woodruff: marcia coyle, thank you. >> my pleasure, judy.ll: you can find out much more about today's >> ifill: you can find much more about today's case on our web site, including audio of the full arguments and reaction from the lawyers and the plaintiffs, plus we'll have our own debate about proposition 8 coming up. also ahead on the newshour, housing sales on the rise; deadly work in grain elevators; musicians on the picket lines in san francisco; plus, the women who helped win world war ii. bufirst, the other news ofhe day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: police will have to get a warrant from now on before they bring drug-sniffing dogs on a suspect's property. the supreme court handed down that decision today, 5-4. justice antonin scalia wrote the majority opinion for a conservative-liberal combination. he found that using sniffer dogs without a warrant violates the fourth amendment's protection against illegal search and seizure. the republican governor of north dakota signed legislation today banning most abortions if a feta

for more on today's arguments, we turn as always to marcia coyle of the "national law journal." she was in the courtroom this morning, and is back with us tonight. so the outcome, marcia, of this could actually tip the federal-state balance on who gets to govern how we vote. >> that's true, gwen. the question before the justices is where do you draw the line between who has the authority to regulate election the election clause of the constitution actually gives authority to both. but where is the line when one crosses or goes too far than the other does? so that's the issue before the court. it wasn't clear today that it's going to be an easy line to find. >> ifill: the reason why this arizona law exists is because arizona officials say there's a problem involving illegal or undocumented immigrants registering to vote fraudulently. is there any evidence... did they present evidence today that that's a big problem? >> no, not today. in fact, there was more argument on the other side that there is no problem. but what arizona is saying is there is also a problem with the federal

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. >> 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 alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technol

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 looks at how a cyber war between those who send spam and those trying to stop it is catching many millions of internet users in the crossfire. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support

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. >> 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 alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, t

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was jail that actually saved my life, because that is where i met broward county drug court judge marcia beach, who loved me, and so i could love myself. she placed me in the sheriff's 90-day in-custody treatment program. the time there helped save my life. the last 30 days of the 90 days i did something i had never done before in my entire life. i made a plan. today, i'm an intern for intherooms.com. we are the world's largest recovery web site with over 260,000 people worldwide, sharing their experience, strength, and hope with each other, and it's powerful. today, i'd like to tell you that i'm an asset, not a liability. today, i'm a face and voice in and of recovery, and thank you for having me. (applause) on behalf of the president of the united states, the national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month, there is a proclamation. i will not trouble you to read the four or five paragraphs that are in here, but i think that-that when you do get to see it and you see it up on the white house web site, it is particularly impressive that-the way he and this administration want to deal

the group's chair, congresswoman marcia fudge, points out since mr. obama's first term, the cabinet has lost 2 of 4 afric african-americans and both cabinet members. five spots remain open. the white house saying president obama is deeply committed to diversity. >>> a manhunt under way in washington state for a suspect who's accused of a double murder just after being released from prison. police say michael chad boyson killed his grandparents shortly after they threw him a welcome-home party. >>> also in washington, all three crew members aboard a military plane died when their jet crashed monday morning. the ea-6b prowler was engaged in a low-level navigation training missions. >>> in one of the largest studies of its kind, new research suggesting aspirin may reduce a woman's chances of developing the most dangerous type of skin cancer. the stanford university study followed 60,000 caucasian women over 12 years and found those who took aspirin reduced their risk for malignant melanoma by 20%. aspirin use has also been shown to lower the risk for col

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. no, i'm sorry. girl don't study that. she went on to be a statistician for the manhattan project. >> 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

. >> suarez: marcia coyle of the "national law journal" was in the courtroom this morning and is back with us tonight. for people who don't follow this very closely, know that the two big arguments had to do with gay marriage, what are the main differences between yesterday's argument and today's? >> well, i think there is an inherent tension here for those who support gay marriage. in the doma case today, one of the arguments is that the federal government has intrudeold what is a traditional state prerogative, and that is to define and regulate marriage. and yet in the prop 8 case, the opponents of prop 8, which bans same-sex marriage, are attacking the voters, the state' prerogative to define marriage. but they have a common bond, though, and that is that the opponents of doma and prop 8 see both as discrimination under the equal protection guarantees of our constitution and are arguing for a much tougher kind of scrutiny of what the state did-- what california did and what the federal government did in doma. >> suarez: there is so many juicy and interesting aspects to today's argu

from 9-year-old gia who hopes to shoot in the 2012 olympics, to 62-year-old marcia, who only discovereding three years ago. >> got most of them. 8, 9s, and 0s right on the x. >> reporter: nicky jones is sure shot's founder and this is her homemade assault rifle, the snow queen. >> you want to shoot her? >> reporter: nicky's philosophy for the group is simple, empower women so they won't become victims. >> if i'm in an alley and an attacker comes up and has malicious intent, i can't bare knuckle fight him but i can train with him gun, and if the time comes, i can use it to save my life. >> reporter: the gun industry markets directly to women with smaller, more female-friendly firearms, customizable handguns, high powered rifles awash in pink, and loads of accessories for the fashion-conscious shooter. >> the flash band secures to the center of your bra. >> reporter: products like the flash bang bra holster can uniquely conceal a weapon on a woman's body. there are so many new products that l.a.-based gun blogger natalie foster started a website called a girl's guide to guns to help women

delores mcgee, margaret gray, marcia, karen, joan, mira, janice, jennifer walsh, fudyjud, candice. you in the room or are you busy in the other spots? if you are here, please stand up. and a round of applause. [applause] so, all of these folks are listed in your book, and you all have nametags and so do they. as you go out throughout the day, if you see any of these people, i really encourage you to thank them for all the work they have done because it has been an enormous amount of work to a poll today off. but there are two people that i want us to single out for today's event. that is marie jopling and judy otto. [cheers and applause] you know how you read in the paper about most famous folks in technology? there are those names, right? those companies and those names we read about every day. but we should all hope for having one of those famous people in our lives, and that is to marie and judy really are. these other two women who i think single-handedly moved me into social networking, kicking and fighting the hallway. because i was not born into technology. i really had to b

we excerpt today's arguments, get analysis from marcia coyle and have our own debate on the "defenserriage 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 looks at how a cyber war between those who send spam and those trying to stop it is catching many millions of internet users in the crossfire. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing suppor

his last on raising of that will be launched at of marcia and jon goldman, which will cause $1,000 forited the bay area and october. we will be right back. >> bart will be partially closing the trans bay to the three nights per week for the next 14 months. as part of the ongoing work to make the light rail system more earthquake safe. from 10:00 p.m. to about 4:00 p.ma.m. every tuesday, wednesday and thursday evening for the next 14 months, bart will limit train travel through the to to just one track. the price tag for a birds entire seismic retrofit project, including the two board, was $1.2 billion. most the funding comes from a bond measure faa which was approved by voters in 2004. the needs of long devil's slide have officially open to the public. along the pacific coast near pacifica there was an official ribbon cutting for two new tunnels that will provide bypass long highway 1 at devil's slide. the area has been plagued for years by rock slides and a harrowing passage through a narrow stretch of roadway. the total cost of the project was $439 million. >> a one alarm fire at a s

his last fundraising event will be a lunch at the home of marcia and john goldman, which will cost $1,000st tickets. obama last visited the bay area in october. the mars rover curiosity is in action again after being sidelined by back-to-back computer problems. the six-wheel rover fired up its onboard laboratories and analyzed a sample of rock dust over the weekend. it had been unable to perform science experiments since late last month after experiencing a computer memory problem. mission managers say curiosity will work for a week before it takes another break. in sports. tiger woods is the world's number one golfer again after completing another victory at bay hill. woods captured the weather- delayed arnold palmer invitational. closing with a two under 70 for a 13- under total. this marks woods' eighth victory at bay hill. including a u-s open. the victory puts him back at the top of the world rankings for the first time since 2010. up next is the masters in two weeks. may be his new girlfriend is giving him some good luck. coming up on the kron four morning news. we continue coming u

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he meets his future wife marcia, a medical technician. they first settle in a chicago apartment house. then benjamin built a practice. their american dream included moving on up to wilmette, the suburbs. four kids, a sister shoshana and these three boys for years sharing one room. there were summers in israel, football games in the living room and a lot of scrapes they all survived. >> i think one of the remarkable things that most people don't fully get, there's no one in the neighborhood, no one who lived next to us and said, oh, those emanuel boys are going to succeed. we were, if anything, late bloomers. part of the late blooming is constantly pushing, never resting. >> and it's how they were raised and what's become of all of them that's become the stuff of this family's folklore and led to this book. >> we all began getting questions, what did mom put in the cereal? how come you have three successful brothers in three different areas? how did that happen and how can i raise my kids that way? >> after this interview, some will say ho

to show that jc penney understood macy's deal with martha stewart but pursued an equity stake with marcia stewart living omni media anyway. the day the deal was announced that jc penney was taking nearly 17% stake in stewart's company, johnson wrote an e-mail to jc penney board member bill ackman. displayed in court and in part it said the idea of investment made this a much more significant event, a mere licensing agreement might have been created, it truly created news. we put terry in a corner. normally when that happens you get someone on the defensive and they maid make bad decisions. this is good. as the day goes on, johnson will testify. he will be cross-examined by jc penney lawyers and martha stewart lawyers. we will hear from martha stewart on tuesday. i i've got to get back in. it is getting juicy. >> is. it is a is is a rough week to be a ceo. what is with the corner office chaos? well dig into that next and later on, short on cash? why not hit up your wine wrack? yeah, well tell you why some high end pawn shops are trading money for merlot. all of that coming up when "street

congresswoman marcia blackburn joins me now. congresswoman, i want to start with sequester. are you comfortable this morning? it's three days since the order was officially signed. are you comfortable with sequester taking affect throughout the rest of the fiscal year? is. >> i think that not only am i comfortable, i think that my constituents are relieved that it actually went on the books, and, you know, chuck, what we're hearing from our constituents is, look, we want you to get in there and protect the military, but all of this discretionary spending, you neat to be cutting it. you got to get busy reforming entitlements. you have to stabilize social security and medicare, and people are ready to see some solutions brought forward, and they're expecting us to do that. >> congresswoman, do you think that now -- i've heard speaker boehner's faift line that the president got his tax hikes. democrats are now going to be able to say the republicans got their spending cuts. does this clear -- does this sort of clear the brush and in september we actually do have the grand barga

congresswoman marcia fudge writes, "you have publicly expressed your commitment to retaining diversitybinet. however, the people you have chosen to appoint in this new term have hardly been reflective of this country's diversity." >>> and senator john mccain wants answers over a new award for drone pilots. it's the new, distinguished warfare medal, and it's considered above medals earned in direct combat, which includes the purple heart and the bronze star. right now mccain doesn't think that's right. 20 other senators sent a letter asking the defense department to reconsider. we'll be right back. [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] a lot of sinus products don't treat cough. they don't? [ male announcer ] nope, but alka seltzer plus severe sinus does it treats your worst sinus symptoms, plus that annoying cough. [ breathes deeply ] ♪ oh, what a relief it is! [ angry gibberish ] okay why? more is better than less because if stuff is not le-- if there is more less stuff then you might want to have some more and y

members of the congressional black caucus including the chairperson of the c.b.c., the honorable marcia fudge who has been a tremendous leader on so many issues on behalf of working families and the middle class and seniors all across this country and i yield to her as much time as she shall consume. ms. fudge: thank you so very much. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i want to thank congressman jeffries for once again leading the congressional black caucus special order hour on another timely and important topic. . mr. speaker, well, here we are. it is march 4 and the congress and the administration are still mired in political gridlock with no resolution on how to avoid the across-the-board cuts, destructive as they may be, and untargeted sequestration cuts. how irresponsible. many communities around the country are still reeling from the worst economic recession since the great depression. let us not forget that the national black unemployment rate remains in double digits at 13.8%, far higher than the national rate. now these communities can only watch as the sequester threatens t

before we let you go, i want to get your response to the head of the congressional black caucus, marcia fudge, who sent a letter to the president concerned about african-americans being part of this cabinet. i'm concerned you moved forward with the new cabinet appointments and none of them have been african-american. what do you make of the letter, first and foremost? guest: well, i can tell you as chair of the congressional black caucus, marcia fudge has a right to weigh in with her thoughts. there are many qualified african-americans out there, and i think the white house would be well advised to look at some of them. as a person who has been an employer of a handful of people throughout the duration of my career, it's always important to me to be to have a diverse staff. it has greater policy options, different opinions. but the bottom line is you do want the most qualified and experienced people to be in your shop. and so i would err on the side of allowing the president to go through that process and make sure people are in best position to serve him. host: gwen moore, a person who

after the appearance, hundley's lawyer, marcia sheen, addressed the media and read from a prepared statement night that the incident occurred that mr. hundley has been charged with, he was traveling from atlanta to minneapolis to decide to take his only child and son off of life-support. he was under a great deal of stress and was very grieved and he'd been up for the prior 24 hours. when this happened, on the plane, he said something inappropriate to mrs. bennett, he shouldn't have said, even in his darkest hour. we hope, for mrs. bennett's sake and our client's sake, that everyone will forgive him for what he said and to heal. >> reporter: hundley's trial date is set for may 13th. nick valencia, cnn, atlanta. >>> this morning in israel, rockets fire, a cease-fire wobbles, and president obama's visit highlights the enormous challenges as they're trying top broker a piece deal. earlier this morning, president obama met with mahmoud abbas, the president of the palestinian authority, and this morning it's the palestinians who are blamed for the latest tension. it's believed a fringe militant g

marcia blackburn, vice chair of the energy and commerce committee, thanks for coming in.is this about? from what i understand, there is a special tax built into the health care law on thicks that are considered medical devices and the pump ands that make them. how could my smart phone be a medical device? >> of course, they are looking for anything that is moving that they can regulate and then tax. and medical devices have a 2.3% tax. that is written into kare-11 -- well, back in july, 2011, we got some instruction from the fda that they were looking at regulating mobile medical applications as a medical device. and they're looking at anything that is attached to a current medical device or any portable applications for diabetes or monitoring your blood pressure. they want to throw that in the mix and say, this is a medical device. therefore, we can regulate it and therefore we can tax it. it is going to drive up the cost to consumers. tell drive up the cost of your cell phone. >> shannon: i thought the whole idea was to lower the cost of health care and to provide bette

meanwhile, tennessee republican marcia blackburn saying that judd will be a serious candidate if shewin? >> now, it shows that people who have differences of opinions, if she runs, she will run hard and knowing that family they are very tenacious and spirited. >> there are reports that president obama is set to name thomas perez as his new labor secretary. perez is currently head of the civil rights division at the justice department. he would replace hilda solis and new york city's kristine quinn has finally made it official. in a video on her website she launched her bid to become new york's first female mayor. she's currently speaker of the city council, also a close ally of mayor michael bloomberg as well. >>> president obama is set to meet with democrats and republicans on capitol hill later this week. last week the president and congressional republicans had dinner together, but the charm offensive may not be enough to win gop support on the budget. republicans could still go after obama's main legacy, obama care. here's what congressman paul ryan had to say on "fox news sunday

"star-ledger" reporting -- marcia blackburn, a republican from tennessee rights into de's "washington times," speaking of sequestration and cuts, "usa today," -- they have a breakdown of all the different parks across the country. in "the washington times," there is a piece about president obama's newly appointed liaison to congress. with the headline -- that is in the style section. getting your comments here this morning from all of you on this new york judge banning -- blocking sugary soda. lakewood, florida. independent line. hello. caller: i think the judge did the right thing. they need to understand what is causing it this more than anything else. it is the corn syrup. teen-agers are loaded up on high fructose corn syrup. my supervisory as today was wearing the same address you are. host: susan in greenville wisconsin. caller: my feeling is they are picking on the wrong fluid. they are picking on the wrong sort of because it has sugar in it but what about alcohol? nobody talks about the cost of alcohol in this country, how many people are being killed by drunk drivers. you do n

guest: as chair of the congressional black caucus, marcia fudge has the right to way and with her thoughts-- weigh in with her thoughts. there are many qualified african americans out there, and the president would be well advised to vet them. it is always important to me to have a diverse staff. diversity does give you greater policy options, and different opinions, but you want the most qualified and experienced people to be in your shop. i would err on the side of allowing the president to go through that process and make sure he has people who are in the best position to serve him. host: we have been joined by representative gwen moore, a member of the budget committee, who will sit down with other members of the committee -- guest: until midnight tonight. it is starting at 10:30, and we will be there until may be right before midnight. host: watch it on c-span as well. representative moore, thank you for your time. guest: thank you. host: we look at canada, particularly prime minister stephen harper, and why americans should take notice. that discussion when we return. >> when it come

it is almost as if she retreated to that more queenly role that marcia washington had deliberately rejectedve eastern, on c-span and c-span 3. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> next a discussion about religious freedom in the u.s., including the right to wear religious clothing at work. on the mandate for employers covered contraception. from stanford university law school, this is one hour 25 minutes. start?e could could we start bal? -- could we start now? >> first of all, welcome to our panel here. more importantly, the inaugural event of the first law school clinic on religious liberty. i am not a judge, but if i was, i would have been banging my gavel, but we are here and we have started her, and let me say before i have an opportunity to introduce the panel, that it is a true pleasure to be here and true honor to be present for this occasion just by way of personal anecdote, to get a sense of why what we are doing is so important here, my first job was built on a dare. card a thriving baseball business going up, buying and selling them. i never got a summer job because i was ma

leadership in putting together the congressional black caucus' alternative budget and congresswoman marcia fudge in her bowled vision in helping -- bold vision in helping to move this forward. i had a chance to really get into the weeds of the republican budget, and i can say with certainty that i strongly support the congressional black caucus budget because it is pro- growth, pro-american people. i want to talk about congresswoman moore who so eloquently stated the jobs provisions of this bill. let me just -- of this budget. let me just kind of show you the chart with regard to the five million jobs that this budge creates. when you look at the fact that without the congressional black caucus' budget it will take us into, what, april, 2015 to create enough jobs that takes us back to prerescission employment. that is not acceptable with so many people in our country unprovided. this budget enhances medicare, medicaid. it cancels the devastating sequester, and it raines in bloated pentagon spending. we actually end the overseas contingency fund. when the president's goal is accomplished in