because of this particular fire caused so much devastation and anxiety among those people who live in that part of eastern australia. ministry putfense its hand up and acknowledge this? what we are hearing in eastern australia tonight is the military says its investigation are still continuing. the fire service said it has carried out its own inquiry and is satisfied the military was to blame. causes ofook at the fire inustralia, many cause by lightning strikes or power cables rubbing together, causing sparks and strong winds. the work of arsonist cannot be discounted. also the work of careless or reckless drivers flicking cigarette butts out of their car windows. it is very unusual for the military to be brought into this, so i would imagine the military top brass here in australia will not only be extremely concerned, they will be fairly devastated, too, that the actions of their staff, it would seem, would cause such a monumental inferno west of sydney. thanks very muc
into the job as secretary state did you expect it to be a team of rivals when it came to policy debates and competitive agendas? state, expected would be vigorous debate but i say in the book i believe from both my understanding of history and firsthand look at how presidents operate that at the end of the day these decisions are for a president to make. so what i wanted to was to bring my experience and thoughts about what we should be doing and how we should do them, put it on the table, argued vigorously but then respect the president the final deliberations that led to his decision. you offered a memo. i know you can t give any details but some advice. what advice would you give this president or any president when it comes to dealing with foreign policy? first of all i believe america is the indispensable nation but i believe that we cannot go around solving all the problems in the world, that there are no big problems that can be solved with us to our leadership i
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, fo
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 kelly have now launched their own
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions ifill: former congresswoman gabrielle giffords herself wounded by a gunman made a dramatic appeal today for more restrictions on gun ownership. too many children are dying, too many children, we must do something. ifill: good evening, i m gwen ifill. brown: and i m jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we excerpt giffords testimony and that of a national rifle association executive at the first formal congressional hearing on gun violence since 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 keindicatorshow ends oth 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 wiscons