Jun 18 Shields and Brooks on BP CEO Hearing, Immigration Debate, Lakers, World Cup By Hari Sreenivasan Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks swung by the newsroom after the Friday broadcast to ponder a litany of subjects, including the apparent winners and losers at Thursday's hearing with BP CEO Tony Hayward, along with comments by… Continue reading
Jun 18 On Friday's NewsHour... OIL COMPENSATION CHIEF KENNETH FEINBERG | Jeffrey Brown talks with Kenneth Feinberg, the newly appointed overseer of the $20 billion oil spill compensation fund, who recently made his first visit to the Gulf region. VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN KYRGYZSTAN |… Continue reading
Jun 18 Reporter's Notebook: Remembering De Gaulle's Speech 70 Years Later Former France Libre members salute Charles deGaulle's grave. Photo by Francois Nascimbeni/AFP/Getty Images A small radio studio in London came back to life Friday, 70 years after it was the venue for lighting the flame of resistance in Nazi-conquered… Continue reading
Jun 18 Soccer Fans and Non-fans Alike Rally for World Cup By Larisa Epatko Every four years when the World Cup soccer tournament rolls around, people wonder why soccer hasn't taken off as a professional sport in the United States, despite its broad appeal as a recreational sport. Some World Cup watchers give their… Continue reading
Jun 17 Liveblogging the Tony Hayward Hearing By News Desk The Rundown is covering Thursday's congressional subcommittee hearing on the oil leak (View complete coverage.), featuring testimony by BP CEO Tony Hayward. We'll offer updates (all times ET) and insights from the NewsHour news desk, as well… Continue reading
Jun 17 On Thursday's NewsHour... BP CEO HAYWARD ON CAPITOL HILL | BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward faced tough questions from both parties Thursday during testimony about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill before a House Energy and Commerce Committee. Jim Lehrer recaps the day's events… Continue reading
Jun 16 On Wednesday's NewsHour... BP AGREES TO VICTIM FUND | BP has agreed to set aside $20 billion dollars to pay damages caused by the Gulf oil spill, following tough talk from the Obama administration about quickly responding to claims from victims. Judy Woodruff… Continue reading
Jun 16 Wednesday: President Obama to Meet With BP Executives for First Time By Tom LeGro People at a bar in Grand Isle, Louisiana, watch President Barack Obama's address to the nation about the oil spill disaster. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. President Obama will meet with BP executives at the White House on Wednesday,… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch News Wrap: 2 Americans Killed in Ongoing Violence in Afghanistan In other news Wednesday, the monthly U.S. death toll reached 30 Wednesday in Afghanistan when two Americans died in a roadside bombing. Also, the military in Kyrgyzstan tried to regain control of the southern city of Osh after days of… Continue watching
Jun 15 On Tuesday's NewsHour... By News Desk OIL EXECUTIVES BEFORE CONGRESS | Top officers at BP and other oil companies defended offshore drilling during hearings in the House on Tuesday, as criticism of the response to the disaster continues to mount. Ray Suarez has an update on… Continue reading