KRCB PBS NewsHour August 20, 2011
tuition hikes at california's state colleges. >> the universities are trying to maintain their reputations and their class schedules, but they're having a hard time. >> lehrer: ruth marcus and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> brown: and we close with a look back at an extraordinary moment in history, 20 years ago today, that led to the end of the soviet union. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> well, the bes...