Here & Now; 412
- Series
- Here & Now
- Episode
- 412
- Contributing Organization
- PBS Wisconsin (Madison, Wisconsin)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/29-021c5d7z
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Here and Now, slate on tape says # 411 (incorrect), Hurricane Katrina victims in West Allis,U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez shared plans for the President's Katrina recovery effort at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce national convention in Milwaukee. He also observed the National Prayer and Rememberance Ceremony for Katrina victims--WITH Katrina victims who now live at the Tommy G. Thompson Youth Center in West Allis. , hurricane katrina victims to Madison, Acting as a private citizen, veteran social worker Rita Adair and a small group that included a doctor and a police officer, made their way south on a bus. A bus that returned to Madison last week with 13 New Orleans residents left homeless by hurricane katrina, and who now live in apartments on Madison's west side. Rita Adair joins us now as does Ronald Hampton, who lost his home in New Orleans and made the trip up to Wisconsin with Rita , hurricane katrina victims to Madison, In the past few weeks many of us have wondered what we could do to help, really help, Katrina victims. Some people boldly took matters into their own hands. Our next guest is one of those. Acting as a private citizen, veteran social worker Rita Adair and a small group that included a doctor and a police officer, made their way south on a bus. A bus that returned to Madison last week with 13 New Orleans residents left homeless by the hurricane, and who now live in apartments on Madison's west side. Rita Adair joins us now as does Ronald Hampton, who lost his home in New Orleans and made the trip up to Wisconsin with Rita , Herb Kohl / John Roberts SOT,Herb Kohl / John Roberts SOT - John Roberts - nominee for Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court answered questions all week from the Senate Judiciary Panel that includes both of Wisconsin's Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl. Senator Kohl asked Roberts about the nominee's personal values and how that may influence his thinking at the bench. , Vang Verdict In reader, A jury in Hayward tonight found a St. Paul man guilty of six counts of first-degree homicide and three counts of attempted first-degree homicide. Thirty-six-year-old Chai Vang was on trial for shooting eight hunters, killing six of them while deer hunting in Sawyer County in November. , state-wide smoking ban and health issues,State-wide smoking policy would prohibit smoking in restaurants but allow it in taverns. We consider the health issues with a La Crosse Pediatrician. Dr. Todd Mahr is Chair of the Wisconsin Asthma Coalition, madison to maui TAPE, Grumpy Old Badgers floated off the shore of the Hawaiian island of Lanai. Six U.W. alums in the middle of the pacific to compete in the Maui Channel Relay Race, 30-year-old Brett Defever, the youngest member. The team captain Art Ludke is the senior member at 58. In between were four former U.W. swim mates from 70's and early 80's. Dave Holland, Tony Arneson, Kevin Swoboda. And 'Here and Now' Producer Andy Moore. , person of the week - Amy J. Barger, Brilliant 10' list recognizes the ten most promising up-and-coming researchers in North America. At only 34-years old, University of Wisconsin space scientist Amy Barger studies the non-visible light emitted from stars. Her groundbreaking work with black holes is causing scientists to rethink their understanding of the origin of the universe. , Graveyard, Mike takes us somewhere he says is a resting place - a final resting place for some; a place to ponder life for others - a graveyard. The music was composed and performed by Billy Krause, the stone-cutter-friend Mike mentioned in the piece. The song is from Krause's CD 'Partly Folk, Partly Fiction.'
- Created Date
- 2005-09-16
- Rights
- Content provided from the media collection of Wisconsin Public Broadcasting, a service of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. All rights reserved by the particular owner of content provided. For more information, please contact 1-800-422-9707
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:29:20
- Credits
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Wisconsin Public Television (WHA-TV)
Identifier: WPT1.3.2005.412 MB (Wisconsin Public Television)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:27:46
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Here & Now; 412,” 2005-09-16, PBS Wisconsin, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 15, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-29-021c5d7z.
- MLA: “Here & Now; 412.” 2005-09-16. PBS Wisconsin, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 15, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-29-021c5d7z>.
- APA: Here & Now; 412. Boston, MA: PBS Wisconsin, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-29-021c5d7z