With kids with autism. Its tuesday, december 31st. Heres todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. New york city prepares to ring in 2020. A test yesterday of the 12,000pound Waterford Crystal covered new years ball went off without a hitch. Hundreds storm the u. S. Embassy in baghdad. It is in response to recent u. S. Air strikes. Former Vice President joe biden said he would consider a republican running mate. In texas, people are remembering the victims of a deadly shooting in a crowded church. Investigators are still working to determine a motive. Know this. Evil did not win. Charges have been filed against a man accused in a stabbing attack during a hanukkah celebration in new york. Antisemitism or any form of hate will not be tolerated. A new report in the New York Times has Democratic Senators calling for witnesses to testify in the upcoming impeachment trial. Fires continue to burn out of control across the country. Wildfires have forced thousands of evacuations. A 16yearold
Major funding for the pbs newshour been provided by the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. And friends of the newshour, including jim and maxie goldman, and kathy and Paul Anderson. The john s and James L Knight foundation fostering an informed and engaged community, more at kf. Org. And with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. And friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Good evening. Welcome to the newshour. The u. S. Economy added 187,000 jobs last month, slightly fewer than expected, but still a sign of a resilient job market. The under plane it rate dipped to 3. 5 . The Unemployment Rate dipped to 3. 5 . To break it down, we are now joined by catherine ramp l. Thank you for being with us. What are the Key Takeaways from this report . What stands out the most . I think it was a solid report. It was a slower pace
Major funding has been provided by the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. And friends of the newshour. The knight foundation, fostering engaged and informed communities. And with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. And friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for ugly broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Good evening and welcome. The u. S. Economy added 187,000 jobs last month, slightly fewer than expected. The Unemployment Rate dipped to 3. 5 . This follows several encouraging reports in the last weeks on gdp and inflation. We are joined by our special correspondent. Thank you for being with us. Great to join you. What are the Key Takeaways from this report . I think this was a solid report. It was a slower pace of growth but a more sustainable pace of growth. Frankly, not even that slow. That is exactly equal to the average pace of job growth we had in the d
Change in this unprecedented storm. Then we look at why the store may be particularly dangerous for undocumented immigrants who may be afraid to seek help. And we will talk about Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio on the eve of Hurricane Harvey hitting taxes, President Trump pardoned him, who was recently convicted of contempt of court for defying a court order to stop his deputies from racial profiling. Im great happy. I have to think the president of the United States for his pardon. He is a big friend, supporter of lawenforcement. I think this is a Bigger Picture than just me. Amy you will get a response the an editorial writer for Arizona Republic. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In texas, at least five people have died amid catastrophic flooding in houston, the fourth largest city in the United States. The crisis began on friday when Hurricane Harvey made landfall in rockport, texas. It was the most p
These are the words being described used to describe hurricane harvey, the largest rainfall in continental u. S. History. We will go to houston to get our petro etch a on the unfolding Environmental Crisis as Oil Refineries a and chemical plan release thousands of popounds of airbororne pollutants. Plus, we will speak with naomi klein. She has a message to the media talk about Climate Change. We will also speak with one of the worlds bebestknown climate ntists, dr. James theink the peoeople question people are asking is what is the impact on humans of this hurricane and there are substantial impacts on sea level , the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere and therefore the amount of rainfall, and also the strength of stotorms. Humans are already impacting all of those to a substantial degree. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In texas and louisiana, at least 30 people have died, more than 17,000 pe