for more, we turn to white house communications director jennifer palmieri.come on the "newshour." and first on the i.r.s., republicans are saying, yes, it's fine, the president forcing these resignations, but they are saying there has to be more. there have to be prosecutions. people need to go to prison. does the president agree? >> well, you know, the steps that he has-- that he's taken on the i.r.s., you know, first thing we wanted to do was to let the inspector general's report conclude that investigation. that's happened. we have the report. there's a lot of disturbing-- there's a lot of disturbing facts about how the place was managed in that report, and the president asked secretary lew, secretary of the treasury, to go back now and figure out exactly what happened and hold people who are accountable accountable for this mismanagement. so, the first action was secretary lew asked yesterday fothe acting commissioner's resignation and received that. you know that there was anothe another-- there was another administrative action on personnel there today

on the "newshour" tonight, we talk with the white house communications director, jennifer palmieri about what the administration is doing to weather the political uproar. >> brown: and we get two takes on the president's management of the i.r.s. revelations and more and how all this might affect his broader second-term agenda. >> ru

on the "newshour" tonight, we talk with the white house communications director, jennifer palmieri about what the administration is doing to weather the political uproar. >> brown: and we get two takes on the president's management of the i.r.s. revelations and more and how all this might affect his broader second-term agenda. >> woodruff: then, with syria high on the agenda for mr. obama's meeting today with turkey's prime minister. margaret warner has our update on the conflict and renewed efforts to put an end to the bloodshed. >> brown: ray suarez explores how demographic shifts and biblical ideas of helping others are changing the ways evangelical christians view the

this morning, we will talk to the president's communications director, jennifer palmieri. >>> in florida, george zimmerman is heading back into court at this hour to decide what evidence can be used in his defense in the case of trayvon martin's shooting death. we will go live to the courthouse. you >>> and dozen the senate need saving? find out why olympia snowe felt it was time to say good-bye to the world's greatest deliberative body last year a very good morning from washington, d.c. it's tuesday, may 28, 2013, this is "the daily rundown." i'm kristen welker in for my friend chuck todd. i hope odd great memorial day. >>> we are watch a courtroom in sanford, florida this morning, a pretrial hearing for george zimmerman in the second-degree murder death of trayvon martin more than year ago. it is getting under way this morning.. zimmerman is not attending. he pleaded not guilty and the trial is set to begin on june 10th. but first, the judge must rule on a number of issues this will shape that trial, including rules regarding the jury testimony and evidence. one of the biggest question

on the "newshour" tonight, we talk with the white house communications director, jennifer palmieri about what the administration is doing to weather the political uproar. >> brown: and we get two takes on the president's management of the i.r.s. revelations and more and how all this might affect his broader second-term agenda. >> wood:

this morning, we will talk to the president's communications director, jennifer palmieri. >>> in florida be used in his defense in the case of trayvon martin's shooting death. we will go live to the courthouse.