gwen: thank you. steppingme court is into a slightly altered version of an old debate about abortion, also about free speech. in this case, how close can protestors come to physically preventing a woman from entering a clinic? the first amendment debate painted yellow line, joan. >> yes. in america, the abortion wars play out in many ways and this is about how close can protester get to going to a might be health clinic to have an abortion because they want to they're her from it but also causing problems at abortion clinics because of the and massachusetts adopted a law in 2007 that 35-foot buffer zone around health clinics in the abortions andform these people who want to try to talk to women as they approach it clinics have challenged as a violation of free speech rights. it's been almost 14 years since we had one of these cases. when you think of the 1980's and 1990's, you think of all these and a lot ofests violence, killings at these places but in 2000, the supreme court, by a vote of 6-3, uphel

gwen: thank you, alexis. secretary of state john kerry is up to his ears in the stickiest of wickets, trying to promote peace among parties who cannot even agree to why they're at the table. at issue in switzerland this week where warring parties gathered to talk peace is whether syrian president bashar al assad must step down. >> because of the things he's done, because of 130,000 people who had been killed, the opposition will never stop fighting while he is there. and so if your objective is to have peace, this one man must step aside in favor of peace and of his nation. you can never achieve stability until he is gone. >> it is not up to the people who have never been in syria or up to the people who have been out of syria for 30 years who don't know at all what's happening on the ground to decide how peace can be made. gwen: as of tonight, the sides were talking but not much. what are the prospects for the talks at this point? >> i have to say, gwen, in a land of foreign policy where any kind of peace ta

gwen: that was what many like about him. what caught my ear is he himself as a candidate, little pause, then as a governor. that press conference tell us about the kind of andidate or governor or leader chris christie is and will be? >> for two hours it told us socialeverything but his security number. remember the stakes. victory in a g blue state and there were a lot of powerful republicans in 2012 who tried to get him to run he was the thought future and savior of the party and he was seen after this big in re-election in 2013 as someone who had a strong shot presidency.he now all the traits that made him himlar and things that made so authentic and his toughness and bluntness now have perhaps the darker edge. there w there was always a darker edge. opponents said he was a went and frankness overboards and what you saw is his attempt to show he was not a bully. he refused to say he was angry. he said some day he might be but there was nothing you would get he had a hair ted trigger and was vin divindictiv. rebuild his to

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. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this monday, the supreme court hears arguments for the first time over the president's power to make appointments when congress is not in session. >> woodruff: plus from california, the story of a program bringing senior citizens into the internet age >> when they're able to use email and able to communicate with a friend or loved one far away, there's a big smile. it just makes y our day and you those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> 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. ochingss announced a chemical spill near charleston has largely dissipated so they're lifting a ban on tap water in stages. we

>> i don't foe about today, gwen. there is no doubt the administration mind that assad is a considerably stronger position than just last july, i think was, when kerry and foreign minister lavrov really said let's set a dade date for this conference. and so they know he is no longer position. he also gave an interview to the press a couple of days ago where he talked about running for re-election. that the idea of taking in some exiled member of the opposition into government, power sharing was a quote good joke. so it didn't sound like a man who thinks his back is up against the wall. but it was interesting that moualem who was so inflammatory this morning, when he made comments later in the day softened his tone and his own u.n. a ambassador said, well, they were going to go to geneva now for the real face-to-face talks. so you know, there's speculations that the russians were leaning on them. but i think there is a lot of back story to this very public conference that we still have yet to learn. >> ifill: we'll be

colleagues, i had a chance to a sit down with gwen i think a few years ago and realized that she's been pitting a lot of energy around the hub and she's passionate with that, i agree with supervisor avalos she'll be a good person on the committee. it there another motion to forward this to the full board without objection this motion is passed >> item of is a hearing to consider appointing one person term ending to the eastern citizens advisory committee. >> is it lead or led better? >> well, thank you. and i'm here to seek an appointment to the neighborhood safety. i've been a worker in the housing authority and affordable housing since 192011 and i've serving on the board of the serves and hope to replace men and women did i. my main interest st. it to preserve and protect the community in san francisco. i understand the importance of the eastern neighborhood and what land use can and can't do toward this effort. i'm happy to lend my 7, 8, 9 >> any questions or comments. >> thank you very much. >> and thank you for the appointment. >> any public comment on this item?. i think she woul

>> well, gwen, i'm not sure i agree with that.re's no question that everybody has suffered here in washington because americans are fed up with dysfunction here in washington. it was only a few months ago that i stood at this podium and took questions from reporters here about whether the republican party was in permanent decline after they foolishly shut down the government. and cost the american economy and the american middle-class dearly through that action. of course, not long after, that we saw healthcare.gov have a really rocky rollout and that is something the president took responsibility for and he's ensured every day since that the web site gets improved and that we deliver on the promise of affordable, quality health care for the millions of americans who want it. but right now we have an opportunity to come together, for the president to take action on his own where congress won't cooperate and to cooperate with congress when congress demonstrates that it's willing to work with him on common-sense solutions to move th

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. judy woodruff is away. also ahead, thousands of newly released documents reveal how the chicago archdiocese dealt with priests accused of sexually abusing children. and from the philippines, the story of a group encouraging young people to stay in the country, build their careers and help bring their nation out of poverty. the next generation like you will be wealth creators in the philippines, job generators, not job seekers abroad. >> ifill: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> there's a saying around here: you stand behind what you say. around here, we don't make excuses, we make commitments. and when you can't live up to them, you own up and make it right. some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this country has gone missing in the places where it's needed most. but i know you'll still find it, when you know where to look. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundati

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this wednesday, fact trumps fiction as fresh details emerge about how the government can infiltrate computers even when they're not connected to the internet. >> woodruff: plus, we profile a conservative economist whose response to a rising deficit was to pack up and move to the country. >> if we do not willingly, on our own terms as a nation, get our debt levels under control, eventually those chickens will come home to roost. >> woodruff: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> there's a saying around here: you stand behind what you say. around here, we don't make excuses, we make commitments. and when you can't live up to them, you own up and make it right. some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this country has gone missing in the places where it's needed most. but i know you'll still find it, when you know where to look. >> and wi

it depends on the law to in power.those gwen: with new n.s.a. revelations dropping from the sky seemingly every week, obama announces new limits on how, where and on whom can spy while defending the n.s.a. they're not "bbc world abusing authorities in order to listen phone calls or read emails.

gwen: two east coast governors under political and legal siege. plus, how to streamline american elections and broker a syrian peace. tonight on "washington week." >> i come before you this evening as someone who has been falsely and wrongfully accused in his public service has been wrongfully attacked. >> mistakes were clearly made and as a result we let down the people we're entrusted to serve. gwen: they were both on the vice presidental short list. 2016 was on their horizons. but virginia's bob mcdonnell and new jersey's chris christie are now each on separate slippery slopes. will they survive? >> i think all of us share the belief that

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electronic knicks it didn't mean if they were locked in and businesses want you to fresh gwen their establishment. >> rental cars are ease is he arm it get. so far this month so far several have had problems and most were rental cars. >>> students say they borrow books, share them with friends or try to go without reading the text back 7 on% report not buying a book because it is too expensive. they have been online and have been delayed because of lack testify funding and they only made it one and a half seasons and the bills were a veil dash affiliated for -- affiliated for upcoming games. >>> and this thursday and friday they need 1200 extras every day and they will post them on the team 'website and they should dress in their team's giant gear. >> it should not be too loud. >>> the search is underway for a missing teen and the reason his parents are so concerned about his safety. >> a message for change for gabby giffords, why this may have more than the usual amount of the viewers. >>> traffic here looks good and mess and should be rain. it feels leak rain so where is the rain. . >>> a san r

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this monday, the supreme court hears arguments for the first time over the president's power to make appointments when congress is not in session. >> woodruff: plus from california, the story of a program bringing senior citizens into the internet age >> when they're able to use email and able to communicate with a friend or loved one far

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. judy woodruff is away. also ahead, goodwill is well known for selling second hand goods, but in indianapolis the charity is offering high school dropouts a different kind of second chance at life. >> i didn't have to go through high school from the beginning to end it's just from exactly from when i walked out the door as to where i walked back in and they test you, they figure out where you are at and tell you

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. this is president obama's fifth official state of the union speech, a traditional annual assessment designed to promote white house priorities to a joint session of congress, and the american people. >> woodruff: after the president's speech, representative cathy mcmorris rogers will deliver the republican response. then, we'll be getting reactions from people who are dealing with many of the problems and solutions that are certain to be mentioned tonight, the mayors of some mid-sized american cities. plus, analysts angela glover blackwell of policy-link and michael tanner of the cato institute. >> ifill: here with us now, as they will be throughout the evening, our own shields and brooks. syndicated columnist mark shields and new york times columnist david brooks. 7 so, gentlemen, put on your prognostication hats. what do you expect tonight? >> it won't be f.d.r.'s new deal. we're not looking at the 100 days here. we're looking at modesty, theme of opportunity, discussion of the exec

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this wednesday, fact trumps fiction as fresh details emerge about how the government can infiltrate computers even when they're not connected to the internet. >> woodruff: plus, we profile a conservative economist whose response to a rising deficit was to pack up and move to the country. >> if we do not willingly, on our own terms as a nation, get our debt levels under control,

and i'm gwen ifill >> ifill: also ahead this wednesday: a progress report on eliminating syria's chemicaleapons as the first batch of toxic munitions leaves the regime's hands and heads out at sea. >> this administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in america. >> woodruff: fifty years after president lyndon johnson's call

good evening, i'm gwen ifill, judy woodruff is away. >> all americans must enlist in a crusade finally to make the race question an ugly relic of a dark past. >> ifill: we bring you a long- lost recording of a 1962 martin luther king junior speech on america's enduring post slavery struggle with racism.

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gwen ifill is away. also ahead, the country's biggest bank is slapped with another record fine. for what j.p. morgan didn't do when it learned of bernie madoff's ponzi scheme. plus, the head of the u.n.'s world food program, the group on the front lines of the fight against hunger, in areas crippled by violence. >> in the central african republic there are 100,000 people in and around the airport itself, in bi.

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this tuesday, former defense secretary robert gates on his new memoir, "looking back at america at war" >> the decisions afghanistan have been made -- the troops know the score. they read the newspapers. they watch television. it's not like they're living in

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this wednesday, we get capitol hill reaction to president obama's state of the union address. from senators jeff flake of arizona and tim kaine of virginia. >> wooduff: and margaret warner reports from germany on the growing outrage over u.s. spying. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support o

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead, the second day of negotiations to end syria's civil war. the opposing sides are talking, but only through a u.n. mediator. margaret warner has our update. >> woodruff: plus, the story behind this giant collection of towers and mirrors. part of a sprawling solar energy complex in the mojave desert. >> we need to take the carbon out of the world's largest economy and do it in a very short time frame. large scale solar, in the best locations like the desert are going to be important parts of that. >> woodruff: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> 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. >> ifill:

i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, the 20 "al jazeera" journalists jailed in egypt amid the government's sustained crackdown on those seen as allies to the muslim brotherhood. >> ifill: and we examine a mysterious epidemic devastating the starfish population up and down the west coast. >> this is the change of my lifetime. we've had now occasional dieoffs here and there, but it's not like this. it's not a mass mortality of them. >> ifill: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> and the william and flora hewlett fou

i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this tuesday, former defense secretary robert gates on his new memoir, "looking back at america at war" >> the decisions afghanistan have been made -- the troops know the score. they read the newspapers. they watch television. it's not like they're living in a cave over there. >> ifill: plus, in egypt, a pivotal vote on a new constitution stirs violence, and exposes deep divisions along the road of democracy. >> the outcome of this week's vote, the turnout as well as the margin, is sure to be read as a referendum on egypt's turn under the military-appointed government. >> ifill: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> there's a saying around here: you stand behind what you say. around here, we don't make excuses, we make commitments. and when you can't live up to them, you own up and make it right. some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets

and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you on-line and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us here at the pbs "newshour", thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs "newshour." >> 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. . >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathison and susy gering. >> learn more at the street.com/nvr. >>> improving picture, american businesses are hiring and fed policymakers are optimistic about growth. >>> so if the economy is picking up why are stocks falling down this year? >>> microsoft shares drop michael mulally says he's staying put. >>> going once, going twice. the first foreclosure auction of the year is luring big money

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this wednesday, the drought emergency in california, declared on the heels of the state's driest year on record. >> ifill: plus, closing the skills gap in our jobs market by testing high school students for work-readiness instead of focusing on college prep. >> what does an "a" mean to an employer today? "i got an 'a' in math." what does that mean? nothing. >> ifill: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour."

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff.lso ahead, the 20 "al jazeera" journalists jailed in egypt amid the government's sustained crackdown on those seen as allies to the muslim brotherhood. >> ifill: and we examine a mysterious epidemic devastating the starfish population up and down the west coast. >> this is the change of my lifetime.

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. judy woodruff is away. also ahead, goodwill is well known for selling second hand goods, but in indianapolis the charity is offering high school dropouts a different kind of second chance at life. >> i didn't have to go through high school from the beginning to end it's just from exactly from when i walked out the door as to where i walked back in and they test you, they figure out where you are at and tell you what you need and they help you get there. >> ifill: plus, u.s. carmakers back in the fast lane. we look at this year's detroit auto show and what's in store for a once-battered industry, now on the rise. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> there's a saying around here: you stand behind what you say. around here, we don't make excuses, we make commitments. and when you can't live up to them, you own up and make it right. some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets i

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. judy woodruff is away. thousands of newly released documents reveal how the chicago archdiocese dealt with priests accused of sexually abusing children. and from the philippines, the story of a group encouraging young people to stay in the country, build their careers and help bring their nation out of poverty.

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this monday, the u.s.accelerating its shipment of missiles and drones to iraq to aid that government's fight against al-qaeda-linked militants for control of two key cities. >> woodruff: congress goes back to work, diving head-first into a fight over unemployment benefits. we hear from the secretary of labor thomas perez and republican economist dou

i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff.so ahead this thursday, a different governor warns of a "full-blown heroin crisis" in his state. we get two perspectives, including that of the vermont democrat peter shumlin. >> ifill: plus, jeffrey brown and poet laureate natasha trethewey continue their travels to find "where poetry lives." tonight, how doctors are using verse to provide better care.

gwen ifill is preparing for "washington week" which airs later this evening. here's a preview: >> as the president takes to the stump and republicans go on retreat, we examine the state of the state of the union. the rhetoric, the reality and the reaction, tonight on washington week. judy >> wooduff: tomorrow's edition of pbs newshour weekend reports on a darker side of the super bowl. the spike in prostitution and sex trafficking around the big game. and we'll be back, right here, on monday. with a look at how established names from traditional news media are moving to new online news outlets. that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff, have a nice weekend thank you and goodnight. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> 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 sp