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
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 key indicators show trends both 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 wisconsin. brown: we examine how some schools are translating lessons into real world applications in an effort to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students. i m actually really excited to be creating this device. it really makes you feel, i don t know, grown up, i guess? it s not just learning, it s experiencing. ifill: and we close with a first person account of the struggle for human rights in china. ray suarez sits down with an activist who spent two years under house arrest. ifill:
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 key indicators show trends both 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 wisconsin. brown: we examine how some schools are translating lessons into real world applications in an effort to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students. i m actually really excited to be creating this device. it really makes you feel, i don t know, grown up, i guess? it s not just learning, it s experiencing. ifill: and we close with a first person account of the struggle for human rights in china. ray suarez sits down with an activist who spent two years under house arrest. ifill: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the p