This Tuesday on HDNet

Dan Rather Reports, 8 pm ET: Truck Talk - Dan Rather visits the big truck stop at Carl’s Corner, Texas, to hear from the American Truckers Associations and big rig drivers from across the country who are concerned about their profession.

HDNet World Report, 9 pm ET: Suicide Tourism; Beyond Belief: Jesus of Siberia; Viewfinder: Honor Guards - People suffering from debilitating or terminal illnesses travel to a clinic in Switzerland because that nation has some of the most liberal assisted suicide laws in the world. A court case in Montana may make it a constitutional right there, too. Next, a journey to Siberia, where a reclusive mystic claims he is Jesus Christ. Finally, for Veterans’ Day, a special group of veterans who make sure that their brothers-in-arms from World War II get burials befitting heroes.

InFocus, 10 pm ET: The International Yo-Yo Open 2009 - The best players from fourteen countries converge on the Big Apple, showcasing the latest in mind-blowing tricks and jaw-dropping moves and wowing the crowd of thousands in the historic South Street Sea Port, Pier 17.

Should people with debilitating or terminal illnesses be helped ending their own lives? Assisted suicide has always been a controversial topic and now suicide tourism is emerging. Some are traveling to a clinic in Switzerland because that nation has some of the most liberal assisted suicide laws in the world. Now, a court case in Montana may make it a constitutional right there, too. Is it ok to help someone end their own suffering or is that murder?

This week on HDNet News and Docs:

Dan Rather Reports, 8 pm ET PREMIERE Carbonomics - Understanding an issue you need to know. Cap and trade and a plan by the Obama administration to reduce pollution.

HDNet World Report, 9 pm ET PREMIERE To the Moon, Or Not?; Puerto Rico: Island Under Siege; Viewfinder: The Littlest Tulku - NASA is testing the new Ares rocket, designed to bring us back to the Moon and on to Mars. But can we really afford to explore anymore? Next, to the island of Puerto Rico, which is awash in drugs. Addiction is at epidemic levels, and it is a major transit point for traffickers on their way to the U.S. mainland. We go inside the shooting galleries and the drug busts to investigate. Finally, a great Buddhist lama dies, and a search begins for his reincarnation. The search ends in Washington DC, and with the enthronement of ‘The Littlest Tulku.’

InFocus: Trinity and Beyond, 10 pm ET PREMIERE The Atomic Bomb Movie - Trinity and Beyond is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the history of the design, development, production and testing of nuclear weapons between 1945 until 1963.

Buddhist followers believe they have found the reincarnation of a great Buddhist lama in a 7 year old boy.  The boy will be moved from his home in Washington D.C. to study at centers around the world to become the next Tulku.  Many think that it is his destiny, but is it really fair to deprive him of a “normal” childhood?

This week on HDNet News & Docs -

Dan Rather Reports, 8 pm ET: Pill Mills - Police say pill mills in Texas make buying narcotics too easy, and closing a famous American street.

HDNet World Report, 9 pm ET: Inside the Legendary French Foreign Legion - The French Foreign Legion, famous from movies, is alive and well and training in a remote African country for their next mission: Afghanistan. It is brutal desert training, trying to turn men of questionable pasts into elite soldiers. Correspondent Michael Davie goes inside.

Stephen Fry in America, 10 pm ET: Pacific - In the final episode of Stephen’s epic journey through all fifty states, he explores those that touch the Pacific Ocean.

This week on HDNet News & Docs - a night of premieres!

Dan Rather Reports, 8 pm ET: Queen of the Road - Thousands of new truckers are hitting the road every year. Are they properly trained to handle the big rigs?

HDNet World Report, 9 pm ET: Universal Care, No Public Option - The debate on healthcare reform centers on the controversial ‘public option’ — the creation of a government-run health insurance program to help achieve universal coverage. But one country has discovered a way to provide insurance for all with private companies. How do they do it?

Stephen Fry in America, 10 pm ET: True West - The high mesas of New Mexico are the starting point for Stephen’s journey through the dramatic landscapes and peoples of the Southwest.

The Dutch are using a universal, private healthcare system and it seems to be working.  The costs are lower and the healthcare is better.  Should the U.S. copy this model?

We have premieres all Tuesday night - starting at 8 pm ET.

8 pm ET: Dan Rather Reports, Tax Cheats - Americans who stash money in Swiss banks to avoid taxes will soon be prosecuted. Plus, following the “Wolfman” in northern Montana and New York’s jobless recovery. (See pictures from our Wolfman segment below)

9 pm ET: HDNet World Report, Cuban Crossroads; Cons Cashing In; Mavericks: The Human Crash Test Dummy - Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Havana’s Revolution Square a few weeks ago for a concert featuring an artist based in Miami, it was the latest sign that Cuban - U.S. relations are undergoing big changes. But not everyone is happy about this, not by a long shot. Paul Beban reports from Havana. Next, we meet ex-convicts who are cashing in on their dark pasts. And finally, a World Report Maverick — Rusty Haight, a human crash test dummy. He’s been in over 1,000 car wrecks and counting.

10 pm ET: On Stephen Fry in America - Stephen Fry in America - Mountains and Plains - Starting with the airborne border patrol agents at the Canadian border in the stunning mountains of Montana, and ending at the very different border with Mexico in Texas, Stephen explores the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains and America’s breadbasket beside them.

Many felons never find a life without crime, but some are not only trying to change, they are taking their criminal past and turning it into profit. However, not everyone is behind this idea. Should ex-cons be using their crimes as a marketing tool or is that sending the wrong message?