reid had acknowledged powerful feelings on both sides. still, he said: but whichever side you are on, we ought to be able to agree to engage in a thoughtful debate about these measures. let s engage in it. woodruff: the measures will include a compromise on federal background checks for would-be gun buyers. pennsylvania republican pat toomey and west virginia democrat joe manchin worked out language yesterday to expand the checks to firearms sales at gun shows and online. there could also be proposals on banning assault weapons and restricting high capacity magazines, among other measures. but a majority of republicans today, including senator john cornyn of texas, said it s pointless to debate symbolic gestures. i m not going to vote to proceed to a bill that has not yet been written, no matter how well intentioned it may be. rather than put on a show and pat ourselves on the back and call it a day, let s do something good to make sure we ve done everything in our hu
students, it was replaced by small schools serving, in most cases, hundreds of students less. and each time that happened, all those left over teenagers had to find somewhere else to go to school. woodruff: with south korea s on-going military exercises in the peninsula, we ll have a report from the international news website global post on how residents of seoul are reacting. warner: and, jeffrey brown talks with cartoonist gary trudeau about his new book chronicling 40 years of the doonesbury comic strip. i m a short-order cook. i m just trying to get through the week. just trying to push the story forward a little bit. and i do that in the most erratic way possible. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: opportunity can start anywhere and go everywhere. to help revitalize a neighborhood in massachusetts; restore a historic landmark in harlem; fund a local business in chicago; expand green ene
small schools serving, in most cases, hundreds of students less. and each time that happened, all those left over teenagers had to find somewhere else to go to school. woodruff: with south korea s on-going military exercises in the peninsula, we ll have a report from the international news website global post on how residents of seoul are reacting. warner: and, jeffrey brown talks with cartoonist gary trudeau about his new book chronicling 40 years of the doonesbury comic strip. i m a short-order cook. i m just trying to get through the week. just trying to push the story forward a little bit. and i do that in the most erratic way possible. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: opportunity can start anywhere and go everywhere. to help revitalize a neighborhood in massachusetts; restore a historic landmark in harlem; fund a local business in chicago; expand green energy initiatives in seattle. b
system. when the city closed a large high school with say, 2,000 students, it was replaced by small schools serving, in most cases, hundreds of students less. and each time that happened, all those left over teenagers had to find somewhere else to go to school. woodruff: with south korea s on-going military exercises in the peninsula, we ll have a report from the international news website global post on how residents of seoul are reacting. warner: and, jeffrey brown talks with cartoonist gary trudeau about his new book chronicling 40 years of the doonesbury comic strip. i m a short-order cook. i m just trying to get through the week. just trying to push the story forward a little bit. and i do that in the most erratic way possible. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: opportunity can start anywhere and go everywhere. to help revitalize a neighborhood in massachusetts; restore a historic lan
system. when the city closed a large high school with say, 2,000 students, it was replaced by small schools serving, in most cases, hundreds of students less. and each time that happened, all those left over teenagers had to find somewhere else to go to school. woodruff: with south korea s on-going military exercises in the peninsula, we ll have a report from the international news website global post on how residents of seoul are reacting. warner: and, jeffrey brown talks with cartoonist gary trudeau about his new book chronicling 40 years of the doonesbury comic strip. i m a short-order cook. i m just trying to get through the week. just trying to push the story forward a little bit. and i do that in the most erratic way possible. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: opportunity can start anywhere and go everywhere. to help revitalize a neighborhood in massachusetts; restore a historic lan