Sep 02 Watch Hurricane Center Official: Earl a ‘Considerable Threat’ to East Coast Jim Lehrer speaks with the deputy director of the National Hurricane Center for the latest developments on Hurricane Earl as coastal communities take precautions for a possible landfall. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch FEMA Chief: Katrina Lessons Aid Hurricane Earl Planning As government officials prepare for the possible landfall of Hurricane Earl along the East Coast, Jim Lehrer speaks with Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate about the storm. Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch New Orleans’ Jazz Scene Still Hurt, Inspired by Katrina Jeffrey Brown has an update on musician Michael White who continues his efforts to keep New Orleans' musical tradition strong, five years after Hurricane Katrina. Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch Back Home in New Orleans, Survivors Reflect on Hurricane Katrina Betty Ann Bowser returns to New Orleans to see how three families are coping five years after Hurricane Katrina. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch How Is Gulf Coast Mentally Coping With Devastation of Two Disasters? Physical damage from Hurricane Katrina is still evident in New Orleans while the psychological devastation is sometimes harder to detect. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser examines the mental impact of two disasters, Katrina and then the Gulf oil disaster, in… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch New Orleans Getting Stronger, but Katrina’s Problems Linger 5 Years Later A new report from the Brookings Institution shows New Orleans' population and economy are rebounding five years after Hurricane Katrina, plus the city now has better schools, better access to health care and a stronger criminal justice system. Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Jun 21 Hurricane Season Could Bring More Misery to Haiti, Gulf Coast By Talea Miller The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is projecting a busy 2010 hurricane season, with as many as seven major hurricanes possible. Continue reading
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
Oct 15 Watch Obama Visits New Orleans to Gauge Recovery President Obama flew to New Orleans on Thursday to assess the city's recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch Other News: Worker Productivity Soars Most in 6 Years In other news, the Labor Department reported worker productivity jumped last spring by the most in six years, and an SEC investigation concluded that agency flaws enabled Bernie Madoff. Continue watching