Children needed glasses. But, were not getting them. Thats estimated to be 15,000 to 20,000 of our kids wholl end up having to look at the blackboard and its blurry and they dont know why. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by 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 republicans are reveling tonight in passage of a sweeping revision of the nations tax laws. The house approved it today, 227 to 203, and the senate moved to follow suit. But a lastminute procedural glitch meant the house will have to vote one final time, tomorrow. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. cheering desjardins cheers as the g. O. P. Tax overhaul received final house passage, largely along party lines. It signaled the end of republicans sprint to get the bill to the president by
Children needed glasses. But, were not getting them. Thats estimated to be 15,000 to 20,000 of our kids wholl end up having to look at the blackboard and its blurry and they dont know why. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by 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 republicans are reveling tonight in passage of a sweeping revision of the nations tax laws. The house approved it today, 227 to 203, and the senate moved to follow suit. But a lastminute procedural glitch meant the house will have to vote one final time, tomorrow. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. cheering desjardins cheers as the g. O. P. Tax overhaul received final house passage, largely along party lines. It signaled the end of republicans sprint to get the bill to the president by
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Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan messages of peace marked christmas celebrations around the world today, from the u. S. To the u. K. To the vatican. Pope francis used his christmas remarks to call for a twostate solution in the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Speaking to a crowd of thousands, he also urged an end to confrontation on the korean peninsula, as well as in syria, iraq, yemen and elsewhere. translated today, as the winds of war are blowing in our world and an outdated model of Development Continues to produce human, societal and environmental decline, christmas invites
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