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2:00 pm
Life On Fire
"Pioneers of the Deep"
In the vast emptiness of the Pacific Ocean, tectonic movements construct or swallow islands. In the Tongan archipelago, two little-known animals have learned to cope with these ephemeral lands risen from the ocean depths: the sooty tern, a seabird that never dares wet its wings for fear of drowning, and the Alvin shrimp, a blind crustacean that manages to find its way around the abyss. When an underwater volcano becomes an island, the fates of these two extraordinary paradoxes are linked. D
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3:00 pm
Charlie Rose
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4:00 pm
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4:30 pm
Journal
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5:00 pm
Service: When Women Come Marching Home
SERVICE takes the audience on a journey from the deserts of Afghanistan to rural Tennessee and from Iraq to urban New York City. It shows women functioning as fully accepted and contributing members of a military unit as well as the devastating isolation and persecution of those who report rape. We see these women as veterans fighting to find homes, demanding services, responding to therapy and gaining their independence. D
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6:00 pm
War Zone/Comfort Zone
Women account for roughly 14 percent of the active-duty U.S. military and more than 24 percent of the National Guard, yet they often receive less than a hero's welcome upon their return to civilian life. Many face poverty, homelessness and joblessness; deal with the psychological and physiological effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from military sexual trauma and combatrelated injuries; and often receive poor service from a Veterans Administration ill-equipped and, in some cases, unwilling to help them. D
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7:00 pm
We Served Too: The Story of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots
This is a story of a group of young, determined and courageous women during World War II who broke through barriers and shattered stereotypes.the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs). D
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8:00 pm
PBS NewsHour
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9:00 pm
Nightly Business Report
Tonight on Nightly Business Report, an unexpectedly strong jobs report. NBR will look at where the growth is coming from and whether this is a sign the economy is gaining steam. Plus, stock pick from NBR's weekly Market Monitor. D
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9:30 pm
Journal
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10:00 pm
Charlie Rose
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11:00 pm
War Zone/Comfort Zone
Women account for roughly 14 percent of the active-duty U.S. military and more than 24 percent of the National Guard, yet they often receive less than a hero's welcome upon their return to civilian life. Many face poverty, homelessness and joblessness; deal with the psychological and physiological effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from military sexual trauma and combatrelated injuries; and often receive poor service from a Veterans Administration ill-equipped and, in some cases, unwilling to help them. D
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