[applause] david m. rubenstein. [applause] the president medal of freedom is awarded to david m. from a working cath -- working class family in baltimore david rubenstein has become a leader in business, arts, and culture. after serving on the staff of the senate just dish -- senate judiciary committee david went on to become a transformational business leader and philanthropist. from advancing cutting edge cancer treatment, to restoring our nations monuments his leadership reminds us that at our best we learn from, preserve, and share our history so that everyone sees themselves in the story of america. [applause] accepting on behalf of george soros is alex soros. [applause] the presidential medal of freedom is awarded to george soares. born to a family in hungary, george soros escaped nazi occupation to build a life for himself and others around the world. educated in england, he settled in america as he became a philanthropist, supporting key pillars of open society. rights and justice, equity and equality, freedom now and in the future. his generosity reminds us all of our cap

[applause] >> david m. rubenstein. the presidential med ifal of freedom is awarded to david m. rubenstein. from a working class family in baltimore, david rubenstein has become a renowned leader in business, arts and culture. after serving our nation if on the staff of the senate judiciary committee and in president carter's white house, david went on to become a transformational business leader and philanthropist. from advancing cutting-edge cancer treatment to to restoring our nation's monuments, his leadership reminds us that at our best, we learn from, preserve and share our history so that everyone sees themselves in the story of america. [applause] >> accepting on behalf of george soros is alex soros. [applause] the presidential med ifal of freedom is awarded to george soros. born into a jewish family in hungary, george soros escaped nazi occupation to build a life of freedom for himself and countless others around the world. educated in england, he settled in america as he became an investor and philanthropist su

david m rubenstein. the presidential medal of freedom is awarded to david m rubenstein from a working class family in baltimore. david rubenstein has become a renowned leader in business, arts and culture. after serving our nation on the staff of the senate judiciary committee and in president carter's white house. david went on to become a transformational business leader and philanthropist. from advancing cutting edge cancer treatment to restoring our nation's monuments, his leadership reminds us that at our best, we learn from, preserve and share our history so that everyone sees themselves in the story of america. accepting on behalf of george soros is alex soros. the presidential medal of freedom is awarded to george soros. born into a jewish family in hungary, george soros escaped nazi occupation to build a life of freedom for himself and countless others around the world. educated in england, he settled in america as he became an investor and philanthropist, supporting key pillars of open societies

david m. rubensteinlause ] the presidential medal of freedom is awarded to david m. rubenstein from a working class family in baltimore, david ruben stein become a renown leader in business, arts and culture. after serving our nation on the staff of the senate judiciary committee and in president carter's white house, david went on to become a transformational business leader and philanthropist, from advancing cutting-edge cancer treatment to restoring our nation's monuments. his leadership reminds us that at our best we learn from, preserve and share our history so that everyone sees themselves in the story of america. [ applause ]. accepting on behalf of george soros is alex soros. [ cheers and applause ]. the presidential medal of freedom is awarded to george soros, born into a jewish family in hungary, george escaped nazi occupation to build a life of freedom for himself and countless others around the world. educated in england he settled in america as he became an investor and philanthropist suppor

. >> this is the "pbs news hour" from the david m rubenstein studio at weta in washington and in thet from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: america's long and close week where our neighbors to the north dispatch firefighters and air guns who help with the wildfires. but canada's assistance comes at a unique time when president elect donald trump is threatening to impose the tariffs on canadian imports and calling canada the 51st state. canada's ambassador to the united states joins us now. welcome to the news hour. >> thank you. amna: let me ask you about these comments. what is your response to those comments and how are they resonating in canada? >> i think that canadians to your second question have enjoyed a little bit of teasing back and forth for a while. there's a pivot more recently that's been a bit tougher and i think that's probably landing less well but what really matters here is that the president-elect is a negotiator and is trying to set the stage for a discussion and clearly wants to have a discussion with us around things t

. >> this is the pbs news hour, from the david m. rubensteinat weta in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: as part of his executive orders issued yesterday, president trump also delivered on the campaign promise to withdraw the united states from the world health organization. the white house accuses the who of mishandling the covid-19 pandemic, biased towards china, and says the u.s. is forced to pay more than its fair share to support the international organization. for more on the potential implications of this, we're joined by a law professor and director of the world health organization collaborating center at georgetown university. lawrence, welcome back. thanks for being with us. in a washington post op-ed today, you said leaving the who would be what you called a great mistake that would hurt americans. how so? what is the potential harm here? >> thank you for having me. i believe this is a truly historic decision, the united states really formed the world health or

. >> this is the "pbs news hour" from the david m rubenstein studio at weta in washington and in thefrom the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: one of president elect trump's most controversial nominees was the first to basis scrutiny of a senate confirmation hearing. pete hegseth has room to introduce himself to the country. 55% of americans don't know enough about him to have an opinion, 19% hold a favorable review of him, and 26% have a negative impression. geoff: the nominee was questioned today about alleged sexual and financial misconduct, as well as a concern that he lacks the experience to manage the defense department's more than three million employees. hegseth has denied any wrongdoing. congressional correspondent lisa desjardins reports now on how hegseth handled the hearing room spotlight. audience: usa! usa! usa! lisa: supporters chanted as the defense secretary nominee took the hot seat. pete hegseth, u.s. defense secretary nominee: when president trump chose me for this position, the primary charge he gave me was to bring the warri

. >> this is the "pbs news hour" from the david m rubenstein studio at weta in washington and in the the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: a new china-based artificial intelligence start-up is shaking up an industry known for its rapid innovation. it's called deepseek, and its biggest advantage, analysts say, is that it can operate at a lower cost than american a.i. models like chatgpt. it's already the top download in the apple store, sudden popularity that's disrupting markets, especially the tech-focused nasdaq, and it's raising lots of national security questions about china's progress amid a global race to develop artificial intelligence. gerrit de vynck is a tech reporter for the washington post and joins us now. thanks for being here. gerrit de vynck, tech reporter, the washington post: of course. geoff: so, explain for the unfamiliar, what is deepseek, this new chinese-based a.i. start-up that's the source of such consternation in silicon valley? gerrit de vynck: yes, so i mean, people are maybe familiar with openai or the maker of chatg

. >> this is the "pbs news hour" from the david m rubenstein studio at weta in washington and in the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: as we have reported, a federal judge today temporarily blocked president trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship, the first legal test for the president amid his flurry of week one immigration actions. birthright citizenship was enshrined in the constitution in 1868 and upheld in a landmark supreme court ruling in 1898 in the case of a young chinese american cook named wong kim ark. today, nearly two dozen states are suing president trump over his order to end it. washington state is one of them. and attorney general nick brown joins me now. attorney general brown, welcome to the "news hour.” thanks for joining us. nick brown, washington attorney general: thank you for having me. amna: so let's begin with that news today of the federal judge in seattle temporarily blocking president trump's executive order and calling it blatantly unconstitutional. what's your reaction to that ruling? nick: well, we'

from the david m. rubensteinn washington and in the west at the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. >> as we reported earlier, the trump administration ordered all federal employees who work in diversity equity and inclusion roles to be placed on paid leave starting today. in a memo issued by the office of personnel management, agencies supervisors are also asked to submit a written plan by the end of the month for dismissing the employees. part one of the administration's efforts to upend dei efforts nationwide. jeff green covers dei for bloomberg and joins us now. welcome to the news hour. thanks for being with us. so, the memo tells agencies to put the staffers on paid leave by 5:00 today. a plan to fire them they need to have by next friday. in the way of one example, there is a watchdog group called american transparency that says the department of health and human services alone employs 294 dei staffers, but do we know how many federal employees we are talking about? >> we don'

. >> this is "pbs news weekend," from david m. rubensteinos in washington, home of the pbs newshour, weeknights on pbs. john: as artificial intelligence increasingly becomes part of daily life, both its benefits and its pitfalls are becoming apparent. take medical centers. many of them use an ai powered tool called whisper to transcribe patients interactions with their doctors researchers , but have found that it sometimes invents text. it's what's known in the industry as hallucinations. that raises the possibility of errors like misdiagnoses. garance burke is an associated press global investigative reporter who's been looking into this. i first want to give folks an example of what researchers found. here's what a speaker said. simple sentence. and after she got the telephone, he began to pray. but here is what is transcribed. then he would, in addition to make sure i didn't catch a cold, he would help me get my shirt, and i was he began to to pray. now, what sorts of other hallucinations have been found? garance burke: yeah. so in talkin

. ♪ >> this is the "pbs news hour" from the david m rubenstein studio at weta in washington and in theter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: facebook and instagram's parent company, meta, announced today it's ending third-party fact-checking on its platforms, calling the decision a return to a -- quote -- "fundamental commitment to free expression.” meta's fact-checking program was rolled out in the wake of the 2016 election. ceo mark zuckerberg said today the rules had become too restrictive and prone to overenforcement. mark zuckerberg, ceo, meta: we built a lot of complex systems to moderate content. but the problem with complex systems is, they make mistakes. even if they accidentally censor just 1% of posts, that's millions of people. and we have reached a point where it's just too many mistakes and too much censorship. the recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech. so we're going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies, and restoring free expression our p

. ♪ >> this is "pbs news weekend," from the david m rubenstein studio at weta in washington, home ofews hour, weeknights on pbs. william: many believe we're living in the golden age of scams. romance scams, investment scams, fake job scams. even the most skeptical among us are falling prey to increasingly sophisticated frauds. one particular scam called pig-butchering has cost victims around the world an estimated $75 billion in just the last four years. ali rogin has more on what it is, and how to avoid it. ali: pig butchering investment scams have exploded over the last few years. named for the practice of farmers fattening hogs before slaughter, the scheme often starts with a simple "hi" or a seemingly innocent wrong number text on messaging platforms like whatsapp. before they catch on, victims can lose hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars. in 2023 alone, americans reported losing $4.6 billion to investment schemes. and it's not just the targets that are being harmed. the imposters on the other end of the line are often human trafficking victims forced to run the sc

. ♪ >> this is pbs news weekend from the david m rubenstein studio in washington, home, of the pbs newsr, weeknights on pbs. john: president-elect trump's inaugural committee has smashed fundraising records, racking up more than $200 million in pledges. dontions have come from leaders of big tech, financial services and telecommunications. some of those companies have federal contracts or are big federal contracts or are regulated by the federal government. ali rogin spoke with craig holman, an expert on ethics and campaign finance rules for public citizen, and cecilia kang, who covers technology for the new york times. ali: thank you so much for being here. craig, you put together a research document on the inaugural committee fundraising. who is donating? craig: it is shattering all records this time around. the trump inaugural committee originally targeted $150 million to spend on the inauguration which by itself would break records. then they upped it to 200 million dollars because money started flowing in and now we know is going to be around $250 million. it shatters all records i

. >> this is the "pbs news hour" from the david m rubenstein studio at weta in washington and in thealter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: parts of the democratic republic of the congo are under siege by rhonda -- ramonda back rebel group. and, yesterday, congo's president sent a clear message, vowing to fight back. the m23 rebel group took control of congo's eastern city of goma along the rwandan border in an offensive launch last week, intensifying decades-long tensions and conflict between the two nations. the latest violence has killed u.n. peacekeepers, overwhelmed hospitals, displaced hundreds of thousands of people, and sparked fears of a wider regional conflict. for more now, i'm joined by therese kayikwamba wagner, the congolese minister of foreign affairs. madam minister, welcome. thanks for being here. >> thank you for having me. amna: so can you just share with us the latest from any reports you have received on the ground about the situation in goma? has there been any change in the pace or the ferocity of the fighting there? therese: as y

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. ♪ >> this is the pbs "newshour," from the david m rubenstein studio and weat washington and from the school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: president donald trump has signed the first a of his second term. it is an immigration action that will change how ice can arrest migrants. the lincoln riley act, named after -- the laken riley asked allows for the detention of undocumented immigrants charged with crimes related to theft. it also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government if they think the states have suffered due to failures to enforce immigration laws. the president also announced an executive order to open a 30,000-bed detention center at guantanamo bay for deported migrants. amna: the action the president has taken in his first days in office extend far beyond legal immigration, closing the door to legal pathways to immigration as well. laura barron-lopez is back for a closer look at how migrants have been navigating the changes. laura: the trump administration has shut down or indefinitely halted most legal avenues for migrants to come to

. >> this is the pbs news hour from the david m rubenstein studio in washington, and the u.s. walter cronkite school of journalism at nona -- arizona state university. >> countries and businesses around the world will be watching to see just how quickly president elect trump imposes new tariffs when he takes office and how steep those tariffs may be. pbs special correspondent in washington post columnist catherine rappel reports how some companies are already repairing -- preparing. >> this is one of our newer products made with our new comfort technology. >> when donald trump won in november, rick's first call was to china. >> called our major supplier, found out how many could take before they close for chinese new year. we bought 30,000 pair that day. >> trump threatened 60% tariffs on chinese made goods. which might include all the shoes his company sells. >> we import, distribute around the u.s., men's and boys issues. we call it affordable comfort fashion. >> shifting production here is not an option given labor costs. >> over 200 operations, and there is a lot of labor

. >> this is the pbs "news hour" from the david m. rubenstein washington, and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: today marked a national day of mourning for the funeral of the late president jimmy carter. amna: but it was also a day to remember and celebrate the life and legacy of the nation's 39th president, a man who served only one term, but who forged an enduring legacy as a selfless humanitarian, and a winner of the nobel peace prize. here's laura barron-lopez with more. >> ready! step! ready! step! laura: president jimmy carter's final journey home. with the morning sun beaming down on the east front of the u.s. capitol, the late president's casket made its way to washington's national cathedral for the high honors, and solemn ceremony, of his state funeral. ♪ soaring hymns echoed through the grand space. thousands gathered in the pews for the culmination of more than a week of tributes for the soft-spoken southern democrat. speakers celebrated carter's deep faith, honored his mili

. ♪ >> this is the pbs news hour from the david m rubenstein center in washington and from the west atter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. laura: for more than four decades after leaving the white house, president jimmy carter channeled his work on the world stage through his non-profit carter center. one of the key achievements -- the near eradication of guinea worm disease, which once affected 3.5 million people. last year, there were just 14 cases reported in africa. that's why, as william brangham reports, carter's work promoting global public health is being remembered by many as a core piece of his legacy. william: the carter center's efforts spanned more than 80 countries and helped bring about the eradication of diseases, the delivery of life saving drugs to far-flung areas, and to focus on improving mental health care. to examine this work that was so important to jimmy carter, we are joined again by dr. peter hotez. he's co-director of the texas children's hospital center for vaccine development and dean of the national school of tropical medicine at

. >> this is the "pbs news hour" from the david m rubenstein studio at weta in washington and in thealter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: president elect donald trump is still several days from reentering the oval office, but some of his nominees for cabinet posts work sitting in committees for some of the busiest days in u.s. confirmation history. from the nation's top diplomatic post to the company -- country's top law enforcement officer, they ran the gamut from cordial to confrontational. amna: florida senator marco rubio would helm the state department and former congressman john ratcliffe would run the cia. they went before senators on the formulations and intelligence committees this morning. quick sigh get bilingual protesters. amna: president-elect donald trump's choice for u.s. secretary of state am a senator marco rubio, sailed relatively smoothly through through his nomination hearing before the foreign relations committee on which he served for 14 years. man: sir, welcome to the other side of the dais. >> on may 27 in 1956 from cuba. amn

. >> this is the pbs “news hour” from the david m. rubensteinngton, and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: president joe biden's five decade-long tenure in public service comes to an end later this month, spanning four years as president, eight as second in command, and many more serving his home state of delaware in the u.s. senate. to examine the president's time in office and his legacy, i'm joined now by two reporters who have covered his career extensively. dan balz is chief correspondent for the washington post, and has covered mr. biden for decades. and annie linskey covers the white house for the wall street journal. welcome to you both and thanks for being here. a mr. biden has spentmna over half his life in public service. first elected when he was 27 years old to a delaware county seat. three years later becoming one of the youngest senators in u.s. history. in those early years how did he put his stamp on washington? dan: his career almost ended before it started because of th

. >> this is the pbs news hour from the david m. rubensteinat weta in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: apologiesamna: for earlier technical difficulties. we're back with lisa desjardins who has been reporting on capitol hill in the wake of president drums pardons of january 6 rioters. what are you hearing in terms of how lawmakers are reacting to this pardons? lisa: democrats openly outraged over the pardons. republicans are also privately, most of them that i spoke to, are unhappy and frustrated. that they are navigating this world where donald trump is the president and the leader of their party. they are navigating the idea of how to express this in public. these are people who personally were fearful for their lives by the same attackers. they know police officers who were harmed, over 100 of them harmed. these are people who were pardoned, who smashed police officers with bats and the like. today, we did hear some republicans coming out a little more, trying to nav

. >> this is the pbs news hour from the david m rubenstein studio at w eta in washington and from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: one of president-elect trump's most controversial nominees was the first to face the scrutiny of a senate confirmation hearing. a new pbs news/npr/marist poll set to be released tomorrow finds that pete hegseth, the nominee to lead the department of defense, has room to introduce himself to the country. 55% of americans do not know enough about him to have an opinion. 19% hold a favorable view of him and 26% have a negative impression. geoff: the nominee was questioned today about alleged sexual and financial misconduct as well as concern that he lacks the experience to manage the defense department's more than three million employees. hegseth has denied any wrongdoing. congressional correspondent lisa desjardins reports on how hegseth handled the hearing room spotlight. lisa: supporters chanted as the defense secretary nominee took the hot seat. >> when president trump chose me for the position the primary charge

. >> this is the pbs “news hour” from the david m. rubenstein washington, and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: with calmer winds, fire crews are making progress on containing some of the major fires around the los angeles area. but dry conditions and forecasts of strong winds next week suggest more dangerous conditions ahead for weary angelenos and firefighters. new video showed the depth and scope of the fire devastation along the malibu coast. more than 80,000 people remain evacuated, and some are growing frustrated they can't return to check on their homes. local authorities said today that residents may not be able to do so for at least another week. >> there are areas that we are holding because we believe there may be deceased victims there. we have to hold for the right time and the right resources to process the scene correctly, and that's going to take a little while. amna: so far, at least 25 people are dead and dozens still missing. while the fires have brought vast destructi

. ♪ >> this is the pbs news hour from the david m. rubensteina in washington, and from the west at the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: in 1987, journalist juan williams helped illuminate the civil rights movement with "eyes on the prize," a groundbreaking book that brought history to life and became an essential chronicle of the fight for racial equality. that book was paired with a groundbreaking pbs documentary of the same name. now, nearly four decades later, williams returns with "new prize for these eyes," a powerful and timely update that looks at the new 21st-century civil rights movement. juan williams, welcome to the "news hour." juan: my pleasure, geoff. thanks for having me. geoff: what about this current moment inspired you to write a follow-up to your 1987 book, "eyes on the prize?" juan: you know, boy, in 1987, that's a way back. geoff: almost 40 years ago juan: yeah, exactly. so 40 years ago, i wrote "eyes on the prize: america's civil rights years," and it was accompanying a pbs special of

. >> this is the pbs news hour from the david m rubenstein studio at weta in washington and in the westwalter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: the lumbee tribe of north carolina got a major boost this week in its decades-long fight to become a federally recognized tribe. president trump yesterday signed a presidential memo directing the secretary of the interior to submit a plan for full federal recognition of the tribe. that status would unleash hundreds of millions of dollars in support for the 60,000-member lumbee. their chairman, john lowery, joins us now. thanks for being with us. john lowery, chairman, lumbee tribe of north carolina: thank you for having me. geoff: so, how confident are you that this action by president trump will finally result in the recognition that your tribe has sought for more than a century now? john lowery: well, we are very confident. as you may know, we have been through the united states house numerous times over the past decade, and we have always seemed to come up short on the -- in the united states senate. and we hav