captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions > it is a big night for mitt romney, the former massachusetts governor has won a commanding victory in florida's winner take all presidential primary. good evening, i am gwen ifill and i am judy woodruff in tampa florida, we will have the latest results and analysis thon pbs news hour special report. >> mitt romney is basking in the glow of an easy win in the sunshine state and cruised past newt gingrich in today's presidential primary contest in florida with all but at handful of votes outstanding romney won at least 46 percent of the vote, gingrich had 32 percent, reversing the outcome in the south carolina primary only ten days ago. this evening, romney supporters hit the tampa convention center and took note of the fierce fight that he and gingrich waged in florida. >> primary contests are not easy, and they are not supposed to be. as this primary unfold it is the other party has been watching and they like to comfort themselves with the thought that a executive campaign will leave us divided and weak. but i have got news for them, a competi

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: religious employers will not have to provide free birth control to employees after all. so said the president today, as he outlined a new compromise. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we have a newsmaker interview with health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius on the white house shift in position. >> brown: then, two countries, one big debt crisis. from greece, james mates of independent television news reports on new austerity measures, and two days of strikes in response. >> suarez: and from italy, margaret warner takes a closer look at the flagging economy of europe's second most indebted nation. >> reality was where we're going down the drain, we are going the greece way, and that will be a disaster for us and for the rest of europe, and i think for the rest of the world. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> suarez: and hari sreenivasan profiles china's newest english language sensation, jessica beinecke, a teacher of american s

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: former massachusetts governor mitt romney has won florida's winner-take-all primary tonight. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff in tampa, florida. on the newshour tonight, we'll have the latest results and analysis on this special edition of the pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> 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 initutions 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. >> woodruff: for mitt romney, it's a night to celebrate. he scored a resounding victory in florida, sweeping all 50 delegates and regaining the mantle of republican presidential front-runner. with more than three-quarters of the precincts counted, ro

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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: government officials and five big banks agreed today to a $25 billion deal to help millions of homeowners underwater on their mortgages. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez on the "newshour" tonight. we talk with two of the state attorneys general who helped shape the settlement. >> brown: then we update the political firestorm over the obama administration ruling requiring insurance plans to cover birth control. >> suarez: we examine europe's debt crisis from the perspective of two very different nations from greece, which has agreed to make deep austerity cuts. >> brown: and from germany, where margaret warner reports on the debate over bailing out other troubled countries. >> no one is happy about those little stories about greece, how they are doing, that they are not paying their taxes, that they a little bit corrupt but >> suarez: and judy woodruff talks with author rachel simon about her novel, a love story told through the eyes of two people with disabilities. >> brown: that's all ahead on

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: two key states are up for grabs today as voters head to the polls in the michigan and arizona republican primaries. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest at what's turning out to be a dead heat in michigan from bill ballenger, and analysis from mark shields and david brooks. >> woodruff: then, ray suarez looks at the new york city police department's surveillance of muslim neighborhoods across the northeast in the wake of 9/11. >> ifill: from ethiopia, we look at the battle over land and water between relocated farmers and the government. >> this country is a country that has suffered food insecurity and famine and yet gives out these huge land resources. >> woodruff: we talk with marcia coyle about today's arguments at the supreme court on whether multinational corporations can be held responsible for human rights violations. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown talks with jason moran, the pianist, composer, and new musical adviser for jazz at the kennedy center

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: egypt erupted in new violence today, with police firing tear gas on protesters in tahrir square after riots at a soccer match killed more than 70 people yesterday. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: ray suarez gets the latest on the turmoil from matt bradley of the "wall street journal" in cairo. >> brown: then, we examine the backlash after a leading breast cancer charity cut its grants to planned parenthood. >> woodruff: we look at wealth and poverty in america, a subject getting new attention in the presidential campaign. >> brown: from our "american graduate" series: a photographer documents the lives of high school drop-outs now in juvenile detention. >> the woratexctpeion is really key to who they are. their families have limited expectations of who they can be and they themselves have limited expectations. >> woodruff: and we get two views on defense secretary leon panetta's statement on ending the u.s. combat mission in afghanistan by the middle of next year.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: the payroll tax cut likely will be extended-- that, as house republicans huddle to discuss the details of a still unfolding, broader deal. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, judy woodruff gets the latest on the g.o.p. turnabout from todd zwillich of "the takeaway" on wnyc radio. >> brown: we profile the man most likely to be the country's next leader, vice president she gin-ping, who met with president obama today at the white house. >> ifill: and we look at the investigation into apple's labor practices in china, after reports of serious and deadly safety violations. >> brown: plus, the kids are home-- for good. paul solman reports on the new accordion family, as adult children come home to live. >> when i first moved home i would like six months and then you won't be here anymore. i feel like i'm getting complacent. >> ifill: ray suarez shows us basketball's latest shooting star, new york york knicks point guard jeremy lin. >> brown: and birds do it, bees do it, and you kno

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: rick santorum celebrated today and his campaign raked in a quarter million dollars overnight, after he swept three contests yesterday. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we have the latest on the presidential race from "newshour" political editor christina bellantoni and we ask one of santorum's strategists what comes next. >> ifill: then we turn to margaret warner, reporting from germany on the european debt crisis. tonight, she meets some of the workers behind that country's good economic news. >> we come to germany to find out why it's doing so much better than its european partners. the castle behind me may date from the 1700s, but the economic model they've developed here is 21st century-plus. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown talks with zbigniew brzezinski about america's place on the global stage and his new book "strategic vision." >> the tragedy is the public's understanding of world affairs today is abysmal. it is probably the least informed public. >> ifill: the "washing

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 >> ifill: the u.s. closed its embassy in damascus, and britain recalled its ambassador, as syrian forces intensified their assault against antigovernment protesters. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the crackdown, and assess what the international nity can and will do to pressure the assad regime. >> ifill: then, judy woodruff has a newsmaker interview with the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. >> suarez: betty ann bowser reports on the fallout from a new ruling mandating that faith- based organizations provide birth control coverage. >> it's essential for women's health and for the health of their children and ultimately the health ofir whole family. >> we think it's really important that we not be obliged to pay for something that we view as immoral. >> ifill: we look at what's next for the republican presidential hopefuls after mitt romney's victory in nevada, with stuart rothenberg of the "rothenberg polit

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: china's likely next leader wrapped up his u.s. visit today touting economic cooperation, even as a new joint venture with a hollywood studio was announced. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we look at the deal with dreamworks and assess the challenges ahead for american companies doing business in china. >> woodruff: then, ray suarez examines iran's new proposal to resume talks with western nations. >> brown: margaret warner talks to a military whistleblower, army lieutenant colonel daniel davis, who says top commanders aren't offering a true portrait of the afghan war. >> when you constantly are saying, "things are going good" and everybody on the ground knows it's nothing close to being the truth, then your word loses all credibility. >> woodruff: mark shields and michael gerson, filling in for david brooks, analyze the week's news. >> brown: and we remember the life and career of veteran foreign correspondent anthony shadid. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonig

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: a fire in an overcrowded honduran prison killed hundreds of inmates many of them burned or suffocated. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: margaret warner gets the latest on one of the deadliest prison fires in a century from nicholas casey of the "wall street journal." >> ifill: then, we turn to the g.o.p. presidential race, where former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is breaking into the lead. >> brown: we get two views on the safety and wisdom of building the nation's first new nuclear reactors in more than three decades. >> ifill: from tunisia, we have a report on the economic and political struggles of a fledgling democracy one year after the revolution that sparked the arab spring. >> what happened is it gave people the belief that someone is not as only nip at the present time as they thought they are. libya has a real shot as building a real democratic society. >> brown: and ray suarez examines the efforts to resolve a critical drug shortage, involving a treat

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: prices at the pump have spiked up, fueling economic fears and campaign charges. good evening. i'm jefey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: we examine what's causing the hike in gas prices and assess g.o.p. accusations and the obama administration's pushback. >> brown: then we look at the newest bailout deal for greece and ask whether austerity is helping or hurting troubled european nations. >> woodruff: margaret warner gets a snapshot of campaign fundraising as the candidates and big donors file financial reports. >> brown: from southern thailand, kira kaye reports on religious tensions between muslims and buddhists. . >> one of america's biggest allies in southeast asia, thailand has seen its share of turmoil but the conflict in the country's southern provinces has proven the most deadly and protracted. >> woodruff: and we talk with author roger rosenblatt about the death of a loved one and the solace of a "kayak morning." ere i realized what a good place it was to feel secluded, solitary, an

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: nine afghans were killed today, after a suicide car bomber targeted a nato base, as deadly anti-american riots continued into a second week. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we examine what's at the source of the violence and how it will affect the american strategy and the ability to work with afghan security forces. >> ifill: then, we take a closer look at why mitt romney is having trouble closing the deal, through the eyes of voters in arizona. >> the scary part is falling into that who's electable, which way do i go? who do i think can get elected and who do i really support? >> woodruff: plus, stuart rothenberg and susan page assess the state of play in the g.o.p. campaign as the candidates vow they are in the race for the long haul. >> ifill: as russian presidential elections approach, antigovernment protests grow. ray suarez talks with margaret warner, who's reporting from moscow. >> woodruff: and spencer michels reports on how music therapy can help the brain

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: president obama unveiled his 2013 budget today, calling for higher taxes on the rich and more spending to create new jobs. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we examine the fiscal blueprint and the reaction from republicans. >> ifill: then we interview the greek ambassador to the united states after a night of violent riots, as protesters in athens reacted to parliament's passage of new austerity measures. >> i think the bhol greek society right now is rather numb. >> brown: judy woodruff updates the republican presidential campaign, with stu rothenberg and susan page. >> ifill: we look at the pbs documentary "slavery by another name," which tells the forgotten stories of forced labor that continued long after the civil war ended. >> brown: from beijing, global post correspondent kathleen mclaughlin reports on the lure of western culture for china's youth. ♪ i have nothing, nothing if i don't have you ♪ >> ifill: and we close with a conversation about the life and legacy o

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: senior officials from more than 60 nations, including the united states, met today to demand an immediate cease fire in syria and that president assad step down. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on the crisis and look at what the world, including the u.s. can and should do to stop the violence against civilians. >> woodruff: then, ray suarez has the story of a rutgers university student who stands accused of invasion of privacy and bias intimidation by using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: and we close with a john merrow report on an innovative music program aimed at low income students in new york city. >> sometimes it's hard not to smile. when i just hit that first note t makes me smile. and sometimes i try to hide that smile but i can't because it's amazing. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the wil

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the g.o.p. presidential candidates headed west today after mitt romney's resounding victory in florida yesterday. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight: we get the latest on the republican race and assess how big money is shaping the campaign. >> woodruff: then, we interview u.s. housing secretary shaun donovan about president obama's plan to help homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages. >> ifill: ray suarez tells the story of victor rios, a one-time california gang member now college professor and mentor to at-risk youth. >> it was important for me to hear an adult tell me, "listen, we know you messed up. we know you're a dropout, but we still believe in you." and they gave me that dignity and i ran with it, and i'm still running. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown examines the much-anticipated public offering for social media giant facebook. >> ifill: and hari sreenivasan explores a fossil find in the rocky mountains packed with the bones of ice ag

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: a federal appeals court declared today that california's voter-approved ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, spencer michels has the latest on the ruling, and we get two views on what comes next, as the issue likely heads to the u.s. supreme court. >> woodruff: then we have a newsmaker interview with president obama's top political adviser, david axelrod, on a day when republicans are voting in three states. >> ifill: ray suarez updates the turmoil in syria, as the assault continues in the town of homs, and russia's foreign minister meets with president assad. >> woodruff: we have two takes on europe's debt crisis: a report from athens on greece's troubles, plus margaret warner talks to italy's prime minister, mario monti. >> the euro-zone crisis has indeed brought about the reemergence of old phantoms about prejudices and a lot of mutual resentment. >> ifill: and we close with jeffrey brown's conversation with photographer ann

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: mitt romney was confident and newt gingrich defiant as florida republicans cast ballots in today's winner take all primary. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the battle for 50 delegates in the sunshine state, and we talk with its junior senator, marco rubio. >> ifill: then ray suarez interviews susan rice, u.s. ambassador to the united nations, about the security council resolution calling for syria's leader to step down. >> woodruff: from germany, margaret warner reports on reaction to the european union's fiscal discipline deal. >> ifill: as florida votes, jeffrey brown examines the foreclosure crisis that has depressed housing prices there and around the country. >> woodruff: and we close with more on the political campaign from mark shields and david brooks. >> ifill: 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. >> and by the al

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: mitt romney stayed on the attack today taking on rick santorum and criticizing what his rival said in the bate last night. and president obama hit back on g.o.p. attacks on his energy policy. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight: we update the presidential contest as the campaigns power toward a stretch of crucial primaries. >> brown: then, we get the latest on the coordinated string of bombings that killed at least 55 people across iraq from jane arraf in baghdad. >> when you do not have a coherent, stableolitical system it really sews unrest and fear. >> woodruff: special correspondent john tulenko examines a growing trend in the u.s.-- kids logging in to attend school online full time. >> we'll raise our hand or they'll just call on you and then you'll have a microphone. >> how do you raise your hand? >> there's a button to click it and then the mic will pop up and whatever you have to say that's it. >> brown: we debate the politics behind moves to rein in abortion righ

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: seven people were shot dead and dozens more were wounded in protests in afghanistan today after copies of the muslim holy book were burned at the main nato base there on monday. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: we have the latest on the anger and the apologies from heidi vogt of the associated press in kabul. >> woodruff: then, two takes on coming primary battles. our own gwen ifill previews tonight's g.o.p. debate in arizona. and we talk with journalists micheline maynard and bill ballenger in michigan. >> brown: from syria, we have two reports on the bombardment of homs that killed dozens, including two western journalists. plus, a rare eyewitness account of the weeks' long attack on the besieged city. >> reporter: free syrian fighters have entered the government security building. it's room-to-room fighting now, stairwell to stairwell. >> woodruff: margaret warner examines today's supreme court arguments in a free speech case involving a man who lied about gett

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: rick santorum stayed in the national campaign spotlight today, calling global warming "political science," not climate science. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> warner: and i'm margaret warner. on the newshour tonight, we explore the former pennsylvania senator's rise in the polls, and his past and present stands on key issues. >> brown: then, we get the latest on the uprising in syria, and the mounting humanitarian crisis there. >> warner: judy woodruff talks with former senator and astronaut john glenn, 50 years after he became the first american to orbit the earth. >> brown: from india, fred de sam lazaro reports on the campaign to immunize children against a debilitating disease. >> as recently at 2009 there were 741 cases of polio in india, more than any other nation. by last year, 2011, the number had dwindled to one solitary case. >> warner: and we close with a presidents' day conversation. hari sreenivasan talks with historian richard norton smith about a new museum dedicated to abraham lincoln. >> why is lincoln an ic