what are the presidential candidates spending it on? brown: ray suarez begins a special series about the impact of natural gas and oil surpluses in america. tonight he s in a north dakota town trying to cope with its sudden prosperity. woodruff: track and field heats up at the london olympics as gymnastics winds down. we get theatesfrom christine brennan of u.s.a. today. brown: anwe remberobe hughes and judith crist, two legendary critics of the arts whose deaths remind us of another era. warner: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. 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
woodruff: track and field heats up at the london olympics as gymnastics winds down. we get the latest from christine brennan of u.s.a. today. brown: and we remember robert hughes and judith crist, two legendary critics of the arts whose deaths remind us of another era. warner: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. 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. brown: there won t be a trial for the man who shot up a political event for an arizona congresswoman last year. instead, the gunman pleaded guilty today, guaranteeing he ll
psychiatrists medicated him for success friendna. today, the judge declared him mentally competent clearing him to plead guilty to 19 charges. he will be sentenced to life in prison sparing him the death penalty. in a statement issued before the judge s ruling giffords and her husband retired astronaut mark kelly welcomed the plea bargain and said avoiding a trial will allow us and the southern arizona community to continue with our recovery. giffords was critically wounded in head during the shooting and made progress. in an emotional appearance on the floor of the house of representatives the three-term democrat formally resigned her seat. prosecutors and officials held a news conference outside the federal courthouse in tucson. here is some of what they had to say. well, no conclusions of this criminal prosecution will ever bring full closure to the victims of this crime or to their families. we hope that what we have accomplished today will be a positive step forward in
town trying to cope with its sudden prosperity. woodruff: track and field heats up at the london olympics as gymnastics winds down. we get the latest from christine brennan of u.s.a. today. brown: and we remember robert hughes and judith crist, two legendary critics of the arts whose deaths remind us of another era. warner: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. 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. brown: there won t be a trial for the man who shot up a political event for an arizona congresswoman last year. instead, the