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for the pbs newshour, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: now, a newshour essay-- this month, many high schoolors have either just learned, or are anxiously waiting to hear, what colleges they might have gotten into. education advocate keith fromme has worked with students across the country, and believes the key to getting more kids to apply to college is peer pressure. >> reporter: one summer weekend, i taught a small group of students from a low-income community how to write their personal statements for their college applications. each student would be the first in their families to apply to college and their ability to tell their stories was going to be critical to their success. during the three-day retreat, we used a variety of writing techniques to produce memorable, compelling and utterly authentic essays that i knew would stick in the minds of college admission officers. returning home, i felt quite satisfied, perhaps a little smugly so, with a job well done, and i proudly shared the compositions with my friends and family. one of the students, though, who wrote about his attempts to

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from central italy, i'm jeffrey brown for the pbs newshour. >> woodruff: on the newshour online: a newvey finds that most customers who bother to call their credit card company about a late fee succeeded in having it reversed, and in many cases, have even gotten a lower interest rate. but, the study finds, it depends on who you are. see how results can vary by age and race, on our home page, www.pbs.org/newshour. >> ifill: tonight on charlie >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on thursday, a report from making sense series: as college basketball kicks off its annual tournament, should schools better compensate athletes? i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. join us online, and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> fathom travel-- carnival corporation's small ship li

all that, and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> the lemelson foundation. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the fur kept flying today, in the raucous republican presidential race. donald trump and his rivals were back on the road hours after their debate in detroit. >> so how many of ya'll watched the debate last night? we had some fireworks on stage. >> i'm not here to attack anyone. we did plenty of that last night, i suppose. >> when i'm on a d

for the pbs newshour, i'm cat wise. >> woodruff: and now for our "newshour shares," something that caughteye that we thought might be of interest to you too. all eyes today were on "mr. president" and "the first lady" as they added a new member to the family. not the obamas, but rather, a pair of bald eagles nesting at the national arboretum in washington, d.c. a webcam captured the first of possibly two eaglets fully emerging from its egg this morning. biologists say the baby bald eagle-- known for now as "d.c.2"-- appears to be doing well and is already being fed. the second egg, which was laid a few days after its sibling, could hatch over the weekend. the two adult bald eagles are the first pair to nest at the national arboretum since 1947. they successfully raised their first eaglet last summer. what can you say but aww. on the newshour online: what a trump presidency would mean for america's role in the world. chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner talked to u.s. diplomats, and foreign correspondents to get their unique take on the 2016 race. read about that on our home

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on the newshour tonight. republicans stand back as their presidential nominee of four years ago levels a blistering attack on this year's g.o.p frontrunner. also ahead this thursday: fighting fire with fire. researchers turn to mosquitoes as a weapon against zika. >> the beauty this technique is that it can reach the mosquitoes were no other technique can find it we are using mosquitoes to fight themselves. >> woodruff: plus, women on wall street. the former managing director of a new york investment bank on the rampant sexism she and others endured. >> if women were walking by in a skirt he would throw himself on the floor, pretend to look up their skirt and they would-- he would get the laugh, you know, from the other guys. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> carnegie corpor

and that is the "newshour" for t and that's the newshour for tonight. on friday we'll look at "eye in the sky" and the myriad of ethical questions surrounding drone warfare. i'm judy woodruff. join us online, and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention. in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is "nightly business report." with tyler mathise

that's on our home page, on our web site, pbs.org/newshour. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour forus tomorrow for our special coverage of super tuesday, as voters head to the polls in 12 states. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill, join us online, and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media access

next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: lewis b. and louise hirschfeld cullman. bernard and irene schwartz. judy and josh weston. the cheryl and philip milstein family. the citi foundation. supporting innovation and enabling urban progress. the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. provided by:pport has been and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, alison stewart. >> stewart: good evening and thanks for joining us. wheels down in havana for air force one, as barack obama becomes the first sitting u.s. president to visit cuba since calvin coolidge almost 90 years ago. the president will spend a busy two days on the communist-ruled island nation. >>

all that and more is on our web site, pbs.org/newshour. >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonightth us online, for the latest on tonight's elections. that's on our results page at pbs.org/newshour. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. join us online and again here tomorrow evening for full analysis of tonight's results. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. t

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still to come on the newshour: how the u.s.g isis; mark shields and david brooks take on this week's news; beating cancer in one of america's poorest communities; from groups of white supremacists to lone wolves, exploring a racist under current in america, and much more. >> woodruff: secretary of defense ash carter and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general joe dunford, spoke this morning at the pentagon about the fight against the islamic state. while hailing operations to kill top isis leaders-- like the one we reported earlier-- they sought to put the longer war in context. >> there's no question that this individual and other individuals we have eliminated have been part of the apparatus of isil to recruit and to motivate foreign fighters, both to return from iraq and syria to countries in europe and elsewhere, and also simply by using the internet and other communications to do so. even if it's just inspiration, it still takes you back to iraq and syria and the need to eliminate the sources of that inspiration

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