fuel into the basement of the home, and that forced crews to evacuate about 200 people. federal officials are now trying to determine what caused that plane to crash. happening now on this st. patrick s day. law enforcement agencies across the bay area are out in force, trying to keep drunk drivers off the road. in the south bay, the crackdown includes special roving patrols. nbc bay area s monte francis spent part of the evening with the chp on one of the patrols. he is live in san jose with the story. monte? reporter: terry, good evening. the reality is for many people today is a day devoted to drinking, and the highway patrol officers we spent some time with tonight say this is an active weekend for dui in the south bay. chp officers brandyn thompson and pierce visare on the look o anything out of the order, erratic braking, swerving in a lane, making erratic lane changes. anything that doesn t look normal. reporter: an expired registration gives them the chance to
its founders interest in religion, community development, and education. additional funding by mutual of america, designing and customizing individual and group retirement products. that s why we re your retirement company. and the corporation for public broadcasting. welcome, i m bob abernethy and it is good to have you with us. africa is now facing one of the worst food crises in more than 50 years. the united nations this week said that tens of thousands of people are believed to have died in somalia alone. many more have fled to neighboring countries, kenya, and ethiopia where drought has caused life-threatening food caused shortages as well. international relief and faith-based groups have issued urgent pleas for more funds. religious leaders, including pope benedict xvith havecalled on the international community to respond to the disaster. the pentagon announced the week that it has agreed to end don t ask, don t tell. the ban on gays. serving openly in the mili
religion, community development, and education. additional funding by mutual of america, designing and customizing individual and group retirement products. that s why we re your retirement company. and the corporation for public broadcasting. welcome, i m bob abernethy and it is good to have you with us. africa is now facing one of the worst food crises in more than 50 years. the united nations this week said that tens of thousands of people are believed to have died in somalia alone. many more have fled to neighboring countries, kenya, and ethiopia where drought has caused life-threatening food caused shortages as well. international relief and faith-based groups have issued urgent pleas for more funds. religious leaders, including pope benedict xvith have called on the international community to respond to the disaster. the pentagon announced the week that it has agreed to end don t ask, don t tell. the ban on gays. serving openly in the military. congress voted to o
folkenflik of npr. brown: then, we ask nuclear regulatory commission chair gregory jaczko if u.s. reactors could withstand an earthquake like the one that devastated japan. ifill: from indonesia, ray suarez reports on the challenges and the troubles facing one of the world s largest democracies. it made tremendous strides politically and economically but still struggles with corruption. brown: kwame holman updates the budget battles as the house and senate offer dueling plans for reducing the deficit. ifill: and judy woodruff explores the deadline-driven deal cutting underway with political editor david chalian. brown: plus, in a season of tornadoes, floods and more, we get some poetic perspective on the beauty and power of nature. that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. i think. we need renewable energy. .renewable energy is vital to our planet. you h
like the one that devastated japan. ifill: from indonesia, ray suarez reports on the challenges and the troubles facing one of the world s largest democracies. it made tremendous strides politically and economically but still struggles with corruption. brown: kwame holman updates the budget battles as the house and senate offer dueling plans for reducing the deficit. ifill: and judy woodruff explores the deadline-driven deal cutting underway with political editor david chalian. brown: plus, in a season of tornadoes, floods and more, we get some poetic perspective on the beauty and power of nature. that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. i think. we need renewable energy. .renewable energy is vital to our planet. you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. i think it s got to work on a big scale. and i think it s got to be affordable. so,