captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. administration officials and senators surveyed damage to the gulf coast today, and stepped up pressure on b.p. to stop the leak and clean up the spill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, heavy crude has now fouled 150 miles of fragile marshlands. tom bearden reports on how locals are fed up with both the government and the company. >> grand isle has the unhappy distinction of being the first island to close its beaches, a lot of its residents are pretty upset about that. >> brown: and we follow with an interview with president obama's point person on the disaster, coast guard commandant thad allen. >> woodruff: then we look at rising tensions on the korean peninsula, after south korea halted trade with the north as punishment for a torpedo attack on a warship. >> brown: ray suarez gets an update on today's decisions from our supreme court watcher marcia coyle. one ruling denied the national football league broad anti-trust protection. >> woodruff: and we talk

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. stocks plunged on wall street. we look at why-- fears that greece's financial troubles will spread, and a possible technical glitch. susie gharib of "nightly business report" on the floor of the new york stock exchange explains. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, in athens, police used tear gas to control tens of thousands of protesters. we get a live report from john psaropoulos. then, we assess the impact of the debt crisis here in the u.s. and in europe. >> brown: we update the investigation into the failed car bombing in new york. attorney general holder said today the suspect has continued to talk. >> woodruff: the polls have closed in britain's general election; the votes are being counted. we get the latest from ned temko of britain's "observer" newspaper in london. >> brown: on the gulf coast, engineers lowered a massive containment box over the blown-out oil well. tom bearden reports on what scientists are learning about the impact of the spill. >> w

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight: kagan would be the youngest justice, and the third woman on the current court. we'll look at what she would bring to the bench, intellectually and personally. >> ifill: then, in a public broadcasting exclusive, oil rig worker christopher choy talks about surviving the deepwater horizon explosion, and the legal issues arising from the disaster. >> it will be up for as long as i have been up, i didn't figure nobody was trying to screw me over already. so i just trying to get out of there. >> brown: we hear from john lipsky of the international monetary fund, after european finance ministers agreed on a nearly trillion dollar bailout fund to stop the spread of the greek economic crisis. ♪ there's no sunup in the sky ♪ ♪ stormy weather ♪ since ♪ ♪ >> ifill: and we remember legendary jazz singer and actress lena horne, who died in new york yesterday at the age of 92. that's all ahead, on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, the men reportedly provided money for the attack. we get the latest from devlin barrett of the "wall street journal." >> woodruff: then, in an exclusive interview, general stanley mcchrystal, commander of the u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan, talks about president karzai and the war. >> nobody is winning, at this point. where the insurgents, i think, felt that they had momentum a year ago, felt that they were making clear progress, i think that's stopped. >> brown: amid deadly clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in thailand today, we talk to patrick winn of "global post" in bangkok. >> woodruff: dave iverson of kqed san francisco reports on aid groups in haiti stepping in where the government has failed to help. >> brown: and paul solman talks to economist simon johnson about past presidents who took on big banks and won. >> f.d.r. really changed fundamentally the infrastructure of this country. both the physical infrastructure an

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, investigators looked at claims the suspect was tied to the pakistani taliban. we get the latest from declan walsh of "the guardian" newspaper in karachi, and talk to deputy national security advisor dennis mcdonough. >> woodruff: then, tom bearden reports from the u.s. gulf coast on the struggle to contain the massive oil spill by putting a huge dome over the largest leak. next through a funnel and channel the flow of oil from the sea ban up to the surface. >> brown: plus, we examine the potential damage to marine wildlife. >> woodruff: margaret warner gets an update from athens on today's deadly riots sparked by greece's debt crisis. >> brown: and simon marks previews the photo-finish in tomorrow's general election in britain. >> i really, really hope so. and i think the thing is lots of people do. i think we really, really need a change. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, president obama vowed to end what he called the "cozy relationship" between regulators and the oil industry. year. >> it seems permits were too often issued based on little more than assurances of safety from the oil companies. that cannot and will not happen any more. >> lehrer: we get the latest on the size of the leak from u.s. coast guard commandant admiral thad allen. >> brown: then, margaret warner interviews britain's new foreign secretary, making his first official trip to washington for meetings with his counterpart, secretary of state hillary clinton. >> lehrer: judy woodruff reports on a hot primary contest for an incumbent senator. >> woodruff: here in pennsylvania pennsylvania, former republican senator arlen specter is in a fight for survival in the democratic primary, and moderation is on the line. >> brown: and we get the weekly analysis of mark shields and david brooks. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the p

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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. a pakistani-american man has been charged with acts of terrorism in the failed bomb plot in new york city. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, attorney general eric holder said the suspect admitted being involved, and had provided useful information to authorities. we get the latest from mark hosenball of "newsweek," and assess the possible ties to terrorism abroad. >> brown: then tom bearden updates the still-gushing oil well in the gulf of mexico, and we examine why the spill is so hard to contain and clean up. >> there is nothing else we can do besides what we're doing. we can't capture it, we have to wait for it to attack us. >> woodruff: ray suarez has part two of his reports on the politics of new media. tonight, republicans blogging, tweeting, and friending in advance of this year's elections. >> we advise every candidate to have as big a budget for new media as radio and television. >> brown: and margaret warner looks at what the greek debt crisis mean

>> this is gordon brown. he has an albatross around his neck, which is everything from the economy, and then i had a go of nick leg. -- nick clegg, walking on water, and then you have to know things like that can happen. >> maybe not as bad as >> and then mrs. cameron is expecting. so is mr. cameron. >> these look fantastic. thank you very much. we hope to see you later. let's go back to the studio. >> the secretary of state for culture and media talk to his constituency. >> 792. labor party candidates, 19,942. [applause] 1930. roberts david, british national party, 673. foster margaret, the conservative party candidate, 13,221. [applause] gail christopher george of the labor party, 1108. [applause] john, liberal democrat, 10,581. [applause] i do hereby declare that benjamin peter james bradshaw has the most. >> he is from exeter. he is a gay mp's who in his first battle said he was gay, and he had a conservative opponents to try to defeat him on those grounds. he is there. swings from labor to conservative,

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. employers added 290,000 jobs in april, the biggest hiring increase in four years. >> warner: and i'm margaret warner. on the newshour tonight, signs of an economic recovery were tempered by continuing market uncertainty in europe and here. we'll assess the economy and look at the markets' volatility. >> brown: then, simon marks reports on the dramatic outcome of the british general election, where no political party emerged with a clear mandate to govern. >> a big, open and comprehensive offer to the liberal democrats. i want us to work together in tackling our country's big and urgent problems. >> warner: coalition negotiations are underway. we'll get three views on the horse-trading that lies ahead. >> brown: and we close with the weekly analysis of mark shields and david brooks. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: we have an update on b.p.'s efforts to plug the leak and excerpts from the president's news conference. plus, tom bearden looks at the spill from the waters of the gulf. >> this oil should float. it's not floating. why? and that's the $64 question from my perspective. >> lehrer: then, margaret warner details the administration's new national security strategy that emphasizes increased diplomacy. >> we are no less powerful, but we need to apply our power in different ways. >> brown: and, as the 2010 book expo wraps up in new york, we look at new technology, shifting reading habits, and the future of the book. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> this is the engine that connects abundant grain from the american heartland to haran's best selling whole wheat, while keeping 60 billion pounds of carbon out of the atmosphere every year. bnsf, the engine that connects us. monsanto. producing more. conserving more. improving farmers' lives. that

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we update the effort to plug the leak, and explore the growing environmental catastrophe, while tom bearden reports on the fears of louisiana fishermen and others dependent on the gulf for their livelihood. >> reporter: with the shrimping grounds closed, the last catch is coming ashore in barataria, louisiana, and they might have no idea when they can go back out again. >> lehrer: then, gwen ifill reports on california's multi- million dollar contest over the republican nomination for governor. >> brown: judy woodruff reports on the house vote to repeal "don't ask, don't tell," the controversial policy banning gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military. >> when i served in baghdad, my team did not care whether a fellow soldier was straight or gay. why on earth would we tell over 13,500 able-bodied americans that their services are not needed? >> lehrer: and we close with the analysis of mark shields and david brooks. that's all ahead on tonight's ne

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we'll analyze what's hine the volatility and examine new rules aimed at preventing sudden dives by the market. >> lehrer: then ray suarez weighs the prospects for immigration reform, after mexican president calderon addresses a joint session of congress. >> i'm not a president who likes to see mexicans leave our country searching for opportunities abroad. >> brown: john merrow reports on michigan's takeover of the detroit public school system. >> the issues impacting detroit public schools are top to bottom issues. it's not just the fact that we have over 300 million dollar budget deficit. but it's also the issue that we have an academic emergency. >> lehrer: and judy woodruff looks at the turmoil over the charge that north korea intentionally sunk a south korean warship. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour". major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> this is the engine that connects abundant grain from the american heartland to haran's

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, the company used robots today to try to cap one of three leaks. we'll get the latest from tom bearden in louisiana, and then have our own debate on offshore drilling. >> woodruff: then, an update from new york on the investigation into the foiled bomb plot in times square. >> brown: margaret warner reports on the showdown at the united nations between iran and the west over nuclear weapons. >> this morning iran's president offered the same tired, false, and sometimes wild accusations against the united states and other parties at this conference, but that's not surprising. >> woodruff: we look at the proposal to merge united and continental airlines into the world's largest airline with travel writer rudy maxa. >> brown: and ray suarez talks to poland's foreign minister about his country's future after the air crash that killed its president and many other leaders. >> this tragedy was really a shock and a reminder of earlier times that we thought had been conf

. >> and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newsed hour tonight, veteran pennsylvania senator arlen specter was one of the establishment candidates who lost. we analyze the results with amy walter of the hotline and dan balz of the "washington post." >> lehrer: then we get the latest on the rioting in thailand after the military forces anti-government protesters to surrender. >> on the oil spill we hear from a top b.p. executive as members of congress point blame at the company and the administration. >> all of the actions to ensure that safety was -- safety measures were put in place have to be attributed to the obama administration. >> i think it's inflammatory to call it the "obama oil spill." and wrong. >> lehrer: and we have to taked on mexico. margaret warner reports on today's white house visit by mexican president calderon where immigration was on the agenda. >> and a reporter for the internet newssite global post tells the story of paramedics on the firing lines on the drug wars of juarez. >> lehreh: that's all

gordon brown. >> there is a lot to this job. as you saw yesterday, i don't get all of it right, but i do know how to run the economy in good times and in bad. when the banks collapsed, i took immediate action to stop prices becoming calamity and to stop a recession from becoming a depression. as a result of that, britain is now on the road to recovery. as we meet tonight, economies in europe are in peril, and there is a risk of dragging us into recession. so i'm determined that nothing will happen in britain that will put us back in that position. i want to set out my plan and why this year it is so important. support the economy now, and you will ensure that there are jobs and a recovery, and ensure that we can have the resources for deficit reduction. shrink the economy now as the conservatives would do and risk your jobs, living standards, and tax credits. it is not my future that matters. it is your future that's on the ballot paper next thursday, and i am the one to fight for your future. >> mr. brown, thank you. now we tak

and to geoffrey brown.e: this interview was taped before today's most recent developments. >> brown: the debate over immigration laws very much with us with arizona's recent actions but even when not dominating the national conversation it presents a huge series of problems and dilemmas that workers, families, employers and government officials face daily. here and around the world. that's the subject of a new book "moving millions. . how coyote capitalization fuels global immigration." jeffrey kay covered immigration and many other stories for the newshour from los angeles and points around the globe for nearly 25 years. most of that time he's been a good friend of mine. >> absolutely. nice to be here, jeff. >> brown: what did you set out to do? why this subject among all the ones you cover for us? >> immigration was a constant theme and the coverage and the reporting i was doing for the newshour but there was a sense of frustration as in depth as i was able to get in most of the stories that there was som

gordon brown? >> we've set out a four-year deficit reduction plan and that starts from 2011. and is designed to have tax rises that are fair, spending cuts that are equitable, and at the same time, growth in the economy that is essential for recovery. our four-year deficit reduction plans include a rise in the top rate of plans above 100,000, those above 100,000 and at the high rate and a national insurance rise. but it also includes spending cuts in key areas. but we have one principle that we're adopting and it's clear. we are not going to allow the front line national health service or schools or policing to be cut. we will find the cuts in other areas, as we set out, including in public sector pay and pensions and restructuring of government. but i do say one thing that is absolutely crucial. don't believe that we can fail to summit the economy this year. if we fail to support the economy this year, then we risk a double dip recession, and that's really the problem with the conservative policy.

geoffrey brown has more. >> brown: and joining me from london to take us through the dramatic transition is ned temko, a writer for the british "observer" newspaper. he's writing a book about british politics. was there a final straw that led to gordon brown's decision to resign this evening? >> the final straw was fairly simple. he just didn't have the numbers to form a government. not only that, increasingly within the labor party itself i think there was a feeling particularly among a younger generation that even if they could somehow cobble together some sort of ten uous coalition that in the end it wouldn't be credible with the country. people were beginning to term a deal as a coalition of the losers because both of the parties actually lost seats. in only one of the parties that gained seatss in this incon collusive general election a week ago was the conservative. >> brown: tell us about the new prime minister. what kind of figure has he been in british politics for the last few years? what's expected of him now? >> well, the first thing to say is he's very young. he's 43 years o

we will speak with brown did begone, who might soon be gone -- with brown soon to be gone, who might be his successor? he was clever and taciturn. good evening. at the end of the day of frantic political maneuvering and the announcement by gordon brown of the end of his prime ministerial career, not a moment too soon for his political detractors, the pace and direction of the negotiations to secure a deal for government appears to be moving all the time. after gordon brown announced labour would begin formal negotiations with the liberal democrats, the conservatives but the anti -- upped the ante. our political editor is reporting on the latest political gambles. >> at 5:00 tonight came the news which may soon lead to the unblocking of this political crisis. gordon brown stopped -- stepped out into downing street to announce that labour was in formal discussions with the liberal democrats to try and form a government. he then revealed the dramatic twist that had led to those talks starting. >> i would like to say something about my position. if it becomes clear that the national inte

brown: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution, house resolution 263, authorizing the use of the capitol grounds for the district of columbia special olympics law enforcement torch run. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 188, house concurrent resolution 263, concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the capitol grounds for the district of columbia special olympics law enforcement torch run. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from florida, ms. brown, and the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. shuster, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida. ms. brown: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include additional material on house concurrent resolution 263. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. brown:

douglas brown said he witnessed an argument between a b.p. official and drilling manages for transocean, the rig's owner. he said the pressure to finish work was intense. >> prior to the event, were you aware of any type of concerns or pressures from either transocean or b.p. personnel concerning completion of this particular drilling project? >> yes. >> when were those, please? >> i didn't really hear anything verbal. it was passed around via other people that this well is taking too long and they were in a hurry to complete is it so they can move on to the next. >> lehrer: there were new calls for accountability of the house natural resources committee hearing in washington. >> but i do think it is important to determine whether "deepwater horizon" is the wall street of the ocean. privatizing profit while the public bears the risk. >> lehrer: the frustration from politicians on both sides was apparent. arizona republican jeff flake suggested government had learned nothing from past spills. >> we're still shoveling sand on the beach or doing

jeffrey brown has the story of one of the most costly art thefts in modern history. >> brown: the paris museum of modern art remained closed today, and the city's top culture official, christophe girard, appealed for the return of five stolen paintings, valued at more than $110 million. >> ( translated ): my only worry today, to be completely honest, is the safety of these paintings. i beg these people who have taken them not to do anything to these paintings, and especially to leave them somewhere we can recover them. these are masterpieces that belong to millions of people who like to see them. >> brown: the five paintings were by pablo picasso, henri matisse, amedeo modigliani, georges braque, and fernand leger. investigators say the heist took place early thursday, when a masked intruder took advantage of a partially broken security system and entered the building through a window. his movements were caught on a not-yet-released security camera video. three security guards were on duty at the time. it remained unclear if the thief had accomplices. and it was equally unclear what he

brown?  >> david, i had to national -- take over the royal bank of scotland and halifax, and the reason we did so was to save the savings and deposits of families throughout the country. if we hadn't done that, then banks would have collapsed. now we've got to restructure the banks in a way that was in the public interest. i have never been so angry is when i talked to the chairman of the bank who told me the night before his bank collapsed that all he had was a cash flow problem, when i knew it was a structural failing that was absolutely fundamental and the banks needed to be recapitalized immediately. we need to recapitalize the banks so that they are safe for people. we need to make sure that it's fair. we do need a worldwide agreement to get a global financial levy that is charged in every country so we're not undercut by other countries and there's a race to the bottom. but i would say to those bankers, we will never allow them to act in an irresponsible and unfair way again. >> davi

gordon brown is stepping aside. >> not gordon brown, clearly. >> it is our intent to play our part, andan be part of a partnership government, we will do that. we recognize we did not win the election. that is self-evident, but we need to play our part as parliamentarians. >> one of the key economic planks of the liberal democrats at the election was no income tax for those earning less than 10,000 pounds. you rule that out as a possible offer? >> we have already increased the threshold at which we start paying taxes, and these issues will have to be discussed. >> that is a key policy. >> i am asking you, do you rule out new income tax for under $10,000 a year? >> you do not go into discussions rolling out or ruling in any thing. it is not a matter of principle. we want to help people on lower income, and we are lightening the burden of tax on low-income by raising the tax threshold. >> thank you very much in the. now i can be joined from westminster -- westminster from michael, who is part of the other negotiating team. you're not part of the negotiating team. you are close to the nego

jeffrey brown recently talked with author tim o'brien. >> brown: what makes a war story ring true andat makes one last? the things they carried a work of fiction about the experience of a group of soldiers in the vietnam war was published in 1990. 20 years later it sold more than two million copies and appears on numerous high school and college reading lists. one of the rare works of recent literature that has helped define vietnam and the experience of war. marking the anniversary, author tim o'brien is out talking to students and others including this recent web cast conversation shot at a washington wash d.c. high school. o'brien himself served in vietnam and has written a memoir of that time as well as six other novels. welcome. >> thanks for having me on. >> brown: i saw talking with the students. you talked about using fiction as a way to get at the truth of war. >> yeah. for me the way to approach a subject such as vietnam is through story telling. it's one thing to watch a newscast or read a newspaper or a magazine article where things are fairly abstract. in fact , it has a

gordon brown, what would you say in response to the attack on you? >> the reason for the national insurance rise is to ensure our health services, our police, our education. david cannot guarantee funding for police and education that will match what we are doing. that's the reason for the national insurance rise. the conservatives and the liberals have a plan to reduce tax credits for lower paid families. if david wants fairness why did he support this inheritance tax for only 3,000 families? the biggest beneficiary is, as always, the irishest estates in the country and not the ordinary hard working people of this country. if the liberals want to cut tax credits for the child, i will never form an alliance with someone who computs -- cuts child tax credits. >> you have heard from gordon brown if you earn 20,000 pounds or over you are considered rich. you are considered a target for the labor government to go on wasting your money this year and taxing you next year. i believe in this country, if you work hard and save money, and you put aside money,

. >> orden brown announced today that he'll step down as labor leader by september. labor and the liberal democrats are opening formal negotiations for a coalition government. all talks continue between the conservatives and the democrats a look at the latest on the british election. this is about 15 minutes. >> gordon brown announces he'll step aside as they race to replace him as prime minister hots up. >> it's an extraordinary day at westminster, counter offers t liberal democrats. first come this afternoon gor brown's dramatic legislation announcement. >> i've no desire to stand my position longer than is needed to ensure the pas growth is assured and the process of political reform we agreed moves forward quickly. >> host:  within two hours they made a new improved bid. >> the holding of a referendu on the alternative vote system. and more drama with meetings continuing into this. michael crick is at westmins

brown step depoup. and of course, if he was to lose the seat, and that would not be possible. >> michael, thank you so much indeed. we'll hang on to this and see what happens. we'll come back and two asian women, one for labor and one for the conservatives and mack mud. >> and i mean, the ladywood and witen. and -- a labor hold that wasn't birmingham. it is fascinating news about -- about ed bulls and i don't know what we maid make of that, we shall see and while we wait for it, let's go to the vote and join an true neil. >> thanks, and the party sitting out here and the bar is still a there's journalists around as you would expect, let's speak to a couple of them. let's talk about the story that never happened, and the surge and they had the debate and they were picked up by the journalists and they got support of guardian and nourp. what went wrong? >> i think what happened is working class left wing britains have just been terrified by the prospects of a torry government and the foling memory wheelt

in the real world, nick clegg would be crucified if you propped up gordon brown, and gordon brown andty was a key factor in this election. that is the reality. therefore, gordon brown needs to be making plans to step down as the labor leader, and when a new government is formed, it should éiq be formed by gordon brown. gordon down should -- gordon brown should then be stepping down as prime minister. the labour(é? party needs to be electing a new party leader. >> would not take weeks at the very least to get a new leader in place? that is just what the country does not need at the moment. they are trying to get a government sorted out as soon as possible. whoever emerges would not be in a position to do a deal with nick clegg right now anyway because they would not have the authority of being a proper party leader. >> we are not always short term in our thinking. the media wants instant decisions. this is about the future of the country. it is about stability in government and dealing with the economic crisis. and i think the general public and the electorate is rejecting labour's ap

brown, fema director brown, under katrina, intimated on fox, and it wasn't -- i will editorially say, to be pushed back on real hard, that this spill was leaked on purpose in order for us to walk back our environmental and drilling decision decisions and that the leak that we did on purpose got out of control and now is too big to contain. >> last night, we interviewed mr. brown. he seemed to be trying to say he never said what he had said. take a look. >> what evidence, as a former government official, i would think you would choose your words carefully. what evidence do you have that they would want this, this is basically a plot to shut down oil? >> in january, the president gave an interview to the "san francisco chronicle" in which he said cap and trade legislation should be as strong as possible so anybody that wants to use carbon, coal, oil and gas, whatever, that it would be so expensive, that they would end up going bankrupt. the president wants to move this country away from a carbon based energy supply to something else. >> my question is what evidence do you have that the

still above what gordon brown got. the obvious comparison, i think, probably actually is this one, a very painful one for mr. brown. michael foote, 1983, 28.3% of the vote. and it's something that, of course, hasn't been discussed too much yet because we've been busy with so many other things. but gordon brown's performance in terms of percentage share of the vote is very low in this election. and it's one of the reasons the argument is made that he cannot stay at number 10. david? >> jeremy, thanks very much indeed. now, let's go back down to college green and join under neil. >> thanks, david. we're always happy to obottom line. we'll talk about the conservatives. i've got the political editor to keep us right here. good to see you. i'm joined by ed who wants me to tell you he won his seat of 52% of the vote so he doesn't need electoral reform. tim montgomery and friday forehead. tell me the mood of the conservatives as they come out of this campaign and head towards mr. cameron's statements at 2:30? >> there is not

>> brown: no. >> pitts: no?ucation into my brain. >> pitts: more education into your brain. >> blackmon: when you're in class and you're on a system, the teachers will take time out after school and during school to help... try to help you. and they, like, they show compassion for you. >> pitts: compassion for you. you guys have any doubt that you're going to be successful? >> blackmon: no. >> pitts: and what does success look like? >> brown: you're always supposed to believe in yourself. >> pitts: you believe in yourself? >> brown: yes. >> blackmon: what i think success is is kind of what you're like. you're smart, intelligent. you're a nice reporter. you dress nice. your shoes are pretty. and it is that knowing that you're going to be something in life. >> pitts: you going to make it? >> blackmon: yes. >> pitts: and then there are students like 17-year-old sophomore rojay ball, who may not make it. he came here to escape his old neighborhood, where guns and gang violence are common. last year, in one turf batt

scott brown was an anomaly. a week from today, they will say, oh my goodness, this conservative movement is for is [applause] -- is for real [applause] and we are not going to be able to move forward on our liberal agenda. i will tell you that i think america is on the wrong track. i know you think america is on the wrong track. let me ask you a few#r.ñuqáurjj@ about this administration. do you think we should be going around the world bowling to our enemies and apologizing being alone superpower? [no] do you think we should tell our enemies that we will not use nuclear weapons? do you think we should let the government takeover of the greatest health care system in the world? i don't either but my opponent does the passing of the health care bill i believe was the ultimate insult to the american people. here we have a bill that congress did not write, they did not read, they did not understand, and yet they passed it anyway against the will of the people. i believe that this year we will begin to take the steps