leader, mayor vincent gray, kwame brown another. fox 5's matt ackland spoke to the u.s. attorney who said thomas' sentence should send a message to others who want to defraud the government. >> reporter: harry thomas jr. had nothing to say to reporter as he left the courthouse. earlier thomas told judge john bates that he had humiliated his family and community and said, "what i did was wrong, your honor, and i broke the law." >> reporter: u.s. attorney ron machen spoke to us not long after sentencing. >> i think justice was served today. i think a powerful message was sent that if you engage in public corruption that there will be consequences and you'll forfeit not only ill gotten gains of your corrupt conduct, but your freedom. >> reporter: when asked about other investigations currently underway and to mayor vincent gray and council chairman kwame brown, machen was limited in what he could say. >> we really can't talk about that. i can tell you we're obviously working as hard as we can. we understand there's a sense of urgency, but we have to do a very thorough compr

you have written about the tickets given to kwame brown.stories. how big of a deal are either of these stories. >> to the average person they just sort of wonder why do they get these in the first place. every year, last several years, squabbling on dc council who gets what tickets to what sports events. city has suites to both verizon center and nationals park, they got them as part of the deal to finance the funding of the stadium, and you know, just every year, it become as problem or a question about why do you get tickets, why do you get to go to these games for free. now it is migrated into concerts. one thing a lot of people think okay you can go to a nationals game or wizards but now it is reported they get to see these concerts that often these tickets are hundreds of dollars, they have a suite of 0 or so, -- of 20 or so seats and now it is reported last week, that the mayors are giving some of these tickets, the best tickets to concerts to his son and daughter. >> his argument is well, my -- his daughter is technically the first l

council chairman kwame brown joins us in the studio. he is go together weigh in on the special election, also the new budget proposal that will be unveiled today for fiscal year 2015. his reeceent rashes on tickets and other fees in the city, won't want to miss that coming up in the next hour. >>> prince george's county police or the hunt this morning for two armed suspects accused of committing a string of robberies. this new surveillance video from one of the crime screens shows the suspects wearing masks. one of them pointing a began while the other edmontonies at cash register. police believe the pair committed at least six armed robberies just since friday night targeting places like gas station and convenience stores along with fast food restaurants. restaurants. >>> new details this morning on a person of interest in the stabbing of a pregnant woman. police release this video of a man they are attempting to find and identify. the victim in the attack survived but the boy she deliver dd not make it. an autopsy proved that the infa

kwame holman explains. kwame?et warner explores what charles taylor's 50-year sentence may or may no mean for africa. that's on our world page. judy and political editor christina bellantoni look at mitt romney's new ipad app. that's on this weeks political checklist on our homepage. and as part of our continuing climate change series, hari sreenivasan asks an expert about erosion along the gulf coast. find that on our science page. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at a new book about the country's most exclusive club, with just five members, all former presidents of the united states. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. 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 broadc

kwame holman has the details. kwame? >> holman: hari sreenivasan talks to author george dyson about the dawn of the computer age and how engineers developing a hydrogen bomb needed a faster machine to run all the calculations. that interview is on our science page. plus, patchwork nation updates the economic picture in hopkinsville, kentucky, a military bastion community. thousands of service personnel from nearby fort campbell are back from overseas deployments and spending money in local businesses. find that on our homepage. and attention farmers, as part of our ongoing series on coping with climate change, we'd like to hear if your crops are being affected. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and

kwame holman has the details. kwame? >> holman: we profile a san francisco woman struggling with fertility treatment and battling cancer at the same time. that's on our health page. judy spoke with former senator bill bradley about his prescription for ending gridlock in washington. watch their conversation on our politics page. ever wonder why the world doesn't share a single currency? paul solman explains on his making sense page. plus, on art beat, two prominent russian poets discuss a recent march in moscow in which a group of writers led 10,000 people to protest president putin. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll talk with treasury secretary timothy geithner about the state of the u.s. economy, unemployment and more. i'm judy woodruff. >> 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: >> growing up in

kwame holman explains. kwame? >> holman: at 1:00 p.m. eastern thursday, gwen will be field your questions on politics and more. find the details on the chat hosted by washington week on our homepage. and on our art beat page, we look at a new exhibit of portraits at the spiva center for the arts in joplin, missouri. that city is marking the one- year anniversary of a massive tornado. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at decisions handed down by the supreme court. 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: >> growing up in arctic norway, everybody took fish oil to stay healthy. when i moved to the united states almost 30 years a, go could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil quality to the world. today, nordic naturals is working to

kwame holman has the details. kwame?: hari sreenivasan spoke with a louisiana resident whose coastal home is nearly uninhabitable due to rising sea levels, sinking land and storms. a preview of tomorrow's broadcast report is on our science page. also, find more details about chinese activist chen guangcheng's speech today in new york city. that's on our world page. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> suarez: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm ray suarez. >> 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:ec and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contribution

kwame holman previews our online report. kwame? >> holman: two separate surveys show americans believe the economy is getting better or will improve further in the coming year. we examine what those results could mean for the presidential race on our politi pag and paul solman writes back to an australian viewer who wonders how minimum wage workers make ends meet in america. read paul's explanation on our making sense page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> suarez: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at president obama's meeting with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders. i'm ray suarez. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major fundinfor the pbs newsur has been prided by: >> nordic naturals. >> at&t. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions

kwame holman has the details. kwame. >> holman: judy, gwen and political editor christina bellantoni talk about how mitt romney is using his business background on the campaign trail. find this week's installment of the political checklist on our politics page. a new quiz on our health page helps women facing menopause and their doctors explore treatment options. and for those in need of emergency money, should they pull it from a 401(k) or charge it to a credit card? paul solman answers that question on his "making sense" page. and tonight's edition of "frontline" investigates a hidden cost of the smart phone revolution, the hazardous work of building and servicing the cell phone infrastructure. "cell tower deaths" airs tonight on most pbs stations. find a link to "frontline" and much more on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at the six-power talks over iran's nuclear capability. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll s

kwame holman explains. kwame? >> holman: from dewey to george w.ok at some of the best presidential campaign posters dating back two centuries. view the slideshow on our politics page. for this science thursday, hari sreenivasan talks to science correspondent miles o'brien about the future of cheaper space travel as the commercial we continue our series about pregnancy and motherhood with a cancer survival story. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. >> brown: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are 11 more. >> warner: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. 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: >> this is the at&t network-- a living, breathing intelligence bringing people togethe

and to kwame holman for what's on the newshour online. kwame. >> holman: get gwen's take on why politics of the past seems more meaningful than politics of the present. on our health page, learn about a baby who developed a tumor before she was born and how doctors saved her life. and get more of shields and brooks in the "doubleheader" with our political editor christina bellantoni in the driver's seat. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. margaret. >> warner: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, an assessment of this weekend's nato summit in chicago. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. 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 you