reaction to last night s state of the union speech and we examine the rhetoric and the reality with glenn kessler of the washington post. brown: plus, we debate the president s overall approach to the nation s economic woes with economists heather boushey and douglas holz-eakin. ifill: betty ann bowser reports on how spanish television soap operas are leading the way in health education. cross roads tackles just about every health issue affects latinos from diabetes to asthma to alcohol and drug abuse. brown: and margaret warner updates the latest tensions in egypt, one year after the revolution. ifill: 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 alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these instit
the washington post. brown: plus, we debate the president s overall approach to the nation s economic woes with economists heather boushey and douglas holz-eakin. ifill: betty ann bowser reports on how spanish television soap operas are leading the way in health education. cross roads tackles just about every health issue affects latinos from diabetes to asthma to alcohol and drug abuse. brown: and margaret warner updates the latest tensions in egypt, one year after the revolution. ifill: 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 alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contri
the washington post. brown: plus, we debate the president s overall approach to the nation s economic woes with economists heather boushey and douglas holz-eakin. ifill: betty ann bowser reports on how spanish television soap operas are leading the way in health education. cross roads tackles just about every health issue affects latinos from diabetes to asthma to alcohol and drug abuse. brown: and margaret warner updates the latest tensions in egypt, one year after the revolution. ifill: 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 alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contri
cross roads tackles just about every health issue affects latinos from diabetes to asthma to alcohol and drug abuse. brown: and margaret warner updates the latest tensions in egypt, one year after the revolution. ifill: 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 alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. 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: an american woman and a danish man were free today after u.s. commandos whisked them away from their pirate captors in somalia. the operation unfolded in secret, even as president obama made ready to address t
mitchell: good evening, with less than four weeks to go before the bush era tax cuts expire, key senators are saying this evening that a deal is in the works that could extend the cuts for all income brackets. relief for the long-term unemployed may be part of the final package as well. john dickerson in washington has the latest. reporter: the fight over extending the bush era tax cuts continues. but the senate republican leader is already declaring victory. i think it s pretty clear now taxes are not going up on anybody in the middle of this recession. reporter: gop senators want to extend cuts for everyone. and they re emboldened after a series of votes on capitol hill yesterday. a democratic plan to keep the rates only for families making below $250,000 a year failed. a second proposal to extend them just for families with incomes below a million? that failed too. it s over. the senate voted yesterday. every republican and five democrats said we re not raising t