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for threcord, the bill and melinda gates foundation ia newsur underwriter. jury in wichita, kansas, has convted an abortion opponent of murder for killing aborti provider last may. the pal deliberated just 37 minutetoday before returning the verdict against scot roed. he admitted gunnindown dr. georgeiller inside a church in wichita last may. he faces a mandatory life sentence. tiller was one othe only doctors in the u. performing late-term abortions. those are some of the day'main stories. i'll be back at thend of the ogram with a preview of what you'll find tonighon the newshour web site. but for now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and sti to come the newshour: the bate over where to hold teorism trials; and the challenge ofeviving iti's econy. >> lehrer: butow, as promised, the analysis of shields an brooks-- syndicated coluist mark shields and "new york times"olumnist david brooks. mark whack did you thi of the obama and e republican shown baltimore. >> i thought it was terrif. i think if the wte house had s choice it would have suidy doubt-- subsidy futured

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major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: there was word today the federal government will levy new fees on major financial institutions. it came as president obama faces public frustration over bailouts and bonuses. judy woodruff has our story. >> woodruff: on wall street today, there was every expectation big banks will announce sizable profits for 2009 plus new bonuses for employees. in response, the obama administration is weighing taxes to recoup losses from the $700 billion bailout program and other measures to rescue the financial system. the still unconfirmed plan could also help pay down the deficit, and it might soothe public anger. >> definitely an outrage. it's obscene because we bailed out t

mar funding for the pbs newshours provided by: >> and by the bi and melinda gates fodation. dedicated the idea that all people deservehe chance to live a healthy, producve life. and with the ongoi support of thesinstitutions and foundations. and... this program was made possle by the corration for public broadcasting. and by contributions tyour pbs station fromiewers like you. thank you. >> a majoruake shook the caribbean nation of hai. it hit 14 miles from the capital city port-au-pnce. the u.s. geo logical sury reported a magnitude of 7. the largest ever rorded in that region. reports said t presidential palace and a hospital collapsed alonwith other buildis. the presidt and his wife escaped injury. but dozens of otr people wereilled or buried under rubble >>rown: with me by phone is dale grant of the u.s.eo logical suey in golden, colodo. mr. gran7.0 magnitude. what can you tell us at th point abouthe scale of the devastation? >> good evening, jf. magnitude 7.0 is very mar quake. and this one washallow and, of cours as you noted near a street. you've heard the president t

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. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: more troops and more aid reached haiti today, but many remained desperate, as distribution problems and fears of violence continued. we begin our coverage with two on-the-ground reports from independent television news. first, bill neely on the race to save lives. >> reporter: the ruins of haiti, the signs aren't good. it's day 6. the diggers tear at the rubble making survival beneath unlikely. the scavengers at the banks search for money not the living. one man looks on. roger still believes his wife, a bank worker, just might be alive. he rushes in every time ground is cleared. this time someone hears a noise. he calls for silence and then for his wife janette.

. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the spotlight on the deficit came as the congressional budget office warned rising federal debt could strangle the economy. >> woodruff: the flurry of interest and calls to cut spending came from both ends of pennsylvania avenue. from the white house... >> we have to get our fiscal house in order. >> woodruff: ... to congress... >> we can no longer afford to spend money we do not have. >> woodruff: ... the focus in washington today was on red ink and reining in spending. >> this country's going to have to pay the piper. >> woodruff: the president's proposal to freeze outlays for three years is expected to come next week, when he submits his budget to congress. it