reporter: for we could paul tazewell has created icons like the witch hat and made it his own.d a mashup of old and new fashions. look to the art of one of history's greatest graphic artists, mc escher, and incorporated patterns in nature, including the swirl of the tornado or twist so indelible in the 1939 film. he showed me an early plastic 3d model of a crystal slipper made for one of the characters. the swirl pattern appearing throughout. it's a detail that required weeks for the team to experiment with, design and make. i as the viewer, seeing the film, i would not know all that. >> and my hope is that, that was for all of the details, that it was immersive. do you believe it so much that you are drawn into this world. there's a suspension of disbelief. reporter: he says he's always bringing his own personal connections to the story and characters he's working on. hey brought up the example of el phaba, an outsider in munchkin land, a different color of the rest, uncertain of her place and in relation to others. >> what i bring is my own experience and how i walk through l

come, tamra keith and amy walter break down the latest political headlines and costume designer paul tazewellsses his academy award-nominated work on the musical wicked. collects this is the pbs news hour -- >> this is the pbs news hour. >> from the potential impact of trade tariffs to the confirmation votes for president trump's cabinet, let's take a look at the political stakes now with amy walter of “the cook political report with amy walter” who is in new orleans tonight and tamara keith of npr. let's start with you because we saw confusion at usaid as elon musk threatened to shut down the agency. concerns about firings at the fbi and doj. is all of this what trump supporters voted for? >> it depends on which trump supporters you are talking about, because some people voted for donald trump because they were concerned about the price of eggs and everything else. there are others who voted for trump because they were frustrated with president biden refusing to step aside and having harris come in in this way. there were people upset about what was happening in gaza. there were people who w