captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. republicans pledged to cut spending and seek a smaller, more accountable government a day after their historic takeover of the house. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight: president obama took responsibility for voters' frustrations and called for compromise. we wrap up yesterday's victories, defeats and races still not called. >> lehrer: newshour political editor david chalian fills us in on the hows and whys of republican wins and democratic losses. >> ifill: we hear what party leaders had to say today, starting with the republican likely to be the next speaker of the house, john boehner. >> republicans have made a

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. the military's ban on gays serving openly can be repealed without a risk to readiness, said a pentagon study released today. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we get the details from the report's authors, and look at how the military can prepare for an end to the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. >> lehrer: then, kwame holman reports on president obama's meeting with congressional leaders. >> a stated aim of today's white house meeting was to resolve major issues in the lame duck congress. it was an early barometer of how the president and the opposition will get along in the next congress. >> woodruff: we have a newsmaker interview with white house senior advisor david axelrod. >> lehrer: margaret warner examines the decrease in schools known as "dropout factories" and the rise in high school graduation rates. >> woodruff: and gwen ifill talks to marcia coyle about today's supreme court arguments over moving inmates out of california's crowded prisons. >> leh

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. the obama administration today strongly condemned the leaking and publication of a huge cache of secret state department documents by the organization wikileaks. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we assess the diplomatic damage with former national security advisors zbigniew brzezinski and stephen hadley. >> ifill: then ray suarez talks to jason beaubien of npr about the violent protests arising from allegations of fraud following yesterday's elections in haiti. >> woodruff: margaret warner looks at the case of a somali- american man charged in a terror bomb plot in portland, oregon. >> ifill: and tom bearden tells the story of a treasure trove of bones dating back to the ice age. >> almost everything we found was something new. for a period of about six days we were finding a new species of animal every day. >> 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 instit

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. the chairmen of a bipartisan presidential commission took aim at the federal deficit today calling for an array of tax and spending changes. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the details of the long anticipated proposal from lori montgomery of the "washington post." >> lehrer: then, judy woodruff previews the coming confrontation over currency and trade at the world economic summit. >> ifill: from haiti, jonathan snow of "independent television news" reports on the ground, ten months after the earthquake. >> for the vast majority there is aid, not development. their emergency, more permanent by the day. >> lehrer: jeffrey brown explores political involvement rules for journalists. >> ifill: and we examine reform efforts in the nation's largest public school system, as new york city school chancellor joel klein steps down. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> opportunity is a power

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on this thanksgiving day, americans celebrated at home and abroad. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, a look at how this day was observed: from the white house, to shopping centers, to troops in afghanistan and iraq. >> woodruff: then, reporter laylan copelin of the "austin- american statesman" has the story of former house majority leader tom delay's money laundering conviction. >> suarez: paul solman investigates who wins and who loses when homeowners modify their mortgages. >> i don't think, and i thought it was murder. i think the people would tell you it's murder. >> woodruff: plus, two takes on hiv-aids treatments, we look at a new pill regime which could reduce transmission rates. >> suarez: and spencer michels reports on one company's approach to provide affordable aids medication here and in the developing world. >> this idea that you would charge full price for the developing world left a long time ago. >> woodruff: and jeffrey brown talks to food colu

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. president obama today backed india's bid for a permanent seat on the u.n. security council. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get analysis of the announcement, as well as the president's push for new business deals for u.s. and indian companies, and for better relations between india and pakistan. >> woodruff: then we update the investigation into the b.p. 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 obam

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. lines of travelers moved smoothly through airport security checkpoints on this thanksgiving eve. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: tom bearden reports on the internet push to get passengers to opt-out of new image scanning machines. >> lehrer: then, we get the latest on the compensation program for gulf oil spill victims from jefferson parish president john young and fund administrator kenneth feinberg. >> brown: ray suarez wraps up his series of stories from africa with a look at the suspected link between illness and intelligence. >> does being sicker as a child make it harder to learn for the rest of your life? we're asking that question in heavily disease burdened and very low-income mozambique. >> lehrer: we examine the options for u.s. policy after north korea's artillery attack on a south korean island yesterday. >> brown: and judy woodruff looks at the future of space exploration with science correspondent miles o'brien. >> 500 people have flown to sp

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. control of the congress is at stake this election day, as voters go to the polls across the country. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we'll have the latest results and reporting from our entire newshour team, including mark shields and david brooks; david chalian and stuart rothenberg; updates from republican headquarters and the white house; plus, field reports from around the country. >> lehrer: that's all ahead, along with a look at today's supreme court arguments in a case about violent video games, 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. >> lehrer: this was a day of reckoning for republicans, democrats, and president obama in this midterm election of 2010. newshour correspondent kwame holman begins

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. nato leaders agreed today to a new missile defense system that would cover all of the alliance countries. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, from lisbon, portugal, margaret warner has the latest on the summit, and previews tomorrow's discussions about ending combat operations in afghanistan in 2014. >> woodruff: then, we explore the federal reserve's latest move as chairman ben bernanke hits back at critics at home and abroad. >> brown: ray suarez gets an update from journalist sebastian rotella on the investigation into the 2008 attacks in mumbai, india. >> it combines in a very al qaeda style a mix of targets so you strike india in its heart, its economic and cultural heart but you very specifically go after american, european, jewish targets. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze this week's news. >> brown: and spencer michels reports on the oakland, california, mayoral race, where a second-place finisher became an election winner. >> if nobody g

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. we have two major stories tonight: an update on the investigation of the cargo bomb plot, and the latest on the final day of campaigning. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the elections, we talk to democratic national committee chair tim kaine and republican governor haley barbour of mississippi. we look at some of the season's campaign ads and get an overview from political editor david chalian and susan page of "u.s.a. today." >> lehrer: and on the bomb story, jeffrey brown interviews terrorism expert richard clarke and air security analyst rafi ron. 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. >> lehrer: a new scare involving mail bombs erupted today in greece. it happened just three days after bombs were

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. there were new tensions in the u.s.-afghan relationship today, as president karzai renewed his criticism of u.s. strategy. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest from joshua partlow of the "washington post" in kabul, and margaret warner talks to senate foreign relations committee chairman john ker. >> ifill: then betty anne bowser goes to new england for an update on the first state to pass health care reform. >> here in massachusetts health care reform has been up and running for nearly four years. for the most part, people like it. >> suarez: kwame holman reports on the return of congress, and charles rangel's decision to walk out of his own ethics trial. >> ifill: and what can a lame duck congress hope to accomplish? we look back with congress watcher norman ornstein and historian richard norton smith. >> suare: and jeffrey brown talks to author stacy shiff about cleopatra, the egyptian ruler who has captured our imagination for more than 2,000 ye

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. republicans pledged to cut spending and seek a smaller, more accountable government a day after their historic takeover of the house. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight: president obama took responsibility for voters' frustrations and called for compromise. we wrap up yesterday's victories, defeats and races still not called. >> lehrer: newshour political editor david chalian fills us in on the hows and whys of republican wins and democratic losses. >> ifill: we hear what party leaders had to say today, starting with the republican likely to be the next speaker of the house, john boehner. >> republicans have made a pledge to america, and our plenty is to listen to the american people. and the focus on their priorities, and that's exactly what we're going to do. >> lehrer: and we'll have excerpts from president obama's news conference at the white house. that there's no doubt as i reflect on the results of the election, it underscores for me that i've got to do a bet

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. there was a deadly exchange of fire between north and south korea today. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on thnewshour tonight, we have the latest on the incident and assess the risks of escalating tensions on the peninsula. >> lehrer: then we update how banks and regulators are dealing with the new financial reform law. >> woodruff: ray suarez continues his reports about an african country coping with contemporary health problems. >> suarez: here in mozambique in southern africa, shortages of lifesaving retroviral drugs have created a challenge for aids sufferers, the government here, and donors worldwide. >> lehrer: and jeffrey brown talks to outgoing new york city schools chancellor joel klein. 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

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. president obama said today his administration has improved relations with the muslim world. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight: the comments came as mr. obama visited indonesia. margaret warner chronicles the president's stop in the world's most populous muslim nation. >> lehrer: then, some perspective on george w. bush's and other presidential memoirs from historians julian zelizer and michael beschloss. >> ifill: from flood-ravaged pakistan, special correspondent saima mohsin follows a team from doctors without borders still working to save lives. >> we have mostly skin diseases. we have upper respiratory tract infek shuns and we have about 6 to 8 malaria cases. >> lehrer: we look at the power shift in state capitals after the midterm elections with reporters from minnesota, ohio, wisconsin and maine. >> ifill: plus, ray suarez has the story of neighbors and classmates who remember barack obama's childhood days in indonesia. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight'

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. president obama called for a better working relationship with the new congress. republican leader mitch mcconnell said democrats have to move toward the g.o.p. agenda first. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: we get an update on races still undecided including the one for alaska's senate seat. >> lehrer: then, we look at the future for the new health care law, after the republican takeover in the house. >> brown: and historians michael beschloss, richard norton smith, and beverly gage weigh this week's vote against mid-term elections past. >> lehrer: plus on other news, ray suarez talks to jason beaubien of npr about haiti's latest crisis-- tropical storm tomas. >> brown: and margaret warner has the remarkable story of ingrid betancourt-- held hostage in the jungle in colombia for six years. for me, my rob session was to give back to my children, and it was also i my responsibility. my right was to be free. i was a free woman. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on to

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. in today's jobless report, private sector hiring increased by the most in six months, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, economists paul krugman and douglas holtz-eakin break down the latest numbers and look ahead to what the new congress can do to jumpstart the economy. >> lehrer: then, margaret warner gets a preview of president obama's ten-day asia trip. >> woodruff: from kashmir, john sparks of independent television news reports on the flare-up of deadly tensions in a land claimed by both india and pakistan. >> once famed for its beauty the kashmir valley is a joyless place of angry streets and automatic rifles. and parents who grieve for their children >> woodruff: ray suarez talks to national cancer institute director harold varmus about a screening test for the nation's biggest cancer killer. >> by going through this process we can prevent 20% of lung cancer deaths. >> woodruff: and mark shields and davi

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. the iraqi parliament agreed to form a new government today after an eight-month deadlock. but a walkout by one faction underscored how fragile the deal may be. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: margaret warner explores the challenges the new coalition will face amid rising sectarian violence. >> lehrer: then, paul solman explains the u.s. effort to get china to stop holding down the value of its currency. >> because china is lending us the noun run our big deficits. >> one interstation is china is basically lending us the money to buy stuff from t >> brown: we get reaction to the wide-ranging proposals to cut the federal deficit made yesterday by the leaders of a presidential commission. >> lehrer: judy woodruff talks to senator-elect chris coons of delaware. >> brown: and on this veterans day, ray suarez updates the investigations into mismarked graves and other problems at arlington national cemetery. >> one grave site was empty. one grave site had the wron

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. riots in haiti have disrupted efforts to fight the growing cholera epidemic. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the protests and the spread of the disease on the ground from jacqueline charles of the "miami herald." >> lehrer: then, margaret warner runs a debate between two former negotiators about the u.s. russia arms control treaty now stalled in the senate. >> ifill: special correspondent david brancaccio goes to maine to find people who have figured out creative ways to survive the recession. >> it involves a bank but not the kind with money. it's a time bank known as hour exchange portland, where people swap services and build community. >> lehrer: judy woodruff talks about how to cut the deficit with budget veterans alice rivlin and pete domenici. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown talks to photographer tim hetherington about his new book capturing life on the battlefield in afghanistan. >> i just wanted to show the texture of it. and that mea

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. the obama administration struggles to deal with public anger over airport screening measures. >> brown: i'm geoffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, margaret warner chronicles the back lash at the start of the holiday travel season. >> woodruff: then we get the latest on the political and financial turmoil in ireland. we look at the implications for europe and the u.s.. >> brown: ray suarez begins a series of three reports from an african nation with big promise and big problems. >> suarez: mozambique is one of sub saharan africa's star performers posting tremendous economic gains yet most of its people are working harder than ever and not getting ahead. >> woodruff: we get another view on cutting the deficit from illinois democratic representative and presidential dead reduction commissioner jan schakowsky. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by the best companies are driven by new ideas. >> our future depends on new ideas.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. there was new evidence today that flawed mortgage documents could lead to billions of dollars in bank losses, and further cripple the housing market. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, judy woodruff gets the latest on the nationwide probe into questionable mortgage practices. >> lehrer: then margaret warner interviews t.s.a. administrator john pistole about concerns over security screenings at the nation's airports. >> we have to do a good job of informing the public as to what we're doing without providing a road map to the terrorists. >> ifill: tom bearden tells the story of an organization trying to heal the wounds of war, working with former child warriors in uganda. >> lehrer: we update today's news from the congress, including the guilty verdict for congressman rangel, and the effort to end budget earmarks. >> ifill: and ray suarez talks to army staff sergeant salvatore guinta, the first living service member to receive the medal of honor since the vietnam wa

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. retailers and bargain hunters kicked off the holiday shopping season today. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we talk to economics writer daniel gross about consumer spending and the prospects for a broader rebound. >> woodruff: and as cyber monday approaches, we tell the story of one of the largest internet hijackings ever, when web traffic was routed through china. >> if i was a large enterprise or a large organization involved in critical infrastructure, if i was a government, i would be sweating bullets currently. >> brown: then, from port-au- prince, npr's jason beaubien previews sunday's presidential election in haiti, as the country struggles to recover from the earthquake and a cholera epidemic. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks offer their analysis of the week's news. >> brown: and on the day after thanksgiving, ray suarez talks to david beckmann, winner of this year's world food prize about feeding the hungry at home and abroad. >> what we ne