macneil/lehrer productions captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: new data showed a mixed economic picture today with some glimmers of hope in manufacturing and retail sales. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> warner: and i'm margaret warner. on the newshour tonight, ray suarez has the latest on the economic ups and downs a day ahead of the release of new jobless figures. >> brown: then, from tripoli, we get an update on the war, as moammar qaddafi vows not to surrender. and we assess what's next for the west's campaign to oust him. >> warner: we examine a new report showing tens of billions of dollars in waste, fraud and

macneil/lehrer productions captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: new data showed a mixed economic picture today with some glimmers of hope in manufacturing and retail sales. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> warner: and i'm margaret warner. on the newshour tonight, ray suarez has the latest on the economic ups and downs a day ahead of the release of new jobless figures. >> brown: then, from tripoli, we get an update on the war, as moammar qaddafi vows not to surrender. and we assess what's next for the west's campaign to oust him. >> warner: we examine a new report showing tens of billions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse by private contractors in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. >> brown: from the "economist film project," we get the story of a radical environmentalist now facing domestic terrorism charges. >> we saw the mills. you go into the forest and stumble upon a clear cut. sometimes when you see things being destroyed you want to destroy those things. >> warner: gwen ifill talks to historian richard norton smith and journalist carl cannon about de

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: on this labor day, president obama in michigan called on congress to create new jobs, while republican presidential contenders wooed voters in south carolina. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the highlights from today's events, the unofficial start of the 2012 campaign. plus, newshour political editor david chalian assesses what's at stake in the week ahead. >> woodruff: then, ray suarez examines the state of labor unions on this day honoring americans at work. >> a lot of the challenges that workers and unions are facing come from a sustained attack on workers from business and from public policy. >> in a competitive marketplace there's very little power to raise workers' wages because the companies can't pass it on to the consumers. >> brown: veteran foreign correspondent edward girardet offers personal reflections and stories from his new book on three decades of war reporting in afghanistan. >> woodruff: and we close with powerful remembrances of 9/11, f

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productionsvo >> brown: german lawmakers voted to beef up a european rescue fund easing investor fears around the world. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we examine the latest move to dealm with europe's debt troubles and assess whether it will avert a crisis.i >> brown: then, two updates on the arab spring. we have a report from bahrainup where doctors have been jailed for treating protesters.fo and margaret warner looks at politics in saudi arabia whereic women will soon vote but can't drive. v >> woodruff: we have another of our interviews with republican presidential candidates.an tonight, former house speaker newt gingrich. >> it would be nice to have somebody who actually knows what they're doing and could actually get it done in washington, and i think of the candidates running, i'm the only one with a trackac record of actually achieving things at a national level. >> brown: from our "economist film project" series, we excerp a

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: global markets rallied today on hopes that european leaders would take steps to

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: markets plunged around the world todayunting fears of a global economic recession. good evening, i'm judy woodruff.

cptioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: president obama called for $1.5 trillion in new taxes today as part of a ten-year plan to cut the deft.

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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: a former afghan president tasked with negotiating with the taliban was killed today by a suicide bomber posing as a peace envoy.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: treasury secretary timothy geithner pressed european nations to take quick and decisive action to fix the continent's debt crisis. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: palestinian president abbas asked the united nations today to accept his nation as a member state.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: republicans cheered their victory in a solidly democratic new york house race last night calling it a rebuke of administration policies. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight: new york one correspondent errol louis and "newshour" political editor david chalian explain what the upset means for president obama's sinking political fortunes. >> brown: then, ray suarez examines the congressional probe of a failed solar-panel company that received federal loan guarantees worth half a billion dollars. >> ifill: from cairo, margaret warner reports on the rise of egypt's oldest and most established islamic movement, in the aftermath of the arab spring. >> now the muslim brotherhood, long confined to only social and religious service, could soon become the dominant force in the government. >> brown: and we assess the looming showdown at the united nations as palestinian officials push for statehood and a vote in the general assembly. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding f

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: president obama sent his jobs bill to capitol hill today, and once again pressed lawmakers to pass it right away. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we explore one piece of the plan, new funding for infrastructure programs like repairing crumbling bridges, roads, and schools. >> ifill: then we look at new fallout in the financial world, as bank of america announces plans to cut 30,000 jobs, and markets slump in europe over the deepening debt crisis. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown gets an update from margaret warner in egypt about anti-israel demonstrations and simmering unrest in cairo's streets. >> warner: what we pickd up from egyptians we talked to here is is just incredible frustration. a feeling of impotence as opposed to the empowerment we felt when we were here in february. >> ifill: ray suarez examines some early promise for treating alzheimer's disease with an insulin nasal spray. >> woodruff: and we have the story of russian circus performers, whose extraordinary talen

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: house speaker john boehner offered his first major response to the president's new jobs plan today. he called again for tax reform, but no tax increases, to boost economic growth. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we talk about job creation and politics with two senators-- wyoming republican john barrasso and maryland democrat ben cardin. >> brown: then, from cairo, margaret warner profiles three young activists trying to build a democratic egypt after the spring uprising. >> suarez: we listen in, along with historian michael beschloss, to some remarkably candid conversations with former first lady jacqueline kennedy. >> brown: we have the tale of a marine whose death-defying rescue mission in afghanistan led to a medal of honor awarded at the white house today. >> you did your duty above and beyond, and you kept faith with the highest traditions of the marine corps that you love. because of your honor, 36 men are alive today; because of your courage, four fallen american he

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: security was stepped up in washington, d.c., and new york today as possible suspects were pursued in what was called a "credible" bomb threat. good evening. i'm jim lehrer. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the heightened vigilance and the investigation from dina temple-raston of npr. >> lehrer: then, ray suarez examines president obama's pitch for republican support of his jobs plan on a day the stock market fell sharply. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> lehrer: we have two stories about the home countries of the 9/11 terrorists. margaret warner reports on the egyptian roots of the radical islamic movement. >> warner: egypt was an incubator of militant political islam. we've come to cairo to explore that history and find out if that ideology still has appeal, even after the arab spring. >> woodruff: plus, jeffrey brown talks to caryle murphy of globalpost about saudi arabia ten years after the attacks. >> lehrer: and we close with a look

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: president obama rejected palestinian plans to seek statehood through the united nations and he called for a return to direct peace talks. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: ray suarez, in new york, reports on the president's address to the general assembly. and we assess the state of middle east diplomacy with zbigniew brzezinski and richard haas. >> ifill: then, judy woodruff has the story of two american hikers released from iran after being jailed as spies for two years. >> brown: from libya, james foley of "global post" updates the bloody battle for moammar qaddafi's home town of sirte. >> ifill: is america's wealth gap as wide as it seems? one economist tells paul solman... maybe not. >> a good part of wealth is embodied in the right to your social security flow of income and also to the guaranteed health insurance that you get. that's worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to a typical person. >> brown: and we launch a new series examining america's high school dropo

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: president obama rejected palestinian plans to seek statehood through the united nations and he called for a return to direct peace talks

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: house speaker john boehner offered his first response to the president's new jobs plan today. he called again for tax reform, but no tax increases, to boost economic growth. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: a u.s. air strike in yemen today killed an important al qaeda figure, the american-born cleric anwar al- awlaki. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we examine what his death means for the terror organization and its threat to the united states. >> woodruff: then, we look at the fallout after bank of america's decision to charge debit card users monthly fees. >> brown: kwame holman reports on the legacy of joint-chief- of-staff chairman admiral mike mullen as he retires after 40 years of military service. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: and spencer michels profiles rita moreno, who, at 80, has a new solo show on her life as a star of stage and screen. >> my god, i'm a show business animal. i wouldn't have it any other way. >> woodruff: 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

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: palestinian president abbas asked the united nations today to accept his nation as a member state. good evening, i'm jim lehrer. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight: we assess the palestinian bid and the israeli reaction. >> lehrer: then, jeffrey brown examines president obama's changes to the "no child left behind" law. >> suarez: from orlando, florida, judy woodruff has the latest on the g.o.p. presidential contest. >> republicans have gathered in this crucial battleground state and last night brought yet another showdown between frontrunners rick perry and mitt romney. >> lehrer: and 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: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. we spend billions on advanced technologies. >> it's all about investing in the future. >> we can find new energy-- more cleaner, safer and smarter. >> collaborating with the best in the field. >> chevro

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: more new jersey residents evacuated their homes today, as flood waters continued to ravage the northern part of the state. along the east coast, two million people are still without power. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we update the rescue, the recovery and the clean up after hurricane irene. >> ifill: then, ray suarez examines the obama administration's move to block the merger of two wireless giants at&t and t-mobile with cecilia kang of the "washington post." >> brown: we have a report from tripoli, where libyans are marking the end of ramadan and celebrating the first holiday in decades without moammar qaddafi in power. >> ( translated ): this is the first time in my life i feel that i am free and i pray free without any restrictions from qaddafi's regime. >> ifill: from texas, we get the latest on the scorching temperatures, raging wildfires and the worst drought on record from wade goodwyn of npr. >> brown: we look at who's behind the spike in the illegal marij

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: tainted cantaloupes grown in colorado have been linked to as many as 13 deaths from listeria, and dozens more illnesses. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: we get the latest on the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade from thomas frieden of the centers for disease control. >> ifill: then, margaret warner gets an update from libya on rebel efforts to consolidate control over the country. >> woodruff: we have another of paul solman's reports on economic inequality in the united states. tonight: the connection between wealth and health. >> societies with big income differences between rich and poor do worse on a whole range of measures. they have worse health, they have more violence, they have more drug problems. >> ifill: will he or won't he? political editor david chalian assesses whether new jersey governor chris christie is planning to run for president. >> woodruff: ray suarez examines the politics and the economics of social security. >> ifill: and jeffrey br

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: global markets rallied today on hopes that european leaders would take steps to rescue greece from default. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> warner: and i'm margaret warner. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on europe's debt crisis and the strikes in greece over painful austerity measures. >> brown: then, a switch at the top in russia, as prime minister putin and president medvedev announce plans to swap jobs. we assess the move and its meaning for relations with the u.s. >> warner: from chicago public media, we have a profile of the city's new mayor, rahm emanuel. >> brown: with political editor david chalian, we update the showdown over disaster relief spending, and the prospects of a government shutdown. >> warner: judy woodruff talks to the authors of a new book that explores how a new generation is shaping america. >> they are also highly pragmatic. they work with one another to solve their own problems as a group but also the problems and concerns of society and the nation. >> brown: and from wgbh-boston, sp

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: taliban insurgents targeted the u.s. embassy and nato headquarters in coordinated assaults on afghanistan's capital today. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the brazen attack from patrick quinn of the associated press in kabul. >> woodruff: then we zero in on the proposed tax cuts and tax hikes in president obama's job's bill with economists martin feldstein and austan goolsbee. >> ifill: kwame holman recaps last night's faceoff among republican presidential hopefuls, where frontrunner rick perry came under fire from his rivals. >> woodruff: ray suarez examines new figures showing a record 46 million americans now live below the poverty line. >> ifill: and jim lehrer sits down with jeffrey brown to reflect on 20 years of moderating presidential debates. >> the first step is you've got to be prepared. preparation means not so you can write the greatest questions in the world but so you can listen in some comfort zone to the answers. >> woodruff: th

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: a new survey shows american cities hit hard by the economic downturn. tax revenues are down. layoffs are up. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, looking at jobs, home prices, and foreclosure rates, we use our partnership with patchwork nation to discover which regions are hurt most, and why. >> woodruff: then we assess the surge in health insurance premiums-- up 9% this year-- with health analyst susan dentzer of the journal "health affairs." >> ifill: jeffrey brown reports from a missouri community still picking up the pieces after a deadly spring tornado. >> this new mural tells the story that joplin is the very portrait of widespread destruction and hope in rebuilding. >> woodruff: margaret warner examines heightened tensions between the u.s. and pakistan over allegations of links between afghan terror attacks and pakistani intelligence. >> ifill: and ray suarez takes us to the washington monument, where engineers are rapelling down the walls in search of earthquake da

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: markets plunged around the world today on mounting fears of a global economic recession. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: we assess what caused the stock market rout and the federal reserve's latest action to prop up the economy. >> woodruff:: then, we examine the latest battle over u.s. federal funding, as a congressional tug-of-war over disaster aid could lead to a government shutdown. >> brown: ray suarez looks at turkey's prime minister erdogan, who took the stage today at the united nations, part of an effort to boost his country's profile in the middle east and elsewhere. >> woodruff:: from texas, betty anne bowser has the story of one city's push to rebuild better and stronger, after a disaster. >> if there is one thing people in galveston know about its hurricanes. but these days, they're working on something new-- how to make this gulf coast city a healthier place to live. >> brown: and as part of our "economist film project" series, we talk to the direct