Jun 01 Watch Along Gulf Coast, BP’s Latest Oil Spill Efforts Do Little to Calm Anger Spencer Michels reports from the Gulf Coast with the latest on BP's efforts to cap the gushing oil well, amid growing anger from local residents and business owners over the problems wrought by the spill. Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch BP Faces Big Losses as Gulf Oil Disaster Worsens BP's stock value sunk Tuesday, following the failure of the "top kill" procedure to halt the oil leak over the weekend. Jim Lehrer talks to an energy consultant and management expert about BP's financial prospects as the crisis drags on. Continue watching
May 31 Watch Oil Leak Drama Draws Public Outrage, Outpouring of Ideas As the Gulf oil leak persists, more than 80 percent of Americans report they are closely following the unfolding crisis. Margaret Warner talks to science educator Bill Nye, energy expert Amy Jaffe and technology forecaster Paul Saffo for more on… Continue watching
May 31 Watch BP Readies New Strategy for Stopping Oil Leak Following the failure of the 'top kill' procedure, BP prepared to attempt to slice off a piece of the leaking pipe to cap the blown-out oil well in the Gulf. Margaret Warner gives an update on the ongoing environmental crisis. Continue watching
May 28 Watch Evaluating Gulf Coast Damage from Worst Spill in U.S. History Federal scientists have released a report estimating the Gulf oil spill has surpassed the size of the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster, making it the worst in U.S. history. Jeffrey Brown speaks to a chemical oceanographer about the scope of the… Continue watching
May 28 Watch Gulf Coast Industries Reel From Ongoing Oil Crisis Tom Bearden reports from Jefferson Parish, La., on how residents and business owners impacted by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill view the government's response to the disaster. Continue watching
May 28 Watch Obama Surveys Gulf Damage as BP Continues Attempts to Plug Oil Leak President Obama traveled to the Gulf for a first-hand look at the damage from the blown out oil well, as efforts continue to plug the leak. Ray Suarez reports on the growing environmental catastrophe. Continue watching
May 27 Watch Gulf Spill Surpasses Exxon Valdez Spill as Worst in U.S. History President Obama called the Gulf Coast spill an "unprecedented disaster" as estimates for the leaking oil surpassed the Exxon Valdez spill, making it the worst oil eco-disaster in U.S. history. Judy Woodruff gets two points of view on the scale… Continue watching
May 27 Watch Obama Extends Drilling Moratorium, Defends Administration’s Spill Response President Obama announced plans to curb offshore drilling in response to the Gulf oil spill and said BP will be held responsible for the spill. Ray Suarez has an update on the ongoing Gulf disaster. Continue watching
May 26 Photos: Wildlife Suffer as Oil Spreads By Sarah Clune, Lea Winerman For AP photographer Gerald Herbert, the story of the oil spill in the Gulf is personal. A New Orleans native, he worked for years out of Washington, D.C., covering Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. But just after he… Continue reading