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Augusta. Those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions 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 the white house stepped up efforts today to win over congress on the iran nuclear deal, as lawmakers returned from their holiday recess. Secretary of state john kerry briefed house members this afternoon, and plans to brief senators tomorrow. Hes trying to head off a bill that could bar president obama from lifting some of the u. S. Sanctions on iran. We Hope Congress will listen carefully and ask the question that it wants, but also give us the space and the time to be able to complete a very difficult task which has high stakes for our country. It involves Major National security, major issues of potential conflict versus peaceful resolution. Ifill meanwhile, russia announced its clearing the way to send Missile Defense systems to iran. Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said the framework Nuclear Agreement means theres no reason to withhold the weapons. Fighting in ukraine between Government Troops and russian backed rebels is escalating again, after more than a month of relative peace. European observers report new violence around the rebel stronghold of donetsk, including nearly 1,200 explosions on sunday alone. More than 6,000 people have died since the clashes first broke out more than a year ago. The Italian Coast Guard rescued 144 migrants off libya today. Theyre the latest in a new surge of people trying to cross the mediterranean sea. Many of the rescued were taken to sicily. Officials say they were on dozens of rickety boats that sailed from north africa in recent weeks, as weather conditions improved. In barcelona today, the European Unions Foreign Policy chief expressed concern. The official numbers of the people rescued at sea over the weekend by the, in this case, the italian authorities, were 5,600 people over the weekend. And this tells us of an emergency that we have to tackle together for the sake of saving lives. Ifill italian officials estimate more than 170,000 migrants from africa and the middle east reached italy by sea last year. Another 3,500 drowned making the attempt. In nigeria, the number of child refugees doubled in the past year, to nearly 800,000. The United Nations childrens fund, unicef, says theyve been forced from their homes by boko haram, the islamist militant group. The report says children have been sexually abused and forced to marry militants. Others have been turned into fighters, or even human bombs. Back in this country, a white, reserve sheriffs deputy in tulsa, oklahoma with charged with manslaughter today for killing a black suspect. On video of the april 2 incident, he says he meant to pull his stun gun, not his revolver. Lawyers for the victim, eric harris, said today, they dont believe that. The spin on mr. Bates getting confused at the last second is false. Youll see mr. Bates has a yellow taser strapped to his chest. He has the revolver in his right hand. He was standing over eric harris when shoots him in back. Ifill and in South Carolina released audio of the white policeman who fatally shot a black man in the back. Michael slager fired eight times as walter scott ran from him. Hes now charged with murder. The audio is from the dashboard camera in slagers cruiser. Hes heard telling a supervisor i dont understand why he took off like that. I dont understand why hed run. Four former blackwater security guards were sentenced today for killing 14 iraqi civilians in baghdad, in 2007. One was given life in prison. The others got 30 years each. The four guarded state Department Officials in baghdad, and said they opened fire after being shot at. Prosecutors called it an unprovoked ambush. On wall street, stocks drifted lower to start the week. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 80 points to close below 18000. The nasdaq fell seven points, and the s p 500 slipped nine. And, the nobel prizewinning german novelist Guenter Grass died today. He challenged germans to face their nazi past, but later, had to admit his own. Jon snow of independent Television News has this report on his life and work. Reporter one of the most venerated but controversial literary figures, Guenter Grass, in his work and in his life, always chose to take a stand on moral, political and social issues. For many, he gave a voice to the generation that came of age in nazi germany, driving them to confront the horrors of their history. His first novel was the tin drum. Its partly based on his own beginnings. He grew up in the free city of danzig, now godansk. It is a story that takes place in the first half of the 20th century, under the rise of the nazis, through the life of a boy who refuses to grow up. Critics applauded grasss magical realist style. And 40 years later, it won him the nobel prize for literature, hailed as one of the enduring works of the 20th century. He was praised for embracing the victims, losers and lies that people wanted to forget because they had once believed in them. Reporter he was a seasoned left wing campaigner, speechwriter for chancellor willy brandt in the early 70s. But in 2006, he shocked the world when, in his memoir, he admitted that at the very end of the war he had himself been a member of the elite waffen ss. He was accused of hypocrisy and moral suicide. But defended the fact that it had taken him 60 years to make his revelation. translated ive only now been able to reveal it. And whoever wants to judge me may judge me. Reporter he continued to both cause offense and win support. In 2012, a poem he wrote branded israel a threat to the world, earning him a ban on traveling there. The author salmon rushdie here at grasss 70th birthday celebration, said today on twitter, that he was a true giant, inspiration and friend. Germanys Culture Council described him as more than a writer, a seismograph for society. Ifill Guenter Grass was 87 years old. Still to come on the newshour the race for the white house shifts into a new gear. Iraq appeals for Additional Resources and firepower in the fight against Islamic State militants. Scientists work to develop environmentally friendly cement substitutes. Tax day is coming, as the i. R. S. Struggles under budget cuts, and for accountability. Plus, the 21yearold who broke records and triumphed at the masters. Ifill every week, a new face arrives on the 2016 president ial scene. Tonight, its republican senator marco rubio of florida. Yesterday, it was, to no ones surprise, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. Tonight shes scheduled to arrive in iowa. Newshour Political Editor Lisa Desjardins kicks off politics monday with a look at the accelerated race. Im hitting the road to earn your vote. Its your time. And i hope youll join me on this journey. Reporter Hillary Clinton, arguably the nations most famous woman, is on a journey of reintroduction, tweeting pictures en route to iowa. After a quarter century in the public eye, as a candidates wife, a policydriven first lady, a u. S. Senator, a president ial candidate, and a globetrotting secretary of state. Im back reporter . She is running for president again, hoping to clear the democratic field by shifting the focus from her history, to the voters future. Im getting ready to do something too im running for president. Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times. Reporter this time, clinton, 67, hopes voters will see hillary the grandmother and potential Glass Ceiling breaker. Sundays announcement video highlighted young people, a gay couple, latino brothers and, most of all, women. At the same time, republicans lining up to run hope to make the campaign about clinton herself especially about her controversies. We must do better than the Obama Clinton Foreign Policy that has damaged relationships with our allies and emboldened our enemies. She doesnt have a track record of leadership or trustworthiness. Shes not the woman for the white house. Hillary clinton represents the failed policies of the past. Does america want a third obama term or are we ready for strong conservative leadership to make America Great again . Reporter as clinton made her way to iowa today, yet another republican critic joined the increasingly crowded race freshman senator marco rubio. Rubio, a 43yearold cuban american who served as speaker of the Florida House before coming to washington in 2012, is positioning himself to outpace another likely major candidate from the sunshine state, former governor jeb bush. He would be the youngest candidate in the race so far. But his most famous moment on the National Stage came when he delivered the 2013 republican response to the state of the union address. On Foreign Policy, america continues to be indispensable to the goal of global liberty, prosperity and safeguarding human rights. The world is a better place when america is the strongest nation on earth. Reporter rubio becomes the third republican to officially announce his candidacy. He joins two other senators ted cruz of texas, and rand paul of kentucky. Bush and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker are expected to jump in shortly. While the republicans compete to position themselves as the antidote to the incumbent president , clinton is tied to the man who defeated her in 2008. I think she would make an excellent president. Reporter whether the president s endorsement helps or hurts may prove a key question in the race. For the pbs newshour im Lisa Desjardins in washington. Ifill now, joining me for analysis this politics monday amy walter of the cook political report, and tamra keith of npr. Shes in iowa tonight, waiting on Hillary Clinton. Tamra, lets start by talking about secretary clinton, mrs. Clinton. What is the goal for her roll out, this interesting webdriven roll out . Shes now on van tour of america making her way out. She is probably not driving. The secret service is most likely driving. She says she hasnt driven since 1996. What shes trying to do is say, hey, im like the rest of you. Im relatable. Im trying hard, im going to work for every single vote. Her campaign is aiming to go small at first. Small events intimate settings. No big arenas no big, cheering rounds, but just sort of Hillary Clinton unplugged, at least initially, much like her listening tour in new york when she first ran for senate there. Ifill amy lets talk about what you think she was trying to accomplish. It wasnt as warm and fuzzy as the 2008 video but still very much about her and other people. She wants to make sure and very clear that she doesnt see this as her legacy or birthright or something shes going to get handed. Her campaign talks about earning the vote, how shes going to work to meet people its telling that the first part of the video was others talking about her lives. We didnt hear anything about her life. We know about it. Lot about it and were going to hear a different perspective on her life. Her campaign tells you shes a person nobody knows. I have a hard time believing that to be true but theyre going to try reimagine Hillary Clinton. Ifill lets talk about how the republicans will imagine her. We saw an explosion of web responses this week. Rand paul announced he was running for president. Lets take late ad of posted after Hillary Clinton announced. Hillary clinton represents the worst of the washington machine arrogance, power, corruption, coverup conflicts of interest and failure of leadership with tragic consequences. The washington machine is destroying the american treatment. Ifill tam the American Dream. Ifill thats what rand paul and a lot of republicans are trying to say is theres an old Hillary Clinton we want to remind you about. Absolutely. I think there are Many American voters who have a visceral reaction to Hillary Clinton that goes back to the 90s and what rand paul, what theyre doing, what theyre trying to remind everyone of is, you know, this is the remember the old Hillary Clinton . Remember the one maybe you didnt like as much . Theyre trying to remind voters about Hillary Clinton and rand paul has promised hes going to run against her and hes out of the gate running against her. I think its also interesting in the piece beforehand looking at jeb bush and ted cruz and some of the other republican candidates, its clear they want to make this race about Foreign Policy. Secretary of state Hillary Clinton came into this election comes into this election actually as the best prepared on foreign Foreign Policy of anybody in the field and she did not mention it at all. Theres something to be said about the fact that she also stands in the shadow of a president and his handling of Foreign Policy which right now is as a majority of americans know, say they think hes not doing a particularly good job. She also has some of her own controversies as secretary of state. The economy, meanwhile, doing a little better and shes hoping to keep the focus on that. Ifill sitting here east coast time, marco rubio, freshman senator from florida, announced hes running. Hes been saying watch whats coming. Lets hear what he said a few moments ago. At the turn of the 19th 19th century, a generation of americans harnessed the power of the Industrial Age and transformed this country into the leading economy in the world and the 20th century became the american century. Well, now the time has come for our generation to lead the way towards a new american century. Ifill pamela, a lot of code words our generation, new youth he was clearly pointing out how different she from everyone else in the race. Hes not just talking about Hillary Clinton, hes talking about jeb bush his political mentor. Hes not coming out and say no more boomer president s, but that seems to be what hes implying. His other message is marco rubio is telling his story as an american story. The prepared remarks towards the end, he says, you know, the son of a bartender and a maid could make it in america and he wants people to be able to live the American Dream again. So in some ways similar to president obama making his personal story an american story and selling himself that way. Ifill is it agreed Hillary Clinton duels not want to make this biographical yet, thats what marco rubio is trading on at this point. Right. Hes young charismatic the parents of immigrant child. Sorry, child of immigrant. Hes nonwhite firstterm senate. I think thats going to be one of the challenges for marco rubio Going Forward within his party and out, theyre saying we had a charismatic person, young coming in and talking about change do, we really want to take another chance on a young person. Hes trying to show how different he is from barack obama. Ifill Hillary Clinton was spotted in ohio in her van. Everyones waited with baited breath. Is there other activity on the ground in iowa beyond Hillary Clintons spirited arrival . Former virginia senator jim wag and other governors have been at several events. They have been going to events that are will be happening. They havent been throwing their own events. Theyre saying a real test will be how many people show up when Martin Omalley or jim webb have a standalone event. So its not clear how well theyre performing whether theyre getting traction. Obviously, Hillary Clinton coming to town is going to change the dynamic significantly. Ifill amy, how much of this getting out front now we bring it up every week is about money and trying to position yourself with the generation marco rubio talked about today . I think thats important. Its ted cruz and rand paul that announced, not jeb bush, hes taking his time announcing, but were in an era where we find individual fundraising is not tend all it used to be. The fact that ted cruz has a super pac set up apart from his campaign pledging 31 million says that, you know, when you get into the race and how much money you will raise before the summer is not always going to be is not as definitive as it once was. Ifill next, we have whos going to be next. Ben carson i think will be coming up soon enough in detroit in early may but well probably hear about a couple of others. Ifill well talk about it next week on politics monday. Tamra, i would go to a coffee shop chipotle if youre looking for president clinton. Gas stati