A regional crisis its at the center often seems only to get worse theres still no solid word on the whereabouts of lebanese Prime Minister saad hariri days after he resigned in riyadh saying if he had for his life the leader of iran seventies hezbollah says hariri is being held against his will have a live report from beirut also on the great trump talks tough to asian leaders speaking at the apec summit in vietnam a u. S. President says hell no longer be taken for a ride on trade volleying to put americas interests first and stark contrast chinas president is backing more globalization so what will this mean for u. S. China relations and where out of the office on equal pay day women turn off their email to protest against gender Pay Gap Campaign is want to highlight the fact that women are effectively working for free for the rest of the year makes for what this pay gap looks like iran. World and ask why it will take more than two centuries to correct it. There are still nearly six h
Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown gunfire tore at the nations holiday mood again today, with the emotional wounds from a School Massacre still fresh. There were more Fatal Shootings, including one in western new york, where an attacker lay in wait for a fire crew. Responding firefighters when they pulled up on the scene started receiving were fired upon. Police speaking shortly after a home and car erupted in flames. It was arson they said later that turned out to be an ambush. It d
If that happens, it will trigger a recession, or worse. So, president obama is taking action and insisting that republicans agree to increase the existing marginal tax rates on the wealthiest top 2 of u. S. Taxpayers. And of course, there is more to the deal. But there will be no negotiations on that big part of the deal unless that tax on the wealthiest 2 is negotiated now. The president could not be more emphatic in stressing the indispensable element of surmounting the cliff is that superrich revenue. Were not insisting on rates just out of spite. Or out of any kind of partisan bickering. But rather because we need to raise a certain amount of revenue. Okay. Here is john boehner, the Republican House speaker. If you look at the plans that the white house have talked about thus far, they couldnt pass either house of the congress. Republicans proposed raising 800 billion in extra revenues. And that revenue should come through tax reform and closing loopholes. Happy new year. Question,
Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown gunfire tore at the nations holiday mood again today, with the emotional wounds from a School Massacre still fresh. There were more Fatal Shootings, including one in western new york, where an attacker lay in wait for a fire crew. Responding firefighters when they pulled up on the scene started receiving were fired upon. Police speaking shortly after a home and car erupted in flames. It was arson they said later that turned out to be an ambush. It d
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions Brown Christmas eve shootings killed two firefighters in rochester, new york and a policeman and bystander in houston, texas. Good evening. Im jeffrey brown. Ifill and im gwen ifill. On the newshour tonight, we have the latest on the killings, coming ten days after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in newtown, connecticut. Brown then, we turn to egypt, and accusations of voting fraud in the referendum for a new constitution. We talk with Opposition Leader mohamed elbaradei. Consider a sad day in my view for it is going to institutionalize ifill the legal showdown between California Health center that discusses marijuana and ifill we have the story of a legal showdown between a California Health center that dispenses marijuana and federal authorities. Just people feel safe coming here. Like going to your neighborhood cvs or anywhere else. Brown open season in Congress Look brown seven weeks after election day, there are open