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this pgram was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs ation from viewers like you. thank you. judy: a long-awaited report into russian interference in the 2016 election has bound no evidence of a political conspiracy against the president that the justice department's inspector itgeneral ized the fbi's handling of acquired cap applications used ithe early stages of the investigation. our william breiner was at the he has been looking into the 400 plus pages of the report. you have the report next to you. william:dlhe hes are that the inspector general found there was no political bias in the origins of t russia rep or . as we have been reportings,or yeresident trump has said this was a witchhunt, bad cops

in the fbi jalen jelks this investigation you legallyemo put in jeopardy. this report clearly says that is not true. i would like to read you a key report -- "we did not find documentary or testimonial evidence that political bias o improper motivation influenced the decisions to "throw individual investigations." they are also saying there was no role played by the infamous steele dossier at the beginning of the investigation and it also says that the fbi, contrary to the president's assertions, did no spy on his campaign. let us listen to fbi dirtor christopher wray and what he had to say. >> i think it is important that the inspector general found that in this particular instance, the investigation was opened with appropriate predication and authorizatio >> the inspector genumal did

find ar of instances where employees either failed to follow our policies, neglected to exercise appropriate diligee or in some other way fell short of the standard of conduct and perfo that we and that i as director expect of all of our empyees. willia while you can read part of this report as a rebuttal of the president's theories all ialong,t seemed his mind was not changed. the president had this to say about the investigation. >> they fabricated evidence and they lied to the courts and they did all sorts of things to have itiso their way. as something that we can never allowed to happen again. the report actually, and whenu yoespecially look into the details, is far worse than anything i could've imagined. this was an attempted overthrow of government and a lot of people were in ond it ey

got caught. judy: william, the president is saying there is evidence of bad behavior by the fbi -- is that what is in this rort? he president i correct in that regard. the other headline is thathe inspector general found a lot of what he argues were serious mistakes made i fbi agent after the investigation was launched. specifically looking at the fisa warrants that they used against one campaign aide named carter paige. ande were emblishments omissions. if you wanto open a foreign intelligence investigation into a personpr, you have tent the court with a warnt. the inspector general says in the case of the fbi, the warrant left evidence out, and did not provide truly scrupulously

factual warrants so"thaany basic and fundamental errors were made by three separate handpicked teams on one of the most sensitive fbi investigations raised significant questions regarding the fbi's chain mand, management, and supervision of another quote.." the inspectoreneral announced the fbi will be conducting an audit on how they undergo theset fisa wargoing forward. judy: this report is from the inspector general at the depament of justice. e man that heads the department of justice, inspector general william barr put out a comment that was crical of this. it was interesting. william: it is a very diverted reaction -- divergent reaction.

if you remember, william barr has been publicly suspicious of the origins of the probe. here is a statement he said today -- the inspector general's report makes clear that the fbi launched an intrusive investigation of a u.s. presidential cpaign on the thinnest of suspicions that in my view were insufficient to take t steps taken. and from its inception, the evidence produced by the investigation was consistently exculpatory. this is the end heard a general. this is the other turn a general taking aim at his own inspector general. judy: in so doing, he is in complete o alliance with the president's view on this. we know this is not the end of erthis. are still several more shoes to drop. william: on wednesday, inspecto general horowitz will testify

for the senate. there is a second broader investigation going on. attorney geral liam bar tasked john durham to lea a wider investigation, one that has now become a criminal investigation also loong at the origins of the russian investigatd how it went or word and the role of foreign countries. s durhamdergoing a broader investigation. banking on what durham wildefind and he striking statement where he said -- raised on the evidence collected to date and while our investigation is ongoing, last month we advised the inspector general that we do not agree with some of the conclusions of the report and how the fbi case was opened. it is a striking point where a u.s. attorney who theoretically is underneath the inspector general seems be openly

criticizing the inspector general. judy:ot the attorney general with a comment. you have the other prosecutor in effect making his own reaction as well as the president. thank you very much. and now, for more on the inspector general's report, i am joined by john carlin, who served as general for the national securityro division2014 until 2016 and he was also when robert mueller was director of the fbi. joining me from phoenix, arizona. myour name tied in this report in twooootes. tangential references. we will not go into that detail. i would like to get to the meat of this. why? is your principal takea >>fter two years, a million

documents over 50-70 interviews by an independent inspectore general, you hconclusion that the fbi of appropriately followed its procedures and opening the russia investigation. they followed the rules of the justice dertment and the fbi and because they followed the rules, we had an investigation that led to the unpacking and discovery of an unprecedented russian intelligence conspiracy which cost tens of millions of dollars including comput hacking, leaking of documents, and has led to 30 successful indictments, in some cases convictions of individuals for iminal misconduct. judy: you also had a description of errors made along the way by individuals in the fbi and hers who were working on this investigation. >> that is right and it should

be taken seriously but firstst o guish what the inspector general found was that the investigation itself, the broad russia invesopgation was apately opened under department of justicebi procedure is. after it was opened, the inspector general details mistakes made in the alication process regarding the investigation of one of the individuals, part of the broader investigation, and that those mistakes linked to the obtaining of a one applicati that was then renewed for wiretapping and that was regarding carter paige. i think the fbi director struck the appropriate note in saying that any type of mistake or misconduct in obtaining a wiretap under the foreign telligence surveillance court is serious and should be looked at for process improvements so

it will not occur again. but it does not change the fundamental finding. judy: john carlin, how do you account for the reaction of the attorney generalprho clearly has lems with the thrust of this report? >> he of course is entitled to his opinion but hispinion is not the rules under which you then assistant director bill wah operating whopened the investigation. in some respects, a good thing it was not, it least the i we would never have found out and held accouable numerous russian agents for their attempt to interfere ithe 2016 campaign. i hope he applies a different standard determine foreign interference coming up inur020 election.

and it sends an unfortunate ossage to the men and wom the fbi and the department of justice -- thoagands of career ts of prosecutors who day today areic ded to protecting us from foreign threats to our nation that their leader in no way recognizes what they did right. judy: john carlin, former justice department official, thank you. ♪ judy: our other big story tonight -- impeachment. arthe judi committee in the house of representatives that today hearing the evidence of therguments for and against putting president trump on trial. nick shifrin begins our coverage. reporter: today, democrats summed up their case for impeachment and sharpenon their attackresident trump. >>ru president's continuing

effort to coerce a foreign country to help him cheap to win an election is a clear and present danger to our free and national security.nick: republie hearing a sham. the lawyer is badgering the witness. nick: and called the case and unfair rush to judgment based on secondhand information. >> it is riddled with hearsay, presumptions, and speculation. to paraphrase professor turley, the impeachment record is empty on proof. nick: this was their attempt to narrate the story before impeachment.rticles of democrats argued president trump withheld military aid to the president of ukraine so he would initiate investigations into joe biden. e first article of impeachment

is expected to accuse president trump of abuse of power as argued by barry burke. >> he put his political election interests over the nation's national security and the integrity of the elections. he did it intentionally and corruptly and he abused his powers the wfe the founders ed the most. nick: they are also intending to accuse the president of obstruction. as described by dani board -- daniel golden. >> ordering executive branch agencies and government officials to defy subpoenas for documents and testimony. nick: republicans argued the democrats had failed toca prove their se. republican counsel stephen caster. >> the inquiry has returned no direct evidence that the presiden withheld security assistance in order to pressur president zielinski to

investigate former vwie president n. nick: despite the delay, ukraine did receive the military aid they wanted and the ukrainian president repeatedly said he did feno pressured. >> have never felt any influence on me and there are a lot of people in russia, the west, and ukraine that would like to influence me. >> the president never vocalized any pressure during t call. president trump was not asking for a favor. heinas a for assistance in helping our country move forward from the divisiveness of the russian collusion investigation. nick: the judiciary committee is full of some of the most vocal and partisan lning members of e house. >> the next four hours you will try to overthrow the election. h if the president puts himself before the count violates

the president's most basic responsibility. nick and both side took aim at each other's councils. jim jordan criticized the final report from the democrats for including phone ll records. mr. golden. >> did the democrats published phone records of the attorney of the president? >> mr. giuliani? yes. >> they published the phone records of the president's personal lawyer, of a member of the press and of the chairman of the intelligence comm's political opponent representative devin nunes. nick: and after barry burbe testified, hme the questioner. >> you made a point during youri presen that on the call president trump did not go zielinski that he wanted the investigation to help h

election in 2020. would you agree that if president trump w acting wrongfully that it was unlely he would confess to president zielinski that he was asking for the investigation explicitly help hisrospects? >> you almost never have a defendant or someone engaging in misconduct who would ever explicitly say,sn t case president zelinsky, i am going to bribe you now or ask for a you -- s not how these extort things work. nick: not present today was president tmp's lawyers. on friday, a letter was released. that this would be a reckless abuse of power by house democrats and weld constit the most unjust and unconstitutional attempt at imachment in our nation's

history. the democrats call the evidence overwhelming and split along party lines, the the verge of passing the articles of impeachment for the fourth time in history. judy: our team is reporting from both ends pennsylvania avenue. lisa des jardins joins us now from capitol hill. and michelle synder is at the white house. what was it you would say that each side was trying to do today? as you talked to members, did th t tell you they thiy are changing minds? reporter: democrats were trying to lay out the substantive case that the president of used his power and was corrupt. republicans did answer that substance to se degree, more than before, but they were also trying to point at what they say was other wrongdoing. the call log for example or

hunter biden. and they raised points of order to shake up the hearing and make the hearing look like it was not on stable ground itself self. in terms of changing minds -- this was the smallest at the impeachment hearing so far. we are hoping we reach voters according to one member that i spoke to. judy: and to you, lisa, awe heard nick report, the white house decided not to put its side of the story forward. they did not provide a lawyer or anyone to make a defense for the president. how are they reacting to tay? how do the republicansde feel ty heir case? wuse spoke of the impeachment hearing say he hched a bit of it but basically said it was a disgrace. republicans though have outlined a new defense of the president

going after the eu ambassador. saying he was seen as an intelligence risk and problematic. people were wondering why he was so involved with ukraine. ambassador gordonas acting at the direction of president trump according to the democ ats. i spoke attorney for the abbasid are who said the testimony speaks for itself. and in his testimony, he said he felt the president was asking him to go forward with a quid pro quo, pressure ukraine and et an investigation into biden in exchange for the military eight. and going after -- military aid. rudy giuliani.ek over the d, president trump said he was aware of rudy giuliani being in ukraine and he was collecting ation that might help hi rudy giuliani willming outat

with a report. even as republicans are trying throw people under the bus or scapegoat them as democrats would say, they are coming up -- on that end.vent. judy: where do things go from today? reporter: buckle up, it will move quickly. chairman nadler said over the weekend that he felt they could have articles ofch impnt ready for the committee to discuss this week which meansee and the next tr four days. a have not decidedxactly what the articles will be yet according to our reporting. it will likely include of soe of power an sort of abstraction. in the past few minutes, republicans -- i'm sorry, democrats put out a letter rejected again -- rejecting witness requests. it is unclear if there willnee any more wes. in the nextve hour, we could

our final substantive hearing. we don't know yet. i think it will move fast. judy: find my, back -- finally, back to you, we know the white house s not participating with what is going on at the house. for a trial, the white house will have to prepare and participate. w are they preparing? reporter:te the wouse is taking a different stance. it is gearing up to have representatives come to the senate. i spoke to a white houseide and he said he was 100% certain there would be white house lawyers there. tomorrow there will be news here at the white house. the rsian foreign minister, sergey lavrov will be meeting wi president trump. last time he was here was in 2017 and president trump was

accused of disclosing classified information related to an isis and informant to russia so people will be watching closely how the president interacts with this russian official. judy both of you, all day long veryis story, thank y much.♪ stephanie: good evening. i am stephanie psy with newshour west. we will return to judy woodruff and the program soon. a developing update on the impeachmt inquiry. multiples n sources say house democrats are preparing to announce two articles of depeachment against pre trump tomorrow. according to the washington post theil articlesbe announced at a morning news conference. russia's president vladimir

putiand ukraine's president held their first one-on-one meeting today. it happened in paris after they met with french president emmanuel macron and german chcellor angela merkel for broader peace talks. pvladimir putin asident zielinski said the meetingsere productive and agreed on a prisoner swap. americans are among eight missing tourists after a volcano erupted off of new zealand's coast. it happened on whitey sland in the plenty north of the mainland. dozens of tourists were exploring the area. sydney residents woke up to a city shrouded in smoke tuesday morning. a severe heat wave and strong winds are hampering firefighters' efforts. half of the fires are burning

out of control. words in the direcfstile new president trump today. a former nuclear negotiator called the president a heedless and erratic old man. eat c after president trump tweeted on sunday that ki the north korean leader was too smart to return to open hostility. iran says i its ready to swap more prisoners. on saturday, a chinese american scholar was released after being a government spokesperson in a iran said this was not part of broader talks. >>e e ready fo cooperation to bring birk all of the ians unfairly imprisoned in america. the prison exchange was not done based on negotiations. stephanie: at least fouen

american citare still being held in iran. police in hongong have reported that they haveade over 6000 arrest. hundreds of thousands of protesters marched peacefully on sunday. officials approved the march in advance. in france, mass strikes kicked off the work week with near standstill commutes. parisians cramped into the few available trains. and in lille train tracks were empty. the protesters are targeting the french president's calls for pension reform. the world anti-doping agency banned rsia from international sporting events for four years over a sta-sponsor doping. russian athletes will stl be able to compete in nextummer's olympics but not with their

flags or anthem. russian authorities haveth only selves to blame according to the watchdogs. >> russia was afforded every opportunity. ferentse instead a d route.stephanie: the russian sid they will appeal to the court of arbitration for sport. the u.s. supreme court left in place a kmatucky law that ates ultrasound exams for women that wantns abort the statute requires doctors to perform this scan and show the images to the patient before ani ab procedure. an appeals court had upheld the law. the supreme court refused to review the rolling. and paul volcker died today. economics correspondent paul looks back at his life and work. reporter: as'7", paul volcker was known as tall paul.

president jimmy carter chose him to head e federal reserve in 1979 win at the u.s. faced runaway inflation. to bring prices under control, paul volcker, never without a cigar, choked off the money supply driving up interest rates to discourage lending and he defended the pon the mcneil lehrer report. >> to get interest rates down, you have to stop activities that will continue to bring the inflion rate down. he figured what have the desired effect as they did but they caused a deep recession and unemployment. homebuildersent him there protests scrawled on wooden planks but he stood tall. >> you cannot deal with the

problem by saying we will lead inflation go ahead. reporter: his policies may have caused carter threelection. but today the president saie that while s his polys were politically costly they were the right thing to do. by 1983, c inflation he down dramatically and president ronald reagan reappointed paul volcker as fed chair though they soon crashed -- clashed over the growing deficit. pa volcker left the fed in 1987. his last legacy was advising president obama after the pressing to restrict commercial banks for making risky investments. a controversial reform known as thvolcker rule. epnie: paul volcker was 92 years old. still to come, on the "newshour"

a blockster prove of documents revealed allies undergirding the war in afghanistan. we have the latest moves from the democratic campaign trail morrissette's "jagged little pill," a milestone of 90's rock opens on broadway. from the w eta pbs stuonos in washin judy: today the washington post has a blockbuster story- the results of several years of reporting and legal pursuit of government documents. for the last 18 years. according to the government reports, senior u.s. officials have been mieading the american public abouwar in afghanistan. john yang has the story. reporter: it was called "lesson

learned." it was started by a special inspector general. those lessons tell a very different private sry, one of misguided and fatal this function that violently coradicts with a narrative pushed by three successive administrations.heir >> there had been a lot of progress since 2001. goan pursuit of our core we are seeing significant progress. >> we have made tremendous progress. reporter: the washington post waged a three-year battle with theovernment to obtain thes lessons learned. craig whitlock was the leading reporter. you went through thousands of pages of these interviews. what was the big take away? craig: how blunt the people in charge of the w were about the failings of the strategy, about

hey we were there, and who enemy was.the afghanar's are inh white house for bush and obama said -- we did not havthe foggiest notion of what we were dertaking in afghanistan we did not know what we were doing. 2400 liv lost --where they lost in vain? when you see things like that from generals in charge of the war, that grabs your attention. reporter: did you get any sense why they were saying these things in private to the interviewers w b weren't ey saying them in public? craig: i think what happened is that they were being interviewed by another government agency a many had assurances that they would not be quoted i name or their comments wou not make it out without their approval. the washington post took the positi that these are public records. senior government officials

criticizing the war from top to bottom and the public has a right to know that. we have been fighting that for a long time. i think most of these people never thought they would be coded in public. reporter: you also say these bureaucratic pros and focused on an output that it -- an oput that soup -- alpha soup. >> i asked the inspector general. you have these commander's and ambassadors saying what a disaster whe war, how could you keep that from the public if it is your job to hold the government accountable for the war -- how could you sit on it? ani did not get much of aer. they would get around to it. this was so explosive. i think another government agency foundt it too handle. reporter: and given the title of

the project, lessons learned, you would think they would want the most franky comment teach the lessons but they were not interested in spreading er around the gent? craig: when they started this project in 2014, everyo t thought war was coming to an end. i think they thought it was a safe te to do this. at that point president obama sa he would withdraw all troops by the time he left office and that did not happen. when donald trump took office coming he has escalated the war. the air war has intensified greatly. the war went on much longer than anyone in government thought. it became much more sensitive. reporter: the people interviewea ed not just about the military strategy but also the other strategies. you pointed out the amount of nethat has been spent on

ghanistan. if adjusted for inflation, it is more than what the uma. spent on thhall project after world war ii. and what is to show r it? craig: not much. what we heardie in inteafter interview, everyone said is s more ney than they could possibly spend. they were ordered by congress andffials in washington to spend as much as they could and they greeted on how much money based -- grated on how ch money they spent. they said it did not make any sense and it backfired. it fueled corruption. itat ali the afghan people. reporter: you will have more coming up in the washington post? craig: every day we will have a

new volume. tomorrow we will talk about how flawed the strategy was. reporter: craig whitlock from the washington post with some very important reporting. thank you very much. ♪ judy: with eight weeks ucuil the iowa cs and 15 democrats still vying for theirarty's presidential nomination, we report on how the top polling candidates are turning their criticismsren each other. rter: south bend, indiana mayor pete buddhttigieg says he will make public his top political supporters. cthat aftticism from elizabeth warren. >> americans are sick of the

typical politician who says one thing in public and then goes behind closed doors. it is time for everyone in the campaign including the mayor to open up the closed door fundraisersss and let the p come in. reporter: elizabeth warren herself faces criticism from rbuttis iecamp. he was a consultant and she was a corporate lawyer. later on sunday, elizabeth palawrence cn revealed additional clients. -- elizabe warren's campaign revealed additional clients. ttigieg did not veal a client list. later today, his fmer practice said they would allow him to

reveal a list of clients. >> they say allf the campaign contributions do not impact may. really? why do you think these guys are giving you the money? yoof course, it impacts u. reporter: former vice president joe biden was asked about the indiana mayor in an interview new did the mayor's trouble ricourting the african-an vote. >> i have ner been uncomfortable or unwelcome to in the african-american community because they know i care deeply about thet issues that affec them. reporter: biden polled higher than any other candidate among black voters buthe candidates leading the polls so far are all white. with 10 days before the next debate, no candidate of color

has made the cut. cory booker has deced the party's qualification standards. >> to win in the nextlection, we have massive drop-offs between 2012 and 2016 in african-american voting. and as a rest, we lost three states. whoever the next candidate is, they better have an authentic connection with the african-americanrtommunity. re: candidates have unt ursday to meet the requirements. judy: and that brings us to amy walter and tamith from npr. welcome to you both and good to seyou. amy, i want to start with you, mayor pete has been under pressure. an his campaign spokeswoman said they would be releasing the

client list soon. is there something on there tham could damage amy w: it is pretty clet is going on. idea what is too much -- iowahss two moway. pete buttigieg is the front-runner there. elizabet warren needs to get back intont conn in the person standing in her way is pete buttigieg so it makes sense that she is spending timeto tryg knock him off his first-place finish. and they both need iowa as a springbod. they have both been front runners at different times and they are both expecting to use iowa to springboard them to a strong stand in new hampshire. that they think will help them go to nevada and south carolina, places where they are not polling as well because they are

not doing quite well with voters of color. >> there is a battle between them so far and it strikes me thate are having it onhe democratic side at the same time that we have a president that has not released his tax forms. >> there is a bottle of radical transparency going on on the democratic side. this though is about the democratic primary. they are signang that they will be different from president trump. but they will all be different. vice president biden has h reporters at his fu fundraisers all along. elizabeth warn has not had big fundraisers. bernie sanders has h release tax returns. and president trump is literally in crt every few days fighting to keep his records sealed. >> a -- what is important is

that the things that may be animating voters may not b animating others. what is clear is what they are doing with this sparring back and forth is who can stand up when donald trump hurls accusations at you? who cannd take them counterpunch quickly? >>id when two caes hone in ion each otheris an opportunity for other candidates to rise. who benefits? >> if you are someone like amy klobuchar you are watching this thinking this is your opportunity. have been sitting in fifth place. if the o shine comes top candidates and they drop it will

give me an opportunity to focus on my message while not coming under attack. i think it is alsoood for joe biden for the spotlight to be off of him. when it is onim, it is usually for a not good reason. onof his weaknesses. now, the focus is on the other two candidates. >> there is another democratic debate coming up. weere a few days away from qualifying deadline. it will be december 19 in los angeles. take a lk at the candidates who have qualified so far. we still have a few days until the deadline. all six candidates, biden, sanders, were in and three other -- warren and three others, they are all white. if you look atou the candidates on the cusp include congresswoman robert angabbard d

mr. yang. you have been talking to democratic voters out there. for a party that needs voters of color, is this a problem to have an all white? age? -- and all whit all white stage? >> they say we want to take on donald trump. maybe someone like a biden or a ey wonder if a candidate of color can take on donald trump. as you speak to democratic voters, many are replaying 2016 and trying to figure out what went wrong. whisper in these tones, i hear a lot of women saying i don't know if a woman

canum beat donald my can -- my colleagues in iowa hear from voters of color, may be we need a white guy to take on president tru>>. there a not a lot of women and people of lor. there are only two african-american senators and they are or wereidunning for prt. the pool is not that deep end of the folks that are in theool they are running. the senate and governorships need to look a lot more like the democratic coalition in the house. that is much more reflective of the democratic electorate. thhouse caucus which is a majority female and nonwhis. that is what eventually the theory is th the senate and

governorships will look like but we are not there yet. >> before we go, i would like to get your take of the long awaited release of the inspector general report. what do you ke of it? >> the response from president trump and his attorney general was like they were looking a different report. they have wanted to focus on discrediting the entire investigation and william barr, much as he did with the mueller report, came out and made a tstatem saying -- this is what i see in here. >> good to see you both. ♪ alanis morissette's grammy award

winning out on released in 1995 big in the angry and raw soundtrack of an angry generation and today it is the basis of a musical tt just opened on broadway. our special correspondent caught owup with the as it made its pre-broadway run in boston. the story is part of our ongoing ar and culture series -- can this. -- canvas. reporter: it came out ofse nowhere, rel just before summer in 1995, the album "jagged little pill" tour into the culture with the ferocity as its title with suggest. the lyrics were from a teenager, alanis missette who had been a purveyor of pop in her native canada. today, she remembers, she altogether different to say. >> i gave myself permission to say what was going on

without sugarcoating ire rter: it was the anti-pop. alanisorissette goreal and ra ♪ >> there was an urgency to the writing, definitely. it w almost manic. a very channel experience. super exhausting but very gratifying. it took one or two takes. 80% of the record were the original demos. reporter: the record won five grammys and is now among the best-selling albums of all time. do you look back at it now -- what happened? >> what the heck happened? good question. i make funny guesses at this but me of it was that there

was a movement. and the way it was happening and i feel i puty hand up and volunteered at the top of the wave with my surfoard and i became a spokesperson of a kind for this emergence of anen authentic expe of what it was to be a human or a woman at those times. we will go to plan b. reporter: today, jagged little pill is taking on a new life. ♪ >> the running joke becam there was a circumstance in the story that was emeing and i would say -- i have a song for that and they would say -- of course you do. reporter: the music centers on a middle-class family in coeccut. picture-perfect on the outside,

they are unraveling on the inside. from opioid addiction to sexual assault. >>ot i didant the songs to lead a such but to support the story is that makes sense. >> the songs do an incredible amount of heavy lifting. reporter: diablo cody makes her theatrical debut. with a myriad of procts in the works, she said she did not have time for the show but as someone who's adolescence was shaped by morrissette, she could not say no either. >> i could not walk away either. i would be consumed by jealousy for the person that got to do this. reporter: she has created the family and the issues drowning em as a metaphor for society writ large, addiction among

them. aptor a show called "jagged little pill." >> a lot of people are in a desperate need for comfort. they are feeling kind of disenfranchised. it honestly does not surprise me tohe see you -- the euro purée crisis. it feels grotesquely appropriate to the times. :report as does music even though it is now more than two years old. >> it is crazy to me how well it holds up. if anything, it is more profound to me now. >> i can still sing it with as much conviction perha even moreres i think there is mo ceptivity to the topics i ouve in to writt. reporter: including anger which

has also -- which has often been synonymous with her work. >> i will take anger. it is aorgeous life force. it gets a bad rap. the actual life force it self and what anger is -- it's forward movement helps me and others set boundaries, speak up for oneself. reporter: morrissette says when she finished the album she no idea of would be so successful. >>he my dad saidi was younger that sweetheart, people will either love you or hate you. and i said, ok, if that is the case i am left to define things for myself. that is all i can continue to do. always been to make the sic

matter, alo pphy she carries to the musical. for the pbs newshour, i am in cambridge, massachusetts. judy:agged little pill is now a show. that is the "newshour" for tonight. join us online and here tomorrow evening. from all of us, we will see you soon. >>ng major funor the pbs newshour has been provided by -- bnsf railway, consumer cellular. warner bros. pictures. and by the alfred ploan undation supporting science, technology,fi and improved ncial literacy and the 21st century. >> supported by the john d and catherine t macarur foundation, committed to building a more just and peaceful world. more informati at mac.org.

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