Arts Dec 06 The 'white heat' and vulnerability of improvisational jazz What is improvisational jazz all about? Saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau agree that the answer is vulnerability. Their musical genre requires players to follow one another’s lead -- often letting another performer dictate the musical conversation. Jeffrey Brown…
Nation Dec 06 Finding a Christmas tree fit for the U.S. Capitol In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we take a look at the not-so-simple process of selecting the U.S. Capitol's Christmas tree. Last spring, Chris Nicolli, whose day job entails fighting wildfires, was tasked with picking the perfect specimen.
Episode Dec 06 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 6, 2016 Tuesday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump objects to the cost of Air Force One. Also: President Obama's last major national security speech, a scrapped report on Pentagon spending, what a major health bill would mean for medicine, Liberia’s education…
Politics Dec 05 Neurosurgeon and former rival Ben Carson is Trump's HUD nominee Once a rival for the GOP nomination, Dr. Ben Carson is now President-elect Donald Trump's pick for housing secretary. On Monday, Mr. Trump called Carson “a brilliant mind … passionate about strengthening communities.” Meanwhile, at Trump Tower, former Vice President…
Politics Dec 05 News Wrap: Mistrial for South Carolina police officer who killed Walter Scott In our news wrap Monday, a South Carolina judge declared a mistrial in a police killing after the jury deadlocked. North Charleston officer Michael Slager was charged with murdering an unarmed black man, Walter Scott, as he ran from a…
Nation Dec 05 Oakland's horrific fire leads to worries for other warehouses As the death toll from Friday's Oakland warehouse fire mounts, officials are investigating how the building known as the Ghost Ship was allowed to stay open despite repeated complaints of dangerous conditions. Special correspondent Joanne Jennings interviews a survivor and…
Politics Dec 05 Tony Blair on why he's advocating for a global policy 'center ground' Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, believes the populist wave coursing across the globe is dangerous -- and likely to exacerbate, rather than ease, tensions and instability. He sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss Brexit, the…
Politics Dec 05 What we can infer from Trump's initial actions -- and what we can't On Friday, President-elect Donald Trump placed a controversial call to the president of Taiwan. On Monday, he joined Ivanka Trump in her meeting with former Vice President Al Gore on climate change. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report, Karen…
World Dec 05 Egypt envisions 'strengthening' of U.S. relationship under Trump Egypt has experienced turbulent relations with the U.S. under the Obama administration, but President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was the first foreign leader to congratulate President-elect Donald Trump on his victory. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner interviews Egyptian foreign minister…
Nation Dec 05 What's the long-term outlook for the Dakota Access Pipeline? On Sunday, the Army Corps of Engineers denied a crucial permit for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which was set to snake half a mile south of the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. But is the victory for the tribe…