captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: officials at penn state university failed to protect children from sexual abuse over a 14-year period. that was the finding of a new authoritative report issued by former f.b.i. director louie freeh. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we examine the investigation's conclusions that joe paterno and others hushed up evidence and claims against former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. >> woodruff: and we explore the broader lessons learned for other institutions in the wake of the scandal.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the suspect in the colorado shootings appeared in court today, his hair dyed orange and his eyes drooping shut. so far, authorities say he's refused to cooperate. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on today's hearing and assess the nation's gun, assault weapon, and ammunition laws in the wake of the tragedy. >> ifill: then, ray suarez explores the fallout at penn state after the n.c.a.a. imposed fines and penalties that could cripple the school's storied football program. >> w

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: 12 people are dead and 59 more injured after a gunman opened fire at a crowded midnight premiere of a batman movie in a denver suburb. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, tom bearden has the latest from aurora, colorado, where authorities identified the suspect as a 24-year old former neuroscience graduate student who booby-trapped his apartment with explosives. >> he broke in through the door and he threw the thing and, like, all you could see was pretty much the mask, just the gas mask. and it was probably one of the scariest images i've ever seen in my life. >> brown: then, lindsey hilsum

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the u.s. economy grew at a sluggish pace in the second quarter this year as americans cut back on spending. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> warner: and i'm margaret warner. on the newshour tonight, we get two views on what the lackluster numbers mean about the strength of the recovery. >> woodruff: then, we update the colorado shootings as court documents reveal the suspect was being treated by a university psychiatrist. >> warner: as the games begin in london, ray suarez examines what host cities get out of the olympics. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> warner: and we close with the scandal that's rocked beijing, after the wife of a chinese official is charged with murder. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf carnegie corp and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. a

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: a bombing struck at the heart of syria's government today, killing the country's defense minister and other high- ranking officials, including president assad's brother-in- law. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we look at what's behind the damascus attack and assess whether the latest round of bloody fighting signals a turning point in the nation's civil war. >> woodruff: then, we update the preparations for the olympics as organizers struggle with last- minute problems and the british government considers deploying more military forces to insure security.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: heat and hardship didn't stop americans from celebrating independence day today with parades, barbeques and fireworks. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, prolonged power outages, record high temperatures, and wildfires made this a challenging 4th for many. we'll have the latest. >> ifill: a history making day in physics as scientists discover the god particle in switzerland. what it is and why it matters. >> suarez: we talk to dr. anthony fauci of the national institutes of health about the food and drug administration's approval of a do-it-yourself home test for h.i.v. infection. >> ifill: john merrow reports on a texas school district's approach to its high school drop-out crisis: luring students back with college courses. >> what we're looking at doing is doing education in a different way, where the colleges come together with us and start working with these young people while they're still in high school. >> suarez: judy woodruff looks back at the major decisions in th

. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the suspect in the colorado shootings appeared in court today, his hair dyed orange and his eyes drooping shut. so far, authorities say he's refused to cooperate. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on day's hearg and assess the nation's gun, assault weapon, and ammunition laws in the wake of the tragedy. >> ifill: then, ray suarez

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: james holmes faces 142 criminal charges in the shooting rampage inside a colorado movie theater, including 24 counts of murder. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the suspect's court appearance, and talk with an author and a criminologist about mass killers. >> ifill: then we turn to the presidential campaign, as mitt romney woos the jewish vote and angers palestinians during a weekend trip to israel. >> woodruff: we have two reports from the embattled syrian city of aleppo, where refugees are fleeing by the thousands. >> ifill: jeffrey brown profiles the man who helped launch brazil's economic boom, former president fernando henrique cardoso, recently honored at the library of congress. woouff: and ray suarez examines a legal battle between two tech giants, apple and samsung, squaring off in federal court over patent infringements. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the f.b.i. and the justice department have launched a review of thousands of criminal convictions that may have been based on flawed forensic evidence. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we have the latest on the investigation from spencer hsu of the "washington post." >> ifill: then, we update the politics of the health care debate, as house republicans vote for repeal and some governors say they cannot afford the law's plan to expand coverage for the poor. >> woodruff: from northern ireland, special correspondent kira kay reports on the religious divide, still present 14 years after the peace agreement that ended the decades of violence. >> reporter: this small area, the tensions break out where catholic area butts up against protestant area. >> ifill: ray suarez talks with alexander thier about whether u.s. economic aid to afghanistan is having its intended effect. >> woodruff: and jeffrey brown sits down with producer, director and mo

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: syria's largest city braced for a new assault by government forces. rebels stockpiled ammunition and supplies, while president assad's troops massed on the outskirts of aleppo. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> warner: and i'm margaret warner. on the "newshour" tonight, we have the latest on the battle preparations and talk with npr's kelly mcevers about how ordinary citizens are holding up. >> woodruff: then, ray suarez gets a preview of the olympic games from christine brennan in london. >> warner: on the "daily download" tonight, we look at how mitt romney's trip to london is being tracked in social media. >> woodruff: from illinois, we have the story of scientists trying to tamp down the population of an invasive fish. at the same time, they search for ways to profit from them. >> one of the problems with getting people interested in eating asian carp is they happen to have a lot of bones in some strange places so they're really hard to filet. >> warner: and we examine a new effort to tackle the high unemployment ra

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: mitt romney accused president obama of allowing big cuts in defense spending and failing to stop national security leaks, one day after mr. obama challenged his rival's foreign policy credentials. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, margaret warner examines where the candidates stand on foreign policy issues as romney embarks on a three-country trip. >> ifill: then, we have a report from damascus on the aftermath of fierce fighting, as government forces use helicopter gunships and heavy artillery to pound the rebels. >> woodruff: and in a second election story, ray suarez reports on a voting rights showdown in a battleground state. >> a court here will be asked to decide whether pennsylvania can run next november's elections with one of the toughest voter i.d. laws in the country still in place. >> ifill: i sat down with sir elton john to talk about his new book and his determination to put an end to the aids crisis. >> i feel strong enough and lucky enough to open up and say "

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: officials at penn state university failed to protect children from sexual abuse over a 14-year period. that was the finding of a new authoritative report issued by former f.b.i. director louie freeh. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we examine the investigation's conclusions that joe paterno and others hushed up evidence and claims against former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. >> woodruff: and we explore the broader lessons learned for other institutions in the wake of the scandal. >> brown: then, from our "food for nine billion" series, fred de sam lazaro reports on some promising efforts to address a looming crisis in the west african nation of niger. >> famine is frequent in this region, but that very routineness is helping relief workers anticipate and contain the damage this year far better than the last crisis in 2010. >> woodruff: on the "daily download" tonight, ray suarez looks at facebook as it boosts its profile ahead of the november election. >>

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: another month of weak job growth shows the country's economic recovery is still faltering. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we'll ask supporters of both presidential candidates to explain why today's disappointing numbers mean their man is the best choice to fix the problem. >> woodruff: margaret warner has the latest on an investigation rocking the banking industry, as finance giant barclay's comes under fire for lending rate fixing. >> suarez: lindsey hilsum of independent television news reports from libya where excitement and anxiety build in advance of saturday's historic election. >> for four decades only one was allowed. now thousands of faces look out from billboards across libya. it's almost too much to believe. >> woodruff: david brooks and e.j. dionne analyze the week's news. ♪ ♪ >> suarez: plus, jeffrey brown visits a music festival where up and coming musicians and opera singers study with the greats. >> it's not about you, it's about the full program

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: a new report shows six big states face dire budget crises, and with no clear end in sight. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the grim findings coming amid news of further setbacks to the nation's economic health. >> ifill: then, ray suarez examines how the worst drought in 55 years is choking half the country, causing crops to wither and the price of food to rise. >> brown: we update the security woes in london, as athletes arrive for the olympic games. >> brown: as the political map shrinks, we join anna sale of wnyc radio on her tour of the nation's battleground states. >> brown: from panama, the story of a tug-of-war in the rain forest between a canadian mining company and the local community. >> is building what would be one of the biggest compromises in the world. right in the middle of the rain forest. home to thousands of animal and plant species. some of them endangered. >> ifill: and we close with a mystery about an electric guitar that just mig

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: temperatures in parts of the southwest soared above 110 degrees today while thunderstorms and showers continued to pummel the deep south, raising the concern of widespread flooding. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight: as the extreme weather continues, we examine new data tracking this year's unusual run of heat, drought and even cyclones. >> woodruff: then, aids in black america. a special "frontline" report tonight looks at that subject. we talk to phill wilson of the black aids institute in los angeles. >> ifill: author david brody discusses his book, "the teavangelicals," about evangelicals and the tea party, and the romney campaign's effort to win their hearts and minds. >> romney has three and a half years of president obama which is which has definitely helped these teavangelical voters come to his aid. the question is, they may be 80% there, but are they going to get there... what about those last 20%? >> woodruff: paul solman explores the prospect of eternal life

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: fierce battles flared again in syria's two largest cities, amid reports that al qaeda extremists are playing a role in the conflict. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the fighting in damascus and ask a senior moroccan official what arab nations can do to stop the bloodshed. >> woodruff: then, we turn to the federal plan to clean up corruption in the new orleans police department and talk with assistant attorney general tom perez and the city's police chief ronal serpass. >> ifill: margaret warner examines the massive ice melt in greenland that took scientists by surprise. >> woodruff: spencer michels reports on the flourishing arts community in a midwestern city in decline. >> as you look around detroit the decay is obvious, but so, too, is a purging art scene. the question is, which one will prevail? >> ifill: we look at the shifting sands on capitol hill on tax cuts and paying for the health care law. >> woodruff: and we close with the story of

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: strong words on the campaign trail today as president obama pounded governor romney on his jobs record, and both camps jostled over what the supreme court said about the health care law. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we'll look at how the romney campaign is trying to synchronize its views with those of republican party leaders. >> woodruff: nuclear power returned to the japanese electrical grid today, while a scathing report blamed government ties with the industry for the fukushima meltdown. we'll have the latest. >> suarez: health correspondent betty anne bowser takes a closer look at the arguments brewing over medicaid expansion and the states that want to opt out rather than take federal money. >> woodruff: we have the next in our daily download series. tonight, how politicians' use of social media can go awry. >> suarez: john merrow reports on a low income texas school district's approach to its drop-out crisis: a taste of college and hard work. >> so we're of

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the syrian opposition, u.n. officials, and the obama administration all blamed the assad regime for the massacre of scores of people in a rural village. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on the execution- style killings on what rebels call one of the worst days of bloodshed since the uprisings began in syria more than a year ago. >> woodruff: then, we examine the ballooning losses at j.p. morgan chase and the role of government regulators in monitoring the banking industry. >> brown: miles o'brien has the story of an austin, texas, neighborhood that uses "smart grid" technology to track and control its energy consumption. >> the fishers have two solar volume dayic power system, sophisticated digital metres and state of the art thermostats that allow them to fine-tune their indoor climate here orion line when they're away. >> we >> woodruff: we update the presidential campaign as the candidates trade shots over outsourcing jobs. >> brown:

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: the obama administration harshly criticized russia and china today for vetoing a u.n. security council resolution aimed at halting the escalating violence in syria. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez on the "newshour" tonight. we look at the diplomatic stand- off, and the mounting concerns about the syrian government's possible use of chemical weapons. >> brown: then, we examine the use of a one-drug lethal injection on a prisoner last night in texas-- the state that executes more convicts than any other. >> suarez: as delegates arrive in washington for an international aids conference, we have two progress reports: gwen ifill gets an update from the director of the united nations program on aids. >> brown: and we assess the epidemic here in our nation's capital, where the infection rate is the highest in the country. >> we have people who will be tested repeatedly in hopes that one of those tests will be negative so that they can say i don't have.i.v. we have people who think they can pray their h.i

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: the presidential hopefuls took swipes at each other in interviews and in new ads, further raising the temperature of the campaign. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on what's at stake as the attacks heat up, and romney prepares to choose a running mate. >> brown: then, getting the news from youtube. we look at a new study on changing viewing habits, and the impact on traditional media organizations. >> ifill: following the money: spencer michels reports on how democrats are tapping into support from gay voters. its president's campaign collected millions of dollars from gays and lesbians right after he came out in favor of same-sex marriage. >> brown: and ray suarez examines an investigation into whether g.o.p. money-man sheldon adelson violated a foreign bribery law. >> ifill: plus, hari sreenivasan talks with author william dobson about the techniques modern day dictators use to control protesters. they have really developed excellent crowd control tec

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: record heat and power failures batter the east, and wildfires rage in much of the west, as extreme weather hits communities across the country. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on efforts to restore power, cool off, and get life back to normal, plus tom bearden reports from charred colorado, where evacuation orders are starting to lift. were allowed to return to their homes for the first time here in risk canyon this weekend but when they got here there wasn't much left. >> brown: and we'll discuss the factors impacting weather extremes with a leading government climate scientist. >> woodruff: margaret warner reports from mexico, where an overwhelming call for change brings a new president from an old party. >> brown: we examine the continuing legal debate over the larger implications of the supreme court's health care ruling, and the key role played by chief justice john roberts. >> woodruff: and actor alan alda shows our science correspondent mi

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: president obama set the stage for yet another fight over taxes, calling for a one year extension of bush era cuts for the middle class. mitt romney supports lowering rates for all americans, permanently. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we examine the candidates' dueling plans and their moves to appeal to voters this november. >> ifill: then, we debate the wisdom of allowing iran to acquire nuclear bombs. >> woodruff: betty ann bowser looks at a new health care trend: concierge medicine offering specialized care for those who can afford it. >> what happens if somebody gets sick at 2:00 in the morning? >> it happens and they wake me up. you know what? i ask for that. >> ifill: hari sreenivasan interviews npr's howard berkes about the rise in black lung disease, that's sickening thousands of coal miners. >> woodruff: and we close with a conversation with journalist david maraniss. his new book traces president obama's family history and explores how his early years shaped

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: syria's largest city braced for a new assault by government forces. rebels stockpiled ammunition and supplies, while president assad's troops massed on the outskirts of aleppo. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> warner: and i'm margaret warner. on the "newshour" tonight, we have the latest on the battle preparations and talk with npr's kelly mcevers about how ordinary citizens are holding up.

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: a bombing struck at the heart of syria's government today, killing the country's defense minister and other high- ranking officials, including president assad's brother-in- law. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we look at what's behind the damascus attack and assess whether the latest round of bloody fighting signals a turning point in the nation's civil war. >> woodruff: then, we update the preparations for the olympics as organizers struggle with last- minute problems and the british government considers deploying more military forces to insure security. >> ifill: jeffrey brown examines a different boy scouts' pledge: to stick with their ban on gay leaders and scouts. >> woodruff: from our series on "coping with climate change," hari sreenivasan has the story of a native american tribe known as the "salmon people," whose way of life is under siege. >> threatened by the loss of traditional resources, the swinomish are partnering with scientists to determine what chang

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: it's day four of the olympics, and a big day indeed for american athletes. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the medalists, and explore how the changing expectations of a digital world affect the way we watch the games. >> woodruff: then we look at the world's biggest electrical blackout ever. a part of india with a population twice that of the u.s. was without power today. >> ifill: hari sreenivasan reports on the political clout the nation's fastest-growing immigrant group may wield in a swing state this fall. look at the asian-american vote and how influential it could be in the state of nevada. >> woodruff: we update the battle for syria's largest city and commercial hub. and ray suarez interviews the head of refugees international about the unfolding humanitarian crisis. >> ifill: plus jeffrey brown talks with author walter dean myers about his books for young people and his mission to get more of them reading. >> the positive thing i can giv