>> narrator: on television, he was becoming a symbol of business success.billionaire. >> welcome to the world according to trump, the billionaire builder with a big bang approach who dared to autograph the manhattan skyline. >> narrator: he was now determined to make "trump" a household name all over america. he began with a legendary buying spree. >> banks were lining up to give him money, and they would beat each other on terms to provide money to him. he was spending money like a drunken sailor. he buys a giant yacht that he doesn't really enjoy at all. >> narrator: there was an airline. >> he bought the trump shuttle from bankrupt eastern airlines, had no idea how to run an airline. >> donald trump, the biggest casino owner... >> narrator: then he built a gambling empire in atlantic city-- two casinos and a hotel. (cheering) then, the iconic plaza hotel in new york city. >> it did seem out of control and possibly even pathological. casino after casino after casino after casino. hotels, yacht. everywhere he turned, another big piece of real estate here,

>> narrator: there was a mysterious second son. is known abouhim, other than that he is an eric clapton fan who pops up at concertshe around torld. th e was one more option. >> there's this younger guy, he's 23, 24 years old, his name'sim jong-un, starts to get the similar kind of jobs that kim jong-nam got, because this is a family business, and so you're gonna get a job. mi the kim -- they trust you, they trust family members, and o kim jong-un's career ki starts, and that's the best option, because that's a they know, that's the life they know, is the strongman dictator. m >> narrator: with jong-il's health failing, the yohful kim jong-un was anointed succeor. he now needea crash course in dictatorship. (weeping) but this training was cut short0 in december , kim jong-il died. still in his 20s, kim jong-un was now declared supreme leader. >> there's a lot of mystery jong-un got how ki the job; i mean, there's a lot of mystery around a lot in north korea. but one of the things that's become clear is that kim jong-un essentially w

- [narrator] international trade has transformed the way we live. the question of how open markets should be to competition can lead to intense political debate and occasionally war. since world war ii the us has been a staunch supporter of free trade. but support is ebbing and calls for protectionism are emerging. - i'm going to issue a notification of intent to withdrawal from the trans pacific partnership, a potential disaster for our country. - [narrator] supporters of free trade say it creates the greatest amount of wealth for the highest number of people. representing the most efficient use of the world's resources. opponents say free trade eliminates jobs at home and makes the nation weak. international trade next on great decisions. (dramatic instrumental) - [narrator] great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association. in association with thomson reuters. funding for great decisions is provided by pricewaterhousecoopers llp. - [narrator] everywhere around us are signs of international trade. - the basic idea of trade as economist

narrator: don't go away. when we return, one country's child health success story that has the rest of the world taking n notice. narrator: if there's one overwhelming success story in maternal and child health, it can be found in malawi, where almost half the country, 40%, lives in poverty. but for years, the government has been investing in all sorts of new plans for life-saving care. the result? the number of dedeaths in children undnder five has been t in half over the past 20 yeaear. malawi's striking results are strongly linked to efforts on the ground, house by house, community to community, to give mothers the support they need. "living proof" has this success story from malawawi. man: my naname is laititom chawa and i have six grandchildren. i was born at homeme in 1948. in previous days, pregnant moththers were using unsafe methods.s. some would have e their babies in g grass huts.s. after gigiving birth, they w wod leave babieses on the grground in the cold.d. we didn't know b better. we had a l lo

narrator :when the u.s. supreme court handed down the 1954 brown decision mandating the desegregation of america's public schools, it was a major victory for civil rights attorney thurgood marshall. but no one, not even the justices, knew what would happen in the south. it didn't take long to find out. thurgood marshal:a feww border states accepted the brown decision with good faith, but in much of the south there was to be the massive resistance for a decade and more. governor herman talmadge: we intend to maintain separate schools in georgia, one way or another, come what may. senator eastland: we are going to retain segregated schools, and we are not going to pay any attention to a political decision by an incompetent political court narrato:when the naacpcp attorneys won the brown decision they ended the legal basis for segregation and set the south on fire. for thurgood marshall, brown was the final leg in a heroic journey to end segregation. last night, less than an hour after judge grooms' decision...

(xylophone music) - [narrator] after decades of relative stability the us energy revolution is beginning to shift the geopolitical dynamic. where once it was dependent on the middle east for much of its energy, the us is now producing more of its own, allowing it to potentially forge a new foreign policy. a geopolitics of oil. next, on great decisions. (trumpeting music) - [narrator] great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association in association with thomson reuters. funding for great decisions is provided by pricewaterhouse coopers, llp. - [narrator] nations have always been in competition with each other. often, it's in the search for natural resources like oil and gas. a steady supply of energy is needed to fuel the country's economy and military. - [sachs] typically, american foreign policy like british imperial foreign policy before it, paid a tremendous amount of attention to securing oil for the economy. that includes who we have befriended, but it has also included us launching wars; stationing military bases; engaging in coups and orienting a massive amount of our

- [narrator] saudi arabia is a nation in transition. with increasing signs that the status quo it has enjoyed for decades is beginning to fray. as aging rulers give way to a new generation, the political, social, and economic status quo is beginning to shift. with an ambitious young prince, will saudi arabia be able to weather the push for reform? once known for having a special relationship with the us, many question whether the alliance between an ultra-conservative islamic monarchy and the secular democratic republic is coming under new strains. saudi arabia, next on great decisions. (enthusiastic music) - [announcer] great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association in association with thomson reuters. funding for great decisions is provided by pricewaterhousecoopers, llp. (soft arabian music) - [narrator] saudi arabia and the us are at odds culturally and ideologically yet for decades, they have been said to enjoy a special relationship based on shared interests. - on 1945, when the late king abdulaziz, the founder of m

(upbeat music) - [narrator] china is building up its maritime presence. it's undertaken a massive investment in its navy, and is ambitiously advancing its territorial claims to the disputed spratly and senkaku islands chains in the south and east china seas. is this maritime expansion an effort to project power and deny access to what were once international waters, or a reasonable assertion of china's expanding capabilities? china, next on great decisions. (upbeat music) great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association in association with thomson reuters. funding for great decisions is provided by pricewaterhousecoopers llp. (rhythmic ethnic music) it's an undertaking as massive as china itself. beijing is boldly extending claims to the south china sea. it's doing so through an enormous land reclamation project, dredging the sea floor to build islands. - it's very difficult for any foreign policy analyst to get to the core of what drives current chinese behavior. i think number one is this, the chinese have long held a view that this is part

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narrator: intelligent luxury starts right now. ♪ narrator: "pursuits" car critic hannah elliott has agh job. she gets to drive the most luxurious, high-tech cars for a living. needless to say, hannah has an eye for the best of the best and she says the turbocharged ferrari grantor reasonable is a surprising drive that will get you hooked fast. hannah: when you hear the word "ferrari," you probably think fast, sleek, or maybe risque, what you don't think is practical. and ferrari is not the first car you think to take to pick up your christmas tree, but that is exactly what i did. i drove a ferrari gtc4 lusso two hours outside of new york city to barclay's, a fourth generation orchard and tree farm. i wanted to test out ferrari practicality. >> welcome to barclay's tree farm. i am steve barclay. hannah: i am hannah elliott. >> nice to meet you. let's find your perfect tree. practicality. hannah: what kind of trees are these? >> we got douglas fir and norway spruce in here. >> this is the one? hannah: i like it. it is good. >> ok. let's do it. >> [chainsaw buzzing] hannah: there is not

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narrator: is there such a thing as a perfect car?rsuits" car critic hannah elliott tells us the best coupe of the year is mercedes gt r, and when it comes to supercars, nothing beats the lamborghini. of course, these beauties don't come cheap. most are upwards of $150,000. now, if you are racing between holiday parties and dinners, and as long as you are not behind the wheel, "pursuits" has a helpful guide to wines under $30. check it out. ♪ elin: the season is upon us, and everyone, including me, is thinking about what to pour for all those holiday gatherings. hi, i am elin mccoy, and i am here to talk about the holidays and wine. i picked three under $30. yes, $30. the first wine is a white. it is a 2016 kerner, and it costs only $20. kerner is an exotic white varietal, but what you really need to know is that translates into deliciousness. this wine is also from an unusual varietal, and unusual, obscure varietals are in right now. it has fantastic aroma. it has lovely fruit flavors, which are very bright and crisp, so you feel the

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that europe either gave me a life or death. >> narrator: now, the story of what happened next. >> narrator: for those risking everything for a better life. >> narrator: tonight, the journey continues. "exodus", a special frontline presentation. >> "frontline" is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support is provided by the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. at fordfoundation.org. the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the john and helen glessner family trust, supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler, and additional support from laura debonis and scott nathan, and tom stair and lucy caldwell-stair.

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narrator: next up, the true story of a girl who jujust wants to go toto school anand has to change the m md of herntirire vivillage to d do it. an awaward-winningng animationod other short films from linktv's "viewchange" film contest. man: "viewchange" is about peoplele making real progress and tackling the world's toughest issues. can a story change the world? see for yourself in "viewchange, crosossing the gender r gap." narrator: compared with men, the lives of women are so often hidden behind the walls of tradition, poverty, and isolation. compared with men, the stories of women so often just aren't told. but the documentaries you're about to see a are different. they put women in front of the lens and behind it, and through photography, film, and even ananimation, t they show u us wn stepping out from behind those walls, s surviving and even thriving in some of the poorest countries in the world. take a look across the global gender gap and see the grand prize winner of the "viewchange" film contest. srey: my name is srey neth. i am cambodian. i am a victim of sex trafficking. tr

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>> narrator: tonight... >> ...me-too movement is growing this morning... >> ...huge number of sexual assault and harassment survivors are sharing their stories online... >> ...sexual harassment problem on capital hill... >> we have breaking news involving a major media figure... >> narrator: amid allegations of high profile sexual abuse, the investigation from frontline and a team of journalists of the immigrant women who come to clean when you go home for the night. >> he closed the door and he say to me "nobody will know about this, nobody will believe you." >> narrator: years before the current headlines... >> we started seeing more physical aggressive harassment, women being raped. >> narrator: these women were some of the first to stand up and say "no more." >> ya basta! >> they said, "ya basta." no more. enough's enough. >> things are changing now and luckily there are a lot of women coming forward. and so, if we don't take this moment and use it to protect the most vulnerable workers among us, then we are letting a moment pass. >> narrator: tonight on frontline, "rape on the n

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[male narrator] protect whales, [female narrator] polar bears, tigers, [male narrator] elephants, [female narrator] companion animals, and the environment we all share. protect. [goran visnjic] find us at i-f-a-w dot org. . >>> at 4:25. . >> all right. you're lookingright now at celebrations, across the globe overnight celebrating the start of 2018. see the celebrationshere at home and around the world. >> and a bitter cold close out. we're in for a cold start to the new year. >> we're tracking dangerously cold temperatures today. >> the wind chill is going to be the keeper. good morning,everyone. happy new year, 2018starting on a very cold note. awind chill advisory in effect this morning. it feels like 5 december in d.c. right now. asthe temperatures continue to drop this morning we'll continue to see them feeling colder and colder. some wind chills willfeel like below zero out there this morning. the currenttemperatures are up to 14 degrees. we're -- even theactual air temperatures are not very mild obviously. c chills zero to minus 10 in a few spots. limityour time outdoors. throughou

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- [narrator] funding for overheard with evan smith is provided in part by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation, hillco partners at texas government affairs consultancy, and by claire and carl stuart. - i'm evan smith, he's a four-time grammy winning singer and songwriter, and actor, a photographer, a horse-enthusiast, a style icon, and after all these years, still the most texan texan of the modern era. he's lyle lovett, this is overheard. let's be honest, is this about the ability learn or is this about the experience of not having been taught properly? how have you avoided what has befallen other nations in africa, you can say he made his own bed, but you caused him to sleep in it. you know, you saw a problem, and over time, took it on, and let's start with the sizzle before we get to the steak. are you gonna run for president? i think i just got an f from you, actually. this is overheard. lyle lovett, welcome. - evan, thanks for having me. - nice to be back with you. - congratulations on 16 years of the show! - well, thanks very much. can't believe it, time goes fast. - it was fi

funding for great decisions is provided by pricewaterhouse coopers, llp. - [narrator] nations have always been in competition with each other. often, it's in the search for natural resources like oil and gas.

narrator: to break the cycle of drug abuse takes an effort that touches many areas. first task is to gather accurate data. ♪ >> when the national institute on drug abuse was formed in 1974, there was little information on the extent of the drug problem in the united states. since then, we have applied the latest techniques to develop an accurate base of information and common language about drug use in our society. developing a database takes time and patience, but after it is in place, we have an ongoing source of accurate information about the health of our citizens. the foundation is built on three large data collection efforts -- the national household survey on drug abuse, the dawn network and monitoring the future, a high school senior survey. the national household survey is our principal source of information about drug use in the general population. it is a survey of over 8000 individuals, administered every two or three years. the second data source is dawn, the drug abuse warning network. it determines the frequency of drug-related emergencies and deaths.