kwame holman explains. >> holman: yesterday we featured the argument against more high- tech visas.ay: why such workers stimulate innovation and the economy. that's on making sense and on twitter, we hosted a lively discussion on curbing gun violence. all the comments are available on our homepage. find all the stories from our series there as well. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. 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: >> 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 . >>> this is nig"nightly busines report" with tyler mat

kwame holman explains. >> holman: new data shows economic growth in china is slowing. from beijing, fulbright scholar and comedian jesse appel reflects on the widening gap between rich and poor. and on art beat, a photographer captures hope and alienation felt by migrant workers who have moved to china's cities. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at the true costs and coverage for obamacare. i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. 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: ♪ ♪ 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

kwame holman tells us more. >> holman: find out more about the ultra-marathon that unfolds in some of the world's most extreme conditions: how the athletes train, how they endure, and the role of support crews in getting them to the finish line. that's on the rundown. plus, how can you prove your capabilities to an employer if some of your technical skills are out of date? nick corcodilos offers ways to steer the conversation to your advantage on "making sense." all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll talk with daniel ellsberg, the man who released the top-secret pentagon papers during the vietnam war, and former attorney general michael mukasey about edward snowden, the american contractor who leaked u.s. secrets. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thanks for joining us. good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technolog

kwame holman has the details. >> holman: the u.s.rogram, with thousands of rules, could learn something from new zealand's pension system, which has just one rule. find out what it is on this week's edition of "ask larry" on making sense. plus, eliot spitzer and anthony weiner aren't the only new york politicians who have reignited their political careers after scandal. they join a long history. read about scoundrels of the past on our home page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at a huge school in india that aims to transform the lives of poor children from tribal communities. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. 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: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just,

kwame holman has more. >> holman: the american industrialist's anti-semitism was well-noted during his time. but it was friendship with a famous rabbi that shows another side to the auto giant, who would turn 150 years old today. read paul solman's column on "making sense." and how a group of silicon valley visionaries hope to tackle the issue of gun violence with technology. read about that on our home page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at the secret courts charged with approving government surveillance programs. i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. 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: >> bnsf railway. >> 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 th

kwame holman has more. >> holman: in hospitals not so long ago, scalpels, retractors and other tools were rarely cleaned between operations, leaving patients exposed to serious infection, gangrene and even death. one man, joseph lister, changed all that. read how on our homepage. and is the world running out of all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on monday, we'll examine what detroit's troubles portend for other american cities. 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 online and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thanks for joining us. good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> 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 y

kwame holman has more. >> holman: in a tight job market, it's all about how you stand out to employers. in our "ask the headhunter" column today, find out how "talking shop" distinguishes you from other candidates. that and much more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll have a newsmaker interview with senate majority leader harry reid. 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: >> bnsf railway. >> 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 contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh ac

kwame holman has more. >> holman: in this week's installment of "ask larry," deciding when to start collecting. it isn't easy, but our social security guru explains how best to calculate future benefits. find that column on our homepage. and as part of our politics coverage, we live-streamed the first debate in the virginia governor's race saturday. watch a replay on our youtube site. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> suarez: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we talk with two former national security agency analysts, who blew the whistle on what they say were abuses and mismanagement at agency. 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 funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. >> and with the ongoing support of

kwame holman has the details. >> holman: a north carolina middle school teacher turns a wetland intoence classroom. watch the latest profile in our "super stem" teacher series. should america ease immigration rules for high-tech guest workers? or will that undercut u.s. wages? we present the case against the foreign workers today and the opposite view tomorrow on making sense. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll have the story of a hunger strike among some of the most dangerous inmates in california's prisons. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thanks for joining us. goodnight. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supported by the john d. and >> 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

kwame holman has more. >> holman: inspired by jack kerouac's "on the road," bob dylan folk songs, and the evolving american landscape, three artists photographed the open road. see their take on americana on art beat. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll talk with new york senator kirsten gillibrand about ending sexual assaults in the military, and we'll report on the verdict in the bradley manning trial. i'm gwen ifill. >> 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: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.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 contribution

here's kwame holman. >> holman: the federal reserve downgraded its assessment of the economy today. the central bank reported only modest growth-- slightly worse than the moderate reading it gave in june. that suggested there's no early end in sight to the fed's economic stimulus efforts. the reaction on wall street was mixed. the dow jones industrial average lost 21 points to close at 15,499. the nasdaq rose nearly ten points to close at 3,626. the u.s. house has given final approval to a student loan deal, just in time for the fall semester. the bipartisan agreement already passed the senate. it will tie interest rates to the performance of the financial markets. that means undergraduates who take out their own loans will pay 3.9% this fall. the interest rates would rise over time as the economy improves. president obama paid a rare call on congress today. he talked up his economic ideas to fellow democrats and tried to calm concerns about his health care law. >> hello, everybody! >> holman: the president arrived first on the house side of the capitol, and later after a closed-doo

here's kwame holman. >> holman: detroit declared bankruptcy today, the largest american city ever tothe city's state-appointed emergency manager made the filing with a federal judge. it would let him liquidate assets in a bid to pay off creditors and city pensioners. those parties have rejected a fiscal restructuring plan that would have paid them pennies on the dollar. a new, bi-partisan has deal surfaced in the senate, on student loans. it's the latest attempt to rescind a doubling of interest rates on federally subsidized stafford loans. the compromise would tie rates to financial markets, as republicans wanted. for now, the rates for under- graduate loans would fall back below 4%. maine independent angus king praised the agreement today. >> people signing up for loans in the next month for college this year are going to pay about half of what they would have paid if the law had stayed as it was. we were able to come together, talk to each other, listen to each other, and find not only a compromise solution, but a good compromise solution. >> holman: the rates could rise over time

here's kwame holman. >> holman: russian opposition leader alexei navalny was released today, after thousands of demonstrators protested his five-year prison sentence. he was set free by a court in kirov that had convicted him of embezzling half a million dollars worth of timber. afterward, navalny said he hasn't decided if he's still running for mayor of moscow. >> ( translated ): i am not their pet kitten or their pet puppy whom they can first throw out of the elections and say "you will not take part" and then decide, "okay, let him in for a month to take part in the elections." i will now return to moscow and we will discuss everything with my electoral campaign staff. >> holman: navalny is to remain free pending his appeal. a former c.i.a. station chief convicted in italy of abducting a terror suspect is or soon will be back to the united states. a state department spokeswoman announced it today. robert seldon lady was detained in panama this week, at italy's request. he'd been convicted in absentia in the kidnapping of an egyptian cleric. a suicide bomber killed at least 22 people in ce