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trump's fate. t first, the senators spent more long hours today posing questions to the lawyers for the president. amna nawaz begins our covera. amna: the last day of questions in the impeachment trial began like the others with a prayer, this time with a focus on truth. >> lord, keep them from fear as they believe that your truth will triumph through them. amna: the qstions and debate that follow revealed different versions of the truth between the president's team -- >> t they wanto slow it down and amna: and those working to impeach him. >> this is not a banana republic. it is the democratic republic of the united states of america. it is wrong. amna: especially as a bigger

ooquestion -- whether or not 51 senators will vote to allow witnesses like john bolton whose upcoming book reportedly confirms the link between the ukraine and joe biden and his son hunter. >> mr. chief justice, i sent a question to the death. amna: democrats continue to build aase. tim kaine asks about the president's alleged obstruction of justice. >> what is to stop the president from complete cooperation with the congress? fundamental reason. for a more he issued an orderatorically directing the executive branch to defy everything ballpark of the house. >> the question from senator cramer and young -- you m amna: and this question brought

up the president's team to respond. >> the answer is no. >> we heard manager nadler say -- only the guilty response to subpoenas. and manager shifts saidme ing that was contrary to our system. amna: adam schiff's prostration unfurled on the senateloor. -- adam schiff'srustration unfurled on the senate floor. >> what remedy is there and the response is -- impeachment. impeachment! aughter] you cannot make this up. amna: leaving the president's cotorney to ridicule his laints. >> i have never been in any proceeding where you srsw up on the day and the judge says -- let's and you say, i'm no

ready yet. let's stop everything. did you subpoena the witnesses you are now seeking? osome but ners. did you try to enforce the amna: senator rand paul lt the chamber to sre his frustration after his question which included the name of the suspected whistleblower was rejected. >> the officer declinesre t the question as submitted. >> my qu whistleblower.bout the >> t question -- you amna: back in the chamber, elizabeth warren. >> does the ct tt the chief presiding over impeachment trial in which republicans and hitters have so

far refused to allow witnesses or evidenceonibute to the loss of legitimacy of the chief justice, the supreme court, and the constitution? amna: adam schiff responded. >> i don't think a trial without witnesses reflects adversely on the chiefamustice but us. : ultimately, both sides warned about the precedents that were going to be set. >> we are literally at the dawn of a new season of elections. we are at that season now and yet, we are talking about impeaching a president. amna: house managers countered that ancqttal would endanger democracy. >> he has made no bones about the fact that he would seek foreign intervention. amna: which version of the truth they will pursue will be revealed in their upcoming votes. for "the pbs newshour" i'm amna

nawaz. judy: we were at the ca tal listening as the senate questions and answers continue, but we are also watching closely to see about the decision regarding witnesses. lisa: we have a lot of reporting today including from o reporters who heard from one of the leadings senate republic who runs the conference, one of tho political leaders here says he is confident that they do have the vote to block witnesses. i have since had conversations with other sources who confirmed that they doelieve that republicans are either on the way or do ve the votes to senator lamar alexander from tennessee appears to be a swing vote and now they believe he is in favor of blocking witnesses thgh his office has not that appears to be one of the

forces leading the newfound confidence for the republicans on this question. judy: what are they saying at the white house about their ability to block witnesses? yamiche: about last week, the white house was feeling very nervous abouthe fact that they would not be able to blocktn ses but that has changed. i spoke to a senior white house source today and that rson said -- we will be conscious. nothing is settled until there is a vote that we feel better than we did yesterday. pthson also told me that senator alexander is the one they are looking at. this is a senator who is reportedly close to mitt romney. and they wonder if you might change his mind. they feel the president will get what he wants which is for the trial to be over this week and forha him t a ste of the

union address where he can say -- i was acquainted. the democrats impeached me and tried to remove me tha i am still here. i had a pretty tense exchange with kellyanne conway who was at the white house who had a rare briefing. i aed her about public statements that the former chief of staff, general john kelly has said that he believes john bolton if the manuscript that he has written says the president is tied to an investigation into democrats. kellyanne conway said she does respect general kelly. the white house says that we don't knoly exahat john bolton has said but what we want to do is not attack the people who say ey believe john bolton. judy: judy lisa, givenis all how will democrats of approach this for the next few days? lisa: i get a sense of

discouragement fromosome senate ats behind closed doors but they also say that the fight is not over. if they do le the vote on witnesses expected tomorrow around dinnertime, wthen expect the democrats to begin filing a series of motions at some point. one opportunity could be the himself.o acquit the president it gets a little weedy but that motion is amendable. they can propose as many and mamendments on y topics as they want including john bolton. also, on the horizon, we see nancy pelosi said she does not believe there would be an acquittal without any witnesses and that appears to be filterneg into the wes. and angus king says it would not be an exoneration without witnesses.

defining what has happened could be another division in the country after the trl and i think senate republicans are consideringeriously the idea of an investigation into the bidens in some form. just talk during th trial? i don't know but it is in the air for after this trial judy: fascinating. yamiche, the president has taken off for michigan and iowa. what is he saying right now about the trial? yamiche: he and his legal team are saying that the trial is going well today. his attorney said his statements were being taken out of context. he got a lot of pushback. the president going after his own interests as well as the interest of the count one and the same and he got a lot of pushback. he is making the case that he is being taken out of context.

ofseveral memberhe president's legal team are saying that. the president in michigan was supposed to be talking about trade but then turned to impeachment. he is supposed to be on his way to iof for a campaign rally but he is focused on impeachment. he is still very much focused on making sure that his legacy remains in tact and thate the white house has felt all. along that he would be acquitted. but this still feels even better for the white house.ee they'reng great tonight and we can expect that the president will be in good spirits going to iof. judy: terrific reporting from both of you. noan i am joined by two people who have been analyzing the trial.

margar taylor was the democrats chief counsel and deputy staff director for the senate foreign relations committee. she is currently at the editor.gs institution and senior and john who worked with then congressmen, a republican fromur oklahomag the impeachment of president clinton. welcome to both of you. let us talk about today. ueu have both been paying close attention to theions the senators have been posing back-and-forth. john hart, are we learning anything new from this exposition iyou want to call it that? john: i think bh sides are doing a good job of delivering their talking points. democrats are saying that the republicans don't want witnesses or a fair trial and republicans have done a good job of describing the core argument whsh is that the whole proc is a charade. violating the gde rule of

impeachment which says impeachment has to be birtisan . republicans have played video of nancy pelosi and chuumer saying that. and impeachment that is partisan on its face is illegitimate. we m see a win for republicans but this is a loss for our republic. judy: margaret taylor, what is w that is illuminated here? margaret: i ve a slightly different view. while we have seen repetitive questions and questions that allow the parties to repeat the talking points that they have ne before, what we also saw from a few senators, in particul some republicans, sometimes on a bipartisan basis, king some questions that lead me to think that they are thinking -- what happens after this trial is over? r example, a group of republicans asked the parties is there a legitimate situation where a president could request

foreign government, and announce an vestigation into a u.s. citizen when there ino investigation going on om u.s. lawnforment? another example that was interesting was senators on art bian basis were asking about this mixed motives questioned. when a president is or does something that is within his constitutional assigned duties if he has a corrupt motive it also potentially a non-corrupt motive --does that matter? i see senators looking beyond the writing on the wall -- the president will be a quit it but at will it mean for the norms for our country and our democracy going forward? judy: john hart, as we move closer to votes on this, what matters more -- the interpretation of the constitution or the facts?

john: what matters more for the country is the constitution. margaret indicated, there is a healthy discussion about the standa of impeachment. the founders created a system withmpeachment that is a political process. they put it in the senate so it would be a decisionel made by ted officials and the burden is on we the people. it is up to us decide what kind of behavior we tolerate. that has been productive but it has been highly partisan. judy: when you look back atne te and process -- nixon process, the parties came together. it wasifferent. margaret: that is true and we are not seeing that here. my hope going forwardaf is that r this is over, senators can together and figure out what they might agree on in terms of appropriate behavior for the president going or what.

judy: what about this question --what will matter more? the facts? politics? constitution? margaret: my view is that the arguments made here particully by professor dershowitz will have long lifetime i suspect. this theory of what the president can do is now going to be the large part of thef mall can thenesidential impeachment. i do -- presidential impeachm. whatst the cution requires will loom large going forward and will be important. judy: john hart,s someone that worked in the senate -- we mentioned you worked for tom corn from oklahoma, what is it like inside the senate when they are facing a very consequential vote like this?

and they probably have a sense that it will not go down the way it is going to go down. john: there is a lot of pressure and fatigue and short tempers. and what is interesting and troubling about where we are arght now is that it has gotten so poisonous andsan. i think it has degenerated a few times. when tom coburn come hwas in the house during the clinton impeachment and he supported it but to his credit, he sounded the alaron the partisanship 20 years ago. he went his leadership and said -- we cannot run on impeachment.at s our positive agenda? and newt gingrich said bill clinton has already motivated our base to us and in hindsight, history has not been kind to that impeachment. there was a movement to describe president.on as an illegitimate

at we should fear is -- losing is not fun but what is worse is a elections without consequences. judy: a quick question -- margareti am told and you were saying that some of the process or procedure tomorrow could be behind closed doors. is that healthy to the country? good questiois a sometimes, senators behind closed doors can be much more feel that not all ofheirhen they constituents are watching with every eye on them. closed door deliberations can be a helpful thing if senators want toeind way forward to fig out some sort of gosar deck moment to have -- catrtic moment to have. i don't think iwould be healthy if americans don't understand why tir senator made the decision they made. senators will need to knon out

and expl their constituents their vote and i hope that is de in an open session. judy: a margaret tayl john hart, good to have you both with us. and our special livag covof the impeachment trial is continuing on air and online tonight. occheck your pbs stationly or to -- orn j online at pbs newshour/impeachment and tomorrow, we will be back on air when the r triumes. ♪ vanessa: good evening. i'm the nasa ruiz at "newshour west -- vanessa ruiz at "newshour west." ntthe state departs devised americans not to travel to china due to the outbreak of the coronavirus and the world health organization has declared the outbreak in china to be a global

health emergency. officials in china confirmed frid morning in beijing nearly 9700 cases with 213 deaths including a record number in the last 2hours. the who says the virus is spreadinworldwide despite china's efforts. >> it is not actually because china is not doing what it can. it is actually doing more than what china is required to do. this is to protect countries especially with weaker health systems and to prepare for that. vanessa: one of the americans evacuated from china earlier this week tried to leave the military base wherehe group is being monitored.california offie rson quarantined for two weeks unless medically cleared sooner. the firste c of the virus spreading from person to person in the united states has been reported. a chicago man contracted it from

his wife. and while the senate focused on impe proceedings are still ongoing, the house voted again to curtail the presidents warmaking powers. the majority democrats repealed eth 2002 authorization of the war in iraq and barred funds for military action against iran. the bill has little chance inte the se and a woman who says president trump raped her is asking to have his dna tested. a columnist said the assault occurred in the 1990's and her may be on the dress she wass dna wearing. she sued him for defamation. virginia, nevada, and illinois filed st to force certification of an equal rights amendment to the u.s. const petition. the 1972 amendment guarantees equal rights for wom

on monday, virginia was the 38 state toh ratify wh the number required. the justice departmen it is too late because a deadlines set by congress expired decades ago. the number of u.s. troops injured by the missile attacks h om iran earlier this mos risen again. general mark milley said today that more than 50 were hurt. an increase from earlier this week. he said the injuries wereild and mark esper dismissed criminal -- criticism of president trump for calng them "headaches." >> he is very concerneabout the health and welfare o of all our service members, particularly those involved in the operations in iraq. he understands the nature of the juries. vanessa: the espag says the pe is asking permission to deploy --. life expectancy in the u.s. is on the rise again for the first

rstime in four y the centers for disease control andrevention report babies born in 2018 are likely to ve 78 years and eight months. the slight increase is due to declining desperate cancer and the trump administ moved to reshape medicaid and curb lateral spending on the program for the first time. this allows foraconverting fespending in to block rants giving dates mine control. anxchange, it limits the 71 million low income americans are covered under medicaid. the u.s. economy grew 2.3% last year, the slowest rate since commerce department numbe i show busineestment and consumer spending also dropped. and on wall street, the dow jones industrial gained 128 points.

the nasdaq rose 23 points and the s&p 500 added 10. still to come, on the "newshour with judyf" woodr how are pressure could help stem the rise in climate crisis. much more. ntdays to go the democratic primary. ♪ >> this is the "the pbs newshour " from washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: with just a few days to go bere the iowa presidential caucuses, mr. trump lands in des moines thisll evening to supporters. national correspondent stephanie side is at the site of his rally at drake university. th ral has not started yet but tell us about the atmosphere.

stephanie: it is a. these rallies feel like rock concerts and that is by design. when you walk into the ditorium, and there are more than 7000 people that can fit in here and i imagine it is going to be packed. lights and rock music blaringt through amplifiers. ey cap up the crowd this way and you can really feel the -- they amp up the crowd this way and you can really feel the energy. the president coming from michigan where he is expected to tout the trade deal that he signed with canada and mexico. we would expect that he would also tout that account -- that accomplish make here at this rally. i spoke to a trump supporter and he compared the president to garth brooks calling him the garth brooks of politics.

is here at this rally planning to vote for donald trump in november becse he feels like he speaks to him and he feelsde was never interes in politics until this candidate took thetage. this rally is also a reminder of whocver up being the democra standardbearer is up against. it is raucous, highly energetic several thousand people -- they undoubtedly are part of the four campaign strategy days ahead of the iowa caucus. to remind peple of uscular support he has here in iowa which he won by nine points in 2016. judy: you have been talking to voters going to the democratic caucuses. what can you tell us about the state of their race? stephanie: we have been to six presidential campaign events and

the last the days and those ents contrast greatly with rally.e are seeing at this the strategy for the democratic candidate is to hold small, intimate events where they can get their message across and they can makeye crop -- eye contact and shake their fans and answer questions at town halls. you will hear them talkg about substantive policy issues, policy plaormsl but everything to one of themill talk about beating donald trump. we did attend one of joe biden's events today in a suburb of des moines. it was in a high school gymneium with about 175 peo it was a highly staged event and every time the vice president mentioned beating donald trump, that is when he got thsebiggest appline. the polls are showing a tight race at the top. you get the sense that candidates are desperate for after vice president biden gave

this grand stump speech coming he had a humble message at the end which was -- please help me. i need you to vote oay. judy: fascinating. stephanie sy reporting for us from des moines. thank you. stephanie: my pleasure. ♪ judy: and now, we returned to the latest on the coronavirus outbreaks. william brenra update.as an william: we have seen i spread in china and expansion to at least 14 nations. the world health organization has declared this a global health emergency and we have now seen the first confirm person to person transmission in the u.s. for a closer look at what this

means, we turn to the direor of the national institute of allergy and infectious disses at the nih. this first case is a 60 something-year-old woman that went to china, got the virus, and came home in fact in her husband. we know how viruses operate, especially with people living gether. people who are seeing this news, wh would you say to them for their alarm and concern about this? >> i think you just said it. this is to be expected. someone in very close contact with anothers individual that infected, it is not surprising that there is tranission. the thing that would be of concern and that we are watching carefully is what you ll sustained transmission -- from one person to another to another. the system now is that the

person recently infected from a person infected in china, came re and infected a close partner -- that indivual is now under isolation and the contacts with film that person came into, those individuals are now being traced. the public health system is now on top of that. what the concern globally is the rapid sustained person person to person transmission going on right now to a great degree in chin the reason the whoseclared t a public health emergency of international concern is because f other countries outside china we are starting to see that sustain transmission from person to person to person and thats what we need to be concerned about. united states is still low but in the same breath, i say ware taking it very seriously as public health officials and

scientists. william: in your press conference earlier this week you kept stressing the need for more information, dtoa, and samples ome out from china. are you gettihe cooperation and sharing you need from chinese officials to best do your job? >> the answer is yes but i think we can do better. if you compare the transparency during the sars outbreak in 2002, everyoneeyealized that were agree just late not transparent and that delayed things a long time. that is different no they are being open. what we would like toee though is the actual data and the patterns of disease going on there ourselves because what is happening there will inform us better as to what our policies will be here. looks like we are moving in that direction. the who is putting together a group to go there hopefully including us that would take a

firsthand, on the ground look at the data. willm: there is a fair amount of modeling coming out of hong kong and other parts of the world looking at the current i spread aicating it could turn into a global pandemic. do you think that is true is it too early to make that call? >> you have to be realistic and realize that it could turn into a global pandemic and that is why we are doing everythiat to prevent i think to deny that possibility is unrealistic and that is why we are preparing f the worst. whether it is going to happen, we have nodea of predicting the odds of that. the chinese are doing rather dramatic institute try to contain that within their own country. th of locking down 50 million people to prevent them from going in and out of certain dramatic way t try to contain that. what we are doing here is the

typical, classical purlic health me. trying to keep people that are infected out of the country and if someone does get in, isolate them and prevent them from infecting others. hopefully, those public health ilmeasures work but we still ted to prepare for the wo and we know we are taking -- we know that the public in the u.s. andow the world to e are taking it seriously. william: i imagine this has to be difficult for you dealing with these fears about a handful of virus cases in the u.s. when we have anothfl virus, the nza virus which has alreadyickened millions of americans taking 8000 people's lives here in the u.s. alale. how do youance those risks versus a fear of one comg here? >> w have been through thi

many times in so many other situations. the fear of the unknown and what might happen almost always supersedes the concern of mething that actuall is happening and causing a lot of damage. and you are absolutely correct. we are in the middle of a flu season and we have more disease and death from flow then some countries even have withou this reak. the issue is that we should concentrate rs protecting ves from influenza which e samew it's pattern at time as we prepare for something because it is a brand-newwith infection. it is a balance. william: anthony, thank you as always. >> good to be with you. ♪ judy: stay with us. coming up on "newshour" and

author givess his take on talking to strangers and the u.s. postal office debuts a new forever stamp as we celebrate the life of our friend. how people vote in an election can be affected by peers friends, family, and neighbors which is alsof true of some our economic choices. tonight, our economics correspondent, paul solman explores how those forces could be marshaled for oth constructive purposes. as part of our regular series -- "making sense." >> the man in the middle is the hidden camera subject. he has arrived from an paul: he made a film using the aired on his tv show "candid camera." >> ♪hado you say to a naked

lady ♪ paul: an unsuspecting j applicant arrived for anrv inw. they begin to disrobe. sure enough -- >> ♪ t people will follow obediently ♪ behavioral contagion.called this it ds not just lead to humiliation or explain the bad outcomes of mob behavio in fact, he thinks behavioral contagion could a key to solving our most pressing problems, even climate change. >> shifts in public opinion occur rapidly and unpredictably and it is because whenwh that is i think about something depends on what people around me think about something. -sex: consider sa marriage today, a solid two thirds

majority is in favor. his new book, under the influencein -- pu her pressure t work him argues that behavioral contagion can be a force for environmental good. it is an about-face seeing aen how he has riting for decadesbout how keeping up with or a head of the joneses has been i -- a decawhich house sizes doubled compared to mes in the 1950's, as uv sales -- suv sales doubled. >> the reason we build such big houses is because other people like us have been doing that. paul: even in this small town, they have their shar of mcmansions. par for the course says this realtor. >> that what people want. paul: why do they want to?

>> the people at the top led the charge and they do what everyone does in a stratum -- >> that has pushed up the standard for the average square footage of a home. n>> them gets shifted upward. paul: luxury fever. bigger houses and vehicles absorb more resources to build and more energy to run. but look, since we a hardwired to take our cues from other, why not put behavioral contagion to good use? and we can. >> it works in both directions. when some abandoned these vehiclesthe decline will be just as explosive. >> the trend is smaller homes. paul: in the same local development where mcmansions

bloomed, the latest model is half the size. >> this is not seen as a negative chic mighte way to put it. >> the more important effect is the influence on others. paul: consider the solar panels, says frank -- >> i see my neighbor put a solar panel on his roof and maybe he know something i don't know that we have a nueus. paul: bob frank wand to put house did not get enoughbut the sun. the alternative is purchasing shares in a solar farm. >> ielon't want to call ma magnate but i do own a share in it.ul

joe runs a solar energy firm ina ithat counts bob frank as a customer. the point is, when you zoom into -downto >>ou have six different customers within that two block area. paul: and outside of town, to pressure also seems to work. and even in the woods, -- >> there is one customer that could have solar power and that is where it stted. the neighbors all tried get it but could not. but these customers have all put their panels on solar farms instead. paul: do the neighbors bribed with each other? >> for sure. paul: and keeping upec with ther omizing as well, another affect of p or pressure. >> sold -- of peer pressure. >> solar is the cheapest power

you can get. >> six any actor alive or dead can connected to me through our work in six or less. rudolph valentino in 1922 was in beyond the rocks with her trued asked her who did ddy longlegs 1955 with james cromwell who was in a movie in 2009 which gives him a bacon number of three. >> the fact that we are vastly more closely connectedtho one anothe anyone ever imagined really is the heart of why we influence one another so strongly. paul: biting smalesr cars or hoputting up solar panels -- will behavioral contagion alone save us? don't we need policy to save the earth? >>pe we should chargle for discharging co2 into atmosphere

what is new in the story is that the effect of doing that will be vastly bigger than anyone imagines. it is an area ripe for progress in economics. paul and it is happening. your electric bills shows how your usage compares to your neighbors. contagion.here is corporate many have made big pledges to cut their carbonmissions. if bob franks own roof is panel free, how can he be the pros social typhoid mary who positively infts his neighbor? it turns out he just had to do what he learned in this story. put up a sign that he has gone lar too with panels at the farm which are even more cost-effective there been on his house. paul solman from in and around ithaca, new york. ♪

spectacular, we invite you to walk in the shoes of someone new and tonight's episode features author malcolm gladwell who tells us what to look for when meeting a person for aew -- a first time. he also hosts a podcast -- revisionist history. >>in we aroo much of a hurry that we seize whatever evidence is there and jump to c aclusions and probably not as aware as we should st of how many es we make in that process . every time you meet someone new there is ahrill of anticipation. you are presented with a puzzle -- who is this person? it is easy to create the illusion of intimacy and create the person you're talking tond that you should be careful.

cwhen a judgefronts a defendant in an attempt to decide whether they should be given bail or not, h good are they at making that judgment? to prect if that person's dangerous or not and wt you discover in thatoment is that judges do a very bad job of that. an that is because they are human beings and human beings do a bad job of summingomne up in a one minute conversation. the judge does not have enough material to make a reasonable and accurate assessment. that uld be aware awfully lot of what we consider to be conflict in the world is notbu conflic misunderstanding. a series of high profile encounters beten african-americans and law enforcement. the young woman from chicago who was in texle and pover by a police officer. she was distressed ande thought she was dangerous which are two extremely different emotions with different consequences. >> you just opened my car door.

you're going to drag me out of my own car? >>he was the first the -- she was the furthest thing of a threat to him and it ended up in tragedy. this is what drives us to reach conclusions about people. i don't mean to temper that riosity. i mean to extend it. we need to find ways not to reace the human judgment but to assist it and were starting to find ways like artificial intelligence. helping human beings correct for some of their biases. we are trusting engines which is a good thing. i can accept that because i grew up in southern ontario in the 1970's. that is easy to accept the fundamental notion that are better off trusting strangers. we should be willing to consider the possibility that people are

more com wicated than assume. my name is malcolm gladwell and this is my brief but spectacular take on talking to strangers. judy: you can find more briefpe butacular essays on our website. me people leave a mark long after they are gone. when i fall is one of them -- glenwen eiffel is one of them. she was honored with a special postage stamp and the mbrent was celeated at her spiritual home. it was an event that drew stamp collectors -- >> i am a member of black stamp collectors that collects stamps of african-americans. judy: fans from far and wide came. >> a stamp is what you put on a

note to send to your iends. people all over this country will be doing that and they will know why i chose this stamp. she was thoughtful, kind, and dedicated to the american public. ♪ [applause] judy: the u.s. postal service officially unveiled the black heritage forever stamp at a dedication ceremony at the metropolitan ame church in washington, d.c. her brother accepted the honor on behalf of her family andte rea poem that he wrote -- >> it is entitled -- gwen forever. herle s- compassionate, consoling, cognizant beams out at us. erauy has given her the stamp of approl. when we have something to say that is too difficult or complicated tsa in a text or

over the phone, she will be with us. our memories will fe ove time as our lives will but her image, image, legacy, spirit will indoor -- will endure. [applause] judy: her stamp puts her in a pantheon of other black trail blazers honored with ace damp including rosa parks, dr. martin luther kin junior, ida b wells and jackie robinson. former u.s. attorney general eric holder was a good friend. >> today, more than ever and in this city, in thisim the need for her is painfully acute. this is a time for journalists to be brave, demanding, unyielding, persisten s and committering truth with the nation. judy: her career in journalism began in newspapers.

the baltimore sun, the washington post, and the new york times. she moved to television in 1994 with a stint at nbc news. >> they have to find a way to work with this president. judy: and then come it was on to pbs moderating inshington week eview becoming one of the first black women to host a national political pgram. >> and to our new senior correspondent judy: here at "newshour" for 17 years, her work took her around the country. >> all of a sudden in iowa -- judy: reporting on politics. sitting down with singing legends. >> how do you handle the weight of the diva-ness of it all? judy and monitoring political

-- predential debates. and interviewing heads of state -- >> the notion that somehow america is in decline is notbo e out by the facts. nates and a lot of aggrieved people are voting for donald trump. judy: in 2016 at the age of 61, hered of cancer leaving colleagues and fans devastated. as she rose higher in her career, she mentored many of aspiring young journalists especially women of color. her pastor sd she believed her coections with african-american communities was essential. >> gwen did not seek nor accept thtantalizing offered to graduate from her blackness. she found gifted black women and opened doors for them that she had to kick down. judy: during today's ceremony,

her work and values were also recognized by two former presidents, obama and clinton. mea long journalist, noris was one of her longtime fr >> it is fitting that her images on a stamp. she was one of those people that malcolm gladwell might call a connector. she loved bringing people together. judy: her cousin, president of the naacp legal defense and education fund and many others treated the day as a celebration. >> nothing has done more to heal the pain of losing her than those three simple words -- forever. and at this time in our country, those words mean so much. to us, it means that our parents and grandparents' struggles were not in vain.

they live on in each of us forever. judy: the black carriage stamp went on sale at u.s. post officese nationwday. it was a beautiful ceremony today and i was so honored to be there. gwenn lives each one of us every day at "newshour" every day. and that is the "newshour" for nownd you may continue to watch our ongoing special coverage of the impeachment trl this evening on your pbs station or online. andtarting tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern. us here, thank you and we willof see you soon. an announcer: major funding for the "the pbs newshour" has been provided by -- >> before we talk about your investments, what is new?

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