Gave brave riin this difficult time when i. S. I. S. Is slaughtering everyone. Woodruff from small beginnings to one of the largest literary events in the u. S. , the organizers of the Miami Book Fair say the oldfashioned, holdinyourhand text is still alive and well. Most people who are leaders read in a lot of different formats, and the preferred format seems to be the physical book. If you think about it, the physical book is a Perfect Little machine without a plug. Woodruff and its friday david brooks and ruth marcus are here to analyze the weeks news. Those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. And with the ongoing support of these institutions 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 fresh off his address to the nation last night, president obama launched an effort today to win support for his immigration moves. He headed back to a place where he has addressed the issue before. Today, were doing something about it. cheers and applause woodruff the president chose Del Sol High School in las vegas for his forum. Its where he opened a drive last year for overhauling the immigration system. And what we have to do is be honest that tracking down, rounding up and deporting millions of people is not realistic. Thats not who we are. Most undocumented immigrants are good, decent people whove been here for a long time. cheers and applause woodruff the executive orders will shield nearly five Million Immigrants who are in the u. S. Illegally from being deported. Some four million of those have been here for at least five years and have children who were born here and are already u. S. Citizens. Another 300,000 will be protected by expanding a 2012 directive covering younger immigrants. Instead, the focus of deportation efforts will shift to criminals and those whove entered the u. S. Recently. Republicans insisted again today that the president has gone too far. House Speaker John Boehner charged mr. Obama is damaging the presidency. We will not stand idle as the president undermines the rule of law in our country and places lives at risk. Well listen to the American People, well work with our members, and we will work to protect the constitution of the United States. Woodruff boehner gave no specifics on what steps republicans might take. We are filing the lawsuit. Woodruff but an arizona sheriff, joe arpaio, told a phoenix tv station last night that hes challenging the president s action in court. Hes taken a tough line on immigration and been accused of racial profiling. We have to understand whether this is constitutional or not, whether hes going around congress is legal. But im going to send a message that were not going to give up. Woodruff several republican governors have voiced support for legal action as well, including wisconsins scott walker, north carolinas pat mccrory and Texas Governor rick perry. Well return to the immigration issue and reaction from some of those affected after the news summary. On another front, republicans in the house of representatives sued over president obamas health care law. The lawsuit charges he overstepped his Legal Authority in implementing the Affordable Care act. Thats based in part on the administrations decision to delay requiring employers to provide coverage for workers. The death toll rose to at least 13 today from the snowstorm that blasted parts of western new york state. The buffalo area was buried this week under seven feet of snow, and there may be worse to come; the region is now bracing for a weekend warmup and rain that could trigger flooding. Mayor byron brown said today theyre racing to clear the snow before it starts to melt. We now have over 220 pieces of snow removal equipment in South Buffalo working as we speak. City crews, state crews, National Guard and private contractors that are all working. We have 1600 trucks that have carted over 32,000 tons of snow out of South Buffalo. Woodruff already, thereve been more than 30 major roof collapses from the weight of the snow. Its been almost two years since 20yearold adam lanza shot 20 Young Children and six teachers to death at a school in newtown, connecticut. Now, a state report finds the School System in effect let lanzas parents accommodate and appease him over the years, rather than directing him toward the Serious Mental Health treatment he needed. The report also pointed to the easy availability of assault weapons, which it called a Critical Public Health issue in the u. S. Lanza killed his mother then attacked Sandy Hook Elementary School on december 14, 2012, before killing himself. Attorney general eric holder called for Police Restraint today as a grand jury in ferguson, missouri, readies its decision in the death of michael brown. The panel is considering whether to indict a white Police Officer for killing the unarmed black teenager. Thereve been fears the decision could spark new unrest. Holder posted a video Statement Today without mentioning ferguson directly. The Justice Department employs Law Enforcement officials in every jurisdiction to work with the communities they serve to minimize needless confrontation. It is vital to engage in planning and preparation, from evaluating protocols and training to choosing the appropriate equipment and uniforms. Woodruff the attorney general also said the most successful protest movements have been those that are non violent. The japanese government has ordered Takata Corporation to begin an internal investigation into its air bag problems. The bags can inflate with so much force, they rupture and spew out bits of metal. Thats already prompted recalls of eight million vehicles Japans Transport Ministry said today that it wants takata to study whether more recalls are needed, both in japan and the u. S. Worries about slowing growth prompted Chinas Central Bank today to make a surprise cut in interest rates. It was the first such move in more than two years. Growth in the worlds numbertwo economy has hit a fiveyear low of 7. 3 . The news from china went down well on wall street. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 91 points to close at 17,810. The nasdaq rose 11 points to close just below 4,713. And the sandp 500 added ten to finish at 2,063. For the week, the dow and the s p gained 1 , the nasdaq rose 0. 5 . Still to come on the newshour americans respond to president obamas plan to protect some undocumented people from deportation; the deadline looms for a nuclear deal with iran; an interview with a syrian imam who is an outspoken critic of the assad regime and the Islamic State group; the brutal assault on a university of virginia student and the schools response; celebrating Old Fashioned books at the Miami Book Fair; and david brooks and ruth marcus on the weeks news. Woodruff the strong response to the president s speech went far beyond capitol hill. Around the country, some immigrants and their families and supporters applauded the move. Others were critical, saying the president either went too far or has yet to go far enough. Now, we hear from some of those voices in their own words. I do take it personally because its my case, you know. Its my parents case, a lot of my friends cases. And we feel like were just being stepped on and were not considered human beings. Were just seen as people who are coming to this country to do illegal things or be criminals. Now we can breathe a little bit, but continue to fight for the rest of the millions of immigrants that continue to play behind the shadows. I dont think this is a good way to give the community we deserve the community and there will be a lot of work here for the day laborers and the Community Members who also deserve to be here, to stay in the country because we contribute to the economy of this country, too. Im going to be able to im going to be able to work for this community that. This country that its my country. Its my country. This is my country. Im undocumented, and, unfortunately, i have a criminal record, so i am not eligible for this. translated its a step forward. Because my son graduated, he has his masters degree, but unfortunately he wasnt able to do anything. He arrived at 13 years of age. Its such a big fight, and theres so much frustration among the youth who have studied and cant do anything. But what the president just did is a big achievement. translated he didnt say anything, absolutely anything. Its the same that he had said previously, the same lies. He wants to further militarize the borders. That money, they can use it for other things, at schools. They can do many more things instead of criminalizing people, which is the only thing that they are doing. This means a lot of stability for me and my kids. One of my biggest fears was always losing my mom, especially because my dads not around as much in our lives. Im a citizen, and right now i dont have a job and, you know, things like that. So, i think its going to be a little bit of a problem for us that have been here for a long time. And, you know, weve been here legally for a long time, you know. And were not really making it, so if we have more people, itll be worse. Woodruff u. S. And iranian negotiators intensified their efforts today to overcome divisions in talks on tehrans nuclear program. The deadline for a deal is monday. Hari sreenivasan has the story. Sreenivasan secretary of state john kerry and Iranian Foreign minister javad zarif met unexpectedly for a second time this evening. Despite reservations and objections from israel, gulf allies and many in washington, kerry is hoping to reach a deal with the country to diffuse a 12year standoff over its nuclear program. To get us up to speed on the latest, im joined by david sanger of the New York Times, who is covering the talks in vienna. This morning, when i read the news, seemed both parties were sort of leading the negotiating leaving the negotiating table and now youre telling us they met twiessments what happened . Well, its been a day of high drama. Its not been clear that its been a day of much progress. Much of this right now may have been last 72 hours brinksmanship. The word this morning was that, after one more meeting, the iranian negotiate was going to fly back to tehran, presumably, hhari, to get instructioned abot lastminute concessions. We heard the secretary of state was not going to wait for his iranian counterpart to return. By the end of the evening, they were both staying. We cant tell if it was because of progress or if there was no reason to go back and propose anything to irans supreme leader. Sreenivasan lets talk about what theyre talking about. The deadline less than 72 hours away. How big is the gap in what both sides want . The gap in what they want is pretty huge. The question is how big is the gap in what they would settle for and were not entirely certain where they are on each of the main issues. But the things on which they seem to be divided still are the following first, the iranians want in any final deal to have all of the sanctions, the american and westernbased sanctions and the United Nations sanctions basically lifted almost immediately but certainly in the very near future by a date certain. President obama wants to make sure that he simply suspends these sanctions, probably through the remaining part of his presidency, while the iranians begin to comply with the requirements of the agreement so that he could reimpose sanctions with just the signature of a pen if, in fact, the iranians dont comply fully, and thats a major issue. Of course, with congress, thats a big issue because they want to vote, and many in Congress Want to impose some new sanctions. Another big issue is how much uranium enrichment capacity iran will be left with, and there are all sorts of proposals floating around, but two of the biggest are that iran send a lot of its existing fuel to russia where it will be fabricated into some kind of fuel they could use in one of their Nuclear Power plants. That would take it out of the potential for being turned into a weapon. The other is that iran dismantle a large number of its centrifuges, the floortoceiling machines that spin at supersonic speeds and actually enrich the uranium. Thats all part of a complex mathematical calculation about how do you get enough assurance that it would take iran at least a year, maybe more, to race for a bomb. Sreenivasan that all said, how likely is a deal by monday . I think the chances of a final deal on monday are pretty slim. I would put them at well under 50 . However, its in neither sides interest at this point to have this entire negotiation fall apart. If that happened, iran would have no chance of getting the sanctions lifted and would probably start producing nuclear fuel again. So i think that the most likely outcome is some agreement in principle or some announcement that they have made some progress in some major areas, but then another extension. And that raises a lot of concerns as well, because it means that people who oppose a deal in congress and people who oppose a deal in tehran, which includes the revolutionary guard corps, might have time to move in and sort of kill off the chances of any kind of final agreement. Sreenivasan all right, david sanger of the New York Times joining us from vienna. Thanks so much. Thank you, hari. Woodruff earlier today, friends and family of the Islamic States latest western beheading victim, aid worker peter kassig, said goodbye to the 26yearold. Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports. Reporter kassig, who converted to islam after capture in 2013, was memorialized this afternoon at an indiana mosque. Among the speakers, prominent syrian sunni cleric alyaqoubi. He was one of the first clerics to call on bass sad to step down in 2011 after Government Forces cracked down on peaceful protesters. He was forced into exile later that year. Hes also a vocal critic of the Islamic State dprowvment two months ago he released a letter to its leader albaghdadi telling him you have misinterpreted islam into a religion of harsh brutality, torture and murder which he called a great wrong and offense to islam. I spoke to shaykh alyaqoubi yesterday thank you for joining us. Why did you agree to speak at peter kassigs funeral . He sacrificed his life for the sake of the Syrian People. He went on a humanitarian mission as an aide worker to help give humanity, to show sympathy of the American People with the Syrian People so its our duty as syrians to stand by his family and his community and to stand by the American People who gave this example of brave riin this difficult time whennizecies is slaughtering everyone. Reporter why do you think the Islamic State group is staging violent beheadings of westerners, even aide workers like peter kassig . Because of hatred toward the world, toward muslims and nonmuslims alike. To convert to islam didnt help him. He was an aide worker, it didnt help him. What kind of heart kills someone who came to help the people of syria . What kind of a man in islam kills his muslim brother . Reporter why are they successful, apparently, in attracting recruits from not only all over the islamic world in western europe and here in the United States . The efforts of the regime continue. Its a killing machine. 200,000 People Killed over three and a half years now. As long as the atrocities continue, well find groups like i. S. I. S. Succeeding in recruiting more people. Reporter of course, you were an early opponent of the assad regime. There were peaceful demonstrations. Why is the antiassad movement being led by the most extreme elements in the Muslim Community . Because of all of the fighting. The regime opted for violence and extreme use of power from the very early days of the uprising and it released from prison the most extremist islamists, knowing that they would opt for carrying guns and fighting and revenge. So this is how the shape of the syrian uprising changed from the beginning. Reporter you said earlier this weak that albaghdadi the selfproclaimed ruler of this Islamic State caliphate was going to hell. What did you mean . Hes against islam. He is not according to the muslim standards because hes allowing people to kill muslims, according to the book of allah wrongly. Hes an antiislam. Hes going against the message of islam. He wont have one single verse of the quran to defend his opinion in killing innocent people. Reporter what will this hell look like . For him . Reporter yes. God knows what type of punishment hes going t