Access to all seven billion people. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Collette. Celebrating 100 years of travel, together. Bnsf railway. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff it has been a day marked by major news on two fronts. Republicans in the house of representatives pass a 1. 5 trillion tax package. President trump hailed it a big step on the way to the first overhaul of our tax system in decades. And the cascade of accusations of Sexual Misconduct against men in positions of powe
Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Collette. Celebrating 100 years of travel, together. Bnsf railway. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff it has been a day marked by major news on two fronts. Republicans in the house of representatives pass a 1. 5 trillion tax package. President trump hailed it a big step on the way to the first overhaul of our tax system in decades. And the cascade of accusations of Sexual Misconduct against men in positions of power continues. Democratic senator al f
Was second, and the paralympic athlete, jonnie peacock, was third. Its the first time sir mo has won the award. The announcement of his victory was made in liverpools echo arena but the four time olympic champion was in a studio in north london, with his daughter rhianna, who eventually presented him with his award. But things didnt all go to plan as this happened. Mo, i hope you can hear us, rihannas there with the trophy she can present. Please dont tell me. Shes gone to bed . 0h, can present. Please dont tell me. Shes gone to bed . Oh, no i think thatjust shes gone to bed . Oh, no i think that just about sums up mos evening, doesnt it really . Im saw thats hussain pulling the plug out. The most brilliant non interview thats ever happened. When the line was finally re established to sir mo, this is what he had to say. As an athlete what ive achieved has been incredible over the years and for all the youngsters out there, you can work hard and achieve your dreams. Anything is possible
In from the cold and moving towards becoming a fully integrated member of the International Community . The us lifted economic sanctions on sudan in october, ending two decades of its financial isolation. Washington says sudan has made progress on human rights, democratic reforms and ending ethnic tensions in the country. But critics argue sudans not done enough. There is still no peace in darfur and other conflict areas and they claim Human Rights Violations continue. My guest is ibrahim ghandour, sudans foreign minister. Has the government really made a fresh start . Foreign minister ibrahim ghandour, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Its a pleasure to be here. How far do you see the lifting of us sanctions as a chance for sudan to make a fresh start . Its lifting of sanctions in the inclusion in the International Economy and finance system. For quite some time, sudan has been barred from the International Economy, from dealing with banks, from money, investors who are liftin
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