Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/december-30-2021-pbs-newshour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Thursday on the News Hour... Thursday on the NewsHour, President Joe Biden’s second call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in over a month aims to calm fears of military conflict with Ukraine. Then, a Texas law banning transgender athletes from playing sports goes into effect next month, adding to trans kids' challenges. And, a look at America's broken foster care system and one former foster child's attempt to fix it. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode News Wrap: NYC’s scaled-back New Year’s celebrations to proceed as planned, de Blasio says 5 min Biden urged de-escalation in call with Putin, but officials still fear Ukraine invasion 5 min ‘I know who I am’: Transgender youth on the value of support, respect for their identities 4 min 2021 set a record for anti-transgender bills. Here’s how you can support the community 6 min One former foster child’s simple approach to fixing a broken system 10 min Turkey’s expanding militarized zones in Iraq raise fears of invasion, frustrate civilians 9 min The best reads of 2021 8 min NewsHour viewers reflect on the grief, gratitude and hope they experienced in 2021 6 min