this has been one that -- >> brown: mr.one decided. >> it's very possible our credit rating, we want to avoid that. there's enough revenues to pay our credits, that's about 10% of our revenue each month. so it was an issue that we meet our commitment to the american people and find a way to pass a balanced budget. that's a fundamental rirl that americans follow through every day, and frankly i just don't think folks -- good enough in order to get our fiscal house in order. >> brown: where does this leave you in your caucus vis-a-vis the leadership? >> well, we had changed the debate in washington and the packages and where we could borrow and spend more money. now we're talking about how do we balance. i think fundamentally we have an entitlement system that is unsustainable. we have 10,000 -- medicaid and medicare and social security need to make some changes for future generations. >> brown: mr. grijalva, it sounds like the prospect for longer term questions are ready. >> it's going to be the 2012 election will provide th

i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the aftermath of the storm, and on the rescue and recovery efforts from senator patrick leahy. >> you see bridges out. roads that have just been torn apart. i've lived here all my life. i've never seen anything quite like this in vermont. >> brown: then, we assess the state of the housing crisis as home prices in some cities ticked up last spring, but fell overall during the past year. >> ifill: from brazil, fred de sam lazaro examines how the changing role of women has led to smaller families. >> brown: margaret warner talks to author joby warrick about his real-life thriller, the story of an al qaeda agent who infiltrated the cia and detonated a suicide bomb at a u.s. base in afghanistan. >> three layers of security without being checked or searched a single time until the moment he was within a few feet of a great number of operatives. >> ifill: and ray suarez profiles latin american poet and political activist ernesto cardenal. >> brow

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we update the rescue, the recovery and the clean up after hurricane irene. >> ifill: then, ray suarez examines the obama administration's move to block the merger of two wireless giants at&t and t-mobile with cecilia kang of the "washington post." >> brown: we have a report from tripoli, where libyans are marking the end of ramadan and celebrating the first holiday in decades without moammar qaddafi in power. >> ( translated ): this is the first time in my life i feel that i am free and i pray free without any restrictions from qaddafi's regime. >> ifill: from texas, we get the latest on the scorching temperatures, raging wildfires and the worst drought on record from wade goodwyn of npr. >> brown: we look at who's behind the spike in the illegal marijuana trade in california in a story produced by the center for investigative reporting. >> we're at a fork in the road. if we don't make an aggressive push now to take back public lands, we may be at a point of

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on u.s.-china relations amid continuing market turmoil. >> lehrer: then, ray suarez gets two views of new rules on the deportation of some illegal immigrants. >> brown: spencer michels reports on steep budget cuts and tuition hikes at california's state colleges. >> the universities are trying to maintain their reputations and their class schedules, but they're having a hard time. >> lehrer: ruth marcus and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> brown: and we close with a look back at an extraordinary moment in history, 20 years ago today, that led to the end of the soviet union. >> lehrer: 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. >> well, the best companies are driven by new ideas. >> our future depends on new ideas. we spend billions on advanced technologies. >> it's all about investing in the future. >> we can find new energy-- more cleaner, safer and

i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown.ee you online and again here tomorrow evening. with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: 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 media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org which foot was it? best make that "best wishes." we don't want them getng their hopes up, do we? no, i suppose not. have always done it. why should she watch the flowers? nobody really remembers, but we don't want to break ow! of course. thank you. i'd call her honeydew goodbody, not lisa. the very fact that she is called lisa proves tha

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we talk to ed rappaport of the national hurricane center about tracking the storm; craig fugate of fema on emergency preparations; and michael grynbaum of "the new york times" about the city's unprecedented precautions. >> lehrer: then, we get the latest from libya. ray suarez talks with lindsey hilsum of independent television news in tripoli. >> there's still this huge sense of joy here that however hard the conditions are, whenever you talk to people and you say how are you feeling, they say i'm free. we're free, free at last. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> lehrer: and hari sreenivasan has the story of washington's new memorial honoring doctor martin luther king, jr. >> 48 years after the civil rights leader gave his famous i have a dream speech, a monument dedicated to him has opened. but not before going through a struggle of its own. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour

i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with ruth marcus and michael gerson, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: 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 media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> we have a critical confidence issue now, and at least in terms of the stock market, confidence is very, very important, and i

now, back to jeff. >> brown: the troubled u.s. housing market got a bit of good news today with word that some prices are rising. but full recovery remained a long way off. four cities-- chicago, minneapolis, washington and boston-- posted the largest increases in the latest case- shiller home-price index. but prices in detroit, cleveland, las vegas, and phoenix were selling at the same levels as january of 2000, more than ten years ago. what's more, the survey of 20 cities found overall home prices have actually fallen over the last 12 months. and home sales for this year are on track to be the worst in 14 years. and things could get worse yet, once banks pick up the pace on millions of foreclosures, as expected. they've been delayed by a government investigation into mortgage lending practices. >> attorney generals, prosecute the criminals! >> brown: amid anger over the banks' handling of foreclosures, 36 state attorneys general and the obama administration have been trying to negotiate a settlement with the five largest mortgag

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we get three perspectives on what the latest unemployment figures and the market swings mean for fears of recession and hopes for a rebound. >> lehrer: then, judy woodruff reports on the new orleans police officers found guilty of killing two people after hurricane katrina. >> they took the twinkle out of my eye. the song out of my heart they blew out of my candle, but it's going to be all right. because justice has been served. >> brown: mark shields and ross douthat-- filling in for david brooks-- analyze the week's news. >> lehrer: and fred de sam lazaro looks at the ethical questions raised by western couples hiring surrogates to carry their babies in india. >> if the woman suffers an injury, if the woman has a health problem due to childbirth, if there's a long-term chronic condition, then what? >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> well, the best companies are driven by new idea

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we look the dramatic sell-off and the growing worries of an economic slowdown. >> woodruff: then, we get the latest on the bipartisan deal allowing thousands of federal aviation workers to return to their jobs. >> brown: we have a report from inside insurgent-held territory about the growing hunger crisis in somalia, from jamal osman of independent television news. >> i have heard stories of wide spread deoperation, especially among the children but nothing prepared me for the shocking scene once i entered the main hospital. >> woodruff: margaret warner talks to michael joseph gross of "vanity fair" magazine about a global campaign of cyber espionage-- stealing secrets from governments, corporations and non-profits in the u.s. and around the world. >> brown: we continue our collaboration with "the economist" magazine to highlight the art of filmmaking. tonight, the story of an american baby made in india. >> this woman is carrying a life she can't carry, she's

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we assess the economic slowdown and challenges ahead in america's heartland. >> woodruff: then, we look at republican presidential hopeful and texas governor rick perry who touts his state's job growth and low taxes as a model for the rest of the country. >> brown: paul solman explores whether the growing gap between rich and poor contributed to the 2008 financial collapse. >> those at the high end are putting some of their money into lending to everyone else. and those down below, they're doing the borrowing. that's creating a source of enormous instability. if there's a connection between inequality and financial crises, that is a cause for concern. >> woodruff: margaret warner updates the revolution in egypt with global post's charles sennott, who returned to tahrir square last month. >> brown: and ray suarez gets an inside look at the world of modern day pirates off the coast of somalia from author and journalist jay bahadur. >> woodruff: that's all ahea