. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get reports from independent television news correspondents in cairo and alexandria. >> brown: we talk to senator john kerry, chairman of the foreign relations committee, about u.s. policy toward egypt and the arab world. >> i see in this an enormous opportunity for the united states and for the world. i see an enormous opportunity for the egyptian people. >> suarez: and we look at the makeup of the opposition: who are they, what do they want, and how can their demands be met? >> brown: then we get the latest on the snow and ice storm hitting much of the country, snarling airports and paralyzing cities. >> suarez: and betty ann bowser tells the story of a colorado clinic helping diabetes patients stave off the devastating consequences of the disease. >> we're winning the war because we see less long-term complications happening. we have fewer ptients ending up with diabetes caused... causing blindness or with kidney failure. >> brown: that's all ahead on to

. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the confrontations in the egyptian capital and look at who's behind the clashes. >> brown: then, kwame holman updates the massive storm paralyzing cities from the midwest to the northeast. >> suarez: we examine what's next for states and consumers after four differing court rulings on the new health care law. >> brown: and we talk with charles sennott of "global post" about his interview with general david petraeus on the afghan war effort. >> clearly a lot of this hinges on the ability of afghan forces to do more as we do progressively less, we're not just going to say, "tag you're it, we're out of here." >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they strengthen our communities. >> every year, chev

ray suarez reports on the wisconsin firestorm over taking away collective bargaining rights for public employees. >> brown: and betty ann bowser looks at the move in arizona and elsewhere to cut medicaid funding. >> this state is no different than most of the others. it has a major budget crisis and some of the remedies under consideration by officials here would be painful. >> lehrer: senators saxby chabliss and mark warner discuss their bipartisan approach to addressing the debt crisis. >> brown: plus, from mexico, bill neely of "independent television news" continues his series on the war against violent drug cartels. tonight: the story of one city's new 21-year old chief of police. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour."

ray suarez has our look. >> suarez: from the beginning, technology has been a crucial part of the uprising. protesters signaled their intentions and plans on social media like facebook and twitter that helped organize mass demonstrations. but the government has tried to choke off access, by blocking cell phones and shutting down the internet. we talk to two people watching this closely. mohammed el-nawawy studies arab media at queens university of charlotte. he is the author of several books on the subject, including "islam.com." and david keyes is the director of cyberdissidents.org, which advocates for dissident writings and blogs on the web. >> suarez: from the beginning. mohammed el-nawawy, did personal computers and smart phones accelerate the current unrest in egypt? >> i think they did to some extent. there's no question that they did instigate change. they encouraged young people in their 20s and 30s to go out on the streets. but i always say that social media do not topple governments. people have to do that. that's what we are seeing today. those people who were instigated by the

ray suarez reports on the wisconsin firestorm over taking away collective bargaining rights for public employees. >> brown: and betty ann bowser looks at the move in arizona and elsewhere to cut medicaid funding. >> this state is no different than most of the others. it has a major budget crisis and some of the remedies under consideration by officials here would be painful. >> lehrer: senators saxby chabliss and mark warner discuss their bipartisan approach to addressing the debt crisis. >> brown: plus, from mexico, bill neely of "independent television news" continues his series on the war against violent drug cartels. tonight: the story of one city's new 21-year old chief of police. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> you can't manufacture pride, but pride builds great cars. and you'll find it in the people at toyota, all across america. >> auto companies make huge profits. >> last year, chevron made a lot of money. >> where does it go? >> every penny and more went into bringing energy to the world. >> the

ray suarez begins our coverage. >> suarez: the president's annual budget blueprint arrived on capitol hill this morning. the price tag: $3.73 trillion. and a record $1.6 trillion deficit, the highest dollar amount ever. mr. obama touted his plan today at a school outside baltimore. >> the only way to truly tackle our deficit is to cut excessive spending wherever we find it. in domestic spending, defense spending, health care spending and spending through tax breaks and loopholes. so what we've done here is make a downpayment, but there's going to be more work that needs to be done. >> suarez: under the proposed budget the deficit would drop to under $1.1 trilln next year with some dramatic cuts. among the items on the chopping block, some programs popular with democrats including community development block grants which help fund low-income housing and anti-poverty programs. they'd be cut by $300 million. the plan eliminates $2.5 billion in home heating aid to poor families, reduces funding in pel grants for needy college students by $100 million. $125 million would be removed from a

we talk to ray suarez for a preview of an upcoming series of reports on guatemala. it's health issues, violence, and poverty. plus, are the ocean's predator fish, like tuna, cod, and grouper, in a population freefall? our science unit looks at a recent study that examines predictions for sea life diversity in the year 2050. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at the latest developments involving the cia agent jailed in pakistan. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thanks for joining us. good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> you can't manufacture pride, but pride builds great cars. and you'll find in the people at toyota, all across america. >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. >> i think it's going to work an a

first, a huge battle in wisconsin between the governor and public sector workers ray suarez has the story. >> reporter: inside... and outside, tens of thousands of loud, impassioned protesters have thronged the state capitol in madison all week long. the crowds are made up of school teachers, social workers, prison guards, firefighters. wisconsin state employees face the loss of their rights to collective bargaining. >> i have my dream job. i'm a passionate teacher. i don't know what i'll do. i haven't even allowed myself to consider that. >> reporter: the new governor, republican scott walker, introduced the legislation a week ago saying it was necessary to help close the state's budget deficit over the next two years. with republicans in control of the legislature, the measure had a speedy path until now. >> it's unconventional. we're at a point of crisis. we've got an economic and fiscal crisis in this state and we need leaders who are going to stand up and look at things differently than what we've done in the past. >> reporter: republican leaders contend the changes would save wiscon

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