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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> this was a super tuesday that shook up the republican presidential race again. as rick santorum showed surprising strength. >> good evening, i am judy woodruff. >> a and i am again eiffel we will have the latest results and analysis on this pbs special report on today's voting from alaska to georgia .. >> mitt romney had hoped to over wellment his rivals tonight, instead he found himself in a fierce struggle with rick santorum. >> romney claimed wins in three states, massachusetts, where he was once governor, and vermont and virginia. but santa santa bested him in the north dakota caucuses and the oklahoma and tennessee primaries. >> and newt gingrich came up with a single win in his home state of georgia. >> one of the night's biggest prizes, ohio, remained too close to call, with santorum and romney in a virtual tie. romney spent this election night in massachusetts and addressed his support in other words boston, here is some of what he said. >> this, it is wonderful to be able to go home tonight for the first time in two months. [ ch

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: in syria, a top government official and four high ranking military officers switched sides, joining rebel forces today as the u.n.'s humanitarian envoy reported on her visit to the besieged city of homs. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we assess the realities on the ground hampering militaryç assistance to the rebels and humanitarian aid to civilians. >> woodruff: then, we discuss the presidential campaign and women voters. whom do they support and why? >> suarez: margaret warner looks at the clamor on social media after a video about a notorious african warlord goes viral with upwards of 40 million views. >> woodruff: and from libya, "global post" correspondent tracey shelton reports on the ordinary men who took up arms against the qaddafi regime and now struggle to return to normalcy. >> i don't like to fight anymore. i hate the blood, i hate to kill somebody. i was struggling when i would fight and now struggling to get back a normal life. >> woodruff: that's al

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the republican hopefuls are back on the campaign trail today after mitt romney won six contests on super tuesday, but failed to put away his closest rival rick santorum. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we assess the state of play in the g.o.p. race with pollster andrew kohut, susan page of usa today, and trey grayson of harvard university's institute of politics. >> ifill: then, jeffrey brown looks at the diplomatic options available for dealing with the potential of a nuclear iran. >> woodruff: from the democratic republic of congo, fred de sam lazaro reports on one organization's efforts to help heal communities after two decades of continuous warfare. >> i don't like to fight >> ifill: ray suarez talks to sam lahood, back in the u.s. after he and several other americans were detained in egypt. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: a lone u.s. soldier is in custody after a killing rampage in afghanistan that left 16 civilians dead. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, ray suarez has the latest on the attacks, and we assess the heightened strain on u.s. afghan relations. >> woodruff: then we preview the next two republican presidential primaries, and the southern strategies of the candidates. >> ifill: in his second report from fukushima, miles o'brien examines the efforts to clean up homes and land lost after the nuclear meltdown. >> 500 years. one family. one place. until now. and seeing it is understanding they will not be coming home. >> woodruff: and we close with a rare look inside a unit of the free syrian army, opposition forces who defected from assad's military. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental probl

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: israeli prime minister netanyahu met with president obama today amid growing tension over nuclear enrichment in iran. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we assess what u.s. and israeli leaders are doing to try to narrow the gap on how to deal with iran's nuclear program. >> ifill: then we turn to the g.o.p. presidential race on the eve of super tuesday and take a look at the role the economy is playing in ohio. >> i'm very concerned about what is going on politically. i'm not sure what the economy is going to do. basically as we come through the election cycle. >> woodruff: from moscow, margaret warner reports on the reaction to vladamir putin winning a third term as russia's president. >> warner: tens of thousands of russians angry over the elections took to the streets of moscow tonight. police detained demonstrators and prominent activists after they refused to leave the sight of an anti-government rally. >> ifill: and we close with an update on the deadly and devasta

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: afghan president karzai lashed out at the united states today, saying there had been little cooperation in the investigation into the killings of civilians last weekend. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the suspect, a 38-year old soldier, and have a newsmaker interview with ryan crocker, u.s. ambassador to afghanistan. times in afghanistan. >> we've been through tough times in afghanistan. >> woodruff: then, spencer michels reports on a california city trying to stave off the threat of looming bankruptcy. >> stockton spent money on... >> bwn: rk shields and david brooks analyze the wk's news. > woodruff: d ray suarez examines the guilty verdict for the former rutgers student charged with hate crimes for spying on his gay roommate. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. 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 performanc

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: tensions between the u.s. and afghanistan ratcheted up today, as afghan president karzai said nato troops must pull out of rural villages. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we have the latest on the continued fallout from the weekend killings of civilians allegedly by a u.s. soldier. >> brown: then, we assess the accusations of a toxic culture on wall street, after the very public resignation of a goldman sachs executive. >> woodruff: paul solman talks with author robert harris about his new novel which highlights the very real dangers of high frequency trading in the stock market. >> we live in an age in the financial markets and there's no doubt at all, i think, that the if the volume of computer-traded stocks has helped contribute to that. >> brown: from west africa, special correspondent steve sapienza follows two journalists, as they investigate shortages of clean, safe drinking water. >> people were actually scooping water from the river which

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: rick santorum tried to position himself today for a two-man race after winning the alabama and mississippi g.o.p. presidential primaries. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the state of play in the republican race from "newshour" political editor christina bellantoni and dante chinni of our patchwork nation project. >> woodruff: then, we update the war in afghanistan as british prime minister cameron and president obama outline plans to draw down forces and hand over security to the afghans. >> we both have lost a number of extraordinary young men and women in theatre. what's undeniable though and what we can never forget is our forces are making real progress. >> suarez: gwen ifill looks at the debate over voter identification laws, as more and more states require photo i.d.s at the polls. >> woodruff: we sit down with actor george clooney and human rights activist john prendergast, just back from a visit to sudan to document evidence of genocide.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: president obama today pledged a thorough investigation of the weekend killings in afghanistan, calling them "outrageous and unnacceptable." good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, judy woodruff has the latest on the massacre, and what's known about the suspect. >> ifill: then, as gas prices head toward the four dollar mark and beyond, we assess what can be done to bring them down. >> suarez: in his third and final story from japan, miles o'brien looks at the concerns and confusion over food safety after the nuclear meltdown. >> in tokyo they are promoting produce grown in fukushima-- but they claim it is all tested for radiation. cesium readings are posted right beside the price. >> ifill: from our american graduate series, hari sreenivasan reports on a west virginia law that keeps students from getting driver's licenses if they fail to attend school. >> i like the idea of having motivation of doing good in order to get my license. >> suarez: and we close with a profile of a youn

back with me at the table are esther armah, brian lehrer and allison kilkenny.ersation the woman who suddenly found her hadself at the center of the whirlwind of contraception controversy, georgetown law student sandra fluke who joins me from washington. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me on. >> i really appreciate it. i wanted to start by asking your opinions on the president's compromise here and sort of he's been filling out the outlines of it. does this look to you like an appropriate compromise? is there more you'd like to see? >> i'm really happy with what the add mine straigs announced yesterday. it's consistent with the promises the president has made in the past. and the reason i'm so happy with it is i think it delivers on providing women at universities and women who are employed with the affordable access to contraception that they need. that said, i am concerned that some universities and employers will take the opportunity of the one-year potential delay to continue to not adequately provide for their students and their employees' healt

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: two indiana towns were heavily damaged today as a powerful wave of violent weather moved from the gulf coast to the great lakes. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get an update on the situation from meteorologist gregg carbin with the national weather service storm prediction center. >> brown: then, we get the latest on the syrian situation, and hear from wounded british photographer paul conroy, who was smuggled out earlier this week. >> suarez: and we also talk with turkey's ambassador to the united states about the international response to the humanitarian crisis on its doorstep. >> brown: plus, margaret warner reports from moscow on the upcoming elections as valdimir putin seeks to regain the presidency. >> suarez: and mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf railway. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, an

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: the focus of the health care reform debate shifted back to presidential politics, after three days of arguments at the supreme court. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we look at what the candidates are saying and talk with two reporters following the issue: brian mooney of the "boston globe" and amy gardner of the "washington post." >> brown: then, wexame a new report showing autism on the rise with one in 88 american children now being diagnosed. >> woodruff: in the first of two reports from burma, kira kay previews the coming elections in the once secretive nation. >> it's a scene many burmese thought they'd never seen: opposition leader and nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi on the campaign trail once again. >> brown: margaret warner updates the efforts to stem the violence in syria, as arab leaders gaer in baghdad for the first me idecades. ♪ >> woodruff: and we remember two legendary artists banjo player earl scruggs and poet adrienne rich. >> brown: th

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: american employment grew for the third straight month as employers created 227,000 new jobs, although the unemployment rate remained steady at 8.3%. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we examine what's behind the job growth and what it means for the american economy. >> woodruff: then, two takes on the failed fukushima nuclear power plant one year after the earthquake and tsunami. miles o'brien reports on the still high radiation levels inside the uninhabitable area. >> i'm wearing this suit not to protect myself against gamma radiation but to ensure that any contamination which i pick up whale i'm inside the exclusion zone doesn't stay with me when i leave. >> suarez: and we have a conversation with an american nuclear technician who was at the site when the earthquake hit. >> woodruff: plus, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf railway. >> the wil

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: day two for health care reform at the supreme court came with sharp questions from justices about whether the government can compel citizens to have insurance. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, betty ann bowser reports on the day inside and outside the court, and marcia coyle and susan dentzer examine the arguments. >> brown: plus, we get reaction from two legal scholars: former u.s. solicitor general walter dellinger and georgetown law professor randy barnett. >> ifill: then, judy woodruff updates the violence in syria amid reports of a possible peace plan, even as the death toll continues to rise. >> brown: we have the story of an illinois company that's retraining its workers to meet the demands of highly skilled manufacturing jobs. >> you've got aging now, a disinterested younger generation and then you've got what's left in the middle and that's not enough to fill the need. >> ifill: and ray suarez talks to author eric klinenberg about the growing number of americans who

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: the police chief in sanford, florida stepped down temporarily today as thousands of people rallied in support of trayvon martin, the black teenager killed last month. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the mounting anger around the country and look at why the incident has touched a national nerve. >> brown: then, ray suarez assesses troubles in afghanistan and pakistan with author and journalist ahmed rashid. >> woodruff: from our series on coping with climate change, hari sreenivasan reports on two texas towns finding different ways to deal with record heat and ought. >> i never take a bath, take shower, wash a load of clothes that i don't think "save water." all those things that maybe people in wetter areas do, we don't. >> brown: and we preview next week's health care arguments facing the supreme court with marcia coyle and susan dentzer. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: after hearing three days of arguments on health care reform, supreme court justices hold a secret preliminary vote today. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, marcia coyle walks us through the steps ahead as the justices begin their deliberations. >> woodruff: then, we look at apple's agreement to work with chinese supplier foxconn to improve salaries and work conditions at factories that manufacture iphones and ipads. >> brown: margaret warner examines new details of osama bin laden's undetected life on the run for almost ten years in pakistan after 9/11. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: in the second of two reports from burma, kira kay examines the nation's first steps to allow greater freedom for the press and political activism. >> reporter: this newsroom is a proving ground for nascent freedoms in the notoriously repressive country of burma. in a sign of wider change, burmese exile media groups have been allowed to retu

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: north korea agreed today to temporarily stop nuclear testing, uranium enrichment and missile launches and to allow foreign monitoring of its main reactor complex. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we assess what these steps, coming two months after the death of long-time ruler kim jong il, mean for restarting the multi-national disarmament- for-aid talks. >> ifill: then, we turn to presidential politics, as the candidates pivot to super tuesday, when voters in ten states will select more than 400 convention delegates. >> woodruff: paul solman reports on companies who define success as doing good deeds as well as making money. >> what this look, or even this one has to do with socially conscious business. >> ifill: in moscow, margaret warner talks with with alexei navalny, a leading reformer, four days before the russian presidential elections. >> woodruff: and we close with an update on the news corp story, as james murdoch steps down as head of the scandal ridden n

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the top commander in afghanistan told a congressional committee today that the plan to hand over security to afghans remains on track, despite setbacks in recent weeks. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on the war strategy, and we update the case against army staff sergeant robert bales, who stands accused of killing 16 afghan civilians. >> then we examine the supreme court arguments about life in prison without parole for teenagers with marcia coyle of the "national law journal." >> ifill: ray suarez reports on a proposed colorado law that would require welfare recipients to pass drug tests. >> woodruff: we ask what's behind the partisan stanoff in congress as house republicans offer a budget plan with steep cuts in taxes and spending. >> ifill: paul solman gets author charles murray's take on white working class americans, laid out in his new book, "coming apart." >> have you ever held a job that caused a body part to hurt at the end of the day? fe