. >> bnsf has also announced plans to spend approximately $1.6 billion for new equipment this year, withther 900 million going to rail expansion projects. but for customers like steve sharp real change will take an act of congress. >> there are only two industries that enjoy a brood exemption from the country's anti-trust laws, and that's the railroads and baseball. and we don't have any quarrel with baseball. >>> for a second straight day that u.s. navy underwater drone searching for the missing malaysian plane has come up empty. technical problems forced them to bring the sub back to the surface. on tuesday it was cut sort also after exceeding its depth limits. >>> a veteran of the war in afghanistan now will receive the military's highest award. 21-year-old kyle white will receive the medal of honor, in a battle that lasted almost 20 hours, white's platoon leader was killed, while injured he called for help, made radio contact and brought in helicopters. >>> it's the location that makes this piece of work so special. also -- >>> i'm tom akerman in washington, where the smithsonian is

." >> and by bnsf railway. >> and with the ongoing suppo of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: bombs tore through a campaign rally in iraq today, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens more. the event at a baghdad stadium was intended to introduce candidates from a militant shiite group ahead of next week's parliamentary elections. a camera captured the exact moment one of the bombs went off at the complex. there was also intense gunfire from iraqi security forces after the explosion. reporter jane arraf is in baghdad. she was covering the rally for the newshour and spoke to us a short time ago. a warning-- some of the im shown during this interview may be disturbing. jane, welcome. how close were you, and tell us what happened. >> reporter: well, we were at a rally, quite an important one for new political party, the league of the righteous, and it's a very hard-line iranian-ba

." >> and by bnsf railway. bae systems. inspired work. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a final decision on a much-debated extension of the keystone oil pipeline has been delayed again, possibly until after the november elections. the u.s. state department today extended the federal review of the project indefinitely. it cited a nebraska court fight over the route. the pipeline would extend from canada to nebraska, then connect with existing lines carrying crude oil to refineries in texas. an avalanche on mount everest killed at least 12 sherpa guides today and left four others missing. the disaster was the deadliest ever on the world's highest peak, in nepal. it happened just shy of 21,000 feet, about 8,000 feet below the summit. guides had gone out early to fix ropes for climbers, including au

." >> and by bnsf railway. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. 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. >> woodruff: more americans went looking for work in march, and more people found it. the labor department today reported a net gain of 192,000 jobs, although many were in lower-paying industries. revised figures also added 37,000 more jobs in january and february than first estimated. the unemployment rate for march was unchanged at 6.7%. economics correspondent paul solman goes looking for trends inside the numbers in just a moment. on wall street, the jobs report failed to stop a sell-off driven by slumping tech stocks. the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 160 points to close at 16,412. the nasdaq fell 110 points to close at 4,127. and the s&p 500 was down 23 at 1,865. for the week, the dow and the s&p gained a fraction of 1%; the nasdaq fell a fraction. army officials at fort hood, texas

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each of the three states, amtrak, and the bnsf railway earthquakes which means each state has to come up with 40 million over the next decade. >> what wore looking at is a state subsidy. the situation is the federal government will not step up to the plate so we'll have to. >> amtrak says it must have an answer by the end of this year or it will move forward with plans to reroute the southwest chief through oklahoma and texas. removing dozens of jobs and millions of dollars from towns along the current route. >> i would not like it at all. we need it. >> reporter: so far, gretchen, number of these states -- none of these states have committed to the $40 million cost but all of them want the line to stay. >> affecting a lot of people. thank you. >>> a tight race at the ballpark features five former presidents and an unwelcome surprise. jumps from the stands. the ending, coming up next. scott: okay, neighbors, here's the top-drawer skinny. scotts wraps each seed in a brilliant water smart plus coating, that feeds, protects, and holds in moisture to make growing thicker, healthier grass

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." >> and by bnsf railway. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: president obama formally nominated his choice today to be the next u.s. secretary of health and human services. and he praised the woman who's held the job for five years, during the battle over health care reform. >> kathleen will go down in history for serving as the secretary of health and human services when the united states of america finally declared that quality affordable health care is not a privilege, but it is a right for every single citizen of these united states of america. ( cheers and applause ) >> woodruff: president obama and a boisterous crowd joined in giving kathleen sebelius a rose garden send-off and defending his affordable care act. sebelius was a popular former governor of kansas when she came to h.h.s. in 2009. but she took heavy criticism over the calamitous launch

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mean, he doesn't know what insurance policy we're writing today, you know, or how many carloads the bnsfried last week or something. but he knows the values of it. >> besides, howard is the only one of buffett's children who has been a corporate executive in agribusiness and the only one who has ever served on the berkshire board. let me just make sure i understand you. you will not be picking investments. >> absolutely not. and i shouldn't. i mean, you know. >> do you have concerns about taking over this big role? >> well, as long as i can keep farming, i'm okay. >> and as long as he can keep funding projects in remote regions of the world, where, as we found, he is still working on becoming a household name. what did you know about howard buffett before? had you ever heard of him? >> no a esta hora y... >> never heard of him? >> nada, nada. >> had you ever heard of his father? he has a very famous father, warren buffett. had you ever heard of him? >> si. >> oh, i'm impressed. >> as we reported, howard buffett doesn't always agree with bill gates on the best ways to help farm developmen

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