here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: six u.s.arines were killed in a helicopter crash in southern afghanistan today. there was no immediate word on the cause. the taliban claimed it shot down the chopper, but u.s. officials said there was no indication that enemy fire was involved. france warned today its forces might leave afghanistan early after an afghan soldier shot and killed four french troops. it was the latest in a series of similar attacks. in paris, president nicholas sarkozy called off efforts to train afghan units until security improves. >> sreenivasan: 15 french soldiers were wounded in the attack. a quarter of a million homes and businesses were in the dark today in washington state after a major winter storm knocked out the power. the storm was also causing widespread flooding as heavy snow and ice began melting. rivers in oregon spilled out of their banks, as well, and more rain was in the forecast. the orange glow of fire kept fire crews on edge outside reno, nevada. thousands of people had to flee after the fas

and to hari sreenivasan for what's on the "newshour" online. hari? >> sreenivasan: we have more reporting by judy in florida. she filed a blog post on how space exploration and the tea party may have an effect on next weeks primary. that's on the rundown blog. a team of scientists hope to capture the first image of a black hole. we spoke with a project leader for science thursday. on art beat, we talk to songwriter ryan tedder, who's up for two grammy awards this year, including producer of the year. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. >> warner: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with david brooks and e.j. dionne 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 founda

hari sreenivasan explains. hari? >> sreenivasan: on the rundown, find an update on the cholera epidemic and a story about a family rebuilding its home. we follow up on our story about syrian spies in the u.s. through the public insight network, several syrian americans share their stories. it's science thursday. see a slideshow of giant galaxy clusters, alien planets, dust clouds and more. that's on our science page. and on art beat, we talk with bluegrass legend doc watson. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you onlin 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 a

hari sreenivasan explains. hari? >> sreenivasan: we update the recovery efforts, and we've posted a slideshow and a dispatch from port-au-prince on our world page. on the economic front, a viewer asked paul solman if the u.s. could face a crisis similar to that of the eurozone. find paul's answer on his making sense page. and our team in new hampshire has collected the sights and sounds of the campaign trail. that's on our politics page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll have full coverage of the new hampshire primary, including a special report with the results at 11:00 p.m. eastern time. i'm jeffrey brown. >> judy: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. 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. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved

and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari?> sreenivasan: we have more from our team in florida. judy filed a blog post on how much people there are or aren't paying attention to tomorrows republican primary. ray also wrote a post on why it's too early in the election cycle to focus too much on how latinos are voting. on our world page, we have more from margaret's reporting trip to brussels, including a blog post from her on what belgians think of the country's cost- cutting measures. on our global health page, three experts weigh in on the debate over how much information about the dangerous bird flu virus should be made public. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll have full coverage of the florida primary, including a special report with the results at 11:00 p.m. eastern time. i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newsh

hari sreenivasan explains. hari?sreenivasan: find more on the results of the new hampshire primary. plus, judy filed a blog post on romney's standing with conservatives after winning the first two contests this year. on our "world" page, our reporting on haiti, two years after the earthquake continues with one woman's story of surviving a rape in a tent camp plus an update on getting prosthetic limbs to people who need them. and on our "health" page, we start a series of on-air and online reports on children with cancer. tonight's post explores the emotional side of treating teens including rock star roger daltrey's efforts to help. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll have one of those cancer stories on the broadcast. it's about successes in fighting pediatric cancer. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs n

here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: the u.s. economy gained a little ground late in 2011, according to new government data. the 2.8% growth for the last three months of 2011 was the fastest pace since thspri of 2010. but that number would have to be much higher to bring down unemployment. the tepid economic news meant stocks on wall street finished the day mixed. the dow jones industrial average lost 74 points to close at 12,660. the nasdaq rose 11 points to close above 2,816. for the week, the dow lost half a percent; the nasdaq rose more than 1%. a new justice department unit officially launched today with the mandate to investigate fraud and wrongdoing in the housing market. the unit will link federal and state resources to focus on residential mortgage-backed securities. they were the bundled investment packages of what ended up being nearly worthless mortgages that helped spur the financial crisis. at a news conference in washington, attorney general eric holder said 11 civil subpoenas have already been issued to financial

and to hari sreenivasan for what's new on the "newshour" online. hari?sreenivasan: thanks, jeff. we tried a few new things with the state of the union address and explained one of those cool new things. here with us our new political itor. so you have this google hangout with a group of people watching this address. how does that work? >> well, anybody that has google+ can use it. it's the concept of a watch party at home where you're watching a speech on your couch except you use it from your laptop. we gathered history professors from new hampshire and new orleans and then some voters from iowa and new hampshire who appeared on the newshour broadcast, some journalists and then i was the host and we just discussed the speech. there was a little bit of technical error on my part as we got the hang of it but it was fun keying up what the president was going to be saying and talking through during applause lines about some of the big lines that he'd had that would be memorable later and then analysis after the speech. so it was a lot of fun. >> sreenivasan

and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari. how recent developments in cancer treatment might have helped several friends and loved ones who died from the disease. in our social entrepreneurship series, we look at how a secondary school in tanzania is helping to change the lives of young women. and on art beat, jeff writes about his conversation with angelina jolie and the strange experience of the celebrity press junket. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at private equity firms and their role in the economy. i'm gwen ifill. >> and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you on-line, and again here tomorrow evening, thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >. the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possibl

and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: on our science page, correspondent miles o'brien reports on new technology to track firefighters inside burning buildings. we're taking your personal finance questions on our "making sense" page. "new york times" blogger and financial planner carl richards will answer them in a future post. and on our rundown blog, we talk to globalpost reporter cain nunns about the weekend elections in taiwan, where the pro-china incumbent was reelected. on our morning line email. you can subscribe to that on our website newshour dot pbs dot org. ray? >> suarez: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at a look at money in the 2012 campaign and the so-called "super pacs." i'm ray suarez. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people des

and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: we have much more special coverage of the state of the union on our web site. starting at 8:45 and continuing after the republican response, you can join a google plus hangout hosted by newshour political editor christina bellantoni. also, if you speak another language, we're looking for volunteers to help us translate the president's speech and the republican response into as many languages as possible. find details on our homepage. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at the president's trip to key battleground states as he sells his economic plan. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll be back tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern with full coverage of president obama's state of the union address. afterward we'll carry the republican response by indiana governor mitch daniels, plus the analysis of david brooks and ruth marcus. until then, we'll see you online,

and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari? what are the banks doing with foreclosed homes? paul solmon has the answer. during tomorrow night's state of the union address and republican response, join us online for a google plus hangout featuring familiar faces from the newshour plus some political analysts. find a link on the rundown blog. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll have a preview of president obama's state of the union address. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. a brief programming note: we'll carry the "state of the union" speech live at 9:00 p.m. eastern tuesday night. we'll also have the republican response by indiana governor mitch daniels, and the analysis of david brooks and ruth marcus. i hope you'll join us. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundati