. >> 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 indigenous mayans in the early eighties. >> this skeleton shows evidence of four close range gunshot wounds to the head. the mans hands were tied behind his back: an execution.

plus, paul solman has his take on today's employment report.'ll find that on our "making sense" page. >> woodruff: and now to the analysis of shields and gerson; that's syndicated columnist mark shields and "washington post" columnist michael gerson. david brooks is off tonight. so, gentlemen. we had good jobs numbers today but you listen to that report just now from paul solomon and it makes you angry, doesn't it? >> it does. you look at geoffrey weglarz who has had 481 job applications and no job. i mean, the long-term unemployment -- unemployed in this country, more than four million out of work for six months. judy, there's been a study done of employers looking at resumes and if your resume comes in and it's the same and michael has not been working for a month and i haven't been working for seven months, 11 month miss and we have identical resume it is employer will go to the person who's worked most recently. there's almost a stigma that attaches. it become asterbly vicious cycle. when you're out of work you remain out of work and obviou

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. >> 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.

. >> brown: paul solman reports on the plight of older workers struggling to find employment even ashe job numbers improve. >> i have 30 years of experience

. >> 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 indigenous mayans in the early eighties. >> this skeleton shows evidence of four close range gunshot wounds to the head. the mans hands were tied behind his back: an execution. >> suarez: and why do hospitals charge wildly different amounts for the same procedures? we examine new data from center for medicare and medicaid. >> brown: 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 with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. a

economics correspondent paul solman discusses that topic on making sense.re is on our website newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at, president obama's speech on the use of lethal drone strikes. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you on-line and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> more than two years ago, the people of b.p. made a commitment to the gulf. and everyday since, we've worked hard to keep it. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy. we shared what we've learned so that we can all produce energy more safely. b.p. is also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. an

and economics correspondent paul solman answers a reader's question regarding african- american unemployment. he gives the chilling statistics. that's on making sense. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are 11 more. >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on monday, memorial day, we'll look at a group that flies veterans to washington so they can visit monuments that honor their service. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you onlineand again here monday evening. have a nice holiday weekend. thanks for joining us. good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> more than two years ago, the people of b.p. made a commitment to the gulf. and everyday since, we've worked hard to keep it. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to e

one of our readers posed the question, and so we put economics correspondent paul solman on the case. he picks up the discussion on our "making sense" page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: before we go tonight, we'd like to remember one of our own. julian dawkins worked as a shuttle driver at the newshour for the last three years. he was fatally shot in the early hours of may 22 by an off-duty police officer. last night, that sheriff's deputy was arrested and charged with julian's murder. since julian's death, friends and family have created a makeshift memorial at the site where he was slain, near his aunt's house in a washington suburb. and today, hundreds gathered for his funeral in alexandria, virginia. the crowd was so large it spilled out into the street. to us, julian was a sweet man who brightened our days with his warm smile. and we miss him. you can go to our web site to read gwen ifill's eulogy from today's service. that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen la