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captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruffjudy woodruff. >> ifill: on the "newshour" tonight: >> for half a century, the sight of a u.s president in havana would have been unimaginable. >> ifill: moving to defuse decades of hostility, president obama meets with cuban president raul castro in a historic trip to the communist island. >> woodruff: also ahead, foreign policy in focus. candidates lay out their vision for the united states in the world ahead of tomorrow's presidential primaries. >> ifill: and, a rare look deep in colombia's jungles, as farc rebels emerge after decades of war and hiding. >> ( translated ): we're preparing ourselves here for

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening, i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away. on the newshour tonight, immigration on the debate stage in florida for both republicans and democrats. also ahead this thursday, 'the atlantic' writer jeffrey goldberg takes a deep dive into president obama's foreign policy approach. >> he believed that if he had gone into syria in 2013, the whole of his second term would have been eaten up, consumed by the syrian civil war. >> sreenivasan: and, how much longer will federal interest rates remain low? all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> ♪ love me tender >> we can like many, but we can love only a precious few, because it is for those precious few that you have to be willing to do so very much. you don't have to do it alone. lincoln financial helps you provide for and protect your financial future because this is what you do for people you love. lincoln financial-- you're in charge. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. su

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. dy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, we are on the ground in brussels. the city grapples with the deadly attacks, and the most effective way to fight terror. >> reporter: there is a mix of fear and resilience on the streets here tonight, as belgians shift focus to confronting extremism in their midst. >> ifill: then, foreign policy and the next president. today, the democrats-- hillary clinton delivers a major address, and we talk with bernie sanders. >> can isis be destroyed? of course they can. it's a question of the coalition, it's a question as king abdullah has said, of muslim troops on the ground, not american troops, and by the way,

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, the most wanted fugitive from novemeber's paris attacks is captured in a brussels shootout. then, the european union reaches a deal with turkey to stem the flow of refugees coming in by the thousands each day. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the week's political news. and how a new feature film grapples with the moral dilemmas of drone warfare. >> the tiny drone flies through the window or door, and detonates right by your temple. i mean, it's very creepy, but there's no stopping it. >> woodruff: 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. >> fathom travel-- carnival corporation's small ship line. offering seven-day cruises to three cities in cuba. exploring the culture, cuisine and historic sites through its people. more at fathom.org. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financi

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening. gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, republican candidates take back their pledge to support the party's nominee, as new york and wisconsin become campaign grounds. >> woodruff: also ahead this wednesday, former secretary of state madeleine albright and former national security advisor stephen hadley--back from a recent trip to the middle east-- talk about a way forward. >> ifill: and, how california's coachella valley struck a unique deal between developers and conservationists to protect its desert life. >> a lot of places throughout this country, we know that we've done development perhaps in a rash and vast way. in the coachella valley we didn't want to do that. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening. i'm hari sreenivasan. on the newshour tonight, republicans hold a civil debate before next week's crucial primaries, while ben carson becomes the second former rival to endorse frontrunner donald trump. >> woodruff: i'm judy woodruff, here at the site of nancy reagan's funeral in california, where a nation said farewell to an influential first lady. >> she had an instinct for reading people that president reagan knew he lacked. nancy, he wrote, sees the goodness in people, but she also has an extra instinct that allows her to see the flaws. >> sreenivasan: it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze the week's news. also ahead, miles o'brien's rare look inside fukushima-- five years after the meltdown, the historic cleanup continues. >> i believe it can be done. it can be done safely and it can be done successfully. but nothing of this magnitude has ever been done by mankind. >> sreenivasan: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. on the newshour tonight... >> i'm glad you're sorry now. i'm glad you're taking action now, but it's a little bit late for the kids in flint. >> woodruff: in a heated hearing congress members grill michigan governor rick snyder and head of the environmental protection agency over flint's water crisis. also ahead this thursday, next steps in the political battle over president obama's supreme court pick. and, as march madness sets in, we look at some of the questions surrounding paying collegiate athletes >> close to fifteen years later, and they're still making money off of my image. and i just thought to myself, there's got to be something wrong about this. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> 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 a

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, donald trump wins bigig and bernie sanders scores an upset, as the presidential candidates look ahead to ohio and florida. >> ifill: also ahead this wednesday, an american student is killed in israel amid a spike in violence, and vice president biden, in a meeting with prime minister netanyahu in tel aviv, sharply condemns the violence. >> woodruff: and a texasex hospital that is bucking the trend as more rural health care centers shut their doors. >> we took the approach that, if we took patients and we treated them better than they'd ever been treated before, that at the end of the day, they would drive the bottom line.ha >> ifill: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: lincoln financial has helped people plan for the future. because this is what you do for people you love. lincoln financial. you're in charge. ♪ ♪ moving our economy

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening, i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away. on the newshour tonight: democrats sparred in the troubled town of flint, michigan, while ted cruz plays catch-up winning the same amount of states as frontrunner donald trump over the weekend. also ahead, we remember nancy reagan. judy woodruff sat down with the former first lady in one of her last interviews. >> well i think i was a little bit more realistic about people than, than he was. and that was my contribution. >> sreenivasan: and, how security agencies are screening the thousands of refugees pouring into europe after the paris attacks. >> we are trying to investigate whoever is apprehended, whoever is brought to the offices, check them through the databases, perform the necessary security checks in order to prevent anything that slips through. >> sreenivasan: 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. >

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: candidates race toward a critical day of primaries tomorrow, with eyes on ohio and florida as potential campaign game-changers. >> ifill: also ahead this monday, we sit down with the new head of the u.n. refugee agency, filippo grandi, on the eve of the 5th anniversary of the syrian civil war. >> woodruff: and, with public media partners "marketplace" and "frontline," we launch a new series, "how the deck is stacked," reported by kai ryssdal, on why many americans feel they can't get ahead. >> we've added a million jobs in this economy since the last time we went out in the field in september, and yet people aren't feeling it. and that to me is the most interesting thing; that what's going on here is not being widely shared down at the bottom and middle ranges of this economy. >> ifill: 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.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifilli'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: ( sirens ) terror in brussels: isis claims responsibility for blasts at an airport and subway, killing at least 30. how europe grapples with another deadly attack. >> ifill: also ahead this tuesday, president obama wraps up his historic trip to cuba with a promise to bury the remnants of the cold war. >> woodruff: and, preparing for disaster when living near the most dangerous fault line in america. >> so many of our memories are here in this village and the thought of it being under water, you know, there's a lot of trauma to that prospect that a very sacred site could no longer exist. >> ifill: all that and more on

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, candidates set their sights on wisconsin. ted cruz gets a critical endorsement, while bernie sanders aims to continue his winning streak. >> ifill: also ahead this tuesday, iraqi christians flee in staggering numbers as isis's grip tightens, but a small militia group is planning to fight back. >> ( translated ): now we have only one unit. we need the help of the kurds. we have to increase our numbers. if we have enough forces we can protect the christians in this ninevah area. >> woodruff: and, from group homes to dorm rooms: how one foster care student beats the odds and wants to help others do the same.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, more raids and arrests in brussels. we're on the ground as police and intelligence services try to track down the terrorists. and, there is a war of words between the two leading republican presidential candidates. it's friday; mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze the week's news. plus, we head to kentucky, where promising programs help fight and prevent cancer among the poor. >> the challenge is educating them that they can do something about it, and that i can help them do something about it. >> woodruff: 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. >> fathom travel-- carnival corporation's small ship line. offering seven-day cruises to three cities in cuba. exploring the culture, cuisine and historic sites through its people. more at fathom.org. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of y

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening. enivasan. on the newshour tonight, republicans hold a civil debate before next week's crucial primaries, while ben carson becomes the second former rival to endorse frontrunner donald trump. >> woodruff: i'm judy woodruff, here at the site of nancy reagan's funeral in california, where a nation said farewell to an influential first lady. >> she had an instinct for reading people that president reagan knew he lacked. nancy, he wrote, sees the goodness in people, but she also has an extra instinct that allows her to see the flaws. >> sreenivasan: it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze the week's news. also ahead, miles o'brien's rare look inside fukushima-- five years after the meltdown, the

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight: the pakistani government announces a crackdown after an easter massacre targeting christians leaves 70 dead and hundreds wounded. >> woodruff: also ahead, bernie sanders sweeps the weekend's primaries by huge margins in alaska, washington, and hawaii. we get analysis on that and other campaign news from our politics monday duo. >> ifill: plus, a report from the front lines against isis, where iraqi troops are beginning an offensive to take back the city of mosul. >> civilians are running from their homes where the fresh fighting has broken out. these people came from the villages recently re-taken from isis, seizing the chance to escape the figg.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. 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 lite

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight: the pakistani government announces a crackdown after an easter massacre targeting christians leaves 70 dead and hundreds wounded. >> woodruff: also ahead, bernie sanders sweeps the weekend's primaries by huge margins in alaska, washington, and hawaii. we get analysis on that and other campaign news from our politics monday duo. >> ifill: plus, a report from the front lines against isis, where iraqi troops are beginning an offensive to take back the city of mosul. >> civilians are running from their homes where the fresh fighting has broken out. these people came from the villages recently re-taken from isis, seizing the chance to escape the fighting. >> woodruff: 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. >> fathom travel. carnival corporation's small ship line. offering seven day cruises to th

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the "newshour" tonight: >> for half a century, the sight of a u.s president in havana would have been unimaginable. >> ifill: moving to defuse decades of hostility, president obama meets with cuban president raul castro in a historic trip to the communist island. >> woodruff: also ahead, foreign policy in focus. candidates lay out their vision for the united states in the world ahead of tomorrow's presidential primaries. >> ifill: and, a rare look deep in colombia's jungles, as farc rebels emerge after decades of war and hiding. >> ( translated ): we're preparing ourselves here for political battle, to get ready for a new environment. we'll pick up cameras and drop our arms. >> woodruff: 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. >

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: >> i said i would take process seriously and i did. i chose a serious man and exemplary judge. >> woodruff: president obama appoints federal judge merrick garland to the supreme court, and republicans double down on their pledge to block the nominee. >> ifill: also ahead this wednesday, as the g.o.p. field narrows, ted cruz and john kasich brand themselves as the alternative to donald trump. but is it too late? >> woodruff: and an exclusive report on the details surrounding why bowe bergdahl walked off his post in afghanistan in 2009. >> feeling that there was no alternative way to get his concerns about circumstances in the unit and the lack of leadership in the unit, sgt. bergdahl concluded that he had to get to a higher echelon. >> ifill: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> ♪ love me tender ♪ love me true we can like many, bu

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. the newshour tonight, more raids and arrests in brussels. we're on the ground as police and intelligence services try to track down the terrorists. and, there is a war of words between the two leading republican presidential candidates. it's friday; mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze the week's news. plus, we head to kentucky, where promising programs help fight and prevent cancer among the poor. >> the challenge is educating them that they can do something about it, and that i can help them do something about it. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. on the newshour tonight, the latest from brussels, as the manhunt expands to a new suspect, and europe's emergency meeting to thwart future attacks. then, a day of reckoning for radovan karadzic, the bosnian serb leader convicted of genocide for orchestrating atrocities during the war. and, making sense of our economic anxiety. a conservative economist's take on what's fueling the anger on display this election. >> trumpism is the expression by the white working class of a lot of legitimate grievances it has with the ruling class. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> fathom travel. carnival corporation's small ship line. offering seven day cruises to three cities in cuba. exploring the culture, cuisine and historic sites through its people. more at fathom.org. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundatio

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. m gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight: super tuesday is finally here. voters head to polls and caucuses as the candidates prepare for a critical turning point in their campaigns. >> ifill: and, we break down the numbers on how candidates can secure the delegates that will put them over the edge. >> woodruff: plus, mark shields and david brooks are here to give up-to-date analysis as results pour in from across the u.s. >> ifill: also ahead, we continue our series on the integration of special education programs in los angeles schools. tonight, why some parents and teachers believe it could hurt more than help. >> i would say that their job is to educate my child and my job

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening. en ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, frontrunners hillary clinton and donald trump take super tuesday by storm. what this means for the parties, and the rest of the presidential race. >> woodruff: also ahead this wednesday, the supreme court hears its first abortion case in nine years; a law that could add toughening restrictions to clinics in texas and beyond. >> ifill: then, we talk with the u.s ambassador to the u.n. samantha power about the toughest sanctions yet on north korea. >> woodruff: plus, astronaut scott kelly returns home after spending nearly a year in space, a record for an american astronaut. >> on one hand, i look forward to going home, but this has been such a big part of my life. i'm going to miss it. wo

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> sreenivasan: good evening, i'm hari sreenivasan.wen ifill and judy woodruff are away. on the newshour tonight, immigration on the debate stage in florida for both republicans and democrats. also ahead this thursday, 'the atlantic' writer jeffrey goldberg takes a deep dive into president obama's foreign policy approach. >> he believed that if he had gone into syria in 2013, the whole of his second term would have been eaten up, consumed by the syrian civil war. >> sreenivasan: and, how much longer will federal interest rates remain low? all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: >> he's trying to do to the american voter, what he did to the people in that course-- he's making promises he has no intention of keeping. >> woodruff: frontrunner donald trump gets hit hard for trump university, and more, at last night's republican debate. then, a dangerous trend: what happens when the only hospital in a remote town is shut down. >> and the whole time i'm driving to town, the palms of my hands, where i burnt my hands, i said, "where do i go? where do i go?" >> woodruff: and, it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze the week's news. 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 fo

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight: super tuesday is finally here. voters head to polls and caucuses as the candidates prepare for a critical turning point in their campaigns. >> ifill: and, we break down the numbers on how candidates can secure the delegates that will put them over the edge. >> woodruff: plus, mark shields and david brooks are here to give up-to-date analysis as results pour in from across the u.s. >> ifill: also ahead, we continue our series on the integration of special education programs in los angeles schools. tonight, why some parents and teachers believe it could hurt more than help. >> i would say that their job is to educate my child and my job is to socialize my child. a safe environment is important and many of these other schools just aren't safe. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. on the "newshour" tonight, candidates turn up the heat in wisconsin. could backlash over donald trump's comments about abortion affect women voters? then, how a new app is giving high school students cash for getting good grades. >> instead of waiting for four years to find out if you're gonna receive any scholarship, students are getting a short feedback loop, each semester, each grade they get. >> woodruff: and, five of the most prominent women's soccer players file a complaint that they are being paid less than the men's team, despite bringing in more revenue. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> fathom travel. carnival corporation's small ship line. offering seven day cruises to three cities in cuba. exploring the culture, cuisine and historic sites through its people. more at fathom.org. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> and by the alfre

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, we are on the ground in brussels. the city grapples with the deadly attacks, and the most effective way to fight terror. >> reporter: there is a mix of fear and resilience on the streets here tonight, as belgians shift focus to confronting extremism in their midst. >> ifill: then, foreign policy and the next president. today, the democrats-- hillary clinton delivers a major address, and we talk with bernie sanders. >> can isis be destroyed? of course they can. it's a question of the coalition, it's a question as king abdullah has said, of muslim troops on the ground, not american troops, and by the way, it is not a question of going to war against a religion. >> woodruff: and we travel to the philippines, where young girls are lured into the sex trade online. 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.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, the first major test in the midwest for both democratic and republican candidates as voters in michigan and three other states decide. >> ifill: also ahead this tuesday, vice president joe biden tries to mend relations with israel, one day after prime minister netanyahu canceled his trip to the u.s. >> woodruff: plus, a look at what washington politicians could learn from smaller cities, and why communities in the so- called fly-over states should not be so easily dismissed. >> when we touched down in some of these small communities, you'd think, how can all this be going on here, and we never knew about any of it. >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ love me tender >> we can like many, but we can love only a precious few, because it is for those precious few that you have to be willing to do so very much. you don't have to do it alone. lincoln fin

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, frontrunners hillary clinton and donald trump take super tuesday by storm. what this means for the parties, and the rest of the presidential race. >> woodruff: also ahead this wednesday, the supreme court hears its first abortion case in nine years; a law that could add toughening restrictions to clinics in texas and beyond. >> ifill: then, we talk with the u.s ambassador to the u.n. samantha power about the toughest sanctions yet on north korea. >> woodruff: plus, astronaut scott kelly returns home after spending nearly a year in space, a record for an american astronaut. >> on one hand, i look forward to going home, but this has been such a big part of my life. i'm going to miss it. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> here's to relationships. to comradery. to life long friendships and partnerships of all meaningfu

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight, republican candidates take back their pledge to support the party's nominee, as new york and wisconsin become campaign grounds. >> woodruff: also ahead this wednesday, former secretary of state madeleine albright and former national security advisor stephen hadley--back from a recent trip to the middle east-- talk about a way forward. >> ifill: and, how california's coachella valley struck a unique deal between developers and conservationists to protect its desert life. >> a lot of places throughout this country, we know that we've done development perhaps in a rash and vast way. in the coachella valley we didn't want to do that. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> ♪ love me tender ♪ love me true we can like many, but we can love only a precious few. because it is for those precious few that you have to be willing t

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight candidates last ditches to voters before super tuesday. we talked with amy walter and tamara about what's at stake. >>Ñi also ahead mud wrists and reformistsÑi for iran's election asking questions what change is possible under a hard line leadership. >> and spotlight wins the top prize at the oscars. we examine the state of today's investigative journalism. >> it's going to be more difficult. there are fewer resources to do it. this is very expensive work to do and yet we have to commit ourselves to doing it. >> 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. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made po

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. and i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, candidates set their sights on wisconsin. ted cruz gets a critical endorsement, while bernie sanders aims to continue his winning streak. >> ifill: also ahead this tuesday, iraqi christians flee in staggering numbers as isis's grip tightens, but a small militia group is planning to fight back. >> ( translated ): now we have only one unit. we need the help of the kurds. we have to increase our numbers. if we have enough forces we can protect the christians in this ninevah area. >> woodruff: and, from group homes to dorm rooms: how one foster care student beats the odds and wants to help others do the same. >> these kids will be driven because they want to make a name for themselves. you know foster care and the group homes and foster homes are gold mines for our nation. >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> fathom travel. carnival corporation's small

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: ( sirens ) terror in brussels: isis claims responsibility for blasts at an airport and subway, killing at least 30. how europe grapples with another deadly attack. >> ifill: also ahead this tuesday, president obama wraps up his historic trip to cuba with a promise to bury the remnants of the cold war. >> woodruff: and, preparing for disaster when living near the most dangerous fault line in america. >> so many of our memories are here in this village and the thought of it being under water, you know, there's a lot of trauma to that prospect that a very sacred site could no longer exist. >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contr

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. n the newshour tonight, the most wanted fugitive from novemeber's paris attacks is captured in a brussels shootout. then, the european union reaches a deal with turkey to stem the flow of refugees coming in by the thousands each day. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the week's political news. and how a new feature film grapples with the moral dilemmas of drone warfare. >> the tiny drone flies through the window or door, and detonates right by your temple. i mean, it's very creepy, but there's no stopping it. >> woodruff: all that and more,

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> ifill: good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: on the newshour tonight: results are pouring in from five key states for presidential hopefuls. frontrunners hillary clinton and donald trump take leads, while marco rubio drops out after losing florida. while it is not god's plan to be president in 2016 or maybe ever. while today my campaign is suspended. the fact that i've even come this far as evidence of how special america truly is. >> woodruff: and, how elite schools are boosting student diversity by attracting military veterans. >> we're capable of more than what we've been pigeonholed into. i think it's important to know that we're not just, you know, these broken people coming back, incapable of succeeding within society. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program