. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, unemployment insurance has run out for more than a million americans. we look at the latest figures, and the debate over extending jobless benefits. >> woodruff: then, tom bearden reports from gulf shores, alabama, where the once-pristine beaches are now almost empty. >> people here are racking their brains trying to figure out some way to mitigate the economic affects of the bp oil spill. >> brown: ray suarez updates the surge in drug violence gripping mexico, killing thousands in the last year, including a candidate for governor. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks offer their weekly analysis. >> brown: and we close with remembrances of senator robert byrd from the memorial service held today in charleston, west virginia. >> this is a guy who continued to taste and smell and feel the suffering of the people of his state. he tasted it. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with

i'm willie brown. and i'm honored to swear in 13 new and not old in terms of time of life but senior representatives of various bodies and boards of commissions in city leadership. i have the privilege today of wearing in 13 people. five who have served previously on board the commissions and seven that will be serving for their first times. i'm honored to be joined by many distinguished guests, leaders in their own right and capacity, members of various commissions, directors of various departments. our senior leader at city hall, my chief of staff and, importantly, former mayor willie brown, who took the time to be here. thank you, mayor. [applause] >> i have said this in a few other public occasions but it bears repeating particularly in light of the fact mayor brown took the time to be here. i started my time and tenure here at city hall, was actually across the street, the temporary facility, when i got a call from someone in the mayor's office who said that she was very proud that the mayor had s

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, authors steve coll and phil smucker assess what the secret material says about the conduct of the war. >> woodruff: phil shenon of the "daily beast" updates us on what is wikileaks and who is behind it. >> brown: fred de sam lazaro reports on the first sentence handed down by a war crimes tribunal to a member of cambodia's "killing fields" regime. >> woodruff: john merrow wraps up his series about the top to bottom efforts by a school superintendent to reform the new orleans public education system after hurricane katrina. >> making promises, talking publicly about all the big changes he's going to make in the schools. well, it's been three years, time for paul vallas's report card. >> brown: and we look at the impact of the americans with disabilities act on this, the 20th anniversary of the law. >> he didn't come because politicians thought it was a good idea. it came because people with disabilities fought and said we're going to be equal. we're going to ha

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: the good news was tempered by other data that showed sinking homes sales and rising claims for unemployment benefits. we sort out the mixed picture with greg ip of "the economist." >> lehrer: we have the latest on the tropical storm threat to activities in the gulf. as senators roger wicker of mississippi and bill nelson of florida debate the offshore drilling moratorium. >> brown: spencer michels reports from louisiana on the controversy over the use of chemical oil dispersants. >> the key question that scientists are trying to figure out is whether oil dispsants in the deep ocean do more harm than good. >> lehrer: ray suarez gets two views on the legal challenges to arizona's immigration law. >> brown: and paul solman examines the housing slump in spain, as he continues his reporting on europe's economic troubles. >> see these four big towers? they are beautiful and they were built just before the crisis so they are empty. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on to

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, the afghan leader spoke at a meeting of the international community, and his words came on a day of new violence. we get two views on how much the u.s. and others can rely on the karzai government. >> brown: then we look at the new choice for director of national intelligence and his tough job ahead. >> brown: paul solman reports from greece on tough, new austerity measures and the anger they've brought on. >> lehrer: and margaret warner talks to dr. anthony fauci about promising new ways to prevent aids. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> lehrer: the president of afghanistan appealed for greater global support at today's kabul conference on security and development. as he spoke, the country's problems were underscored by events outside the afghan capital. zelikow president karzai addressed representatives from dozens of nations and organizations. and he called again for afghans to take charge of

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: b.p., the obama administration, and residents throughout the gulf are waiting to see if the gusher has finally been capped. we get the latest from joel aakenbach of the "washington post." >> lehrer: then, tom bearden examines the impact of the spill on louisiana's wildlife. >> federal scientists are keeping a close watch on critical pelican habitats, and so far, the news is pretty good. >> brown: we look at the sweeping financial reform bill passed by the senate today: what it means for wall street and main street. >> i regret i can't give you your job back, restore that foreclosed home, put retirement money back in your account. what i can do is to see to it that we never, ever again have to go through what this nation has been through. >> lehrer: ray suarez has the last of his stories from haiti six months after the earthquake. tonight: mental health problems of survivors. >> brown: and we attempt to unravel the mystery of the iranian nuclear scientist who

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. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, the federal government's pointman thad allen said the cap will stay in place for now. we get the latest from carol browner, the president's top advisor on energy policy and climate change. >> woodruff: then we look at president obama's call to extend long-term jobless benefit force millions of americans. >> lehrer: hari sreenivasan talks to author about the growth of the lending industry aimed at the poorest americans. >> woodruff: paul solman has the first in a series of reports on greece's economic woes. tonight how the problem began. >> when we got the euro it was like, you know, a teenager getting a credit card with no limit and their debt just exploded. >> brown: and margaret warner interviews reporter dana priest about "the washington post" investigation into the ballooning intelligence community. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs fust hour has been provided by: . >> chevron, this is the power of human ener

nosotros nos salgamos por eso hoy llegaron hasta la oficina del procurador jerry brown,que ademas esndidato democrata a la gobernacion...le piden que permita a san francisco salirse del programa... programa...se ve se siente el pueblo esta presente estos manifestantes tambien dijeron que si brown mantiene su apoyo a este programa le pueden pasar la cuenta de cobro en las elecciones de noviembre como candidato a gobernador el senor jerry brown necesita el apoyo de la comunidad latina, ese apoyo no se le dara si el senor brown no hace muy claro sus posiciones en el tema de inmigracion 46:55 y el tema de comunidades seguras es muy clave muy importante en esa area el vocero de la candidatura de brown dijo que esto seria muy desafortunado, y sobre si les preocupa perder el voto de los latinos por esto, respondieron que su mas grande preocupacion es que el no actue de forma responsable como procurador general del estado....pilar nino telemundo ----ya escucharon lo que respondio la campaÑa del candidato brown...----por otra parte su oficina en la procuraduria estatal agrego que este program

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: "newshour" political editor david chalian fills us in on the latest developments. >> lehrer: then, economists mark zandi and john taylor debate the effectiveness of government efforts to stimulate the economy. >> brown: ray suarez reports on what's next in arizona, after a federal judge blocked key parts of the state's immigration law. >> lehrer: then two stories on the mexican drug violence. yone grillo of "global post" talks to residents of ciudad juarez, mexico, about a city under attack. >> we are getting the kidnappings, the carjacking, especially the extortions. i mean, it has killed the city. >> brown: judy woodruff gets an update from reporter angela kocherga on the spread of violence from northern mexico. >> lehrer: and, fred de sam lazaro explores hands-on healing with physician and author abraham verghese. >> i'm the first to admit that the resolution of a hand feeling the belly doesn't compare with the resolution of a cat scan scanning the belly

jeffrey brown has our story. >> brown: the supreme court tackled issues from campaign-finance reformto gun control from gay rights to miranda rights. it was the first term for sonia soto mayor, and featured an unusual public spat between members of the court and the president. we take a look back at the term now with tlooet veteran court watches, tom goldstein a washington lawyer and founder of scotus blog.com, paul butler professor of law george washington university. and niomi rah who teaches at george mason university and served as associate counsel and special assistant to the president in the george w. bush white house. tom goldstein i will start with you. one of the themes of this term clearlys that to bement the extent to which we have seen the growth and solidification of what we have seen a roberts court. what does that mean. >> we're talking about the conservative majority lead by chief justice john roberts and the biggest cases that would lead the nuts hour in the evening, campaign finance, gun rights, cases you mentioned. the courts conservative did hold a majority and ad

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, president obama called the progress good news, but said a permanent fix is still needed. tom bearden has the latest on the containment, and the reaction from gulf coast residents. >> lehrer: then, we get two views on whether the goldman sachs settlement was a victory for the company or for federal regulators. >> brown: paul solman looks at what happens when private equity firms use borrowed money to buy companies. >> debt, in my view, is not in and of itself a bad thing. it's when the debt is used to enrich a handful of private equity partners-- that's when it's dastardly. >> lehrer: kwame holman reports on a tension-filled week for the white house and democratic members of congress. >> brown: we get the weekly analysis of mark shields and david brooks. >> lehrer: and margaret warner reports on what a new early test for alzheimer's disease could mean for treatment. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. tropical storm alex continued to halt some oil cleanup operations. and one estimate showed the spill is now the largest ever in the gulf of mexico. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight: a huge, new oil-skimming ship arrived in the region today. we update the containment efforts and have excerpts from our live stream event in houston, where ray suarez posed your questions to b.p. executive bob dudley. >> brown: then, we look at the politics of immigration reform, as president obama called on congress to move forward with legislation. >> woodruff: margaret warner reports on brazil's booming ultra deepwater oil exploration. >> as the u.s. fights to pacify the b.p. gusher in the gulf, the p51-- owned by brazils national p51-- owned by brazil's national oil company, petrobras-- is pumping 24/7 from similar depths below the sea. its the newest platform in >> brown: paul solman talks to greek prime minister george papandreou about the violence in the streets and the

kathleen brown just as jerry brown does now, had the early lead in the polls.son's campaign just as meg whitman now had more money to buy ads. >> he was early in april with ads on tv attacking kathleen. >> reporter: he told us he knew that pete wilson's ads were working and that if brown didn't fight back with ads right away she risked being knocked out early. so even though brown was low on money -- >> i decided, let's spend our money during the summer and we'll raise money later. >> but the new money never came in. >> reporter: truthfully, very few people know this, we really ran out of money after labor day. >> reporter: in a california governor's race? >> yeah. >> reporter: now jerry brown faces the same dilemma. spend now or wait until september and risk being too far in the polls to catch up. >> neither choice is a good choice, he has to raise money more. >> reporter: raising money creates its own set of problem, especially if he's getting money from friendly labor unions. the more union money there is backing brown the more susceptible he is to whitman's