PLUS (MT)

9:00 pm 

Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust   RESCUE IN THE PHILIPPINES: REFUGE FROM THE HOLOCAUST recounts a fascinating, yet seldom-told, chapter in World War II history. The documentary chronicles a real-life Casablanca, in which a high-profile group of poker buddies - including Colonel Dwight Eisenhower - hatched an intricate international plan of rescue and re-settlement, saving 1,300 Jews from certain death in Nazi concentration camps. RESCUE IN THE PHILIPPINES tells this gripping story through interviews with historians, friends and relatives of the key participants, and first-person accounts from refugees who detail their harrowing escape from Europe and immigration to the Philippines. D

10:00 pm 

Constitution USA with Peter Sagal  "A More Perfect Union"  Sagal explores the Constitution's most striking and innovative feature: its resilient brand of federalism. The framers created a strong national government while preserving much of the power and independence of the states. This delicate balance of power, seemingly hard-wired for disagreement and conflict, has served America well for more than two centuries. D

11:00 pm 

TED Talks Education   A mix of teachers and education advocates deliver short talks created for this event on the theme of teaching and learning. Speakers include Geoffrey Canada, educator and advocate; Bill Gates, technologist and philanthropist; Malcolm London, poet, teacher and advocate; and Sir Ken Robinson, social activist and educator. Host John Legend also delivers a talk.G