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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. forecasters said pakistan's floodwaters won't recede until the end of the month. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we get an update from special correspondent saima mohsin in karachi. and examine how pakistan's government is coping with the crisis. >> lehrer: then, we talk to law professor valerie hans about the dynamics of a jury's deliberation illinois governor rod blagojevich was found guilty on one of 24 charges. >> to give credit to the entire jury-- there wasn't any animosity; there wasn't any yelling or name-calling. they were very professional, they were very thoughtful. >> ifill: judy woodruff explores the latest research on detecting and treating alzheimer's disease. >> lehrer: we have an encore report from fred de sam lazaro about the shortage of clean drinking water in ethiopia. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown gets the views of columnists eugene robinson and ross douthat on the proposal to build an islamic center two blocks from ground zero. >> lehrer: t

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: good 50 *e6 tpheuplg, i'm judy wood rough. the senate confirmed elena kagan as the 112th justice and the fourth woman ever to sit on the united states supreme court. >> suarez: i'm ray suarez on the newshour tonight, law professors paul butler and nicholas quinn rosenkranz examine how kagan's confirmation might change the pitch that over the high court. >> woodruff: then professor robert george and attorney jennifer pi sk *rbgser talk abot what's next for same-sex marriage. >> suarez: tom bearden reports from the gulf coast where worries remain even after b.p.'s well was capped. >> they're still cleaning up the beaches but the big question in many people's minds is what happens when the oil stops coming ashore? >> woodruff: from flood-ravaged pakistan, jonathan miller of independent television news has the latest on the scram to believe help those in need of food and helter. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> this is the engine that connects abundant grain from

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. a federal judge struck down california's ban on same sex marriages as unconstitutional. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, our spencer michels in san francisco has the latest on today's ruling, on its implications for the rest of the country, and plans for an appeal. >> ifill: then, the president's top energy adviser, carol browner, updates the end to the battle to plug the gulf coast gusher, as new reports show most of the oil now gone. >> woodruff: in pakistan, jonathon miller of independent television news reports from a remote village destroyed by the worst flooding in 80 years. >> all the water is contaminated, raw sewage swilling round, putrefying carcasses of cattle polluting the water. there is a very high risk of epidemic now, that's the big concern. >> ifill: and, we talk to new orleans mayor mitch landrieu and brookings institution scholar amy liu about the comeback and the challenges five years after hurricane katrina. that's all ahead on tonigh

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. the united states shed more than 130,000 jobs last month more evidence of a weak economy. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, economist lisa lynch of brandeis university and "new york times" writer david leonhardt assess the latest numbers and the prospects for recovery. >> woodruff: then, paul solman has a report on america's long- term unemployed those out of work for more than 99 weeks. >> i try and survive. i try to find a job in an economy where there aren't jobs that is what i do for a living. >> suarez: cull up nist ruth >> suarez: columnists ruth marcus and michael gerson sitting in for mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: and, betty ann bowser has the story of two, classically-trained chefs giving public school lunches a healthy makeover. >> the issue is not the kids won't eat it. the issue is the adults think the kids won't eat it. and it is almost universal that we see the kids really do eat it >> woodruff: that's all ahe

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. crews pumped drilling mud into b.p.'s oil well today, taking the final step toward plugging it for good. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, joel achenbach of the "washington post" updates today's so-called "static kill" operation, the beginning of the end of what is now officially the largest accidental spill ever. >> woodruff: then, we talk to federal judge reggie walton and former drug enforcement administration chief asa hutchinson about a new law narrowing the gap between sentences for crack cocaine and powder cocaine offenders. >> ifill: kylie morris of independent television news has the latest on the tens of thousands of pakistanis in urgent need of food and medical aid after days of deadly flooding. >> woodruff: and margaret warner talks to former senator slade gorton and former c.i.a. director john mclaughlin about congressional oversight of the nation's massive intelligence community. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newsh

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. u.s. officials said insurgents may be targeting flood aid workers in pakistan. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight. special correspondent jeffrey kaye reports from one of pakistan's northern provinces on outbreaks of deadly waterborne diseases. >> lehrer: then, judy woodruff interviews a medical anthropologist about the hurdles ahead for the trapped miners in chile. >> brown: we have two stories from the louisiana coast. betty ann bowser examines the mental-health toll that began with hurricane katrina. >> even five years later, people here in the gulf are still experiencing emotional trauma. and for some, it's gotten worse since the oil spill. >> lehrer: and we assess the state of the levees protecting new orleans from another storm. >> brown: plus, paul solman talks to author robert mnookin about the rewards and challenges of negotiating. >> bar gaping with the devil is a book about the most difficult kinds of negotiations, where your adversary is someone you don't

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. president obama declared today the combat mission in iraq will end, as scheduled, at the end of this month. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, former bush administration official michael rubin and former clinton administration official brian katulis discuss the u.s. pullback amid continuing violence and ongoing political stalemate. >> ifill: then, tom bearden reports from a ship playing a key role in the effort to contain the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. >> the process of killing the well winds down. it's almost done. >> woodruff: u.s. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius is here to talk about the latest developments on health care reform. >> ifill: jonathon miller of independent television news has an update on the floods in pakistan that have killed more than 1,000 people his weekend. >> woodruff: and jeffrey brown has a book conversation with ocean explorer jean-michel cousteau about his famous father, jacques cousteau. >> ifill: that'

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. a christian charity says it has no plans to leave afghanistan after ten members of its medical team were killed in a taliban ambush. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the killings and the dangerous work of aid groups in afghanistan from "new york times" reporter rod nordland, and international development expert barmak pazhwak. >> ifill: then dan balz of the "washington post" takes us to colorado, where tomorrow's primary voting could prove to be a test of the nation's political mood. o have an insurgency going on. just a lot of voters that are unhappy with the status quo, with washington. >> brown: special correspondent kira kay reports on a very different campaign, this one in rwanda, where hutus and tutsis turned out in large numbers >> we want peace, but we need peace in our hearts. there is still a lot of suspicion. there is still a lot of fear. there is still a lot of frustration. >> ifill: and energy and environmental writers eric po

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. the israelis and palestinians agreed to resume direct peace talks in washington early next month. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, jeffrey brown talks to middle east analysts david makovsky and ghaith al-omari about the upcoming negotiations, the first in nearly two years. >> lehrer: then, we interview the pakistan foreign minister about the massive floods, the relief efforts, and the threat posed by militants. >> any government would find this disaster challenging. any government whether it is the first world government or a third world government it is huge. >> woodruff: mark shields and michael gerson, sitting in for david brooks, offer their analysis. >> lehrer: we get some perspective on the indictment of baseball pitcher roger clemens from david epsteen of "sports illustrated." >> woodruff: and from our colleagues at georgia public broadcasting, we have the story of the discovery of a civil war era prison. >> the significance of finding the artifacts

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. a jury found former illinois governor rod blagojevich guilty of lying to federal agents today. we get the latest from newshour political regular david chalian. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the attack from margaret warner in baghdad. >> lehrer: then, judy woodruff examines president obama's role this week as the democrats' campaigner-in-chief. >> if you want to make your car go forward, what do you do? you put it in d. if you want to go backwards, what do you do? you put it in r. that's not an accident. >> ifill: we look at the administration's call for fundamental changes at mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac. >> lehrer: and a second mortgage story-- an encore paul solman report on homeowners who've stopped paying off their loans. >> ifill: plus, jeffrey brown talks to rosanne cash-- singer, songwriter, and daughter of country music legend johnny cash. >> any young person who is going into the same field... whose parents have been

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. major indexes on wall street lost more than 2% of value over concerns about the strength of the u.s. economy. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight: neil irwin of the "washington post" and tom hudson of "nightly business report" look at today's drop and at the federal reserve's acknowledgement that the recovery has slowed. >> lehrer: then, newshour political editor david chalian translates the results of yesterday's primaries and other political news. >> ifill: tom bearden reports on what became of the oil that was scooped and skimmed out of the gulf of mexico. >> this is just one of a whole series of sites all across the gulf coast where contractors are trying to clean up the mess left behind by the b.p. oil spill. >> lehrer: united nations emergency official john holmes updates the flooding disaster in pakistan that has affected at least 14 million people. >> ifill: spencer michels' reports on cyber conflict continue. tonight, a conversation with former cia and nat

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions chevron. this is the power of human energy. bnsf railway. and by the bill and melinda gates foundation, dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. 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: victims of the great flood in pakistan protested today over lack of aid. they blocked a main highway in the south, even as fresh flood warnings were issued along the indus river. meanwhile disease began spreading among refugees in makeshift camps. we start with a report from special correspondent in pakistan. >> this is a disaster of an unimaginable scale. mile after mile all you can see is water and the devastation it has caused. so powerful that it took people, livestock, roads, bridges and entire villages with it. one million , about 28 million liters per second is making its unforgiving way to the southe

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. a series of attacks rocked cities across iraq today killing more than 50 people. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill on the "newshour" tonight. in iraq, margaret warner interviews top general raymond odierno, about what happens next after the u.s. scales back combat operations. >> i think we have a vested interest here. that doesn't mean necessarily we'll have thousands of troops on the ground. it might mean we have to stay invested economically and politically. >> lehrer: then, "newshour" political editor david chalian assesses the winners and the losers in yesterday's primary elections. >> ifill: we take a two-part look at the latest in mexico's bloody drug wars with journalist ana paula ordorica and security analyst eric olson. >> lehrer: and "global post" correspondent yoan grillo reports on how the mexican media is handling the story. >> ifill: then, judy woodruff gets up close and personal with an ultra light car that promises to get 100 miles per gallon. >> we can be sure this idea is

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. federal reserve chairman bernanke said the central bank is ready to prop up the ailing american economy, if needed. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we talk to economists paul krugman and douglas holtz-eakin about the state of the recovery, and whether the fed and others are doing enough to help. >> woodruff: then, we have the second of jeffrey kaye's reports from northern pakistan. >> while the world is focused on the immediate needs of pakistan, homelessness, -- issues, rebuilding it, et cetera. this is also a crisis in slow motion. >> from iraq margaret warner >> brown: from iraq, margaret warner updates a violent week as the u.s. combat mission winds down. >> woodruff: betty ann bowser returns to new orleans to find out how three families are coping five years after katrina. >> i think we've done a great job considering all the odds that were against us. >> brown: and mark shields and david brooks offer their weekly analysis. >> woodruff: that's all ahead

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. president obama today signed into law a $600 million border security bill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: homeland security secretary janet napolitano talks about the situation on the border and other immmigration matters. >> lehrer: then, margaret warner with robin wright and ray takeyh assess russia's decision to move uranium fuel to a nuclear power plant in iran. >> brown: tom bearden reports from the gulf on seafood safety. >> some louisiana fisherman are concerned the state is about to prematurely reopen some fishing grounds, risking the industry's entire future. >> lehrer: mark shields and michael gerson sitting in for david brooks present their analysis of the week's news. >> brown: and, judy woodruff talks to veteran journalist charles peters about his new book on the presidency of lyndon johnson. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> this is the engine that connects abundan

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer pductions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. four million people are now homeless and twice that many need relief, in pakistan's gigantic flood disaster. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: we have a newsmaker interview with richard holbrooke-- u.s. special representative to pakistan and afghanistan-- about the crisis and the international aid effort. >> lehrer: then, judy woodruff talks to margaret warner in baghdad about the departure of the last u.s. combat brigade. thousands of american troops left iraq this week, but many still remain. >> brown: we look at new evidence of oil floating beneath the surface of the gulf of mexico. >> lehrer: special correspondent stuart cohen previews this weekend's elections in australia to determine the country's prime minister. >> brown: and paul solman finds an author and businessman who argues that, despite current hard times, life is getting better and better. >> when we've let people do what they want, when we've let them get on with their lives socially, politica

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. i'm jim lehrer. home sales fell last month to the lowest level in 15 years. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, economist susan wachter explains what the plunge means for the housing market and for the fragile recovery. >> lehrer: then, scientists evan snyder and david prentice debate the impact of a judge's decision putting some embryonic stem cell research on hold. >> ifill: we have a conversation about perceptions of islam in america today. >> i do know that their ultimate goal according to the koran is world domination of their religion. >> a lot of people, a lot of fanatics take it to the extremes. that's where we get the overall view that islam is a bad religion per se. but it's not. >> lehrer: and jeffrey brown visits the indianapolis museum of art, now attracting visitors inside and out. >> indianapolis is kind of boring sometimes but stuff like this just brings in a whole new fresh face. you know, something bright and colorful. fun. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. the house of representatives passed a $26 billion jobs bill in a rare august special session. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, the congressional debate, which focused on public sector jobs, government spending, and election-year politics. >> ifill: then, analysts winslow wheeler and thomas donnelly assess defense secretary gates' plan to slash military spending. >> brown: the first in a series of reports from spencer michels on cyber security. tonight: the safety of the nation's wired infrastructure. >> if you do something in the cyber domain something happens in physical space. this is not just a video game. >> ifill: political editor david chalian on embattled new york democrat charles rangel's unusual and emotional self- defense on the house floor today. >> brown: and we take up the fight over whether an islamic community center, including a mosque, should be built just blocks from the world trade center site. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshou

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. seven u.s. troops were killed in roadside bomb attacks in southern afghanistan today. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get analysis of the latest violence and the charges of corruption within the karzai government. >> woodruff: then we have the first of a week of stories from margaret warner in baghdad. tonight she reports on iraqis taking over as u.s. forces draw down. >> especially as control of it, they are my partners, they protect me. they have for the last months. i trust them implicitly. >> suarez: kate zernike of the "new york times" and david von drehle of "time" magazine assess the glenn beck phenomenon and the tea party movement after the weekend rally in washington. >> woodruff: and jeffrey brown finds out what this year's emmy awards say about the business of entertainment television. 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.