i'm jefey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: we examine what's causing the hike in gas prices and assess g.o.p. accusations and the obama administration's pushback. >> brown: then we look at the newest bailout deal for greece and ask whether austerity is helping or hurting troubled european nations. >> woodruff: margaret warner gets a snapshot of campaign fundraising as the candidates and big donors file financial reports. >> brown: from southern thailand, kira kaye reports on religious tensions between muslims and buddhists. . >> one of america's biggest allies in southeast asia, thailand has seen its share of turmoil but the conflict in the country's southern provinces has proven the most deadly and protracted. >> woodruff: and we talk with author roger rosenblatt about the death of a loved one and the solace of a "kayak morning." ere i realized what a good place it was to feel secluded, solitary, and in touch with something. i needed to be in touch with something because i wanted to understand the nat

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we examine the fiscal blueprint and the reaction from republicans. >> ifill: then we interview the greek ambassador to the united states after a night of violent riots, as protesters in athens reacted to parliament's passage of new austerity measures. >> i think the bhol greek society right now is rather numb. >> brown: judy woodruff updates the republican presidential campaign, with stu rothenberg and susan page. >> ifill: we look at the pbs documentary "slavery by another name," which tells the forgotten stories of forced labor that continued long after the civil war ended. >> brown: from beijing, global post correspondent kathleen mclaughlin reports on the lure of western culture for china's youth. ♪ i have nothing, nothing if i don't have you ♪ >> ifill: and we close with a conversation about the life and legacy of music icon whitney houston with gordon chambers, a singer-songwriter who wrote and produced for her. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. ma

i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. enjoy the rest of the holiday. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving r economy for 160 year bnsf, the enginthat connects us and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. 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 mdia access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we look at the deal with dreamworks and assess the challenges ahead for american companies doing business in china. >> woodruff: then, ray suarez examines iran's new proposal to resume talks with western nations. >> brown: margaret warner talks to a military whistleblower, army lieutenant colonel daniel davis, who says top commanders aren't offering a true portrait of the afghan war. >> when you constantly are saying, "things are going good" and everybody on the ground knows it's nothing close to being the truth, then your word loses all credibility. >> woodruff: mark shields and michael gerson, filling in for david brooks, analyze the week's news. >> brown: and we remember the life and career of veteran foreign correspondent anthony shadid. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf railway. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic pe

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: we have the latest on the anger and the apologies from heidi vogt of the associated press in kabul. >> woodruff: then, two takes on coming primary battles. our own gwen ifill previews tonight's g.o.p. debate in arizona. and we talk with journalists micheline maynard and bill ballenger in michigan. >> brown: from syria, we have two reports on the bombardment of homs that killed dozens, including two western journalists. plus, a rare eyewitness account of the weeks' long attack on the besieged city. >> reporter: free syrian fighters have entered the government security building. it's room-to-room fighting now, stairwell to stairwell. >> woodruff: margaret warner examines today's supreme court arguments in a free speech case involving a man who lied about getting the medal of honor and a decision on who owns montana's river beds. >> brown: and we close with today's ground-breaking on the national mall for the smithsonian's museum of african- american history an

i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: ray suarez gets the latest on the turmoil from matt bradley of the "wall street journal" in cairo. >> brown: then, we examine the backlash after a leading breast cancer charity cut its grants to planned parenthood. >> woodruff: we look at wealth and poverty in america, a subject getting new attention in the presidential campaign. >> brown: from our "american graduate" series: a photographer documents the lives of high school drop-outs now in juvenile detention. >> the word expectation is really key to who they are. their families have limited expectations of who they can be and they themselves have limited expectations. >> woodruff: and we get two views on defense secretary leon panetta's statement on ending the u.s. combat mission in afghanistan by the middle of next year. >> brown: that's all ahead. on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve s

ey bobby brown was back on stage with his band. he thanked his family for their ongoing support. >> you'd like to say thank you, period. >> brown and in good spirits performing a song with the group before addressing the crowd. he told fans life is life and sometimes have you to move. many who came to the concert came with heavy hearts but were glad to see brown with new edition performing during a difficult time. >> my heart goes out to bobby bound and his family. i hope he can pull through this. i think it will be a hard show for him. but i'm sure he'll come with the energy that he always has. >> i feel bad for him. i really do. >> meantime arab publicist has confirmed bobby brown did not get an invitation to houston's private funeral. we know aretha franklin and stevie wonder will sing at oust newark police say streets will be shut down for six square blocks around the church to keep fans away. >>> now to a story you will see only here on fox 5. spotsylvania county police are looking for a pair of gunmen caught on camera robbing

i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight: we update the presidential contest as the campaigns power toward a stretch of crucial primaries. >> brown: then, we get the latest on the coordinated string of bombings that killed at least 55 people across iraq from jane arraf in baghdad. >> when you do not have a coherent, stableolitical system it really sews unrest and fear. >> woodruff: special correspondent john tulenko examines a growing trend in the u.s.-- kids logging in to attend school online full time. >> we'll raise our hand or they'll just call on you and then you'll have a microphone. >> how do you raise your hand? >> there's a button to click it and then the mic will pop up and whatever you have to say that's it. >> brown: we debate the politics behind moves to rein in abortion rights, in virginia and across the country. >> woodruff: and we update the investigation into the nation's worst mining disaster in 40 years as west virginia officials issue their final report citing 253 violations. >>

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. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the job growth, and assess what the good news means for a longer-term recovery. >> woodruff: then, we preview tomorrow's republican presidential caucuses in nevada with jon ralston of the "las vegas sun." i think he has to be considered the solid favorite here. he has really worked nevada. so i think it's going to pay off for him on saturday. >> brown: ray suarez gets two views on whether israel is ready to bomb iran, and how the u.s. is responding to that possibility. >> woodruff: hari sreenivasan updates the story about the susan g. komen foundation after the breast cancer charity dropped its plans to eliminate grants to planned parenthood. >> brown: plus, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf railway. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance