in december. first, joe johns lays out how all of this mess began. reporter: john edwards, the politician. remember him? we have much work to do. because the truth is, we still live in a country where there are two different americas. reporter: as it turned out, mr. two americas had two very different faces himself. people close to him said it was the face of betrayal. betrayal of the people closest to him. his late wife, elizabeth, supporters, his staffers, his contributors. grant it, he was a promising politician at first. rich trial lawyer, but a spokesman for the poor. smart but homegrown. talked such a good game, he good picked up as john kerry s running mate in 2004. i have chosen a man who understands and defends the values of america. reporter: but it didn t work out, so next election cycle, edwards jumped into the race for the white house once again. by early 2008 it s time for me to step aside. reporter: he was out. but not before getting entangled i
to save? lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks analyze the week s news. that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. i think. we need renewable energy. .renewable energy is vital to our planet. you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. i think it s got to work on a big scale. and i think it s got to be affordable. so, where are they? it has to work in the real world. at chevron, we re investing millions in solar and biofuel technology to make it work. we ve got to get on this now. right now. and by bnsf railway. pacific life the power to help you succeed. 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 broadcasting
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power amid growing violence and calls to step down. ifill: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. i think. we need renewable energy. .renewable energy is vital to our planet. you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. i think it s got to work on a big scale. and i think it s got to be affordable. so, where are they? it has to work in the real world. at chevron, we re investing millions in solar and biofuel technology to make it work. we ve got to get on this now. right now. moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. pacific life the power to help you succeed. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporati
picasso, matisse and the parisian avant-garde. woodruff: and margaret warner explores why yemen s president ali abdullah saleh remains in power amid growing violence and calls to step down. ifill: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. i think. we need renewable energy. .renewable energy is vital to our planet. you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. i think it s got to work on a big scale. and i think it s got to be affordable. so, where are they? it has to work in the real world. at chevron, we re investing millions in solar and biofuel technology to make it work. we ve got to get on this now. right now. moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. pacific life the power to help you succeed. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home an