Dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. 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 one week into his second term, president obama officially took on the issue of immigration today. He said it comes down to a simple question whether the country and the government have the resolve, finally, to deal with the longfestering national challenge. The president launched his effort in nevada where more than a quarter of the States Residents are hispanic. Im here today because the time has come for common sense, comprehends i have been immigration reform. cheers and applause the time is now. Woodruff the campaignstyle event at a Las Vegas High School came a day after a Bipartisan Group of eight u. S. Senators put forward their own plan. It calls for creating
Ifill and we look at the big money groups supporting and attacking hagels nomination. Woodruff we have two takes on the war in mali, an onthe Ground Report from the newly liberated town of gao. Ifill . And an update on the destruction of ancient manuscripts in the fabled city of timbuktu. Woodruff and we close with the story of a soldier who underwent a successful rare double arm transplant, after losing all of his limbs in the iraq war. I hated not having arms. I was all right with not having legs. Not having arms takes so much away from you out of even your personality. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by viking river cruises. Bnsf railway. And by the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcast
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions woodruff president obama pushed today for an overhaul of immigration laws, and endorsed the bipartisan plan announced by a group of senators yesterday. Good evening. Im judy woodruff. Ifill and im gwen ifill. On the newshour tonight, we get two views of the immigration debate and the potential political hurdles ahead. Woodruff then, kwame holman reports on the budget crisis facing former senator chuck hagel if hes confirmed as the next secretary of defense. When he takes oice,he fit challenge he has is hell be in the middle of the sequester fight meaning an automatic acrosstheboard cut for the Defense Budget and every other federal budget that is supposed to happen march 1. Ifill and we look at the big money groups supporting and attacking hagels nomination. Woodruff we have two takes on the war in mali, an onthe Ground Report from the newly liberated town of gao. Ifill . And an update on the destruction of ancient manuscripts in the f
Supposed to happen march 1. Ifill and we look at the big money groups supporting and attacking hagels nomination. Woodruff we have two takes on the war in mali, an onthe Ground Report from the newly liberated town of gao. Ifill . And an update on the destruction of ancient manuscripts in the fabled city of timbuktu. Woodruff and we close with the story of a soldier who underwent a successful rare double arm transplant, after losing all of his limbs in the iraq war. I hated not having arms. I was all right with not having legs. Not having arms takes so much away from you out of even your personality. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by viking river cruises. Bnsf railway. And by the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corp
Haystack. Did the issue of adoption, its near and dear to my heart because i have two adopt edisons. Did that come up . Yes. In the meeting . Like i said, it was the primary thing we had spoken about in the meeting. You know, thats not the premise that got them in the room, and then they started it was essentially a baitandswitch to talk about that, and everyone has basically said that in testimony already. So this is nothing new, but, you know, like i said, im now understanding it is an important issue to you and near and dear to many peoples hearts, but this was nothing that was a Campaign Issue to us. This wasnt relevant to us, and it wasnt something we were going to do anything with. Except thats not what the president said over the weekend. Trump jr. Was not pushed to explain the shifting explanations behind the story. Meanwhile, vanity fair has reporting on former Communications Director hope hicks reappearance at the president s side over the weekend, just hours before he tweete