Apr 17 Watch News Wrap: Families blame captain for South Korea ferry disaster as search for the missing continues By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, crews searched for the more than 270 people still missing after a ferry disaster off the southern coast of South Korea. At least 20 deaths have been confirmed. Meanwhile, the coast guard is investigating reports… Continue watching
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Sep 02 Watch News Wrap: Another Gulf Oil Rig Fire Extinguished; Workers Rescued Thirteen workers survived a Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion 100 miles south of Vermilion Bay in Louisiana. In Pakistan, thousands of Shiite Muslims mourned the loss of 35 people who were killed in a triple-bombing in Lahore. Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch Local, Federal Officials at Odds Over Oil Protection for Louisiana Bay BP may have to stop testing the containment cap on the Gulf of Mexico oil well due to a storm warning this weekend. Meanwhile, local authorities and federal scientists disagree on how to stop the oil from coming ashore. Tom… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch BP, Government Bump Heads Over Next Steps for Oil Cap BP was granted an additional 24 hours to keep the Gulf of Mexico oil well containment cap sealed, but something appears to be seeping from the seafloor about two miles away. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch Oil Containment Effort Improves; BP's Hayward to Hand Over Some Duties BP said it was making progress drilling relief wells as cleanup of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico showed signs of improving. Jeffrey Brown recaps the latest developments in the Gulf oil disaster. Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch How Far Could the Gulf Oil Slick Spread? As BP attempts to place a containment dome over the leaking oil well, Judy Woodruff talks to two engineering experts about the latest effort to cap the Gulf oil well and concerns over the spread of the larger oil slick. 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 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 25 Watch BP Official Outlines Best, Worst Case Scenarios for Stopping Oil As BP faces increasing pressure from lawmakers over the ongoing Gulf Coast oil spill, Judy Woodruff talks to Managing Director Robert Dudley about the company's next moves to cap the leak and clean up the contamination. Continue watching