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*Chicago Violence *Interview: Rick Karr *Carl Hiaasen *Essay- The 14th Amendment" *Next Week's News"> Note: Stories are subject to change due to breaking news.
NEED TO KNOW for Friday, August 13th on PBS at 8:30 p.m. Episode #115. (check local listings). To find out about developing stories, visit www.pbs.org/needtoknow. Visit www.pbs.org/needtoknow for updates on these stories and more. Note: Stories are subject to change due to breaking news.
*Chicago Violence: In the past two years, more than 500 young people under the age of 25 have died in Chicago. Need to Know travels to some of Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhoods to explore both what is at the root of the violence and what is being done to combat it.
*Interview: Rick Karr- Google and Verizon announced this week that they had come up with a possible solution to the issue of net neutrality. Public interest groups fear that this is an insider deal between Silicon Valley and the telecommunications industry that could trample the free flow of information and make the Internet "pay for play". Need to Know Correspondent Rick Karr provides a primer on net neutrality and how this issue may shape the future of the internet.
*Carl Hiaasen : Alison Stewart interviews author and Miami Herald political columnist Carl Hiaasen about his new book Star Island.
*Essay- The 14th Amendment- Jon Meacham provides an on-air essay about the debate over the 14th Amendment.
* Next Week's News- Satirist Andy Borowitz gives his perspective to the news of the future.