captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions ifill: a new study shows most teenagers who think about, or attempt, suicide have already had some mental health treatment. good evening, i m gwen ifill. brown: and i m jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the findings coming in the largest study ever of suicidal behavior among adolescents. ifill: then, we turn to today s arguments at the supreme court over whether police need waants to order blood tests for suspected drunk drivers. brown: should the number of u.s. troops in afghanistan fall to zero by the end of next year? judy woodruff gets two views of that option one the obama administration says it may consider. ifill: ray suarez has the story of playful robots given a very serious mission: helping people with special needs from elderly adults to autistic children. this kind of a tool might be an interesting way to bridge the gap, pull the child, if you will, from the world of objec
administration says it may consider. ifill: ray suarez has the story of playful robots given a very serious mission: helping people with special needs from elderly adults to autistic children. this kind of a tool might be an interesting way to bridge the gap, pull the child, if you will, from the world of objects and the focus on objects over to the world of humans. brown: we update the outbreak of the flu, as the number of cases has surged to record levels in some states. ifill: and we close with a look at the baseball hall of h whmeedryic ent to three steroid-tainted stars today. ifill: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: 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. ifill: a major new study released today concludes that
this kind of a tool might be an interesting way to bridge the gap, pull the child, if you will, from the world of objects and the focus on objects over to the world of humans. brown: we update the outbreak of the flu, as the number of cases has surged to record levels in some states. ifill: and we close with a look at the baseball hall of fame, which denied entry to three steroid-tainted stars today. ifill: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: 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. ifill: a major new study released today concludes that one in eight american teens has had suicidal thoughts. one of every 25 has attempted suicide. those findings come from a survey of nearly 6,500 teens published in the journal jama psych
73. so it s very tropical out here. the heat index now, at 89 degrees. that s down from a little bit early of about 93 or so. and the wins have picked up. now at just around 10 to 15 miles per hour at times. now, we are expecting that these showers are going to stay with us in the afternoon. jet stream is well to the north. allowing for the southwest wind of south or warm, humid air to move on across the region. it s going to continue to build. and of course, these dew points and the moisture fuel the thunderstorms. so it s going to feel very tropical. thunderstorms are almost a foregone conclusion for this evening. we do have a lot going on down here. bb king or we have jay z and justin timberlake. we have otekon here. and the black tipped reef aquarium here. we ll keep you posted. look like storms are starting to move into the region. we ll continue to keep you posted. for now, we are throwing it back inside. we have bob turk and tim williams on the scene as well. tha