May 10 Watch Miss. River Crests in Memphis, Flood Worries Head Downstream The "Mighty Mississippi" more than lived up to its nickname, swelling two and a half miles beyond its banks and inundating low-lying areas in and around Memphis, Tenn. Jeffrey Brown reports on the damage in Memphis and new flood worries… Continue watching
May 10 Mississippi Flooding Hits Memphis, Heads Toward Weary New Orleans By News Desk 5:30 p.m. ET | Floodwaters hit the Mississippi Delta Tuesday afternoon, threatening farmland, historic sites and residential areas alike. The crest is expected to wash over the area and bring a deluge lasting several days, compounding the damage already caused… Continue reading
May 10 The Mighty Mississippi By Lauren Knapp The Mississippi River crested at 47.8 feet at Memphis on Tuesday, just short of the 1937 record. The waters have engulfed riverbanks in Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, and Louisiana, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to open floodgates,… Continue reading
May 10 Microsoft to Buy Skype for $8.5 Billion, NATO Launches Strikes on Tripoli By News Desk Tony Avelar/Bloomberg via Getty Images Microsoft said Tuesday that it plans to purchase Skype, the Internet phone and video communication services with a reach of 663 million customers, for $8.5 billion in cash, with the intent of expanding its… Continue reading
May 09 Watch What's Next for Mexico's War on Drugs? Demonstrators take to the streets to fight against violence caused by drug cartels in Mexico. Belo TV's Mexico Bureau Chief Angela Kocherga, based in El Paso, Texas, reports from the border region and though Mexico with the latest from Mexico's… Continue watching
May 09 Watch U.S. and Pakistan: Will a Strategic Partnership Falter After Bin Laden Raid? After bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces during a raid in Abbottabad, tensions are on the rise between the U.S. and Pakistan. Ray Suarez discusses the future of U.S.-Pakistan relations with former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Wendy Chamberlin and… Continue watching
May 09 Watch Mississippi River Flooding Hits Historic Levels, Tests Levee System The Mississippi River approached its highest level ever Monday, forcing the city of Memphis to evacuate homes as they wait for the river to peak, which is expected as early as tonight. Jeffrey Brown gets the latest on the surging… Continue watching
May 09 Watch NewsHour Connect: Muddy Mississippi Floods in Memphis Update on flooding of the Mississippi River in Memphis. Continue watching
May 09 Memphis Prepares for Mississippi's Record Crest By Lauren Knapp The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 48-feet in Memphis, Tennessee Monday night, and the river has already swelled to six times its normal width. Residents spent the weekend sandbagging and police went door-to-door asking people to evacuate their… Continue reading
May 09 Life Along the Border Amidst the Drug War By Lauren Knapp Pedro Gonzalez/LatinContent/Getty Images The drug-related violence in Mexico continues to escalate. Recently, soldiers discovered 11 more bodies in mass graves in the northern state of Durango. Mexican officials have now found 168 bodies in mass graves this month alone, and… Continue reading