with her sunday panel. bruce mehlman, marie harf, and bowlby c. plus, from natural disaster to the opioid epidemic, we will find out the state of the nation s most pressing crises. all right now be seven. and hello again and happy new year s eve from fox news in washington. we begin with breaking news. the protests in major cities across iran including the capital for college students and others anchored by the country s worsening economy are challenging the government and the way not seen since the islamic republic disputed 2009 presidential election. president trump has tweeted his support of the protesters and it s sparked pushback from iran. let s go live in west palm beach, florida, for the latest from the winter white house. the protest across iran clearly a focus for president trump. he has tweeted about of them for the last including just three days ago drawing attention to the demonstrations and showing his support for the protesters. the president tweeted many re
your mother, i knew that this was the book. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s 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 bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. 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: an important snapshot of the country s economic growth was released today, a week and a half before the election. with positive, but still slow, improvement, the white house and the romney campaign offered different assessments. a late boost in consumer spending was a major factor in the economic news from the commerce department. gross domestic product the broadest gauge of t
this was the book. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s 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 bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. 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: an important snapshot of the country s economic growth was released today, a week and a half before the election. with positive, but still slow, improvement, the white house and the romney campaign offered different assessments. a late boost in consumer spending was a major factor in the economic news from the commerce department. gross domestic product the broadest gauge of the country s economic health
brown: and i m jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we walk through today s report and how it played in the presidential campaign. woodruff: then, with microsoft unveiling its own tablet computer, ray suarez examines the company s role in an increasingly mobile world. brown: we have a battleground dispatch from the critical state of ohio, examining how the auto bailout and energy boom are weighing on voter s minds. we ve had a lot of positive economic news over the last couple of months. is it too close to the election to really make an impacon people s votes? or are people still kind of weighing the economic realities of the country and of the state? woodruff: plus mark shields and david brooks analyze the week s news. onown: and we close with ndthor louise erdrich on the crafting of her new novel, dealing with life-altering violence for one native american family. to talk to me. and i knew once i had written into this, when i got to the words, where is your
is it too close to the election to really make an impact on people s votes? or are people still kind of weighing the economic realities of the country and of the state? woodruff: plus mark shields and david brooks analyze the week s news. brown: and we close with author louise erdrich on the crafting of her new novel, dealing with life-altering violence for one native american family. to talk to me. and i knew once i had written into this, when i got to the words, where is your mother, i knew that this was the book. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s 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 bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possie by the corporaon for puic badca