membership at the UN. And the GOP presidential candidates debate. Joining Gwen: Christi Parson, Tribune Newspapers; John Harwood, CNBC/New York Times; Karen Tumulty, Washington Post; Susan Davis, National Journal.

Category: Energy NOLA: MLNH 010154 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/14/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:10:33

Failed Solar-Panel Company's Federal Loan Backing Sparks Congressional Probe: Did the Obama administration inappropriately push along financial help for a now-bankrupt solar-panel company? Ray Suarez speaks with The Washington Post's Carol Leonnig about the details of the administration's public embrace of Solyndra, which is now the focus of a congressional probe.

Category: Energy NOLA: NBRT 031064 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/29/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Germany Gets Behind EFSF; PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian Reacts to EFSF; 3rd Quarter Preview; Solar Decathlon Home Tour; Teens on the Job; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: COSE 017183 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/7/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:36:17

Tom Friedman of The New York Times and Johns Hopkins professor Michael Mandelbaum on their book, That Used To Be Us: How America Fell Behind In The World It Invented And How We Can Come Back.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: MLNH 010150 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/8/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:08:46

100,000 in Pa., N.Y. Forced to Evacuate as Floodwaters Rise: Emergency officials ordered 100,000 residents to move away from rising rivers in Pennsylvania and New York on Thursday, after downpours turned even peaceful waterways into potentially dangerous torrents. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Mayor Thomas Leighton told Jeffrey Brown "we won't relax until people are back in their homes."

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NAAT 002803 Series Title: Nature Episode Title: Braving Iraq Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/7/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

In the early 1990s, Saddam Hussein destroyed the Mesopotamian Marshes when its inhabitants rebelled against him. Once the richest wildlife habitat in the Middle East, this beautiful “Garden of Eden” was reduced to mile after mile of scorched earth, and was thought to have been destroyed forever. But one man is making an extraordinary effort to restore both animals and people to the scene of one of the greatest ecocides of the Twentieth Century. Can man and animal live again in what remains one of the most politically troubled and dangerous places on Earth?

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NETK 000169 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/2/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know, we delve into the story of Camp Lejeune, a Marine base that faced massive water contamination for three decades. Were hazardous chemicals in the water responsible for rare cancers that developed among former Camp Lejeune residents? While no direct link has been proven, many believe it is the case.

Also: We also examine an innovative futures market in Iowa that has proven to be a more accurate predictor of presidential election outcomes than traditional polling. We also report on “crisis mapping,” a technology that uses cell phones to locate and bring help to disaster victims.

And: Guest essayist Desiree Cooper offers her opinions on domestic workers and the controversy surrounding the new film “The Help.”

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: WWIR 005110 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/2/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

As unemployment numbers stay at 9.1%, a very public spat between President Obama and House Speaker Boehner on the timing of an address to Congress. Plus, analysis on the politics & finances of rebuilding after Hurricane Irene. And an update on GOP fundraising. Joining Gwen: Naftali Bendavid, Wall St Journal; Jeanne Cummings, Bloomberg News; Charles Babington, Associated Press; Eamon Javers, CNBC.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: MLNH 010160 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/22/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:23

Galveston Aims to Build a Healthier City After Ike's Wave of Destruction: Three years after Hurricane Ike hit in 2008, Galveston is still rebuilding. But this time area residents want to make the city a healthier place to live. Betty Ann Bowser reports.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NAAT 002406 Series Title: Nature Episode Title: Supersize Crocs Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/18/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

Crocodiles instill fear in most people at any size. But crocodile conservationist, Romulus Whitaker's fear is that the most colossal of these creatures might no longer exist. Rom suspects that human hunting may have selectively killed off crocs surpassing 20 feet in length. A sad fact considering the sophisticated adaptations and body design of crocodiles have helped them outlast even dinosaurs.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NETK 000203 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/30/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Ray Suarez is this week’s host of Need to Know. We visit a small town in upstate New York that has been exposed to chemical pollution and health problems, and examine the regulatory system that some say has failed its residents. We also speak with Matt Kibbe of FreedomWorks on the proper role of the EPA.

Also: Jon Meacham gives an “In Perspective” essay on longstanding government programs that continue to affect the lives of Americans every day.

Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters NOLA: NOVA 003810 Series Title: NOVA Episode Title: Japan's Killer Quake Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/28/2011 8:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

In its worst crisis since World War II, Japan faces disaster on an epic scale: a rising death toll in the tens of thousands, massive destruction of homes and businesses, shortages of water and power, and the specter of nuclear meltdown at three reactors. The facts and figures are astonishing. The March 11th earthquake was the world's fourth largest earthquake since record keeping began in 1900 and the worst ever to shake Japan. The seismic shock wave released over 4,000 times the energy of the largest nuclear test ever conducted; it shifted the earth's axis by six inches and shortened the day by a few millionths of a second. The tsunami slammed Japan's coast with 30 feet-high waves that traveled six miles inland, obliterating entire towns in a matter of minutes. JAPAN'S KILLER QUAKE combines authoritative on-the- spot reporting, personal stories of tragedy and survival, compelling eyewitness videos, explanatory graphics and exclusive helicopter footage for a unique look at the science behind the catastrophe.

Category: Family/Marriage NOLA: MLNH 010147 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/5/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:11:16

'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 by filmmaker Jacques Menasche for the Dart Society.

Category: Family/Marriage NOLA: NETK 000170 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/9/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week’s special edition of Need to Know highlights the ten-year anniversary of September 11, 2001, and how this monumental day transformed the course of American history. Perhaps one of the most profound changes brought about by 9/11 is the new reality faced by military families whose loved ones are deployed to war zones overseas. On this week’s episode, we visit three families to get an intimate view of the sacrifices military children make every day.

Also: We speak with architecture critic Paul Goldberger on the challenges of rebuilding at Ground Zero, and 9/11 Commission Chair Tom Kean discusses where our country’s national security stands ten years after 9/11. David Potorti, founder of the organization September 11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, also sits down with Alison Stewart to discuss anti-war efforts from family members of those killed in the World Trade Center attacks.

And: We collaborate with SMITH Magazine to bring six-word memoirs from three people who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks, and Jon Meacham delivers an “In Perspective” essay on the legacy of September 11, 2001.

Category: Family/Marriage NOLA: NBRT 031059 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/22/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Dow Dives on Global Economic Worries; John Lipsky of the IMF on the G-20 Talks; Meg Whitman is New CEO at HP; Exporting & US Business; Saving Money the Family Way; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Family/Marriage NOLA: NETK 000202 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/23/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Maria Hinojosa is this week’s guest host for Need to Know as we look at the future of “green jobs” in the U.S. As the Obama administration continue to support and invest in green technologies as a path to job creation, competition from other countries is making it difficult for some of these businesses to take off in the U.S. We visit Greenville, Michigan, to see the challenges it faces in trying to revitalize itself and create a new economy for green jobs.

Also: Guest essayist Marcos Villatoro demonstrates how today’s tough economic times has changed a familiar American event: the garage sale. What was once a way to get rid of an abundance of possessions bought during times of affluence has become, for many families, a way to keep their heads above water.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: COSE 017188 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/14/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:25:10

A look at the film Contagion with director Steven Soderbergh, screenwriter Scott Z. Burns and Dr. W. Ian Lipkin of Columbia University.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: MLNH 010152 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/12/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:08:14

Insulin Spritz Shows Promise for People With Early Signs of Alzheimer's: A small study published Tuesday in the Archives of Neurology found preliminary evidence that spraying critical insulin deep into the nose could help delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Ray Suarez speaks with University of Washington School of Medicine professor Suzanne Craft, who led the study.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: NBRT 031054 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/15/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

World Banks Rescue European Banks; What's Moving the Markets?; House Speaker John Boehner Rebuffs the American Jobs Act; The Business of Weight Loss; Ins and Outs of Insurance; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: NETK 000169 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/2/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know, we delve into the story of Camp Lejeune, a Marine base that faced massive water contamination for three decades. Were hazardous chemicals in the water responsible for rare cancers that developed among former Camp Lejeune residents? While no direct link has been proven, many believe it is the case.

Also: We also examine an innovative futures market in Iowa that has proven to be a more accurate predictor of presidential election outcomes than traditional polling. We also report on “crisis mapping,” a technology that uses cell phones to locate and bring help to disaster victims.

And: Guest essayist Desiree Cooper offers her opinions on domestic workers and the controversy surrounding the new film “The Help.”

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: NOSN 000503 Series Title: NOVA scienceNOW Episode Title: How Does the Brain Work? Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/14/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:56:46

This episode of NOVA scienceNOW delves into some pretty heady stuff, examining magic and the brain, artificial intelligence, magnetic mind control, and the work of neuroscientist and synesthesia researcher David Eagleman. Can we really believe our own eyes? Will machines one day think like us? Can magnetic wands effectively control brain functions and treat depression? Explore this and more

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: FRON 002812 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: The Wounded Platoon Length: 90 minutes Airdate: 9/20/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

In The Wounded Platoon, FRONTLINE investigates a single Fort Carson platoon of infantrymen -- the 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry -- and finds, after a long journey, a group of young men changed by war and battling a range of psychiatric disorders that many blame for their violent and self-destructive behavior. Since returning from Iraq, three members of the 3rd Platoon have been convicted on murder or attempted murder charges; one has been jailed for drunk driving and another for assaulting his wife; and one has attempted suicide.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: MLNH 010160 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/22/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:23

Galveston Aims to Build a Healthier City After Ike's Wave of Destruction: Three years after Hurricane Ike hit in 2008, Galveston is still rebuilding. But this time area residents want to make the city a healthier place to live. Betty Ann Bowser reports.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: NBRT 031063 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/28/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Amazon Unveils the Kindle Fire; Reebok Ordered to Pay $25M in Refunds; Food Stocks Help Shield Investors from Low Interest Rates, says Kramer; Ways to Save on Healthcare Benefits; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Health/Health Care NOLA: NETK 000203 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/30/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Ray Suarez is this week’s host of Need to Know. We visit a small town in upstate New York that has been exposed to chemical pollution and health problems, and examine the regulatory system that some say has failed its residents. We also speak with Matt Kibbe of FreedomWorks on the proper role of the EPA.

Also: Jon Meacham gives an “In Perspective” essay on longstanding government programs that continue to affect the lives of Americans every day.

Category: Homosexuality NOLA: MLNH 010158 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/20/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:11:14

Staff Sgt. Discharged by Don't Ask, Don't Tell: 'I Should Be Flying Planes Now': The Pentagon officially ended its "don't ask, don't tell" policy on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff discusses the change with two gay service members: former Air Force Staff Sgt. David Hall, who hopes to re-enlist after being kicked out because of the policy, and Lt. Cmdr. Zac Matthews, an active-duty U.S. Coast Guard helicopter pilot.

Category: Housing, Shelter NOLA: MLNH 010146 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/2/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:03:29

News Wrap: Government Takes Major Banks to Court: In other news Friday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency sued 17 major banks over risky mortgages, charging that they misrepresented the quality of mortgage-backed securities before the housing meltdown. Also, President Obama overruled the Environmental Protection Agency and dropped a plan for stricter curbs on industrial smog.

Category: Housing, Shelter NOLA: NBRT 031044 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/1/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Super Saving Ideas for Kids; Start Ups Slow Down; Gives Up Mortgage Servicing; September Starts on a Down Note for Stocks; White House Cuts Economic Growth Forecast; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for September 1, 2011.

Category: Housing, Shelter NOLA: MLNH 010163 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/27/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:08:50

In Joplin, Art Helps Healing Amid 'Amazing Sense of Loss' From Tornado: After a tornado destroyed a third of the city in May, some residents of Joplin, Mo., are finding that earlier pledges to rebuild aren't going as planned. Jeffrey Brown reports from Joplin on how art is helping some heal and how some people looking to rebuild homes, businesses and playgrounds are running into stumbling blocks.

Category: Housing, Shelter NOLA: NBRT 031062 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/27/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Greece's Tax Proposal Helps Boost US Stock Markets; Hoboken Weathers the Housing Crisis; Outlook for Housing; Chelsea Clinton Joins IAC Interactive; Where Ad Dollars are Being Spent; Purpose, Mission, Passion and Business; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Immigration/Refugees NOLA: MLNH 010152 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/12/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:07:54

For Russian Performers, Trapeze Skills May Be Ticket to Landing U.S. Residency: An obscure piece of immigration law targets uniquely talented individuals who want to live in the United States. University of California, Berkeley students Lauren Rosenfeld and Caroline Bins explore how it could help some Russian performers in Las Vegas gain permanent residency thanks to their rope and trapeze talents.

Category: Immigration/Refugees NOLA: AMMS 002305 Series Title: American Masters Episode Title: A Letter to Elia Length: 90 minutes Airdate: 9/16/2011 8:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

Elia Kazan’s name was brought front and center to the world again during the buzz surrounding the March 1999 Academy Awards. He was to receive an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, an honor that divided Hollywood. Then 89 years old, Kazan was primarily remembered for his impressive directorial body of work in the 1950s - On the Waterfront, East of Eden, A Streetcar Named Desire, Gentleman’s Agreement, A Face in the Crowd - but remained controversial. To many, he was singularly and permanently emblematic of the sin of "naming names" before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. To others, his extraordinary work deserved recognition. One of his strongest supporters — one of the men who stood tall with Kazan in front of that divided Hollywood audience in 1999 - was the filmmaker Martin Scorsese, the director of this documentary, a personal and poignant meditation on art and the creative impulse. The film is composed of minimal elements: Scorsese on camera and off; snippets of Kazan interviews; readings from his writings; photos, posters and a wealth of film clips; and music. There is biography and autobiography - Kazan’s life, his sense of himself as an immigrant, as an outsider - and Scorsese’s early experiences seeing Kazan’s films for the first time - and being forever influenced.

Category: Media NOLA: COSE 017183 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/7/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:15:15

Author David Friend on the stories and images in his book, Watching the World Change: The Stories Behind the Images of 9/11.

Category: Media NOLA: MLNH 010148 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/6/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:05:39

WikiLeaks Under Fire After Document Dump Risks Identifying Sources: The latest WikiLeaks document dump of more than 250,000 diplomatic cables included the names of thousands of people who had spoken in confidence to American diplomats. Ray Suarez discusses what created the controversy and the potential fallout with Wired's Kim Zetter.

Category: Media NOLA: NBRT 031047 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/6/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

President Obama Needs to Shift Focus; Silicon Valley is Hiring; President Obama Speech Must Be Mission Critical; Another Recession May Be Avoidable; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for September 6, 2011; Blockbuster, Backed by Dish Network, Challenges Netflix; This Week's Sports Business.

Category: Media NOLA: NOVA 003806 Series Title: NOVA Episode Title: Smartest Machine on Earth Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/14/2011 8:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

NOVA investigates the world of artificial intelligence and profiles the computer that could be the “Smartest Machine on Earth.” Known as “Watson,” this IBM supercomputer is so advanced it’s pursuing the first-of-its-kind challenge competing against “Jeopardy!” champions to prove its uncanny ability to mimic the human thought process.

Category: Media NOLA: NBRT 031063 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/28/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Amazon Unveils the Kindle Fire; Reebok Ordered to Pay $25M in Refunds; Food Stocks Help Shield Investors from Low Interest Rates, says Kramer; Ways to Save on Healthcare Benefits; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Minorities/Civil Rights NOLA: NETK 000169 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/2/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know, we delve into the story of Camp Lejeune, a Marine base that faced massive water contamination for three decades. Were hazardous chemicals in the water responsible for rare cancers that developed among former Camp Lejeune residents? While no direct link has been proven, many believe it is the case.

Also: We also examine an innovative futures market in Iowa that has proven to be a more accurate predictor of presidential election outcomes than traditional polling. We also report on “crisis mapping,” a technology that uses cell phones to locate and bring help to disaster victims.

And: Guest essayist Desiree Cooper offers her opinions on domestic workers and the controversy surrounding the new film “The Help.”

Category: Minorities/Civil Rights NOLA: MLNH 010165 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/29/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:03:36

News Wrap: Survey Finds CEOs Cutting Back on Hiring: In other news Thursday, a Business Roundtable survey showed only a third of CEOs in the United States planned to hire more workers in the next six months while two-thirds expected increased sales over the same period. Also, childhood poverty for Hispanics now exceeds every other demographic group in the U.S. for the first time.

Category: Minorities/Civil Rights NOLA: NBRT 031062 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/27/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Greece's Tax Proposal Helps Boost US Stock Markets; Hoboken Weathers the Housing Crisis; Outlook for Housing; Chelsea Clinton Joins IAC Interactive; Where Ad Dollars are Being Spent; Purpose, Mission, Passion and Business; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: COSE 017182 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/6/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:52:52

An hour with Leon Panetta, the newly installed secretary of defense, on defense policy and his tenure of director of the CIA.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: COSE 017185 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/9/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:21:41

A conversation about the 9/11 Commission Report. Philip Zelikow reflects on where we are today.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: COSE 017191 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/19/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:25:56

A conversation with William Hague, British foreign secretary and first secretary of state, on the question of Palestinian statehood and the impact of the Arab Spring on this week's general assembly at the United Nations.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: MLNH 010146 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/2/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:03:29

News Wrap: Government Takes Major Banks to Court: In other news Friday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency sued 17 major banks over risky mortgages, charging that they misrepresented the quality of mortgage-backed securities before the housing meltdown. Also, President Obama overruled the Environmental Protection Agency and dropped a plan for stricter curbs on industrial smog.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: NARE 000000 Series Title: Nancy Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/12/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

From their early days in Hollywood, to the California governor's mansion, to the White House, Nancy Reagan was always by Ronald Reagan's side, advising and protecting him…even during the long, lonely years when he battled and finally lost his fight with Alzheimer's disease.

His agenda was her agenda. Making sure that Reagan was healthy and successful was her number one concern. She balanced his optimism with reality and made sure that his aides translated his broad ideas into policy. While the public saw a traditional First Lady, dressed in designer clothes and redecorating the White House, behind the scenes she was much more involved with personnel and policy issues than the public realized.

This program takes an intimate look at this complicated First Lady. Historians, White House staffers and advisors, family and friends share their recollections of one of the most influential and controversial first ladies in American history.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: NBRT 031047 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/6/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

President Obama Needs to Shift Focus; Silicon Valley is Hiring; President Obama Speech Must Be Mission Critical; Another Recession May Be Avoidable; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for September 6, 2011; Blockbuster, Backed by Dish Network, Challenges Netflix; This Week's Sports Business.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: NETK 000169 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/2/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know, we delve into the story of Camp Lejeune, a Marine base that faced massive water contamination for three decades. Were hazardous chemicals in the water responsible for rare cancers that developed among former Camp Lejeune residents? While no direct link has been proven, many believe it is the case.

Also: We also examine an innovative futures market in Iowa that has proven to be a more accurate predictor of presidential election outcomes than traditional polling. We also report on “crisis mapping,” a technology that uses cell phones to locate and bring help to disaster victims.

And: Guest essayist Desiree Cooper offers her opinions on domestic workers and the controversy surrounding the new film “The Help.”

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: WWIR 005111 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/9/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress on his new jobs plan. Will his speech be enough to rally support? Also, analysis on this week’s GOP presidential candidates’ debate. Plus, our reporters reflect on 9/11 and how it has shaped their lives and America in the past 10 years. Joining Gwen Ifill: Jackie Calmes, The New York Times and John Harris, Politico.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: MLNH 010156 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/16/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:06

Cheney Reflects on Civil Liberties, Terror Fight, Bush Team: "In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir" by former Vice President Dick Cheney chronicles his 40 years in American politics. Judy Woodruff and Cheney discuss the new book and much more.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: NBRT 031056 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/19/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

President Obama Unveils Plan to Deal with Deficit; Federal Reserve Policy Meeting Preview; Fmr. Secretary of State George Shultz Talks Economy; Economic Fork in the Road; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: NETK 000202 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/23/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Maria Hinojosa is this week’s guest host for Need to Know as we look at the future of “green jobs” in the U.S. As the Obama administration continue to support and invest in green technologies as a path to job creation, competition from other countries is making it difficult for some of these businesses to take off in the U.S. We visit Greenville, Michigan, to see the challenges it faces in trying to revitalize itself and create a new economy for green jobs.

Also: Guest essayist Marcos Villatoro demonstrates how today’s tough economic times has changed a familiar American event: the garage sale. What was once a way to get rid of an abundance of possessions bought during times of affluence has become, for many families, a way to keep their heads above water.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: NETK 000203 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/30/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Ray Suarez is this week’s host of Need to Know. We visit a small town in upstate New York that has been exposed to chemical pollution and health problems, and examine the regulatory system that some say has failed its residents. We also speak with Matt Kibbe of FreedomWorks on the proper role of the EPA.

Also: Jon Meacham gives an “In Perspective” essay on longstanding government programs that continue to affect the lives of Americans every day.

Category: National Politics/Government NOLA: WWIR 005113 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/23/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

President Obama unveils his deficit reduction plan, with new taxes and spending cuts. Plus, Congress argues over disaster relief and a possible government shutdown. Also, Palestinians appeal for full membership at the UN. And the GOP presidential candidates debate. Joining Gwen: Christi Parson, Tribune Newspapers; John Harwood, CNBC/New York Times; Karen Tumulty, Washington Post; Susan Davis, National Journal.

Category: Nuclear Issues/WMD NOLA: COSE 017195 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/23/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:20:31

Part two of an interview with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Category: Nuclear Issues/WMD NOLA: NOVA 003810 Series Title: NOVA Episode Title: Japan's Killer Quake Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/28/2011 8:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

In its worst crisis since World War II, Japan faces disaster on an epic scale: a rising death toll in the tens of thousands, massive destruction of homes and businesses, shortages of water and power, and the specter of nuclear meltdown at three reactors. The facts and figures are astonishing. The March 11th earthquake was the world's fourth largest earthquake since record keeping began in 1900 and the worst ever to shake Japan. The seismic shock wave released over 4,000 times the energy of the largest nuclear test ever conducted; it shifted the earth's axis by six inches and shortened the day by a few millionths of a second. The tsunami slammed Japan's coast with 30 feet-high waves that traveled six miles inland, obliterating entire towns in a matter of minutes. JAPAN'S KILLER QUAKE combines authoritative on-the- spot reporting, personal stories of tragedy and survival, compelling eyewitness videos, explanatory graphics and exclusive helicopter footage for a unique look at the science behind the catastrophe.

Category: Poverty/Hunger NOLA: MLNH 010153 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/13/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:37

Why Are 46 Million Americans Living in Poverty? The latest Census measurement of U.S. poverty out Tuesday found that 46 million Americans live in poverty. Ray Suarez examines what's behind the highest level of poverty in America since 1993 with Douglas Besharov of the University of Maryland and Isabel Sawhill of the Brookings Institution.

Category: Poverty/Hunger NOLA: NBRT 031052 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/13/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

A Record Number of Americans Live in Poverty; Super-Committee Holds First Public Hearing; Sizing up the Nation's Banks; Missoni Madness at Target; Blanche Dubois Economy; The Business of Tennis; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Poverty/Hunger NOLA: MLNH 010165 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/29/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:03:36

News Wrap: Survey Finds CEOs Cutting Back on Hiring: In other news Thursday, a Business Roundtable survey showed only a third of CEOs in the United States planned to hire more workers in the next six months while two-thirds expected increased sales over the same period. Also, childhood poverty for Hispanics now exceeds every other demographic group in the U.S. for the first time.

Category: Poverty/Hunger NOLA: WWIR 005112 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/16/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

President Obama took his jobs plan straight to voters this week amidst a of bad news including a jump in unemployment benefit applications, and a spike in the number of people living in poverty. Also: analysis of the Tea Party debate. Joining Gwen Ifill: John Dickerson of Slate/CBS News, Beth Reinhard of National Journal, Charles Babington of AP, Michael Fletcher of The Washington Post.

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: MLNH 010152 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/12/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:07:54

For Russian Performers, Trapeze Skills May Be Ticket to Landing U.S. Residency: An obscure piece of immigration law targets uniquely talented individuals who want to live in the United States. University of California, Berkeley students Lauren Rosenfeld and Caroline Bins explore how it could help some Russian performers in Las Vegas gain permanent residency thanks to their rope and trapeze talents.

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: NBRT 031047 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/6/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

President Obama Needs to Shift Focus; Silicon Valley is Hiring; President Obama Speech Must Be Mission Critical; Another Recession May Be Avoidable; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for September 6, 2011; Blockbuster, Backed by Dish Network, Challenges Netflix; This Week's Sports Business.

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: AMEX 001511 Series Title: Seabiscuit: American Experience Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/26/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:49:26

He was boxy, with stumpy legs that wouldn't completely straighten, a short straggly tail and an ungainly gait, but though he didn't look the part, Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history. In the 1930s, when Americans longed to escape the grim realities of the Depression-era life, four men turned Seabiscuit into a national hero. They were his fabulously wealthy owner Charles Howard, his famously silent and stubborn trainer Tom Smith, and the two hard-bitten, gifted jockeys who rode him to glory. By following the paths that brought these four together and in telling the story of Seabiscuit's unlikely career, this film illuminates the precarious economic conditions that defined America in the 1930s and explores the fascinating behind-the-scenes world of thoroughbred racing.

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: MLNH 010157 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/19/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:31

Taylor Branch: 'Only Custom and Fiat' Keep College Athletes From Sharing Profits: Historian Taylor Branch speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about his cover story in The Atlantic, "The Shame of College Sports," which calls for a complete overhaul of the way NCAA athletics works.

Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports NOLA: WAAS 000000 Series Title: Washing Away: After the Storms Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/8/2011 4:30:00 AM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:26:46

Five years after the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana’s recovery is far from over. Building on the 2006 documentary, WASHING AWAY, this new program follows six survivors to reveal successes and setbacks as their coastline and culture continue to give way to the gulf and face disastrous new threats. Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress Patricia Clarkson, a native of New Orleans, narrates.

Category: Religion/Ethics NOLA: MLNH 010150 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/8/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:19

'The Submission' Imagines 9/11 Memorial With an Alternate History: What if a jury selected a design for the new 9/11 memorial and then discovered that its architect was a Muslim? A new novel, "The Submission," by Amy Waldman, explores that imagined scenario. Jeffrey Brown and the author discuss her debut novel.

Category: Religion/Ethics NOLA: FRON 002919 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: The Man Behind the Mosque Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/13/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

It became the most controversial building in America, a mostly derelict property in lower Manhattan made infamous overnight as the Ground Zero Mosque. Going beyond frenzied media portraits at the time, FRONTLINE tells the inside stories of Sharif El-Gamal, a real estate developer, and of the victims' relatives and anti-Islam activists who helped turn his project into a continuing battle over faith, values, and the meaning of being American. Also in this hour: Adam Davidson of NPR's "Planet Money" returns to Haiti to meet a man with an unlikely plan to help turn around his country's economy through tourism.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: COSE 017183 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/7/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:36:17

Tom Friedman of The New York Times and Johns Hopkins professor Michael Mandelbaum on their book, That Used To Be Us: How America Fell Behind In The World It Invented And How We Can Come Back.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: MLNH 010149 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/7/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:05:44

Supernova Burns Bright in a Galaxy Not So Far Away: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists recently discovered a supernova about 21 million light years away in the Pinwheel Galaxy. Jeffrey Brown and Peter Nugent, who found the brightest and closest supernova in decades, discuss how the dying star could prove to be "a real treat" for Northern hemisphere stargazers.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NETK 000169 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/2/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know, we delve into the story of Camp Lejeune, a Marine base that faced massive water contamination for three decades. Were hazardous chemicals in the water responsible for rare cancers that developed among former Camp Lejeune residents? While no direct link has been proven, many believe it is the case.

Also: We also examine an innovative futures market in Iowa that has proven to be a more accurate predictor of presidential election outcomes than traditional polling. We also report on “crisis mapping,” a technology that uses cell phones to locate and bring help to disaster victims.

And: Guest essayist Desiree Cooper offers her opinions on domestic workers and the controversy surrounding the new film “The Help.”

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NOSN 000503 Series Title: NOVA scienceNOW Episode Title: How Does the Brain Work? Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/14/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:56:46

This episode of NOVA scienceNOW delves into some pretty heady stuff, examining magic and the brain, artificial intelligence, magnetic mind control, and the work of neuroscientist and synesthesia researcher David Eagleman. Can we really believe our own eyes? Will machines one day think like us? Can magnetic wands effectively control brain functions and treat depression? Explore this and more

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NOVA 003806 Series Title: NOVA Episode Title: Smartest Machine on Earth Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/14/2011 8:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

NOVA investigates the world of artificial intelligence and profiles the computer that could be the “Smartest Machine on Earth.” Known as “Watson,” this IBM supercomputer is so advanced it’s pursuing the first-of-its-kind challenge competing against “Jeopardy!” champions to prove its uncanny ability to mimic the human thought process.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: COSE 017190 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/16/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:26:51

Physicist Lisa Randall discusses her book about the implementations of experiments taking place at the large hadron collider Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: MLNH 010165 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/29/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:11:03

Gingrich on New 'Contract With America,' Jobs, Brain Research, Elites:after unveiling his "21st Century Contract with America," former House speaker spoke with Judy Woodruff about his policy proposals, including efforts to create jobs, ramp up research into brain science and overhauls of Medicare and Medicaid. This is the third in a series of conversations with GOP contenders.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NBRT 031059 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/22/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Dow Dives on Global Economic Worries; John Lipsky of the IMF on the G-20 Talks; Meg Whitman is New CEO at HP; Exporting & US Business; Saving Money the Family Way; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Science/Technology NOLA: NOVA 003810 Series Title: NOVA Episode Title: Japan's Killer Quake Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/28/2011 8:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:56:46

In its worst crisis since World War II, Japan faces disaster on an epic scale: a rising death toll in the tens of thousands, massive destruction of homes and businesses, shortages of water and power, and the specter of nuclear meltdown at three reactors. The facts and figures are astonishing. The March 11th earthquake was the world's fourth largest earthquake since record keeping began in 1900 and the worst ever to shake Japan. The seismic shock wave released over 4,000 times the energy of the largest nuclear test ever conducted; it shifted the earth's axis by six inches and shortened the day by a few millionths of a second. The tsunami slammed Japan's coast with 30 feet-high waves that traveled six miles inland, obliterating entire towns in a matter of minutes. JAPAN'S KILLER QUAKE combines authoritative on-the- spot reporting, personal stories of tragedy and survival, compelling eyewitness videos, explanatory graphics and exclusive helicopter footage for a unique look at the science behind the catastrophe.

Category: Sexuality NOLA: MLNH 010164 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/28/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:06:52

Novelist Banks Explores Sex Crime Outcasts' Social, Psychological Issues: In the novel "Lost Memory of Skin," author Russell Banks delves into deep issues of American life rarely raised or seen by most people. Jeffrey Brown and Banks discuss the book that explores a fictional group of convicted sex offenders.

Category: Social Services NOLA: MLNH 010151 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/9/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:13:14

Shields, Brooks on Obama's Jobs Speech, Perry's Debate Debut: Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including President Obama's $447 billion jobs plan, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry sparring over Social Security and the economy at Wednesday's GOP debate, plus the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Category: Social Services NOLA: MLNH 010165 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/29/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:11:03

Gingrich on New 'Contract With America,' Jobs, Brain Research, Elites: after unveiling his "21st Century Contract with America," former House speaker Newt Gingrich spoke with Judy Woodruff about his policy proposals, including efforts to create jobs, ramp up research into brain science and overhauls of Medicare and Medicaid. This is the third in a series of conversations with GOP contenders.

Category: Transportation NOLA: MLNH 010155 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/15/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Segment Length: 00:06:15

News Wrap: Central Banks Rush to Curb Europe's Debt Troubles: In other news Thursday, the Federal Reserve and other central banks moved to stop Europe's debt troubles from triggering a new credit crunch. Also, the House voted to intervene in a federal labor case against Boeing.

Category: Transportation NOLA: NBRT 031050 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/9/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Rising from Ground Zero; The Airline Industry was Forever Changed 9/11; Homeland Security Came from 9/11; Keefe Bruyette and Woods Returns from Near Ruin; Traders Remember 9/11; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for September 9, 2011.

Category: Transportation NOLA: NBRT 031060 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/23/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Gauging the Mood on Wall Street; Solyndra Executives get Grilled; Markets Offer Potential For Value Investors, Says Orndorff; Airline Industry Outlook; Brooks Brothers Changing Future; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: Urban Development/Infrastructure NOLA: COSE 017187 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/13/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:38:56

A discussion about the redevelopment effort at the World Trade Center site with architect Daniel Libeskind; Larry Silverstein of Silverstein Properties; David Childs, architect of 1 World Trade Center; Chris Ward, executive director of Port Authority; and Paul Goldberger, New Yorker Magazine architecture critic.

Category: Urban Development/Infrastructure NOLA: COSE 017187 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/13/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:14:29

An interview with Michael Arad, the architect of the 9/11 memorial at ground zero in New York City.

Category: Urban Development/Infrastructure NOLA: MLNH 010148 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/6/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:10:49

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 has changed since 9/11. This report was produced in collaboration with the PBS program "NOVA."

Category: Urban Development/Infrastructure NOLA: NBRT 031050 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/9/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Rising from Ground Zero; The Airline Industry was Forever Changed 9/11; Homeland Security Came from 9/11; Keefe Bruyette and Woods Returns from Near Ruin; Traders Remember 9/11; Market Focus with Tom Hudson; Market Stats for September 9, 2011.

Category: Urban Development/Infrastructure NOLA: NETK 000170 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/9/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week’s special edition of Need to Know highlights the ten-year anniversary of September 11, 2001, and how this monumental day transformed the course of American history. Perhaps one of the most profound changes brought about by 9/11 is the new reality faced by military families whose loved ones are deployed to war zones overseas. On this week’s episode, we visit three families to get an intimate view of the sacrifices military children make every day.

Also: We speak with architecture critic Paul Goldberger on the challenges of rebuilding at Ground Zero, and 9/11 Commission Chair Tom Kean discusses where our country’s national security stands ten years after 9/11. David Potorti, founder of the organization September 11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, also sits down with Alison Stewart to discuss anti-war efforts from family members of those killed in the World Trade Center attacks.

And: We collaborate with SMITH Magazine to bring six-word memoirs from three people who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks, and Jon Meacham delivers an “In Perspective” essay on the legacy of September 11, 2001.

Category: Urban Development/Infrastructure NOLA: NOVA 003811 Series Title: NOVA Episode Title: Engineering Ground Zero Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/7/2011 8:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, NOVA presents an epic story of engineering, innovation and the perseverance of the human spirit. With extraordinary access granted by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, this program follows -year construction of One World Trade Center (1 WTC) and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. NOVA captures the behind-the-scenes struggle of architects and engineers to make the buildings safe and highly secure under the pressures of a tight schedule, the demands of practical office space and efficient, "green" architecture, and the public's expectations of a fitting site for national remembrance. Featuring interviews with 1 WTC architect David Childs; Chris Ward, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Mayor Michael Bloomberg, chairman of the 9-11 Memorial Foundation; and Michael Arad, the man behind the breakthrough concept for the 9-11 Memorial.

Category: Urban Development/Infrastructure NOLA: MLNH 010163 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/27/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:04:38

In Washington, a Monumental Effort to Repair, Reopen Iconic Obelisk: Engineers rigged ropes Tuesday atop the Washington Monument in preparation for a multi-day job rappelling down the marble exterior of the indefinitely shuttered icon to check for cracks and other damage from the earthquake that shook the East Coast last month. Ray Suarez reports.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: COSE 017185 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/9/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:16:42

Janet Napolitano, United States secretary of Homeland Security, on the tenth anniversary of September 11.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: FRON 002918 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: Top Secret America Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/6/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

In the years after September 11, FRONTLINE produced more than 45 hours of award-winning films documenting the 9/11 attacks and America’s response to them. Now, on the tenth anniversary of September 11, the FRONTLINE team that produced “Bush’s War,” “The Torture Question” and “Cheney’s Law” teams up with Pultizer Prize-winning journalist Dana Priest to investigate the dramatic changes that have reshaped America in the last decade. Over one hour, the film examines the history of the dark side of America’s “war on terror.” From the creation of black site prisons abroad and super-secret facilities here in America, to targeted killings and covert wars waged by special forces, to a multibillion-dollar terrorism industrial complex, FRONTLINE and Dana Priest ask how a decade of fighting terrorism has reshaped the country and whether it has made us any safer.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: MLNH 010148 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/6/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:10:49

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 has changed since 9/11. This report was produced in collaboration with the PBS program "NOVA."

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: NBRT 031045 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/2/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Ablin Picks Defensive and Domestic Stocks; Vito Miceli of Yacht Controller Gets Hired; UBREAK I FIX; The Federal Housing Finance Agency Sues Banks; What to expect from Washington; Market Stats for September 2, 2011; Zero Job Growth Sparks Dow Dive; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: NETK 000169 Series Title: Need to Know Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/2/2011 7:30:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

This week on Need to Know, we delve into the story of Camp Lejeune, a Marine base that faced massive water contamination for three decades. Were hazardous chemicals in the water responsible for rare cancers that developed among former Camp Lejeune residents? While no direct link has been proven, many believe it is the case.

Also: We also examine an innovative futures market in Iowa that has proven to be a more accurate predictor of presidential election outcomes than traditional polling. We also report on “crisis mapping,” a technology that uses cell phones to locate and bring help to disaster victims.

And: Guest essayist Desiree Cooper offers her opinions on domestic workers and the controversy surrounding the new film “The Help.”

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: NOVA 003811 Series Title: NOVA Episode Title: Engineering Ground Zero Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/7/2011 8:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, NOVA presents an epic story of engineering, innovation and the perseverance of the human spirit. With extraordinary access granted by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, this program follows the five-year construction of One World Trade Center (1 WTC) and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. NOVA captures the behind-the-scenes struggle of architects and engineers to make the buildings safe and highly secure under the pressures of a tight schedule, the demands of practical office space and efficient, "green" architecture, and the public's expectations of a fitting site for national remembrance. Featuring interviews with 1 WTC architect David Childs; Chris Ward, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Mayor Michael Bloomberg, chairman of the 9-11 Memorial Foundation; and Michael Arad, the man behind the breakthrough concept for the 9-11 Memorial.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: WWIR 005111 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/9/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress on his new jobs plan. Will his speech be enough to rally support? Also, analysis on this week’s GOP presidential candidates’ debate. Plus, our reporters reflect on 9/11 and how it has shaped their lives and America in the past 10 years. Joining Gwen Ifill: Jackie Calmes, The New York Times and John Harris, Politico.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: COSE 017200 Series Title: Charlie Rose Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/30/2011 11:00:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:15:40

A conversation about the assassination of American-born Al-Quaida terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki with David Ignatius of The Washington Post, Eric Schmitt of The New York Times and former assistant director of the FBI John Miller.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: FRON 002812 Series Title: Frontline Episode Title: The Wounded Platoon Length: 90 minutes Airdate: 9/20/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

In The Wounded Platoon, FRONTLINE investigates a single Fort Carson platoon of infantrymen -- the 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry -- and finds, after a long journey, a group of young men changed by war and battling a range of psychiatric disorders that many blame for their violent and self-destructive behavior. Since returning from Iraq, three members of the 3rd Platoon have been convicted on murder or attempted murder charges; one has been jailed for drunk driving and another for assaulting his wife; and one has attempted suicide.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: MLNH 010156 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/16/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:09:06

Cheney Reflects on Civil Liberties, Terror Fight, Bush Team: "In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir" by former Vice President Dick Cheney chronicles his 40 years in American politics. Judy Woodruff and Cheney discuss the new book and much more.

Category: War/Veterans/National Security NOLA: WWIR 005114 Series Title: Washington Week Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/30/2011 7:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Interview/Discussion/Review Segment Length: 00:00:00

Airstrikes killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen. At home, dissatisfied GOP voters want Gov. Chris Christie to join the presidential race. Also, President Obama feuds with his base. Plus, a stopgap bill temporarily prevents a government shutdown. Joining Gwen: John Dickerson, Slate/CBS News; Sam Youngman, The Hill; Major Garrett, National Journal; Pierre Thomas, ABC News.

Category: Women NOLA: MLNH 010155 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/15/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Segment Length: 00:10:20

Recordings of Jacqueline Offer Rare Glimpse of Life With JFK: The new book, "Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life With John F. Kennedy," includes never before heard audio recordings of interviews conducted with the former first lady in 1964. Ray Suarez discusses the rare and intimate glimpse with presidential historian , who edited and annotated the book.

Category: Women NOLA: NARE 000000 Series Title: Nancy Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/12/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

From their early days in Hollywood, to the California governor's mansion, to the White House, Nancy Reagan was always by Ronald Reagan's side, advising and protecting him…even during the long, lonely years when he battled and finally lost his fight with Alzheimer's disease.

His agenda was her agenda. Making sure that Reagan was healthy and successful was her number one concern. She balanced his optimism with reality and made sure that his aides translated his broad ideas into policy. While the public saw a traditional First Lady, dressed in designer clothes and redecorating the White House, behind the scenes she was much more involved with personnel and policy issues than the public realized.

This program takes an intimate look at this complicated First Lady. Historians, White House staffers and advisors, family and friends share their recollections of one of the most influential and controversial first ladies in American history.

Category: Women NOLA: MLNH 010166 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/30/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:07:23

Rita Moreno Acts Out Own Career in 'Life Without Makeup': Actress , 80, now has a solo show about her life as a star of stage and screen called "Life Without Makeup." In a joint production with KQED San Francisco, correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the performer's transformation from a "utilitarian ethnic" actress to becoming a "show business animal."

Category: Women NOLA: NARE 000000 Series Title: Nancy Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/12/2011 9:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: Documentary Segment Length: 00:00:00

From their early days in Hollywood, to the California governor's mansion, to the White House, Nancy Reagan was always by Ronald Reagan's side, advising and protecting him…even during the long, lonely years when he battled and finally lost his fight with Alzheimer's disease.

His agenda was her agenda. Making sure that Reagan was healthy and successful was her number one concern. She balanced his optimism with reality and made sure that his aides translated his broad ideas into policy. While the public saw a traditional First Lady, dressed in designer clothes and redecorating the White House, behind the scenes she was much more involved with personnel and policy issues than the public realized.

This program takes an intimate look at this complicated First Lady. Historians, White House staffers and advisors, family and friends share their recollections of one of the most influential and controversial first ladies in American history.

Category: Youth NOLA: MLNH 010159 Series Title: PBS NewsHour Length: 60 minutes Airdate: 9/21/2011 6:00:00 PM Service: PBS Format: News Segment Length: 00:08:35

Denzel Washington on Dropouts: 'Most Dangerous Time' for Kids Right After School: In the first installment of an 18-month series on the nation's high school dropout rate, Gwen Ifill sits down with Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington to discuss his work as national spokesman for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and making a difference in the lives of at-risk youth.

Category: Youth NOLA: NBRT 031064 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Length: 30 minutes Airdate: 9/29/2011 5:30:00 PM Service: PBS-PLUS Format: Magazine Segment Length: 00:00:00

Germany Gets Behind EFSF; PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian Reacts to EFSF; 3rd Quarter Preview; Solar Decathalon Home Tour; Teens on the Job; Market Focus with Tom Hudson.