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PBS Newshour

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Season 2011 Episode 2430 | 54m 09s

Tonight on the program, more residents evacuated their homes Wednesday as floodwaters from Hurricane Irene continued to ravage parts of the Northeast. Also, we examine what's behind the government's decision to block a major wireless merger and we get the latest on the situation in Libya from two ITN reports. Finally, a look at the lucrative marijuana farming trade and who is reaping the benefits.

Aired: 08/30/11 | Expires: 09/30/11
Major corporate funding for the PBS NewsHour is provided by Care.com, Consumer Cellular, and Fidelity. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Mutual of America. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
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