once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. within the last 48 hours, two ji -- two gigantic shoes have dropped on the foreign policy front and both events mean the u.s. role abroad is about to shrink. today, the news was about iraq. >> after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. over the next two months, our troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home. gwen: and in libya, where muammar gaddafi's killing may not stop the government from unraveling. secretary of state hillary clinton noted as much on tuesday, even before gaddafi was killed. >> getting a national army and a police force under civilian command is essential. and the united nations, the united states, and other partners stand ready to do that. but we are still at the point where liberation has not yet been claimed because of the ongoing conflicts that persist. and of course the continuing freedom of action of gaddafi and those around him. gwen: the upheaval in the middle east and northern

once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. within the last 48 hours, two ji -- two gigantic shoes have dropped on the foreign policy front and both events mean the u.s. role abroad is about to shrink. today, the news was about iraq. >> after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. over the next two months, our troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home. gwen: and in libya, where muammar gaddafi's killing may not stop the government from unraveling. secretary of state hillary clinton noted as much on tuesday, even before gaddafi was killed. >> getting a national army and a police force under civilian command is essential. and the united nations, the united states, and other partners stand ready to do that. but we are still at the point where liberation has not yet been claimed because of the ongoing conflicts that persist. and of course the continuing freedom of action of gaddafi and those around him. gwen: the upheaval in the middle east and northern

gwen: ok. well, one of the women who was really tough on him the or neat was our karen tumulty -- him the other night was our karen tumulty. we are proud. you were great. while the republicans were busy fighting over the campaign calendar and fighting each other, the president was jockeying for position with congress. at stake, who gets bragging rights for at least trying to create jobs? for this week at least, nobody. the senate is expected to reject the president's jobs bill. but it seems that the fight for the upper hand is just beginning. is that right? >> it seems glacial. but yes. in a way, it is beginning. in a new sort of phase. and that is that the president is believing very strongly that you can win actually by losing. you can watch your legislation be locked in the senate. and you can still argue effectively to the american public. and they're seeing in some of these polling inching up some support. not necessarily for the obama plan. but for ingredients within the plan. there's abs

gwen: it's math. if you wanted any more evidence that autumn in washington is off to a rock 'em sock 'em start, look at the issues headed for the supreme court -- challenges on immigration, indecency, the healthcare law, warrantless searches, religion in the work place and the death penalty. and who better to preview it for us, what is it, drugs, sex and rock and roll, everything at the supreme court. joan biskupic. >> we find rock 'em sock 'em in many opinions these days. just think of what they already have. we have can the police afix a g.p.s. device to your car without a warrant and follow you around? what about cher and some of her fleeting expletives that she blurted out at an awards ceremony, can that be sanctioned? we have a good case having to do with whether jailers can strip search anyone who comes in, even on a traffic offense. so we have a very good slate already of good cases and marching in the middle of the court's docket in the election year are two hot ones, one having to do with the

once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. we awoke this morning to stunning news that anwr al wacky, the charismatic u.s. born preacher and terror plotter had been killed at a drone strike in yemen. the targeted killing aimed at further undermining al qaeda was the most high-profile u.s. terror operation since osama bin laden was killed in pakistan last spring. >> he directed the failed attempt to blow up an airplane on christmas day in 2009. he directed the failed attempt to blow up u.s. cargo planes in 2010. and he repeatedly called on individuals in the united states and around the globe to kill innocent men, women and children to advance a murderous agenda. gwen: the successful operation immediately raised a number of questions, especially because of the u.s. government's killing of one of its own citizens. pierre's been on the story for months. tell us, how important was the killing of al lackey? >> gwen, even before osama bin laden had been killed, sources have been telling me this was the most dangerous man on the plan

once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. one of the most intriguing twists in the republican presidential primary race in recent weeks has been the rise of herman cain and the deflation of texas governor rick perry. polls don't lie, and they are snapshots capturing moments but the picture they show right now puts cain, unconventional former pizza c.e.o., federal reserve board member and radio talk show host in the top tier. he has fumbled on foreign policy, stumbled on did domestic policy and still managed to rise. >> i am not going to change my approach because i'm afraid that i might make a misstatement because trying to be perfect and have the perfect response every time is not my objective. my objective is to be honest with the american people. gwen: honest with the american people, john. is that honesty getting him up in the polls real or ephemeral? >> about a month ago, sarah palin said he was the flavor of the week. now he's at least, he's sort of a regular special on the menu. he is now at the top of some polls being

gwen: good evening. all is now clear. two longed-for candidates have opted out of the race for the republican presidential nomination. and those in the race are starting to put all their fundraising cards on the table. so the field is set, but the contest is not. first, to the opt-outs -- one a current governor, the other a former one. >> now is not my time. i have a commitment to new jersey that i simply will not abandon. that's the promise i made to the people of this state when i took office 20 months ago, to fix a broken new jersey. so new jersey, whether you like it or not, you're stuck with me. >> after prayerful consideration and a lot of discussion with the family, i concluded that i believe i can be an effective voice in a real decisive role in helping get true public servants elected to office, not just in the presidency. gwen: so that leaves the field to the candidates who are actually debating, raising money and preparing to challenge president obama, among them, rick perry and mitt romney, each gave high-prof

gwen: it's math. if you wanted any more evidence that autumn in washington is off to a rock 'em sock 'em start, look at the issues headed for the supreme court -- challenges on immigration, indecency, the healthcare law, warrantless searches, religion in the work place and the death penalty. and who better to preview it for us, what is it, drugs, sex and rock and roll, everything at the supreme court. joan biskupic. >> we find rock 'em sock 'em in many opinions these days. just think of what they already have. we have can the police afix a g.p.s. device to your car without a warrant and follow you around? what about cher and some of her fleeting expletives that she blurted out at an awards ceremony, can that be sanctioned? we have a good case having to do with whether jailers can strip search anyone who comes in, even on a traffic offense. so we have a very good slate already of good cases and marching in the middle of the court's docket in the election year are two hot ones, one having to do with the

. >> they said we know gwen smith. she is notorious. >> turns out prior landlords went through similar experiences. landlords like barbra wilt who rented part of her house to smith and her son in 2008. >> she comes across very particlat, intelligent. >> she changed the lock and started screaming at me that the house was uninhabitable. >> when she tried to get in to change the problems, smith was call the police claiming someone was trying to break in. soon, smith stopped paying rent. >> she would slam the door in my face. >> smith even pepper sprayed her landlady. >> i felt this liquid coming on my face and i started swelling up and couldn't see and it was horrible. >> and will took her to court, but smith countersued, claiming she and her son suffered property damage, illness, infections, and emotional trauma by living in her basement. >> it's like she is the perfect storm. she knows the laws and she gets away with it. >> wilt eventually won her judgment against smith for more than $42,000. but smith appealed that jud

gwen smith? excuse us. she didn't want to talk. her landlord said she stayed three months without paying rent. the day after our encounter she moved out. her whereabouts unknown. barbara wilks is still waiting to collect her judgment. >> interview: i still am just so disappointed and disillusioned with our justice tim. >> reporter: connie cook is still waiting on her income. with no rental income she got behind on her mortgage payment and love her farmhouse to foreclosure. >> interview: it breaks my heart. just breaks my heart. >> this tenant has a track record $184,000 long. >> interview: many years. >> reporter: did any of these landlords do a background check. she has a track record. >> fortunately for connie could be she did not do a background checks, she wanted to save a little money. but even if she had done that information would have been hard to come by because gwen smith has used certainly different ail yes, sirs and here in california evictions are legally masked from credit reporting agencies for 60 days so even if she

gwen is in the weather center with more. >>it's within wet, chilly, cloudy, not much in the sunshine department at all. let's begin with a look at our live fox doppler radar and show you what's going o you can see widespread rainfall across many of our neighborhoods. as we pan in a little closer to the rest of the area, you can see heavier rainfall, but all of this rainfall continuing to hit just about all of our neighborhoods from the north, all the way through to the southeast, and not much change happening there. lot of cloud cover. let's go to our weather maps now and you'll see all the clouds rolling through. but not only that, take a peek at the far west, as you'll see a little bit of pink and white starting to show up there on our radar. that's the part, parts of far western virginia where they are actually seeing a mix of wet snow. yes, the "s" word on this first day of october! temperatures to the west in the 40s. we've got some 50s here as well. 51 right now at national airport. humidity at 80%. winds are from the

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, kwame holman wraps up today's congressional action, including work on three free trade agreements and a measure aimed at pressing china to let its currency rise. >> ifill: then, political editor david chalian recaps last night's republican primary debate in new hampshire. >> woodruff: we examine today's supreme court arguments over routine strip searches with marcia coyle of the "national law journal." >> ifill: paul solman reports on a georgia state program that allows the unemployed to get job experience and collect benefits at the same time. knowing that you're still receiving the unemployment check can bring great peace of mind to someone who wants to try something new. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown looks at the state of the auto industry and its unions as labor and the big three carmakers reach contract agreements. >> ifill: and margaret warner talks to novelist alaa el aswany about his reflections on egypt's revolution. >> millions of egyptians are suffer

we will go to gwen good thing these people didn't have to run in ice and snow this morning. >> absolutely this thing has blown everybody away. october snowfalls are indeed rare this storm set records in many parts of the country it was so bad in connecticut and then in new jersey where they had to declare states of emergency. julie shows us just what happened with the snow in new york city's central park. >> reporter: from maryland to maine, old man winter making a very early arrival this season,. >> i think it is crazy. >> reporter: a nor'easter bringing nearly a foot of snow to some parts of the east coast this rare october snow making a mess out of cities like pittsburgh where several inches have fallen already. in central massachusetts it has been coming down since late friday it brought down trees and knocked out power to more than a million homes up and down the east coast. in many big apple it is the first prehalloween snowfall in almost 60 yearcausing travel chaos at the three major airports. >> not happy at all. i was surprised we were having so much and it destroyed my weekend p

gwen down in the weather center. >> good morning melanie. one of those mornings where the chill is settling in and probably woke everybody up. let's begin with a look where we stand temperature wise. 45 degrees now in national airport officially, 82% humidity. northwesterly wind flow, 7 miles per hour if you look at our other airports, 43 dallas, 46 baltimore a chilly start to the day warm up will be slow and gradual temperatures well below the seasonal average plenty of clouds and moisture in our atmosphere. a low pressure system sticking around doesn't want to move any where, too fast too soon it will start to head out meantime chance of showers, winds pushing from the northwest they will pick up it will be a bit on the breezy side in the course of the afternoon as well. overcast skies i can't give you much in sunshine our high, 54 degrees. it is cool melanie. >> thank you so much. you think burglars would wait until no one is around to break into homes. not in tacoma park lately. audrey barnes talked to residents how to make sure they are

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we get two on-the-ground reports from athens on the clashes and the austerity measures aimed at easing the nation's debt crisis. >> woodruff: then, we recap the sparring at last night's republican presidential debate with political editor david chalian and "washington post" fact checker glenn kessler. >> ifill: margaret warner examines the first cost of living increase for social security recipients in three years. >> woodruff: from rio de janeiro, fred de sam lazaro reports on one man's push to close the digital divide in brazil. >> the more brazil's poor gain access to technology and the know how to use it, the more they can participate in the country's booming economy which would get a $1 billion stimulus for the world cup and olympics. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown assesses the state of the banking industry, as some of the largest financial institutions report growing losses. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs

i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we have the latest on the movement after 700 people were arrested in new york over the weekend. >> america thinks we're okay. we are not okay. more people need to get together like we're doing here and protest for our rights and what we deserve as human beings. >> ifill: ray suarez gets an update on the stepped-up violence in syria from deborah amos of npr. >> woodruff: kwame holman reports on a senate bill that could-- if passed-- punish china for undervaluing its currency. >> ifill: on this first monday in october, we look ahead to the supreme court's new term with marcia coyle and tom goldstein. >> odruff: from india, fred de sam lazaro reports on the world's largest school lunch program. >> the second fastest growing economy in the world has almost half of its children mall newerished. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown talks to dr. anthony fauci about the nobel prize in medicine, awarded today to three scientists for research on the body's immune system. that's all ahead on tonight's ne

gwen. >> we had cloudy skies today and some had to deal with the wet weather. how long it will stick around and the question is, when will it warm up? i know, it's chilly. we'll have details coming up after the break. stay with us.  at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call greater washington, d.c. home. from supporting an organization that helps new citizens find their way... to proudly supporting our washington redskins... and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. i am a face unclogger. i am a nose coach. i am a throat untickler. i am a human cough suppressant. and i am the sniffles worst nightmare. i am a target pharmacist. ask me about cold and flu remedies. >>> look at our five 5 doppler radar shows we still have some rain fall over many of our areas and pockets. but good news is, the clouds have really hung around and so have the cooler conditions. let'

gwen. >> i know you have a little dog. oklahoma hoping dog. i'm hoping you have a costume. >> today was a different story. tonight, boy, temperatures are dropping. i'm going to have all the details after the break. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >>> we're not supposed to have snow in october, but mother nature didn't seem to know that today, because we had our fair share of it. all the storm system now moved its way up the mid atlantic. new england is now getting pounded and we are left with clouds and clearing skies. let's go to our weather maps and show you some of the weather today in terms of the totals we got. we got up to 14 inches in some of the areas to our far west across many of the regions and up to an inch or so near the city. but low temperatures, october chill, that's what we are dealing with. behind that