on my hands. >> derwin brown's brother, ron brown, was at that sentencing. >> he probably actually believess mind that he does not have my brother's blood on his hands. and he probably rationalizes that by thinking to himself that he had someone else pull the trigger for him and that enables him to make that statement and actually believe it. >> and phyllis brown chose the moment to respond to something she had heard dorsey say about her dead husband during the trial. >> you said derwin was the lowest scumbag of the earth. i beg to differ. that is you. that is you. >> dorsey was sentenced to life plus 23 years in prison. the man who ran a jail will live in one for the rest of his life. >>> coming up -- the impact of this trial would take the ultimate toll on phyllis brown, derwin's widow, but not before she would have to endure one more chapter in this remarkably tragic story. >> it's just so upsetting, everything about it. >> there would be one more trial. >> it was a bumpy road to get there and not a road that i would want to travel again. >> but after all was said and done, the world had

tonight a conversation with r&b superstar bobby brown. this summer the former new edition front man is out with his first album in nearly 15 years. the disc is called "the masterpiece" and has already produced a new single. later this year he and the crew are planning a reunion in conjunction with their 30th anniversary. we're glad you've joined us, a conversation with bobby brown coming up right now. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles from economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: bobby brown is back. this year marks the release of his first c.d. in nearly 15 years. the new disk is called "the masterpiece," which is already getting some buzz around the first single," get out the way." later this year he and his cre

i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we look at the evolving nexus between social media and politics and what politicians and voters each get from this wired relationship. >> brown: then, kwame holman updates the state-of-play in the federal deficit negotiations in washington. >> ifill: judy woodruff examines how minnesota's government shutdown foreshadows state budget woes nation wide. >> brown: we get the latest on the investigation of widespread cheating in the atlanta public school system from heather vogell of the "atlanta journal constitution." >> ifill: from sudan, an on-the-ground report on new clashes as the southern part of the country prepares for independence saturday. >> brown: and ray suarez talks to david epstein of "sports illustrated," as former pitching great roger clemens faces charges of lying to congress about taking performance- enhancing drugs. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be w

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we have the latest on the unusually wide-spread and long-lasting hot weather and high humidity. >> ifill: then, kwame holman reports on the new promise of a bipartisan deficit-cutting plan. >> brown: we update the british phone-hacking scandal, as prime minister cameron comes under fire in parliament. >> ifill: we explore new recommendations that health insurance companies scrap co-payments for birth control making contraception free for millions of women. >> brown: from indonesia, ray suarez has the story of the search for a birth control pill for men that would help stem population growth in the world's 4th largest country. >> on the foothills of this dormant volcano, lost inside these leave there is may be a compound that's eluded scientists for decades-- an effective male oral contraceptive. >> ifill: and the first in a series of interviews with republican presidential candidates. tonight, judy woodruff talks to ron paul about his opposition to raising t

but under gordon brown and tony blair, i did regularly go to downing street. >> brown: and brooks denied knowing about allegations that murdoch reporters paid bribes to police for information. >> i have never paid a policeman myself. i have never sanctioned, knowingly sanctioned, a payment to a police officer. >> brown: at a separate hearing, the just-resigned head of scotland yard-- sir paul stephenson-- also denied wrongdoing. he said he was embarrassed that he'd hired a former "news of the world" executive, neil wallis, as a public relations consultant. wallis has now been arrested. >> i had no reason to connect wallis with phone hacking. i had no reason to doubt his impropriety. nothing had come to my attention. i had no knowledge of the previous inquiry, and i had no reason to enquire of the previous inquiry, and i had been given assurances by a senior grade chief constable that actually there was nothing new. >> brown: away from the hearings, scotland yard announced today it found no outside involvement in the death of sean hoare, a former "news of the world" reporter who'd been an

i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, kwame holman has the latest on the claims and counter claims. and we get the perspective of two senate members of the bipartisan "gang of 6"-- democrat kent conrad and republican saxby chambliss. >> brown: then, in his final report from indonesia, ray suarez looks at efforts to combat rising food prices and malnutrition. >> a really smart pilot project in this jakarta neighborhood is giving families a way to make sure their youngest children are getting properly nourished. >> woodruff: we examine what's behind the borders bookstore bankruptcy as the chain prepares to shutter most of its nearly 400 outlets. >> brown: we continue our collaboration with "the economist" to highlight the art of filmmaking. tonight, one family's harrowing battle to keep their land in zimbabwe, despite brutal intimidation. >> woodruff: and margaret warner talks to journalist and author robin wright about her new book chronicling the rage and rebellion of the arab spring. >> there's

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: kwame holman has the latest on the vote. and david chalian walks us through what's next for lawmakers, as the clock ticks closer to the august second deadline. >> woodruff: and we examine the mounting frustration of americans around the country with reporters in two key states: john ralston in nevada, home of senate majority leader harry reid and karen kasler in ohio where speaker john boehner comes from. >> brown: then, margaret warner interviews the new head of the international monetary fund, christine legarde about the debt crisis here and in europe. >> the global economy is clearly highly dependent on the u.s. economy. so to have the lead economy uncertain about its debt ceiling is quite worrisome. >> woodruff: spencer michels updates the story of honey bees dying in large numbers for the last five years. >> a lot of research is taking place in the lab and in the field but the mystery of the disappearing bees remains. >> brown: ray suarez talks to paul

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we look at today's courtroom proceedings, and examine where the prosecution's case stands now. >> lehrer: we get the latest on new clashes in syria from npr's deborah amos in damascus. >> the president wants to have a national dialogue, he says on july 10th. this group says nada, we are not your partners until the violence stops on the streets. >> brown: paul solman talks to the authors of a provocative new book on how fannie mae's push- for-profits helped pump up the housing bubble. >> if you are trying to enrich yourself, increase your profits, which fannie mae was absolutely determined to do then that becomes a per version of home ownership. >> lehrer: mark shields and michael gerson analyze the week's news. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> well, the best companies are driven by new ideas. >> our future depends on new ideas. we spend billions on advanced technologies. >> it's all about inves

i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, kwame holman follows today's developments and we talk to white house senior adviser david plouffe and illinois congressman peter roskam, a member of the republican leadership. >> brown: then, amid signs of renewed life for the auto industry. we examine the new round of labor talks between the u.a.w. and detroit's big three. >> ifill: ray suarez gets an update on the turmoil in libya. >> brown: and we close with a paul solman story about a convicted murderer and middle school dropout who now makes $80,000 a year after completing college while behind bars. >> these are my dreams. i fit in right here, but this is what i'm looking at, this is where i want to be, this is where i can be, this is where i deserve to be. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> like elect

than there was of the first jerry brown? >> as you said, sort of somebody who does things all over the board. careful study, but doesn't fit any particular profile. >> not very sentimental about it either. kind of cold calculation and let the chips fall where they may. >> exactly. exactly. more to come on this. >> belva: well, my thanks to all of you for joining us here tonight. >> thank you. >> belva: in a moment, a conversation with two members of the citizens redistricting commission about their final political district maps. >> belva: in an effort to put an end to political jergerrymander, california voted twice for taking work of drawing political boundaries out of the hands of elected representatives. newly formed california citizens redistricting commission completed and released its maps today. a final vote is scheduled for august 15th after 14-day public review. joining me to discuss the new maps are two commission members, they are cynthia dai, a democrat from san francisco, who's ceo of a high-tech company. and co

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. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, kwame holman has the latest on the back and forth, and we look at how we got here, and the tangled stakes in washington and on wall street. >> ifill: then, from oslo, we have an update on the weekend massacre, as norwegian authorities begin to release names of those killed. and the gunman's attorney says his client is likely insane. >> brown: we examine a new study showing a widening wealth gap between whites and minority americans. >> ifill: paul solman has the story of a college program that turns convicts into graduates. >> this is my third time i'm being incarcerated. each time i was incarcerated before in the past i was always looking for the easy way out. this time i'm committed to educating myself. >> brown: and ray suarez explores the growing rift between ireland and the vatican over sexual abuse allegations. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to g

superstar chris brown. >> and why did mtv give a platform to the woman-beating felon, chris brown? >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. >> hi, i'm laura ingram, in tonight for bill o'reilly. thanks for joining us. >> you have 80% of the american people who support a balanced approach. 80% of the american people support an approach that includes revenues and includes is cuts. so the notion that somehow the american people aren't sold is not the problem. the problem is members of congress are dug in idealogically into various positions because they boxed themselves in with previous statements. >> here is the problem with that. a brand new rasmussen poll shows that only 34% of voters think a tax hike should be part of the solution. 55% say, washington, should not raise taxes. but president obama has the audacity to say it is republicans that are out of touch. >> my hope is that they are listening not just to lobbyists or special interests here in washington but also listening to the american people. it turns out poll, after poll, many done

brown claimed that the sunday brown newspaper hired criminals to get his financial and medical records and he was left in tears after the signing gave information about his son's a cystic fibrosis. ministers will discuss whether to call on plans for rupert murdoch's bid for the bskyb to be abandoned. this report from our deputy political editor does contain flash cryptography. >> here is gordon again in downing street with his daughter elisabeth next to him. and their top editor, rebekah brooks, the red hat on the right. for years a team brown stayed close. no more. the smiles fell away. using criminals to investigate his private life. >> i had my bank accounts broken into. ilesd my lawyers' f blanked. my tax returns went missing at one point. medical records have been broken into. i do not know how all this happened but i do know one thing, into of these instances, there is absolute proof that news international was involved in hiring people to get this information. i also know that the people they work with our criminals. >> court of mankind were looking for information about a flat

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we have the latest on the politics and public opinion in the race to piece together a budget deal before the u.s. defaults on its financial obligations. >> woodruff: margaret warner has the details on the phone hacking probe that led to the surprise shutdown of the 168-year-old british tabloid "news of the world." >> brown: we look at the obama administration's decision to reverse a long-standing policy and send condolence letters to families of military suicides. >> woodruff: miles o'brien reports on the endurance and isolation experiments that could pave the way for future manned missions to mars. >> i don't think anyone knows the answer for that the right formula is for the composition of a crew except that they're going to have to be daring, self reliant, and capable of responding to any kind of unanticipated situation. >> brown: and ray suarez remembers n.f.l. hall-of-famer john mackey, whose struggle with dementia after his pro career focused attention