Pbs Newshour - Segments

It was a dramatic beginning to the 119th Congress as Republicans prepare for unified control in Washington. Despite a handful of initial holdouts, Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was re-elected speaker on the first ballot. He will now have to wrangle the narrow Republican majority to implement President-elect Trump's agenda. Lisa Desjardins reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Friday, the judge in Donald Trump's hush-money case in New York ordered him to appear for sentencing on Jan. 10, South Korean authorities are considering their next steps after failing to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, Israeli strikes killed at least 42 people in Gaza and seven soldiers who served in the Korean and Vietnam wars received the Medal of Honor. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The city of New Orleans is inching back to normalcy after the New Year's Day truck attack that killed 14 in the famed French Quarter. Laura Barrón-López reports on how the area's residents are coping with the tragedy and what comes next. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Biden said he would block the sale of one of America's most iconic companies to a Japanese firm. In December 2023, Nippon Steel announced it would buy U.S. Steel for more than $14 billion. Nick Schifrin discussed the president's decision with David Wessel of the Brookings Institution and Sheila Smith of the Council on Foreign Relations. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States behind tobacco use and obesity. Alcohol consumption contributes to roughly 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 deaths each year. A new advisory says alcoholic beverages should have a warning label about the risks. Amna Nawaz discussed more with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Previously, we took viewers inside a community college program that is training the manufacturing workers of tomorrow. In the second part of our coverage, we hear from employers about their efforts to recruit new talent and whether a manufacturing renaissance is in the offing. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Mike Johnson's reelection as House speaker revealed a small but loud minority in his conference that could threaten Republican priorities, the reaction to the terror attack in New Orleans and President Biden blocking the sale of U.S. Steel. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Answers are beginning to trickle out in the deadly New Year's truck attack in New Orleans. Officials revised the death toll to 14 victims plus the suspect. They also gave more details about his activities in the hours before the attack. Laura Barrón-López reports from New Orleans. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Investigators identified the man driving the Cybertruck that exploded in front of the Trump hotel in Las Vegas as Matthew Livelsberger, an active-duty member of the Army's elite special forces. Police said he shot himself before a device detonated a combination of fireworks, gas and camping fuel in the vehicle. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Joe Schoenmann of Nevada Public Radio. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Law enforcement says there is no evidence of any connection between the New Orleans truck attacker and the man who drove a Cybertruck that exploded in Las Vegas, but their military service overlapped. So is there a pattern that we can discern and what are some of the possible reasons veterans or active duty soldiers could turn to extremism? Nick Schifrin discussed that with Heidi Beirich. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Thursday, Gaza health officials say Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 people with one strike hitting a tent camp that Israel had designated as a safe zone, South Korean investigators are carrying out a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over last month's declaration of martial law and 10 people were hurt in a shooting outside a nightclub in New York. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Biden's five-decade-long tenure in public service comes to an end later this month. To examine the president's time in office and his legacy, Amna Nawaz spoke with two reporters who have covered his career extensively, Dan Balz of The Washington Post and Annie Linskey of The Wall Street Journal. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In the next decade, millions of manufacturing jobs will open up in the U.S. as workers retire. Meanwhile, the sector is also supposed to add more jobs with help from federal subsidies. But by some current estimates, only half of those jobs will be filled. So where will the needed workers come from? Economics correspondent Paul Solman visited a two-year college in search of answers. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

For weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, 2024 was a big year. More patients are relying on them to manage their weight, treat diabetes, or prevent heart attacks and strokes. And while they are highly effective, they also come with some concerns. William Brangham reports on the rising demand for these drugs. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Last year, Barnes and Noble opened nearly 60 stores around the country and plans for 60 more to open in 2025. It's the latest twist in a long-running saga for a company that's been a bellwether for the book business. Jeffrey Brown continues our ongoing reporting on the book industry for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A deadly attack in New Orleans early New Year's Day killed at least 15 people and left dozens injured after a man driving a truck barreled through the city's French Quarter. Authorities say they found an ISIS flag and weapons in the truck. The suspect, a U.S.-born citizen, is dead. Laura Barrón-López reports and speaks with Bruce Hoffman of the Council on Foreign Relations to learn more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

For a closer look at how things unfolded from a security perspective in the New Orleans attack, Laura Barrón-López spoke with Juliette Kayyem, a former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and faculty chair of the Homeland Security program at Harvard's Kennedy School. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Wednesday, power in Puerto Rico has been restored after an island-wide outage struck on New Year's Eve, one person is dead after a Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas, Israeli air strikes killed at least a dozen Palestinians in Gaza and Ukraine is halting the flow of Russian gas through its pipeline network to European customers. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Jimmy Carter channeled his work on the world stage through his non-profit Carter Center for more than four decades after leaving the White House. One of his key achievements was the near-eradication of Guinea worm disease that once affected 3.5 million people. William Brangham speaks with Dr. Peter Hotez of Baylor College of Medicine to discuss Carter's work on global public health. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

It's been nearly two months since Election Day, but control of a seat on the North Carolina state Supreme Court is being held up in the courts. As Stephanie Sy explains, the trailing candidate is asking for more than 60,000 votes to be invalidated. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders