Thursday on the NewsHour, two Senate bills to end the government funding impasse fail, but signs of progress emerge. Plus: How the shutdown is affecting the safety of air travel, the story of an American held captive in Syria, another Hollywood star is accused of sexual misconduct, jobs in the trucking industry, a book about being a prisoner in Iran and the death of a music icon in Zimbabwe.
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On day 34 of shutdown, signs of progress toward resolution7:33 -
News Wrap: Maduro orders Venezuelan diplomats to leave U.S.5:8 -
Air safety measures are ‘unraveling’ due to shutdown, says air traffic union7:53 -
Family of American grandfather imprisoned in Syria asks Trump for help4:31 -
Director Bryan Singer accused of sexual abuse, days after his film receives Oscar nod7:18 -
A career truck driver on why his is no longer ‘a middle-class job’7:46 -
How an American journalist survived 18 months in an Iranian prison10:4 -
Remembering ‘Tuku,’ Zimbabwe’s music legend Oliver Mtukudzi0:40
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