. >>> we learned today that james schlesinger has died. he served under nixon and ford, he was known for taking a hard line with congress on the defense budget. nixon also made him cia director. as the country's first energy secretary under jimmy carter, schlesinger was a strong advocate of nuclear power. james schlesinger was 85 years old. >>> the kennedy library foundation announced today it will present its 2014 jfk profile in courage award to former president george h.w. bush for his 1990 decision to raise taxes as part of a budget deal with congress. during the campaign, bush had famously said "read my lips. no new taxes." his decision to break that promise not only took courage, as the award says, it also may have cost him reelection. former president bush turns 90 this june. >>> and when we come back here, team spirit. a star player's biggest fan and the feeling we can tell you is mutual. >>> finally tonight, when michigan state battles virginia tomorrow night in basketball's sweet 16, an 8-year-old girl will be among the biggest fa

james schlesinger was 85. the kennedy presidential library foundation announced today it is awarding its profile in courage award to former president george h.w. bush. the foundation says mr. bush showed political courage when he abandon his "read my lips" promise of no new taxes and agreed to a 1990 budget compromise that many believe cost him his reelection. and there's been a surge in the number of children diagnosed with autism. boston mowrps two of its braif t killed in a fire, and leopard twins meet the public when the cbs evening news continues. hi, i'm terry and i have diabetic nerve pain. it's hard to describe, because you have a numbness, but yet you have the pain like thousands of needles sticking in your foot. it was progressively getting worse, and at that point i knew i had to do something. once i started taking the lyrica the pain started subsiding. [ male announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may

james schlesinger, the nation's first secretary of energy.we attempted to control the price of oil or natural gas based upon the assumption that a 15% rate of return was the ceiling because there are so many failures, dry holes, we would discover that it would not have been the entrepreneurial activity in the industry that was necessary to maintain any activity. the control of price in a highly risky industry will destroy that industry. we were doing damage to the industry during the period of control. world oil prices kept rising. although prices for our known oil reserves were restricted by nixon's controls, the american oil industry had one incentive-- new oil. oil found after 1972 was free to follow the higher world price. american producers heard the knock of opportunity. one newcomer, sam lefrak, a new york city landlord, declared war on o.p.e.c. because they drove the price up so high, it now became economically viable for us to go deeper and drill right here for oil and gas. in 1972, at least 40-60% of america's known reserves remaine

james schlesinger was 85 years old. still to come on the newshour: a firsthand account of the search for mudslide survivors and victims; the meeting between president obama and pope francis; new research into what might cause autism; the recruitment of foreign nurses; the debate in the states over stricter voter i.d. laws; plus, an award-winning architect's innovative structures for humanitarian relief. >> ifill: rescue and recovery crews on the ground in washington state are struggling against tough conditions and a forecast of more rain. the mudslide happened about 50 miles northeast of seattle in the small town of oso. jeffrey brown has this update. the national guard joined the efforts earlier this week, master sergeant chris martin is a member of the search and extraction team, he joins us from arlington right near the site of the mudslide. thank you for joining us. what is the situation there today, has it gotten any easier to do the work? >> you know t seems like we've made a lot of progress from yesterday. we ha

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