Jul 18 Watch Planning for the 2012 Olympics, Britain’s ‘Largest Peacetime Operation’ Planning for the 2012 Olympics, Britain's 'Largest Peacetime Operation'… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch News Wrap: Judge Weighs Whether to Grant Bond in Zimmerman Case In other news Friday, a Florida judge began weighing for a second time whether to grant bond to George Zimmerman, the man accused of killing Trayvon Martin. Also, Congress passed a bill that would hold down interest rates on student… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Deadlines Looming, Congress Corners Deal on Student Loans, Transportation Deadlines Looming, Congress Corners Deal on Student Loans, Transportation… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch Why Rise in Motorcycle Deaths Hasn’t Meant Tougher Helmet Laws Why Rise in Motorcycle Deaths Hasn't Meant Tougher Helmet Laws… Continue watching
May 23 The Golden Gate Bridge, ‘America’s Parthenon,’ Turns 75 This week, the Golden Gate Bridge turns 75, and news outlets across the country, including the PBS NewsHour, are covering the anniversary. The first cars crossed the 1.7-mile bridge on May 27, 1937, when hundreds of thousands… Continue reading
May 23 Happy 75th Birthday, Golden Gate Bridge I've been driving over the Golden Gate Bridge all my life and nearly every day for the past 40 years. Often, the drive is exhilarating, especially when there are boats in San Francisco Bay. Sometimes, particularly on foggy mornings, it's… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch As House GOP Unveils Budget, ‘Asymmetric Polarization’ Grips Washington As House GOP Unveils Budget, 'Asymmetric Polarization' Grips Washington… Continue watching
Mar 01 California Grapples With High-Speed Rail Debate There's a big battle going on throughout the country, but especially in California, over whether to build very expensive high-speed rail systems. In these tough economic times, when the federal and the state governments don't have enough money to… Continue reading
Dec 13 Proposed Cell Phone Ban for Drivers: What Do You Think? The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday "called on the 50 states and the District of Columbia to ban the nonemergency use of PEDs (portable electronic devices) (other than those designed to support the driving task) for all drivers."… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch NTSB Answers Cell Phone Ban Questions Deborah Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board talks with Hari Sreenivasan about the board’s recommendation to ban all cell phone use in vehicles. Continue watching