kind of the brown view of the universe. this is like 9/11. this raid hits the nation like a shock. people are scared, they're thinking war. and seward is someone who has made quite or quite perceived as militant statements. sam chase, another man in the race, had given money to brown. and here's lincoln, who then very deftly uses brown as a foil, really. he criticizes brown to position himself as the safe moderate choice in the republican field. you know? here we have these quite out there guys who are a little like brown. that's not what the republican party is about. we're not about taking on slavery in the states where it exists. we're not john browns. he talks about this quite explicitly each in his famous cooper union speech. he talks about john brown at length. so, one, i think it contributes thim o getting the other nomination and the other effect it has is that it begins the fury in the south. we can't trust any northerner, so that steven douglas, who has sort of seemed the likely democratic nominee, who could unite north and south, the party is split. douglas is one nomin

times. >> not three times. and, of course, his newest "midnight rising," which is about john brown and the events that changed the course of american history forever. tony is also a pulitzer prizewinning journalist. he worked for the "wall street journal" and "the new york times." but one of the things he really want to tell you he is a very, very dear friend. one of the things about tony is he really and truly has a notion that we at the journey like to say that we put people in the boots of those who went before us, in order for them to know, as david mccullough told us years ago, those people who lived long ago didn't know they were living long ago. tony one-ups it. because not only do our programs try to put students and visitors and teachers into the boots of those who went long ago, tony, as he writes here, wants to get not into their boots, but into their minds. and he's done that with every book he's written, and it transports us to times and places that really challenge us. so we're here today and we'll have a conversation, and then we're going to open the floor to your questi

evening. i'm judy woodruff >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on today's debate, and explore the growth and impact of student debt around the country. >> woodruff: then, ray suarez looks at global economic woes as new figures show u.s. growth slowing and fresh fiscal troubles abroad. >> brown: betty ann bowser reports on health insurance plans that trade lower premiums for higher out-of-pocket costs. >> we have been so focused on health reform in washington, what we see is a quiet revolution happening in health insurance out in the country. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: and two laureates-- poets from the united states and from britain-- rlect on their public res. >> to be asked to represent and celebrate 9 thing you love most since childhood is a real privilege and a joy. so i've loved it much, much more than i anticipated. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf railway. >> citi. supporting progress for 200 years. at&t >> and

. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we report on the latest from the politicians, and examine the prospects for a meaningful overhaul of the i.r.s. code. >> ifill: then, margaret warner updates the trial of anders breivik, as the accused killer tells a norwegian court he acted out of "goodness, not evil" when he killed 77 people last summer. >> brown: from our "american graduate" series, ray suarez reports on las vegas schools making a hard sell to lure students back to the classroom. >> i was pretty surprised. i didn't know that they were going to come to my house. it made me feel like i was actually important. like they actually wanted me back. >> ifill: we look at the final mission for space shuttle "discovery" as it headed this morning to a new home at a smithsonian museum just outside washington. >> brown: and we talk with adam goldman of the associated press, winner of a pulitzer prize for reports on post-9/11 surveillance in muslim communities by the new york city police department. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. majo

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: afghan president karzai blamed intelligence failures by nato and his own nation for the weekend's coordinated 18-hour assault by insurgents on four cities. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the deadly violence from patrick quinn of the associated press in kabul. >> brown: then, two takes on internet security: we look at google's street view project, as the f.c.c. accuses the tech giant of collecting personal data without permission and failing to cooperate with its investigation. >> suarez: and from southern california, tom bearden reports on a government-funded laboratory working on ways to prevent and defeat cyber attacks. >> usa scientists are trying to bring the power of science to cyber security. >> brown: plus, margaret warner examines the scandal that sent 11 of president obama's secret service detail home from the latin american summit in colombia after allegedly soliciting prostitutes. >> suarez: and as the pulitzer prizes for arts

. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we analyze what's behind those jobs numbers with greg ip of "the economist" magazine. >> woodruff: paul solman looks at the disconnect between job seekers and employers, when so many are looking for work, but many jobs remain unfilled. >> brown: then, we have the latest on a recording of an nfl coach calling on his players to hurt opponents, further stirring the league's bounty scandal. >> we want him running sideways. we want his head sideways. >> woodruff: newshour regular mark shields, and ramesh ponnuru of "the national review" analyze the week's news. ♪ ♪ >> brown: plus, legendary guitarist buddy guy reflects on living, playing, and shaking up the chicago blues. >> well, i'm going to prove myself, because everybody was sitting down, and i said i'm going to stand up and somebody going to pay attention to me. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> citi turns 200 this year. in that time, there have been some good day

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: photos published by the "los angeles times" today show american soldiers in afghanistan posing with the bodies of dead insurgents. actions condemned by u.s. officials as repugnant. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the images. another in a string of embarrassing episodes involving the behavior of u.s. troops. >> brown: then, we turn to the presidential contest as both the obama and romney campaigns push to win over hispanic voters. >> ifill: margaret warner examines the stand citigroup shareholders took voting down a $15 million dollar pay package for the company's c.e.o. >> brown: spencer michels reports on a breakthrough that could one day save the lives of millions of heart attack victims. >> researchers have found a way to make scar tissue into beating heart muscle, but so far only in mice. >> ifill: and we talk with novelists ann patchett and lev grossman about the pulitzer board's decision not to award a prize for fiction this year. >> bro

and the couple we are defending we are defending senator brown who was in a close race but most polls have senatorjheller in a comfortable lead maine is running two democrats, one of which is getting all the attention. you have the other democrat, cynthia who is not getting much attention but is clearly running. i think we have a good shot there since they are running two democrats. this is not easy but we feel great about the chances we have now >> will democrats keep the senate? >> yes, coming out of the 2010 election cycle where the party was disappointed in the results of looking at was a lopsided match, compared to where we are today, as senator cornyn who said that the republicans had experienced some turbulence in their quest to take back the senate. this starts in montana on the issue of debt and deficit. there's only one person in the race who has been washington, d.c. and has voted to increase the debt ceiling more than john tester and that is his republican opponents. we're on the offense and there are five states, actually, where we are going after republican seats certain

. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: we have the latest on the ongoing violence and the diplomatic moves to stem it. >> woodruff: then, we examine the veterans administration's move to beef up its mental health staff adding some 1,600 new psychiatrists, social workers and clinicians. >> brown: kwame holman reports on the investigation into the scandal at the general services administration over a lavish las vegas conference billed to taxpayers. >> it goes beyond public trust. it goes beyond the thought that how can we get to a point of that type of selfishness, when others are being asked to do more with less. and to be honest with you, it actually makes me sick to my stomach. >> woodruff: we look at the vatican's reprimand of american nuns, accusing them of radical feminist views incompatible with the catholic faith. >> brown: the daily download looks at the presidential campaigns and social media. tonight's focus: using google searches to target voters. >> woodruff: margaret warner talks with british journalist and author edwa

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: rick santorum ended his presidential bid today, effectively cementing mitt romney's nomination. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we examine the santorum exit and look ahead to the general election campaign with jim o'toole of the "pittsburgh post- gazette" and susan page of "u.s.a. today." >> brown: then, as president obama calls for higher taxes on millionaires, we get two views on the so-called "buffett" rule, from white house advisor gene sperling and leading conservative economist douglas holtz-eakin. >> woodruff: from sacramento, spencer michels reports on community colleges, facing more and more applicants but tighter budgets. >> reporter: california's community colleges serve 2.6 million students. it's the largest higher education system in the entire country. but its mission may be changing. >> woodruff: and ray suarez talks with the authors of "tinderbox," a new take on the history and spread of aids. >> the roots of colonialism, it's unlikely that the

dashing hopes of a cease-fire. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the clashes from borzou daragahi of the "financial times" in beirut. >> ifill: then, as the special prosecutor rules out a grand jury investigation of the trayvon martin shooting, we examine changes to gun laws across the country. >> brown: margaret warner reports on the white house visit of brazil's president. dilma rousseff. >> warner: south america's biggest and richest country. one that has increasingly been going its own way. >> ifill: kwame holman remembers veteran interviewer and "60 minutes" icon mike wallace, and we talk with two of his cbs colleagues, morley safer and executive producer jeff fager. >> brown: plus judy woodruff gets a rare inside look at a japanese national treasure, a collection of 18th-century silk paintings. sensitive diplomatic and cultural negotiations. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: all in realtime. it's the at&t network. providing new ways

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: george zimmerman appeared in court today after being charged yesterday with second degree murder for the killing of trayvon martin. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we get analysis on the legal challenges ahead for both the prosecution and the defense. >> brown: then, margaret warner updates the crisis in syria as the government's guns appear to quiet. >> woodruff: from the pacific northwest, tom bearden reports on efforts to ready the region for the next big earthquake. >> on the average, they occur about every 300 years. the last one was 312 years ago. >> do the math. >> exactly. >> brown: we examine the world of e-books after the justice department charged publishers and apple with price-fixing. >> woodruff: ray suarez talks to political editor christina bellantoni about six "must- watch" senate races this election year. >> brown: and we close with a profile of award-winning poet naomi shihab nye, whose family stories shape her work. >> the minute i could

woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: we have the latest on the presidential race as both parties now focus on the november election. >> woodruff: then, we examine the case against george zimmerman, accused in the killing of trayvon martin in florida. >> brown: from elkhart, indiana, correspondent elizabeth brackett reports on the comeback of the recreational vehicle industry now offering jobs in a tough economy. >> i need immediate quick recovery and it's right here. don't turn your back on the r.v. industry. they know what they are doing. they have been through this cycle many, many times. watch and see what happens. >> woodruff: we assess north korea's capabilities and amtionas it reads a long- range rocket launch. >> brown: margaret warner has the story of a high level political scandal in china, involving corruption, murder and the ouster of a communist party official. >> woodruff: and from the ivory coast, special correspondent jeff sapienza explains how new water-taps are bringing together communities once divided along ethnic lines. >> wat

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: president obama signed legislation today designed to help small businesses and startups. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we examine the bill called "the jobs act" and assess whether in the move to spur jobs, it will also roll back regulations that protect investors. >> brown: then, we update the crisis in syria, as government troops launched an assault on a damascus suburb amid more talk of a cease-fire next week. >> woodruff: we look at reaction to the prison sentences for five former new orleans police officers convicted in the shootings of unarmed civilians during hurricane katrina. >> brown: fred de sam lazaro reports from uganda, where being openly gay is illegal and means facing stiff penalties. >> you have political leaders >> woodruff: plus, we have two takes on the media, starting with a new study showing more and more americans get their news on mobile devices and social media. >> brown: and we have another in our "daily download" series. tonight

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: a legal challenge to arizona's tough new immigration law made its way to the nation's highest court today. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, marcia coyle of the "national law journal" tells us what happened inside the supreme court. >> brown: then, judy woodruff examines allegations that walmart executives in mexico may have violated a u.s. bribery law. >> ifill: in our latest "american graduate" installment, john tulenko reports on an indiana school that's turned to technology to get dropouts back on track. >> in n this classroom at a local college, high school students in danger of dropping out can make up the courses they failed and take new ones on computers. >> brown: we continue our look at the aftermath of the financial meltdown: what's changed and what hasn't on wall street? >> ifill: and from liberia, special correspondent steve sapienza partners with a local journalist to ask why the government hasn't solved the country's water crisis. >> one recent world