On Wednesday’s NewsHour…

UPDATE ON OIL CONTAINMENT | BP reports the static kill is a success so far. Gulf Coast residents question a new government report that states around three-quarters of the spilled oil is already gone. Judy Woodruff gets an update on oil operations from the president’s top energy adviser, Carol Browner.

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BAN OVERTURNED | The verdict is in on same-sex marriage in California. Spencer Michels reports.

U.S. SENDS AID TO PAKISTAN | The U.S. began to send money, aid workers and rescue assistance to Pakistan for flood victims. Jonathon Miller of Independent Television News reports about frustration in a remote Pakistani village.

HEROIN-RELATED CRIMES SURGE | As a part of NewsHour Connect, which showcases the best of public broadcasting from around the country, Frederica Freyberg of Wisconsin Public Television reports on the surge of heroin-related crimes in Wisconsin.

NEW ORLEANS FIVE YEARS AFTER KATRINA | A new report from the Brookings Institution in Washington shows New Orleans is well on its way to recovery after Hurricane Katrina struck five years ago. The poverty level is the lowest in 31 years and wages are up 14 percent. Gwen Ifill talks Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Brookings Institution Scholar Amy Liu about the road to recovery and the problems that remain.

Wednesday’s anchors are Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill. Kwame Holman will have the day’s other top news stories and look at features on the Web, including a Rundown photo essay from the flood ravaged Pakistan, a post by our political unit on whether the Constitution should be changed to prohibit citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants.

Also, there will be more on the ruling on California’s Proposition 8.

We hope you’ll join us.