here now to help us go inside the numbers is "newshour" political editor david chalian. david, welcome back. hui does the president's fund-raising measure up? >> well, you've got to call a win a win. it is a record-breaking number, as you said, that $86 million. but notice how the campaign is putting it out there in this top line. they want to show that combined dean see and obama campaign number because those are the kind of events-- combined events-- that the president has

plus, we debrief "newshour" political editor david chalian. >> lehrer: then, jeffrey brown gets an update on the famine in the horn of africa from the head of the world food program. >> woodruff: mark shields and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> lehrer: and ray suarez has the story of the secret cancer surgery performed on president grover cleveland in 1893. >> the tumor had to be removed, the location of the operation was the big question. it was cleveland himself who recommended going on a boat. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> well, the best companies are driven by new ideas. >> our history depends on new ideas. we spend billions on advanced technologies. >> it's all about investing in the future. >> we can find new energy-- more cleaner, safer and smarter. >> collaborating with the best in the field. >> chevron works with the smartest people at leading universities and tech companies. >> and yet, it's really basic. >> it's paying off everyday. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working

david chalian, thank you. >> thank you. >> brown: and finally tonight, in a year of floods, fires and storms, we hear from poet and editor jeffrey yang at the highline in new york city on how poets have grappled with the power of nature over the centuries. >> "the error consisted in believing that the earth was ours when the reality of the situation is that we belong to the earth" my name is jeffrey yang and i work as an editor at new directions publishers. i am also a poet, and for our 75th anniversary at new directions, i edited this collection of nature poems called " birds, bees and seas, which culled from 75 years of new directions publishing history. we have seen so many different natural disasters this year with floods, wildfires in this country, the tsunami in japan. it is on peoples' minds a lot. i think poetry in general brings us to certain kind of awareness about things. with nature poems, many of these poems might not come directly out of, say, a natural disaster, but a lot of the poems relate to what is happening now, and a lot of it is about kind of how we heal in ways

here now to help us go inside the numbers is "newshour" political editor david chalian. david, welcome back. hui does the president's fund-raising measure up? >> well, you've got to call a win a win. it is a record-breaking number, as you said, that $86 million. but notice how the campaign is putting it out there in this top line. they want to show that combined dean see and obama campaign number because those are the kind of events-- combined events-- that the president has been doing. they invite a donor to donate both the maximum amount, $5,000, to the campaign and the maximum amount north of $30,000 to the d.n.c. and that's why they like that big total. but, listen, this is the power of incumbency. you would anticipate the incumbent president is going to be able to fill ballrooms and raise more money than these challenges. >> ifill: let's compare this apples to apples. the last incumbent president trying to raise money for a reelection campaign, george w. bush, 2003, how did he do compared to this? >> that's the record they were trying to break. if you look at what b

and david chalian walks us through what's next for lawmakers, as the clock ticks closer to the august second deadline. >> woodruff: and we examine the mounting frustration of americans around the country with reporters in two key states: john ralston in nevada, home of senate majority leader harry reid and karen kasler in ohio where speaker john boehner comes from. >> brown: then, margaret warner interviews the new head of the international monetary fund, christine legarde about the debt crisis here and in europe. >> the global economy is clearly highly dependent on the u.s. economy. so to have the lead economy uncertain about its debt ceiling is quite worrisome. >> woodruff: spencer michels updates the story of honey bees dying in large numbers for the last five years. >> a lot of research is taking place in the lab and in the field but the mystery of the disappearing bees remains. >> brown: ray suarez talks to paul farmer about his new book on haiti, still reeling from the massive earthquake and cholera epidemic. >> you can get stuff done in haiti, you work with haitian colleagues a

. >> ifill: and as the politicians parade, political editor david chalian looks at how much money the g.o.p. field is raising toç challenge each other, and the sitting president. >> woodruff: we have the latest on both professional basketball and football lockouts with espn's kevin blackistone and the "new york times" howard beck. >> ifill: betty ann bowser has the story of two, classically- trained chefs giving public school lunches a healthy makeover. >> woodruff: margaret warner interviews lauren wolfe of the committee to protect journalists about the risks facing female reporters around the world. >> ifill: jeffrey brown talks to singer-songwriter josh ritter about his first novel.çç >> suddenly i was writing this novel. every day i would get up and i would write. it was just this great sense of freedom. none of the words had to rhyme. >> woodruff: plus, we get a behind-the-scenes peek at the capitol fourth, one of the nation's largest fireworks displays. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil compa

chalian. plus, which countries are the world's most dangerous for women? our foreign affairs beat looks at a new survey on the matter. find that on our "world" page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are six more. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at the political and marketing reach of social media. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: chevron. we may have more in common than you think. 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

and gwen, judy and david chalian discuss the politics of deficit reduction plan in this week's political checklist. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? çç >> ifill: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. çç >> ifill: and that's thgç "newshour" for tonight. on tuesday, we'll talk to the head of the nuclear regulatory commission about re-evaluating risks for u.s. plants in the aftermath of the japanese tsunami. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century.çç and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for publi

chalian. find a slideshow of images from the independence celebrations in south sudan. plus we talk to photographer stephanie sinclair, who spent nearly a decade documenting the lives of child brides around the world. her work was recently featured in "national geographic." our conversation is on the rundown blog. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at what's at stake if lawmakers fail to raise the nation's debt ceiling. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: 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. anb