HDNet World Report Episode Guide
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This is a listing, by episode number with the newest episodes first, of HDNet World Report episodes that have already been produced.
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| Israel War Recovery, Produce Regulations | |
| Episode Number: | 441 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras are in Israel, after the war with Lebanon, to see how things have changed and how the country is recovering....but not fully. And we examine how produce growers are recovering after a spinach E. Coli scare caused costly economic losses, and how they are calling for more regulation, not less. |
| Afghanistan Update, Homeland Security | |
| Episode Number: | 440 |
| Synopsis: | While world attention has largely focused on Iraq, Afghanistan's fragile democracy may be on the verge of unraveling and falling victim again to the terrorists. World Report cameras are there. And, are we any safer from terrorism in the U.S.? We go behind Homeland Security doors for a look at how protected, or unprotected, we really are. Plus, you'll see Americans who travel to Montana to deliberately expose themselves to Radon, searching for medical cures. |
| Palestinian Territories, The War at Sea, Election Recap | |
| Episode Number: | 439 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras are in the Palestinian Territories as the peace process is splintered not just by the Palestinians' battles with Israel, but by battles between brothers. And, while U.S. troops continue their fights on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan, World Report shows you another part of the war, the war at sea. Plus, how the major social issues played out nationwide on election day and an inside look at the next space shuttle flight, and the crew that blasts off aboard it. |
| Pennsylvania Senate Race, Colorado Mega Church, Hubble Telescope | |
| Episode Number: | 438 |
| Synopsis: | World Report examines the changing mood of the electorate through the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania. And, as the debate of religion in politics once again heats up, World Report takes a look back at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs where a prominent pastor has now become the center of a controversy. Also, NASA's recent decision to fix the Hubble Telescope and why they think it's worth the expense. |
| Russian Vodka Shortage, Panama Canal | |
| Episode Number: | 437 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras are in Russia to see how the sudden shortage of a national treasure, vodka, is changing lives. And they look back at the Panama Canal after Panamanians voted to spend billions to expand it. Then, a heated debate about a new basketball in the NBA. |
| School Shootings, Dubai | |
| Episode Number: | 436 |
| Synopsis: | After a string of school shootings, World Report examines what happened and what is being done to prevent future attacks. And, World Report cameras take a look back at Dubai, to learn just who the people are who live there, and how they feel about the American response to the proposed Dubai Ports World deal. |
| Bird Flu, European Immigration | |
| Episode Number: | 435 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras take a look at bird flu. For a while we feared the worst. Were we wrong? Has the threat passed? And, Immigration is not just a hot topic in the U.S. Immigrants from Morocco and other third world nations no longer have easy access to economic opportunities in Spain and the rest of Europe. |
| Immigrants' Journey, Presidential Funeral, James Brown | |
| Episode Number: | 434 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras follow a family of immigrants as they make the dangerous journey from Mexico into the U.S. Plus, extended highlights from the Funeral of President Gerald R. Ford. And a special farewell to the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. |
| Airport Security Training, Immigration Enforcement | |
| Episode Number: | 433 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras visit Boston's Logan Airport five years after 9/11 to look at the advances in airport security training methods. And, World Report cameras are in Denver and Detroit with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, as they round up illegal immigrants to be deported. |
| Mississippi Hurricane Recovery, Gender Selection | |
| Episode Number: | 432 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras return to Mississippi to look at the recovery and rebuilding one year after Hurricane Katrina. And medicine and ethics collide as parents from around the world visit labs in the U.S. to choose the gender of their baby. |
| New Orleans Progress Report, Post War Lebanon | |
| Episode Number: | 431 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras cover the aftermaths of two historic calamities. We return to New Orleans, one year after Hurricane Katrina, to see what progress has, and hasn't, been made. And we are in Lebanon to see what it looks like after the destructive conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. |
| Ramsey Case Developments, Katrina Aftermath | |
| Episode Number: | 430 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras are in Thailand and Boulder to report on the latest developments in the unsolved murder of JonBenet Ramsey. Justice in that case appears as elusive as ever. And, a year after the ravages of Hurricane Katrina, World Report cameras are in New Orleans as some of the most serious charges surrounding the storm's fatalities are being examined in greater detail. |
| Mexican Elections, America's Oil Fields | |
| Episode Number: | 429 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras are in Mexico City where demonstrators have nearly brought a key part of the capitol city to a standstill. They are protesting the questionable and razor-thin margin of election victory for the latest leader of their nation. And, World Report cameras are also in America's oil fields, where the rising price of oil has once again made domestic natural gas a highly prized and priced resource. |
| Lebanon, Israel and Gaza - Making a Living Wage | |
| Episode Number: | 428 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras are covering the Middle East conflict in Northern Israel, Southern Lebanon and Gaza. Though the active conflict seems to be over for now, the number of injured and dead hasn't stopped increasing. And, back in the United States, as the off-year election is nearing, one key issue looking for wide acceptance, is a raise in the minimum wage to help make it a "living wage." |
| RFID and Privacy, Castro and Miami | |
| Episode Number: | 427 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras visit the world of RFID or so-called identity chips. Once used primarily in pet identification, the chip technology is now used in inventory control, purchase preference detection and location technology. The question is: is this a seemingly harmless technology that can help commerce and information? Or, is it simply yet another step on the road to invasion of remaining privacy? And, with Cuban President Fidel Castro out of view, and allegedly on the mend, World Report cameras are in Miami as Cuban exiles react. |
| Gaza, Muslim Americans | |
| Episode Number: | 426 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras are in Gaza, where Israelis continue to battle Hamas-led Palestinians while the Israeli Defense Forces are also engaged in a major battle with Hezbollah in Lebanon. And, while the war in the Middle East continues, World Report cameras also visited with Muslim Americans across the country, learning if they feel threatened or accepted by their fellow Americans. And, with daily reports of violence and death coming from Iraq, as well as the renewed conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Muslim Americans arguably now feel themselves the center of an increasing focus of attention here in the U.S. |
| Afghanistan, Beirut | |
| Episode Number: | 425 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras continue their coverage in Afghanistan, where violence and insurgent attacks are on the rise. To show America's continuing commitment to the Karzai government and to the war on terrorism in Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld paid a surprise visit to the country. And World Report will look back at Beirut before the latest attacks, to a city that had been rebuilt as an international travel and tourism destination following a decades long war. A city, potentially now in ruins again. |
| Shuttle Update, Mexican Election, Funeral Protests | |
| Episode Number: | 424 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras captured the events surrounding the launch of Shuttle Discovery back into space. It is now hoped that the Shuttle program will continue through its projected schedule of 2010. And World Report cameras are also in Mexico where the results of the election are being called into question because they are closer than any Mexican election in recent history. And, freedom of speech and common decency seem to be mutually exclusive as one family and its supporters chooses to protest at the funerals of America's fallen soldiers. |
| Kennedy Space Center, Earthquake Relief | |
| Episode Number: | 423 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras are once again at the Kennedy Space Center where Shuttle Discovery is set to return to space. NASA has worked hard to remedy the problems that Discovery encountered on its last launch. And, World Report cameras are also in Indonesia where the recent Earthquake has killed thousands of residents. Over-taxed world relief agencies are trying to help the people recover from this latest tragedy. |
| Ignorance of the Law | |
| Episode Number: | 422 |
| Synopsis: | World Report cameras are in Georgia for a very unusual program that focuses on the fine points of a state's laws. Genarlow Wilson is in prison for doing something that other teenagers across this nation do with each other every day. Meet this former A-student, a boy on his way to college, who ended up with a mandatory sentence that can easily ruin his life forever. For more information on the state of his case, you can visit www.wilsonappeal.com. |
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