here's kwame holman. >> holman: wall street labored again today to overcome concerns about the economyjones industrial average lost 41 points to close at 12,248. the nasdaq rose four points to close at 2,773. at least 18 communities in central and western massachusetts took stock of their losses today after a night of tornadoes. the storms killed at least three people and injured 200. some of the worst damage could be seen across springfield today. a school bus lay on its side among splintered trees, and damaged cars sat on the roofs of flattened homes. governor deval patrick toured the tornado sites today and declared a state of emergency. >> we got a real mess on our hands here. but we are all in this together. and for those who are feeling quite understandably that they can't imagine what a better tomorrow looks like, i want to assure them that we're going to dofering to help folks get to that better tomorrow and that we're going to get there together. >> holman: springfield is home to the naismith basketball hall of fame. the site was not damaged in the storm. officials said the de

here's kwame holman. >> holman: the jobs report reinforced wall street's worries about the economy. the dow jones industrial average lost 97 points to close at 12,151. the nasdaq fell 40 points to close at 2,732. for the week, both the dow and the nasdaq lost more than 2%. a federal grand jury in north carolina has indicted two-time democratic presidential candidate john edwards. the government charges he illegally used campaign donations-- more than $925,000-- to help hide his extra-marital affair and out-of-wedlock baby. edwards pleaded not guilty at a hearing today in winston-salem, north carolina, and professed his innocence afterward. >> there's no question that i've done wrong, and i take full responsibility for having done wrong. and i will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that i have caused to others. but i did not break the law, and i never, ever thought i was breaking the law. >> holman: edwards's lawyers say the funds in question were not campaign donations and were not used to protect his 2008 campaign. instead, they say he was trying to hide the affa

here's kwame holman. >> holman: wall street had a friday to forget, amid worries about the economic recovery. the dow jones industrial average fell 172 points to close below 12,000 for the first time since march. the nasdaq fell 41 points to close at 2,643. for the week, the dow lost more than 1.5%; the nasdaq fell 3%. firefighters in eastern arizona hurried today to make the most of improved conditions in their battle against a mammoth wildfire. weary fire crews finally were able to gain ground on the so- called "wallow" fire as winds died down. until yesterday, up to 60 mile- an-hour gusts had pushed the blaze across 640 square miles in less than two weeks. but fire officials were warned winds could pick again and spread the flames into new mexico. >> we are not complacent at all, because we recognize that saturday and sunday and into monday, we could have those red flag conditions again. and again, we just have to be really on our game today. >> holman: helicopters and tanker planes continued to drop fire retardant, while on the ground, some 3,000 firefighters were at work to staunch the

here's kwame holman. >> holman: the fighting in afghanistan claimed more lives today-- an unidentifiedr was killed in the east. and the u.s. military announced three americans died in a bombing on saturday. the new combat casualties brought to 55 nato deaths in the month of may. the total included at let 31 americans, fewer than the 43 in april. meanwhile, afghan president hamid karzai ordered nato today to stop air strikes on afghan homes. it was his strongest statement yet on civilian casualties, and it followed a saturday strike that killed 14 women and children. >> the afghan people can no longer tolerate these attacks on their homes. one day the afghan government will be forced if you do not come to an understanding with us based on a negotiated solution to this, that is the prevention of bombardment of afghan homes, the afghan government will be forced to take a ewen eye lateral action in this regard. >> holman: karzai did not say what he meant by "unilateral action," but nato answered that its air strikes still are essential in fighting the taliban. syrian president bashar al-as

here's kwame holman. >> holman: the prime minister of greece, georges papandreou, shook up his government today in a bid to defuse the country's debt crisis. a reshuffled cabinet was sworn in, hoping to get new austerity measures through parliament. the new finance minister, who had been in charge of defense, said: "the country must be saved and it will be saved." >> ( translated ): i told the defense ministry today i leave from defense to go to the real war and i come here in the name of the greek people because they are the real managers of the crisis. they are the ones called to make sacrifices. only with the people. only with society. only with the productive forces in a climate of consensus and mutual understand category we carry out this great historic challenge. >> holman: greek markets and political leaders reacted well to the shakeup. world markets also rose, after germany and france said they want a solution to the greek problem soon, without forcing private investors to share the burden. on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average gained more than 42 points to close

here's kwame holman. >> holman: a federal judge in atlanta has blocked parts of georgia's crackdown on illegal immigration from taking effect. a new state law was to take effect on july first. but the judge today issued a stay against enforcing penalties on those who harbor the undocumented. the judge also set aside a provision authorizing police to check immigration status until a legal challenge is resolved. wall street rallied today on hopes that french banks and others will help ease the debt crisis in greece. the dow jones industrial average gained nearly 109 points to close at 12,043. the nasdaq rose 35 points to close at 2688. some 200 opposition figures and intellectuals met in damascus syria today. they called for an end to president bashar assad's rule and a peaceful transition to democracy. it was the first such gathering since antigovernment unrest began in march. but many opponents of the regime stayed away. they said the meeting was a ruse to give the impression the regime tolerates dissent. the international criminal court today ordered the arrest of libyan leader moamma

and to kwame holman for what's on the newshour online. kwame?more of jeff's interview with wynton marsalis, and find video of a tornado tracking pod in action. plus, margaret warner has more on the lifting of the state of emergency in bahrain and what it may mean for political dialogue in the country. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at the republican presidential field as mitt romney throws his hat into the ring. i'm gwen ifill. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. 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: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. >> i think it's got to work on a big scale. and i think it's got to be affordable. >> so, where are they? >> it has to work in the real world. at chevron, we're

. >> woodruff: kwame holman looks at the record of defense secretary robert gates, as he meets the press for the final time at the pentagon. >> brown: ray suarez talks to marcia coyle about today's supreme court decision on miranda warnings for children. >> woodruff: health correspondent betty ann bowser reports on some patients who developed severe side effects after taking certain anti- bacterial drugs. >> it's hard tonow how many americans are harmed by quinolones, or any prescription drugs for that matter, because the u.s. has no accurate way to track them. >> brown: as al-qaeda names a successor to osama bin laden, we look at the new leader and the state of the terrorist organization. >> woodruff: and, from thailand, we follow an unlikely escape route for thousands of north koreans. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> auto companies make huge profits. >> last year, chevron made a lot of money. >> where does it go? >> every penny and more went into bringing energy to the world. >> the economy is tough right now, everyw

. >> it is funny you should mention holman. i will quote a long paragraph. at 67 years of age, he was one of the house greybeards. he was first elected to the 38th congress in 1858. he had a different view of partisanship. members kept pistols at their deaths. once a careless politician, fishing around for a piece of paper, accidentally discharged his weapon, sending a ball blasting into the desk in front of him, narrowly missing human flesh." >> it is different and yet the same. i sometimes wonder if the nature might be improved by a few fire arms around the house. i guess we have metal detectors now. >> did you find any pictures of any members back in congress these days? >> so many of them by the time we got into congress most of representatives were veterans of the civil war. they knew something about fire arms and firing at human beings. when people talked in the heat of debate and it got personal, you could tell that they were not so far away from a challenge. dueling was on its way out. >> born in 1839, tom reed would have been 22 or so at the beginni

"newshour" congressional correspondent kwame holman starts us off. >> you stay here. let's get it done. >> reporter: that was president obama's direct message yesterday, as he pushed lawmakers to agree on raising the national debt ceiling before an august 2 deadline. this morning, the senate's democratic majority leader harry reid announced the senate will sacrifice its scheduled fourth of july recess next week. >> it's often said that with liberty comes responsibility. we should take that responsibility seriously. i'm confident we do. that's why the senate will reconvene on tuesday, the day after the 4th. we'll do that because we have work to do. >> reporter: the president also had pointedly criticized republicans, on wednesday, for opposing any tax increases, even for the wealthiest. he called that an unsustainable position. >> the tax cuts i'm proposing we get rid of are tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, tax breaks for oil companies and hedge fund managers, and corporate jet owners. >> reporter: today, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell answered t

on the "newshour" tonight, kwame holman reports on the rponse to the president's address from washington to kabul. >> woodruff: and in a newsmaker interview, jim lehrer asks defense secretary robert gates about the drawdown and other issues, as gates wraps up his tenure at the pentagon. >> brown: then, we get the latest on the impasse in the bipartisan deficit negotiations as lawmakers butt heads over taxes and republicans boycott today's talks. >> woodruff: margaret warner has the story of the arrest of notorious boston crime boss james whitey bulger, one of the f.b.i.'s ten most wanted criminals. >> ♪ i'll eliminate the pages, where the father has a break ♪ down >> brown: and we close with a conversation with music-legend paul simon about his new album and the art of song-writing. >> somehow when the sound seems to be correct in my imagination, the story can begin. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies make huge profits. >> last year, chevron made a lot of money. >> where does it go? >> every pen