It becomes a thing that all of us connect to on some level. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. 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 the republicanled house of representatives pushed through a huge tax cut bill today, costing an estimated 680 billion over 10 years. The vote was 318 to 109 for a package that keeps alive an array of tax breaks for businesses and families. It drew bipartisan support. Speaker paul ryan says theyll vote tomorrow on a separate, trilliondollar spending package to fund the government in 2016. We are where we are, and we have a bipartisan compromise. Where, by the way, i think weve got some good wins. And look, democrats win some things, too. Thats the nature of bipartisan compromises. And so the way i
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Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions brown john brennan, president obamas choice to head the c. I. A. Faced a volley of questions from senators today about counterterrorism policies, including waterboarding and drone strikes. Good evening, im jeffrey brown. Suarez and im ray suarez. On the newshour tonight, we excerpt todays testimony, which was interrupted from the start by protesters from the antiwar group, code pink. Brown then, we get the latest on the massive manhunt for a former Los Angeles Police office wanted for murder. Suarez we turn to iran as the u. S. Tightens sanctions but tehran shows no signs of halting its Nuclear Program or engaging in talks. Brown from our american graduate series, we have the story of a chicago nonprofit that aims to change the lives of wouldbe dropouts. Whats interesting about one goal is that it pinpoints and targets lowincome, underperforming students in non selective Chicago Public schools, students who are least likely to graduate
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 man picked to lead the Central Intelligence agency was called today to defend his positions in the war on terror. John brennans Senate Confirmation hearing revolved around several hotly debated policies. Newshour Congressional Correspondent kwame holman has our report. Reporter even before the hearing got truly under way, protesters from code pink disrupted John Brennans Opening Statement signaling that passions were running high on the targeted killings of terror suspects. They wont even Tell Congress what countries we are killing children in. Reporter the interruptions continued, and the chair of the Senate Intelligence committee, california democrat dianne feinstein, ordered the room temporarily cleared. Were going to halt the hearing. Reporter once the hearing resumed, brennan defended u. S. Actions in the