latest on the campaign landscape for both the white house and the senate from susan page and stu rothenberg. >> brown: then we look at the largest-ever survey on global tobacco use, showing a troubling rise in many developing countries. >> ifill: john merrow has the story of summer school in a failing district in rhode island, where officials are trying to help students catch up. >> i didn't do a lot of math this summer and i don't think my scores are improving. >> my friends just sit home and watch tv. they don't do much.

latest on the campaign landscape for both the white house and the senate from susan page and stu rothenberg. >> brown: then we look at the largest-ever survey on global tobacco use, showing a troubling rise in many developing countries. >> ifill: john merrow has the story of summer school in a failing district in rhode island, where officials are trying to help students catch up. >> i didn't do a lot of math this summer and i don't think my scores are improving. >> my friends just sit home and watch tv. they don't do much. >> brown: ray suarez examines the turnabout at augusta national golf club and its decision to accept women members. >> ifill: lindsey hilsum reports from the west african nation of mali, where al qaeda militants have seized a huge area of land. >> the rest of the world should not stand just to look at the situation. unless they would like to see another somalia or another afghanistan. >> brown: and judy woodruff talks to e.j. dionne about his new book, on america's political divide. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provid