i guess for a donation of $75, you get the pbs tote bag and for $23 million you get pbs's nut sack. but... but... [ cheers and applause ] but, it is nice. it is nice to see that pbs finally gets it. i mean, if you want to make it in the tv biz you can't say bad stuff about your meal ticket. that's why i will never reveal that my sponsor, mountain dew was originally mario ducci. he changed his name in the '70s after he went state's evidence against the gambino crime family and became part of the witness refreshment program. but i say it is not enough just to avoid saying nasty things about david koch. pbs should replace cookie monster with a roll of brawny paper towels. just as lovable and twice as absorbent. we'll be right b bba2p> stephen: hey, welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight has an acclaimed rock band whose new album is "trouble will find me." i assume it's a concept album by the obama administration. please welcome from the national, matt burninger. [ cheers and applause ] thank you for coming on. good to see you. a lot of excitement

pbs. >> there is a saying that dr. king had. he said, there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only about halfway to completely eliminate hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: one of the many pleasures of doing this program is getting the opportunity not only to present a great musical performances, but to talk to some exceptional artist that rarely get the chance to talk about what they do, but they are, and how they do it. here are highlights from the many excellent musicians that shared on this stage with us. we begin with carol kane. -- king. ♪ how does one look-alike you luck, have the energy that you have, and that in the business 50 years? >> rock-and-roll, baby. point, mostis the people burn out. ♪ ♪ >> sho

pbs was set up to serve the public interest, not private interest. we are really disappointed with that statement because when itvs came in and decided to become a production partner with us, we were a year into production. we had our characters, story lines, presented them with written proposals, video proposals that completely reflect the family delivered. the only thing that changed from the time they saw it as a rough cut and the time we got into sundance and these series of strained meeting started to happen was alex gibney's film aired. >> we asked both itvs and pbs to join as proof that me read the response, the statement from the new york pbs station wnet that aired the alex scamming "park avenue." they did declined our invitation to come on the show but wrote -- your response? sought an.think koch that is how serious this is. david koch does not need to pick up the film and now at any one -- >> in fact, he resigned from wnet just a week or two ago. , overallmajor donor has given something like $23 million. >> that's right, tax-deductible dol

to order, visit shoppbs.org, or call 1-800-play-pbs. frontline is also available for download on itunes. turn to pbs... for stories that define the american experience. all of this stuff was just erupting revealing our strengths... you create a new future. our struggles... it's very american to say this is not right. these are our stories. we were so innocent and oddly enough we were so american our american experience. only on pbs. >> my name is chris yanasak. >> my name is sarah pollet. >> i have never been to china before. >> i have never been to china before. >> chris: about the first couple hours, the first half of the trip, i'd say the words that come to mind are "concrete" and "construction." >> sarah: the palace is around 386 years old, which is quite impressive and like nothing i could ever see in the united states. >> the cave doesn't remember me, the cave doesn't care, and i'll remember this for the rest of my life. >> sarah: i made a face. chris made a piano. and we sort of teamed up and helped each other out, which was real

>> i don't want to pile on pbs. i do love a lot of the shows. nova is great and front line is a great series. >> i haven't seen "front line" in ages. >> i enjoy "american masters." >> these shows -- what was the one? "bayou eskimos." you can see that is fake from 20 paces. if they had bayou eskimos it should be guys from louisiana in the frozen north, not the other way around. these guys can't even get it right. >> that's true. >> i think they prefer to be called snow indian stz politically correct term. >> and the zillionair looks like a great show. how does he make that money selling pickles ? >> i would too. >> great show "how it's made." >> i love "how it's made." it is socially three things that have nothing to do with each other. a peppermint stick and a baseball mitt and a giant wheel from a train. i listen because i like the dialect and it is calming. >> can i add something everybody missed and this is why she is the most studious guest we have had. when you brought up bayou eskimos she goes hmm and puts her glasses on and looks at it an

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watch the special report "compg watergate" on the pbs "newshour," friday may 17, only on pbs. >> sreenivasanose nice words come from our pbs colleagues. and we're collecting your memories from that time. you can call or tweet us, find the details on our home page. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are 11 more. >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on monday, british prime minister david cameron visits washington. on the agenda for his meetings with president obama are the war in syria, terrorism and more. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thanks for joining us. good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> more than two years ago, the people of b.p. made a commitment to

to order, visit shoppbs.org or call 1-800-play-pbs. frontline is also available for download on itunes. turn to pbs... for stories that define the american experience. all of this stuff was just erupting revealing our strengths... you create a new future. our struggles... it's very american to say this is not right. these are our stories. we were so innocent and oddly enough we were so american our american experience. only on pbs. lling] - i feel impelled to speak today in a language that in a sense is new.

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pbs. >> be more. pbs. [ chanting ] we all have a right to know if our food is gmo.rator: we're likely to find genetically engineered foods at the ballot box and the supermarket. after nearly 20 years of eating them, questions persist. how should they be regulated? martineau: if you have nothing to hide, go ahead and label. people want to know. go ahead and tell them. narrator: how do they impact the environment? it just has one gene that's different that allows us to use a very safe and very effective herbicide. narrator: and how badly do we need them? we are telling the plant, "whenever there is drought, make more of this gene." narrator: coming up, how genetically engineered foods could shape our next meal.

there is pbs but we still do not get paid. >> i am glad you are here. coming back?e tavis: i am glad you are here. >> a conversation with mr. pier ce brosnan coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only about halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: embracing new challenges keeps them vibrant and that is what pierce brosnan has done "love is allmovie, you need". metis about two people who while attending a wedding. this is a scene from "love is all you need." >> the lemons a must look like oranges from here. >> that was an orange tree for 100 years before it was proved .- pruned into a lemon most of the trees you see here were oranges. they have to be nurtured so they do not grow bac

lyndon johnson had signed the public broadcasting act, which created pbs and npr, in 1967 and pbs was founded two years later. its mission, especially when it came to national public affairs programming, was very much still an open question when before the era of c-span, before cameras were regularly trained on the congress, a decision was made to present gavel-to-gavel coverage that would then be repeated that same evening. that was the backdrop, as the watergate hearings began 40 years ago today. >> good evening from washington. in a few moments we're going to bring you the entire proceedings in the first day of the senate watergate hearings. hearings to bear the truth about the wide range of illegal, unethical or improper activities established or still merely alleged, surrounding the reelection of president nixon last year. >> brown: may 17, 1973: day one of the historic senate hearings that would, a year later, lead to the resignation of an american president. it was also the start of something quite new for public broadcasting led by robert macneil and jim lehrer. >> we are runn

. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: you would not think a character for a comic book it would have created some controversy. but the role did just that. the character is called the mandarin. that approach was three imagined for this current iteration of "iron man." let's take a look at sir ben kingsley as mandarin. >> he is traveling. >> what are we waiting for? mr. president, only to lessons remain. lessons remain. thomas is an accountant. i am sure he is a really good guy. to shoot him in the head. live on your television and 30 seconds. tavis: good to have you back, first of all. the international -- this was released internationally before we see it here. this weekend, it is everywhere. released internationally last weekend. whatever the controversy was, almost $200 million later, on opening weekend, it must be gone. what was this all about. >> what they tried to avoid, at is the asian stereotype, which can be dismissed as an alien threat. he is the eccentric and crazy. ,o have a home grown voice iconography,

pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: it is a well-worn cliche to say someone does not need an introduction, but look at his face. does she really need an introduction? i am delighted to have carol burnett on the program. she has entertained us for 15 years. she has also have significant heartache, most particularly with her daughter kerry who after overcoming addictions lost her battle to cancer. she wrote about it in a book ."lled "carrie and me" i did not think he would come back for this book. there's a chapter where you , and i can see the pain in your face. i can tell that place was still causing some discomfort and some painted in the way you approach the answer to that question. your approach to the question. i am glad you came back. it is a long way of staying wide. >> before she was diagnosed with cancer -- she was a writer, a performer, a singer. she did all kinds of things, so this particular time she was writing a story called sunrise girlsphis about a young who takes a road trip to graceland with a my

this was in the first year of pbs. it was called a different name but the same animal. now that i've come full circle bill moyer said why don't you do a series, pbs series on world religion. it's been a happy homecoming. >> we're taking photographs from your illustrated version of that with mr. moyers. let's take one from buddhism. >> this is my tray of buddha. this is a wooden image and it is an image of the coming buddha which is a counterpart to the second coming of coming of christ. >> let's go to dow women that.'s where you grew up. >> that's like this dancing sheva. this dancing ying yang now belongs to the world. china says one can learn more from gazing at that image than from reading a thousand books. what it does is take the opposites of life, good and evil, light and dark, sickness and health and show there is no razor sharp division but note the way in which each sort of meanders into the other domain and takes up its citadel in the heart of its opposite. very quickly, let me tell you a story that goes to the heart of this. it's a farmer and his horse t.neig

good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. by b.p. and by at&t. rethink possible. supported by the john f. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just and peaceful world. more information at macfound .org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and this program was and... >> 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 group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: we begin with a new broadway play. it is called "lucky guy." it was written by nora ephron. it was about the late new york tabloid journalist mike mcalary, with two of the stars tom hanks and cotney b. vance, director george c wolf, and nora ephron's son jacob bernstein. >> he had a fantasy about what he did. it is a fantasy, but it did overtake the p

then they also future our pbs system can put in another safeguard. the permit is - you may be, you know, depend upon the size of project >> just one question. how many staff inspectors have to deal with this? >> we have half 0.5 currently. >> so you're going to expand the whole program? >> definitely not. we're still looking at the anticipated number of projects and we'll be developing our staff at that time, but we are currently staffing with zero .5 staff >> just a clarification does that half time f t also have other responsibilities? >> yes, a their you assigned to other projects. >> how is that position paid for . >> it's a grant funded position excuse me. it's a contract with the state water resources control board. >> and is that for whatever rain the funding dries up what what happens? >> i'm not sure. >> we could be looking for answers and we don't have a person to address - i mean seems to me if we're relying on the department of health to be the entity to whether it is hazardous or not we may get into a logjam. >> i very much appreciate th

pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time as we celebrate the 2000 shows and a look at some of the exceptional guests over 10 years. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had. he said, there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only about halfway to completely eliminate hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pbs. she began her career in early television and then found success on the broadway stage but it was her film work that we all still know her for today, from two classic films north by northwest and on the water front all the way up to superman returns she continues to work today at a vibrant 87 years old. hello i'm ernie manouse coming up on innerviews our conversation with

i have been waiting for 10 years of doing the show on pbs.ait for the moment when they come on the show. finally, the occasion is the new book by paul anka. it is called "my way." i have delighted so much in this conversation. that is our show for tonight. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. for ame next time conversation with rita moreno. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. >> announcer: the following kqed production was produced in high definition. ♪ >>> calories, calories, calories! >> wow, it rocked my world! >> it just kind of reminded me of bo

and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: congress today formally launched the first of its investigations into the furor swirling around the internal revenue service. the star witness was the official who had been running the agency, until wednesday. "newshour" correspondent kwame holman has our report. >> reporter: steven miller-- the man forced out as acting head of the i.r.s.-- began by acknowledging failures. >> first and foremost, as acting commissioner, i want to apologize on behalf of the internal revenue service for the mistakes that we made and the poor service we provided. the affected organizations and the american public deserve better. partisanship or even the perception of partisanship has no place at the i.r.s. it cannot even appear to be a consideration in determining the tax exemption of an organization. >> reporter: but at the same time, miller asserted i.r.s. staffers did not act out of political motivation when they gave special scrutiny to tea party and other groups on the politic

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good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. by b.p. and by at&t. rethink possible. supported by the john f. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just and peaceful world. more information at macfound .org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and this program was and... >> 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 group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> good evening and welcome to a special holiday edition of "nightly business report". this is memorial day, unofficial kick-off to summer. a time when all of our thoughts turn to warmer weather and barbecues. >> tyler, weather is

. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: dr. susan love has been of the forefront for decades as a surgeon and as a president of the research foundation, but when she was diagnosed with leukemia, her world turned upside down, and the doctor became the patient. >> good to be here. >> what is the most difficult part of a doctor becoming the patient? >> you rarely get of the seas you are actually specialize in. you do not know, and you have the same feelings. if you did have information, it goes out the window. exceptot that different you know the doctors do not know the perfect answers, so you have to search around for other .pinions with people you trust tavis: i should ask your physician, but i get to ask you whether you were a good patient. .> i think i was a good patient what you have to do is you have to get a couple of opinions. someone andtrust then let go and let them take care of you, because you cannot do both things. you cannot be the physician and patient at the same time. they say the person who has himself as a docto

. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: talib kweli has always pushed the boundaries of hip-hop with political lyrics the tackle the big issues of the day, so much so that his work has been prejudge before it was released. this may challenge what has come to be expected of him with his new album, "prisoner of conscious." ♪ ♪ ♪ let's waste no time hitting the high notes, low key ♪ ♪animated like jessica rabbit the third is so real you can see it, especially when you drop it low, you have got to know ♪ good to have you. how're you doing? >> i cannot complain. tavis: i have said this is a departure -- a little different from the flow you had before. is that a fair assessment? >> i would say it is slightly different in terms of the focus. my focus for most of my career has been lyricism, and at this point i think i am confident and often my craft that is going to be there. -- confident enough in my craft that is going to be there. in puerto rico. we did a record of feels like a west african music. me removing myself from

pbs. >>> turmoil at the top in oakland.wo days after police chief howard jordan abruptly stepped down, another shakeup. prison realignment under attack. again. the latest comes from lieutenant governor abel maldonado. >> i'm here to discuss an issue that threatens the lives of every californian. >> pg&e faces a record fine for the blast. more than $2 billion. plus, former bay area comic w. kamau bell, totally honest, totally unfiltered about his hit show "totally biased." >> as a black person in america, you have to find humor in race, or you'll go

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>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> mira nair is one of the few women of color to break through the ranks of director of motion pictures. she was nominated for an oscar and went on to direct denzel washington in " mississippi ma sala>'." her f we will take a look at a clip from "the reluctant fundamentalist." >> violence has wormed its way into my life. >> you go down and do the job you were hired to do. so many people feel hunted. >> i do not recognize my own voice anymore. you are playing a dangerous game. >> you're going to get us both killed. yes, i am pakistani, yes, i am muslim but that is not all that i am. i want to start with -- mira very kindly and gently corrected me with introduced -- with regards to my introduction. i said you were indian-born. youend to be insular and feel in the blank but what did you say to me when i said indian-born? >> i am not someone who really came to be an immigrant here. do nott regarded -- i think of myself as one. i am equally at home and america as i am in india.

only on pbs.captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: president obama declared the u.s. is at crossroads in the war on terror and called for new guidelines and accountability in the pursuit of terrorists. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we excerpt the president's foreign policy address and get reaction to his proposals about the use of drones, the guantanamo bay prison and more. >> brown: then, we turn to an attack authorities in britain have called terrorism, the brutal murder of a soldier in london. >> woodruff: hari sreenivasan reports on the road to recovery in oklahoma, as the town of moore buried its first victim, a

to order, visit shoppbs.org or call 1-800-play-pbs.also available for download on itunes. man: the journalists of pbs. they answer to no one but you. they take the time to explore all sides of a story. that's why more voters trust pbs than any other television news source. in this election year, you deserve nothing less. trusted. in-depth. independent. pbs. >> rose: welcome to the program, we begin this evening with a look at the president's 100 days in office since his reelection and a press conference today in washington, joining me is al hunt, jessica yellin, jonathan karl and chuck todd. >> he wanted to be in the thick of immigration reform by now he instead had guns come up and he has been thrown off by a terror attack and the north korea crisis, and still he was, you know, insistent he is going to not only get his whole agenda accomplished or at least protecting some, projecting some confidence he will, by reforming he wants to go ahead and go ahead and close guantanamo bay, part of his job is to, you know, project confidence but

only on pbs.announcer: funding for this film is provided in part by the martin institute for teaching excellence, offering professional development opportunities for teachers-- connect, educate, innovate online at martininstitute.org. captioning made possible by friends of nci john hunter: ok. we start off with a reading from sun tzu, the chinese general. his book "the art of war," which of course as you know is basically how to stay out of war for the most part or if you're in it how to get out of it quickly, and he says--ahem-- "therefore, a victorious army first wins "and then seeks a battle. a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory." read that again. yeah.