And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the challenge of gun violence, and the looming political fight over what to do about it, dominated a high profile hearing today. The Senate Judiciary committee played host to leading voices from both sides of the debate. It was a day of drama in the packed hearing room. This is an important conversation. Ifill even before the senators had their say, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords stepped up to the microphone to make a brief and halting plea. Speaking is difficult but i need to Say Something important. Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something. You must act. Be bold, be courageous. Americans are counting on you. Ifill giffords was shot in the head two years ago as she met with constituents in tucson, arizona. Six others were killed that day. Giffords and her husband, former astronaut mark kelly have now launched their own campaign for tougher gu
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions ifill former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords herself wounded by a gunman made a dramatic appeal today for more restrictions on gun ownership. Too many children are dying, too many children, we must do something. Ifill good evening, im gwen ifill. Brown and im jeffrey brown. On the newshour tonight, we excerpt giffords testimony and that of a National Rifle Association Executive at the first formal congressional hearing on gun violence since the massacre in newtown, connecticut. Proposing more gun control laws, while failing to enforce the thousands we already have, is not a serious solution to reducing crime. Ifill then, we assess the state of the economic recovery, as keindicatorshow ends oth up and down. Brown from jerusalem, Margaret Warner has the latest on the attack by israeli warplanes inside syria. Ifill Judy Woodruff talks with newly elected senator Tammy Baldwin, a democrat from wisconsin. Brown we examine how some schools a
Scientists track them and discover a kind of feline frankenstein. Good evening. We begin with that wall of wind howling across the country tonight. Millions of americans bracing for the impact, everything from stalled trains and planes to tornadoes. And here is the map. An area from the Florida Panhandle to new york, under a Severe Weather warning. Abcs Steve Osunsami is outside atlanta tonight in adairsville, georgia, where one powerful tornado has already torn through town. Reporter an hour north of atlanta, an amazing picture, the sky was falling. Weve got debris flying to the left and center of this system. The sirens have been going off here. The wind is kicking up, along with the rain. Again, a funnel crossing the interstate here in adairsville. Reporter witnesses here say the tornado was on the ground, churning through homes, Office Buildings and factories for more than 20 minutes. Scientists think it was an ef2 or greater, with wind speeds more than 125 miles an hour. Please ta
Laws, while failing to enforce the thousands we already have, is not a serious solution to reducing crime. Ifill then, we assess the state of the economic recovery, as key indicators show trends both up and down. Brown from jerusalem, Margaret Warner has the latest on the attack by israeli warplanes inside syria. Ifill Judy Woodruff talks with newly elected senator Tammy Baldwin, a democrat from wisconsin. Brown we examine how some schools are translating lessons into real world applications in an effort to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students. Im actually really excited to be creating this device. It really makes you feel, i dont know, grown up, i guess . Its not just learning, its experiencing. Ifill and we close with a first person account of the struggle for human rights in china. Ray suarez sits down with an activist who spent two years under house arrest. Ifill thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and wi
In california this morning. Were thrilled to see them. Theyre going to be talking to a number of people in the world of business and politics. Well talk a little golf, see how joe is doing out there. Joining me in pseudo, our own Steve Liesman and book brusca. Then in the next hour, Jeremy Siegel is going to join us on set to make his bullish case for the numbers and then, nemo, the powerful storm taking aim at the east coast. Forecaster res warning it could be among the worst ever, more than two feet of snow possible in boston. Many cities are telling residents, dont travel if you dont have to. Airlines are now warning the blizzard could cripple travel and hundreds of flights have already been canceled. Were going to check in one on friends at the Weather Channel. Just a couple of minutes for their latest forecast. Also in the news, the Justice Department in multiple states reportedly discussing suing moodys for defrauding investors. Any move likely to make a similar rival against Sta