Episode
PBS News Hour: January 10, 2017
Overview
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Jeff Sessions lays out legal limits to President-elect Trump's campaign statements at his confirmation hearing. Also: U.S. intelligence chiefs lay out the case of Russian hacking, Iran mourns the loss of a leading moderate voice, President Obama's criminal justice reform, a preview of the president’s farewell address and using the arts to boost low-performing schools.
Details
- Series
- PBS News Hour
- Season
- Season 42
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2017-01-10
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
January 10, 2017 is Episode 7 in Season 43 of PBS News Hour. It aired on 2017-01-10. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 6: January 9, 2017
Monday on the NewsHour, a look at how the Trump administration is taking shape ahead of the first confirmation hearings this week. Also: The legacy of Obama's health care overhaul and the upended lives of Iraqi children fleeing war in Mosul.
Episode 8: January 11, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, we discuss unverified reports that Russian intelligence has compromising information on the president-elect, gleaned from his visits to Moscow. Also: Attorneys debate Mr. Trump's potential conflicts of interest, the first news conference for the new president-elect, Rex Tillerson’s confirmation hearing, Jeff Sessions’ final day of hearings and Obama’s climate legacy.
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Episode 9: January 12, 2017
Thursday on the NewsHour, Gen. James Mattis delivers a stern warning about Russia during his confirmation hearings. Also, we analyze the threat Russia poses to the U.S., Mattis and Pompeo differ on the Iran nuclear deal, how a senior Obama adviser views the president’s record, considering Obama’s economic legacy, art full of contradiction and a classical pianist on her music’s ‘golden time.’
Episode 4: January 5, 2017
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Episode 10: January 13, 2017
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Episode 3: January 4, 2017
Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Obama and Vice President-elect Pence head to Capitol Hill to make opposing cases on the future of health care. Also: CIA Director Brennan looks ahead to the Trump administration's relationship with Russia and U.S. intelligence, Iraqi families ripped apart in ISIS-held areas, protests against Sen. Jeff Sessions and the energy potential of nuclear technology.
Episode 11: January 16, 2017
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Episode 2: January 3, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Republican-controlled Congress opens the new session with a fight over ethics. Also: A conversation with CIA Director John Brennan, Turkish soldiers seeking safe-haven following a failed coup attempt, the economics and politics behind Ford's investment in Michigan and President Obama's enduring mark on the U.S. education system.
Episode 12: January 17, 2017
Tuesday on the NewsHour, outgoing U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power discusses the crisis in Syria, the threat of Russia and more. Also: Donald Trump's choice for education secretary faces the Senate, reducing health care costs by focusing on the sickest patients and how the first black president changed our views on race.
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Monday on the NewsHour, a look at Turkey’s struggle to stop terror attacks, as a manhunt continues for for the perpetrator of a New Year’s attack on an Istanbul nightclub. Also: A new year and a new president, a look back at President Obama’s efforts to conserve vast areas of land and water, prosecuting the Rwandan genocide and preserving history and culture in the digital age.
Episode 13: January 18, 2017
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