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yes, you have won the genius grant from the macarthur foundation, you have... you know amazing, multibillionaires like jeff skoll who can fund you. >> sure; a good friend. >> hinojosa: you're hoping to meet the president, right? >> yes. >> hinojosa: but how do you know, "okay, i've reached the dream," or, "i'm done dreaming," or "there's another dream," and how do you kind of keep it all under wraps? >> well, you don't; that's the point, that the dream is constantly evolving. the dream is not a physical place, it's a process, and as you become more successful, the range of possibilities begins to expand-- it doesn't limit; it opens up. that's the nature of the improvisational temperament. that's what dizzy gillespie and herbie hancock and these people do-- they demonstrate that you can take the same tune and play it 1,000 different ways and create 1,000 new opportunities where only one existed before. i am living that. dizzy gillespie said, when i met him, "you are one heck of a jazz musician." i said, "i don't play jazz." he says, "oh, yes, you do. anybody that can fly jets, and grow orchids, an

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macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.e 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 republican bill to replace obamacare has officially begun its journey through congress today. republican leaders and the white house are pushing it, against opposition from conservative critics and powerful lobby groups. lisa desjardins reports on the day's events. >> this is a good day. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan was soaringly optimistic this morning, defending the g.o.p. healthcare plan that some conservatives have called it "obamacare lite." >> this is what good conservative health care reform looks like. it is bold and it is long overdue. and it is us fulfilling our promises. >> reporter: this as two committees started slogging through the bill section by section. as democrats and republicans fought over procedure and ame

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macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.ion 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 >> hockenberry: welcome to the program. i'm john hockenberry filling in for charlie rose. we begin tonight with a discussion of i.s.i.s. with michael weiss of the daily beast. >> in syria, any kind of accounting for the demographic and sectarian tensions in that country seems to have gone out of the window. now we're saying let's get the job done quickly. the kurds are good at fighting i.s.i.s., a trusted and reliable proxy, we'll worry about the political aftermath later. militarily you can defeat organizations like i.s.i.s., we did it in 2010 when it was known as al quaida in iraq, but what comes next is what you need to worry about. >> hockenberry: then th

macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.e 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: short-term interest rates are going up again, for the second time in three months. the federal reserve announced another quarter-point increase today. policymakers suggested in a statement that economic growth is improving, and fed chair janet yellen said that makes it more likely there will be two additional rate hikes this year. >> the simple message is the economy is doing well. we have confidence in the robustness of the economy and its resilience to shocks. it's performed well over the last several years. >> woodruff: the fed is predicting growth at a rate of 2.1% this year and next. president trump has talked of four percent growth. we'll have more on the potential economic effects of the rate hike later in the program. two russian i

macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.ation 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 >> glor: welcome to the program. i'm. >> jeff glor:, filling -- i'm jeff glor filling in for charlie rose. i'm joined by karen tumulty and eric lichtblau. >> what is next is what has been going on all along which is sort of the drip drip of more and more reports of contacts of people in the president's circle with the russians or with russian officials. what's really surprising i think at this point and perhaps it is a reflection of the fact that the white house is populated primarily with campaign aides and not seasoned washington hands is that the trump team seems to have not gotten its arms around what the facts are here, you know, who had contacts, how

macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.e 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: president trump is turning up the heat on members of his own party as the health care make-over he wants faces the possibility of rejection. at this hour it is not clear he has the votes. the house is scheduled to vote on the bill on thursday. for millions, it would change the amount of money they receive to for millions, it would change the amount of money they receive to buy insurance, and eventually end an expansion of medicaid. last week, the congressional budget office estimated 24 million more people would be uninsured over a decade. lisa desjardins reports on the battle from capitol hill. >> desjardins: in the basement of the capitol, house members heading to more predictable votes today, conveyed the republican divide over the big

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macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.e 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: president trump is looking to move ahead tonight, in the wake of his address to congress. he won praise today from republicans, while democrats warned, his more moderate sound belies his real intentions. wall street's reaction to the president's business-friendly tone was euphoric. the dow jones industrial average shot up 300 points to close above 21,000 for the first time. the nasdaq rose 78 points, and the s&p 500 added 32. we'll take a closer look at what the president said and what comes next, after the news summary. >> sreenivasan: there's word the president's revised travel ban will no longer include citizens from iraq. it had been one of seven nations included in the initial ban, that's still tied up in federal court. the associated