joining me now, kenneth feinberg. thank you very much for joining me tonight, mr. nberg. >> thank you. >> it is, i'm sure, as shocking to you as it is to the rest of us that you are being recruited for another one of these difficult, difficult duties, and trying to administer a fund like the boston fund for the victims of this tragedy. how is your approach to this similar to what you have done in the past and how might it be different? >> well, it's similar in the sense that it's aurora, and it's virginia tech, and it's newtown. it is private, donated money. i'm amazed every time the charitable impulse of the american people, that they unsolicited donations, that come in on all of these tragedies. where the public wants individual members of the public want to exhibit their support for the victims. now, how much money there will be and who will be eligible to receive the money will depend over the next few weeks, not months, on making decisions based on the amount of money that's available to distribute. >> let's listen to heather abbott talk about what lies ahead f

. >> ifill: plus, jeffrey brown talks to kenneth feinberg, the man charged with overseeing the $21 million fund to compensate the wounded and the families of the ad. >> woodruff: then, we update the search for the source of poison- laced letters sent to president obama and a u.s. senator. >> ifill: ray suarez reports on the raging mississippi river floods that have inundated multiple states. >> reporter: steady downpours across the midwest have swollen streams, creeks and rivers beyond their banks. four people, in three states, have died in the floodwaters. >> woodruff: and margaret warner gets two views on whether food sent overseas to help foreigners in need should be bought from u.s. farmers and shipped on u.s. vessels. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> 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. >> woodruff: federal investiga

that is interesting and encouraging also mentioning kenneth feinberg there are ways that they are thinkinghe devil is in the details but for now the one fund is there and has repeatable people involved -- reputable people involved. gerri: how to the families get out there to create their own charity? is that a way to go? >> sometimes people claim they are family members or are related so there is always a danger. we say if you live in the area and know the people, go for a. but if you're at a distance and are not sure, somebody could falsify. it is much more risky. >> no crowd finding sites. great stuff. thank you for coming on. unbelievable. son ian people are decided against colleges really what they're doing instead. and we will have details we jobs gives us his take. @ at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in. with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, weo whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises. (announcer) at scottrade, our clto make their money do more. (ann

that is interesting and encouraging also mentioning kenneth feinberg there are ways that they a thinkings. the devil is in the details but for now the one fund is there and has repeatable people involved -- reputable people involved. gerri: how to the families get out there to create their own charity? is that a way to go? >> sometimes people claim they are family members or are related so there is always a danger. we say if you live in the area and know the people, go for a. but if you're at a distance and are not sure, somebody could falsify. it is much more risky. >> no crowd finding sites great stuff. thank you for coming on. unbelievable. son ian people are decided against colleges really what they're doing instead. and we will have details we jobs gives us his take. we know all your investments may not be with fidelity, but we can still help you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose which accounts to track and use fidelity's analytics to spot trends, gain insights, and figure out what you want to do next. all in one place. i'm meredith stoddar

but that's a job facing kenneth feinberg. he also has a lot of experience than anyone on the planet at this after being in charge of similar funds after 9/11 and also the bp by telephone from bethesda maryland. thank you for joining us mr. feinberg. how are you doing? >> glad to be on. thanks very much. >> when you took over the compensation fund for the bp oil still you said "it's not rocket science, it's a judgment." how do you begin to make that judgment when it comes to this? >> first of all, how much money is there to distribute? how quickly do we want to get the money out the e a lot of money, but considering the magnitude of the deaths and the physical injuries, you have to dampen expectation exctation. i doubt that anybody will be made whole by these allocations. >> yeah. so let's delve into that a little bit more. considering the injuries you said and what happened. how are you going to determine compensation for the families of the people who died? can you assign the same value to the life of an 8-year-old boy as a

. >> ifill: our coverage of the boston bombing story continues later with kenneth feinberg, who is overseeing victims' fund. plus, the latest on the ricin investigation; the flooding in mid-western states and the debate over buying food for foreign aid. but first, with the other news of the day. here's hari sreevan. >> sreenivasan: rescuers in bangladesh worked frantically today in the ruins of an eight-story building. it collapsed this morning, killing at least 87 people and injuring scores more. the disaster, near the capital city of dhaka, focused attention, again, on a garment industry that supplies major u.s. chains. we have a report narrated by john sparks of "independent television news." >> this mangled pile was home to four textile factories and a shopping mall. but at 8:30 this morning, the structure began to shake. pillars snapped, the floors collapsed, and the world went dark, said one. it's thought there were 2,000 people inside at the time. a huge crowd gathered in this suburb of the bangladeshi capital dakar, as workers used rolls of fabric to make their escape. others pitched

kenneth feinberg who worked post 911 and was also in touch with some of the gulf coast communities about how you compensate victims. they're trying to get that piece of it together where would the money come from? >> a lot of private businesses have contribute the so far. i asked the mayor if he thought taxpayer money would be involved and he said so far they are getting a huge outpouring from the business community and their number one priority is to define victim. who would be entitled to compensation. obviously people who lost family members and wounded. he said that was something they wanted to move forward with as quickly as possible so those folks could know they would be taken care. he also said the crime scene area was 15 blocks. it is down to 12. he said very soon he expects it to go down to at least nine and he said he would like it because this is such a big part of the heart of the city to be opened as soon as possible. he also said of course especially given the new developments in the investigation that he would wait, do that, make that decision on trying to reopen the stre

kenneth feinberg, the overseeing of the one fund tells the associated press he hopes to meet with familiessue checks by the end of june. >>> big relief for airline passengers. congress' last minute maneuver before a week-long break ensures air-traffic controllers will return to work. many have been furloughed leading to hundreds of frustrating delays and cans clags. the faa said the furloughs were implemented because of budget cuts from the sequester, and here is what the president is saying about it. >> i hope members of congress will find the same sense of urgency and bipartisan cooperation to help the families still in the crosshairs of these cuts. members of congress may not feel the pain felt by kids kicked off head start or the 750,000 americans projected to lose their jobs because of these cuts or the long-term unemployed who will be further hurt by them, but that pain is real. >> joining me now is senior washington correspondent for politico anna palmer and msnbc drkter perry bacon, jr. we had senator joe manchin who said congress is acting with self-interest because congressional

the massachusetts governor to call patrick and the mayor have announced kenneth feinberg, an attorneyho managed the 9/11 victim compensation fund, has been chosen to be the administrator of a new fund to help people affected by the bombings. they say the one fund boston is intended as a central place to gather donations for bombing victims. as of 5:00 yesterday the fund had more than $7 million in commitments from corporate and individual donors, and more than 500,000 in online donations from 8500 people. while the president travels to boston today for a memorial service for the victims of the marathon bombings, an interfaith service will take place at the catholic cathedral of the holy cross. live coverage on c-span radio at 11:00 eastern time. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. is the most expensive weapon system in the history of mankind quite frankly. it is in advanced warplane, fighter jet, that is to be used by the air force, navy, and marine corps. it is the replacement for the f- 16, air force, marines and navy. it is supposed to be the new, advanced, all-

a boston lawyer is stepping in to make sure they get it. 67-year-old kenneth feinberg has worked withilies of victims of 9/11, the b.p. oil spill, the virginia tech shootings, and the colorado movie theater shooting. he runs the victims funds which provide families with financial compensation after tragic situations. now he is using his experience to help the victims of the boston marathon bombings. feinberg says he will manage the one fund, an account now nearing $26 million, established to help victims of the marathon bombing. feinberg says he hopes to start meeting with families by june 15th and get checks out by june 30th. he says he hopes he can provide people with some closure, but he knows that money can't replace a lost limb or a lost family member. most of the work he does is pro bono. >>> one of the top finishers of the boston marathon will kick off the opening ceremonies of the fourth annual stair climb out at at&t ballpark today. this year's stadium stampede has brought in more than 100,000 dollars. the money will go to the good tidings organization, which provides free at

today the mayor and governor will meet with kenneth feinberg the man charged with doling out funds to the special master of the september 11th victim compensation fund. >>> speaking of compensation funds, a very good one created yesterday by the governor and the mayor of boston, the one fund. it's a very good fund. >> already there is a cornerstone donation of $1 million. these are -- hopefully the money is going to go to the victims of the bombings. and what they want to do is just show support -- >> great shot. >> yeah, it is. they want to show their support. people want to do anything and everything they can for victims. this is one way. >> john hancock donating $1 million. basically the governor said this started almost immediately when they announced the fund. within an hour, businesses around boston and private individuals kribting. money will go toward psychological and physical victims of the marathon bombings. >> yeah. anything you can do to help. >> yeah. >>> all right. let's talk about canadian authorities. they foiled a major terror plot targeting a passenger train from ne