Sep 09 Hurricane Katrina Poses Unique Challenge to Insurance Industry By Admin, PBS News Hour For the nation's insurance companies, the Aug. 29, 2005 landfall of Hurricane Katrina, and subsequent flooding that caused thousands to flee their homes, is shaping up to be the costliest domestic natural disaster in U.S. history. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch FEMA Shakeup Amid criticism of Michael Brown's qualifications, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced that Thad Allen will replace Brown as head of FEMA's ground operations. After an update from a reporter, two former homeland security employees discuss FEMA's organization and its… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch Man vs. Nature in New Orleans Engineers have begun repairing levees damaged in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit, and researchers are using the hurricane's data to try to lengthen warning times. Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch Public Opinion After Katrina Public opinion polls show a drop in public support for all levels of government after their response to Hurricane Katrina. Continue watching
Sep 08 Congress Approves $52 Billion in Katrina Relief Funds By Admin, PBS News Hour The House and Senate on Thursday quickly approved an additional $52 billion for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort, bringing the total federal cost of the recovery to $62 billion, easily eclipsing spending on any domestic disaster. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch Rebuilding Lives in Houston After a background report on the thousands of Hurricane Katrina victims who evacuated to Houston, Texas, two panelists discuss sending displaced children back to school. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Hurricane Hospital Challenges A report from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, about how makeshift hospitals are coping with a surge of patients. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Hurricane Katrina: National Guard Relief Effort National guardsman Brunk Conley of the Army National Guard's 41st Brigade Combat Team talks about duty in Louisiana. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Katrina Storms Congress After a background report on the debate in Congress over an additional $51.8 billion to fund disaster relief for Hurricane Katrina, two senators discuss the pending investigation into the federal response to the disaster and the growing debate about how… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch New Orleans’ Contaminated Floodwater Dr. Julie Gerberding, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the growing health threat to residents and rescue workers in New Orleans posed by floodwaters filled with toxins and bacteria. Continue watching