robert macneil and jim lehrer rlect owateate's legacy and the gavel-to-gavel coverage that gave rise to the program

robert macneil and jim lehrer reflect on watergate's legacy and the gavel-to-gavel coverage that gave rise to the program you're watching tonight. >> public television was doing something that commercial networks, for all their brilliance in news, wouldn't and couldn't do. >> that was before there were things like c-span. going gavel-to-gavel, the way we were going, in the daytime and in particular, repeating it at night. this had never happened before. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i want to make things more secure. >> i want to treat more dogs. >> our business needs more cases. >> where do you want to take your business? >> i need help selling art. >> from broadband, to web hosting, to mobile apps, small business solutions from a.t.&t. can help get you there. we can show you how a.t.&t. solutions can help your business today. >> more than two years ago, the people of b.p. made a commitment to the gulf. and everyday since, we've worked hard to keep it. today, the beaches and gulf are open for ever

. >> we clearly know that there -- >> in a pbs interview on the "news hour with jim lehrer" national security adviser condoleezza rice reveals with certainty more evidence of saddam's supposed terrorist link. >> we know too that several of the detainees in particular some high-ranking detainees, have said that iraq provided some training to al qaeda in chemical weapons development. >> the key high-ranking detainee rice is referring to is an al qaeda commander. named inen al sheikh al libi. >> he is at first interrogated by the fbi, using standard interrogation techniques. but the cia wants more. they seize control of him. they send him to egypt where he is rendered and turned over to one of the most brutal intelligence services in the world. >> this is al libi years later in a libyan prison being visited by his family. this video was recently located by michael isikoff. >> within weeks of his interrogation in egypt, al libi coughs up this story that he hadn't told the fbi before, that saddam was training al qaeda in chemical and biological weapons. it's the single most frightening st

on friday robert macneil and jim lehrer look back 40 years to the story that brought them together incial report, "covering watergate." i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> 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 >> rose: welcome to the program. tonight, bono for the hour. >> if music played a role for me it's probably as a

it's been 40 years since robert macneil and jim lehrer first teamed up to co-anchor public televisions the senate watergate hearings-- all 250 hours worth-- in the summer of 1973. from that partnership came a news program that has gone through a variety of forms and lives on in what you're watching today. jim and robin share their look back in a special report we'll air later this month, covering watergate. but we also want to hear from you, our viewers, about the watergate scandal. how did it impact your life, or change the way you viewed government or the media? 40 years later, how has it impacted our nation? you can leave comments on our homepage or via twitter. use the hashtag #coveringwatergate. you can also call our oral history hotline at 202-599-4pbs. just follow the instructions and leave your voicemail at the tone. >> suarez: and that's the newshour for tonight. on thursday, we'll update the challenges ahead getting an immigration reform bill passed in congress. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online. and again here tomorrow evening. thanks for

. >> reporter: it's been 40 years since robert macneil and jim lehrer teamed up to co-anchor public television'sgavel-to-gavel coverage of the senate watergate hearings. all 250 hours worth in the summer of 1973. that partnership became a news program that's been through a variety of forms and lives on in what you're watching today. jim and robin share their look back in a special report that will air later this month "covering watergate." but we also want to hear from you, our viewers. how did the watergate scandal impact your life or change the way you viewed government or the media? 40 years later, how has it impacted our nation? you can leave your comments on our home page or via twitter. use the hashtag "coveringwatergate." you can also call our oral history hot line at 202-599-4pbs. just follow the instructions and leave your voice mail at the tone. >> woodruff: we look forward to that. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at attorney general holder's testimony before senators on capitol hill. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll s

she's commented on pakistan in the middle east and interviews with the news hour with jim lehrer abc comes abs, in ec, fox, npr and al jazeera. please give a warm welcome to ambassador chamberlain. [applause] >> well, thank you very much. that was far too generous an introduction for a mere introducer. we have a star performer today is very much looking forward to hearing from. i really don't need too much of an introduction for your president, nuchhi currier, president of your club, women's national democratic club for nearly four years. you're really in for a treat this afternoon because nuchhi will pervade the review on what happened and the historic pakistan national election only last week. she was not only raised in lahore, went to college in lahore, but was in lahore last week as an election observer for the election. i might point out that the winner five nawaz sharif, who won the party but a clear victory in the election is from the horror. so as nuchhi will provide us an insider's view, should be able to provide a larger vote at the political culture of pakistan and shall b

macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: welcome to the program. we begin tonight with a conversation about president obama's second term. joining me, jimdehei and mike allen of politico. >> the president at the moment thinks that his legacy is secure. he's been reelected. financial reform, health reform. but what we have with these scandals. why even though he thinks they're all bogus, republicans pointing out to me that the three episodes now have something for everyone. you have the media-- who's upset about the subpoenas-- you have what they call the tinfoil hat crowd, that's a republican saying that, has benghazi,