here's the big x factor, judy. if indeed both parties come together on some bipartisan grand bargain of entitlement reform to really tackle the long-term debt and deficit, then this issue goes away as a political kuj jell for either side. if there's an actual bipartisan agreement. that's unclear that will be reached any time soon. >> woodruff: that's a tough one. i'll keep watching. david chalian, thanks very much. >> sure. >> ifill: the latest twists and turns in egypt's revolution. and to margaret warner. >> warner: egyptians and their media today were still digesting the news: after months of agitation by protestors, the country's chief prosecutor said yesterday their former president and his sons will be put on trial. the charges against hosni mubarak and his sons alaa and gamal: murder and attempted murder of demonstrators, and abuse of power involving public funds. a spokesman for the prosecutor general said if convicted on the murder charge, mubarak could face the death penalty in the deaths of an estimated

judy is in a program for such women. she says she never realized the stress she was suffering until the program gave her the chance to talk to other vietnam nurses. >> we started to compare notes. do you feel this way? yeah i feel that way. do you feel scared times, yeah, i do and i don't know why. after talking and meeting to more nurses that had been there, i thought that's an unfinished. it's the no closure part. that's the stress. >> judy says the trip to washington will provide the closure she is seeking. she feels it will come at the wall. >>> barbara sentry treated wounded in guam. she is doing what she can to walk away from that time in her life seven years ago. >> i like many others came home and tried to forget that i had ever been there. and i changed professions and i have not been a nurse since 1973. so it was easier for me to forget because i wasn't doing things that were related. and i think that it's for me like the young person i was was, sort of frozen in time with the people who didn't make it and i'm

i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, the aid commitments come amid a week of violence in the arab world. we have the latest on the uprisings throughout the middle east. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: in health news, stephen nissen of the cleveland clinic looks at a new study that shows boosting good cholesterol does little to prevent heart attacks. ( "pomp and circumstance" plays ) >> woodruff: college costs are soaring, and so is student debt. we get four views on whether today's diplomas are worth the bills. >> brown: plus, from rome, ray suarez previews this weekend's vatican conference on hiv/aids prevention. >> there's a massive audience for whatever the catholic church teaches, because you have to remember, that with over 1 billion members around the world one out of every six people on planet earth is a catholic. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would

i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, the aid commitments come amid a week of violence in the arab world. we have the latest on the uprisings throughout the mmdle east. >> woodrdrf:f:ararshields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: in health news, stephen nissen of the cleveland clinic looks at a new study that shows boosting good cholesterol does little to prevent heart attacks. ( "pomp and circumstance" plays ) >> woodruff: college costs are soaring, and so is student debt. we get four views on whether today's diplomas are worth the bills. >> brown: plus, from rome, ray suarez previews this weekend's vatican conference on hiv/aids prevention. >> there's a massive audience for whatever the catholic church teaches, because you have to remember, that with over 1 billion members around the world one out of every six people on planet earth is a catholic. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would

i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, the aid commitments come amid a week of violence in the arab world. we have the latest on the uprisings throughout the middle east. >> woodruff: mark shields and lyze the week's news. >> brown: in health news, stephen nissen of the cleveland clinic looks at a new study that shows boosting good cholesterol does little to prevent heart attacks. ( "pomp and circumstance" plays ) >> woodruff: college costs are soaring, and so is student debt. we get four views on whether today's diplomas are worth the bills. >> brown: plus, from rome, ray suarez previews this weekend's vatican conference on hiv/aids prevention. >> there's a massive audience for whatever the catholic church teaches, because you have to remember, that with over 1 billion members around the world one out of every six people on planet earth is a catholic. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without s

i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, the aid commitments come amid a week of violence in the arab world. we have the latest on the uprisings throughout the middle east. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: in health news, stephen nissen of the cleveland clinic looks at a new study that shows boosting good cholesterol does little to prevent heart attacks. ( "pomp and circumstance" plays ) >> woodruff: college costs are soaring, and so is student debt. we get four views on whether today's diplomas are worth the bills. >> brown: plus, from rome, ray suarez previews this weekend's vatican conference on hiv/aids prevention. >> there's a massive audience for whatever the catholic church teaches, because you have to remember, that with over 1 billion members around the world one out of every six people on planet earth is a catholic. >>oodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would w

judy, here we are again. there are inications that the administration may be thinking of taking legal action against wikileaks or its founder. is that possible in >> it is possible and especially since the president showed himself perfectly willing to use the cowers and use his justice department to pursue leaks against the information that they consider sensitive. >> john, what interested me, so much of the coverage was focused on the leak itself . rather than extraordinary information that came out about the cases . the guy who worked for altajersa this guy was questioned only about al-jazeera and he said it was a intelligence gathering. >> so he said. >> this same document created two narratives. bunch of innocent people and then dangerous people. it raises questions about the original plan to close mitt mow. >> i wish they would have gone against it a long time ago. but it is interesting how the left is going after the president. he spoke out and talked about how the documents are. government always does

last and certainly not least, judy polly, in the 42 years she has been with the district she has served in a wide range of roles in our elementary and middle schools. she's been a counselor, a dean of students, program director, and an assistant principal at marina middle and for the past five years judy has served as the principal at francisco middle school. over this past year, in recognition of her tremendous contributions, judy has received many educational awards. school master of the year by the california school masters club, administrator of the year by the association of california school administrators, and mayor's principal of the year presented by the city and county of san francisco. i have to say by the way, i cannot believe that the four of you have 126 years of educating history. on behalf of not just all the parents, all the families, the elected officials, but thank you for generations of thousands and thousands of students that you have helped to educate to make san francisco the amazing city that we all live in and with the amazingly educated students that you have h

. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we look at what's driving down sticker prices. >> ifill: then, we have our own congressional debate over a vote to increase the nation's debt limit. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown talks to neurosurgeon keith black about a possible link between cell phones and brain cancer. >> ifill: spencer michels reports on a california family's remarkable art collection, featuring early works from picasso, matisse and the parisian avant-garde. >> woodruff: and margaret warner explores why yemen's president ali abdullah saleh remains in power amid growing violence and calls to step down. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. >> i think it's got to work on a big scale. and i think it's got to be affordable. >> so, wh

. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, "new york times" reporter david leonhardt walks us through today's mixed economic numbers and what they mean for the recovery. >> lehrer: then, jeffrey brown examines the widening rich-poor income gap among americans. >> woodruff: ray suarez looks at the secretive world of the military's elite special operations forces. >> since 9/11 they really became the tip of the spear in the war against al qaeda and the taliban. >> lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> 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. >> th

. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, "new york times" reporter david leonhardt walks us through today's mixed economic numbers and what they mean for the recovery. >> lehrer: then, jeffrey brown examines the widening rich-poor income gap among americans. >> woodruff: ray suarez looks at the secretive world of the military's elite special operations forces. >> since 9/11 they really became the tip of the spear in the war against al qaeda and the taliban. >> lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> 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 ous. >> the

it is "judge judy." 10 million people tune in every day. she has signed a brand-new deal keeping her on the air until 2015. i sat down with a revealing interview. we'll have more of that in a moment. first of what happened with a health scare on the set. for 15 years, judge judy has parlayed her tough love antics in the courtroom. >> how much money did you make? >> $14,000. >> he bought the property. >> i'm not speaking to you. >> he's lying. >> i'm not speaking to you. >> reporter: into a multimillion-dollar empire. >> i'm waiting for your defense. >> reporter: her program is one of the most popular on daytime tv. >> don't think with your eye balls on the coffin. think with your eye balls on mine. >> reporter: but the 68-year-old stunned her audience, telling them she needed to stop filming because she wasn't feeling well. >> she's on stage right now. but they are asking for paramedics units. >> she's awake and breathing? >> she is awake and breathing. >> she needs to lie down. somebody needs to get in there and tell her to lie down. >> re

. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, ray suarez looks at how different governments are cracking down on the protests, and he talks with margaret warner in bahrain. >> the fact is this is a country under a state of emergency and so any group larger than five or six can be broken up by police. all protests are disallowed. >> lehrer: we have a newsmaker interview with homeland security secretary janet napolitano. >> woodruff: paul solman explores what the up-tick in inflation means for americans everywhere. >> i have cut down my driving a great deal. i can't seen go to stoney creek to see my family because it uses up too much gas. >> lehrer: mark shields and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: and robert macneil reflects on the exit strategy of his friend and colleague, jim lehrer. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're t

. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, ray suarez has the latest on the battle lines being drawn by both parties-- from spending cuts to new taxes. >> lehrer: and we have a newsmaker interview with senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. >> woodruff: then, we examine the case for-- and against-- generous tax breaks for big oil companies. >> lehrer: special correspondent fred de sam lazaro reports on a program that's making a difference for poor women in pakistan. >> it's not just about numbers. it's not just how many women you access; it's not how many families you access; it's how many lives you transform. >> woodruff: and jeffrey brown talks to diana henriques of the "new york times" about her new book chronicling bernard madoff's massive investment fraud. >> unlike the typical ponzi scheme that tended to exploit people's greed, madoff exploited people's fears. >> lehrer: that's all ahead along with a personal personnel announcement by me on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs new

it is "judge judy." 10 million people tune in each day. she has signed a brand-new deal keeping her on the air through 2015. i sat down with her for a revealing interview. we'll have more of that in a moment. first of what happened with a health scare on the set. for 15 years, judge judy has parlayed her tough love antics in the courtroom. >> how much money did you make? >> $10,000. >> your honor, he bought the property. >> i'm not speaking to you. >> he's lying. >> i'm not speaking to you. >> reporter: into a multimillion-dollar empire. >> i'm still waiting for your defense. >> reporter: her program is one of the most popular on daytime tv. >> don't think with your eye balls on the copy. think with your eye balls on mine. >> reporter: but the 68-year-old stunned her audience, telling them she needed to stop filming because she wasn't feeling well. >> she's on stage right now. but they are asking for paramedics units. >> she's awake and breathing? >> she is awake and breathing. but she doesn't seem like herself. they're saying that it seem

. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, ray suarez looks at how different governments are cracking down on the protests, and he talks with margaret warner in bahrain. >> the fact is this is a country uer a state of emergency and so any group larger than five or six can be broken up by police. all protests are disallowed. >> lehrer: we have a newsmaker interview with homeland security secretary janet napolitano. >> woodruff: paul solman explores what the up-tick in inflation means for americans everywhere. >> i have cut down my driving a great deal. i can't seen go to stoney creek to see my family because it uses up too much gas. >> lehrer: mark shields and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: and robert macneil reflects on the exit strategy of his friend and colleague, jim lehrer. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the

>> well, it was interesting, judy, if you just looked at the media. bahrain tv didn't even run it live. they had a patriotic music videos on. but al-- al jazeera and all arabbia which is what everyone said they planned to watch anyway, covered it heavily t was on live, a lot of commentary. it won't surprise to you know that initially most of the commentary was about the arab-israeli situation. but when they did talk about bahrain and the rest of the arab spring, there was a recognition that bahrain at least had come in for some recognition. but that still a double standard remained. and it was noted that president obama had used the words about president assad, he either has to lead the transition or step aside. it's pretty of the same words he used about mubarak at one critical point. and one commentator on al jazeera i think was said why ask he saying that about assad or yemen but not about ra bahrain. >> woodruff: margaret warner reporting from the capitol of bahrain-- bahrain, thank you. >> thank you, judy. >> brown: and we take a broader look now

i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on the damage and the long cleanup ahead. >> woodruff: then ray suarez updates the state of immigration reform, as president obama revives his case for an overhaul of the nation's laws. >> brown: kwame holman reports on the politics of the debate over how much the federal government can borrow, after speaker boehner offered his opening bid. >> without significant spending cuts and changes in the way we spend the american people's money, there will be no increase in the debt limit. >> woodruff: we get two views of the obama administration's stepped-up criticism of china's human rights record. >> brown: from ukraine, special correspondent kira kay explores lessons being learned about fulfilling the promises of the 2004 revolution. >> from the failings of the orange government and the subsequent return of authoritarian concerns comes a warning for current activists in the middle east. democracy building is harder than it looks. >> woodruff: and