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 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 the u. S. House of representatives headed toward approval this evening of a tax plan that republicans backed and democrats said was a waste of time. The division demonstrated that efforts to get a bipartisan agreement and avoid the fiscal cliff are stuck in stalemate. The house will be in order. Brown House Republicans pushed their plan b. Despite a veto threat from the white house and the strong opposition of senate democrats. Speaker john boehner insisted the president had left him with no alternative. For weeks the white house said if i moved o
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions brown after talks between president obama and Congressional Republicans stall, the house moves toward a vote on Speaker Boehners planb for limited tax increases. Good evening, im jeffrey brown. Suarez and im ray suarez. On the newshour tonight, we sort through the state of play and the latest political maneuvering with congress watcher Norman Ornstein and Political Editor christina bellantoni. Brown then we look at the suspension of the u. N. s Polio Eradication Campaign in pakistan, after the killings of nine aid workers. Suarez from capitol hill, kwame holman reports on two congressional hearings today where state Department Officials accepted blame in failing to protect the u. S. Diplomatic mission in libya. We have to do better. We owe it to our colleagues who lost their lives in benghazi. We owe it to the security professnals who acted with such extraordinary heroism that awful night to try to protect them, and we owe it to thousa
Ifill good evening. Im gwen ifill. Woodruff and im judy woodruff. Tonight, gwen leads an extended roundtable discussion on the Civil Rights Act how far the country has come, and how far it has to go. Its really hard to talk to that today to young people because they cant imagine places in atlanta you couldnt go, or shop or try on clothes. Many children in our country still grow up today and maybe college or their first job is the first time that interact with people of another race. Ifill also ahead this thursday, two takes on education. Hari sreenivasan profiles one new York City High School putting its kids on the fast track to a College Degree for free. I can make something out of myself with this degree so that im not another stereotype, that all women cook and they dont build, and they dont wire and they dont program. Woodruff and a global perspective from the former u. K. Prime minister, gordon brown, on the challenge of expanding childrens access to education. Ifill those are ju
Ifill good evening. Im gwen ifill. Woodruff and im judy woodruff. Tonight, gwen leads an extended roundtable discussion on the Civil Rights Act how far the country has come, and how far it has to go. Its really hard to talk to that today to young people because they cant imagine places in atlanta you couldnt go, or shop or try on clothes. Many children in our country still grow up today and maybe college or their first job is the first time that interact with people of another race. Ifill also ahead this thursday, two takes on education. Hari sreenivasan profiles one new York City High School putting its kids on the fast track to a College Degree for free. I can make something out of myself with this degree so that im not another stereotype, that all women cook and they dont build, and they dont wire and they dont program. Woodruff and a global perspective from the former u. K. Prime minister, gordon brown, on the challenge of expanding childrens access to education. Ifill those are ju
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 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 the u. S. House of representatives headed toward approval this evening of a tax plan that republicans backed and democrats said was a waste of time. The division demonstrated that efforts to get a bipartisan agreement and avoid the fiscal cliff are stuck in stalemate. The house will be in order. Brown House Republicans pushed their plan b. Despite a veto threat from the white house and the strong opposition of senate democrats. Speaker john boehner insisted the president had left him with no alternative. For weeks the white house said if i moved o