brown: you describe walking the streets. you came from a working class background. >> that's what i did. i walked all the time across the bridges. >> brown: and... through the tunnels. brown: and the background was not one of literature and poetry. >> we didn't have one book in my house. not one book. we used to get pittsburgh sun telegraph which was a hearst paper. we subscribed to "look" magazine. that was the ex-extent of reading material there plus a bible in hebrew, you know. >> brown: when it came to... there you were teaching american literature and you had to teach yourself in some ways? >> i was a prisoner of the library. i just spent hours sitting on the... in the stacks on a lighted floor which gave up some heat in the main branch of the carnegie library in pittsburgh just reading, reading, and reading. after i graduated from college and i did with highest honors i was really a bright student, i wasn't a major in english. i majored in political science. i was going to be a lawyer. my dad, my poor dad said, well, what are you going to do? i was offered al

brown: what about gun control? byny measure that was the political story of the week, the defeat in the senate, including the push for stronger background checks. what happened? >> yeah, i was surprised. >> brown: you were? >> yeah. at least some sort of weak background checks and what we've learned was there's long been a structure in our gun control laws and when sandy hook happened we think the underlying political structure is changed but it wasn't changed. if you're in red state-- whether you're a democrat or republican- - there's no advantage to voting for it. mostly because the people who oppose guns vote on that issue. the people who oppose gun control vote on that issue. the people who support the gun ol ms sue icaalulus in those states is still all against reform and the political mobilization never reached those areas. >> brown: so it was all politics? >> i think there were real changes. we talk about cowardice and -- but there was some real courage. i mean, there were a lot of senators, western senator, mark udal, michael bennett, tom udal, new mexico, colorado, ron widen and historically john qwester in montana, tim johnson

institutions frequently subject to conflicts of interests and often lack backgrounds in education and a thank you and thank tom brown for that as well >> i want to mention a couple of things. city college is really vital. it's not simply a place for people to go to get they're under graduate things done it's part of an ongoing system for people with disabilities. just like when seniors it's not just medical services they need it's a whole care there's senior centers and a number of others things that enhance their lives. city college also addresses those services it's an enrichment. many of the people utilize those services so listen to the community and use those propose a taxes to improve it >> michael lion from senior disability action. i used to teach at city college i taught only evening class of nurses. i come into my class and many of them would have their heads down on their desks by the way, they worked all day but as soon as i started talking they were alert they were there. they were wonderful students. a number of years later i had a heart condition where i had a triple bypass i was happy to have some st

have our own debate on the latest legislative sticking point: expanding background checks on gun sales. >> woodruff: then, jeffrey brown talks to a film producer who went "behind the lines" of the syrian conflict, the topic of tonight's "frontline." >> everyday i was witnessing bloodshed. i was either seeing people get killed or i was seeing the aftermath of people being killed or i was seeing people being buried. >> ifill: paul solman has the story of a new way to invest, as goldman sachs partners with the city of new york to keep teenagers from returning to prison. >> we believe that we will make 5% on this. and we're not doing it to be charitable, we're doing it because it's an investment. >> woodruff: and as funeral arrangements are set for former prime minister margaret thatcher, we assess the divisive policies of the "iron lady." that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> more than two years ago, the people of b.p. made a commitment to the gulf. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy.

have our own debate on the latest legislative sticking point: expanding background checks on gun sales. >> woodruff: then, jeffrey brown talks to a film producer who went "behind the lines" of the syrian conflict, the topic of tonight's "frontline." >> everyday i was witnessing bloodshed. i was either seeing people get killed or i was seeing the aftermath of people being killed or i was seeing people being buried. >> ifill: paul solman has the story of a new way to invest, as goldman sachs partners with the city of new york to keep teenagers from returning to prison. >> we believe that we will make 5% on this. and we're not doing it to be charitable, we're doing it because it's an investment. >> woodruff: and as funeral arrangements are set for former prime minister margaret thatcher, we assess the divisive policies of the "iron lady." that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> more than two years ago, the people of b.p. made a commitment to the gulf. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy.

brown now at beth iz resrael deaconess hospi. pamela? >> reporter: john, we have learned from a doj source on background that even though charges have not been filed yet that they may be coming very soon, even while the suspect is still recovering here at beth israel deaconess. federal prosecutors have been here since last night working on the possible charges and that he will face terrorism charges according to a doj sources. now once those charges are brought forward he will be arraigned from their preliminary hearing will be set and he will be indicted on grand jury. also facing federal charges, right now he's in federal kus i can custody and will face federal charges and could face state charges of murder but from there a deal should be worked out between federal authorities and state authorities. again so far no charges have been filed but we're hearing from sources that those charges will be brought soon. >> what kind of differences in penalties are there for the state and federal charges? clearly that's what prosecutors will want to look at very carefully. >> absolutely. on the state level, because we are in the state of massachu

yes, their backgrounds will be taken into consideration but if you don't have a standardized test how do you job. >> the probable emis the brown is not being taken into account. so i don't have a problem with the test provided you have to understand some people don't have the same background. >> let me take this further. "no child left behind" do you think it innocent criesing teacher? >> there's no excuse for that. >> if you have a teach you have ooh toldhold the teachers to some level of account ability. you can interpret that is incentivizing. >> how about saying, teach well so the kid will be able to go up. not to cheat. that's exactly the wrong idea. >> i took s.a.t.s back in the day. we always took the same test. you don't cheat. but we have to take a look in a broader test and look at these tests because i don't think a one size fits all approach its good here. >> you're the lawyer here. if the teachers and educators are found guilty, what irthey facing? >> well, conspiracy charges, cheating. they could be looking at -- not decade but they're felony charges, and also huge monetary fines. the bond as well. but there coul

bipartisan proposal to impose background checks on some gun buyers, dealing a blow to the white house and to gun control advocates. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brownand i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: we get reaction to today's vote and what it means for the future of gun legislation. >> ifill: then, conflicting reports caused confusion over the status of the investigation into the boston bombings. we have the latest on what's known and what's not. >> brown: letters sent to the president and members of congress were believed to contain the poison, ricin. todd zwillich of wnyc reports on the suspicious packages. >> ifill: and britain's first female prime minister is buried. in london, thousands turn out to wish margaret thatcher a fond farewell, others to bid her good riddance. >> brown: marcia coyle has analysis of today's unanimous ruling from the supreme court that blocks human rights cases abroad from being tried in the u.s. >> ifill: and judy woodruff talks to the author of the new book "clean," about his deep dive into the myths and realities of drug addiction. >> it's seen as a choice: "if you're having problems in your life be

strong tweets, no, background checks are insufficient but we are helpless and the situation is hopeless. sherry cot torn writes, it is a start but not enough. thomas taylor brown writes, why, yes, of course background checks are enough and while we're at it stop signs should be enough too regulate traffic. sarcasm there. thanks for the great responses. you can write to the show anytime on twitter @alexwit or at facebook/al next -- alex witt. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in beijing. during the talks he urged china to cut funding to north korea in hopes this will persuade the north to back off on its nuclear threats. jim maceda is in seoul, south korea for us. the mood right now in seoul is what? optimistic? tent tiff? c can you describe what's going on? >> reporter: it's hard to tell. people are so numb from all of this up and down. the tension rising, it falling. it's really hard to gauge, but one thing is certain that it remains extremely calm. there's no panic in the streets. it's ironic that in a country that could be on the brink of war, the people who seem the least concerned are these south koreans. those most in the crosshairs. >> reporter: ther

background on our victim and see who he is. >> reporter: police say the suspect's vehicle is brown and they have no description of the shooter. >>> it appears he has done this twice exclusive video shows the man accused of driving in the san jose wal-mart did nearly the same thing about four months ago. kris sanchez joins us from a car wash on capitol expressway with the video that is raising a lot of questions tonight. >> reporter: the really shocking part is that no one was injured. it really was that close. when we told the owner of the business behind me that the same suect was arrested at that wal-mart store on story road on easter sunday he was surprised that he was still free. >> they dove out of the way and he shoved all of this stuff up. >> reporter: in the exclusive video you see the driver of the silver lexus plowing through a san jose car wash. according to court documents he told officers he snorted methearlier that day. 3 1/2 months later the same driver was arrested after smashing his oldsmobile cutlass into a wal-mart store. you see employees and customers holding down the 6 foot, 200 pound man until police co

background checks and that's too bad. >> why not spend anytime and energy on things like what campbell brown wrote in "the "wall street journal"" and whether or not it has an impact. they give hollywood a pass while hurting rural america. >> have i to point out, one of the many things about bob is he does not hide -- you don't hide your beliefs about guns. you believe there should be a complete ban on guns and you say it. handguns. president obama says he is not taking guns away. he doesn't want to take guns away and he says we are getting up the fear. but he does act like he doesn't own -- does president like -- doesn't like gun owner. >> the lowest murder rate by gun . more guns equals a lower murder rate. >> what? >> there is four per 100,000. the number is multiple in other countries around the world. >> most in latin america. >> how about in england? >> england is weird because england doesn't have as many metropolitan centers. there is not gang crime. >> still none of what we are talking about would have addressed the problem of a mentally ill teenager in a home with a lot of guns playing video games all day with the me

congressman steve stockman and paul brown sent a letter to speak john boehner expressing their opposition to background checks. on his facebook page congressman jeff duncan compared the background checks bill to genocide in rwanda. he wrote ask yourselves about a national gun registry database and how that might be used and why it is so wanted by progressives. read about the rojuan dan genocide, the hutu tribes. this database was used to elect for slaughter at the hands of the hutu. i use this example to warn that national databases can be used with evil consequences. i want to bring in the national journal's and roll call. chris comparing background checks to genocide is that an indication how tough could it be? >> they found a dance partner in pat toomey to help get background checks bill that would get bipartisan support through the senate. they opened up debate. we'll have debate next week. lots of patting on the back. there are a number, half-dozen or so vulnerable senate democrats who are unlikely to vote for any final legislation just because they voted to begin debate. doesn't mean they will en

background check in this country? what happens? nothing. one-tenth of 1% of the people failing a brown check get prosecuted.re's a lady in my state who pled not guilty by rein of insanity for trying to kill the president in 2005. that was not reported the in the system. she legally brought a gun this february. this system is broken. >> senator lindsey graham, republican from florida -- south carolina. >> where did i got that from. >> south carolina. >> we like florida. >> i like your state. >> thank you for joining us. >> who says if you're out of work you still can't hit the jack pot. now you can sue. block michael, tell us why you used priceline express deals to book this fabulous hotel. well, you can see if the hotel is pet friendly before you book it. and i got a great deal without bidding. and where's your furry friend? oh, i don't have a cat. priceline savings without bidding. >> texas is tops. a new report showing only 14 american cities have more jobs now than before the recession but nearly half of them are in the lone star state, texas. to dan mitchell who says it's no coincidence that more jobs a

background check. and that criminal and mental brown check is you have to have been found guilty by a court that you are a criminal or found mentally insane by a court. that you should not be able to buy a gun. that's all. so all this talk is just falsehood. if you're a law-abiding gun owner, a proud gun owner and like shooting and go hunting with your friends and family, we do not infringe on any individual transfer. so if it's not a commercial transaction, individual, someone said i heard that, in west virginia, usually your father or grandfather or uncle or somebody got you your first gun, and it guess through that. i have some people with a collection of guns hasn't down by their family and never budget a gun. you're still able to have that type of transaction. that's not interfered with. you can sell to your neighbor without any interference. you can put a note on your bullet bulletin board in your church and say have a gun i'd like to sell. no intervention. so if anybody says we're infringing on somebody's rights, we haven't. because in the bill we all worked on, it was a bill that clays include -

brown rice triscuit. a new take on an old favorite. of some key ride stated state conservatives today. the deal presented by west virginia democrat and a pennsylvania republican would extend background checks for some gun sales >> they came up with a compromise for expand background checks for gun sales. he wants to know more about background checks but is it a preliminary thumbs-up >> republican senator are also supporting the bipartisan measure. there is still some. conservative some.push back. >> it would not actually prevent violent crime >> it targets criminals and anyone classified as mentally ill >> it will make it more difficult for dangerous people to have weapons >> they believed the bill may come to a senate vote as early as wednesday. >> venezuelans headed to the polls for today's special presidential election to decide who will succeed hugo chavez. chavez was re-elected last october even though he was ill with cancer. he died on march 5th. venezuelans living in chicago joined their countrymen by voting at the venezuelan consulate, deciding between opposition leader henrique capiles and acting president nicolas maduro. maduro is chavez's hand picked succssor, and the fav

brown shot at them first. >>brian: live in north and want welfare? the state moved one step closer requiring background checks. the statehouse passed a bill to demand back browned checks and it is possible to possible to stap some from receiving welfare. >>gretchen: watch this. >> i looked at it and reading the description of conservatism being that we are the party that wants to restrict all personal freedom struck me as pretty much incorrect. >>gretchen: that definition for 2 down on the cross word on the assignment on liberalism versus conservatism, it was admitted that the definition was completely wrong. my kids bring home those exact same cross word puzzles. parents, keep a closer eye. >>steve: caught on camera, a small airplane makes an emergency belly landing. the pilot called in to the municipal airport that if he didn't make it, tell his wife he loved her. he was able to walk away from the plane unharmed although i think they're going to have to repay for the bottom of the airplane. we do not think anybody took over that airplane while piloting with a smart phone. >>brian: this is possibly th

brown. >> reporter: kevin, thank you so much. blet you. we appreciate it. it's beautiful. the chimes are going in the backgrounder to see this. it is sad, we don't want to be too maudlin about it. for me personally it feels odd to be here after having covered newtown and after having seen a similar memorial pop up there. but boston will bounce back. after this break, a little levity. people need to smile. we're going to play the best of the white house correspondents dinner just in case you missed it. that's right after this break. ♪ ♪ [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ge has wired their medical hardware with innovative software to be in many places at the same time. using data to connect patients to software, to nurses to the right people and machines. ♪ ♪ helping hospitals treat people even better while dramatically reducing waiting time. now a waiting room is just a room. [ telephone ringing ] [ static warbles ] [ beeping ] re or blue? ♪ we're in san francisco. google's backyard for the bing it on challenge. [fight bell: ding, ding] what's your preferred

brown: let me ask you finally about you personally. because world bank presidents to this point have traditionally been political backgrounds from economicrounds, financial backgrounds. you're a doctor, you've spent your life in public health. what do you bring to this that is different? >> for almost all of my adult life i've been working in the area of development. i've worked in haiti, the slums of lima, peru, i've worked in the former soviet union countries. i've worked in siberia. so i have been doing development my entire life and the world bank is a development bank. our focus is on trying to help lift people out of poverty and to boost prosperity that's shared and that's essentially what i've been doing all my life as an anthropologist and physician so i have beenrying to fight poverty my whole life and what i found that inside the world bank we are just full of passion that people in the world bank want to end poverty. that's why they came to work at the world bank and because we share such fundamental values, we hope that we can be ever more effective in the years ahead. >> brown: all right, world bank president dr. kim, thanks

background checks intact. you still have beacons of reason. michele bachmann, steve stockman, who invited ted nugent to the state of the union. paul brown who has called evolution a lie straight from the pit of hil. these are people who are trying to say you can't even bring this to the floor of the house, a majority of republicans have to support it. how strong is john boehner going to be in the face of the tide of crazy? >> i think he might actually want to see something done. if the senate does pass something, i think the house will at least want to have a serious vote. because as each massacre has happened, the time between the massacre and the national discussion about gun control has kind of gotten smaller. to the point where after newtown, that day, people were talking about gun control and gun safety. >> we were talking about it on the show when it was happening. >> and the program folks, ability to tamp down that discussion, failed them that moment. so i think what they're going to recognize is that when is not an if, unfortunately, when there's another massacre, that discussion will happen again. and the legislation, you know,

bipartisan proposal to impose background checks on some gun buyers, dealing a blow to the white house and to gun control advocates. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: we get reaction to today's vote and what it means for the future of gun legislation. >> ifill: then, conflicting reports caused confusion over the status of the investigation into the boston bombings. we have the latest on what's known and what's not. >> brown: letters sent to the president and members of congress were believed to contain the poison, ricin. todd zwillich of wnyc reports on the suspicious packages. >> ifill: and britain's first female prime minister is buried. in london, thousands turn out to wish margaret thatcher a fond farewell, others to bid her good riddance. >> brown: marcia coyle has analysis of today's unanimous ruling from the supreme court that blocks human rights cases abroad from being tried in the u.s. >> ifill: and judy woodruff talks to the author of the new book "clean," about his deep dive into the myths and realities of drug addiction. >> it's seen as a choice: "if you're having problems in your lifee

brown hair. the woman is described as a latino with background hair and a heavy build.heir 30s >>> on wednesday a senate committee will take up a new bill meant to curb payday lending in california. senators jim bell of san jose and hannah beth jackson of santa barbara are backing the bills. it would not allow more than four high interest loans to customers in one year. >>> cable car accidents have cost san francisco millions of dollars. public records show the city paid almost $8 million over the past three years to settle dozens of legal claims. the latest serious accident happened two months ago, when five passengers and two workers were injured when a bolt caused their cable car to slam to a sudden stop. cable cars average an accident a month. >>> now, in a statement mayor ed lee said quote the iconic cable cars of san francisco are a national historic landmark and we work every day to make them safer. >>> we're learning more about the deal that ended the san francisco symphony strike two weeks ago. as part of the agreement the musicians receive a 4 and a half perce

brown -- she did go against the grain in that she came out of the middle class. the grocer's daughter. what prime minister can we think of that had that kind of background?one of the things that i admire most about thatcher, actually. for all of her divisiveness and sort of unapologetic you know -- unwillingness at times to compromise when if fact it would have been good if she had, nonetheless, she didn't just break the glass ceiling, she broke the class ceiling. she was a grocer's daughter. she got a scholarship to oxford. she was rejected and smeared out and all the snobs you know didn't want to know her. she joined the tory party which was such a kind of men's club and such a posh place as well and such a kind of upper class snooty place to be. she again she cut through that and she was very hospitable to the jewish members of the party who had been really excluded again by snobbery and antisemitism in her party. there were things about thatcher that i really admire almost more than other things that she accomplished. >> i had the good fortune to sit down with her a number of times when she came here for interviews and she was not an easy interview.

brown. it is a state of the art indoor track facility. host: before we get the comments, give us a sense of your background and career in the navy and how you became superintendent of the naval academy. jet pilotm a carrier by trade, i spent the early portion of my career flying carry -- flying off of carriers around the world. it is a tremendous sense of exhilaration. in that part of my service i still miss, because now i fly a desk, but sometimes you are given an opportunity to command larger ships as an aviator and i was given command of the u.s. john f. kennedy and ultimately i served in the white house and on capitol hill as the chief of legislative affairs for the navy. ultimately i was privileged to come back here and the 51st. long -- host: how long have you served? guest: 2 1/2 years and i hope to serve for another year-and-a- half as superintendent, which is the same thing as president or chancellor. host: what is the difference between a naval academy education and those who go to civilian college? guest: in one word it is accountability. we have a disciplined environment, much more so than your typical college campus. ist we int

background deserves a school that will help them succeed. those of you assembled today are the american success stories. you will make it and do great things. but in every neighborhood, white and black or brown there are kids that are not succeeding because they made mistakes when they mess up. they had kids may be before they were married the war before they were old enough to support them or they got hooked on drugs or they simply left school. republicans are often miscast or uncaring of kids who make bad choices. i for one plan to change that. i'm working with democratic senators to make sure the kids that have made bad decisions such as nonviolent possession of drugs are not in prison for lengthy sentences. i'm working to make sure first-time offenders are put into counseling and not in prison with hardened criminals. we shouldn't take away anyone's future over any one mistake. let me tell you the story of two young men. both of them made mistakes. both of them were said to have used illegal drugs. one of them was light from a privileged background he had important friends and important father and an important grandfather. you know, the kind of family who university dorms named after. th