Dateline To Air Special On Homeless Epidemic This Sunday

NBC News' Dateline will air a special hour this Sunday that culminates a months-long, in-depth report on the growing homeless epidemic affecting half a million Americans. NBC News' Craig Melvin's report, City of Angels, airs this Sunday, August 19 at 7 p.m. ET/PT, 6 p.m. CT, and features an eye-opening tour of Skid Row, the nation's epicenter of homelessness. Melvin speaks with California residents of the San Fernando Valley and Venice who are struggling to deal with the influx of homeless people into residential neighborhoods, andLos Angeles Times award-winning columnist Steve Lopez, who writes extensively about the crisis. To watch a preview of the report, click here.

Additionally, City of Angels includes uplifting stories about activists helping the homeless community, including Los Angeles Philharmonic violinist Vijay Gupta, who brought music programs to Skid Row, Invisible People founder Mark Horvath, whose videos and web site put a name and face to the homeless all over America, and the CEO of LA Family Housing, Stephanie Klasky-Gamer, whose innovative housing program has helped thousands get off the street. The program is produced by Alan B. Goldberg, Whitney Pennington Rodgers, Brittany Tom and senior producer Paul Ryan.

Dateline is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history. In its 26th season, Dateline is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy. Airing Fridays at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT, Saturday at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT and Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT, Dateline reaches more than 18 million people every week through its broadcast, and millions more through its social media platforms. David Corvo is the senior executive producer, and Liz Cole is the executive producer. Follow Datelineon Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.