. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. as we speak, tens of thousands of demonstrators across the country are marching in the so- called day of resistance, protesting the killings by police of michael brown, eric garner and akai gurley. in new york and in many other cities, thousands joined in mostly peaceful demonstrations. new york city protesters planned to end their march in front of police headquarters. another protest led by the reverend al sharpton marched on the national mall in washington, d.c. today. sharpton is calling for congress to pass legislation putting federal prosecutors in ch

those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs has been provided by:ç >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. ç >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for t8and by contributions to your s station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a siege that gripped downtown sydney, australia all day and much of the night, is finally over. but it came at the cost of two hostages dead, along with the gunman who'd held them. our chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner reports. >> warner: the storming of this chocolate cafe in sydney began with loud bangs, in the wee hours of tuesday morning. after police swept into the building, a hostage appeared, helped down the street by officers. moments later, another hostageç was carried out sobbing. several other people were wheeled out on

next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's whye ar your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, ari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good eveng. thanks for joining us. north korea today calledhe obama administration's clams that it was behind the cyber attack on sony "slander" and threatened to retaliate unless the united states agrees to conduct a joint investigation about the matter. its comments were included in a statement read on state- controlled television. american officials say the attack was similar to others carried t by the north koreans. chinese authorities have detained a 74-year-old american missionary, peter hahn. the incident occurred sterday near china's border with north korea. saying hundreds of christian missionaries have been

. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. an american hostage has been killed in a failed rescue attempt in yemen. 33-year-old photojournalist luke somers had been held by al qaeda militants for nearly a year. the group recently issued a videotape, threatening his life. somers was fatally shot by his captors last night when u.s. special forces launched the raid on a village in the southern province of shabwa. he died from those wounds. one local tribal leader said commandos landed in helicopters, deployed concussion grenades and stormed four different houses. a south african captive was also ki

those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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. >> ifill: it's been a fruitless hunt so far for an air-asia jetliner that disappeared sunday morning off indonesia. 162 passengers and crew were on board and two days of searching has failed to find anything. alex thomson of independent television news has our report. >> reporter: dawn this morning on the java sea for the international search effort some hopes raised as an australian team reported seeing debris off shore. the sighted debris proved to be nothing of

. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening thanks for joining us. late last night the senate passed a sweeping $1.1 trillion spending bill, heading off a government shutdown for at least the next fiscal year. the president is expected to sign it. despite it's passage, the budget plan has drawn criticism from both democrats and tea party republicans. besides funding the military and fighting ebola, the bill also relaxes school nutrition standards, clears the way for much larger campaign contributions from wealthy individual donors, and includes a controversial rollback on bank regulations put in place after the financial cr

those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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. >> ifill: from holy places to battlefields, christians and others made ready today for the coming of christmas. in bethlehem, thousands of the faithful, along with tourists, crowded manger square, traditional birthplace of jesus, in advance of midnight mass. at the vatican, pope francis led midnight services before throngs of worshippers in st. peter's basilica. and in afghanistan, american troops mar

for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years.f, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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. >> woodruff: president obama calls it the most significant change in u.s. policy toward cuba in more than half a century. in a stunning move today, he laid out plans for a diplomatic rapprochement with havana. >> we will end an outdated approach that, for decades, has failed to advance our interests, and instead we will begin to normalize relations between our two countries. >> woodruff: the president appeared in the cabinet room of the white house to make his momentous a

for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. funded in part by -- thestreet.com and action alerts plus where jim cramer and fellow portfolio manager stephanie link share their investment strategies, stock picks and market insights. you can learn more at thestreet.com/nbr. >>>>> in the fast lane, falling discounts got people into the auto showroom driving off with new cars as a handful of automakers post their best monthly sales figures in years. >> breakthrough d

for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years.f, the engine that connects us. >> thanks for my first car. thanks for giving me your smile, your motivation, and your belief that loved ones always come first. we wouldn't be where we are if it were not for the people that helped get us here. don't forget to thank those who helped you to take charge of your future and got you where you are today. the boss of your life. the chief life officer. lincoln financial. you're in charge. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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. >> woodruff: a white policeman in new york city will not be charged in the choking death of a black man that was caught on videotape. the case has been closely watched in the wake of event

those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> 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: friends and relatives lined up this afternoon at the wake for a new york city policeman, rafael ramos. he was one of two officers shot dead last saturday by a gunman, who then killed himself. hundreds turned out at a church in queens, a day before the ramos funeral. at the same time, a spontaneous memorial of flowers and candles kept growing at the site of the shootings in brooklyn. meanwhile, in oakland, california, christmas night protests over recent police killings of black suspects turned violent. a crowd smashed windows and even wrecked a public chr

. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. it's been a week now since two new york city police officers were murdered by a man who apparently was seeking revenge for the killings of michael brown and eric garner by white police officers, deaths for which the police were not charged. and today, there was a funeral for one of the officers shot dead in his patrol car last saturday in brooklyn. the newshour's hannah yi has our report. >> reporter: thousands flooded the streets near a queens church this morning for the funeral of officer rafael ramos, a 40-year- old father of two teenaged boys who had be

next on pbs newshour weekend >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. president obama has decried the murder of two new york city police officers in brooklyn yesterday. and so did the families of michael brown and eric garner, african-americans whose killings by white police officers set off nationwide protests. but former new york city mayor rudolph giuliani said today the protests send the message that "the police are bad, the police are racist," a conclusion, he said, that is completely wrong. meanwhile, the investigation into yesterday's incident is continuing. the newshour's william brangham reports. >> reporter: mourners gathered today at

. >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. it's monday morning in asia and the search for a missing airasia jetliner carrying 162 people is resuming. the airbus disappeared from radar screens about 40 minutes after taking off from indonesia on route to singapore. the newshour's zachary green has more on the investigation. >> reporter: at singapore's changi airport, friends and relatives gathered to await news about airasia flight 8501, which disappeared early this morning. among those waiting, the fiance of a young man who had been traveling with relatives. >> ( translated ): it was supposed to be th

those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> 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: president obama said today that the united states would respond proportionally and at time of its choosing to the cyber attack on sony pictures entertainment. the f.b.i. confirmed this morning that north korea was behind the attack on the company. mr. obama spoke on that and other issues, at a year-end news conference. >> all i want for xmas is to take your questions. >> woodruff: it was a year-end review dominated by the events of one week. as the fallout continued from the sony hacking scandal, and the studio's decision to cancel the release of the movi

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those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> 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: wall street sank into a week-ending swoon today, overwhelmed, again, by the plunging price of oil. a barrel of oil fell below $58 dollars a barrel in new york trading, down 12% this week alone. in turn, the dow jones industrial average slumped 315 points to close below 17,281. that was its worst week since late 2011. the s&p 500 dropped 33 points to close at 2,002, its worst week since spring of 2012. and the nasdaq fell 54, to finish at 4,653. financial expert hugh johnson says it underscores that lower oil prices present a trade-off. >> a decline in the

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