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 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 05 Watch Gulf Cleanup Continues as BP Attempts to Cap Largest Oil Leak Tom Bearden continues his reports from the Gulf Coast with an update on BP's attempt to cap the biggest leak at the wellhead. Judy Woodruff talks to him about progress to contain further spread of oil contamination. Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch Costs Climb as BP Struggles to Contain Oil Spill The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is threatening sensitive coastline and commercial fisheries, following last week's explosion at an offshore oil rig. Jeffrey Brown talks to a BP spokeswoman about the implications of the spill for the company… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Crews Race to Contain Spreading Oil Spill Robotic submarines and hundreds of workers are struggling to contain an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, stemming from last week's rig fire off the Louisiana coast. Judy Woodruff talks to David Kennedy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch News Wrap: Regular Air Traffic Resumes in Europe In other news Thursday, airlines resumed regular flight levels after severe delays caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland and an offshore oil platform sank into the Gulf of Mexico following a fire, raising fears of an oil spill. Continue watching
Aug 31 McCain Suspends Bulk of Day One of Convention By PBS News Hour With Hurricane Gustav bearing down on the Gulf Coast, GOP nominee Sen. John McCain announced late Sunday that he was suspending the bulk of the first day of the Republican National Convention. Continue reading
Aug 30 New Orleans Orders Mandatory Evacuation as Gustav Strengthens By PBS News Hour New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered the mandatory evacuation of his city late Saturday as Hurricane Gustav strengthened to a Category 4 storm and moved toward the Gulf Coast, triggering an estimated 1 million residents all along the region to… Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch President Bush’s Speech on Gulf Coast Recovery Following is a transcript of President Bush's speech, as prepared for delivery, in New Orleans Wednesday on Gulf Coast recovery efforts three years after Hurricane Katrina and an audio link of the address. Continue watching