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July 8: NBC's Tom Costello gets a close-up look at the technology being used to drill the relief well at the Gulf oil spill disaster site.  (Nightly News)NBC's Tom Costello gets a close-up look at the technology being used to drill the relief well at the Gulf oil spill disaster site. (Nightly News)


Video: Impending storm halts work on Gulf well
BP halts drilling on their relief well operation as a tropical depression forms in the Bahamas and moves towards the Gulf of Mexico. NBC's Bill Karins and Charles Hadlock report (Other)

Video: Rescued turtle returned to Gulf
NBC's environmental expert Jeff Corwin reports on a sea turtle that was returned to the Gulf after being found during the oil spill disaster. (Other)

Video: Test of Gulf containment cap extended
For the third straight day, underwater cameras show no oil spewing from the source of the Gulf disaster. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Watching and worrying on the bayou
As Tropical Storm Bonnie tracks toward the Gulf Coast, there's a new unknown to deal with along the disaster-battered Louisiana bayous. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Race on to steer clear of Gulf storm
At ground zero of the BP oil spill disaster, people and equipment are on the move to avoid the approaching Tropical Storm Bonnie. NBC's Anne Thompson reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Spill forces some to part with pets
The Gulf Coast’s struggles with the economic impact of the oil disaster is forcing some families to give up the pets they can no longer afford to keep. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Measuring America’s addiction to oil
With the U.S. consuming up to 20 million barrels of oil every 24 hours, the BP Gulf oil spill disaster is forcing people across the country to reconsider their driving-dependent lifestyles. NBC's Tom Costello reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Report: BP management to blame in spill
A scathing report, released by the National Oil Spill Commission, places blame for the Gulf disaster with the oil giant’s top executives. NBC’s Anne Thompson has more details. (TODAY show)

Video: Relief in Pakistan: Too little, too late?
Food and shelter have been desperately slow in arriving as the country confronts its worst-ever natural disaster – and it’s getting worse. As ITN’s Gareth Owen reports, millions of Pakistanis are bracing for more heavy rain. (Nightly News)

Video: Trace levels of radiation found in US milk
The Environmental Protection Agency says very tiny amounts of radiation have been found in milk samples from California and Washington State as a result of the nuclear disaster in Japan, but so far experts say there’s little cause for concern. NBC’s George Lewis reports. (TODAY)