ray suarez, our man in haiti, thanks. >> suarez: good to talk to you, margaret. >> lehrer: again, theay: president obama prepared to deliver his first state of the union address at a low point in his presidency. and the federal reserve again held interest rates near record lows. the "newshour" is always online. hari sreenivasan in our newsroom previews what's there. hari? >> sreenivasan: we have a conversation with ray about the plight of amputees and others critically injured in the earthquake. more of merle hazard's satirical recession songs on paul solman's "making sense" page. and just before tonight's state of the union address. you can watch a tavis smiley special report on secretary of state hillary clinton, who has completed her first year on the job. >> you see how tough the job is. oh, i want to end where we can you imagine yourself doing all four years, and if asked, doing it for another four years? >> no, i really can't, i mean, it is just... >> no to what, all four or eight? >> the whole eight, that would be very challenging. >> sreenivasan: then, you can watch the presid

ray suarez reports on a continuing debate. >> they're going to detect prosthetics. they're going to detect vasectomy scars, sex change operations, adult incontinence. >> are they perfect? no. but do they take us very much further down the road to security against this kind of device? the answer to that is yes. ... >> 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

ray suarez is in port-au-prince, where he talked with paul farmer, the u.n.'s deputy special envoy, even as international donors meet in montreal to figure out how to help. >> ifill: and a fish story. tom bearden reports on the battle against the invasive giant asian carp. >> they are biological terrorists. and if they get in our great lakes , and hit, impact the ecology and economy, two different canadian provinces, it could cost billions. >> 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

. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, thousands continue to wait for food, water and medical aid. we get the latest from port-au- prince, and talk to the u.s. ambassador there. >> brown: tom bearden reports on the surge in donations to help victims of the quake via cellphones. >> i got a text message that said please donate $10 to the haiti relief fund. all's i had to do is respond to the text which i did. >> suarez: then, new violence in afghanistan: margaret warner reports on taliban attacks in the heart of kabul, killing at least 12. >> brown: the surprisingly tight senate race in massachusetts to fill the vacancy left by the late edward kennedy. we get an update. >> suarez: and a martin luther king holiday conversation about black power and black leaders with historian peniel joseph. >> what's interesting is that it's the black power movement, self-determination to get black faces in higher places that really leads obama to even try to run for president. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's

he talked to ray suarez late this afternoon. >> suarez: paul egan, welcome, what was abdulmutallab eventually charged with, what are the multiple counts? >> well, the most serious count is attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. that's a charge that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. he's also charged with attempted murder and attempting to blow up an airplane, taking a destructive device upon an airplane, and two counts of using a destructive device to help commit a felony. >> suarez: and how did he plead and did he enter that plea on his own or was it done by his lawyer? >> he stood mute today. and what normally happens at an arraignment happened today. the judge entered a not guilty plea on his behalf jz. >> suarez: this is a young man who has only been seen in old photographs since his arrest. describe for us his appearance, his demeanor, what did you see today in court. >> well, the thing that struck you the most when you first saw him was how young he really looks. he looks, most people i spoke to agreed, looked considerably younger than 23 years old. his head was shave

ray suarez, our man in haiti thanks. >> suarez: good to talk toou, margaret. >> lehr: again, the majorident obama preped to deliver hifirst state of the union address at aow point in his esidency. and the federal serve again heldnterest rates near record lows. the ewshour" is always online. harireenivasan in our newsroom previews what's ere. hari? >> sreenivasan: have a convsation with ray about the plight of amtees and others criticly injured in the earthqke. more of merle hazard satirical recession songon paul solman's "makg sense" page. and just before tonight's ste of the union address. you can watch a tavis smey special reportn secretary of state hillary inton, who has completed her fit year on the b. >> you see how tough the j is. oh, want to end where we can you imagine yourselfoing alfour years, and if asked, doing it f another four years? >> no, i really can't, mean, its just... >> no to what, all four or eight? >> the whole eightthat would be very challenging. >> senivasan: then, you can watch the president's speech li on your pbs station, or on our b site. we'll have analysi

supre court is ultimely expected to have the last word. >> brown: ray suarez has me about this casand what's at stake. >> suarez: margaret talb has been coverinthis story for the "new yorker" magazine. r reporting on the subject appears in this week'sssue. rgaret, as we just heard spcer michels report, the voters of calirnia have spoken on this questio how did it get into urt? >> well, because two attorys, kind of unusuapair of attorneys, ted ols and david boies who people may rember from the busv.gore case in which they were on oppite sides, boies a democt and olson a republican. th decided that this oposition 8 made a good case for testing e constitutionality of these bans osame sex marriage. they decided to mount a fair ambitious case tt they hoped wod make it and likely will make ito the supreme court. >> suarez: david bes you might fire. t ted olson is an interestg person to be arguing this. making a conrvative case for y marriage? >> it is a surpristo a lot of peopl in fact inially there was quite a bit ofkepticism out it particularly from the main line gay rightsroups who were

ray suarez talked to him in port-au-prince today. station that now serves as his government's headquarters, haitian leader said the solutions to his country's problems lie within haiti, and haitians must solve them. >> woodruff: kwame holman looks at the fallout from toyota's move to halt sales and production of some top-selling cars and trucks. >> i do think that what you're seeing now is toyota being a victim of its own success. >> lehrer: and, we wonder about j.d. salinger-- long-gone author of "catcher in the rye," who died today. that's all ahead on tonight's "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 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. >> this is the engine that bnsf, the engin

ray suarez taed to him in port-au-prince today. staon that now serves as his government's hequarters, haiti leader said the solutions tois country's problems lie within hait and haitians mussolve them. >> woodru: kwame holman looks at the faout from toyota's move to halt sales and production of me top-selling cars and trks. >> i do think that what you're seeing now is toyota ing a victim of its own succs. >> lehrer: d, we wonder about j.d. salinger-- lg-gone author of "catcr in the rye," who died today. that's all ahead on tonit's "newshour." major funding for t pbs newshour isrovided by: >>hat the world needs now is energy. the energyo get the econom humming again the ergy to tackle chlenges like clime change. what is that energy ca from an ener company? everyday, chevroinvests $62 million in ople, in ideas-- seeking, teachingbuilding. fuelingrowth around the world to me us all ahead. this is the poweof human energy. chevron. >> this is the engine that bnsf, the enginehat connects us. bank of america-- commitd to helping the tion'

ray suarez has o health unit update. >> we ha 100 doses of injectle vaccine. suarez: the crowds that lin up for hourset an h1n1 vaccination in the fall at clinics nationwi are long gone, d the rush to get vaccinated has slowed, but iit all too soon? there is a sense that its over, but 's too soon to say that itsver, because it is eay in the flu sean still, and h1n1as been very difficult to prect. >> suarez: dr. thomas ieden of the nters for disease control says there'still plenty of time to get vaccined, plenty of vaccine for everybody, an there might be ather wave of flu. >> flu is probably the lst predictable of a infectious diases. it is contuing to spread from person tperson. it's continug to make people sick, there's still time to get vaccinated. it's only rly january; flu ason generally lasts until may. analthough flu is way down, we don't know what thfuture will hold. >>uarez: and while the h1n1 vacce is now easy to come by at this cvs minute clinic in rginia, this week, only a handful ofeople had turned up to take advantage of a replenished supply. >> l

ray suarez has been reporting from there all week. tonight, he looks at rebuilding haitian businesses and the economy. >> suarez: the realities of the port-au-prince economy are brutally simple-- hundreds of thousands of workers have had no wages for weeks; the banks are mostly closed; the wire transfer businesses can't give haitians money wired in from abroad fast enough. this is uncomfortably close to a cashless city, which is why this was such a welcome sight: factories, getting ready to open for the first time since the quake, threw open the gates, and workers anxious for salaries poured in. 28,000 workers generate 10% of the country's entire g.d.p. even at five dollars a day, these jobs are highly prized. so what are we making? >> uniforms. >> suarez: charles baker's factory makes lab coats, surgical scrubs, food service whites, and uniforms, mostly for export to north america. he says his workers started filtering back to the factory from damaged neighborhoods last week. they wanted to get back to cutting, sewing, and packing >>

. >> ifill: ray suarez has the story of american doctors and nurses helping to rebuild haiti's shattered health care system. and the obama administration gets an "f" for its ability to respond to a biological attack. >> 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 b

>>uarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour night, the attackccurred in the northwest ibal region. we'll lookt the 2-front waagainst the taliban in afghanian and pakistan. >> brown: onhe economic front, it's good riddance to 2009 a some hopes and fears for 20. >> anybody who says that t rates dot have to go up is smoking something thatou probably can't do inost states. >> we're going to ha more foreclosures, 're going to have morjob losses. but i think that sloy but surely we' going to be climng out of this over the course of the year >> suarez: an enre report from ina on a state of the art eye care center that bieves in sharing costs anprofits. >> the patients are amg the rld's poorest people, rare ly -- e diseases. >> brown: plus the wkly analysis andew year's resoluons of mark shields and david brooks. that's all ahead on tonighs pbs newsho. major nding for e pbs newshour is prided by: >> what the world neednow is energy. the ener to get the economy humming again. the energy to tack challenges like climate change. what is that energy me from an energyompany? everay, chevron inve

ray suarez arrived at the border town of jimani this morning. there he visited a hospital organized by the pan american health organization. a warning-- some of the images are disturbing. >> suarez: this little hospital has seen thousands of patients in just over a week. hundreds have has been stabilized in a day or two and moved on to an improvised recovery home. others have waited patiently suffering until help arrived. we talked with this 34-year-old government worker's husband. june's leg was injured when the couple's home collapsed in port- au-prince, and she lay in the rubble of her home for two days. once rescued, she waited another five days before her first treatment in the dominican republic. she's in pain. her right leg has ballooned in size. the treatment and the food, her husband says, have been sporadic. later that morning, a team of american volunteers comes by, dresses her blood-soaked ankle, and tries to play catch-up medicine with injuries that had a long head start. dr. sacha montas came to jimani from the university of michiga

. >> woodruff:inally tonight, ray suarez looks back and ead after a decade in which technology transformives. >> srez: back in 2000 fewer than half americans we online. today 77of adults are. last yr more than half used wirelessnternet. according the pew research center, desktop mputers were increasing replaced by laops. smart phones like thblack berrand i-phone allowed users to access informion and each oth instantly. the decadeaw the rise of search engine gole, apple trsformed the music industry with the i-pod. media fromusic to newspapers to television bece available on demand giving consurs moreontrol over what they saw and when ty saw it. social networks su as face book and twitt created virt qal spaces for people to coect with one another. cell phone videoand on-line communits have helped spread news from cled societies such as the recent anti-goverent protests in iran. now for a look athe impact of the technological ifts, we're joined by jan lanier, a comput scientist and author of the forthcoming book, ou are not a gadg." esther don, chairman of edventure holdingswhich invests in

woodruff: for more on today's meeting and what comes next from the obama administration, here's ray suarezjoined by dennis mcdonough, the chief of staff of the national security council. just a while ago we heard the president refer to this not as a failure to collect but asç a failure to integrate. was it one that just involved the accused man trying to bring down that jetliner heading for detroitw3 or were intelligence agencies routinely not comparing, not cross referencing their[ information? >> ray, thanks a lot for the opportunity to join you. look, i think if you look back over the course of the last yearw3 and frankly over the course of the last many years i think if anybody would have taken a bet after 9/11 and said there will be many many years beforeç you see another successful attack, i think a lot of people would have taken that bet. i think the fact that we've been as qu been including this year against david coleman headley, against the five guysr to pakistan, i think this is an example of... those are all examples of the good, hard work, coordinationok, sharing, analysis

ray suarez has our report on how things look in two u.s.ommunities. >> reporter: flatbush, in brooklyn, is home to some of the largest west indian immigrant communities in the world outside the caribbean. it's the heart of the quarter million strong haitian presence in new york. radio soleil dhaiti brings haiti to brooklyn, and in a crisis becomes not only a clearing house for news, but a place to find other people who know what you're going through. >> all three american citizens went on vacation and they were supposed to return very soon to the states. fabienne jean was already plenty worried before the quake. her father, visiting haiti from brooklyn, was shot, treated in a hospital, and released just before the ground began to shake. >> but my real most concern was my dad who was already injured that same day he went to haiti on the 29th, was released from the hospital on tuesday, the same day of the earthquake. we know he made it home, but we have never heard anything from him. >> reporter: she's looking for a brother, a cousin, an aunt

ray suarez talks to paul egaof "the droit news." >> woodruf we look at the state of u.s. intelligencefter the botched attempt blow up an airliner. >> we fi those and put them together. much easier to -- >> lehr: paul solman reports on why small business aren't increasing their hing. >> woodruff: plus, theeekly analysis omark shields and david brooks. >> lehrer: that's all ead on tonight's "pbs newshr." major funding for the pbs newshour is provided b >> lehrer: more americs losing jobs, and even more ging up hope of findg them. that was the gist of decembes unemoyment report. jeffrebrown has the story. >> brown: e labor department numbertoday fell well short of hos in some quarters that the economy might havedded workers at t end of 2009. instead,5,000 americans lost theijobs last month, led again by hits in the constction and manufauring sectors. thunemployment rate held steat 10%, but that's becausmore than 660,000 people gave up oking for work. president obama cited th numbs this afternoon, as he announced w spending to create jobs in newable energy. >> t jobs numbers

. >> suarez: and'm ray suarez. thdead included the chief of the rgeted cia post. the newshour tonight, the latest detailsbout one of the adliest attacks on cia personnel in the agency' histy. >> brown: also tonight, federal judghas dismissed all chars against 5 blackwater security guards accuseof killinunarmed civilians in baghdad. >> suarez: the presint gets a preliminary report intthe attempt to bw up a u.s. airler. we'll talk tintelligence commity veterans about what went wrong. >> brown: then, a econd look' asaul solman asks economists one central questionbout the recessio >> why didant -- why didn't the fed tell us? >> why didn't warn you. >> yes >> suarez: gwen ifillooks back at a dmatic decade in u.s. politics. withmy walter, andy kohut and michaebeschloss. >> brown: and thpoetic partnehip between one of russia's leadingriters and the husband who trslates her. >> this gis a lot of advantages to the -- view. because he gets toranslate poems at we lived through tother. >> bwn: that's all ahead on tonight's pbs newshour major fundinfor the pbs nehour is provid

warner: well, ray, good lucknd we'll be watching with interest and i'm sure on the brocast and on-line. >> suarez: thanks lot, margaret. >> bro: the disaster in haiti has brought an outpourg of charit the "conicle of philanthropy" reports more than $350 mlion donated so far, and there ll be more tonight with awo-hour international telethon, featuring a long list lebrities and musical performances. it's being carried by s and all of theajor commercial telesion networks. now, the other ns of the day. here's hari sreenivasain our newsroom. >> sreenivan: vice president e biden has arrived in baghda hoping to ease a disputthat threatens plans for march elections in iraq. itenters on blacklisting more than 500andidates for suected links to saddam hussein's regime. sui muslims were dominant der saddam, and they s the purge is too broad. biden fl in this evening for a two-day visit. buan iraqi spokesman warned obody can interfere in iraqi affairs, biden oothers." britain today raisedts terror threat level from "subantial" tosevere". that'she second highest level on the british scale the country's home se