Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/pbs-newshour-full-episode-dec-15-2014 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Monday on the News Hour... Monday on the NewsHour, we examine the bloody aftermath of the Australian hostage showdown. Also: what the political divides in Congress mean for the next term, how an activist stunt may have damaged an ancient treasure in Peru, shifting American views on guns and violence, tech trends to watch in 2015 and a look back at the excruciating final hours of President George Washington’s life. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode This year’s tech trends have both nice and naughty sides 7 min Bloodletting and blisters: Solving the medical mystery of George Washington’s death 5 min Why has public support for gun control decreased? 9 min Greenpeace stunt disturbs Peru’s treasured archaeological site 6 min What’s the outlook for compromise in the next Congress? – Part 2 7 min Rifts exposed on both sides as Congress readies for GOP majority – Part 1 3 min Deadly hostage siege in Australia was ‘act of a desperate man’ 8 min News Wrap: Palestinian officials to push for statehood at UN 3 min Artist Ai Weiwei explores definition of freedom at Alcatraz 6 min