Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions woodruff on the anniversary of a mass shooting in arizona, and in the aftermath of the Newtown School massacre, anti gun advocates today ramped up their campaign. Good evening. Im judy woodruff. Ifill and im gwen ifill. On the newshour tonight, we look at the drumbeat for action, and get an update on the second day of hearings for the suspect in th colorado eater shootings. Woodruff then we examine the investigation into the 9 11 attacks on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi, libya, when four americans were killed, as the sole suspect in custody is released. Ifill Spencer Michels reports on the boom in online teaching and its impact on traditional liberal Arts Education. Woodruff ray suarez looks into chinas current crackdown on the internet and on its own news media, which is drawing protests. Ifill and we remember Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Richard Ben Cramer, whose work spanned president ial politics and the lives of superstar at
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 broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the renewed concern over Mass Shootings in the United States and how to prevent them was highlighted today in events ranging from an anniversary appeal to a Colorado Court hearing. The day began with solemn remembrance of an attack that left a lawmaker gravely wounded. Bells tolled across tucson, arizona, this morning in ceremonies broadcast on local t. V. The ringing two years to the day after a gunman opened fire at an outdoor political event for then congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords six people were killed and Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head. She later Left Congress to focus on her recovery. The gu
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 broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the renewed concern over Mass Shootings in the United States and how to prevent them was highlighted today in events ranging from an anniversary appeal to a Colorado Court hearing. The day began with solemn remembrance of an attack that left a lawmaker gravely wounded. Bells tolled across tucson, arizona, this morning in ceremonies broadcast on local t. V. The ringing two years to the day after a gunman opened fire at an outdoor political event for then congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords six people were killed and Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head. She later Left Congress to focus on her recovery. The gu
The average cost to educate a child in school per year is 52 sals and dollars. Almost four times what the rest of Public Education costs. And the vast majority of our basis we just Public Schools. We could take the money were spending today, pay every Public School system 14,000 a child, and save billions of dollars per year. And with the same or better outcomes. This weekend you can talk with oklahoma senator tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, Affordable Care act and the future of the Republican Party on booktvs in depth. He has written several books and reports including his latest, the debt mama. Join our conversation, your calls, emails and tweets and Facebook Comments for medical doctor, author and senator coburn on cspan2. [inaudible conversations] good morning. If i could ask are going to take their seats. Welcome to the Arms Control Association the National American council titled iran 2013, making diplomacy work. Im the president of the National American council and welcome to
We are now live with Condoleezza Rice and former chancellor of new york city Public Schools. They will discuss americas Education System and its impact on security. It is part of a event hosted by the excellence in foundation for education. Right now we are listening to introductory remarks. The first africanamerican woman to hold that post. Shes a former National Security advisor under president george w. Bush. She is also the cofounder of the center for a new generation, which is an innovative afterschool enrichment program, and she is the coauthor of numerous books, including two bestsellers. She is an undergraduate degree from the university of denver, a masters from notre dame, and a phd from the university of denver. Mr. Klein and doctor rice are going to be discussing a report that they have authored, which has been published in march of this year by the council on foreign relations. Among many things, this report notes that while the United States invests more in k12 Public Edu