. >> woodruff: betty ann bowser looks at the health implications of a shortage of fresh foods in the rural south. >> the mississippi delta has some of the richest farmland in the country. but a lot of what gets grown here, doesn't necessarily get eaten here. >> lehrer: ray suarez wraps up his recent reporting trip to china. >> woodruff: spencer michels reports on the campaign against hepatitis-b-- a deadly disease afflicting millions of asians worldwide. >> about one in 20 people in the world are chronically infected. one in 20. 10 times more than people in the world are infected with h.i.v. ♪ michelle, my belle... >> lehrer: and we close with paul mccartney singing for the president and the first lady at the white house. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: but the workings froze in the deep, cold water. after that, a hose was inserted into the leaking pipe to siphon oil. it sucked up some of the oil, but not nearly all of it . the efforts to clog the crippled blowout preventer and plug the well. after three days, they we

betty ann bowser has two reports tonight from new orleans east. it is a partnership with the jeffrey johns foundation-- robert woodses johnson foundation. >> reporter: most mornings they start lining up before dawn. members of the vietnamese community wait patiently for emergency aid outside of the mary queen of vietnam center. many are fishermen who haven't been able to catch anything since april 28. that's when the oil spill closed most of the areas of the gulf where they earned their living. if they're lucky, they'll get a voucher from catholic charities that will buy them $100 worth of food, but there are only 25 to 30 to go around each day. for the men standing in line to accept a handout, it's a big cultural mountain to climb. celine le is the project director at the center. >> everything is on the man. you're the man. you're strong. you have to be strong. you have to be able to earn money, provide a living for your family, your wife, your children. so taking that away from a man can be very harmful to their self-esteem. >> reporter: but le

betty ann bowser filed this story from louisiana. the health unit is a partnership with the robert wood johnson foundation. >> reporter: like most of the commercial fishermen here at the southern tip of louisiana, a.c. cooper has had to go to work for b.p. on cleanup operations. the third-generation shrimper says it's the only way to feed his family now that the oil spill has shut down most of the fishing grounds in the gulf. >> if we don't have no way to make any money, what are we going to do to pay our bills? we won't have no money to pay our bills. we have kids, small kids and families. >> reporter: but cooper and some of his fellow shrimpers say the work is making them sick. >> they came in with sickness and a couple of unconfirmed cases of chemical poison, nose-- runny nose, sore throat, nausea, shortness of breath, things of that nature. >> reporter: how serious are these problems? >> it's very serious. we fought tooth and nail to get jobs but we didn't get jobs to kill anybody. >> reporter: 49-year-old cooper, who is vice pre

plus betty ann bowser recaps her recent interview with f.d.a. commissioner doctor margaret hamburg. find out what hamburg has to say about the agency's track record on food safety. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> lehrer: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online. and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: the national science foundation. supporting education and research across all fields of science and engineering. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access gro

newshour health correspondent betty anne bowser has the story. the health unit is a partnership with the robert wood johnson foundation. >> just two generations ago. >> reporter: the president hosted a meeting in sub urban washington where he addressd the concerns of seniors. one of those groups of voters most worried about how the health care overhaul will affect them. >> what you need to know is that the guaranteed medicare benefits that you've earned will not change. this new law gives seniors and their families greater safings, better benefits, and higher quality health care. >> reporter: the legislation which mr. obama signed into law in march extends health coverage to 32 million uninsured americans by 2014. mandates most people buy insurance or pay a fine, sets new regulations on insurers, and provides subsidies and medicare expansion to millions of individuals . it will also cut some $500 billion in future medicare spending, something that has seniors very concerned. >> today's town hall was the first of many events aimed at winning over