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KRCB PBS NewsHour July 10, 2013

Can you make a living these days as a musician without significant entrepreneurial effort . I dont 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 stories and images of nurses on the frontlines of health care all across the country. Pelley they take your Blood Pressure and your temperature. But i didnt know about all different kinds of nurses and everything that they do and how many different ways they touch our lives. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. 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. Woodruff the interim leadership of egypt took shape today, and there were new pledges of outside aid to help the battered economy. It all came a day after more than 50 islamist protesters died in a clash with troops. Reporter midday prayers. Muslim brotherhood supporters are distraught after 51 of their number were killed by soldiers near here yesterday. They said the violence outside an Army Barracks has reinforced the countrys battleground. translated Mohamed Morsi is my president. I will become a martier like the people who consider killed yesterday. Reporter in the wake of the killing, adly mansour, the interim president , laid out a timetable for amended the egyptian constitution and electing a parliament and president. A top brotherhood cleric denounced the timetable. translated we do not recognize this military coup or whatever came as an aftermath of it therefore there is no need to speak about any decrees because they were issued by people without authority. Rough rauf spokesman for Egypts Foreign Ministry brushed aside the objections. He insisted the army will have no political role in the future and he argued that leaving morsi in power would have lead to calamity. Without the intervention by the army forces, it could have a disastrous scenario, including a possible wide range of civilian rule or conflicts among the two parts of the society. Woodruff mansour also appointed the Prime Minister today, an economist, social democrat, and supporter of the 2011 revolution. The job was originally set to go to former diplomat and Nobel Laureate Mohammed Elbaradei but objections from hardline islamists scuttled that move. Instead, elbaradei was named a Vice President today. A short time later, state t. V. Broadcast a statement from the military chief who engineered morsis removal. The general said the socalled road map laid out by the military gave a specific timetable for every step of the rebuilding of the constitution in a way that will guarantee and achieve the will of the people. And that means a landmark to the path are determined and clear. Some in cairo voiced hope that the move will help end the violence. translated by the end of this year, we must have a president , a parliament and a finished constitution so that we can overcome the divided situation that we have on the streets right now. Woodruff in washington, there was tentative praise from white house spokesman jay carney. We are cautiously encouraged by the announcement by the interim government that it has a potential plan for moving forward with a democratic process and elections, both parliamentary and president ial and we think thats a good thing woodruff so far, the Obama Administration said it will maintain u. S. Aid to egypt. And in a bid to bolster egypts economy, saudi arabia and the United Arab Emirates announced today a total of 8 billion in assistance. Ifill still to come on the newshour political intrigue in the Lone Star State; artists who are also entrepreneurs; the b. P. Settlement dispute; the immigration debate goes to the house; and portraits of american nurses. But first, with the other news of the day, heres Hari Sreenivasan. Sreenivasan democrats in congress issued a warning to House Republicans today on Immigration Reform. They insisted they will not accept any bill unless it provides a path to citizenship for 11 Million People living in the u. S. Illegally. The bill that passed the Senate Last Month does just that. But in the house, Speaker John Boehner said the Senate Measure is still weak on what he considers the most fundamental point. The first big step that you have to have is serious Border Security because without serious Border Security what youre going to end up with is the same thing we saw after the 1986 act. And so were going to we believe that a common sense step by step approach is the right way. Weve talked about it for months. Sreenivasan House Republicans are working on four separate bills, but none offers citizenship. Boehner has said the house will not consider the senate bill, but Senate Majority leader harry reid said the pressure is building. He is saying the bipartisan bill that weve done he is not going to touch that. Well, were going to continue to press. The American People, the vast majority of the American People democrats and republicans support what we did. Sreenivasan well have more on immigration later in the program tonight. The death toll has risen to 15 in saturdays fiery train wreck in canada. Officials said 50 people are still missing in the small town in quebec. They also announced theyve opened a criminal investigation into what caused the wreck but gave no details. Canadas largest city tried to dry out today after nearly four inches of rain triggered flash floods last night. The severe storm that hit toronto left at least 300,000 people without power. The citys Downtown Core was dotted with cars that people abandoned as the water rose. The subway system was also swamped, with many metro stations under water. One doubledecker commuter train stalled in the flood, trapping about 1,400 passengers during the evening rush hour. In arizona, thousands of people gathered in Prescott Valley to honor the 19 firefighters who were overrun and killed by a wildfire last month. Photographs of the elite firefighting crew were on display in a packed arena. Firefighters from across the country looked on as Vice President joe biden praised the victims as men of uncommon valor. I believe they animate our national identity, and i believe america will continue to be defined by the example of the 19. 19 ordinary men who did extraordinary things. Sreenivasan the Yarnell Hill Fire is now 90 contained, and evacuation orders have been lifted. Theres new talk that president obama might pull all american troops out of afghanistan by the end of 2014 instead of leaving a small security force. The New York Times reported today the president is increasingly frustrated in his attempts to deal with afghan President Hamid karzai. A white house spokesman said the zero option is on the table, but no decision is imminent. The people of pakistan today digested new details on how Osama Bin Laden managed to live there for years undetected. We have a report narrated by from kylie morris of independent television news. Reporter two years after americas stealth raid on the abbottabad compound that killed the al qaeda leader, an independent commission in pakistan has raked through testimony to uncover more detail of how the bin ladens lived and examine the role played by both pakistan and the u. S. Its report, published online by al jazeera, is scathing in its criticism of pakistans security and government apparatus, who failed to detect the worlds most notorious terrorist for nine long years. It describes complacency, inefficiency and negligence within the military and the countrys main intelligence agency, and intones how the entire neighborhood, local officials, police and security and intelligence officials all missed the size, the strange shape, the barbed wire, the lack of cars and visitors over a period of nearly six years beggars belief. Reporter the police get special mention. It was a hapless policeman, after all, who, in 2003, stopped a car in a bazaar in the swat valley for speeding. Inside the car, the bodyguards and family of Osama Bin Laden, as well as the man himself. According to one of his bodyguards wives her husband very quickly settled the matter with the policeman, and they drove on. Reporter she says bin laden was cleanly shaven at the time. American drones had filmed the sheikh wearing white robes in afghanistan in 2000. By the time hed escaped to abbotabad, hed developed a taste for hats. According to the account given by his wives, bin laden wore a cowboy hat, apparently to avoid detection from drones above. Whenever he was feeling sluggish, he would take some chocolate with an apple. Reporter osama himself seems to have performed the role of many a grandparent assisting in the care of his grandchildren. But there were no play dates. The families lived in virtual isolation throughout their six years, until the americans came calling. The reports authors accuse the americans of behaving like criminal thugs. It calls the may 2nd attack on the compound an act of war which illustrates its arrogance. Sreenivasan today, the nominee to be f. B. I. Director touted the virtues of phone and internet surveillance in fighting terror, but james comey also told his Senate Confirmation hearing he will work with congress on improving laws that govern surveillance. Comey served in the Justice Department under president george w. Bush. He said he argued strongly against extreme interrogations of terror suspects but was overruled. Three young women who spent a decade imprisoned and tortured in a Cleveland House have made their first public statements. The women escaped from the house and their kidnapper in early may. In an online video today, they thanked those who have given them emotional and financial support, and they asked for privacy. Michelle knight, now 32, said she will not let her long ordeal define her life. I just want everyone to know im doing just fine. I may have been through hell and back but i am Strong Enough to walk through hell with a smile on my face and with my head held high. Sreenivasan the accused kidnapper, ariel castro, is facing trial on 329 counts of kidnapping, rape and aggravated murder. On wall street today, the Dow Jones Industrial average gained 75 points to close at 15,300. The nasdaq rose 19 points to close at 3,504. Those are some of the days major stories. Now, back to gwen. Ifill when it comes to red states, it doesnt get much redder than texas. Republicans have won 100 statewide elections in a row. But lately, democrats have been saying they can turn texas blue. Whether thats possible may hinge on a renewed debate this week over that hottest of hot buttons, abortion. The eyes of the political world have turned once again to the Texas State Capitol in austin as the house began debate over strict, new abortion restrictions. The bill, which would require clinics to upgrade to surgical Level Centers and force many existing facilities to close, was previously derailed after a dramatic filibuster. Fort worth democrat wendy davis spoke for nearly 11 hours before the bill died in a midnight procedural dispute. But after governor rick perry called the legislature back into a Second Special session this week, activists for and against the legislation descended on the capitol again. Hundreds lined the halls opponents in orange, supporters in blue. So, im just standing here not against women or their rights but just as a woman who has experienced it, saying, no, we need better care for our women. I believe in reducing the need for abortions but then protecting the choice. And i think it should be the womans decision, not the government. Ifill perry, the states longestserving governor, added another layer of drama to Lone Star State politics yesterday by announcing he would not seek a fourth term. The time has come to pass on the mantle of leadership. Today, im announcing i will not seek reelection as governor of texas. Ifill his immediate political future . Unclear. I will continue working hard to do whats best for texas, and that includes this special session and additional sessions if required. laughter ifill perry briefly sought the republican president ial nomination in 2012. His departure sets the stage for a huge political shuffle in the state. His republican heir apparent, Texas Attorney general, greg abbott, has yet to declare his intentions. And democrat wendy davis, now a rising star nationally, is said to be considering a run. But texas has not elected a democrat to statewide office since 1994. Yet the state has become a fond ambition for National Democrats who hope to take advantage of major demographic shifts, especially among hispanics who now make up 38 of texas population, most under the age of 18. Is texas really changing . For that, we turn to two lone star experts james henson, director of the texas politics project at the university of texas at austin; and cal jillson, professor of Political Science at Southern Methodist university in dallas. James henson, given the push in the poll weve been seeing back and forth in the last several weeks in the texas state legislature, is change really afoot . Well, theres a lot of thrashing and theres possibly some change afoot around the edges, but its hard to see a longterm change in the underlying patterns here. Republicans have enjoyed a significant advantage in statewide races in the range of eight to 12 points. They have a big advantage among the voting population. That said, were seeing a mobilization at the capital and weve seem son institutional breakdowns, particularly the night of the filibuster, that are pretty new for texas politics and at least things we havent seen in quite a while. Ifill so cal jillson, everything i read tells me that this abortion bill will eventually be passed even though it was derail there had temporarily. So what is this uproar all really about . Well, its not much more than uproar because, as jim was saying, the republicans have had a 10 to 12point, even 16point advantage over the course of the last decade and no democrat has even come close. So democrats were really energized when wendy davis did the fill bust err week or so ago speaking for 11 hours and if youve seen pictures of that, shes a compelling figure. But that doesnt change the underlying dynamics of texas politics which is a substantial republican majority. And people look at that rising hispanic population, which the 2010 census pegged at 38 of all texans, but only about 32 of citizens are hispanic and hispanics turn out at lower rates than blacks and hispanics so for the last decade hispanics have only cast 20 of total votes cast in statewide elections. Thats got to go up toward 30 before the democrats can get competitive. Ifill lets take this apart, james henson. How can either party capitalize on this new rush of National Attention and internal struggle for the upper hand . Well, i think if you want to take the democrats first, as were saying, its a bill hill to climb. But its been a long time since the democrats have had any significant good news and i think that they can do two things one of which is try to capture if not the enthusiasm which is hard to sustain certainly data attached to a lot of the people that have been mobilized via social networks, not only that come to the capital here in austin but also to weigh in via twitter, via various web sites. And that gives them something to do. It also has to be said that the boost in fortunes for wendy davis, the senator you mentioned from fort worth, is significant. One i think has to be very careful about overstating that and pushing her sort of on to the stage by herself at this early stage in all of this. But i also think that democrats havent seen anybody come out of the pack in a decade like wendy davis and it does at least give the troops and donors the idea that the democrats arent completely dead in the water. For republicans i think what youre going to see is this sort of in combination with governor perry resigning is going to trigger an even more intense internal conversation among republicans about which direction the party should go. Ifill cal jillson, what is your thinking about why governor perry decided to step aside and what he has in mind now . Its a fascinating question because he will have been governor for 14 years by the time he finishes his term and he has two options one of them is the o

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