i think a lot of that comes from social media, hari.are so used to blocking and blaming and defending that we don't know how to listen. we don't know how to engage people. i really want to encourage everyone to do a little bit more of that and see where these conversations can go. because it's really great to have friends and family that you don't always agree with. you actually learn from them. >> i've seen some stats that say a quarter of us have defriended people based on some of the things that they have shared on social media sites like facebook or twitter. policy disagreements, really, that we don't necessarily think about. but we say, you know, somehow it does affect the core of us and who we are. >> yeah. i was very surprised that pew study statistic, 26% have defriended or blocked for political matter it is not even something personal. it is politics. and we've really gotten habit ated to not wanting to see those who disagree with us. you know, and not wanting to talk with them. and that's reflective of the larger culture. and

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>> well, hari it took a long time, to tell you the truth.aughters were diagnosed in 1983 and the first thing we had to cope with was the devastation of this kind of a diagnosis. we were told that they would experience bone marrow failure, perhaps leukemia, that they probably would not live to adulthood, that there were really no effective treatments or a cure for this disease. bone marrow transplant outcomes were absolutely dreadful back then and we were told that if they did live to adulthood, they were at very high risk for cancer. so the first thing we had to cope with was this absolutely devastating news that, ultimately, all three of our daughters -- we had five children, three with fanconi anemia -- had the same dreadful, dreadful disease. it took us two years to form a family support group and we did that in 1985. it wasn't until 1989, six years after the diagnosis, when we finally had the courage and strength to begin to work on, okay, what can we do about the horrible diagnosis? you've got to be able to pick yourself up off the floo

hari sreenivasan in raleigh north carolina. >> ifill: finally tonight, a change of pace. my conversation with rock legend melissa etheridge on how her life, and her music, are changing. >> ifill: it's been a big year for melissa etheridge, personally and professionally. she got married to hollywood producer linda wallem, shook up her 35-year music career by founding her own record label and used it to release her 14th album: "this is m.e." >> ♪ ♪ the 53 year-old rocker was born in kansas, earning her at one point in her career the label: "queen of the heartland." >> ifill: hits like this one, from her 1988 self titled album, rocketed her into the spotlight for their raw and honest lyrics. she went on to win two grammies for the songs "ain't it heavy" and "come to my window." in 1993 she came out at an inaugural party for president bill clinton. >> i'm proud to say i have been a lesbian all my life. >> ifill: by 2005, she'd earned 14 grammy nominations and a star on the hollywood walk of fame. that was the year of perhaps her biggest grammy star turn, singing janis joplin'

hari sreenivasan has our report.orah mullins blames most of her health problems on this block in downtown los angeles. she has been living on the sidewalk here for the past 30 years. >> do you know how many times she went to the hospital? at least eight. >> the woman's health has gotten so bad even the police started worrying. >> we're not even done yet this year. >> she's the kind of person dr. susan and her tame of department of l.a.'s health services have been trying to find. they say they have an obviously cure for what ails most of the city's homeless, housing. >> they can put you in temporary housing. >> put me somewhere. the healthcare reform law brought insurance to most of l.a.'s homeless population this year when c.c. expanded the medicaid program but so far it's done little to improve the health of the 3500 homeless residents on skid row. even with better access to doctors and prescription drugs, they're still living on the streets, many with severe chronic and mental health conditions. mark directs a new

it was hari's job to put what was left of it underground. the concrete and bricks had already been hauled her by truck, some 40,000 tons so a land own door use it at fill for the ravine behind his house. the rough end of the superior's rough end would be to extend the wealthy man's lawn. quote, if you told people in bassett ten years ago that i'd be up ear today burying this plant, they'd would have said you're a complete fool, hari said. grass seed be sown. they warp sure what would happen with the lawns. the company was already allowing town volunteers to hold a weekly farmer's market the train tee o'and the grass would host the historic festival. -- heritage festival. perhaps the line behind superior was the proximate manipulate would tie into into the county's growing system of trails. make we can mate it's cool destination some day and use it to tell our little story, rob said, reminding me of w. of the harvest foundation's mantras, you can't move the river to chynna. would two weeks late are i found myselfs drifting toward the smith. t

it was hari's job to put what was left of it underground. the concrete and bricks had already been hauled her by truck, some 40,000 tons so a land own door use it at fill for the ravine behind his house. the rough end of the superior's rough end would be to extend the wealthy man's lawn. quote, if you told people in bassett ten years ago that i'd be up ear today burying this plant, they'd would have said you're a complete fool, hari said. grass seed be sown. they warp sure what would happen with the lawns. the company was already allowing town volunteers to hold a weekly farmer's market the train tee o'and the grass would host the historic festival. -- heritage festival. perhaps the line behind superior was the proximate manipulate would tie into into the county's growing system of trails. make we can mate it's cool destination some day and use it to tell our little story, rob said, reminding me of w. of the harvest foundation's mantras, you can't move the river to chynna. would two weeks late are i found myselfs drifting toward the smith. t

hari sreenivasan has more on the case of eric garner. >> sreenivasan: reaction to the grand jury decision been sharp and highlights a very tense relationship between police in new york and the communities they serve. it's also a test for its new mayor. joining us now is pervaiz shallwani, criminal justice reporter for the "wall street journal." so surprised? >> you know, i think there is some surprise. i think some people believe that because there was a video in this case there was a little bit more clear-cut path to a charge of some kind. you know, the grand jury ultimately decided that there wasn't. >> sreenivasan: okay. the parallels and the not so parallels with ferguson? >> i think some of the parallels are there is a belief that it's almost impossible to indict a police officer in a case where the autopsy reveals there's a homicide, but there are very different situations here, just, you know, in how they sort of played out, one, and, two, on the ground the way the situation is, i think new york city is a much different situation than ferguson. >> sreenivasan: we played a little bi

good evening, i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away. also ahead this tuesday. prepares to restore diplomatic relations with cuba the two countries remain at odds about what new freedoms will mean for the cuban people. >> one of the things we want to do is see how far we can really encourage cubans to take control of their own destiny.

good evening, i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away. also ahead: as pope francis calls for peace in the middle east and beyond in his annual christmas address, some insight into how his early life shaped the outlook of this reformer. plus, as common core tries to stay afloat in stormy waters, what principles are some states tossing overboard, and what can be salvaged? >> the states are nervous. anytime more kids don't meet the proficiency mark, it's very difficult for states. they have to tell people, are our kids getting dumber? why are our kids not performing well? >> sreenivasan: those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> 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 institution

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treats everybody with dignity. >> srennivasan: dave isay of storycorps, thanks some of. >> thanks, hari ifill: we end tonight with a remembrance of joe cocker, the grammy-winning rock legend died today at the age of 70 of lung cancer. cocker was known for his raspy voice and a forceful, signature style of singing in which he would throw his entire body into the performance. his career lasted four decades, more than 20 studio albums, and countless live performances. his string of hits included the ballads "you are so beautiful" and "up where we belong." his breakout came at woodstock, with his version of the beatles song, "with a little help from my friends." here's an excerpt of that song from a 1970 performance. ♪ ♪ ♪ what would you do if i sang out of tune ♪ would you stand up and walk out on me ♪ lend me your ears and i'll sing you a song ♪ and i'll try not to sing out of key ♪ oh baby i get by with a little help from my friends ♪ 'mm i get high with a little help from my friends ♪ 'mm going to try with a little help from my friends ♪ what do i do when my love is away? ♪ does it worr

for the pbs newshour, i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: the past few years, and a pair of major spillso waterways and communities, have brought a whole new concern about coal to the forefont: it's about a by-product called coal ash. after a six-year battle, the environmental protection agency has set the first national standards for how to regulate and deal with it. but some argue the federal government pulled its punches. jeffrey brown has the story. >> brown: december 22nd, 2008. more than a billion gallons of coal ash, a by-product of coal- burning energy production, mixed with water burst through the banks of a containment pond in kingston, tennessee. the coal ash slurry flooded homes, farm land and poured into the emory river, prompting what would become a billion dollar clean-up. earlier this year, more than 80,000 tons spilled from a duke energy holding pond into north carolina's dan river. according to the e.p.a., more than 100 such breeches, though usually smaller, happen every year. coal ash contains toxic contaminants like mercury, arsenic and lead, and environmental groups

good evening, i'm hari sreenivasan. gwen ifill and judy woodruff are away. also ahead: as pope francis calls for peace in the middle east and beyond in his annual christmas address, some insight into how his early life shaped the outlook of this reformer. plus, as common core tries to stay afloat in stormy waters, what principles are some states tossing overboard, and what can be salvaged? >> the states are nervous. anytime re

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. the pentagon announced today that the u.s. has transferred six detainees from guantanamo bay prison this weekend, sending them to uruguay. human rights activists say the six were never charged or given a trial during their 12 years of detention. this is the largest prisoner contingent to leave gitmo since 2009, and it's the first group of detainees sent to south america. the transfer has been in the works since january, but uruguay's presidential elections delayed the deal. the state department expressed its gratitude and called the transfer a "milestone in u.s. efforts to close gitmo for good." uruguay's outgoing president jose mujica said friday that the detainees are, "coming as refugees and the first day that they want to leave, they can leave." 136 detainees remain at the prison, including 67 who've been approved for future transfers. in saudi arabia 135 people suspected of plotting terrorist attacks inside the kingdom. most of them are saudi nationals.

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hari sreenivasan is in our new york studios with the conversation. >> srennivasan: as 2014 comes to ah world that you can expect to hear more about in the next year. they range from an expandingç universe of wearable clothes and accessories that include electronics and technologies, to wireless networks at home that can monitor your personal health, to possibly smarter drones. we didn't say you would necessarily like all of them. but we did want to take a look ahead. and for that we get the views tonight for amy webbç, entrepreneur writer and digital strategist whose annual report of emerging trends is widely watched in this sector. so i mentioned wearables. six months ago, a year ago when i bought this watch that monitors my heart rate and my sweat and how many steps i take. i was pretty nerdy and i was kind of a small group of people that quantified their selves. but now the christmas holiday season, you see the flyers that force and flex and all the other ones that are out there you see a lot more gyms are wearables beyond the nerd world into the mainstream yet? >> well, one of t