Gulf Coast Recovery
Kwame Holman gauges reaction to President Bush's speech on recovery efforts for areas hit by Hurricane Katrina.

Then, Ray Suarez speaks with Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution; Alison Fraser of the Heritage Foundation; Mark Shleff-Steen, environmental reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune; Ronnie Seaton, a chef and teacher from New Orleans; and William Julius Wilson, a professor of social policy at Harvard University, about their reaction to the President Bush's speech.

Facing the Future
Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Television takes a look at life after Hurricane Katrina for the people who fled to Houston.

Brooks and Oliphant

New Orleans: Coming Back
Betty Ann Bowser reports on signs of progress in New Orleans as President Bush prepares to address the nation tonight on the recovery effort in the Gulf Coast region.

Spencer Michels reports from New Orleans about what life is like in the mostly deserted and water-logged city.

Then, Margaret Warner leads a discussion about rebuilding New Orleans with Ari Kelman, professor of history at the University of California, Davis; Joel Garreau, reporter and editor at the Washington Post; and Christopher Edley Jr., former budget official in the Clinton administration and currently dean of the Berkeley School of Law.

The Roberts Hearings
Kwame Holman reports on the final day of John Roberts' confirmation hearings for chief justice of the United States.

Brooks and Oliphant
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant join Jim Lehrer to discuss the Roberts hearings.

The analysts also previewed President Bush's speech on Hurricane Katrina.

Newsmaker: Jalal Talabani
Ray Suarez speaks with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani about the latest developments in Iraq and his meetings with officials in Washington, D.C. and at the United Nations.

Burst of Violence in Baghdad

The Roberts Hearings
Kwame Holman reports on day three of John Roberts' confirmation hearings for chief justice of the United States.

Then, Margaret Warner leads a discussion about the candidate's responses to senators with two constitutional law scholars and professors, Akhil Amar of Yale Law School and Lillian BeVier of the University of Virginia School of Law.

Newsmaker: Lee Hamilton

Naval Support for Katrina Victims
Reporting from the Gulf Coast, Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television speaks with Navy personnel about the military's continuing effort to provide relief in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

The Roberts Hearings

Then, Margaret Warner speaks with Ted Olson, attorney with Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher and former U.S. solicitor general, and Pam Karlan, professor of public interest law at Stanford Law School, about Roberts' answers from the first round of questioning.

Hospital Deaths
Terence Smith talks with Washington Post reporter Douglas Struck about the discovery of 44 bodies at a flooded hospital in New Orleans.

Katrina Charity Scams
Hurricane Katrina has spurred a massive outpouring of donations along with concerns about scams. Jeffrey Brown discusses how potential donors can tell the difference between scams and legitimate collection sites with independent charity evaluators Trent Stamp of Charity Navigator and Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

The Roberts Hearings
Less than three years after becoming a federal judge, John Roberts faced the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday in the first day of hearings to see if he should become the nation's top jurist. Kwame Holman reports on the day's statements.

Margaret Warner then leads a discussion with Douglas Kmiec, professor of constitutional law at Pepperdine Law School, and Kathleen Sullivan, law professor and former dean of Stanford Law School, about the direction the hearings will take throughout this week.

Health Hazards
Susan Dentzer reviews the post-Hurricane Katrina threats to public health.

Relocation Challenges in Louisiana
Spencer Michels reports from Baton Rouge about one family's story of relocating and living in a house with 17 people.

Then, Gwen Ifill speaks with Joyce Russell, chief operating officer at Adecco; Lee Clarke, a sociologist at Rutgers University; and Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas about the relocation efforts taking place on the Gulf Coast and the challenges ahead.

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