. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the conflicting reports abo how many died or escaped in the raid and on the escalating tensions in nearby mali. >> brown: then, we turn again to the debate over gun laws and examine proposals to identify and treat those with mental illnesses. >> suarez: we update the case against army private bradley manning, accused of leaking thousands of classified military documents online. >> that has are messages that came out from bin laden asking for specific documents that were released. specifically documents regarding it will war logs of iraq and afghanistan. >> brown: from india, fred de sam lazaro has the story of an unlikely solution to massive black-outs and power-grid problems, using the by-product of a staple. >> the newly electrified homes stand out in the dark-with children clustered around the single light bulb doing home work. just one, low power turbine is enough to make the enterprise viable. >> suarez: and we remember pauline phil

. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the conflicting reports about how many died or escaped in the raid and on the escalating tensions in nearby mali. >> brown: then, we turn again to the debate over gun laws and examine proposals to identify and treat those with mental illnesses. >> suarez: we update the case against army private bradley manning, accused of leaking thousands of classified military documents online. >> that has are messages that came out from bin laden asking for specific documents that were released. specifically documents regarding it will war logs of iraq and afghanistan. >> brown: from india, fred de sam lazaro has the story of an unlikely solution to massive black-outs and power-grid problems, using the by-product of a staple. >> the newly electrified homes stand out in the dark-with children clustered around the single light bulb doing home work. just one, low power turbine is enough to make the enterprise viable. >> suarez: and we remember pauline ph

. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on the efforts to secure the remaining captives, and itn's lindsey hilsum looks at the intensifying conflict in neighboring mali. >> malian soldiers say they have to chance of con froningt the jihadies and the people i have been seeing today are just terrified >> brown: then we have two takes on monday's presidential inauguration. first, a look at the massive preparations underway for the grand ceremony. >> he'll walk down the hall, and then he'll go outside, and when he opens those doors, he'll see hundreds of thousands of people cheering at him. it will be a sight that is awesome. >> suarez: and inaugural poet richard blanco discusses what it means to be a part of such a momentous occasion. >> brown: we have more on the fallout after lance armstrong's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs to build his championship career. >> suarez: plus, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: that's all ahead on toni

. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on the efforts to secure the remaining captives, and itn's lindsey hilsum looks at the intensifying conflict in neighboring mali. >> malian soldiers say they have to chance of con froningt the jihadies and the people i have been seeing today are just terrified >> brown: then, we have two takes on monday's presidential inauguration. first, a look at the massive preparations underway for the grand ceremony. >> he'll walk down the hall, and then he'll go outside, and when he opens those doors, he'll see hundreds of thousands of people cheering at him. it will be a sight that is awesome. >> suarez: and inaugural poet richard blanco discusses what it means to be a part of such a momentous occasion. >> brown: we have more on the fallout after lance armstrong's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs to build his championship career. >> suarez: plus, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: that's all ahead on ton

. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on today's developments, including an update from todd zwillich of public radio international, who's been tracking the story on the hill. >> woodruff: then, as secretary of state hillary clinton is hospitalized with a blood clot, we examine their causes and possible treatments. >> suarez: margaret warner talks to jonathan martin and glenn thrush of politico. their new e-book focuses on the crucial final month of the presidential race between barack obama and mitt romney. test. >> barack obama didn't perform that well until late and romney didn't perform the campaign well. campaign management is more important than an individual candidate's performance. >> woodruff: from boston, hari sreenivasan reports on a city- wide effort to keep kids engaged in education through meaningful work experiences. >> we're starting at the very early ages to try to help young people speak. that is a direct relationship to being successful in school and being suc

analysis on our "world" page. >> sreenivasan: and to another newshour correspondent overseas- - ray suarez in davos, switzerland. he's moderating panels at the world econonoc forum, where there's been talk about the future of the european union. we spoke earlier this evening. >> ray, let's start with the news this week. the u.k. i i making some noises about backing away in some parts from the european union. what is the reaction there? where are all these european leaders are. >> well, here in davous the week was heavily dominated by news of the health of the joint european currency, the euro. and whether, in fact, the european union as it has come to be known would remain with one of its largest members. prime minister david cameron earlier this week dropped a bomb that he was going to later in this pararamentary term in a couple of years put britain's continued membership in the european union to a vote. and right now the union is not very popular among british politicians. so perhaps feeling the heat at home, cameron is responding this way? >> and what about the relationship with angela

ray. >> suarez: and we turn to the reaction to the president's proposals on guns, mental health and schoolety. >> the fact that's it's not easy doesn't mean we shouldn't try. >> suarez: a day after president obama announced his plan to attack gun violence, his spokesman acknowledged how hard it will be to get congress to go along. >> if having an assault weapons ban become law again were easy, it would never have expired. if the variety of other actions that the president proposes we take as a nation were without conflict, we wouldn't be having this discussion. >> suarez: that call for a new, stricter prohibition against military assault-style weapons is already being rejected by house republicans. it's also gotten a mixed response even among senate democrats, not to mention the gun lobby. >> most of the proposals that have to do with firearms are simply feel good proposals that have been tried in the past and won't work or won't have any real impact. >> suarez: on "cbs this morning," the national rifle association president david keene did say the group might support universal background

. >> brown: then, ray suarez gets an update on a series of bombings that killed more than 100 people in two pakistani cities today. >> woodruff: margaret warner looks into new federal guidelines for mortgage lending aimed at protecting both consumers and lenders. >> brown: we look at the tense political situation in venezuela, after the national assembly delayed the inauguration of cancer-stricken president hugo chavez. >> this is essentially a power play. behind that secrecy there is nothing but an attempt to ensure the continuity of the regime regardless of president chavez's presence. >> woodruff: and with five oscar nominations, we examine the controversy surrounding one of the most talked about new films yet to see a nationwide release; "zero dark thirty," about the hunt for osama bin laden. >> 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 by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performan

analysis on our "world" page. >> sreenivasan: and to another newshour correspondent overseas- - ray suarez in davos switzerland. he's moderating panels at the world economic forum, where there's been talk about the future of the european union. we spoke earlier this evening. >> ray, let's start with the news this week. the u.k. is making some noises about backing away in some parts from the european union. what is the reaction there? where are all these european leaders are. >> well here in davous the week was heavily dominated by news of the health of the joint european currency, the euro. and whether, in fact the european union as it has come to be known would remain with one of its largest members. prime minister david cameron earlier this week dropped a bomb that he was going to later in this parliamentary term in a couple of years put britain's continued membership in the european union to a vote. and right now the union is not very popular among british politicians. so perhaps feeling the heat at home cameron is responding this way? >> and what about the relationship with angela merk

. >> brown: then, ray suarez gets an update on a series of bombings that killed more than 100 people in two pakistani cities today. >> woodruff: margaret warner looks into new federal guidelines for mortgage lending aimed at protecting both consumers and lenders. >> brown: we look at the tense political situation in venezuela, after the national assembly delayed the inauguration of cancer-stricken president hugo chavez. >> this is essentially a power play. behind that secrecy there is nothing but an attempt to ensure the continuity of the regime regardless of president chavez's presence. >> woodruff: and with five oscar nominations, we examine the controversy surrounding one of the most talked about new films yet to see a nationwide release; "zero dark thirty," about the hunt for osama bin laden. >> 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 by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance

i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown.be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org captioning sponsored by wpbt >> this is n.b.r. >> tom: good evening, i'm tom hudson. norwegian cruise lines sails to big gains on its first day as a publicly traded company. we talk with c.e.o. kevin sheehan. >> susie: i'm susie gharib. t

. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the stalemate plus we hear from republican tom cole of oklahoma and democrat chris van hollen of maryland. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown has an update on some of the areas hit hardest by superstorm sandy, where recovery continues at a slow pace. >> suarez: badly damaged by sandy in new jersey, of the community's 520 homes 60 were washed away and 139 remain uninhabitable. still without electricity, gas, sewers or water. >> suarez: we continue our conversations with new members of the 113th congress. tonight the senator-elect from nebraska, republican deb fischer. >> woodruff: 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 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 found

i'm ray suarez. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff.ll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and happy new year. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org captioning sponsored by wpbt >> this is n.b.r. >> susie: good evening everyone, and happy new year. i'm susie gharib. with just hours to go a deal emerges to avert the fiscal cliff, but can congress pass the measure in time? president obama says they can, we've got the latest from washington, on what could happen before the new year's day deadline. and wall street ends the year with a rally and healthy gains. s&p strategist sam stovall joins us with where he sees stocks headed in 2013. that and mo

. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we detail the president's proposals, including bans on assault weapons and high capacity magazines, and offer some perspective in a wide- ranging roundtable discussion. >> brown: then, margaret warner talks with retired u.s. general stanley mcchrystal about his command of the war in afghanistan and his new book "my share of the task." >> the afghan people are terrified. they're scared they're going to have their allies leave, their government is weak and that there's a chance they will slide back into not just taliban control but potentially civil war. >> suarez: on tonight's daily download, we look back at the 2012 election and ahead to the inauguration with the obama campaign's internet guru, harper reed. >> we basically built what amounted to an ad-tech company, but instead of targeting ads on the internet, of course we did that, we really maximized the targeting that's physical. what that means is we're not wasting anyone's time. >> brown: and we examine

. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the stalemate plus we hear from republican tom cole of oklahoma and democrat chris van hollen of maryland. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown has an update on some of the areas hit hardest by superstorm sandy where recovery continues at a slow pace. >> suarez: we talk with journalist and author claudia kolker about her research into the "immigrant advantage." it's still without electricity, gas, sewers or water. and we continue our conversations with new members of the 113th congress. tonight the senator-elect from nebraska, republican deb fischer. >> woodruff: 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 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... >> th

ray suarez reports. >> suarez: the pan-arab news channel al jazeera has long wanted to boost its reachhe u.s. beyond a few large metropolitan areas. with its purchase of current, al jazeera has expanded its potential audience nearly ninefold to about 40 million homes. current was co-founded in 2005 by former vice president al gore. the channel confirmed the sale in a statement yesterday, saying al jazeera shares current tv's mission to: al jazeera, plans to transform current into a new network called "al jazeera america." it will add between five and 10 new bureaus in the u.s. beyond the five it currently operates. al jazeera has struggled to increased u.s. viewership from its earliest days. cable and satellite companies have been reluctant to carry al jazeera. the english and arabic-language networks are owned by the government of the small persian gulf emirate of qatar. it signed on from the capital, doha, in 1996. al jazeera's arabic network gained worldwide attention after american and allied troops invaded afghanistan, when it was the only channel to cover the war live. al jazeera

. >> woodruff: ray suarez breaks down a new report detailing health care spending since the passing offfordable care act. >> ifill: and we continue our series of conversations with newly elected members of congress. tonight: texas republican senator ted cruz, a vocal opponent of the eleventh-hour fiscal cliff deal.

. >> brown: ray suarez updates the changes in cuba, where travel restrictions r

ray suarez reports. >> suarez: the pan-arab news channel al jazeera has long wanted to boost its reach u.s. beyond a few large metropolitan areas. with its purchase of current, al jazeera has expanded its potential audience nearly ninefold to about 40 million homes. current was co-founded in 2005 by former vice president al gore. the channel confirmed the sale in a statement yesterday, saying al jazeera shares current tv's mission to: al jazeera, plans to transform current into a new network called "al jazeera america." it will add between five and 10 new bureaus in the u.s. beyond the five it currently operates. al jazeera has struggled to increased u.s. viewership from its earliest days. cable and satellite companies have been reluctant to carry al jazeera. the english and arabic-language networks are owned by the government of the small persian gulf emirate of qatar. it signed on from the capital doha, in 1996. al jazeera's arabic network gained worldwide attention after american and allied troops invaded afghanistan, when it was the only channel to cover the war live. al jazeera en

ray suarez has our look. >> suarez: the "times" revealed late yesterday that its computer system hadn the subject of an extensive, four-month long hacking attack. editors said hired security experts concluded chinese hackers cracked the passwords of more than 50 email accounts, including those of top reporters. the "times" reported the attacks coincided with an investigation it did that found relatives of wen jiabao, china's prime minister, had accumulated several billion dollars through their business dealings. for more on all this, i am joined by "new york times" reporter, nicole perlroth, who reported the story in today's paper. and grady summers, vice president of mandiant, the cyber security company hired by the "times" to investigate the breach. nicole perlroth, let's start with you. how did the paper realize that it was under attack and could it immediately move to defend itself? >> we were actually -- this was a proactive effort by the "new york times." we knew the story was coming out. we knew there had been warnings about publication of the investigation into wen jiabao's r

ray suarez has our look. >> suarez: the "times" revealed late yesterday that its computer system hadthe subject of an extensive, four-month long hacking attack. editors said hired security experts concluded chinese hackers cracked the passwords of more than 50 email accounts, including those of top reporters. the "times" reported the attacks coincided with an investigation it did that found relatives of wen jiabao, china's prime minister, had accumulated several billion dollars through their business dealings. for more on all this, i am joined by "new york times" reporter, nicole perlroth, who reported the story in today's paper. and grady summers, vice president of mandiant, the cyber security company hired by the "times" to investigate the breach. nicole perlroth let's start with you. how did the paper realize that it was under attack and could it immediately move to defend itself? >> we were actually -- this was a proactive effort by the "new york times." we knew the story was coming out. we knew there had been warnings about publication of the investigation into wen jiabao's rela

ray suarez has the story. suarez: cubans lined up at travel agencies and passport offices in havana this morning wasting no time in taking advantage of a new law easing restrictions on travel abroad. >> i think it's beneficial for me and for everyone. you can go wherever you want and come back to your country and not lose your cuban nationality. >> suarez: today marks the end of more than a half century of an extremely unpopular cuban government policy put in place shortly after castro took power in 1959 to stem a post revolution exodus. for decades cubans who wanted to travel overseas needed exit permits and letters of invitation from destination countries, leaving hundreds of thousands to flee the island nation on boats and rafts for nearby miami and the florida keys. once overseas even legally cubans faced the prospect of losing their citizenship and property if they remained outside the country too long. >> there has been a great deal of separation of families, something that is very tragic. >> suarez: now

ray suarez was there, and has our story. >> suarez: the crowd was eventually enormous.outing. people had the rest of a long morning to take their places on the national mall. >> programs! suarez: haechers were selling, well, a little bit of everything. there were crowd control barriers and plenty of security but more last-minute directions. please and thank you than cross words. the mood overall was friendly, relaxed, happy. and prepared for a long day out in 35-degree weather. >> i got several long-sleeved ts under here, about two, the sweat shirt and a good amount of hand warmers in the pockets >> suarez: this time around the temperatures are a lot milder. the transportation challenges a lot easier to bear because, after all, crowds at second inaugurals are usually much smaller. it's the old president who is becoming the new president. but for people who put in long hours on the road to be here from all over the country, there's no place else they would rather be >> i'm from michigan. we took a bus down here from toledo, ohio. took us nine hours >> katie. i'm from hun

ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: for the third consecutive year, health care spending in the u.s. grew by just under 4%. government data released today show at roughly 2.7 trillion dollars was spent in total in 2011 or just under $8700 a person. that 4% increase is above the rate of inflation but it's well below the recent historical trend. the information was published today in the journal health affairs, and to help us break it down i'm joined again by susan dentzer, the editor of the journal and an analyst for the newshour. susan, has this ever happened before? have we ever had a three-year run of such modest price increases? >> not in the 52 years in which these national health expenditure data have been collected. it really is unprecedented. and clearly it's very much linked to the very dramatic recession we had and the slow growth period that has followed it. we never have seen though, even though it is the case that recessions always produce a slowdown in health care spending growth, we've never seen one quite of this magnitude. it never has kicked in quite as early as this

ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: protests in china turned to scuffles today in the southern city of guangzhou. supporters of the "southern weekly" newspaper, known for its relatively free-wheeling style, faced off with communist party supporters. the showdown has been brewing since new year's day. staffers say sensors force them to run this tribute to the party instead of a planned editorial calling for political reforms. journalists went on strike and drew support from local people who laid chrysanthemums at the paper's head quarters to symbolize the deaths of free speech. >> ( translated ): this act of suppressing the freedom of the press should be changed. otherwise it's going to be detrimental to the public interests of knowing the facts. >> ( translated ): i'm near say "the southern weekly" is not alone, there are lots of people supporting them. >> reporter: in response, the communist run "global times" newspaper warned no media outlet can occupy a political special zone. but the protests quickly drew support from scholars, celebrities and microblogs across china. late today

ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: the statistics are stunning. according to the associated press, suicides among active duty troops reached a new high last year. the suicide rate has been rising since 2001, and last year, 349 service members took their lives, much more than the 295 killed in combat in afghanistan. the suicide figures are tentative pending completion of pathology reports later this year. for a ok behind thnumbers, we turn to doctor stephen xenakis, a retired army brigadier general who had a 28 year career as an army psychologist. he heads the center for translational medicine, where he treats returning soldiers and marines. doctor, want to begin again with that statistic. more service people died by their own hand last year than were killed in action with the enemy. have we ever seen anything like that before? >> not that i know of. at all. this is a rising trend. it's an uptick that over the past several years wher we've seen more and more soldiers take their lives with suicide. unfortunately also die in other accidents. it's the

. >> ifill: ray suarez reports on the sights and sounds from the nation's mall, where hundreds of thousandsople from around the country and the world gathered to witness today's events. >> we don't think we'll have one like this president in my lifetime. we're just delighted to be a part of this. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks offer analysis. >> ifill: on this day that coincides with the martin luther king, jr., holiday, we get perspective from presidential historians richard norton smith, nn