Aug 27 Katrina Five Years Later: New Orleans Is a State of Mind By Spencer Michels It's very hard for me to separate my own experiences in the aftermath of Katrina from the flood of other impressions I've wallowed in since 2005. I've watched HBO's "Treme" and Spike Lee's "If God is Willing and… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch News Wrap: Homemade Bombs Kill 3 U.S. Troops in Afghanistan In other news Friday, an American prisoner who was imprisoned for trespassing in North Korea arrived back in the United States. Also, three American troops were killed by homemade bombs in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Aug 27 Slide Show: Long Road Ahead for Pakistan Flood Victims By Talea Miller, Jeffrey Kaye Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye has been reporting from Pakistan all week. He talks about his impressions from the ground and what's ahead for Pakistan's many flood victims. Continue reading
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 27 Watch Specter of Famine Looms in Pakistan's Floodwaters The immediate need for food and water is crucial for Pakistan's flood victims to survive, but spending more time in unsafe conditions threatens to create long-lasting health issues, homelessness and even famine. Jeffrey Kaye reports from northern Pakistan on the… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Half-Mile of Rock Between Chilean Miners, Lives on Surface The 33 trapped Chilean miners have been stuck underground for 21 days and they may not get out until Christmas. Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Possible Targeting of Aid Workers Complicates Pakistan Flood Relief As flooding continues to worsen in southern Pakistan, U.S. officials said that insurgents may be targeting flood relief workers there. Meanwhile, the United Nations made a plea for more aid for victims. Jim Lehrer has more. Continue watching
Aug 26 Will New Levees Protect New Orleans From the Next Hurricane? New floodgates at the 17th Street Canal (Photo by Betty Ann Bowser) On a steamy morning June 2006, less than a year after Hurricane Katrina, I sat in a packed ballroom at a hotel in downtown New Orleans to… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 6:19 Anxiety, Cave-In Concerns Among Mental Hurdles for Chilean Miners The good news that 33 trapped Chilean miners were still alive was soon tempered by the possibility that they may not be rescued until Christmas. Judy Woodruff speaks with University of Southern California professor Lawrence Palinkas about the psychological hurdles… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Waterborne Disease Threat Overwhelming Medical Workers in Pakistan Medical personnel in Pakistan are working to control the spread of flood-related waterborne disease, but they face a monumental task as the humanitarian crisis worsens. Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports. Continue watching