catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. at macfound.org park foundation dedicated heigening public awareness of critical issues... and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. ♪♪ >> narrator: this is a story that starts with pain-- the kind that's so severe, people become desperate for relief. john kapoor understood that pain and thought he could help. >> i met john kapoor here in phoenix. he had come to arizona from chicago and developed insys corporation to try and produce some medication that would help with cancer pain andts symptoms. >> narrator: dr. lisa jo stearns is one of eight people connected with insys who agreed to speak to us about their experiences with kapoor and his drug. >> kapoor's wife had died of, with breast cancer. she had developed quite a deal of pain. he had tears well up in his eyes when speaking about his wife, and that his main mission now was to try and help decrease the amount of suffering for patients. i believed that he was somebody that could help us

catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. 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. judy: we have two major stories tonight. the first case of the omicron variant of covid was detected in the u.s. today -- something most health officials had said was inevitable. we'll delve into the implications of this a little later. but first, the future of abortion rights took center stage at the u.s. supreme court. the justices heard arguments this morning over a mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. and outside the court building, recognizing one of the most consequential cases about the issue in decades, dozens of protesters on both sides gathered en masse. to break down the arguments and the potential fallout, we turn to marcia coyle, chief washington correspondent for the national law journal. she was in the courtroom today for the oral arguments. and mar

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catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.ith 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. stephanie: i'm stephanie sy with newshour west, we'll return to the full program after the latest headlines. the fight against covid-19 is advancing. pfizer says its double-dose vaccine -- plus a booster -- may offer significant protection against the omicron variant. the initial 2 doses, by themselves, appear much less effective. meanwhile, the fda authorized a new astrazeneca antibody drug for people with serious health problems who need more protection. and in other covid news, late tonite, the senate voted to overturn president biden's vaccine mandate for private businesses. the measure now moves to the house of representatives. we'll turn to the issue of vaccine mandates, after the news summary. president biden today underscored his warnings to russia's president vladimir putin not to inv

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catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.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. >> woodruff: there is potentially encouraging news tonight on covid-19. pfizer says that its double-dose vaccine-- plus a booster-- may offer significant protection against the omicron variant. the initial two doses by themselves appear much less effective. meanwhile, the f.d.a. authorized a new antibody drug for people with serious health problems who need more protection than a vaccine provides. we will turn to the issue of vaccine mandates, after the news summary. president biden today underscored his warnings to russian president vladimir putin not to invade ukraine. leaving the white house, the president said sending in american troops is not on the table, but moscow would still pay a high price. >> economic consequences like none he's ever seen, or

catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.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. >> woodruff: the food and drug administration authorized the first pill today for an at-home covid treatment to prevent hospitalizations. high-risk patients who are 12 or older and weigh at least 88 pounds will be eligible for the medication from pfizer if prescribed by a doctor. the company says it cut the risk of hospitalization by almost 90% if taken within a few days of initial symptoms. white house officials said today the initial supply of the pill, known as paxlovid, will be limited. >> we will have 265,000 treatment courses of pfizer available in january. with monthly totals of pills ramping up across the year, and all ten million treatment courses delivered by late summer. just as we've done with vaccines and monoclonal antibody treatments we wi

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 ♪ >>> hello, and welcome to "amanpour & company." here's what's coming up. >> it's now on russia to de-escalate the current tensions by reversing the recent troop build-up. >> my exclusive interview with the ukrainen ambassador to the united states as tensions continue to rise with roush. >>> then we look inside one of libya's detention centers and journal exist ian urbina tells me how the eu is indirectly helping to fund it. >>> plus, puerto rico is beating the odds to become the poster child for u.s. vaccination. the former mayor of san juan tells me how they did it. >>> also ahead, can big business save our climate? >> how much more devastati

catherine t. macarthur foundation. more information at macfound.o rg.ith the ongoing support of these institutions. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributio to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: federal reserve officials announced they are prepared to fight inflation with a series of interest rate hikes next year, suggesting it will begin earlier than they projected just months ago. the fed's benchmark interest rate, which affects borrowing, lending, and economic growth, has been near zero since the start of the pandemic in an effort to boost the recovery. but today, fed chair jay powell said there could be as many as three rate hikes next year, starting in the spring, in an effort to cool persistent rising prices. >> high inflation imposes significant hardship, especially on those least able to meet the higher costs of essentials, like food, housing, and transportation. we are committed to our price stability goal. we will use our tools both to support the economy and a strong lab

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catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing suppor 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 [dramatic music] - hello everyone, and welcome to amanpour and company. tonight we're bringing you a music extravaganza and here's who's coming up. ♪ don't let me down ♪ ♪ don't let me down ♪ - [christiane amanpour] get back director peter jackson shows us the beatles as we've never seen them before. also ahead, from bristol, england to nashville, tennessee, four time grammy nominee yola, on her genre bending sound, plus... - music used to just be a sound that moved the air until it became the air that i breathe. - [christiane amanpour] dave grohl of nirvana and the foo fighters tells harry srinivasan how music saved his life and why he's finally openi

catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.n 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 >>> hello everyone, welcome to "amanpour." here's what's coming up. >> democracy doesn't happen by accident. we have to renew it with each generation. >> as president biden wraps up his democracy summit, what, if anything, has been achieved? i'm joined by the u.s. under secretary of state for democracy. then -- >> many of us who don't die could be left battling covid. >> just what is long covid? we get the answers on the lingering condition. and -- >> we're disappointed that no one has paid for the tragic, brutal murder of a 14-year-old boy. >> more than 65 years since the murder of emmett till, the justicde

catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.ore 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 performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.] >> this is "pbs newshour" west from weta studios in washington and from our bureau at the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -today on "cook's country," i'm making the fastest batch of old-fashioned chicken noodle soup. toni is taking us back in time to tell us the history of chicken noodle soup. jack's telling us everything we need to know about store-bought broth. and christie's making beer-batter cheese bread.