oil spill with excerpts from today's hearings and an interview with joel achenbach of the "washington post." >> we see no instance where a decision-making person or group of people sat there and opted to give up safety for cost. >> suarez: margaret warner looks at the state of middle east peace talks after israel announced it would move ahead with new settlements. >> woodruff: and we talk to tea party favorite senator-elect mike lee of utah about the campaign and governing in washington. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> suarez: president obama's endorsement of india's demand for a permanent seat on the u.n. security council reflects the country's growing global weight. the announcement came on the president's first stop on a ten- day asian trip. >> i look forward to a reformed united nations security council that iludes india as a permanent member. >> suarez: president obama, speaking to the indian parliament. in a surprising gesture to his host who wanted that permanent seat for some time. but the president offered a