i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we have the latest on the fighting, the defections and what c.i.a. teams are doing now on the ground in libya. >> brown: then, will the budget showdown in congress result in a government shutdown? we ask senator benjamin cardin, democrat of maryland and indiana republican representative mike pence. >> woodruff: spencer michels looks at the science behind tsunamis and whether japan's crisis is a wake-up call for the united states. >> government scientists here in seattle say their tsunami warning systems saved a lot of lives but they're not sure what would happen if the big one hits the pacific northwest. >> brown: and margaret warner updates the political chaos and escalating violence in the african nation of ivory coast. that all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> you can't manufacture pride, but pride builds great cars. and you'll find it in the people at toyota, all across america. >> auto companies

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: we have an on-the-ground account of the devastation from birmingham mayor william bell. >> lehrer: then, we assess the leadership shuffle in president obama's national security team. >> brown: as congresswoman gabrielle giffords travels to florida for her husband's space shuttle launch. ray suarez looks at the challenges ahead for her recovery. >> lehrer: and, we begin a new collaboration with "the economist" magazine to highlight the art of filmmaking. tonight: we excerpt a documentary about maternal mortality in nigeria. >> one of the 12 northern states in nigeria governed by islamic law or share ya, improving reproductive health requires a delicate interplay between islam and modern medicine. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies make huge profits. >> last year, chevron made a lot of money. >> where does it go? >> every penny and more went into bringing energy to the

brown has called it all off.e now says he's going to do a state tour and actually talk to voters himself. he put out a pension plan of his own and says he's going to get it out there and pass this legislation with or without republican support. but the bottom line is, the budget, what happens now. what is plan b? is it no election, which is possible? maybe they'll try and do this all up in sacramento without going to the voters. is it a september election? a november election? right now, it is a mess. there's just no other way to characterize it. >> speaking of elections, the california federation of teachers released poll results today done by research that says 79% of all california voters and 3 out of 5 republicans would vote yes on an initiative that raised the taxes 1% on the top 1% of the income earners in the state of california, which would only actually take their tax rate back to the mid-90s. >> it's interesting you raise that point, david, because the republicans have continually thrown up andrew cuomo

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we look at reaction to the deal that averted a shutdown, and preview what's to come. >> woodruff: then, as new aftershocks rattle japan, we examine how the nation is coping, one month afterhe massive earthquake and tsunami. >> brown: special correspondent anna werner reports on an investigation showing safety risks in some california schools. people won't find out until a disaster happens or an earthquake happens. and at that point it's too lachlt i don't want to see kids get killed. >> woodruff: margaret warner updates the revolution in egypt, where protesters are back in cairo's main square. >> brown: and ray suarez has the story of a warm welcome back for detroit's symphony orchestra after a six-month strike. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: during the first year a humpback calf and its mother are almost inseparable. she leds him to its first breath of air and protects them on the

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: kwame holman has the latest on the deal for this year's budget. then, we turn to the debate over curbing long-term deficits with paul krugman and douglas holtz- eakin. >> lehrer: judy woodruff looks at the nation's air traffic system, after reports that at least four controllers fell asleep on the job. >> brown: jeffrey kaye concludes his series of reports from china. tonight, the growing demand for health care. >> doctors here see over 50 patients a day. it's early in the day and these people are standing in line, waiting for an appointment for tomorrow. >> lehrer: margaret warner talks to a pakistani legislator targeted by extremists. >> brown: and on the anniversary of the day lincoln was assassinated, ray suarez examines the story of the lone woman convicted as a conspirator. now the subject of a new movie. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to ge

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from what i know of the brown act and from what i have seen here, it is likely there was not the brown act violation. but it concerns me to hear the appellant taking the position is. i think it is unfortunate because i know the appellant has brought many people here, who have taken time out of the middle of their day and have potentially wasted their time if this is somehow an invalid hearing. i am disappointed to hear that are taking that position, but that is what i just heard. that is the concern i have now. president chiu: let me suggest the following may -- falling way to move forward to this. are there any of us to believe we should re-much as this hearing and hold another hearing? -- re-notice this hearing and hold another hearing? we could vote on that. we could end this hearing now and what does it again for the future. but at this point, the 11 of us to believe this has been noticed properly. let us put that on the record. a future court can decide based on any appeal of this case the weather the brown act was violated. i suggest that as a possible way for us to move forward.

brown had two polls this week that had some good news for him. that is, the polls showed that people do -- by a 60% margin do want this proposal on the ballots so they can weigh in on it. >> belva: a proposal to? >> he's proposed a combination of cuts, which have already been made and five years of tax extensions, vehicle license, sales tax and personal tax. and the republicans have just opposed those tax extensions and many of them have signed no new tax pledges. they say they will never go for it. but the fact s i did see the governor in the silicon valley this week. he has the approval of business groups all around the state. and they want to see this go forward, too. so republicans are getting pressure. brown now needs to make his case to his base up in sacramento this weekend. >> well, we've heard this. ever since brown got in office, well, he's going to pressure the republicans. he's going to meet with businesses, sheriffs, whoever. republicans don't press. meantime the polls, at least the ones i saw, seem to say maybe there's less of an at

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. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we update the negotiations and talk to house budget committee chairman paul ryan, who today unveiled a plan calling for deep cuts and dramatic changes in federal spending in the years to come. >> woodruff: then, ray suarez gets the latest on the ongoing bloody power struggle in the african nation of ivory coast. >> brown: newshour education correspondent john merrow examines a program that targets the very young before they risk falling behind in school. >> the most important time for us to intervene is really in the first 1,000 days of life, a time when interactions with adults matter so much to children's developing sense of who they are and their language development. >> woodruff: and margaret warner gets perspective on the global reverberations flowing from the arab uprisings. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the p newshour has been provided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable en

how the gun registered to major anthony brown, ended up in the hands of a business owner nicholas ramos in the first place. there's no record of the gun's sale and major brown never reported it stolen. >> we are going to air on the -- e-rr on the side of holding ourselves accountable. and it doesn't moon major brown did anything wrong, but while the investigation is going on, we had administrative suspend him as is course for us. >> police say it doesn't appear the smith and weson revolver has been used to commit a crime. restaurant owner's wife says they weren't trying to hide anything reporting the theft as soon as it was recovered. >>> 25 minutes until 6. annapolis police are looking for a man who grabbed a 16-year- old girl on her way to school. it happened near the 800 block of chesapeake avenue. authorities say the teen was able to get free and ran away. anyone with information is asked to call police 410-268- 9000. >>> what if your boss showed you you couldn't show up for work, what would you do?

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. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: the president said he didn't have time for what he termed the "silliness" of questions about his citizenship. we talk with dan balz of the "washington post" about the so-called "birther" issue raised by republicans including donald trump. >> lehrer: then, we assess the first-ever regularly scheduled news conference by a federal reserve chairman. >> brown: kwame holman has the tale of two cities in one within the nation's capital. that's sometimes the interests of the residents of the district of columbia clash with those of the congress. and that's what happened in a battle this week. >> lehrer: and ray suarez examines a major security breach involving the personal data of millions of sony playstation users. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses