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that's all ahead on tonight's "pbs newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy company? every day, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. >> this is the engine that connects abundant grain from the american heartland to haran's best selling whole wheat, while keeping 60 billion pounds of carbon out of the atmosphere every year. bnsf, the engine that connects us. pacific life. and the national science foundation. supporting education and research across all fields of science and engineering. 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. th

that's all ahead on tonight's pbs newshour. 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 defic

that's all ahead, ononight's pbs newshour.ajor fundg for the pbs newshour is prided by: >> this is the eine that connectsbundant grain from the americ heartland to haran's best selling whole wat, while keepin60 billion pounds of carbon out of the atmosphe every year. bnsfthe engine that connects us. intel. supportingath and science ucation for tomorrow's innovators. and e william and flora hewlett foundation, workinto solve social a environmental prlems at home and around the world. d with the ongoing support o these institutio and foundations. and... is program was made possible by the corporationor public broadcaing. and by contributionso your pbs statiofrom viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: predent obama has made his latest stement on the government response to the airliner bomb pl. outlined findings this afternn from security reviews he ordered, after the ristmas daincident in detroit. here is some of what the present said. >> as i deribed over the weend, elements of our intelligce community knewç thatmar farouk abd

that's all ahead on tonighs pbs newshour. 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. a

. >> lehrer: that's all ahead, on tonight's pbs newshour.r funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what is that energy came from an energy company? everyday, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. intel. supporting math and science education for tomorrow's innovators. >> 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: two veteran democratic senators will not be coming back after this year. senator chris dodd of connecticut announced his decision t

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. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "pbs newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: ♪ we see beyond cars. >> this is the engine that bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> chevron. this is the power of human energy. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. 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 were scenes of mounting desperation in haiti today amid frantic rescue attempts and halting relief efforts. as bodies piled up, the red cross estimated 45,000 to 50,000 dead from monday's earthquake tragedy. they included at least one american and 36 u.n. peacekeepers. "newshour" correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. >> reporter: 48 hours after the earthquake, port au prince was a city crying for help. countless

. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "pbs newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy company? every day, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. pacific life. toyota. grant thornton. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. 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. >> woodruff: president obama offered a small peek today at what he'll say wednesday night in his state of the union address. it was a new attempt to offer help to the country's long- s

. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "pbs newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: bank of america >> what has made grant thornton a truly global accounting organization, with access to resources in more than 100 countries? is it their global capabilities, or is it their passion for how they serve their clients? grant thornton >> this is the engine that connects abundant grain from the american heartland to haran's best selling whole wheat, while keeping 60 billion pounds of carbon out of the atmosphere every year. bnsf, the engine that connects us. chevron. this is the power of human energy. and by toyota. >> 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

. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "pbs newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >> chevron. this is the power of human energy. and by toyota. 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: political shock waves rippled outward from massachusetts today. the loss of a u.s. senate seat raised serious doubts about democrats' plans to pass health care reform and for the rest of president obama's agenda as well. until only a few weeks ago, this was the last thing anyone expected to see in boston-- republican scott brown celebrating a special election victory. >> i bet they can hear this cheering all the way in washington, d.c.! ( applause ) >> ifill: brown's definitive victory over state attorney general martha coakley left senate democrats with 59 votes. that's one short of the super- majority the party's used to get key bills passed

. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >> what makes us an engine for the economy? plants across america. nearly 200,000 jobs created. we see beyond cars. >> chevron. this is the power of human energy. >> we are intel, sponsors of tomorrow. the national science foundation. supporting education and research across all fields of science and engineering. 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: the official story of how the airline bomb plot eluded u.s. security was made public today, and at the white house, president obama ordered changes in the handling of information on potential threats. the report said the government had sufficient information to potentially disrupt the plot. it faulted u.s. intelligence for failing to focus more resources on the al qaeda group that claimed respo

. >> lehrer: that's all ead on tonight'"pbs newshour." jor funding for the pbs newshour iprovided by: >> what e world needs now is energy. the energy to get the onomy humming again. the energy to tackle challges ke climate chang what if that energy me from an energy company? ery day, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ids-- seeking, teaching, buiing. fueling owth around the world to move us all ahead this is the por of human energy chevron. >> bnsf railway. toyota grant thornton and by the alfred p. sloan the nationalcience foundation. supporting education and research across all fids of science anengineering. and th the ongoing support of these institutionsnd fodations. and. is program was made possible by the corporation for public broadsting. and by contributions to ur pbs station fr viewers like you. ank you. >> lrer: hundreds of buildings were destroyed, and the haian president sa 30,000 to 50,000 pele could be dead. other estimas ranged as high 500,000. u. officials were checking reports of threemericans killed out of 45,000

major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: chevron. this is the power of human energy. grant thornton. the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. 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: president obama went at it with house republicans today at a conference in baltimore. it was a rare no-holds-barred session between the chief executive and the opposition. we begin with excerpts. >> part of the reason i accepted your invitation to come here was because i wanted to speak with all of you, and not just to all of you. so i'm looking forward to taking your questions and having a real conversation in a few moments. and i hope the conversation we begin here doesn't end here, that we can continue our dialogue in the days ahead. >> i am optimistic, i know many of you individually. and the irony, i think, of o

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major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: pacific life bank of america >> chevron. this is the power of human energy. toyota. >> 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: the exodus from haiti's shattered capital kept building today. aid officials reported 200,000 haitians have fled port-au- prince. the government talked of setting up vast new tent cities. and an 84-year-old woman was pulled alive from the rubble, after ten days. margaret warner talked earlier today with jay newton small of "time" magazine from port-au- prince. >> warner: jay newton small, thank you for joining us. we are hearing reports of tens of thousands, in fact hundreds of thousands of haitians fleeing the city. what have you seen? >> i have certainly seen that. the p

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mar funding r the pbs newshour is provided by: >> wt the world neednow is ergy. the energy to get the econom humming again. the energy to tackle cllenges like clite change. what if that energy ca from an energy company? every da chevron invests $62 million in pple, in ideas-- seeking, teachg, building. fueling growth around the rld move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. pacific life. toyota. grt thornton. and the williaand flora hewlett foundation, woing to solve soci and environmental problems at home and around e world. and th the ongoing support of these institutions a foundations. and... this program was made possle by the corporaon for public broadcasting. and by contributions to yo pbs station from viewe like you. thank you. >> wdruff: president obama offered a smalpeek today at wh he'll say wednesday night in his state of the ion address. it was a n attempt to offer help to the cotry's long- strugglingiddle class. >> today's announcement was the president's latest effo to shift focus back to the economy and rapture the political ini

there is the real encroachment going on at the pbs newshour with regard to this. can it be independently in doubt, for example, so it does not have to count -- kowtow to said the ads or savvy advertisers -- smi-ads o -- semi-ads or semi-advertisers. >> for getting the editorial pressure, they certainly have questions of ratings and circulation. the best way to do that is to have bill o'reilly on the air, as opposed to substantive journalism. now we can come up with something like the economy that does affect everybody. we will find out why it is that people have lost their savings. >> the question is, how broad is the appetite? how do we turn broccoli into -- i happen to love broccoli. turn ice-cream in the broccoli, how is that? do things to appeal to a broader audience, get it in the schools so that people actually become consumers of their own -- of this information. >> "the economist" is doing quite well, completely devoted information and substance. >> doing quite well for whom? >> in a way, the problem is that the whole model of mass advertising as a way to

newshour f tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> lehrer: a i'm jim lehrer. "washington week" can beeen later this ening on most pbs stations. we'll see you line, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and goodight. major funding for thpbs newshour is ovided by: >> what the world needs now energy. the engy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle cllenges ke climate change. what if that energy camerom an energy comny? every y, chevron invests $62 million in peoe, in ideas-- seeking, teaing, building. fueling growth around the rld to move us all ahead. is is the power of human energy. chevron. >> this is the eine that connects abundant grain om the americaneartland to haran's best selling who wheat, while eping 60 billion pounds of carbon out of the atsphere every year bnsf, the enginehat connects us. bank of america. pacific life and by toyota. >> and by the bill and melda gates foundati. dedicated to the ia that all peopleeserve the chance to live a healthy proctive life. and withhe ongoing support of these institions and fountions. and... this proam was made possible by the co

she's been for quite a while the on-air analysts on health issues and "the newshour with jim lehrer"er on pbs. and she's formally the chief economics correspondent and economic columnist for "u.s. news and world report." and she's been a senior writer covering business for newsweek. and for work on television, included appearances as a regular analysts. and commentator on cnn and the mclaughlin group. sheefs a niemen fellow at harvard university and if i read to you all of the accolades and prizes she has won for her terrific work, we won't have a planry here this morning. so we're delighted to have sunser denser here this morning. seated on my far right, he's normally not on my far right. is jonathan kohn. and jonathan is the senior editor at the new republic. and he's a contributing editor for american prospect, where he serve served previously as executive editor. and he has been a media fellow with the kaiser family foundation. he's written for numerous publications, the "new york times" and "the washington post" and newsweek and mother jones and rolling stone and slate. and he's the auth