a jury in wichita, kansas, has convicted an abortion opponent of murder for killing an abortion provider last may. the panel deliberated just 37 minutes today before returning the verdict against scott roeder.

i grew up in northeast wichita and went to wichita state for my education and ultimately k.u.d something thatçó the advisor also tell you never to do. we got married our second year of law school. we had very few material possessions. we are broke. in fact, we lived in a home but we had each other and we had big dreams for the future. and lo and behold, every one of those dreams came true. we practiced law together side by side and had a blast doing it and then we started a business, an area that we are passionate about, taking care of the elderly and we have been rewarded in many ways, many times over thanñr we would have ever thought possible and we had three great kids and we love them all desperately. we have seen a world and lived a life beyond what we possibly could imagine in that mobile home. now i tell you this not to boast, particularly during a recession, i would never want to boast, i tell you this because we want to make sure that future generations have the same opportunity that we have had. the opportunity to live the american dream without ever leaving kansas.

george tiller inside a church in wichita last may. he faces a mandatory life sentence. tiller was one of the only doctors in the u.s. performing late-term abortions. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the newshour's web site. but for now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and still to come on the newshour: the debate over where to hold terrorism trials; and the challenge of reviving haiti's economy. >> lehrer: but now, as promised, the analysis of shields and brooks-- syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. mark whack did you think of the obama and the republican show in baltimore. >> i thought it was terrific. i think if the white house had its choice it would have subsidy doubt-- subsidy futured that for the state of the union address and weren'ted it in prime time. i thought showed the president at his best. he marshals facts, presents arguments, he rebuts criticism, does it in a civil way without any rancor. i just thought it was a tour de forc

the actual air temperature. 9 below in minneapolis, 12 in wichita. as new orleans, temperatures below freezing. temperature near 21. very cold air in place across the country. satellite radar for the nation looking like this, a lot of clouds, pardon me, in the midsection. clouds across the northwest. southwest looking cloud free. forecast for today, and the next five days, high today, 32 degrees. that's more than 10 degrees below normal. tomorrow more of same. wednesday, warmer, thursday, still in the 30s. chance of snow to friday. some could be accumulating. we will update you on that as soon as we know more. >> now to julie wright and the update. >> maybe if i did the traffic with his sunglasses on, i would feel warmer. >> i'm sure you would. >> do they sell those on the sun glass hut? >> i'm sure you have some. >> but they are not that cool. unfortunately you're not moving anywhere. bumper to bumper traffic extending into silver springs. southbound i95 out to the slip. if you're headed over over to georgia mason, that's where we have the crash in

they fly back to wichita, kansas, their hometown tomorrow. >> that's great. good for them. they're such nice parents. they were waiting a long, long time for that. that does it for this edition of "360." it's the end of yet another remarkable day here in port-au-prince. for all of us on the ground here and everyone back home, thank you for watching. we will be here tomorrow night and the night after that and the night after that. let's turn it over now to a special "late edition" of "larry king live." larry. >> larry: that's next on "larry king live." >> larry: welcome back to a special midnight edition of larry king live on what is a historic he night in politics. ted kennedy's seat in the u.s. senate which he occupied for 46 years until his death last year has been won by a republican, scott brown, defeated democrat martha cokely in a special election which changed a lot of things including the balance of power and president obama's agenda, which could well be in jeopardy. with us in this first segment of this special hour, wolf blitzer the anchor of "situation room" and

automaker thatid not accept federal rescue money the ma accused of killing an abortion prover in wichita kansas, nfessed to the crime in court today. scott roeder is charged wi fir degree murder. on the stand he repeatedhis earlieronfession. he said he gunned down dr. george hiller last may to stop abortions and save the unborn. >> from conception forward it is murder. it is not man's j to take life is is our heavly father's. he is our creator. he ves and takes life. it's ver up to man to ta life. only in cases of self-defense o defense ofthers. >> srnivasan: the defense is arguing the killing wanot murder, but luntary manslauger. the trial judge has sd he will not let the se become a forum or a referendum on abtion. thse are some of the day's mai stories. i' be back at the end of the program with a previ of what yo'll find tonight on the "newshour's" web se. t for now, back to judy. >> woodruffwe move on to haiti where the country's presint toldhe "newshour" today that haitians themsves will ultimately be respsible for solving the cotry's problems. we'll have that interview in moment. b

a kansas court heard opening statements today in the murder of an abortion provider in wichita. scott roeder has confessed to killing doctor george tiller at a church last may. he is charged with premeditated first-degree murder. but the defense argues it was voluntary manslaughter to save the unborn. tiller specialized in performing late-term abortions. his clinic closed after his death. thousands rallied in washington in the annual "march for life". it was the 37th anniversary of the supreme court decision of roe v. wade that legalized abortion. the anti-abortion crowd rallied at the white house, and then moved on to the supreme court. a handful of abortion rights supporters were also present. downpours eased today as the latest pacific storm moved out of southern california. the risk for mudslides and flooding remained, especially for residents in the foothills of the san gabriel mountains. a state of emergency was declared in five counties after nearly ten inches of rain this week. still, local officials said many evacuation orders in los angeles county will soon be lifted.

are less fortunate than they are. 31-year-old ann vargese, a graduate of southeast high school in wichita and the university of kansas was trapped under the rubble of a hotel for 55 hours. in a tiny dark space just three feet high and five feet long, ann spent over two days with five other people without water and sharing only gum and a lone tootsie pop. though nothing short of a miracle, ann made it out alive. but sadly for two of her colleagues who were trapped, they did not. kim bentrot of belleville kansas and her husband remain in haiti. they made it out of their third floor apartment just before the building collapsed. employed through global ministries, they have lost their headquarters, school, offices, medical clinic, but must stay to complete the process of adopting a son, solomon. now 14 months old, kim and patrick rescued solomon from a haitian orphanage as a newborn and their dedication to providing a loving family for solomon is an inspiration. six residents of the dodge city, kansas, area, including greg and maple, terry and martha, and clayton all survived the catastrophic

stephen from wichita, kansas. caller: thank you. my question is, why are all the budget cuts always to education? host: thank you. next, it. booker. hamilton, a higher. -- next caller. hamilton, ohio. caller: the republicans talking about education -- they are talking about charter schools. they are fine, but they are for- profit schools. why would we abandoned public schools and put money into charter schools when the public schools in america have a great need? one more thing, if you watch the speech last night, every time they talk about tax cuts for the working people, no republican responded but as soon as we said tax cuts for big business, all of them stood up and clapped. when are they want to look at the working class? host: ned in florida. go ahead. caller: i wanted to respond to mr. hon that about education. i am so disillusioned about his comments. we should not be focused on the results. that involved discipline and responsibility. if you do not account for discipline and responsibility, we are going back to the same thi

host: wichita, kan. on the democratic line.aller: i am very angry at this bill that harry reid and answer policy have pushed on us. it is the wrong thing to do. i have already seen evidence of what it has done to mind. i think we should be able to vote on this thing affecting the people. i don't think we should have to take something that these people are not revealing the real thing to us. they don't tell us anything. host: yesterday at the white house press secretary robert gibbs was asked about c-span's requests . >> i can't you answer the c-span question? >> i did. >> why do need to see the letter? >> dan asked me about the letter. i have not read the letter. i answered a dance question and i answered this before we left for the break, keith. the number one priority for the president is getting differences worked out. getting a bill through the house and senate. with the back and forth and details of what is in the bill -- i don't want to keep that from continuing to happen. i don't think anyone would say we have not had a

host: wichita, texas. good morning. caller: it is absolutely part of our responsibility to be a part of this. i am glad you emphasize it is a coalition. as far as what we are involved with this country, why our interests are there, i think it is pretty selfish to say that it is in america's best interest. it is an opportunity to be a leader in the world and be at the forefront of what america stands for, helping other people. let's send medical teams, get these people help. i see this every day in the air emergency room. after a 11 years, you begin to realize the bigger picture. host: you are shaking your head? guest: i agreed. the image of the u.s. that is concerned about people, democracy, is crucial. it is absolutely essential. it is part of the way we are an important element of our foreign policy is to underscore the millions in and outside the u.s. in this case, we are responding to a grave human need, a large human tragedy. i think the american people have come forward with an unbelievable amount of support. i do

. >> host: wichita falls, texas, aaron on the independent line.d morning. >> caller: good morning. good morning, everybody. >> host: good morning. >> guest: good morning. >> caller: well, it's absolutely a dimension of our responsibility to be a part of this. you know, i think it's great that you emphasize on the fact that it is a coalition. and we are kind of digging with a shovel right now as far as, you know, the history of why we're involved with this country. and what happened in the past. and our interests there. and it's really kind of selfish and look, hey, it's in america's best interest to do this or that. it's actually an opportunity to finally get a chance to be a leader in the world. and be the forefront of what america really stands for. is helping other people, you know? and let's do that. send medical teams in there. let's get people help. you know, i see this every day in the emergency room. people that are poor. people that are this. they have their stories. after 11 years you begin to realize the bigger picture here. >> host: pe