On Thursday’s NewsHour…

BOMB PLOT REPORT – We’ll have full coverage of the White House report on the attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day and reaction from former National Security Council staff members Richard Clarke and Juan Zarate, plus Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Pete Olson (R- Texas).

H1N1 UPDATE – Ray Suarez explores whether the virus should still be considered a potent threat.

VIOLENCE IN SPORTS – In light of the locker room incident involving NBA star Gilbert Arenas, Jeffrey Brown hosts a discussion about violence and professional athletics.

SCALIA BIOGRAPHY – Finally tonight, Gwen Ifill interviews Joan Biskupic, whose new biography “An American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia” paints a fascinating portrait of one of the most controversial members of the court.

WEB-ONLY – Then Hari Sreenivasan highlights new website features including: a look at the newest e-readers on display at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas; an update on what governments are doing with their surpluses of H1N1 vaccine; and a conversation with NPR’s Julie Rovner about the issues at the core of the debate between the House and Senate over a final health care reform bill.

That’s all ahead on tonight’s PBS NewsHour, anchored tonight by Jim Lehrer and Jeffrey Brown.

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