i'm jim lehrer. president obama made his case for a sweeping overhaul of financial regulation. on the "newshour" tonight, jeffrey brown looks at the proposals and the coming debate. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff in tampa, where we're taking the pulse of floridians about government. there's been a lot of talk lately about where tax dollars go and what they buy. tonight, follow the federal money trail in florida. >> lehrer: then, we'll have excerpts from today's tough questions for attorney general eric holder about handling

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john, welcome. >> thanks, jim, good to be with you. >> lehrer: does today's event justify all the attentiont received today? >> jim, i'm not sure anything justifies the attention that tiger woods has received in the last couple of months. but certainly the day itself has been spectacular in every possible way. tiger woods is playing very good golf. he's four under par, still finishing his round. a couple of shots behind the leader fred couples right now. tom watson, who's one of the great players of all time, is only one shot out of the lead. but you would think... there are 96 players this this field jim but you would think there was just one player in this field. >> lehrer: what was the affect of tiger woods' absence on golf up until today? >> well, very simply, jim, everything in golf doubles when tiger woods is involved. quite literally. television ratings double. corporate involvement doubles. overall fan interest, ticket sales double. there are two groups of people who watch the game of golf in the tiger woods era. one are the golf fans who just want to see whomever is playing and who

i'm jim lehrer. world leaders gathered in washington for an unprecedented meeting on nuclear security. jeffrey brown will have a report, and we'll talk to former secretary of state madeleine albright and former national security adviser brent scowcroft. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill, in tampa, florida, where we've come for a weeklong look at what americans think about their government. tonight's topic: the economic downturn hits home. first, paul solman reports on florida's real estate crisis, the high cost of foreclosure. >> reporter: do you feel bad? >> absolutely. i cried every night. how can i not pay these people sfwhak this is my home. it's hard. >> reporter: but finally you had no choice. >> no. it's been hard. >> ifill: then, we look at how the sluggish economy is costing individuals their american dreams, and what they want the government to do about it. >> lehrer: plus, ray suarez looks at poland two days after the plane crash that killed 96 people, including the president and other top gove

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i'm jim lehrer. president obama made his case for a sweeping overhaul of financial regulation. on the "newshour" tonight, jeffrey brown looks at the proposals and the coming debate. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff in tampa, where we're taking the pulse of floridians about government. there's been a lot of talk lately about where tax dollars go and what they buy. tonight, follow the federal money trail in florida. >> lehrer: then, we'll have excerpts from today's tough questions for attorney general eric holder about handling terrorists. >> with regard to osama bin laden, who is our... who's target one for the united states, our plan is to capture him or to kill him. >> lehrer: gwen ifill updates the investigation into last week's west virginia coal mine tragedy. and fred de sam lazaro reports on using private capital for the public good. in this case, for toilets in the slums of kenya. 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 energ

i'm jim lehrer. there were new signs of an economic recovery today with the largest increase in nejobs in three years. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, judy woodruff looks at the numbers with economists laura tyson and glenn hubbard. >> lehrer: and paul solman reports on getting and paying jobless benefits in florida. >> my benefits are on hold until they can get confirmation from the employer which could take three to six weeks. i said look, you know, i have a family, this is a family of five. how is it that we have to wait this long for these benefits. >> brown: then, a debate about who should own the rights to gene research. >> lehrer: and the analysis of mark shields and david brooks. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: 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 viewe

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jim. how are you? >> lehrer: just fine. first on the issue of iran, what exactly has the united states and china agreed to when it comes to the next moves on iran and its nuclear program? >> well, jim, i'm not going to go into the details of that because this is a very comprehensive discussion among many countries, as you know. secretary clinton met with the p-5 plus one which is germany last night. suffice it to say that the united states reached out its hand. president obama as the new president reached out his hand to the iranians for what we called the persuasive track to engage, to talk about how we can move forward to prevent and persuade iran not to build nuclear weapons. that has not worked. it was not satisfied our concerns, nor does it satisfy the concerns of the reej or or many countries. the pressure track includes sanctions. that is an ongoing negotiation that the president is conducting with secretary clinton. >> lehrer: but it would be a mistake to suggest that china has agreed to go along with tougher sanctio

i'm jim lehrer. a wrap-up of national security concerns around the globe in afghanistan; accusations of vast fraud in last summer's elections. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we'll talk to national security adviser, general jim jones about that and more. >> corruption is a serious issue. it's a serious... it's serious for us, serious for the afghan people. >> lehrer: then, a debate about challenges to the new health care law between ohio attorney general richard cordray and attorney david rivkin. >> woodruff: ray suarez completes his reports from the south american nation of peru with the story about fighting aids. >> around the world, a small number of h.i.v.-positive people never see their disease advance. in peru, they're trying to figure out why. >> lehrer: and a poet david mason remembers a miners' strike in colorado nearly 100 years ago. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> every business day, bank o

i'm jim lehrer. the federal government charged investment bank goldman sachs with defrauding investors. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, the charges relate to the sub-prime mortgage crisis. we get the latest from zachary goldfarb of "the washington post." >> lehrer: then, ray suarez reports from london on the volcanic ash across northern europe that has disrupted air travel worldwide. >> those unfriendly skies grounded until at least saturday and left travelers scrambling for alternatives. >> brown: and we talk of volcanoes present and past with simon winchester, author of a book on the spectacular 1883 eruption on the island of krakatoa. >> lehrer: judy wooduff finishes our spotlight city series with a story about the rise of the right in a florida primary contest. >> the politics of ang ser fueling the senate campaign here of conservative republican marco rubeio, who is leading a more moderate governor charlie crist. it's a drama playing out in g.o.p. races across the count

i'm jim lehrer. the latest on the mine accident in west virginia and the search for survivors. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: family members cling to what the state's governor called "a sliver of hope." we'll talk to frank langfitt of national public radio on the scene. >> lehrer: then, gwen ifill reports on the political turmoil in the former soviet republic of kyrgyztan-- site of a u.s. air base that supplies troops in afghanistan. >> brown: we debate a court decision that could limit future regulation of the internet. >> lehrer: we have updates on two school systems: john merrow reports on alternatives for troubled teens in new orleans. >> i've got 16-year-old seventh graders and 17-year-old eighth graders and 18-year-old ninth graders who are reading at the third or fourth grade reading level. those are tremendous challenges. >> a lot of them put up walls. >> brown: and we look at washington d.c, where the schools chief struck a deal with the teachers union. >> lehrer

the set design gives me a central role, and a bit like jim lehrer in the united states, which is different from what happened last week. on a serious a subject as foreign affairs, where there are serious differences between the parties, it may be that they may need some more guidance from the moderator tonight to make sure that the questions are actually it answered. for the first time, all three leaders show themselves well briefed on how the debate works. >> british parliamentary elections are may 5. for the first time, leaders of the largest political party is our facing off in three u.s.- style television debates. taking part are prime minister gordon brown, conservative leader david cameron, and liberal democrat leader nick glegg. this is about 90 minutes. >> live from bristol, this is the sky news leaders' debate with allen bolton. >> good evening. welcome to the sky news leaders debate. this is round two of the first- ever debate in the u.k. please welcome david cameron, nick glegg, gordon brown. [applause] >> this may have the feel of atv popularity contest, but, in truth, this is

i'm jim lehrer. supreme court justice john paul stevens announced today he will retire this summer. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we look back at stevens' legacy, and ahead to possible candidates to replace him with marcia coyle of the "national law journal," plus law professors kathleen sullivan and john mcginness. >> lehrer: then, we return to the financial crisis commission. they heard more apologies, including from former executives of mortgage giant fannie mae. >> i want to be clear, i was the ceo of the company and i accept responsibility for everything that happened on my watch. >> brown: we continue our look at what members of congress are hearing about the new health care law. betty ann bowser follows democrat tom periello home to his virginia district. >> health care is not my fight t was about economic relief to working it in middle-class families. seniors who are struggling. if we can save them a little money, that's a really big deal for people. >> lehrer: and

i'm jim lehrer. rescue efforts were on hold tonight at the west virginia mine, where an explosion claimed the lives of at least 25 miners. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, it was the deadliest mining accident in the u.s. in 26 years. we'll get the latest on the blast and the rescue effort and look at the state of mine safety. >> lehrer: then, jeffrey brown gets two views on the obama administration's call for new limits on nuclear weapons. >> this review describes how the united states will reduce the role and numbers of nuclear weapons with a long-term goal of nuclear free world. >> ifill: paul solman explores small community banks versus institutions deemed too big to fail. >> size does matter but you don't need to be a large institution in order to be successful as a financial institution today. >> lehrer: and we get an update on the deadly wave of bombings in iraq from rod nordland of the "new york times" in baghdad. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for

>> i saw the other day or night on -- i think jim lehrer show, the former senator from minnesota, he's in the senate often now visiting. he said democratic and republican senators never sit at the same table anymore in the senate dining room. i don't know. i've never been a member of the senate. >> well, they do. they do if they want to. >> well, i understand that. [laughter] >> but the point is well-taken. it really is. collegiately is virtually nonexistent in the senate. when i came to the senate. it was the rule. it really was. it's too bad that it has disappeared because it is the lubricant that makes things work. i don't know how you restore it. i do not know how that happens. but it needs to happen. i remember -- can i tell one story. it's a little off-color but not much. [laughter] >> my father-in-law was everett dirksen who in my view who was a great senator. lyndon johnson had been the majority leader but he was minority leader and they got to be very close. but when the president -- when president johnson was elected president, dirksen was leader, republican leader. and they

>> i saw the other day, or night on i think jim lehrer's show, the former senator, he says democratic and republican senators never sit at the same table any more in the senate dining room and i have never been a member of the senate. i don't know. >> well, they do. they do. yeah, they do if they want to. [laughter]. >> but, the point is well taken, it really is. collegiality is personally nonexistent in the senate now. and when i came to the senate it was the rule. it really was. and it was -- it is too bad it has disappeared, because it is the lubricant that makes things work. i don't know how you restore it. i do not know how that happens, but it needs to happen. i remember, i -- can i tell one story? it is a little off color, but not much. my father-in-law was everett dirksen, who in my view was a great senator. lyndon johnson had been majority leader when he was minority leader and they got to be very close and when the president got to be the president, president johnson was elected president, dirksen was leader of the -- republican leader, and they continued their friendship. i

we keep up with jim lehrer on the road talking about his new novel.s on "art beat," jeff talks to the executive director of the newly opened tribeca film festival about the changing business of movie-making. 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. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you on-line, and again here tomorrow evening when we'll have an interview with white house economic adviser larry summers. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: monsanto. producing more. conserving more. improving farmers' lives. that's sustainable agriculture. more at producemoreconservemore.com. >> this is the engine that connects zero emission technologies to breathing a little easier, while taking 4.6 million truckloads off the road every year. bnsf, the engine that connects us. the national science foundation. supporting education and research across all fields of science and engineering. and with the ongoing support of these insti

jim lehrer managed to launch his 20th book and his first blog post all in the same day. he sent us a postcard from a speeding train after an appearance on npr's diane rehm show. a conversation with judy woodruff, just honored with a lifetime achievement award from the edward r. murrow school of communication. she describes her early years in the newsroom and offers advice for budding journalists. plus, find a link to tonight's "frontline" on the dancing boys of afghanistan, an ancient tradition where boys are dressed in women's clothes and taught to entertain male audiences. 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. >> warner: and i'm margaret warner. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thanks for being with us. good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: 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

jim lehrer is still on the road, but we caught up with him via skype today as he visits pbs stationsand continues his book tour. on "art beat," jeff talks to pbs president paula kerger about a new push to bring more arts programming to public media both on air and online. plus, two takes on science-- a report on a new exhibit at the smithsonian exploring early human origins and a slideshow of 20 years of dazzling images of space from the hubble telescope. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you on-line and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: will your savings be enough to fund your retirement? what will happen if your spouse outlives you by many years? what will happen if you outlive your savings? pacific life knows that tomorrow's questions require planning today. with financial sol

plus, jim lehrer sent a new dispatch from his cross-country book tour. you can watch his interview with our pbs colleagues at wttw chicago. 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. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. 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: 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 by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

she appears regularly on pbs news hour with jim lehrer. she received her ph.d. in history from brandeis university and served as an expert commentator on modern american political history for "the new york times," wall street journal, "washington post," cbs face the nation and national public radio on others. we are quite delighted to have you here tonight to tell about your new book. please join me in welcoming ellen fitzpatrick. [applause] .. the john f. kennedy library in boston. we have a big event they are sponsoring this book and it was very rewarding for me because i spent so many weeks and months in the kennedy library doing research for this book. it is very much looking forward to the trip to dallas, which i though spahr have found the city full of wonderful people, friendly, warm, delightful. i was in austin last night and i'm convinced that i'm going to have to come back and spend more time here. the museum is an incredible place, for in, for me to be here tonight and to get these remarks and talk about the book in this setting, of course, is very mo

in the build to this, i spoke to dan rather, i spoke to a jim lehrer, a number of other people who have been involved one way or another in staging these debates. that has been very important for everyone who was been involved in the buildup. although we are beginning to sit down our own british precedents as well. host: what did you take away from those conversations? guest: i think i took away, and this is slightly different, if you like, from the british tradition paternalism -- i took away the view that these are serious and important events which should be treated as such. they are not just a kind of outsider tv entertainment. host: adam boulton, moderator of last night's debate and political editor of the sky news, thank you for joining us. guest: pleasure. host: let me turn to jon- christopher bua and talk about the americanization of these debates. there were american consultants in fall. how did this come about? guest: it came about because this is the first time the british candidates have ever done this. we have been doing it in america for 30 years -- the first televised deb

in the build to this, i spoke to dan rather, i spoke to a jim lehrer, a number of other people who have been involved one way or another in staging these debates. that has been very important for everyone who was been involved in the buildup. although we are beginning to sit down our own british precedents as well. host: what did you take away from those conversations? guest: i think i took away, and this is slightly different, if you like, from the british tradition paternalism -- i took away the view that these are serious and important events which should be treated as such. they are not just a kind of outsider tv entertainment. host: adam boulton, moderator of last night's debate and political editor of the sky news, thank you for joining us. guest: pleasure. host: let me turn to jon- christopher bua and talk about the americanization of these debates. there were american consultants in fall. how did this come about? guest: it came about because this is the first time the british candidates have ever done this. we have been doing it in america for 30 years -- the first televised deb