captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the outgoing acting head of the i.r.s. faced a blistering round of questions from lawmakers today, over his agency's improper targeting of conservative groups. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we have extended excerpts of today's hearing: the partisan jousting and the push to learn what happened and who was responsible. >> woodruff: then, margaret warner reports on the pentagon's moves to deal with the growing outrage over sexual assaults in the military-- a problem the secretary of defense said today he will do everything necessary to fix. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. plus, a special report with our own macneil and lehrer on covering the watergate hearings. >> good evening from washington. in a few moments, we're going to bring you the entire proceedings in the first day of the senate watergate hearings. >> we are running it all each day because we think these hearings are important. we are doing this as an experiment to give

robert macneil and jim lehrer rlect owateate's legacy and the gavel-to-gavel coverage that gave rise to the program

plus, a special report with our own macneil and lehrer on covering the watergate hri

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: president obama declared the u.s.s at crossroads in the war on terror and called for new guidelines and accountability in the pursuit of terrorists. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we excerpt the president's foreign policy address and get reaction to his proposals about the use of drones, the guantanamo bay prison and more. >> brown: then, we turn to an attack authorities in britain have called terrorism, the brutal murder of a soldier in london. >> woodruff: hari sreenivasan reports on the road to recovery in oklahoma, as the town of moore buried its first victim, a

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: rain in the rose garden, as the president responded to questions from reporters about controversies on several fronts. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we talk with the white house communications director, jennifer palmieri about what the administration is doing to weather the political uproar. >> brown: and we get two takes on the president's management of the i.r.s. revelations and more and how all this might affect his broader second-term agenda. >> ru

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the obama administration was back on the defensive today, as attorney general eric holder faced questions on capitol hill over the i.r.s.'s targeting of conservative groups and the secret seizure of the a.p.'s phone records. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we follow up with a closer look at the i.r.s.'s independence and new developments on the story. >> ifill: then, margaret warner reports on more troubling allegations of sexual assaults in the military, as leaders charged with protecting victims are accused of abuse.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: a massive immigration reform plan survived a first day running the congressional gauntlet, but it faces determined opposition in the weeks to come. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we examine the politics and the sticking points over border security and more. >> woodruff: then, two takes on the story of the ohio women kept captive for a decade. ray suarez gets the latest on the arraignment of the suspect and looks at the road ahead for the victims. >> brown: we return to

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: a diplomat who served in libya said the staff at the benghazi mission did not get the military aid they needed, when the post was attacked last fall. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on today's congressional hearing, where republicans renewed charges of a cover-up and democrats said the issue was being politicized. >> brown: then, we update the remarkable story of three cleveland women freed after being held captive for more than a decade. >> suarez: paul solman talks with the new treasury secretary, jaclew out jobs finanal

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: rain in the rose garden, as the president responded to questions from reporters about controversies on several fronts. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we talk with the white house communications director, jennifer palmieri about what the administration is doing to weather the political uproar. >> brown: and we get two takes on the president's management of the i.r.s. revelations and more and how all this might affect his broader second-term agenda. >> woodruff: then, with syria high on the agfor mr. ama's meeting today with turkey's prime minister. margaret warner has our update on the conflict and renewed efforts to put an end to the bloodshed. >> brown: ray suarez explores how demographic shifts and biblical ideas of helping others are changing the ways evangelical christians view the immigration debate. >> i think this is a moral issue. i do think if you welcome the stranger and treat him as you would treat jesus, it throws things into a whole different light

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: a diplomat who served in libya said the staff at the benghazi mission did not get the military aid they needed, when the post was attacked last fall. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on today's congressional hearing, where republicans renewed charges of a cover-up and democrats said the issue was being politicized. >> brown: then, we update the remarkable story of three cleveland women freed after being held captive for more than a decade. >> suarez: paul solman talks with the new treasury secretary, jack lew about jobs financial reform and the partisan divide over automatic federal spending cuts. >> the thing that i find truly amazing is that there are members of congress who are calling the sequester a success. a victory. their policy. they can have the policy. nobody at the time thought it should take effect. >> brown: miles o'brien reports from guatemala on the forensic science used to document charges of genocide that wiped out thousands of ind

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: a mile-wide tornado ripped through oklahoma late today, flattening homes and businesses and crushing cars and trucks. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: we get latest on the massive twister that first touched down near oklahoma city, from the national weather service in norman, oklahoma. >> brown: then, a pitched battle for a key syrian city raged on for a second day. we update the bloody civil war, as fighters from lebanon's militant group hezbollah take up arms topo

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: a letter sent to the white house was similar to two poison-laced envelopes mailed to new york city mayor michael bloomberg and his gun control group. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the suspicious packages that contained threats of gun violence and possibly the deadly poison ricin. >> brown: then, we take a closer look at james comey, a former top justice department official in the bush administration, widely reported to be president obama's pick to head the f.b.i. >> wdr

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: after israel's reported weekend air strikes in and around damascus, more questions as to whether the syrian civil war is widening beyond its borders. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we explore the options on the table for the u.s., amid growing calls for international intervention in syria. >> brown: then, as the u.s. government weighs new regulation, we debate whether publicly traded companies should have to disclose their political donations. >> suarez: special correspondent john tulenko visits a middle

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the obama administration was on the defensive on two fronts today, facing tough questions about the i.r.s.'s scrutiny of conservative groups, and the justice department's seizure of reporters' phone records. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we start with the i.r.s. under fire, with a criminal investigation now under way after reports its audits of tea party and other groups extended to officials in washington. >> woodruff: and we examine the clash between the first amendment and leaked classified information, after the government secretly obtained phone logs of the associated press. >> brown: then, fred de sam lazaro reports on a new approach to educate and engage millions of india's poorest students. >> woodruff: margaret warner has the strange story of a detained american diplomat, his wigs, and russia's claims he was a spy. >> brown: and political editor christina bellantoni talks with the author of a new book that explores how technology is impacting our democracy. >>

. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: rain in the rose garden, as the president responded to questions from reporters about controversies on several fronts. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we talk with the white house communications director, jennifer palmieri about what the administration is doing to weather the political uproar. >> brown: and we get two takes on the president's management of the i.r.s. revelations and more and how all this might affect his broader second-term agenda. >> woodruff: then, with syria high on the agenda for mr. obama's meeting today with turkey's prime minister. margaret warner has our update on the conflict and renewed efforts to put an end to the bloodshed. >> brown: ray suarez explores how demographic shifts and biblical ideas of helping others are changing the ways evangelical christians view the

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: president obama answered questions fromorters today on topics from syria and the boston bombings to the budget and his own political clout with congress. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we examine the president's renewed pledge to close the guantanamo detention facility once and for all. >> woodruff: plus, we look at the relationship between the white house and congress, and what that means for spending cuts, immigration, and more. >> ifill: then, we update the investigation into the boston bombings with the latest

presented by kcet, los angeles. er captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: three additional men, two pictured here, were arrested in connection with the boston bombings, charged with trying to help dzokhar tsarnaev in the days after the fatal blasts. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff on the "newshour" tonight. we get the latest on the charges against the college students suspected of covering up for the alleged bomber and obstructing justice. >> ifill: then, on may day, thousands of european workers take to the streets to protest dramatic government spending cuts. we debate the merits of austerity there and in the u.s. >> woodruff: we explore the world wide web of garment manufacturing, as demonstrations across asia called for better

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: rescue crews sifted through the rubble in moore, oklahoma, continuing a desperate search for survivors of yesterday's monster tornado. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the devastation caused by the twister that claimed more than two dozen lives and injured more than 200. >> ifill: then, judy woodruff reports on a senate panel grilling two former i.r.s. commissioner on how the agency targeted conservative groups. >> brown: we examine charges the justice department overreached its authority by tracking reporters to crack down on leaks. >> ifill: apple's c.e.o. faced blistering questions on capitol hill today. margaret warner looks at whether the tech giant used offshore companies to skirt paying

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: president obama declared the u.s.is at crossroads in the war on terror and called for new guidelines and accountability in the pursuit of terrorists. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we excerpt the president's foreign policy address and get reaction to his proposals about the use of drones, the guantanamo bay prison and more. >> brown: then, we turn to an attack authorities in britain have called terrorism, the brutal murder of a soldier in london. >> woodruff: hari sreenivasan reports on the road to recovery in oklahoma, as the town of moore buried its first victim, a nine-year-old girl and tackled the massive clean-up after monday's tornado. >> the massive cleanup after monday's tornado. >> we got in here as quick as we could, and when we were in here there were jackhammers going and cutting torches and trying to take bits and pieces away at a time. >> brown: in the second in our series on immigration reform, ray suarez looks at the debate over allowing

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: good news on the jobs front today ashe unemployment rate dropped to 7.5% and 165,000 new jobs were created. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we analyze the better-than-expected numbers and what they say about the state of the economy. >> woodruff: the c.d.c. reports more people in the u.s. die from suicide than car accidents. ray suarez looks at this worrisome rise in rates, particularly among baby boomers. >> brown: paul solman reports on the plight of older workers struggling to find employment even as the job numbers improve. >> i have 30 years of experience

. >> "bbc world news" was captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: a diplomat who served in libya said the staff at the benghazi mission did not get the military aid they needed, when the post was attacked last fall. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on today's congressional hearing, where republicans renewed charges of a cover-up and democrats said the issue was being politicized. >> brown: then, we update the remarkable story of three cleveland women freed after being held captive for more than a decade. >> suarez: paul solman talks with the new treasury secretary, jack lew about jobs financial reform and the partisan divide over automatic federal spending cuts. >> the thing that i find truly amazing is that there are members of congress who are calling the sequester a success.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the devastated town of moore began the shift from search and rescue to recovery today. we get the latest from oklahoma governor mary fallin. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we're on the ground from moore, where families are taking stock of what's left of their homes and their lives. >> there is nothing that can describe the sound of your house exploding with you in it. >> woodruff: then, with one i.r.s. official pleading the fifth before a congressional committee today. we take a deeper dive into the tax-exemption laws at the center of the controversy. >> ifill: we return to

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: three additional men, two pictured here, were arrested in connection with the boston bombings, charged with trying to help dzokhar tsarnaev in the days after the fatal blasts. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff on the "newshour" tonight. we get the latest on the charges against the college students suspected of covering up for the alleged bomber and obstructing justice. >> ifill: then, on may day, thousands of european workers take to the streets to protest dramatic government spending cuts. we debate the merits of austerity there and in the u.s.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the devastated town of moore began theft from search and rescue to recovery today. we get the latest from oklahoma governor mary fallin. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we're on the ground from moore, where families are taking stock of what's left of their homes and their lives. >> there is nothing that can describe the sound of your house exploding with you in it. >> woodruff: then, with one i.r.s. official pleading the

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: rescue crews sifted through the rubble in moore, oklahoma, continuing a desperate search for survivors of yesterday's monster tornado. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: d i'm jeffrey brn. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the devastation caused by the twister that claimed more than two dozen lives and injured more than 200. >> ifill: then, judy woodruff reports on a senate panel grilling two former i.r.s. commissioner on how the agency targeted conservative groups. >> brown: we examine charges the justice department overreached its authority by tracking

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: president obama called targeting of conservative groups by the i.r.s. "outrageous," and vowed to get to the bottom of the scandal. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we examine the allegations the agency singled out groups with the words "tea party" or "patriot" in their names. >> brown: then we get the latest on the trial of the philadelphia abortion doctor found guilty on three counts of first-degree murder. >> woodruff: we talk to marcia coyle about today's unanimous supreme court decision, upholding monsanto's patent on soybean seeds.

. >> bbc world news captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the obama administration was back on the defensive today, as attorney general eric holder faced questions on capitol hill over the i.r.s.'s targeting of conservative groups and the secret seizure of the a.p.'s phone records. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we follow up with a closer look at the i.r.s.'s independence and new developments on the story. >> ifill: then, margaret warner reports on more troubling allegations of sexual assaults in the military, as leaders charged with protecting victims are accused of abuse. >> brown: spencer michels has the story of a push by the san francisco police to increase the use of surveillance cameras in the city in the wake of the boston bombings. >> everybody likes video, juries

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: a white house spokesman said today the u.s. economy is on a stronger path as signs of recovery continue to paint a better fiscal picture. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, home sales are up-- the fastest gains in seven years. we examine what that means for the broader economy. >> woodruff: then, jeffrey brown reports on the first suspected u.s. drone strike since president obama laid out new guidelines for such attacks, this one killing a top leader of the pakistani taliban. >> ifill: a new survey finds mothers with children at home are now the top breadwinners in four out of ten american families. we look at what's driving the trend. >> woodruff: miles o'brien has the story oa

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the obama administration was on the defensive on two fronts today, facing tough questions about the i.r.s.'s scrutiny of conservative groups, and the justice department's seizure of reporters' phone records. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we start with the i.r.s. under fire, with a criminal investigation now under way after reports its audits of tea party and other groups extended to officials in washington. >> woodruff: and we examine the clash between the first amendment and leaked classified information, after the government secretly obtained phone logs of the associated press. >> brown: then, fred de sam lazaro reports on a new approach to educate and engage millions of india's poorest students.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: as many as 26,000 members of the militaryere sexually assaulted last year, that estimate from a new pentagon study released today. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we examine the growing scandal, a problem president obama said he wouldn't tolerate. >> brown: then, as south korea's new leader visits the white house, we assess continuing tensions on the korean peninsula. >> suarez: spencer michels visits san francisco's

>> "bbc world news" was presented by captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the obama administration said today the financial outlook for medicare improved slightly and social security has not worsened. but new data shows americans still struggling to recover from the recession. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. > own: i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we examine the report from federal reserve economists finding the average household has regained less than half its wealth since 2007. >> woodruff: then we debate what's to be done about student loans as president obama pressed congress again today to prevent a doubling of some key interest rates july 1. >> brown: we get two stories on syria's civil war and its impact on the wider middle east. margaret warner is on

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the obama administration was on the defensiven two fronts today, facing tough questions about the i.r.s.'s scrutiny of conservative groups, and the justice department's seizure of reporters' phone records. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we start with the i.r.s. under fire, with a criminal investigation now under way after reports its audits of tea party and other groups extended to officials in washington.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the obama administration was back on the defensive today, as attorney general eric holder faced questions on capitol hill over the i.r.s.'s targeting of conservative groups and the secret seizure of the a.p.'s phone records. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we follow up with a closer look at the i.r.s.'s independence and new developments on the story. >> ifill: then, margaret warner reports on more troubling allegations of sexual assaults in the military, as leaders charged with protecting victims are accused of abuse. >> brown: spencer michels has the story of a push by the san francisco police to increase the use of surveillance cameras in the city in the wake of the boston bombings. >> everybody likes video, juries like video, investigors like video, prosecutors like video, and i think, looking at the boston marathon, they made that case off of video. >> ifill: judy woodruff examines a new $100 million push to help a hundred cities weather disasters, both natural an

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: a mile-wide tornado ripped through oklahoma late today, flattening homes and businesses and crushing cars and trucks. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: we get latest on the massive twister that first touched down near oklahoma city, from the national weather service in norman, oklahoma. >> brown: then, a pitched battle for a key syrian city raged on for a second day. we update the bloody civil war, as fighters from lebanon's militant group hezbollah take up arms to support the assad government. >> woodruff: a six-year-old company with no profit and little reven gets bought for more than a billion dollars. we discuss what's behind tech giant yahoo's grab for the blogging platform tumblr. >> brown: myanmar's president visits the white house today for the first time since 1966. ray suarez explores what the renewed relationship means for u.s. interests in asia. >> woodruff: spencer michels has the story of a san francisco startup, pushing talented techies to work with loca

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: president obama declared the u.s. is at crossroads in the war on terror and called for new guidelines and accountability in the pursuit of terrorists. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we excerpt the president's foreign policy address and get reaction to his proposals about the use of drones, the guantanamo bay prison and more. >> brown: then, we turn to an attack authorities in britain have called terrorism, the brutal murder of a soldier in london. >> woodruff: hari sreenivasan reports on the road to recovery in oklahoma, as the town of moore buried its first victim, a nine-year-old girl and tackled the massive clean-up after monday's tornado. >> the massive cleanup after monday's tornado. >> we got in here as quick as we could, and when we were in here there were jackhammers going and cutting torches and trying to take bits and pieces away at a time. >> brown: in the second in our series on immigration reform, ray suarez looks at the debate over allowing