. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we look at the latest numbers, proposals for job creation and what it all means for the economy. >> lehrer: then, betty ann bowser reports on new figures on health care spending. >> brown: paul solman talks with reagan budget director, david stockman, and gets a surprising take on big banks and taxes. >> the republicans think their mission in life is to cut taxes. sorry, game over. the tax raising business and we're going to be in the tax raising business for the next decade. >> lehrer: mark shields and david brooks provide their weekly analysis. >> brown: and haitian poet michele voltaire marcelin reflects on the country's tragedy. >> no one knows the exact number of the dead. they were out. they were yours and mine. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate chang

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, judy woodruff talks to the panel's co-chairmen: republican alan simpson and democrat erskine bowles. >> i believe we have a chance if we deal with trust, we pull all the facts on the table, to make progress. this is bigger than me, or erskine, or you. this is about, this is about the future of america. >> lehrer: then, a look at the new nicks in u.s.-china relations keyed to the president's white house chat today with the dalai lama. >> brown: spencer michels reports from san francisco on one man's mission to send specially-designed wheelchairs around the world. >> not only do they need a wheelchair, but they need the best of wheelchairs because they have the worst of terrain. >> lehrer: a newsmaker interview with john holmes, the united nations chief aid coordinator, on the state of the relief efforts in haiti. >> brown: and paul solman continues his series on banking tonight with a former head of the federal deposit insurance corporation. >> lehrer: that's

. >> lehrer: jeffrey brown talks to journalist don peck about the personal consequences of being unemployed. >> long-term unemployment is really one of the worst things that can happen to anyone. psychologically it's roughly equivalent to the death of a spouse. >> woodruff: and we look at the highs and lows of this year's olympic games with christine brennan of "u.s.a. today". >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: bank of america >> this is the engine that connects abundant grain from the american heartland to haran's best selling whole wheat, while keeping 60 billion pounds of carbon out of the atmosphere every year. bnsf, the engine that connects us. this is the power of human energy. grant thornton. and the national science foundation. supporting education and research across all fields of science and engineering. 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.

and on "art beat," more from jeffrey brown's interview with ruben blades and his performances.e most watched video on our site-- a seasonal slideshow on the art of the snowflake. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: 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: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy company? everyday, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. every business day, bank of america lends nearly $3 billion to individuals, institutions, schools, organizations and businesses in every corner of the economy. america-- growing stronger everyday. pacific life. grant thornton. and the willia

jeffrey brown has the story. >> brown: the greek debt crisis extended to both wall street and washington today. greece is facing the possibility of a default and the certainty of austerity measures that have already sparked protests over job, wage, and service cuts. there are also now increasing questions about the role that wall street banks might have played in, first, helping greece mask its real problems. and, more recently, harming its chances for recovery. all that came up at a senate hearing today with fed chairman ben bernanke. >> we have a situation in which major financial institutions are amplifying a public crisis for what would appear to be for private gain. i want to ask you here whether or not you think there ought to be limits on the use of credit default swaps to prevent the intentional creation of runs against governments. do you have any quick comments on that? >> using these instruments in a way that intentionally destabilizes a company or a country is... is counterproductive, and i'm sure the sec will be looking into that. we'll certainly be evaluating what we can le

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight: democrats lose their 60 vote majority as scott brown becomes massachusetts' junior senator; >> lehrer: then, a new probe into brake problems raises new questions about toyota cars and trucks. >> brown: ray suarez reports on the monumental task ahead to rebuild haiti's shattered government. >> the haitian recognize that the president is in the same situation as they are. he doesn't have a place to stay; doesn't have a place to live. >> lehrer: we'll debrief ray about his reporting experience in haiti. >> brown: plus, paul solman finds some humor in what's been a very sore subject-- the economy. >> knock, knock. >> who's there? >> economist. >> economist who? >> economist the financial crisis but i promise i'll do better next time. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what is that energy came from an energy company

and on "art beat," jeffrey brown talks to alberto mangel, author of "the library at night," a seriesf essays on the idea of the library. it's part of our next chapter of reading series. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bank of america bnsf railway. the engine that connects us. chevron. this is the power of human energy. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. 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 sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned

. >> ifill: jeffrey brown gets the story of joseph pulitzer-- the media baron who helped shape the news business from biographer james mcgrath morris. >> the very idea of purchasing news, the way it's written, the style it's written, the basis of a story being part of news are all gifts that pulitzer gave to us and changed america. >> warner: and a show of lights over the night skies of vancouver during the olympics. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "pbs newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> every business day, bank of america lends nearly $3 billion to individuals, institutions, schools, organizations and businesses in every corner of the economy. america-- growing stronger everyday. >> this is the engine that connects abundant grain from the american heartland to haran's best selling whole wheat, while keeping 60 billion pounds of carbon out of the atmosphere every year. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> chevron. this is the power of human energy. grant thornton. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and envir

jeffrey brown has the story. >> reporter: in vancouver today mourners guaraned at a memorial survey for nodar kumaritvashili who was kilted in a crash during a training run on friday. the incident brought into focus the dangers of some olympic competition. the newer sport, and older ones in their pursuit of the olympic motto faster, higher, stronger, athletes in these winter games continue to push the limits of human performance. in some cases, raise new questions about safety. david-- has onic eled the evolution of the olympics in several books, he joins us now from vancouver. let's start with friday's accident and its aftermath. you have been talking to people there. where do things stand now? >> well, right now wt concerns me is that the international luge federation seems to be trying to cover-up the causes of this accident. they quickly put the blame on the athlete himself which was rather shocking, first of all it was insensitive. but also they tried to say that it was because he was not an accomplished athlete when it reality, the best lugers had been crashing also. the defending

i'm jeffrey brown. president obama said today the fiscal stimulus package averted an economic calamity this past year, but more needs to be done. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, one year after the president signed the $787 billion stimulus bill. what worked, what didn't, and what's to come. >> brown: then, the brewing storm over nuclear energy. after the administration offers to fund two new reactors. >> ifill: ray suarez reports on secretary of state hillary it's not this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> tom: good evening everyone. a birthday bash at the white house today: america's stimulus package is one year old. >> susie: tom, a year ago today president obama signed the $787 billion economic stimulus bill, the largest in u.s. history. the question many people are asking >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's pbs "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> what the world needs now

jeffrey brown reports. >> reporter: 8:00 a.m. on a cold winter morning at the marine corps base myer-henderson hall, in arlington, virginia-- not a typical time, place, or audience for a classical greek drama. in fact, this performance had a very special goal: to link ancient and modern warriors in an understanding of war's pain and mental agony. >> ajax. ajax. my name is a sad song. who would have thought it would someday become the sound a man makes in despair. >> reporter: the "theater of war" is the brainchild of writer and director brian doerries, who studied classics in college. his insight: that a theatrical experience can help unlock the inner grief and suffering that many soldiers bring back from war zones. >> theater will give permission for people to see themselves in an ancient narrative and then be made to feel less alone by that and given the opportunity to ( groaning ) >> reporter: the concept is simple: four actors read scenes from plays written in the 4th century b.c. by sophocles-- who, not incidently, had himse

i'm jeffrey brown. president obama said today the fiscal stimulus package averted an economic calamity this past year, but more needs to be done. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, one year after the president signed the $787 billion stimulus bill. what worked, what didn't, and what's to come. >> brown: then, the brewing storm over nuclear energy. after the administration offers to fund two new reactors. >> ifill: ray suarez reports on secretary of state hillary clinton's tough talk on iran. >> this is a qualitative change in u.s. policy. it's not an outstretched hand. it's more of a clenched fist, make no doubt about that. >> brown: margaret warner looks at the mysterious circumstances surrounding the assassination of a hamas official in dubai. >> ifill: and paul solman talks to a former bank regulator about how the 1980s savings and loan scandal compares to today's banking crisis. >> the financial firms get this burst of short-term profits, they max out their personal bonuss of t

jeffrey brown has our story. >> reporter: the u.s. military's evacuation flights were back on schedule today for critically wounded earthquake victims. >> it's a great thing that the military transports have opened up again. we have had lots of patients who are critically ill that we have been caring for. but they need more care than we can provide here. >> reporter: the flights had been halted for nearly five days after state officials in florida warned that hospitals were becoming overwhelmed. they also raised concerns about getting reimbursed. >> it was a frustrating to no end. >> reporter: over the weekend doctors struggled to get just a few patients out of the country on private planes. all across port-au-prince today aide groups handing out food ramped up efforts to prevent the chaos that marred earlier distributions. haitians stood in orderly lines at 16 locations after getting vouchers from the u.n.'s world food program. most went to women and the ellerly. >> in all our distributions, all around the world we always look to dis

>> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we look at the latest jockeying over policy and power after some conservatives rallied around sarah palin at this weekend's tea party convention. >> ifill: then, nearly one month after the quake hit, a report from haiti on the ongoing struggle for survival. >> brown: and ray suarez gets two views on what it will take to rebuild haiti's government. >> ifill: making a list and checking it twice: betty ann bowser looks at one way to cut health care costs. >> in michigan they had a two-third reduction in within a year, saved 600 lives an 2 $am dollars. >> brown: and more than just a football game, as new orleans celebrates a super bowl victory. we play for so much more than just ourselves, we play for our city. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that en

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we look at the latest numbers, and how they're impacting the political and policy landscape; >> lehrer: then, mark shields and david brooks offer their weekly analysis; >> brown: paul solman's reporting on goldman sachs-- tonight, how the firm used taxpayer money to make more money. >> goldman sachs recently was borrowing between 100 to 150 basis points-- that's between one percentage point and 1.5 percentage points above what the government was borrowing-- in the aftermath of the greatest financial crisis since world war ii. that's incredible. it makes no sense. >> lehrer: then comes a preview of the winter olympics with reporter christine brennan in vancouver, where a training run proved deadly for one athlete today. >> lehrer: and the grit and determination of u .s. olympic snowboarder chris klug, taking to the slopes after receiving someone else's liver. >> they told me that one day i feeded a liver transplant. i will never forget, i was looking around, who

jeffrey brown has the story. >> reporter: amid what's seen as the biggest test of europe's single currency since the inception of the euro 11 years ago, finance ministers in brussels today told greece that it must take "urgent measures" to rein in its huge debt problem. the ministers set a one month deadline for new actions. >> our view is that the program from the greece government is not enough. we need more concrete steps to regain credibility in the markets. otherwise, this will drag out. >> reporter: last year's global recession exposed the depths of greece's economic trouble. according to recent news reports, wall street firms had for years helped mask the situation with complex financial instruments, while the greek government hid the full extent of its problem. a new government has vowed change, pledging to dramatically reduce its budget gap this year. >> the greek government has already started implementation of its stability and growth program, which exactly deals with the problem of the excessive deficit. we are encouraged by the fact that we are moving quite fast. >> reporter:

jeffrey brown takes a look. that's all ahead on tonight's "pbs newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy company? every day, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. >> every business day bank of america lends nearly $3 billion to individuals, institutions, schools, organizations, and businesses in every corner of the economy. america. growing stronger every day. >> pacific life. the power to help you succeed. bnsf railway. and by grant thornton. and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. a