Jun 22 Watch Offshore Oil Drilling Moratorium’s Aims, Effectiveness Debated The Obama administration vowed to appeal a federal judge's ruling, blocking the president's efforts to impose a six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling. Gwen Ifill gets two points of view on the environmental and economic consequences of halting oil exploration… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch Reporters Explore Possible Causes for Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Oil Leak New reports suggest that BP cut corners on safety in the design of the blown-out oil well in the Gulf. Gwen Ifill talks to two reporters about what investigations are revealing about the oil giant's actions before the rig exploded… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch Reports Suggest BP Cut Corners on Safety, Design of Gulf Rig As the Gulf oil disaster continues, new reports alleged that BP cut corners on safety measures and understated the oil leakage rate. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Obama’s Spill Response Examined Following Oval Office Address The President acknowledged discontent over his administration's handling of the Gulf oil leak in his Oval Office address to the nation on Tuesday. Gwen Ifill talks to analysts about whether that speech could help bolster confidence in the response to… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch BP Official on ‘A Good Meeting of the Minds’ at the White House BP officials have said they will set aside a fund to pay damages to victims of the Gulf oil spill, following a meeting with President Obama. Judy Woodruff talks to BP Managing Director Bob Dudley about those payouts and the… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch BP Agrees to Start $20 Billion Fund for Gulf Disaster Victims BP has agreed to set aside at least $20 billion to pay damages caused by the Gulf oil spill, following tough talk from the Obama administration about quickly responding to victims' claims. Judy Woodruff has an update on the latest… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch Gulf States Face Long Road to Environmental, Economic Recovery As criticism of BP and the Obama administration's handling of the Gulf spill continues, Gwen Ifill talks to two local officials about the president's visit and what it will take for the region to bounce back from the environmental and… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch Obama Promises ‘Unprecedented Response’ to Gulf Spill Victims President Barack Obama vowed to do whatever is necessary to clean up the Gulf as he returned to Washington to address the nation, following his visit to survey damage from the blown-out oil well. Judy Woodruff gets a preview of… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch Oil Executives Face Congressional Criticism Over Spill Readiness BP and other oil executives defended offshore drilling during hearings Tuesday in the House, as criticism of the response to the disaster continues to mount. Ray Suarez has an update on the hearings and the downgrading of BP's credit rating. Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch Obama Faces ‘A Defining Moment’ in Oval Office Oil Leak Speech As President Barack Obama began a two-day trip to survey oil leak damage along the Gulf Coast, Judy Woodruff gets several points of view about the president's authority and public reaction related to the environmental disaster. Continue watching