bbc world news presented by captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: north koreatepped up its rhetoric today. its leader ordered his generals to get rockets ready to strike the united states. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we assess the escalating tensions on the peninsula, coming after the u.s. staged military drills with south korea. >> woodruff: then, we examine the federal government's proposed rules to limit pollution from automobiles, likely to result in cleaner air and maybe higher prices. >> suarez: hari sreenivasan reports on the mounting backlog at the veterans administration, where the wait time to resolve claims often takes more than a year. >> why should you have to fight? why should you have to fight for your benefits? i went to war, i did what i had to do. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown talks with author mohsin hamid about his new novel, a tale of love and success exploring the promise and perils of rising asia. >> if you look at a bookshelf in pakistan, or really anywhere in asia, you'll see s

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: supreme court justices weighed a challenge to an arizona law requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we talk to marcia coyle about today's court arguments, and ask about the broader implications for other immigration laws. >> ifill: then we turn to the banking crisis in cyprus, as european union leaders called for a tax on savings accounts, prompting a drop in global stocks. >. it's outright theft. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown kicks off a week of stories about the middle east, starting with israel's new governing coalition sworn into office today. >> ifill: paul solman reports on older workers in academic institutions, professors in the classroom long past age 65. >> am i keeping track of jobs? yes. that's okay. as long as i'm a good teacher, that's what's important. >> woodruff: and we examine the republican national committee's call for a new direction for the g.o.p., a road map hoping for a rebound in 2016 and beyond. >>

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: secretary of state john kerry met with afghan president hamid karzai today, and said the two nations are "on the same page" about making peace with the taliban. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we assess the challenges ahead for kerry and the u.s., winding down the war in afghanistan and dealing with tensions in iraq, syria, and the middle east. >> ifill: then, we update the movement on immigration reform, as president obama uses a citizenship ceremony to prod congress to send him a bill.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: the senate today confirmed white house counterterrorism advisor john brennan to be the next director of the c.i.a. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the vote coming after a fight and a filibuster over the president's authority to order drone strikes on american citizens on u.s. soil. >> brown: then, we update the moves to reach a bipartisan budget deal in washington in a newsmaker interview with house minority leader nancy pelosi. >> we're here because the republicans will not... will not close any special interest tax loopholes in order to reduce the deficit, none. >> woodruff: ray suarez examines the united nations security council's move to impose new sanctions on north korea and pyongyang's threat to launch a nuclear strike on the u.s. >> brown: and hari sreenivasan looks at the passage of the nation's strictest abortion law in arkansas, where nearly all procedures will have to be done in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. that's all ahead on tonight's newsh

. >> "bbc world news" was captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: president obama told jordan's king abdullah he's worried that neighboring syria will become a haven for extremists and vowed to persuade congress to swnf jordan more money to shelter syrian refugees. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, margaret warner is in amman and updates us on the president's middle east trip, capped by a breakthrough between two key u.s. allies. >> woodruff: then, we turn to chicago, where city officials announced plans to close 54 schools, most in overwhelmingly black neighborhoods. >> now we've got to worry about our kids going to another location. worry about what's going to happen to them going to school. >> brown: hari sreenivasan continues our series on broadband technology with a look at a new digital divide over how high-speed access and mobile devices are being used. >> woodruff: and mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newsho

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: rebels in syria said today they would not stop fighting until president bashar al-assad is gone. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: two years into the syrian uprising, we look at the situation on the ground, and the diplomatic debate over aiding the rebels. >> woodruff: kwame holman reports from the annual gathering of american conservative activists, who are trying to chart their political future. >> with last november's defeat of mitt romney, this key bloc of conservative enthusiasts has set its sights on a new goal: reshaping and re-energizing the republican party. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: miles o'brien continues his investigation into drinking water contaminated with chromium six and the regulators responsible for cleaning it up. >> yeah, it causes cancer. that's the biggest health concern. >> we know that for sure. >> there's no doubt about it. it's considered a human carcinogen by all the major regulatory a

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the supreme court considered the very definition of marriage in a challenge to a california law banning same sex marriage. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we have audio excerpts of today's arguments, reaction from both sides outside the court, a recap from marcia coyle, and our own debate. >> ifill: then, hari sreenivasan examines a spike in home prices, rising at the fastest pace since 2006. >> woodruff: margaret warner talks to npr's howard berkes about an investigation into dangerous working conditions in grain storage bins. >> ifill: spencer michels reports on the musicians' strike that's darkened concert halls from new york to san francisco. >> woodruff: and we close with the story of the women who worked in a top-secret town in tennessee during world war ii. ray suarez sits down with the author of "the girls of atomic city." >> jane, one of the women i profile in the book, this is a very bright young woman who wanted to study engineering at the university of tennessee.

. >> captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> wooduff: president obama renewed his call for stricter gun laws today, saying "shame on us if we've forgotten" the tragedies at newtown and elsewhere. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we update the lobbying efforts on both sides of the gun issue and talk with reporters in connecticut and arizona about the investigations into shootings there. >> wooduff: then, we turn to same-sex marriage, after two days in the spotlight at the supreme court. we get perspective from religious leaders. >> suarez: public media reporter cathy lewis examines the very real impact of across-the-board federal spending cuts on a southeastern virginia community that relies heavily on the military. >> wooduff: and we close with two stories on child development. how do you prevent bullying? a program in seattle is having success using babies. >> when i first heard about the program, i thought that's crazy to bring a new infant in a classroom of 23 five-year-olds. but then i saw it in action and i

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: house budget chairman paul ryan offered his blueprint for federal spending today, but a white house spokesman dismissed it, saying the math doesn't add up. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the republican proposal, as president obama begins a series of meetings with members of congress to restart a bipartisan dialogue. >> woodruff: then we turn to the conversation sparked by facebook executive sheryl sandberg in her new book about women juggling careers, family, and leadership roles. >> brown: spencer michels reports on a gold mine of information stored in a gene data bank that could help revolutionize medicine. >> a large group of people about whom we know everything about their medical history. we can look across diseases and see, are there common elements in these diseases? >> woodruff: and on the daily download, we look at the gap between what twitter followers think, and what polls reveal. >> like talk radio we shouldn't fall into the trap of

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: secretary of state john kerry met with afghan president hamid karzai today, and said the two nations are "on the same page" about making peace with the taliban. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we assess the challenges ahead for kerry and the u.s., winding down the war in afghanistan and dealing with tensions in iraq, syria, and the middle east. >> ifill: then, we update the movement on immigration reform, as president obama uses a citizenship ceremony to prod congress to send him a bill. >> woodruff: we have two economic stories from abroad. margaret warner examines the last-minute financial rescue for cyprus. >> ifill: and ray suarez reports on ireland's comeback after the global recession. >> suarez: rather than wait around for the return of jobs that may never come back, thousands of irish are starting their own businesses. >> woodruff: plus, jeffrey brown talks to the co-authors of a new book about murder, murderers, and the death penalty at the supreme court. >> we'r

xxxxx captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: house budget chairman paul ryan offered his blueprint for federal spending today, but a white house spokesman dismissed it, saying the math doesn't add up. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the republican proposal, as president obama begins a series of meetings with members of congress to restart a bipartisan dialogue. >> woodruff: then we turn to the conversation sparked by facebook executive sheryl sandberg in her new book about women juggling careers, family, and leadership roles. >> brown: spencer michels reports on a gold mine of information stored in a gene data bank that could help revolutionize medicine. >> a large group of people about whom we know everything about their medical history. we can look across diseases and see, are there common elements in these diseases? >> woodruff: and on the daily download, we look at the gap between what twitter followers think, and what polls reveal. >> like talk radio we shouldn't fall into the

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: supreme court justices weighed a challenge to an arizona law requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we talk to marcia coyle about today's court arguments, and ask about the broader implications for other immigration laws. >> ifill: then we turn to the banking crisis in cyprus, as european union leaders called for a tax on savings accounts, prompting a drop in global stocks. >. it's outright theft. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown kicks off a week of stories about the middle east, starting with israel's new governing coalition sworn into office today. >> ifill: paul solman reports on older workers in academic institutions, professors in the classroom long past age 65. >> am i keeping track of jobs? yes. that's okay. as long as i'm a good teacher, that's what's important. >> woodruff: and we examine the republican national committee's call for a new direction for the g.o.p., a road map hoping for a rebound in 2016 and beyond. >>

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> wooduff: president obama renewed his call for stricter gun laws today, saying "shame on us if we've forgotten" the tragedies at newtown and elsewhere. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we update the lobbying efforts on both sides of thgun issue an talk with reporters in connecticut and arizona about the investigations into shootings there. >> wooduff: then, we turn to same-sex marriage, after two days in the spotlight at the supreme court. we get perspective from religious leaders. >> suarez: public media reporter cathy lewis examines the very real impact of across-the-board federal spending cuts on a southeastern virginia community that relies heavily on the military. >> wooduff: and we close with two stories on child development. how do you prevent bullying? a program in seattle is having success using babies. >> when i first heard about the program, i thought that's crazy to bring a new infant in a classroom of 23 five-year-olds. but then i saw it in action and i saw the power of

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: white smoke spewed from the vatican chimney today and the newly elected pope francis, greeted tens of thousands from the papal balcony. he's the first leader of the world's catholics to hail from the americas. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the 76-year old argentine pontiff and what his selection means for the church. >> ifill: then, as the budget battles rage on in washington, we examine the quest for bipartisan solutions. >> woodruff: in the first of two stories about toxic drinking water in the united states, miles o'brien reports on the company and the regulators charged with the clean-up. >> reporter: did you ever think you would ever have to deal with chromium 6 or p.g.&e. again? >> absolutely not. absolutely not. in front of god and the world, they said they were going to clean it up. >> ifill: and we close with stories of sexual assault in the military recounted today at a senate hearing. >> during my tour on the u.s.s. frank cable, i was

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: rebels in syria said today they would not stop fighting until president bashar al-assad is gone. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: two years into the syrian uprising, we look at the situation on the ground, and the diplomatic debate over aiding the rebels. >> woodruff: kwame holman reports from the annual gathering of american conservative activists, who are trying tchartheir political future. >> with last november's defeat of mitt romney, this key bloc of conservative enthusiasts has set its sights on a new goal: reshaping and re-energizing the republican party. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: miles o'brien continues his investigation into drinking water contaminated with chromium six and the regulators responsible for cleaning it up. >> yeah, it causes cancer. that's the biggest health concern. >> we know that for sure. >> there's no doubt about it. it's considered a human carcinogen by all the major regulatory agenc

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: president obama told jordan's king abdullah he's worried that neighboring syria will become a haven for extremists and vowed to persuade congress to swnf jordan more money to shelter syrian refugees. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, margaret warner is in amman and updates us on the president's middle east trip, capped by a breakthrough between two key u.s. allies. >> woodruff: then, we turn to chicago, where city officials announced plans to close 54 schools, most in overwhelmingly black neighborhoods. >> now we've got to worry about our kids going to another location. worry about what's going to happen to them going to school. >> brown: hari sreenivasan continues our series on broadband technology with a look at a new digital divide over how high-speed access and mobile devices are being used. >> woodruff: 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: >>

fidelity investments, captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: a surge in hiringroduced the best jobs report in four years with unemployment dropping to 7.7%. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we look behind the job gains to see which sectors of the economy are on the mend and how the american workplace is changing. >> brown: then, margaret warner examines the charges against sulaiman abu ghaith, an al qaeda spokesman and son-in-law to osama bin laden, who appeared in a new york court today. >> suarez: from caracas, matt frei of "independent television news" reports on the state funeral for venezuelan president hugo chavez, attended by dignitaries from more than 50 nations. >> this feels less like a funeral and more like a celebration of immortality. the government has taken the decision not to bury him, but to embalm chavez, and keep him lying in state forever. >> brown: david brooks and ruth marcus analyze the week's news. >> suarez: and we close with a writer's reflections on the earthquake and tsunami th

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: xi jingping assumed the presidency of china today. he now controls the army, the communist party and the state in the world's second largest conomy. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we assess what the change means for china, and the united states and the biggest issues between them: trade, defense and cyber security. >> brown: then, as pope francis embarks on his first full day as pontiff, we examine his roots in argentina. >> woodruff: margaret warner talks to michigan governor rick snyder after he recommended an emergency manager to take over the finances of the troubled city of detroit. >> we've got at least 50 years of this problem growing and a lot of people on good faith in the past have tried to solve it and have been unsuccessful. so the way i view it as is this is all hands on deck. >> brown: spencer michels has the story of the high tech splash of lights transforming san francisco's bay bridge into a work of art. >> it was overwhelming. it was really very,

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: two american soldiers were gunned down in eastern afghanistan today, one day after afghan president karzai accused u.s. forces of working with the taliban to stage suicide bombings. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we examine the latest tensions in the u.s.-afghan relationship, coming as chuck hagel ends his first trip there as defense secretary. >> ifill: then, we turn to kenya, where an election challenge raises fears of instability for a critical u.s. ally. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown looks at a question that's arisen just in the past few years: what happens to your e-mail, facebook page, online photos, and other digital memories when you die? . >> what we learned was that there is no federal agency that will help you access this. the laws have just not kept up with technology. >> ifill: and we close with the story of a japanese town hit hard by the nuclear disaster, where renewable energy could be the key to a better future. >> at 20 miles north, they were cut off f

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: pope benedict the sixteenth bade an emotional public farewell today and then left the vatican in a white helicopter bound for the papal summer residence. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the end of benedict's papacy and the coming conclave to select a new pontiff, from john allen in rome. >> brown: then, we update the wikileaks case, after army private bradley manning pleads guilty to leaking classified material, but not to aiding the enemy. >> woodruff: ray suarez examines the u.s. promise to provide food and medical aid to opposition forces in syria. >> brown: fred de sam lazaro reports on the plight of women in turkey, where economic opportunity has not translated into freedom from discrimination or abuse. >> by some measures, turkey ranks among the worst places in the world for women: women are less educated than men. half of all turkish women report having suffered some form of domestic violence. >> woodruff: and we turn to violence against w

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: car bombings and suicide blasts ripped through baghdad today, killing 65 people on the tenth anniversary of the u.s.-led invasion of iraq. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on today's violence, and look back at the conflict that swept saddam hussein from power and left nearly 4,500 americans and more than 100,000 iraqis dead. >> woodruff: then, we turn to the vatican, where pope francis set the tone for a humbler, simpler church at his inaugural mass. jeffrey brown talks to john allen in rome. >> me where againing now the focus shifts from style to substance and the question becomes how is this new tone going to be translated into the hard work of actuallygoverning the church? there, of course, the challenges are considerably more steep >> ifill: we continue our series of stories about the middle east, margaret warner reports on the divide among the two leading palestinian factions, and its impact on the quest for peace. . >> it is really a divide over

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: a surge in hiring produced the best jobs report in four years with unemployment dropping to 7.7%. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we look behind the job gains to see which sectors of the economy are on the mend and how the american workplace is changing. >> brown: then, margaret warner examines the charges against sulaiman abu ghaith, an al qaeda spokesman and son-in-law to osama bin laden, who appeared in a new york court today. >> suarez: from caracas, matt frei of "independent television news" reports on the state funeral for venezuelan president hugo chavez, attended by dignitaries from more than 50 nations. >> this feels less like a funeral and more like a celebration of immortality. the government has taken the decision not to bury him, but to embalm chavez, and keep him lying in state forever. >> brown: david brooks and ruth marcus analyze the week's news. >> suarez: and we close with a writer's reflections on the earthquake and tsunami that hit japan two year

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: president obama declared the u.s. is israel's strongest ally and greatest friend and saipeace in the middle east is still possible. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, margaret warner is traveling with the president and briefs us on his first trip to israel as head of state. >> ifill: then, we examine the allegations that chemical weapons have been used in the syrian conflict. >> brown: judy woodruff updates the efforts to pass gun control legislation in congress and around the country. >> ifill: ray suarez talks to an emergency room doctor whose new book recounts his return home to work on the frontlines in inner city newark. >> we have an overflux of patients cong ito the emrgen deptmen andif you're using the ambulance system for a non-emergency issue, you are taking away from that person who's not able to breathe. now imagine that was your grandmother, imagine that was your father. >> brown: and hari sreenivasan begins a series of stories on the impact high-spee

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: it was day two for gay marriage at the supreme court. at issue: whether legally married same-sex couples can be denied federal benefits. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez on the "newshour" tonight. we excerpt today's argunts, get analysis from marcia coyle and have our own debate on the "defense of marriage act." >> woodruff: then, two takes on engaging disadvantaged students: first, the story of high school teachers in new york city, using hip hop music and a famous rapper to teach science. >> i lost my passion for science, so when i came here and everything, i was, like, "oh, i'm going to bomb it, definitely." but now that they're mixing it up with music, i feel like i can get an a-plus. >> suarezand jeffrey brown examines a udy showing the most selective universities are falling short in recruiting high-achieving applicants, who are poor. >> we are failing at the elite colleges if we don't create social mobility. that's one of our biggest responsibilities. >> woodruff: plus, hari sreenivasan

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: a child born with the virus that causes aids has apparently been cured for the first time. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we talk to two experts about the infant's treatment, and ask whether it offers hope for the hundreds of thousands of h.i.v. positive babies around the world. >> ifill: then, we examine president obama's energy and environment team, as he names new cabinet picks. >> suarez: we look at why more and more doctors have stopped accepting patients on medicare. >> this is the oldest, sickest part of our population. i felt i was being pushed to herd them through in a turnstile way in 15 minutes or less. >> ifill: margaret warner updates efforts to get iran to halt itnuclear program, aer vice president biden says the u.s. is not bluffing about possible military action. >> suarez: and jeffrey brown profiles poet david ferry, still writing verse, reading poems, and receiving honors at age 88. >> every poem, just as everything we say to one another, is an attempt

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the supreme court considered the very definition of marriage in a challenge to a california law banning same sex marriage. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we have audio excerpts of today's arguments, reaction from both sides outside the court, a recap from marcia coyle, and our own debate. >> ifill: then, hari sreenivasan examines a spike in home prices, rising at the fastest pace since 2006. >> woodruff: margaret warner talks to npr's howard berkes about an investigation into dangerous working conditions in grain storage bins. >> ifill: spencer michels reports on the musicians' strike that's darkened concert halls from new york to san francisco. >> woodruff: and we close with the story of the women who worked in a top-secret town in tennessee during world war ii. y suarez sits do with the author of "the gir of omic city." >> jane, one of the women i profile in the book, this is a very bright young woman who wanted to study engineering at the university of tennessee. no, i'm

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: the senate today confirmed white house counterterrorism advisor john brennan to be the next director of the c.i.a. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the vote coming after a fight and a filibuster over the president's authority to order drone strikes on american citizens on u.s. soil. >> brown: then, we update the moves to reach a bipartisan budget deal in washington in a newsmaker interview with house minority leader nancy pelosi. >> we're here because the republicans will not... will not close any special interest tax loopholes in order to reduce the deficit, none. >> woodruff: ray suarez examines the united nations security council's move to impose new sanctions on north korea and pyongyang's threat to launch a nuclear strike on the u.s. >> brown: and hari sreenivasan looks at the passage of the nation's strictest abortion law in arkansas, where nearly all procedures will have to be done in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. that's all ahead on tonight's newsh

captioning sponsoredy macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the dow jones industrial average closed at an all-time high today, erasing losses from the financial crisis. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we assess what's behind the market rally, coming as corporate profits surge amid continuing worries about unemployment and other problems. >> ifill: then we turn to venezuela, where president hugo chavez died today after a long battle with cancer. margaret warner looks back at his life, and at what comes next for his country. >> suarez: we examine the budget battles in washington, as congress begins negotiating yet another stopgap measure. >> ifill: judy woodruff talks with virginia attorney general and gubernatorial candidate ken cuccinelli about his new book on political power. >> suarez: and we close with the details of two new studies showing life expectancy for women in many places in america is actually falling. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving ou

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the u.s. house of representatives passed a stopgap budget bill today, keeping the government running through september. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on a $982 billion measure that could head off a partisan battle and potential government shutdown. >> woodruff: then, was the money the united states spent rebuilding iraq worth it? we ask inspector general stuart bowen. >> ifill: margaret warner reports on reaction to the death of hugo chavez in venezuela and around the world. >> thousands of mourners lined the streets of caracas today to pay tribute to their leader, many in the crowd shouted anti- american slogans and pledged to uphold chavez socialist ideals. >> woodruff: we examine a new poll showing american catholics view their church and their bishops as out of touch. >> ifill: and we close with the story of a russian dancer who masterminded a real life acid attack on the artistic director of the bolshoi ballet.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: in jerusalem and the west bank today, president obama encouraged palestinians and israelis not to give up on peace. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> sreenivasan: and i'm hari sreenivasan. on the "newshour" tonight, rockets fired from gaza into israel today underscore the challenges to peace efforts. margaret warner has the latest from jerusalem. >> brown: then, as the house agrees to a measure to avoid a government shutdown, we update the short- and long-term budget battles. >> sreenivasan: paul solman looks at free trade through the eyes of a classic american brand, getting wet in the global market. >> i know that every surfboard that comes into america comes in duty free. and when i sell a surfboard to australia, japan, europe, its a 20% to 25% duty that they have to pay to get mine. >> brown: we continue our series on how broadband technology is changing our lives. tonight, a look at chattanooga, tennessee-- home of the nation's fastest internet connections. >> sreenivasan: and, spencer michaels has the story of photo journal

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: car bombings and suicide blasts ripped through baghdad today, killing 65 people on the tenth anniversary of the u.s.-led invasion of iraq. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on today's violence, and look back at the conflict that swept saddam hussein from power and left nearly 4,500 americans and more than 100,000 iraqis dead. >> woodruff: then, we turn to the vatican, where pope francis set the tone for a humbler, simpler church at his inaugural mass. jeffrey brown talks to john allen in rome. >> me where againing now the focus shifts from style to substance and the question becomes how is this new tone going to be translated into the hard work of actually governing the church? there, of course, the challenges are considerably more steep >> ifill: we continue our series of stories about the middle east, margaret warner reports on the divide among the two leading palestinian factions, and its impact on the quest for peace. . >> it is really a divide ove

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: president obama said automatic government spending cuts "are not the apocalypse, they are just dumb" after he and republicans failed again to reach a deal to prevent them. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the litical maneuvering here in washington, and ask reporters from around the country where and how the impact will be felt. >> woodruff: then, we examine detroit's troubles as michigan's governor declares a fiscal emergency, setting the stage for a state takeover. >> brown: margaret warner reports on the economic turmoil in egypt two years after a revolution toppled the mubarak regime. >> the unrest has crippled egypt's tourism industry. the one time hoards of visitors at the an ghent pyramids of giza arebut a memory now. >> woodruff: ray suarez talks with the director of a new documentary about americans struggling to put food on the table. >> we're in a nation where 17 million children face food insecurity, which means that, at any given time,

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: it was day two for gay marriage at theme court. at issue: whether legally married same-sex couples can be denied federal benefits. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez on the "newshour" tonight. we excerpt today's arguments, get analysis from marcia coyle and have our own debate on the "defense of marriage act." >> woodruff: then, two takes on engaging disadvantaged students: first, the story of high school teachers in new york city, using hip hop music and a famous rapper to teach science. >> i lost my passion for science, so when i came here and everything, i was, like, "oh, i'm going to bomb it, definitely." but now that they're mixing it up with music, i feel like i can get an a-plus. >> suarez: and jeffrey brown examines a study showing the most selective universities are falling short in recruiting high-achieving applicants, who are poor. >> we are failing at the elite colleges if we don't create social mobility. that's one of our biggest responsibilities. >> woodruff: plus, hari sreenivasan

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: north korea stepped up its rhetoric today. its leader ordered his generals to get rockets ready to strike the united states. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we assess the escalating tensions on the peninsula, coming after the u.s. staged military drills with south korea. >> woodruff: then, we examine the federal government's proposed rules to limit pollution from automobiles, likely to result in cleaner air and maybe higher prices. >> suarez: hari sreenivasan reports on the mounting backlog at the veterans administration, where the wait time to resolve claims often takes more than a year. >> why should you have to fight? why should you have to fight for your benefits? i wento w, i d wh i h to do. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown talks with author mohsin hamid about his new novel, a tale of love and success exploring the promise and perils of rising asia. >> if you look at a bookshelf in pakistan, or really anywhere in asia, you'll see shelf after shelf full of, you know, "h

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: secretary of state john kerry met with afghan president hamid karzai today, and said the two nations are "on the same page" about making peace with the taliban. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we assess the challenges ahead for kerry and the u.s., winding down the war in afghanistan and dealing with tensions in iraq, syria, and the middle east. >> ifill: then, we update the movement on immigration reform, as president obama uses a citizenship ceremony to prod congress to send him a bill. >> woodruff: we have two economic stories from abroad. margaret warner examines the last-minute financial rescue for cyprus. >> ifill: and ray suarez reports on ireland's comeback after the global recession. >> suarez: rather than wait around for the return of jobs that may never come back, thousands of irish are starting their own businesses. >> woodruff: plus, jeffrey brown talks to the co-authors of a new book about murder, murderers, and the death penalty at the supreme court. >> we'r

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. >>> make it three straight all-time highs for the dow, fuelled today by optimism in the job market. >>> how's the consumer feeling these days? we'll find out as we go in focus on the american recovery. >>> and i ask the ceo of general motors if people are feeling the mood to buy. >>> and the threat of hackers is engaging economic engine, small business, and that could lead to even bigger problems. >>> hello, everybody, and we welcome public television viewers from all across the country to "nightly business report." thank you very much for joining us. susie, today it was all about jobs. >> it sure was, tyler, and that's where we begin tonight, with encouraging news about jobs. that news gave a boost to the market and led the dow to another all-time high. nasdaq added the and by gaining nearly 3 points, s&p 500 is within 20 points of its all-time closing high. one day ahead of the labor department's february jo

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org at an all time high. breaking the previous record set nearly 5 1/2 years ago. the question now where do stocks go from here and what should you do to be ready, whichever way they turn. and laying the foundation as stocks hit new highs, the housing market shows strength of its own in tonight's in focus, housing's rebound. >>> good evening, everyone and welcome to our public television viewers. i'm tyler mathison. susie gharib is off tonight. she's receiving the eliot v. bell award from the new york financial writer's association for her lifetime contributions to financial journalism. it's a great night for her and nbr and we congratulate her. our top story aside from that, of course, is the dow. it surged to a record high close today, rolling past the previous highs setback in october of 2007. now for its part the broader s&p 500 closed at a fresh 5 1/2 year high and the nasdaq finished the session at get this a 12 year high, reached just before the tech bubble burst back in the year 2

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen. >> a perfect ten. the dow registers its first ten-day win streak since 1996 and posts another all-time high. the s&p is just 2 points away. >>> new treasury secretary jack lew weighs in on the markets and the american economy. his interview just ahead. >>> and the tsa under fire. the growing backlash over knives on planes. what every traveler needs to know. good evening, everyone, and welcome to our public television viewers. suzy, the market beat goes on and on. >> it's like the energizer bunny. it just keeps going and going. the dow marches on higher for the tenth day in a row, the first time since 1997 -- 1996. it ended at 14,539. the nasdaq added 14 and the broader s&p 500 gained almost 9 points, and it's now just 2 points away from its own record high close. >>> there is some concern that the rise in the markets may have been too high too fast. and this could be the start of a market bubble. but newly installed treasury sec

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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and sues gharib. >> another day, another record. the dow ends at a second consecutive all-time high as the federal reserve says the economy is growing but modestly. >> and america's energy future. in focus, a special report on a sector that could power u.s. growth and jobs for decades. >>> and stormy weather. a big problem for you but also a big pain for business. how mother nature is the great disrupter. >>> and welcome to all of our public television viewers. tyler, another day of stocks and the economy grabbing the headlines. >> the stocks once again, another day the dow jumps over the moon. the blue chip index adding 42 points. the broader s&p 500 was up one. the nasdaq though edged nearly two points lower, pulled down by apple and google. the markets began the day higher after better than expected news about jobs with payroll firm adp reporting 198,000 private sector jobs added back in february, more than economists expected.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> this is "nightly business report." >> lucky number seven. the dow and s&p 500 posted a seven-day winning streak. and the dow set, you guessed it, another all time high. >> investors are re-examining their retirement portfolio. >> and women in the workplace. cheryl sandburg ignited a fire storm with her new book. we will weigh in. >> good evening and welcome to our public television viewers. >> early in the day, maybe not so much. but by the end of the day, absolutely true. stocks did overcome a flat and maybe even down-ish open. that pushed the blue chip dow index. quite a streak. the dow added 50 points to close up 14.447. and the s&p 500 rose five points. it is less than ten points away from its own record close. >> more than half of all americans are invested in stocks and bonds with most of that money in retirement savings plans. with the s&p 500 closing in on its own, many of us are following the markets more closely than ever, retooling our accounts and seeing if the 401 ks a

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. >> streak over. after ten straight days of gains, the dow ends lower for the first time this month. what is next for stocks? >>> the maestro speaks. the man who coined the phrase "irrational exuberance" tells why he thinks the market is far from overheated. >>> and apple versus samsung. who's got the cool factor now? all that and more coming up tonight. good evening, everyone, and welcome to our public television viewers. so tyler, i guess all good things must come to an end? >> it must seem that way, because it was a great run. but it's over, with the best run in nearly 17 years in fact. but the dow's ten-day winning streak did come to an end today. investors sent stocks lower after a disappointing report on consumer sentiment raised worries about whether the market has gone too far too fast. after all, the dow is up 11% so far this year. the index hadn't had a down day this month. losing friday all year until to