Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions brown in the final News Conference of his first term, president obama said he will not negotiate with Congressional Republicans on raising the nations debt ceiling. Good evening. Im jeffrey brown. Woodruff and im judy woodruff. On the newshour tonight, well examine what the president said about tackling the government deficit and reducing gun violence. Brown then, we turn to the west african nation of mali, where french troops have launched air strikes on islamic militants. Three jihaddist groups now deemed a clear and present danger to the capital and beyond, a threat to africa and europe. Woodruff Margaret Warner has the story of the suicide of a young internet wizard who was facing federal charges for hacking and distributing online data he thought should be made public. Brown ray suarez updates the changes in cuba, where travel restrictions were eased today for citizens hoping to come and go. It is still one of the most repressive
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 algerias state news agency now says special forces have completed a mission to rescue dozens of foreign hostages, including some americans. Theyd been held by militants tied to alqaeda. But there are wildly varying accounts of how many got out alive, and how many were killed. Because of the fluidity and the fact that there is a lot of planning going on, i cannot give you any further details at this time about the Current Situation on the ground. Brown even this afternoon, as secretary of state Hillary Clinton suggested, the situation in algeria remained confused. The focus was this natural gas compound in the Sahara Desert seen here in footage from last month. The vast, natural gas facility at in amenas is
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions brown the algerian government launched an assault on a gas plant to free hostages, including some americans, taken by islamic militants. Good evening, im jeffrey brown. Suarez and im ray suarez. On the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the conflicting reports abo how many died or escaped in the raid and on the escalating tensions in nearby mali. Brown then, we turn again to the debate over gun laws and examine proposals to identify and treat those with Mental Illnesses. Suarez we update the case against Army Private Bradley manning, accused of leaking thousands of classified military documents online. That has are messages that came out from bin laden asking for specific documents that were released. Specifically documents regarding it will war logs of iraq and afghanistan. Brown from india, fred de sam lazaro has the story of an unlikely solution to massive blackouts and powergrid problems, using the byproduct of a staple. The ne
That has are messages that came out from bin laden asking for specific documents that were released. Specifically documents regarding it will war logs of iraq and afghanistan. Brown from india, fred de sam lazaro has the story of an unlikely solution to massive blackouts and powergrid problems, using the byproduct of a staple. The newly electrified homes stand out in the darkwith children clustered around the single light bulb doing home work. Just one, low power turbine is enough to make the enterprise viable. Suarez and we remember Pauline Phillips whose dear abby column offered straight talking but sympathetic advice about love and life to readers around the globe. Brown 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 w
You can also find us online, send us a tweet by writing to twitter. Com cspanwj, or share your comments with us on facebook by searching for c span. You can also e mail us, journal cspan. Org. Here is the headline from the Washington Post, this morning senators outline immigration plan. Host lets take a listen to some of that press conference from yesterday afternoon. Senator Chuck Schumer opened things up. Here is what he had to say about the details so far. [video clip] americans overwhelmingly oppose ilLegal Immigration and support Legal Immigration. To this end, we have four basic pillars. Tough but fair passed to citizenship for Illegal Immigrants in the United States. Second, reforming the Legal Immigration system to better recognize the importance of characteristics that will help to build the American Economy and strengthen american families. Third, creating an effective employment verification system that will prevent Identity Theft and and the hiring of future unauthorized wo