needs of pakistan, homelessness, issues, rebuilding it, et cetera. this is also a crisis in slow motion. from iraq margaret warner brown: from iraq, margaret warner updates a violent week as the u.s. combat mission winds down. woodruff: betty ann bowser returns to new orleans to find out how three families are coping five years after katrina. i think we ve done a great job considering all the odds that were against us. brown: and mark shields and david brooks offer their weekly analysis. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: 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. brown: there were new signs today of a continuing and prolonged economic slowdown, even as federal reserve chairman ben bernanke said the central bank