May 19 Watch U.S. in Talks with Cuba Over Containing Oil Leak The State Department engaged in rare talks with the Cuban government, amid fears that strong currents could carry the spreading oil slick eastward. Jeffrey Brown reports on the ongoing attempts to capture oil flowing from the sunken rig. Continue watching
May 17 Watch BP Makes Headway in Capturing Leaking Oil BP officials said the company is using a new siphoning strategy and capturing more than 1,000 barrels of the oil that would have otherwise leaked into the Gulf of Mexico, but scientists are voicing new worries about the leak's environmental… Continue watching
May 17 Watch NOAA’s Lubchenco: Understanding Oil Leak’s Consequences in ‘Early Stages’ Researchers working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have reported finding gigantic sub-surface plumes of crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Gwen Ifill talks to Jane Lubchenco, head of the NOAA, about the the growing environmental concerns from… Continue watching
May 14 Watch Obama Wants Reform on ‘Cozy Relationship’ Between Oil Companies, Regulators President Obama called for an overhaul of how the government handles oil drilling approval, as estimates of the gulf oil leak's magnitude continue to climb. Jeffrey Brown talks to U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen about the ongoing crisis… Continue watching
May 13 Watch News Wrap: BP Unveils New Approach in Attempt to Siphon Leaking Oil In other news Thursday, BP announced it will attempt to use a smaller pipe to siphon leaking oil to the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, and a new report shows that the number of American households facing foreclosure is… Continue watching
May 12 Watch Investigators: Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Failed Key Tests Ahead of Explosion Tom Bearden continues his reporting from the Gulf of Mexico with an update on hearings into the massive oil spill, as investigators testified that the Deepwater Horizons oil well failed a key pressure test just hours before the explosion. Continue watching
May 11 Watch Oil Executives Under Fire in Congressional Gulf Leak Probe Oil company executives traded blame for last month's explosion at an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico at hearings in Washington and Louisiana. Gwen Ifill talks to a Wall Street Journal reporter for more on the investigation into the… Continue watching
May 10 Exclusive: Oil Rig Worker Shares Tale of Survival, Fear, Legal Tangles Oil rig survivor Christopher Choy recently shared his story with the NewsHour and NPR. Continue reading
May 10 Watch Exclusive: Deepwater Horizon Worker Details Survival, Pending Legal Battle In an exclusive interview with the PBS NewsHour and NPR, oil rig worker Christopher Choy tells his harrowing story of survival aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as the legal… Continue watching
May 07 Watch News Wrap: Oil Containment Dome Lowered into Place over Well Leak In other news Friday, BP lowered a massive containment dome into the Gulf of Mexico to try to cap the oil well that has now been leaking for 17 days and police closed part of Times Square in New York… Continue watching