A rise in sea levels isn’t the only impact global warming is having on the world’s oceans. Evidence suggests that climate change is also affecting ocean currents. NOW gets a first hand look at this sea change, and what we can do about it. Watch.
* Israel holds its fire on Gaza
* The perspective of a 21-year-old paratrooper
* Foreign press barred from Gaza
* Russia and Ukraine feud over natural gas
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New SundayArts host Paula Zahn interviews the Argentine-born Israeli musician Daniel Barenboim. He recently retired after 15 years as the conductor for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Find out more in the interview.
“The Electric Company” is back! Sesame Workshop has brought back the hit show from the ’70s and revamped it. The look and feel is new, but the program has the same goal as the original series: teaching literacy skills. The show airs weekly, every Friday at 4:30 pm. See video previews!
After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005, Congress appropriated an unprecedented $126.4 billion for recovery efforts. Years later, much of the money committed to its residents has yet to reach them. Watch a 60-minute documentary about one family’s efforts to rebuild their lives.
* Israeli airstrike near UN school
* Critical role of Israeli reservists
* Inside a hospital in Gaza
* From Worldfocus journalists: A Palestinian and Israeli perspective
* Fallout for retailers around the globe
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Meet the much loved green suited elephant named Babar on a visit to the Morgan Library. In ‘Drawing Babar’ we see how a father and son created a series which has been enchanting children around the world since 1931. Watch video.
He’s played heroes, villains, saints, sinners, a ballet-dancing elephant, and a space alien, now actor and children’s author John Lithgow reveals a new side of himself… poetry lover. Watch.
Actor Brad Pitt and director David Fincher appeared on Charlie Rose for an interview about the recent film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” a story about an octagenarian who ages in reverse. Among other things, the director discusses how they used computer graphics to make Brad Pitt’s character look old. Watch.
The kickoff to the 13th season of the Roadshow (new episodes!)…. Experts also appraise a 1937 painting by abstract expressionist Clyfford Still, in Hour 1 of Antiques Roadshow, from Palm Springs, California. Watch all appraisals from this episode.
