Nice a description. The hawks swirled like buzzards sweeping down, pecking and pulling at the skin of a former colleague who dared to say this countrys been too ready to enter wars the American People quickly wish wed never gotten into. Whats with this hatred now centered in the american sunbelt . What do we make of this poll that shows two out of three Texas Republicans now want our president impeached . Why the cussedness, why the range war, why the hatred of anyone who dares to stand with obama . Why cant politics be a matter of belief and honest disagreement, not hatred . Why the sick little intramurals we saw today . We begin with senator Jeanne Shaheen of new hampshire. I want you to watch this backandforth between john mccain and the witness today, chuck hagel. Lets take a look. Were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous Foreign Policy blunder in this country since vietnam . Were you correct or incorrect . My yes or no. My reference ca
Hearings by the Senate Judiciary committee. This morning, as we go through the papers, we want to hear from you. Your views on guns in america, whether they have changed since the newtown, connecticut, shootings . 202 is the area code. You can also contact us via social media. You can leave comments at twitter. Continue the conversation on facebook. And send us an email. Of thethe front page Washington Times this morning in the center is the president of the National Rifle association and Wayne Lapierre on your right. In the york post this morning is a juxtaposed are these juxtaposed photographs. Wayne lapierre and Gabrielle Giffords shown. And in the new york daily news, the same photographs. On our Facebook Page, lots of comments already on this issue. Honey says those are some of the comments on our Facebook Page, where there is also a poll on whether your views on gun control and changed since the newtown shootings. Executive Vice President of the eight nra Wayne Lapierre at yester
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 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 newshou
Thats all for us. Tomorrow, Anderson Cooper holds a special town hall, guns under fire. Well follow it with much, much more on the number one issue facing america. Fire. Well follow it with much, much more on the number one issue facing america. Thats tomorrow night. Anderson cooper starts right now. Good evening. Tonight on the program, as power official a moment as you can imagine. Gabby giffords whose life was changed forever by a gunman, her message is never easy or simple, keeping another massacre like newtown from happening again. And a snow mobile flipping, landed on its rider, there was another incident where they went running into riders, why well take a look at some of these extreme sports, we begin in rural alabama, with a little boys life at stake. A 6yearold with aspergers syndrome who needs medication, being held by a suspected killer in a bunker, surrounded by authorities. Authorities have not released the suspects name, but neighbors say he is a 65yearold man by the nam
Possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. 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 kell