I never heard such a stupid thing. [laughter] [indiscernible] then you have to come back and you are shaken up. I have yet to hear a serious argument from either of these two. No, no, you have had your say. You have got to say something. I am not prepared to sacrifice for some free market ideology. Ideology. We are all in this. Running a trade surplus unless we can find another to sell to. We remain unlike japan. The place where everyone in the world wants to come and the place everyone in the world wants to put their money. We created communists. We make two world wars. So what. Big deal. [applause] if you get sick and choose to go to the United States, you have a higher risk of medical error. The cures for aids and alzheimers will come from america, not canada. Imagine a World Without religious faith. Not just no place to worship, no prayer, no scripture, but no men or women who, because of their faith, dedicate their lives to others. Over us to supervise this. A celestial dictatorsh
If they accumulate enough uranium which is close to weapons grade, enough uranium which enables them to detonate one Nuclear Device to me is clearly a redline. Brown former Vice President al gore joins us to talk about his new book as well as money, politics and the future of democracy. The congress is virtually incapable of passing any reforms unless they first get permission from the powerful special interests. Woodruff do Americans Trust the federal government . Andrew kohut says a new pew poll shows the majority do not. Brown and ray suarez gets the latest on the chinese hackers who allegedly mounted a fourmonth cyberattack against the New York Times. Thats all ahead on tonights 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 and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing sup
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. Woodruff former u. S. Senator chuck hagel faced a hostile reception today from half of the committee that must sign off before he can become secretary of defense. His Senate Confirmation hearing centered heavily on criticism from his Onetime Republican colleagues. The atmosphere was friendly enough at the outset as chuck hagel began his big day before the Armed Services committee. He quickly sought to allay concerns on both sides about his positions on everything from iran to israel to nuclear weapons. No one individual vote, no one individual quote, no one individual statement defines me, my beliefs, or my record. My overall world view has never changed that america has and must maintain the Strongest Military in the world. I believe, and always have, that america m
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. Woodruff former u. S. Senator chuck hagel faced a hostile reception today from half of the committee that must sign off before he can become secretary of defense. His Senate Confirmation hearing centered heavily on criticism from his Onetime Republican colleagues. The atmosphere was friendly enough at the outset as chuck hagel began his big day before the Armed Services committee. He quickly sought to allay concerns on both sides about his positions on everything from iran to israel to nuclear weapons. No one individual vote, no one individual quote, no one individual statement defines me, my beliefs, or my record. My overall world view has never changed that america has and must maintain the Strongest Military in the world. I believe, and always have, that america must engage, not retreat, in the world, but engage in th
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions brown the president s pick to be the next secretary of defense, former senator chuck hagel, defended his record today and said america must engage not retreat in the world. Good evening, im jeffrey brown. Woodruff and im judy woodruff. On the newshour tonight, we excerpt todays confirmation hearing, as republicans sparred with the former Vietnam Combat veteran about the war in iraq and more. Brown then, we have two stories from the middle east, beginning with a dramatic late night rescue of Syrian Refugees, fleeing across the border to jordan. Woodruff and a Margaret Warner report about the threat a nucleararmed iran poses to israel. Ty acmula enogh anium which is close to weapons grade, enough uranium which enables them to detonate one Nuclear Device to me is clearly a redline. Brown former Vice President al gore joins us to talk about his new book as well as money, politics and the future of democracy. The congress is virtually incap