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contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tish wnet studios, this is pbs news hour weekend. >> defense secretary chuck hagel arrived in afghanistan to visit with american troops. but in the line of tension between the two countries he is not scheduled to meet with the afghan president. despite american objections he continues to insist on the release of afghan prisoners from guantanamo. otherwise karzai says he won't sign a new security deal. failure to reach an agreement could mean the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan in 2014. >>> an 85-year-old man held in north korea was set free today. he was reunited with his wife. during his captivity he appeared on north korean state television reading what was described as a confession. he was removed from a plane as he was about to leave that country. north korean officials claim he was conspireing with anti-government parties in north career yeah. >>> the prime minister of japan is trying to defuse a conflict between japan and china. they lay claim to island

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from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york this is pbs "news hour weekend."evening. thanks for joining us. i'm john larson. will be back next weekend. for the first time in 13 months there's been a bomb explosion on know israeli bus. authorities blame palestinian militants for what they call a terror attack. the bomb went off near till aviv, shattering windows and causing no injuries. everyone had been evacuated prior to the blast after a passenger warned the bus driver about a suspicious package. no one claimed responsiblity for planting the bomb. after an israeli cabinet meeting today, several high-level officials condemned the united states for spying on israel. one cabinet minister called it unacceptable. documents leaked by edward snowden that were made public friday showed that the united states spied on then israeli prime minister olmert and defense minister ehud barack in 2009. a number of israeli officials today called for the release from a u.s. prison of israeli spy jonathan pollard. he was sentenced to life in 1987 for spying on the united states

. >> next on pbs "news hour weekend". >>> pbs news hour weekend is made possible by judy and josh and in memory of miriam wallick, the city found dags, lose land p walter. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america, designing customized and individual retirements. additional support provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tish wnet studios. >>> good evening thanks for joining us. i'm john larson, hari sreenivasan is off. nelson mandela was buried today in the remote community where he was raised. he was remembered. >> as your journey ends today, it must continue in earnest. one thing we can assure you as of today as you take your final steps, south africa will continue to rise. [ applause ] >> more about the future of south africa after the new summery. china's president launched what is being described as the highest level corruption investigation in the 65 years since the communist party came to power there. "the new york times" reports that the former head of the nation's

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. >> next on "pbs news hour weekend." >> "pbs news hour weekend" is made possible by -- corporate funding provided by mutual of america designing customized, individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support is provided by -- and by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your public broadcast station from viewers like you. >>> good evening. i'm alex stewart. hari sreenivasan is off. >>> last month america's leading power took a deal with iran. now the fall between iran and the west appears to be continuing. today for the first time in years iran allowed international inspectors to visit a key nuclear site where a reactor to produce heavy water is under construction. heavy water can be used to make plutonium for a nuclear weapon. in a speech today iranian president sought to reaassure hard liners in his country that last month's deal is already benefitting iran. >> translator: cruel sanctions against the islamic republic has caused recessions in the economy. the first phase in talks has led to economic successes. >>

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. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. seen every ones of her novels reach the bestseller list, beginning with the joy luck club and her latest "the valley of amazement." the territory of mothers and daughters as they try to navigate cultural expectations and limitations. good to have you back on this program. where have you been? >> i have been working. i was doing in opera and i was building a house and i was writing. i wrote one story for about five years and i started a new one. tavis: you were writing during that entire time. eight years between books like this. do you ever wonder or fret that the gift might just up and disappear? >> i fear brain disease. the place where you wonder what is going on with your brain. it is always gratifying when you finish a book. the reviewers don't say that she must've been brain-damaged. we will get to the new book in just a second. back story, what is it about mothers and daughters that fascinates you? fieldsu find such rich to mine? >> i like writing about self- identity. how we be

and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the death of nelson mandela resonated across south africa and around the world today. millions mourned the former president and symbol of racial reconciliation and officials planned a mass memorial service on tuesday. we begin our coverage with rohit kachroo of "independent television news" reporting from south africa. rted this was a day to mourn one life lost, and a day to mark the many lives made by nelson mandela. the gift of freedom is being celebratedded here. and even those lost in the sadness of his death know how much bleaker things might have been. >> i'm very, very sad, but today i'm sad and i don't know what can i say. >> from his home last night, his coffin was brought away draped in the rainbow colors. his pain is over. but the hurt is now all theirs. yet through all the blurry eyes and broken hearts, this nation was to the broken. as the old songs of the struggle from sung, through the night. and the new day brought the start of south africa's fu

pbs could drop me at 50, we'll see.ike to be summarily dropped by a record label after all of the hits, the millions of records sold, the soundtracks -- at 50, you get summarily dropped. how do you navigate that? >> that is a great question. for me, it wasn't so much that i was dropped. if you think about it rationally, in the rock 'n roll world, 50 is long past your invitation. tavis: some à stones that. -- somebody tell the stones that. >> it would be good to have some we say, hey, kenny, i have to talk to. come on. but i heard from the secretary of an underling vpn she said, oh, by the way, they are dropping you from the label. personal notesy or thanks for a great 20 years, no gold watch, you know. [laughter] beingwas that kind of dismissed quality to it that felt kind of crappy. the mostly, the difficult part is what do i do next? so many of us go through that. i have done this my whole life. i'm not really qualified to do anything else and what am i supposed to do now? and the process of reinventing what, you know

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next on "pbs newshour weekend." >>> from the studios in lincoln center, new york, this is pbs newshour weekend. >> good evening. i'm john larson. hari sreenivasan is off. >>> bells tolled in newtown, connecticut as the town remembered and honored the 20 children, six educator and xloo employees gunned down one year ago. in virginia protesters demanding new gun control laws marched outside the headquarters of the national rifle association. president obama led the nation in mourning. he and the first lady lit candles and observed a moment of silence to mark the event. >>> in a denver suburb today police searched the home of karl pierson who shot and critically wounded a 15-year-old girl in their high school yesterday and killed himself. authorities first visited the home last night. police believe the gunman was targeting a teacher with whom he had the dispute. >>> the navy may first have its first female admiral. the president's nomination of michelle howard requires senate approval. howell has been quoted as saying the best ambassador is a warship, a graduate of the naval kaktd akd me

and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the white house briefing room was the scene this afternoon, as president obama sized up his fifth year in the oval office. he conceded his administration has been buffeted by high- profile problems, but he voiced hope for the year to come. jeffrey brown has our report. >> brown: the president faced the white house press corps after a difficult year that's seen his approval ratings sinking. but he insisted he's not downcast. >> that's not how i think about it. i have now been in office five years, close to five years, was running for president for two years before that, and for those who've covered me during that time, we have had ups and we have had downs. what i've been focused on each and every day is, are we moving the ball in helping the american people, families, have more opportunity, have a little more security, to feel as if... if they work hard, they can get ahead. >> brown: the beleaguered rollout of the health care law has contributed heavily to the

. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: this year is the 100th anniversary of president would will rowson, a so programmed -- woodrow wilson, a self- proclaimed progressive. he went home as a southerner of a certain generation and pursued segregation through information -- infamous jim crow laws. the pulitzer prize winning writer has taken on the task of unraveling this contradictory man. mr. berg, led to have you on this program. ladd to have you here. to have you here. wilson is a racist, wilson is a sexist. tell me why he deserves this. i don't think he is a sexist. i think he is a racist. at the end of the day, he still stands as the most influential figure of that century. i think he brought about more change than any other person. most of it for the good. if you are an african american, it wasn't. tell me why you acknowledge or accept the racist moniker and push back the sexist moniker. >> he really did fight for women getting the vote. he wasn't for a constitutional amendment at first. -- talkple stock about a

and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a student walked into a high school in suburban denver today armed with a shotgun and shot two other students before apparently killing himself. authorities in arapahoe county have not identified the gunman yet, but did say he was looking for a specific teacher. students were seen walking away from the school with their hands in the air, as the building was evacuated. arapahoe county sheriff grayson robinson explained the procedure. >> think were-- they were safer inside their locked schoolroom classes then they would have been had we allowed them to exit. and that was part of our strategy and part of our protocol. we are now slowly but methodically allowing students to leave the school in groups. >> woodruff: today's incident falls just one day before the one-year anniversary of the newtown, connecticut, elementary school shooting. and it happened just eight miles from columbine high school, where two teenagers killed 12 classmates in 1999. federal authorities

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. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you.hank you. ♪ tavis: transforming public health in this country has grabbed headlines as the affordable care act is debated and implemented. making affordable health care available is one thing that needs to be done. former us now is the former surgeon general. dr. benjamin, good to have you on this program. you see my friend norman francis, the longest serving in the country. he said he made a great decision having you at xavier. you went to school there, did you not? >> i am an alum. i was in undergrad all four years. got introduced to medicine their and emma dr. because of it. quek look back -- >> look back on what you are most proud of. >> i led the efforts and helped establish the first strategy, a roadmap to the nations health and wellness, it to lead us in becoming a more healthy and fit nation. it is one of my most prized accomplishment. it is the first time ever to have a counsel of 17 cabinet level members sit down together to put together a strategy for the nation to become mo

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for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> 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 macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib brought to you in part by. >> thestreet.com, up to the minute stock market news and in depth analysis. our quant rating service provides objective independent ratings daily on over 4300 stocks. learn more at the street.com/nbr. >>> in detroit, the city becomes the largest to enter bankruptcy. what happens next? >> auto makers symbol of detroit's economy sold more cars than expected in november. but can the pace o

those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> 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 institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: this christmas day brought new calls for a better world, but also, new violence. some spent the day just trying to stay warm, while others reveled in the cold. it was all part of christmas 2013. more than 70,000 people crowded st. peter's square on christmas morning, to hear pope francis call for peace that is more than just a lovely facade. he singled out the troubled corners of the earth. >> ( translated ): let us continue to ask the lord to spare the beloved syrian people further suffering and to enable the parties in conflict to put an end to all violence and gua

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but at the time kcet was the flagship of pbs on the west coast. four of us sitting around doing what we do in c-span. kneltwork shows yammering about the news. i was concerned about the entire system. newt gingrich won and the occurred, you have a conservative, don't you. we need you to do a national show. the have bill maher on all time. and they had on liberals all the time. hour, you watch the news it was unbalanced and remains to a certain extent unbalanced. brooks is the conservative. david is the conservative. conservative's conservative. he's like me, a center right guy. they gave me a show. i went off and did a show on religion. life.as my called "searching for god in liberal america." me broadcasting about religion. pbs was unbalanced and npr is most unbalanced -- it would i would the one thing have gone to to bat for to cut symbolic dget as a thing because it does not represent well the broad of american opinion that funds i want. c-span has always been very especially in the morning edition. which id logically driven is why left wing ta

providedl funding is annenbergndation foundation, corporation for broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from gwenngton, moderator ifill. gwen: good evening, as you know, tonightd is in mourning for nelson mandela, the southan passed away this week. in washington, the week's other been on the economy, good news on the jobs front today, a healthcare website that and theinally working struggles that continue away capital.nation's starting with the jobs report, are we seeing the long-awaited recovery everyone is talking about or what, david? >> i think the economy is moving in the right direction, moving slowly but in the right direction. we've had two months with over 200,000 jobs added, the unemployment rate is as low as it's been in the last five years month wasring this across the economy -- manufacturing, construction, it's aate and local so good sign but it's important to remember there's still a lot of people out of work. than one third of the unemployed have been out of work for six months or more and hard time getting hired

and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the giant retailer target confirmed today that hackers stole encrypted pin numbers during a major data breach that began at thanksgiving. some 40 million accounts are potentially affected. target said it believes the encryption will keep the personal identification numbers safe. we get more now from jim finkle of the reuters news service in boston. >> woodruff: jim finkle, welcome. first of all, what is the risk with the theft of these pin numbers, how is that different from losing other credit information. >> you know, judy, there may actually be no additional risk because as you mentioned the numbers are encrypted. the encryption algorithms that they use are so sophisticated that nobody can break them. the issue here i think that this highlights is a couple of things. it target-- target originally gave us the impression that pins were not taken, encrypted or not so that suggests that either they didn't have a handle as to what happened or they weren't being c

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