with hurricane katrina. even five years later, people here in the gulf are still experiencing emotional trauma. and for some, it s gotten worse since the oil spill. lehrer: and we assess the state of the levees protecting new orleans from another storm. brown: plus, paul solman talks to author robert mnookin about the rewards and challenges of negotiating. bar gaping with the devil is a book about the most difficult kinds of negotiations, where your adversary is someone you don t trust, you think may be out to harm you. you may even think they re evil. lehrer: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributi
special representative for afghanistan and pakistan about the firing of general stanley mcchrystal and about the war. brown: kwame holman takes us through day three of the confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee elena kagan and judy woodruff gets analysis from marcia coyle of the national law journal. ifill: tom bearden reports from florida on scientists going deep underwater to explore the damage caused by the gushing oil well. the whole idea about oil impacting known delicate ecosystems is really a new one. toxicity studies done in the lab do not come close to replicating the impact this might have. brown: and poet benjamin saenz talks of living and writing amid the violence of the u.s./mexico border. this is the place that really defines me, because it is such a difficult terrain to negotiate. it s not a comfortable place to live and if you want to be a writer, you don t want to live in a comfortable place. ifill: that s all ahead on tonight s newshou
through day three of the confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee elena kagan and judy woodruff gets analysis from marcia coyle of the national law journal. ifill: tom bearden reports from florida on scientists going deep underwater to explore the damage caused by the gushing oil well. the whole idea about oil impacting known delicate ecosystems is really a new one. toxicity studies done in the lab do not come close to replicating the impact this might have. brown: and poet benjamin saenz talks of living and writing amid the violence of the u.s./mexico border. this is the place that really defines me, because it is such a difficult terrain to negotiate. it s not a comfortable place to live and if you want to be a writer, you don t want to live in a comfortable place. ifill: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: this is the engine that connects zero emission technologies to breathing a little easier