that's not an accident. >> narrator: critics say bp has a very bad record. it's a company that has grown too fast and taken on too many risks. this is a story about ambition and its consequences. to investigate bp's corporate history, we started here in texas city, the site of the company's largest and one of its most troubled refineries. >> hi, don. my name is abrahm lustgarten. i'm a reporter with propublica. i'm calling you because i'm working on an in-depth piece about the history of bp and its management culture. >> narrator: bp had an accident here in 2005 where 15 people died in an explosion and fire. 170 more were injured. afterwards, there were charges that bp's management valued profits more than safety. we came to the refinery hoping to talk to managers. >> so this is all bp, right? >> yeah. >> narrator: bp declined. >> and the explosion would have happened, then, on the far side of all this big equipment. >> right. >> narrator: the 1,200-acre refinery was acquired by bp in 1999 as part of a $61 billion takeover of the american oil company amoco.

>> narrator: they figured the fire had started on the floor. they were looking for evidence that something flammable might have been poured there. >> in the kid's children's room, there... they were signs of what we thought was an accelerant poured on the floor. usually accelerants will leak through the cracks on the floor and burn underneath, and the fire burns up. >> narrator: then, at the door to the porch, investigators found what they were looking for. >> there was an unusual burn pattern on the aluminum threshold plate, which indicates that something had been introduced, poured down, leaked through. we took a sample of that, and it came back as a positive sample for charcoal lighter fluid. and i'm thinking that's the first time i called it arson. >> narrator: the official state report on the fire listed 20 indicators of arson. investigators were now convinced. >> narrator: the police called in todd willingham. >> my dad told him to go down there and give a statement, and when he went and gave a statement, he talks too much. and i don't kn

name..." >> narrator: ...people gather to hear a story. >> "...and the virgin's name was mary." >> narrator: for more than 2,000 years, that story has been told and retold. >> "...and to bear a son." >> narrator: along the way, each generation has found in its telling its own meaning and interpretation. >> "'...you shall call his name jesus...'" >> narrator: that story, of a man called jesus of nazareth, a man who became jesus christ, was originally told by his first followers... >> "'...and be called the son of the most high.'" >> narrator: and then retold in accounts by later believers in the gospels. >> "the gospel according to st. luke." >> narrator: so began the building of a religion. in the first two parts, with the help of scholars and historians, we tried to reconstruct his times, and how, after his death, a small jewish sect began to spread the word. tonight, how that story was told, and how a faith overcame an empire. ( music playing ) >> narrator: jewish resistance was not completely snuffed out after the sack of jerusalem. rebel fighters held out for four more years. the jewish

k >> narrator: tonight on frontline, an exclusive investigation. in the chaotic days after hurricane katrina... >> people were shot and killed by the new orleans police department. >> narrator: ...eleven civilians were shot by new orleans police officers... >> looting and other lawlessness will not be tolerated. >> narrator: ...as rumors circulated about a declaration of martial law. >> i've already called for martial law in the city of new orleans. >> i heard rumors that martial law was in place, and then i heard rumors that no, it was not. >> i never declared martial law. >> narrator: did the police believe they could suspend their n rules? >> ds hexpecus to rank and file, go through the streets, you know, shooting looters?fd-Ñç >> narrator: new evidence shows that an order was given authorizing officers to shoot looters. >> one of the most troubled police departments in the history of north america. the nopd reverts back to what the existing culture has always been. >> that's the guy? >> that's the one that beat me. >> narrator: tonight, the s

name..." >> narrator: ...people gather to hear a story. >> "...and the virgin's name was mary." >> narrator: for more than 2,000 years, that story has been told and retold. >> "...and to bear a son." >> narrator: along the way, each generation has found in its telling its own meaning and interpretation. >> "'...you shall call his name jesus...'" >> narrator: that story, of a man called jesus of nazareth, a man who became jesus christ, was originally told by his first followers... >> "'...and be called the son of the most high.'" >> narrator: ...and then retold in accounts by later believers in the gospels. >> "the gospel according to st. luke." >> narrator: so began the building of a religion. now it is our turn, with the help of scholars and historians, theologians and archaeologists, to return to that time and use our best efforts to understand that story... of a man born in obscurity in whose name a faith was made. >> narrator: we know so little about him-- that he was born more than 2,000 years ago, and that he lived in palestine. we know he was baptized and became a preacher. and we kn

narrator: without half of its water supply, the city would shut down. for nearly 40 years, new york has been in the process of constructing a solution. man: this project is water tunnel number 3. we started on this project in 1969. i'm a sandhog. i've been a sandhog for 37 years. narrator: sandhogs are the men of local 147, who work deep below the city. they began building the infrastructure of new york in 1872. from the subways to the sewers, the water tunnels to the highway tunnels, new york city thrives because of their work. ryan: you got one little hole in the ground, and nobody knows we're here. see the empire state building, right. that's 1,000 feet. so you figure, you go down 1,000. how high that is -- that's how far we go down. narrator: stretching more than 60 miles under the city, tunnel 3 is taking generations of workers to complete. ryan: i don't even want to imagine what my father had to go through. when we first started, it was a rough job. everything was dynamite. now, they have these machines called "moles." it's like a big drill, and i

narrator: over 300 million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school? woman: somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when we're finished with it. man: the water infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic sanitation, economic development, and for our quality of life. man: you just can't visualize all the assets that are under our feet. we have about two million miles of pipe in this nation. if you're walking around in an urban area, you're probably stepping on a pipe. man: our grandparents paid for, and put in for the first time, these large distribution systems. woman: and in many cases, it's not been touched since. man: we're at a critical turning point. much of that infrastructure is wearing out. narrator: our water infrastructure is made up of complex, underg

narrator: atlanta is a rapidly growing urban area. its primary source of drinking water is the chattahoochee river, which also provides water to many downstream communities. but its infrastructure is dangerously old, without outdated facilities and combined sewer overflows polluting the watershed. the city faces strict consent decrees and lawsuits, along with a severe lack of funding. man: when i started working for the city of atlanta in the late '70s, we were approaching that point in time where a lot was going to be needed, in terms of rehabilitation and upkeep. most of the very large pipes were at least 80 years old. we had needs that were identified in the '50s and in the '60s and in the '70s that were deferred. woman: we are urging that we all try to find a way to overcome the obstacles and limitations that might exist. woman: when i was running for office, i met someone who knew mayor hartsfield, who, in the late 1960s, said, "i don't know who the next mayor will be, "but i know they'll have to fix the water and sewer infrastru

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narrator: martin o'malley. moving maryland forward. >> jurors asking more questions ii the trial for he suspected killers of former baltimore counciiman ken harris. as crime and justice reporter joy lepola explains, jurors may be trying to pinpoint who pulled the trigger. >> three defendants, each one facing a possible life sentence, if convicted of murdering former ú%ltimore councilman ken heroism it is a killing that left residents broken hearted. two yyars later, justice hangs in the balancc. >> i have no idea whht they are thinkkng. >> as a jury of 12, second full day of deliberations iih no verdict. >> jurrrs in the harris trial do have a significant amount of testimony, and evvdence, to go over. there are three defendants in this case, and each one of them faces 29 counts. >> these are questions that show they areemoving. they are talking. >> today jurors asked to see a shell casing found near the murder scene. as well as the bullet that killed harris. >> there was no evidence presented whatsoever hat is

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narrator: martin o'malley. moving maryland forward. >>> it was a greaa day to be will be 10 to 15 miles an hour. showers coming in towards the affernoon and evening. 65 degrees for our afternoon high >> he says the company that promotes the cereal is in the process of coorecting that misprint. >>> speaking oo football, apparently a little break from work to focuu on fantasy football isn't necessarily a bad thing. about 20 percent of employers block fantasy-football websites t the office. according to a new1 survey, most hr eeecs say it haa little impath on worker performance. most say blocking fantasy football could hurt play each year. on americans >>> this is going to be cold after months of martin o'malley telling us, "maryland is moving forward"... and moving maryland forward. ...this jobs report tells the truth. maryland's economy stalled. man: "we face an uphill struggle in trying to regain the jobs lost." o'malley attempts a cover-up, falsifying the jobs report to help his campaign. man: "whatever we can

narrator: martin o'malley. moving maryland forward. and keeping our families strong for the future. j -you're fired" a household phrase could be eyeing a run for the white house. >> mogul and star donald trump is considering a run for the presidency in 2012. billionaire said unfair trade relltionships betwwen the u.s. and china is a big reason he is considering running. republican.he would run as a >> reports are circulating that mtv is revamping the show punked. %-16-year-old singer has been al but officially tapped for the gig. ashton koucher hosted the show from 2003 to 2007. he will continue as executive producer. ooce thing are finalized singing sensation may find himself pullingga few pranks in early episodes. >> after the dramatic victory over the steelers on sunday. safe to say the ravens are riding high. at least two sets of power rankings have ttem number one in the nfl. that's heavy stuff to be sure. but ultimately stuff they have to ignore. while the steeler win was huge. they still have to get ready for %-while it is always a concern coming off a big win. it sounds as

narrator: martin o'malley. moving maryland forward. and keeping our families strong for the future. ú% >> final look at the seven-day forecast. a fabulous weekend ahead..3 76 degrees tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. holding on to that unshineefor saturday. then right in the lower 70s on sunday. monday, tuesday, weeneeday, thurrday, 70s with sunshine. >> all right. vytas, thank you. that will do it for the late editiin. thank you for joining us. this droid has evolved to do even more. now it integrates your work e-mail, so you can be hooked up to everything you need to do. now it does 1 ghz speed on a more intuitive keyboard. turning you into an instrument of efficiency. introducing the new droid 2 by motorola. part of the next generation of does.

. >> narrator: general motors is making vehicles of the future right here in baltimore county. and with new economic development and worker training grants from governor martin o'malley, this gm plant is expanding. that's 189 new, green manufacturing jobs that will build the next generation of electric hybrid engines right here in maryland. this governor gets it when it comes to protecting our jobs... and keeping our families strong for the future. narrator: martin o'malley. moving maryland forward. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. up in tonight's low down. >> mainly concern about what american kids and they found that 40 percent of children cal

narrator: martin o'malley. moving maryland forward. and keeping our families strong for the future. >>> welcome back. it's 5:41 on this uesday morning. we are checking radar. half an inch of rain aad maybe a light drizzle in sports but not seeing a whole lot in hd radar.3 we put these into motion and now you see a little bit of activity into pennsylvania and delaware. that is where it's moving to the north and east. we may see a couple of showers around here since the low pressure center is spinning around with the upper levvl low3 back to the west. it will take a little time before it gets out of this completely. thhre's the coastal low that we are talking about and the upper levee low behind it that will phase eventually. it will become more of a northwesterly flow as the system is changed north and east. takinn the rain with it, but we still get a chance of a couple of light showers. on the backside a little bit more tomorrow and still not a whole lot. it will be breezy for today and tomorrow we will start to feel the changes, tempe

and he narrated many of the videos that were sent to the surface. now the next gentleman we'll see is juan, 52 years old, electrical mechanic. he served as a corporal for chile in their conflicts against argentina. and he has reported as well for the bbc. he will be number 3 coming up as soon as that capsule arrives. it takes a little above 15 minutes to come up. there will be 33, and of course, people going down to help them come up as well. i think 38 people in all will wind up coming to the surface. it could take up to 48 years old. we'll check in with our correspondents from chile right after this. what we will do now is watch them load juan illanes palma into that capsule. i guess they're getting pretty good at this. >> it is not the kind of thing where there is a ton of margin for error, obviously. the first couple, you have to hole your breath. man, the last two or three. i still don't fully understand how they went through the whole protocol of who goes when. i was imagining just the most intense and competitive game in the history of the ga

the next one up is mario sepulveda, the narrator, cast of characters you came to know from up here. >> that's right. there is a sense, having been here, knowing their wives, daughters, families. you feel like you know the men, though you have never actually met them. they really are an extraordinary cast of characters. >> together the miners have been a living testament of survival. not only has their nearly 70 day ordeal captivated the world, so have the individual stories. a story played out in front of billions with no shortage of melodrama and characters all set against the backdrop of the epic rescue effort. nothing this deep or complex has ever been tried before. among the men who have been waiting 2,300 feet below the surface for this night, heavy equipment operator, mario sepulveda. he has become a bit of celebrity across chile where he has become known as just the presenter. taking command in front of the camera, he narrated the video tour of their subterranean prison, now apparently several tv stations are waiting for him to surface to bid for his new found talents. just hou

it's been a long time in coming if you remember with the first gulf war we had our our the war was narrated basically on t.v. on the news by retired generals who were often. telling the the story of how the generals they had worked with were the younger generals who were fighting so you knew you had the development of retired generals but the with this with the afghan war in particular in the later stages of the iraq war you have something new which is which is the actual commanding generals of the war begin to narrate the war in more or less real time and they do it as david petraeus and ray odierno who was the iraq war commander who was leaving in august both of them organized. basically media blitz is from their headquarters and in baghdad and kabul and they were all over the press patrol has organized a media blitz in which he basically released a one hour interview with the new york times a front page one of our interview with the washington post front page on the same day the david gregory of meet the press came out watched him do pushups and did a special program with them you know w

he narrated one of the videos. one time he said back to you in the studios. you know, you have to have those moments of levity amid what could have very ease by been tragedy. i was interesting in some of the background reading. there were some people who told the president of chile don't get people's hopes up, don't get out there and say there's a good chance we'll rescue them. we don't know if that's the case. he said he really believed in his heart they would find a way to do it. >> they've been remarkably positive through the whole thing. when they first learned the 33 miners had been trapped underground, the world thought they're dead, how can they get to them. the pennsylvania mine, we saw nine rescued but they were only 3300 feet. the operation has been remarkable, nothing short of remarkable in keeping those men not only alive but keeping their spirits alive. >> it will be interesting to see if this is a blue print going forward, not necessarily just for mine accident bus for ways to help out in situations where people are trapped and the way that they

narrator: martin o'malley. moving maryland forward. forecast.3 see those temperatures getting right to 74 degrees for tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. 72 on friday. kicking off tte weekend. by saturday,,a beeutiful day to get out there. 77 degrees. %-if you are heading down to the game, check out the ravens and broncos. looking at 74. had to remember what ittwas. 74 degrees. plenty of sunshine. and then we won't get another round of showerssuntil tuesday. so fabulous next couple of days leading us into the weekend. jennifer and jeff? >> looks good. >> ravens back to work today and praising the emergence of the young quarterback. >> bruceecunningham has update on the reaction to joe flacco heroics. bruce? >> jeff, coming up on "sports unlimited". the ravens are buzzing about the game winning drive engineered by flacco. hear frommthe face of the franchise himself, ray leis

against them and strategists in both parties say the most powerful campaign that is not one whit the narrator's wiesbaden add that his opponent using his or her own words. captured four kron4 news. >> i live look inside at&t part which is pretty much clear out but in no doubt there are celebrations all around this city as the giants win against the phillies in the national league championships best of seven series. [ male announcer ] how can you retire at age 55? just ask jerry brown. he gave california state employees collective bargaining powers. since then the unions have grown stronger and stronger. now state employees can retire at 55 with much of their salary for life. and taxpayers are on the hook for one hundred billion dollars in unfunded pension liabilities. no wonder those unions are 100% behind jerry brown. he'll just spend, and spend, and spend. no wonder those unions are 100% behind jerry brown. ["knock on wood" playing] every five minutes, chase pays for someone's eligible credit or debit card purchase. [beep] chase picks up the tab. it could be you. chase picks up the tab. it's

(sighing) >> narrator: the police launched an investigation. todd willingham was the primary suspect. >> you've got to count his actions before and after. you have to count his actions during the fire. things like that. that makes the whole story not just one little segment of it. it's every bit of the story. >> narrator: in the 12 years since willingham's conviction, one fact had remained unquestioned. the fire was an arson. >> burn patterns unusual to a normal fire burn. >> reporter: but during those years, there had been a dramatic change in the science of arson investigation. john is at the top of his field one of a small group who reinvented the science of arson detection. >> so many determinations were based on hunches and feelings. and these guys they talk about, oh, you've got to get in there and feel the beast. i'm just embarrassed for the profession that this is the way people evaluate physical evidence. >> reporter: the change in arson science began when scientists set their own fires and studied how they burned. >> that was the firs

i think all you need to know is my narrater is 19. the object of affection is 21. max's mother is a piannist and also polish. >> i saw little of rose after she moved her 2 valises into the nurses room on valentine's day of 1939. she did not allow a gust to drive her to the louve. she did not pause to look at me when i went to the gallery wearing a new shirt. nor did she take meals to my families. sometimes this was the best. at the dinner table my parents argued. father had been unsuccessful in keeping the newspapers from others. she practiced less and less. germany is not poland said my father. there are no contacts in berlin. >> he's a crazy man when i hear him on the radio. i can barely understand the german he's speaking he's an austrian, no, but his accent is fake. the geshel speaks perfectly. he must be the envy of singers every where. my father reached across his dinner plate and laid a hand on hers. she snatched it away. you know nothing. now you have butter on your sleeve. we neither mentioned our absent guest nor the chair awaiting her except on one occas

it was narrated by robert redford and takes viewers on an unforgettable jurn journey around the waters of the san francisco bay and the watershed. it's premier on kqed had the highest rating of any pbs program in the nation. in addition, ron has taken an active roll within his neighborhood in district two. he's the president of presidio heights. whoops, association of neighbors, fans. i can't thank you enough for your dedication to the bay and to san francisco. our most valuable resource and treasure is the san francisco bay. this series is a true treasure and it will continue to raise awareness to the san francisco bay for generations to come. i do want to say that i think you should send a copy of it to our president of the board, president chu who sits on bcdc. you could probably teach him something. i mentioned it to him earlier. i also wanted to let you know that i heard you on pbs the other day on m.p.r., giving them away for free during a pledge drive. i think you have a short clip to show us. and i would love it if you would make some remarks. >> well, michela, thank you very m

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i spoke to her and said, do you want to do a narrated version. she did. and when you hear her speak it, she's in the middle as she ordinarily is. and knows, would you like to -- >> why don't you read that poem by clemen to all of us. >> we'll sing along and play along. we recorded it. >> a little puff the magic dragon. >> then we could close it out -- okay. ♪ ♪ puff the magic dragon ♪ ♪ live by the sea ♪ autumn mist in a land ♪ ♪ puff the magic dragon ♪ live by the see seau ♪ frol i think in the autumn mist in the land called holl la lee sthodse ♪ that's enough. >> hand me the book back. peter, one second before you guys play us out -- the new book from peter paul and mary is called the night before christmas just out in time for the holidays. i want to thank noel, peter for coming on the program. they're going to close us out. before they do that, thank you for watching. >> you're the best tavis: i love you back. until next time, keep the faith. ♪ hey ho nobody home hey ho nobody home ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> i'm now worthy. [l