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alfred p. sloan foundation. and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> 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 >> 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 newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org . >> rose: welcome to the program, we begin this evening with a look at today's press conference in washington. joining me phil rucker, damian paletta, margaret brennan and jonathan karl. >> this has been an interesting day, for all the talk of shutting down the briefing room, there has been a buzz of activity at the white house for the first full weekday for president trump. the white house poll you mentioned, we've been brought in and the p

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alfred p. sloan foundation.ing science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> 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. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org emanuel ransom: when i first came to clarkston, the ku klux klan used to march in front of my house. maria hinojosa: today, small-town georgia has changed in some unexpected ways. we're sisters, you know, we were separated at birth. hinojosa: now whites are in the minority in clarkston, and it's home to refugees from over 40 different countries. graham thomas: you wonder if i've got any buddies anymore that think the way i do. should white america be afraid of becoming a minority? this is the new america-- black, brown, asian, lgbt, immigrants. the co

alfred p. sloan foundation.ing science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> 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. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: welcome to the program. we begin this evening with bob costa of "the washington post" reflecting on his interview with donald trump, president-elect, ant his plans to replace obamacare. >> something reflective of the trade throughout the campaign of trump is he's not driven by ide logical passions. he has a political antenna in the airport he knows the democrats are making the case the 20 million people covered under obamacare could lose their insurance if repealed and replaced and trump nose politically republicans have to have an answer for that, and he did say he's

alfred p. sloan foundation.rting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> 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 >> 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 newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: welcome to the program. tonight bill gates and warren buffett together for the hour. >> einstein said shortly after the launch of what was then called the atomic bomb, he said, i know not with what weapons world war three will be fought, but world war iv will be fought with stings and stones. that probability exists. it's the number one job of the president of the united states, whichever president acknowle

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alfred p. sloan foundation, supporting original research and public understanding of science, technology, and economics the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ narrator: on august 19, 1910, an assistant forest ranger named ed pulaski rode out of the smoke-filled bitterroot mountains that loomed over the town of wallace, idaho. for months he and his crew had been fighting wildfires in the bitterroots, but despite all of their efforts, he was afraid the town was going to burn. timothy egan: ed pulaski comes down and sees his wife and sees his adopted daughter, elsie, and says, "leave. "you've got to get out. you've got to leave to save your life." she says, "no, i'm going to stay here." and so he tells her to go up and hide in this reservoir. if it really gets bad, they can go in the water. so, the next day they go out to the edge of the trail there, kiss and say goodbye and thinking it'll be the last time they'll see each other. narrator: that afternoon, without warning, the wind began to blow, and flaming embers shot down fro