Oct 30 Global Warming Could Significantly Impact World Economy, Study Says By Admin, PBS News Hour Unchecked global warming could impact the world economy on a scale comparable to world wars and the Great Depression, a report issued Monday by the British government says. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch Firefighters Work to Contain Fire That Has Already Killed Four and Injured One Southern California firefighters are still struggling to contain a fire that authorities say was set ablaze by an arsonist. NewsHour Correspondent Jeffrey Kaye of KCET, Los Angeles, reports on the California fire that has already claimed the lives of four… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch New Orleans Celebrates Reopening of Superdome Monday night's kickoff between the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints will mark the first regular season game at the Louisiana Superdome since Hurricane Katrina turned the stadium into a haven for people fleeing the floodwaters after the storm. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch Analysts Discuss U.S. Policy in Middle East, Katrina Anniversary, CIA Leak Case Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss speeches by President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld defending U.S. policy in the Middle East, the Hurricane Katrina one-year anniversary, and a revelation in the CIA leak case. Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Anniversary Raises Questions about Aid to Katrina Survivors President Bush marked the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Tuesday with a speech where he admitted problems in the federal response to the disaster and pledged more funds for rebuilding efforts. Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch New Orleans, President Bush Mark Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina New Orleans commemorated the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with church services and jazz processionals while President Bush met with Mayor Ray Nagin and promised a better response to future hurricanes during a speech Tuesday. The NewsHour looks at… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch President Bush Visits Gulf Coast for Katrina Anniversary President Bush arrived in Biloxi, Miss. Monday to survey the region's recovery effort in the year since Hurricane Katrina. His next stop is New Orleans. The city's leaders and residents discuss the changes that have taken place since the hurricane… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Reminders of Katrina Linger on Mississippi's Gulf Coast One year after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, the city's infrastructure remains in disarray and businesses are still suffering in parts of the state. The NewsHour provides a report from three recovering cities. Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch New Orleans Still Recovering One Year After Katrina A year after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, residents find that despite promises of aid from local, state and federal governments, the city still lacks adequate medical care and other basic services. Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch Reports Raise Concerns About Patient Euthanasia After Hurricane Katrina Recent controversial reports said five elderly and terminally ill patients who were abandoned and proclaimed dead in a New Orleans hospital immediately after Hurricane Katrina were euthanized by the hospital staff. Continue watching