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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 8, 2014

Season 2014 Episode 3120 | 25m 22s

On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 8, two Americans are freed from captivity in North Korea, a top military expert weighs in on what the president's decision to send another 1,500 military advisers to Iraq means in the war against the Islamic State. And, in our signature segment, how an act of Congress in the 90's may have led to violence that fueled this summer's exodus from Central America.

Aired: 11/07/14 | Expires: 12/31/69
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
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