i think it just said, i know paul smith likes things. a wall of 26,000 dominoes in london. >> shops around the world because i am passionate about individuality. >> reporter: his shop in los angeles is bright pink. >> l.a. is big. most people don't walk. so i just thought you have to build something, a sore thumb. you have to build something that really goes -- >> reporter: what's the thinking behind this? this costs money to do to spend time -- >> because in this homogenized world where everything is the same, same, same, everybody looks at a screen, i want people to get goosebumps. they walk somewhere and think, wow, that's interesting. oh, my gosh, oh, i never thought about that. >> reporter: he sees value in making that extra effort while injecting a bit of humor and humility along the way. >> i didn't quite make it. you make people look more important, more sexy, more famous, whatever, but it's not heart surgery. it's just fashion. and i love it. and it's important. but don't get too big a head. some people just know they could save

paul: five years into its project, cradle cincinnati decided to focus more narrowly, on the black infant mortality rate. meredith smithte in order to see success. as we focus on black women and their reality, we close the gap. paul: that focus included a massive county outreach to all pregnant moms, getting them to doctor's offices, at-home visits from health care workers, even billboards and social media, but not just to prevent premature births. meredith smith: we have identified three issues that we knew were impacting infant mortality, the three s'es, smoking, spacing and sleep. paul: smoking, obvious, spacing, having babies more than a year apart to restore the mother's nutritional and internal health, sleeping to prevent accidental death. but what were the case-by-case particulars? the county investigated. >> we have interviewers that go out and talk to the moms and dads and the family of that child and learn about the situation that occurred that ultimately resulted in them passing away. paul: greg kesterman's county health commission tracks every infant death. he says one area has become increasingly bedevilin

of these individuals and institutions and friends of the news hour including kathy and paul anderson and george smith the walter family foundation working for solutions to protect water during climate change so people and nature can thrive together. the william and flora hewlett foundation, for more than 50 years advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world at hewlett.org. ♪ and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions -- ♪ and friends of the news hour -- ♪ 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. visit ncicap.org] ♪ >> >>> hello, everyone. welcome to "amanpour & company." here's what's coming up. authorities say there are no survivors after a mid-air collision over washington's vague national airport. then as president trump's cabinet picks their confirmation hearings, a shake-up at the

these individuals and institutions and friends of the news hour including kathy and paul anderson and camilla and george smith>> the charles kettering foundation working with inclusive democracies. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation. supporting engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and 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. geoff: welcome to the news hour. president trump's efforts to put the brakes on government spending that was signed into law has hit a stumbling block. amna: a federal judge ordered a temporary halt on a sweeping white house plan to pause funding for all federal grants and loans. the funding freeze was laid out in a memo from the office of management and budget late yesteday and was set to take effect today. as laura barron lopez reports, that led to a flurry of confusion and clarifications. >> good afternoon, everybody. laura: at the first white house briefing of the second trump administration press se

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including kathy and paul anderson and camilla and george smith. the walton family foundation.orking for solutions to protect water during climate change so people and nature can thrive together. the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the news hour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> hello, everyone. welcome to amanpour and company. here's what's coming up. a bloody day in gaza as the israeli cabinet delays a vote on the cease-fire agreement outgoing u.s. secretary of state antony blinken talks through the post-conflict phase of the deal

these individuals and institutions and friends of the newshour, including kathy and paul anderson and camilla and george smithdation, working for solutions to protect water during climate change so people and nature can thrive together, the william and flora hewlett foundation, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world at hewlett.org. ♪ and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ and friends of the newshour. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >> ♪ >>> hello, everyone, and welcome to "amanpour and company." here's what's coming up. >>> it's barely been a week, and the trump presidency has already upended u.s. immigration policy and effectively shut the country to vulnerable and persecuted assumely seekers. david miliband joins me from davos, where trump declared he sent the military to the southern border to stop an

and friends of the news hour, including kathy and paul anderson, and camilla and george smith. >> then s and james l knight foundation, fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and 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. amna: welcome to the news hour. in less than 24 hours, president donald trump unleashed a wave of executive actions, some that will take effect immediately, some that will be challenged in court and some whose potential impacts are more vague. geoff: and the president promises more executive actions in the near future as his cabinet takes shape, and as he moves to purge the federal government of those he is as disloyal to him. on the second day of president donald trump's second term -- >> take away the arrogance and hatred which affect our hearts. geoff: he and his family attended the national cathedral prayer service. a bit of tradition for a president who often defies

individuals and institutions, and friends of the newshour including kathy and paul , anderson and camilla and george smith. ♪ >> the charles kettering foundation, learn more at kettering.org. >> the john s and james l knight foundation fostering informed, , engaged communities. more at kf.org. and with the ongoing support of these individuals and 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. geoff: welcome to the newshour. unprecedented warnings about wind conditions have residents around los angeles on high alert again tonight, while firefighters work to control major blazes that have destroyed communities and taken at least 24 lives. amna: more than 40,000 people have applied for fema assistance already. los angeles mayor karen bass issued an executive order to remove red tape and speed up rebuilding efforts. and governor gavin newsom suspended state rules to make it easier for students to attend school in a different location because of the fires. but, as stephanie sy reports, for the

individuals and institutions and friends of the "news hour" including kathy and paul anderson and camilla and george smithily foundation, working for solutions to protect water during climate change so people and nature can thrive together. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at hewlett.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the "news hour." this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and the contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ >> this is pbs news hour west. ♪ jeffrey: in a frenetic week meant to overwhelm the cognitive capabilities of critics, the media, and the average citizen, president donald trump upended norms and policies across the government. but, the president's mostst dramatic move took even some of his allies by surprise. tonight, we'll try to make sense of the tumultuous first week of donald trump's second term. next. ♪ >> this is washington

individuals and institutions, and friends of the news hour, including kathy and paul anderson, and camilla and george smith the john s and jane l knight foundation. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and 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. amna: welcome to the "news hour." with donald trump set to enter the oval office in just two weeks, the president-elect expressed his desire for expanding the american territory he'd govern through the use of military and economic force, if necessary. geoff: it was part of a news conference at mar-a-lago where he also proposed renaming a body of water whose name has been around since the founding of the united states. >> we're going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america, which has a beautiful ring, that covers a lot of territory. the gulf of america, what a beautiful name. geoff: mr. trump also attacked his perceived political enemies as he battles legal challenges before he takes o

barrasso, budd, cornyn, crapo, daines, graham, hassan, hyde-smith, johnson, kaine, kim, lee, lummis, marshall, mcconnell, mccormick, moody, moreno, paul, rounds, scott of florida, tillis. senators voting in the negative -- alsobrooks, duckworth, gillibrand, klobuchar, lujan, murray, padilla, reed, sanders. mr. schumer, no. mr. hickenlooper, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, no. ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, aye. mrs. blackburn, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, no. mr. warner, no. ms. blunt rochester, no. mr. sheehy, aye. mr. ossoff, no. mr. boozman, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. ms. collins, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, no. mr. van hollen, no. mr. curtis, aye. mr. ricketts, aye. the clerk: mr. banks, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. mr. gallego, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. mr. durbin, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, no. ms. baldwin, no. mrs. shaheen yoiks mr. markey, no. mr. kelly, no. mr. schiff, no. mr. cotton, aye. mr. blumenthal, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, no. mr. hawley, a

paul bowler and communications expert. the fourth book was different and nancy keegan smith and ryan edited modern first ladies, their documentaryegacy. this book spelled out why archival documents should be located, cataloged and made available to researchers so we could deepen and in some cases began the task of what it was that first ladies did. books and memoirs in your circle. helen taft and eleanor roosevelt and betty ford and others had published memoirs before 1982, but the trend accelerated in this time. in the 1980s and mrs. reagan and rosalynn carter wrote two each. first lady public wife in 1988. it was just one in a line of fascinating insider stories. the 1990s was a rich decade. scholarly articles based upon archival research began to appear in presidential studies quarterly. the saga of the president's wives their power, two ambitious volumes over 1,000 pages written as a kind of temporally layered multibiography of all of the first ladies together. then came the first of in would be a landmark of eleanor roosevelt's secret book. >> we don't have three-volume biographies. to think that a first lady, even eleanor

retired army major general paul eaton and our friend, both of our friends and former senator claire mccaskill. thank you both. up next, jack smith'sut with the former special counsel arguing that if this election interference case had gone to trial, which of course it didn't, the evidence against didn't, the evidence against trump would have c the wildlife series that started them all is back. join us every saturday morning on nbc for mutual of omaha's wild kingdom: protecting the wild. and celebrate conservation success stories. stream all episodes on peacock or nbc.com oh, my leaffilter? i just scheduled an appointment online and the inspection was a breeze. they explained everything. leaffilter's technology protects your gutters for good! now my home is protected. call 833 leaffilter or visit leaffilter.com hi, i'm ron reagan, an unabashed atheist. and i'm alarmed, as you may be, by the intrusions of religion into our secular government. that's why i'm asking you to join the freedom from religion foundation, the nation's largest and most effective association of atheists and agnostics working to keep state and church separate,

paul. there's who made it 10 times the 24 all-stars will be split into 3 teams drafted by former players and current analyst charles barkley, kenny smithle o'neal. and of course, this one will be extra special as it's all in front of the home fans at the chase center, we get to host all-star game, february 16th. so we're 60 the whole weekend. seth does he do what he's doing? it gifted just that. a long storied career. >> 6.56 right now. and up next on the kron, 4 morning news, the toledo city school district is narrowing down a list of possible school closures and consolidations. we're going hear from one parent total surprise. and a san francisco student says that they were questioned by ice on a muni bus, sparking a lot of concern within the whole district. and this morning, we're remembering those lives that were taken away 2 years ago when a mass away 2 years ago when a mass shooting. it happened that. excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a

all-star appearance, passing paul arisen who made it 10 times the 24 all-stars will be split into 3 teams drafted by former players and current analyst charles barkley, kenny smithquille o'neal. we'll be taking part. of course, this is one. this one will be extra special because it would be in front of the hometown fans because it's a chase center in san francisco on february 16th. so that'll be fun. >> 7.52 right now. coming up next on the kron 4 morning news. some secondhand smart phones are selling for thousands of dollars online yours valuable. get out of for all those making it big out there... ...shouldn't your mobile service be able to keep up with you? get wifi speeds up to a gig at home and on the go. introducing powerboost, only from xfinity mobile. now that's big. xfinity internet customers, cut your mobile bill in half vs. t-mobile, verizon, and at&t for your first year. plus, ask how to get the new samsung galaxy s25+ on us. >> 75 right now and oh, my like jeff, like it doesn't matter. it's national peanut butter whatever you like. peanut butter dates back to the as decks. and the ink has, but it wasn't until the 20th century that we stuck in a plac

paul butler and the president's partner by communications expert myra gutin. the fourth book was different. that's the one nancy made reference to. so nancy kagan smith and mary ryan edited modern first ladies. their documentary legacy. this book spelled out why archival documents should be located cataloged and made available to researchers so that we could deepen. and in cases begin the critical task of actually figuring out what it was. first ladies did, further spurring then were books and memoirs written by ladies and those in their circle. now, helen taft and eleanor roosevelt, lady bird johnson, betty ford and others had published memoirs 1982. but the trend accelerated in this time in the 1980s, mrs. ford wrote a second book, and rosalynn carter and nancy reagan published two books apiece. mrs. reagan's chief of staff, james rosebush, wrote first lady, public wife, for example, 1988, it was just one in a line of fascinating insider stories. the 1990s was a rich decade. scholarly articles based upon archival research began to appear in journals like presidential studies quarterly. author carl anthony, published first ladies the saga of preside

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paul, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, no. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mr.cott of south carolina, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, no. the clerk: mr. moran, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. mrs. gillibrand, no. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, no. vote: in the confirmation we finished yesterday with intelligence agency john ratcliffe, mark kelly of arizona, democrat on the senate intelligence committee gave director ratcliffe a ringing endorsement director ratcliffe is qualified for the job, serious guy he has the background, he's got confidence will do a good job senator schumer held up confirmation with two solid days. despite the delay the senate overwhelming the confirmed the highly qualified director by 74-2521 democrats voted in favor of the confirmation the two day delay i want every american to know what's happening in the senate the format to left members of the democratic caucus are intentionally delaying the confirmation of president trump national security team is not advice and consent to visit democrats playbook trying to

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when a 7th time in office, suffice paul since 2021 claims of the reading trinket, mass process. and i cracked up on the political descent. and a smith has moved from the cap, don't minsk to alexander lucretia, and co already knows what the result of the the russian presidential elections will be. 5 more years in power for this form, a soviet phone boss, who's already been in charge for 30, had a lengthy press conference after voting, accomplish it. lucas shouldn't go cold. beller was a brutal democracy and dismissed the protests of 2020 to almost toppled him. yes, we've got to 5 years ago, we saw that we had a certain number of crazy and you know, it's not the majority that always trends the country upside down to put a wild minority less. but today it's over a dollar which is different. and they have been metaphorically vaccinated for sure, because they know where to go and they understand some interest. yes, you have parasites and those who don't want support, but they are a terrible minority nutrition. co security policies crushed the months and protests in the summer of 2020 tens of thousands of people arrested opposition leader