i'm pete williams in for gwen ifill on "washington week." >> i say to these members of congress, you can't just be against something. you got to be for something. pete: the president draws battle lines against republicans and they push back. >> the speedster bounds to be all sizzle. at some point campaign season has to end and the working with others season has to begin. pete: but are both sides forgetting that americans are fed up with washington? the attorney general flexes his muscles on voting rights. >> even as congress considers updates to the voting rights act in light of the court's ruling, we plan in, the meantime, to fully utilize the law's remaining sections to make sure the voting rights of all american citizens are protected. pete: a new chapter in the saga of edward snowden. >> he's not a dissident or a human rights activist. mr. snowden alkt to be returned to the united states where he faces felony charges. pete: is it straining u.s. relates was russia? will the latest admissions of anthony weiner doom his comeback? >> there's no question that what i did is wrong. this

i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the details of the dramatic arrest by mexican marines, and examine the impact on the notorious zetas drug gang, which reaches deep into the american southwest. >> ifill: then, the "nuclear option" is off the table, for now. we talk with senators jeff merkley and roger wicker about the deal that averted a showdown over the filibuster rules. >> brown: ray suarez updates the latest turmoil in egypt, where new clashes between islamists and police left seven dead and more than 200 injured. >> ifill: fred de sam lazaro has the story of a school that's transforming the lives of children, who come from parts of india largely cut off from the wider world. >> the 18,000 students have two things in common. they come from india's so-called tribal communities and they're extremely poor. >> brown: and we close with a conversation about race, culture and identity in the wake of the "not guilty" verdict for george zimmerman, charged in the killing of teenager trayvon m

i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the details of the dramatic arst by xicamarines, and examine the impact on the notorious zetas drug gang, which reaches deep into the american southwest. >> ifill: then, the "nuclear option" is off the table, for now. we talk with senators jeff merkley and roger wicker about the deal that averted a showdown over the filibuster rules. >> brown: ray suarez updates the latest turmoil in egypt, where new clashes between islamists and police left seven dead and more than 200 injured. >> ifill: fred de sam lazaro has the story of a school that's transforming the lives of children, who come from parts of india largely cut off from the wider world. >> the 18,000 students have two things in common. they come from india's so-called tribal communities and they're extremely poor. >> brown: and we close with a conversation about race, culture and identity in the wake of the "not guilty" verdict for george zimmerman, charged in the killing of teenager trayvon martin.

once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. the action on capitol hill turned to the house this week, which moved on to two issues that could affect the lives of thousands of americans. on immigration reform, taking a sharply diverge end path from their estimate colleagues. >> it's clear that dealing with in this bite-sized churches that members and the american people can digest is the smartest way to go. i'm much more concerned about doing it right than in meeting some deadline. >> when you play football, you don't play to get to the 10-yard line and then quit. you play to make the touchdown and the american people are expecting us to score. gwen: and the farm bill passed but only after the food stamp funding it caned for four deakeds was stripped away. that sparked a secondary fight. >> what is it about poor people that you don't like and don't want to field their families? >> i want to separate it out. and one day i want to have all of the public assistance in one committee where we can see all of the ones that are redundan

i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the dramatic developments, including the appointment of an interim leader and suspension of the country's constitution. >> ifill: then, the obama administration gives employers a one-year reprieve on the mandate to provide health insurance. we ask what the delay means for businesses and workers. >> brown: ray suarez examines the diplomatic saga unfolding as the world wonders where edward snowden is and what his fate will be. >> ifill: fred de sam lazaro reports on one group's efforts to help victims of the deadly factory collapse in bangladesh. >> every business that we have gone into has something to do with poor peoples' needs. we are looking at opportunities we need to do something very quickly, otherwise bangladesh might lose a lot of business. >> brown: and judy woodruff gets an inside-the-courtroom account of the trial of whitey bulger, the accused boston mob boss charged with racketeering and murder. >> >> ifill: that's all ahead

i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, israel's chief negotiator said despite cynicism and skepticism, there is hope for progress. we look at how secretary of state john kerry helped end the diplomatic stalemate. >> ifill: then, a senator at the center of compromises on immigration and executive nominations reaches across the aisle to the man who defeated him. we talk to arizona republican john mccain. >> when i was running against president bush, i was the brave maverick taking on his own party. so now when we have a democrat in the white house and i take him on and obama care and other issues now he's the angry bitter old man. neither is true. >> woodruff: pope francis' remarks on gay priests today marked a striking shift from his predecessors. we look at what it all means, as he wrapped up his first foreign trip as head of the catholic church. >> ifill: the teen unemployment rate is almost double what it was just 13 years ago. paul solman reports on new efforts to find jobs for younger workers.

once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. americans from coast to coast are still engaged in a rolling conversation about race, justice and the definition of self-defense in the wake of last week's not guilty verdict for george zimmerman in the travon martin case. we discovered that the president is as well. >> he surprised reporters in the briefing room today sharing his own experiences as a black man in america. >> i think it's important to recognize that the african-american community is looking that issue through a set of experiences and a history hat -- that doesn't go away. there are very few african-american men in this country who haven't had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department store, that includes me. >> the president remark's continued for 18 minutes. they followed two speeches this week from attorney general eric holder who talked about similar experiences and of speaking to his son about what to expect. >> i am determined to do everything in my power to insure that the kind of

once again, from washington, modiator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening and welcome to a special "washington week." we're six months into the president's second term and already the priorities and challenges are clear -- health care, jobs, immigration, gun violence, the economy, syria, afghanistan, egypt, and of course pure politics. how is the president doing and what about congress? a few weeks ago, charlie rose asked the president about some of this. and he volunteered that if he doesn't get the economy right, he won't get anything right. >> i think that the biggest challenge we face right now in addition to the ongoing challenge of national security is having recovered from the worst recession since the great depression. having dug our way out, with the economy now growing, how do we now go back to the issue that led me to run for president in the first place? which is the fact that the economy's not working for everybody. gwen: that's as good of place as any to begin. david, is he getting anything right? is he getting the economy r

i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the details of today's arraignment of dzhokhar tsarnaev, where he faced victims and survivors of the attacks. >> ifill: then, as house republicans meet behind closed doors to discuss strategy on immigration reform, ray suarez talks to two congressmen searching for a bill that can pass. >> woodruff: hari sreenivasan reports on the dirty and dangerous work done by children on the front lines of the african nation burkina faso's gold rush. >> the jobs down in the pits are typically reserved for teenagers. with only tree limbs to brace the mine walls, the risk to them is real. >> ifill: we have the story of the political and ethical dilemmas confronting the governor of virginia. >> woodruff: and jeffrey brown profiles a chinese dissident, who uses poetry to reflect on life under a repressive regime. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. m

i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the inferno that claimed the lives of an elite team trained to survive in the worst conditions. devastated. we just 19 of some of the finest people you'll ever meet. i mean right now we're in crisis. >> ifill: ray suarez updates the surveillance story, as edward snowden applies for asylum in russia, and european allies react with anger to reports the u.s. has been spying on them. >> woodruff: as interest rates double for some federal student loans, we look at why congress didn't prevent the hike, and what action they might take in the coming months. >> ifill: margaret warner examines the latest turmoil in egypt, where the armed forces issued an ultimatum, telling the nation's leaders to respond to protesters or face a military takeover. >> woodruff: and jeffrey brown profiles david hallberg, the first american to be a principal dancer in moscow's storied bolshoi ballet. >> in russia, it's in their blood. it's in their culture. it's the sor

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight: we get the latest on the interim government's plan for new elections and an amended constitution on a day of relative calm in egypt. >> woodruff: then, we turn to politics of the lone star state, where both republicans and democrats suddenly see fresh opportunities. >> ifill: paul solman reports on performing artists learning the basics of business in order to survive in a tough economy. >> can you make a living these days as a musician without significant entrepreneurial effort? >> i don't think so. so, how do you balance, you know, doing marketing for yourself and all these other things and still keeping up your art form? >> woodruff: we update the legal wrangling over settlement claims stemming from the 2010 gulf oil spill. >> ifill: we continue our conversations about immigration reform as the house steps up to the plate. ray suarez talks with south carolina republican trey gowdy. >> woodruff: and hari sreenivasan looks at a new book that captures the stor

i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the accident, which killed two chinese teenagers and sent more than 180 people to the hospital from the head of the national transportation safety board, deborah hersman. >> ifill: and hari sreenivasan updates another transportation disaster; the oil tanker train that exploded in canada killing at least 13 with dozens still missing and a town incinerated. >> woodruff: we return to egypt, where the death toll topped 50 when the military opened fire on backers of the deposed president. >> ifill: ray suarez explores the options to combat suspected chinese cyber-espionage that targets u.s. industries and trade secrets. >> chinese cyber hacking has been going on for a long time. what's new is that were finally fed up and want to do something about it. >> woodruff: and jeffrey brown talks with author colum mccann about weaving together three real-life atlantic crossings over three centuries in his latest work of fiction. >> what was it like to

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we bring you the latest on the snowden saga and a debate about whether his actions were justified between daniel ellsberg, who leaked the "pentagon papers," and former attorney general michael mukasey. >> brown: then, we examine some good news about dementia, as two studies in europe show plummeting rates of disease, and sharper minds among the elderly. >> ifill: judy woodruff looks at the bitter standoff between walmart and washington, d.c.'s city council, part of a widening fight over paying workers a living wage. >> brown: from the asian nation of myanmar: kira kay has the story of land grabs, as government authorities seize property long tilled by farmers. >> on january 31st, mya hlaing came home to find an eviction notice nailed to his wall. for mya hlaing and his neighbors, it meant they would have to move out in two weeks, or face jail. >> ifill: and wyoming politics takes center stage as liz cheney, daughter of the former vice president, decides to c

pbs correspondent gwen ifill. the "wall street journal's" gerald seib. "time" magazine's michael scherer. david ignatius of the "washington post." and our own john dickerson. this is fooks. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> and good morning, again. well, i went to the capitol to talk to house speaker john boehner on the week that the house had voted for the 39th time to quill or delay the president's health care plan. so with this shaping up as the least productive legislation session in history, i began by asking speaker boehner wasn't it time to get on to something else? absolute not, he told me. republican have only dwan to fight this plan and won't be satisfied until they kill it. >> the program ready. this is not ready for prime time. this is not good for the country, and we're going to stay at it. >> so we can expect more of this. >> absolutely. you're going to see a lot more of it, and you're going to see bipartisan votes coming out of the house to begin to derail this thing. >> knowi

i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, israel's chief negotiator said despite cynicism and skepticism, there is hope for progress. we look at how secretary of state john kerry helped end the diplomatic stalemate. >> ifill: then, a senator at the center of compromises on immigration and executive nominations reaches across the aisle to the man who defeated him. we talk to arizona republican john mccain. >> when i was running against president bush, i was the brave

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: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. >> 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight: we get the latest on the interim government's plan for new elections and an amended constitution on a day of relative calm in egypt. >> woodruff: then, we turn to politics of the lone star state, where both republicans and democrats suddenly see fresh opportunities. >> ifill: paul solman reports on performing artists learning the basics of business in order to survive in a tough economy. >> can you make a living these days as a musician without significant entrepreneurial effort? >> i don't think so. so, how do you balance, you know, doing marketing for yourself and all these other things and still keeping up your art form? >> woodruff: we update the legal wrangling over settlement claims stemming from the 2010 gulf oil spill. >> ifill: we continue our conversations about immigration reform as the house steps up to the plate. ray suarez talks with south carolina republican trey gowdy. >> woodruff: and hari sreenivasan looks at a new book that captures the stor

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the dramatic developments, including the appointment of an interim leader and suspension of the country's constitution. >> ifill: then, the obama administration gives employers a

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight: we get the latest on the interim government's plan for new elections and an amended constitution on a day of relative calm in egypt. >> woodruff: then, we turn to politics of the lone star state, where both republicans and democrats suddenly see fresh opportunities. >> ifill: paul solman reports on performing artists learning the basics of business in order to survive in a tough economy. >> can you make a living these days as a musician without significant entrepreneurial effort?

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the accident, which killed two chinese teenagers and sent more than 180 people to the hospital from the head of the national transportation safety board, deborah hersman. >> ifill: and hari sreenivasan updates another transportation disaster; the oil tanker train that exploded in canada killing at least 13 with dozens still missing and a town incinerated. >> woodruff: we return to egypt, where the death toll topped 50 when the military opened fire on backers of the deposed president. >> ifill: ray suarez explores the options to combat suspected chinese cyber-espionage that targets u.s. industries and trade secrets. >> chinese cyber hacking has been going on for a long time. what's new is that were finally fed up and want to do something about it. >> woodruff: and jeffrey brown talks with author colum mccann about weaving together three real-life atlantic crossings over three centuries in his latest work of fiction. >> what was it like to

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the accident, which killed two chinese teenagers and sent more than 180 people to the hospital from the head of the national transportation safety board, deborah hersman. >> ifill: and hari sreenivasan updates another transportation disaster; the oil tanker train that exploded in canada killing

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, manning could now face up to 136 years in prison for giving classified information to wikileaks. we examine the verdict and ask, did he get a fair trial? >> brown: then, a group of top doctors and scientists want to change the definition of cancer. we look at the recommendations on approaches to detection and treatment. >> ifill: an effort to take sexual assault cases in the military out of the chain of command is gaining support in the senate. judy woodruff talks to new york democrat kirsten gillibrand.

good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the accident, which killed two chinese teenagers and sent more than 180 people to the hospital from the head of the national transportation safety board, deborah hersman. >> ifill: and hari sreenivasan updates another transportation disaster; the oil tanker train that exploded in canada killing at least 13 with dozens still missing and a town incinerated. >> woodruff: we return to egypt, where the death toll topped 50 when the military opened fire on backers of the deposed president.

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: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. >> 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> sales sag, if people weren't buying cars, they weren't buying much as all. retail sales disappointment has economists worried about a slowdown in economic growth. how do you invest in a slow growth world? >> city strategy. it seems to be paying off. what one of the world's biggest