captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, october 12... a dallas nurse is diagnosed with ebola after treating the liberian man who died of the disease. the latest on the war against isis. tonight, turkey's role. it's on the border with syria and iraq, and on the fence about getting involved. and in our signature segment, jeffrey brown interviews james earl jones about his return to broadway. next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. a major development today in the ebola scare. a dallas hospital employee, believed to be a nurse, has contracted ebola after treating thoma

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for saturday, october 4: one of america's top health experts talks to us about combating ebola in this country; prime minister david cameron vows revenge for the beheading of a british aid worker by isis militants; and the big business of young adult literature. next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. u.s. health officials said today they have fielded inquiries about 100 suspected cases of ebola since the first case in the united states was confirmed in dallas, but that no new infections have been identified. this afternoon, officials from the centers fo

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, october, 26th: a top federal health official suggests the decision by governors to quarantine doctors who treated ebola could actually hurt efforts to curb the disease. after several recent incidents in canada and in new york, we'll look at so-called lone wolf terror attacks. and in our signature segment from alaska, scientists grappling with a deadly disease that is wiping out starfish. >> i'm expecting that in the next two weeks we will lose virtually all of the stars at this site. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, thanks for joining us. th

captioning sponsored by wnet on this edition for sunday, october, 5th: new gains by isis in iraq, despite airstrikes by the united states and its allies. a leading expert weighs in. in our signature segment: the wave of beheadings. it's even more widespread than the recent coverage suggests. and a new push to increase the minimum wage. next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. the head of the centers for disease control and prevention today offered new reassurances that ebola does not pose a great risk to americans. >> here in the u.s. i remain quite confident we will not have a widespread

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for saturday october, 25: the world health organization says the number of ebola cases worldwide now tops 10,000. the latest on the doctor hospitalized with the disease in new york. a top infectious disease expert weighs in. and in our signature segment, youth soccer. it's often viewed as a safe alternative to football, but some experts now believe kids who play the game risk concussions. >> in a sport put a child's brain in harm's way. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. president obama today once again appealed for calm following the

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday october 19. the latest on the ebola scare. we'll hear from a reporter who recently returned from liberia. in our signature segment, millions of poor people have become eligible for health insurance under the affordable care act. but some might not be getting the care they need. >> because it's not enough to just ensure people. you actually have to have systems in place that are effective and economical and credible. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. secretary of defense chuck hagel has ordered the creat

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for saturday, october 18: the president appeals for calm in the face of the ebola scare. gas prices plunge-- we'll talk to an expert about how low they could go. and in our signature segment, trying to bring new jobs to coal mining communities 50 years after l.b.j. launched the war on poverty. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. during his weekly radio address today, president obama offered reassurances that ebola does not pose a major threat to the united states. >> what we're seeing now is not an 'ioutbreak' or an 'iepidemic' of ebola in america. we're a nation of more than 3

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for saturday, october 11: new screening procedures at major american airports to try to contain ebola. the nation's top infectious disease expert joins us. what's behind the stock market's sudden turmoil? and in our signature segment, from san francisco: fighting obesity with a proposed tax on sugary drinks. >> consumers should be able to make the choice for themselves. >> i believe wholeheartedly that this is a life and death issue and that we cannot wait any longer. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. the united states is taking n

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. ♪ captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, october 12...las nurse is diagnosed with ebola after treating the liberian man who died of the disease. the latest on the war against isis. tonight, turkey's role. it's on the border with syria and iraq, and on the fence about getting involved. and in our gnature segment, jeffrey brown interviews james earl jones about his return to broadway. next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by:

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday october 19. latest on the ebola scare. we'll hear from a reporter who recently returned from liberia. in our signature segment, millions of poor people have become eligible for health insurance under the affordable care act. but some might not be getting the care they need. >> because it's not enough to just ensure people. you actually have to have systems in place that are effective and economical and credible. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: