. >> and by bnsf railway. >> and by 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. >> ifill: survivors and officials counted the human and material costs today of the weekend's swarm of tornadoes. at least 44 people died in half a dozen states. the sheer scale of the destruction facing clean-up crews and search teams spread in all directions in areas hardest hit by the storm. despite damage destroyed homes many were simply happy to have survived like this man sunday in sanford, north carolina. >> grateful to be here and that my family and is still here and all my friends. yes, i'm grateful. >> ifill: the storm began thursday as a series of funnel clouds plowed across south eastern oklahoma. >> we have two, three. >> ifill: the violent weather front then

bnsf, the engine that connects us. 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 ofi these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation forio public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pb station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: hundreds of newly released classified documents have opened a rare window on the military prison at guantanamo bay in cuba. the files were leaked to the whistle-blowing web site wikileaks, which in turn offered them to several news organizations. others, including the "new york times" and the "guardian" newspapers, obtained the documents separately. the files were written bywr military intelligenceta officials between february 2002 and january 2009. and offered details about more than 750 prisoners including 172 still being held. documents known as detainee assessment briefs containedne gathered about and from prisoners and evaluations by analy

bnsf, the engine that connects us. pacific life. and by toyota. the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. 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. >> suarez: the unemployment numbers released today were better than expected, and the obama administration hailed the good news as a sign of a stronger economy. the nation saw its second consecutive month of steady growth on the jobs front, news the president praised, while still remaining cautious. >> the unemployment rate has now fallen a full point in the last four months. and the last time that happened was during the recovery in 1984, where we saw such a significant drop in the unemployment rate. now, despite that good news, everybody here knows we've got a lot more work to do. there are still millions of americans out there that are look

bnsf railway. 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. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the federal government opened for business today as usual, no longer in immediate danger of being shut down. instead, washington's focus shifted to spending battles that will dwarf thdeal fashioned on friday. . >> the action at the capitol was all behind the sciens today with lawmakers still negotiating out details on funding the government for the rest of the fiscal year. leaders reached agreement on a general framework late friday night just in time to avert a shut down of federal agencies. house speaker john boehner hailed the inclusion of 38 billion in spending cuts over the next six months. >> this has been a lot of discussion and a long

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> 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. >> lehrer: both sides insisted today they don't want a government shutdown, but there was still no deal on how to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. "newshour" congressional correspondent kwame holman has our report. >> reporter: the capitol grounds were bustling today visibly with tourists filling the halls of congress while behind the scenes congressional leaders kept up work to break their weeks-long stalemate over a spending bill. in the house, republicans discussed the budget negotiations at an afternoon meeting, two days before money for government operations is set to run out. house speaker john boehn

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bnsf railway. 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. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: two old allies are at potentially dangerous loggerheads as pakistan, a key partner in the fight against terrorism, openly demands the u.s. limit covert activities on the ground. the concerns come in the wake of a u.s. drone attack that killed 40 pakistani civilians and uproar over the release of a c.i.a. contractor who shot and killed two pakistanis in lahore. the tensions apparently came to a head yesterday at a meeting between c.i.a. director leon panetta and pakistan's intelligence chief, lieutenant general ahmed shuja pasha. for more, we turn to shuja nawaz, the director of the south asia center at the atlantic council, and the author of "cro

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bnsf. pacific life. and by toyota. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. 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: there were two budget battles brewing in washington today. one focused on the house republican plan to tackle long- term deficits and debt. the other involved the immediate threat of a government shutdown. the result: continued stalemate and more political jockeying. with a potential government shutdown just three days away, president obama summoned a bipartisan group of congressional leaders to the white house today to urge them to strike a deal. the president later paid a visit to the white house briefing room and said democrats had come more than halfway so now it was time for republicans to give. >> we can't have a my way or

. >> and by bnsf railway. pacific life. >> 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: severe flooding and tornado damage dominated the day across much of the midwest after a wave of violent weather overnight. at least ten people were killed in arkansas, with the search for victims continuing. and parts of missouri were being submerged. for the people of poplar bluff, in southeastern missouri, it was a day of slow torture, watching the waters of the black river rise, but helpless to stop it. >> it's very shocking. just... it's sad, it's sad. look at all these homes. >> brown: some 1,000 households in the town of 17,000 people were ordered to evacuate, and officials warned the total could swell to 6,000 homes if there's a full-scale levee break. seve

[Ñ bnsf. pacific life. and by toyota. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. 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: there were two budget battles brewing in washington today. one focused on the house republican plan to tackle long- term deficits and debt. the other involved the immediate threat of a government shutdown. the result: continued stalemate and more political jockeying. with a potential government shutdown just three days away, president obama summoned a bipartisan group of congressional leaders to the white house today to urge them to strike a deal. the president later paid a visit to the white house briefing room and said democrats had come more than halfway so now it was time for republicans to give. >> we can't have a my way or

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda 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. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: the clock continued to tick this evening toward a government shutdown. with a midnight friday deadline now less than 30 hours away, president obama met again with the main players. "newshour" congressional correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. >> reporter: for the third time in as many days, the president and vice president met at the white house with the senate's top democrat and the top republican in the house. 90 minutes later, senate majority leader harry reid and house speaker john boehner emerged to say only that there would be more talks. >> we continue to hav

bnsf. pacific life. and by toyota. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... thiprogram was madeossible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: there were two budget battles brewing in washington today. one focused on the house republican plan to tackle long- term deficits and debt. the other involved the immediate threat of a government shutdown. the result: continued stalemate and more political jockeying. with a potential government shutdown just three days away, president obama summoned a bipartisan group of congressional leaders to the white house today to urge them to strike a deal. the president later paid a visit to the white house briefing room and said democrats had come more than halfway so now it was time for republicans to give. >> we can't have a my way or the

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they strengthen our communities. >> every year, chevron spends billions with small businesses. that goes right to the heart of local communities, providing jobs, keeping people at work. they depend on us. >> the economy depends on them. >> and we depend on them. >> 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: the tornado death count across the south hit 318 today. that made it the deadliest outbreak of twisters since 1932. alabama alone had well over 200 deaths, and the president flew there to see the disaster firsthand. ray suarez has the stor

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> pacific life-- the power to help you succeed. >> 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. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: president obama opened a campaign today to build public support for his ideas on cutting the federal budget deficit. it came at a time when public support for the president's performance in office is declining. the president went to annadale, virginia, just outside washington to road test a message he'll take across the nation this week. >> i want everybody to be in the game. i want you to hold me accountable. i want you to hold all of washington accountable. there is a way to solve this deficit problem in an intelligent way that is fair and shares sacrifices so that we can share opportunity all across america. >> woodr

bnsf, the engine that connects us. pacific life. the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. 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. >> lehrer: the air campaign over libya marked the end of its first month today, with moammar qaddafi still in power and his forces still fighting. in an interview with the associated press, president obama agreed it's a standoff. but he said there's no need for the u.s. to resume a primary role. >> you now have a stalemate on the ground mill tar lee, but-- mill tar lee but qaddafi is still getting squeezed in all kinds of other ways. he is running out of money. he is running out of supplies. the noose is tightening and he is becoming more and more isolated. and my expectation is that if we continue to apply that pressure and continue to protec

bnsf, the engine that connects us. pacific life. the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. 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. >> lehrer: the air campaign over libya marked the end of its first month today, with moammar qaddafi still in power and his rces still fighting. in an interview with the associated press, president obama agreed it's a standoff. but he said there's no need for the u.s. to resume a primary role. >> you now have a stalemate on the ground mill tar lee, but-- mill tar lee but qaddafi is still getting squeezed in all kinds of other ways. he is running out of money. he is running out of supplies. the noose is tightening and he is becoming more and more isolated. and my expectation is that if we continue t apply that pressure and continue to protect c

bnsf raiway 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. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: it was the bloodiest day in more than a month of escalating protests in syria. local human rights activists said 88 civilians were killed. white house press secretary jay carney said the obama administration deplored the violence and called on the syrian government to "cease and desist." it was billed as "great friday." as this amateur video appears to show, tens of thousands of anti- government demonstrators took to the streets across syria after friday prayers, once again demanding reforms and the resignation of president bashar al-assad. freedom activists claim that these images are evidence of president assad's security forces firing tear

bnsf railway. 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. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: two old allies are at potentially dangerous loggerheads as pakistan, a key partner in the fight against terrorism, openly demands the u.s. limit covert activities on the ground. the concerns come in the wake of a u.s. drone attack that killed 40 pakistani civilians and uproar over the release of a c.i.a. contractor who shot and killed two pakistanis in lahore. the tensions apparently came a head yesterday at a meeting between c.i.a. director leon panetta and pakistan's intelligence chief, lieutenant general ahmed shuja pasha. for more, we turn to shuja nawaz, the director of the south asia center at the atlantic council, and the author of "crosse

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they strengthen our communities. >> every year, chevron spends billions with small businesses. that goes right to the heart of local communities, providing jobs, keeping people at work. they depend on us. >> the economy depends on them. >> and we depend on them. pacific life-- the power to help you succeed >> 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: the tornado death count across the south hit 318 today. that made it the deadliest outbreak of twisters since 1932. alabama alone had well over 200 deaths, and the president flew there to see th

bnsf railway. 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. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the federal government opened for business today as usual, no longer in immediate danger of being shut down. instead, washington's focus shifted to spending battles that will dwarf the deal fashioned on friday. . >> the action at the capitol was all behind the sciens today with lawmakers still negotiating out details on funding the government for the rest of the fiscal year. leaders reached agreement on a general framework late friday night just in time to avert a shut down of federal agencies. house speaker john boehner hailed the inclusion of 38 billion in spending cuts over the next six months. >> this has been a lot of discussion and a lon

bnsf railway. 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. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers li you. thank you. >> ifill: two old allies are at potentially dangerous loggerheads as pakistan, a key partner in the fight against terrorism, openly demands the u.s. limit covert activities on the ground. the concerns come in the wake of a u.s. drone attack that killed 40 pakistani civilians and uproar over the release of a c.i.a. contractor who shot and killed two pakistanis in lahore. the tensions apparently came to a head yesterday at a meeting between c.i.a. director leon panetta and pakistan's intelligence chief, lieutenant general ahmed shuja pasha. for more, we turn to shuja nawaz, the director of the south asia center at the atlantic council, and the author of "cross

bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they strengthen our communities. >> every year, chevron spends billions with small businesses. that goes right to the heart of local mmunities, providing jobs, keeping people at work. they depend on us. >> the economy depends on them. >> and we depend on them. >> 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: the tornado death count across the south hit 318 today. that made it the deadliest outbreak of twisters since 1932. alabama alone had well over 200 deaths, and the president flew there to see the disaster firsthand. ray suarez has the story.

bnsf, the engine that connects us. pife.ic lif l and by toyota. the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. 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. >> suarez: the unemployment numbers released today were better than expected, and the obama administration hailed the good news as a sign of a stronger economy. the nation saw its second consecutive month of steady growth on the jobs front, news the president praised, while still remaining cautious. >> the unemployment rate has now fallen a full point in the last four months. and the last time that happened was during the recovery in 1984, where we saw such a significant drop in the unemployment rate. now, despite that good news, everybody here knows we've got a lot more work to do. there are still millions of americans out there that are look