captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions ifill: president obama declared the u.s. is israel s strongest ally and greatest friend and saipeace in the middle east is still possible. good evening, i m gwen ifill. brown: and i m jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, margaret warner is traveling with the president and briefs us on his first trip to israel as head of state. ifill: then, we examine the allegations that chemical weapons have been used in the syrian conflict. brown: judy woodruff updates the efforts to pass gun control legislation in congress and around the country. ifill: ray suarez talks to an emergency room doctor whose new book recounts his return home to work on the frontlines in inner city newark. we have an overflux of patients cong ito the emrgen deptmen andif you re using the ambulance system for a non-emergency issue, you are taking away from that person who s not able to breathe. now imagine that was your grandmother, imagine that
warner: netanyahu famously set his redline for action against iran s progress toward a bomb at the u.n. last fall. iran maintains its nuclear program is solely for peaceful energy production. as the arab uprisings convulse the president viewed a missile battery of the iron dome defense system heavily financed by the u.s., which knocked scores of rockets from the sky during brief november war with gaza. the president s remarks heavy with allusions to millenia of jewish history in the holy land and a nod to the broad purposes of his trip. across this region the winds of change bring both promise and peril. so i see this visit as an opportunity to reaffirm the unbreakable bonds between our nations, to restate america s unwavering commitment to israel s security, and to speak directly to the people of israel and to your neighbors. warner: he was referring to another focus of this visit: to listen to what israeli and palestinian leaders say they re willing to do to revive t
woodruff: while delegates gather for the g.o.p. convention, paul solman is on the ground talking to business owners about taxes, regulation, and the party s platform. in tampa florida, the republicans make their economic case. at thunder shirts, accoustablock and the convention hall. brown: and mark shields and david brooks analyze the week s news. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for thebs newshour has been provided by: bnsf railway. carnegie corporation and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for publ broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: new concerns were raised today that iran is expanding its nuclear weapons research and fuel production, and international monitors pressed the islamic republic to explain its actions at meetings in vienna. today s talks at the international atomic ener
economic case. at thunder shirts, accoustablock and the convention hall. brown: and mark shields and david brooks analyze the week s news. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf railway. carnegie corporation 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: new concerns were raised today that iran is expanding its nuclear weapons research and fuel production, and international monitors pressed the islamic republic to explain its actions at meetings in vienna. today s talks at the international atomic energy agency sought expanded access to iran s nuclear facilities, and came amid revelations that the i.a.e.a. will soon report that iran has installed hundreds of new uranium-enriching centrifuges. the machines are
owners about taxes, regulation, and the party s platform. in tampa florida, the republicans make their economic case. at thunder shirts, accoustablock and the convention hall. brown: and mark shields and david brooks analyze the week s news. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf railway. carnegie corporation 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: new concerns were raised today that iran is expanding its nuclear weapons research and fuel production, and international monitors pressed the islamic republic to explain its actions at meetings in vienna. today s talks at the international atomic energy agency sought expanded access to iran s nuclear facilities, and came amid revelations that the i.a.e.a.