for "pbs news weekend," i'm laura barron-lopez in new orleans.: millions of americans are bracing for a winter storm that will send temperatures plunging and disrupt travel. the national weather service forecasts the storm will begin this evening in the central plains and then move east and slam into the mid-atlantic. heavy snow and whiteout conditions are expected in the midwest, while freezing rain could lead to power outages across appalachia. new details could soon emerge about why a passenger plane crashed in south korea, killing nearly everyone on board. investigators said they expect to complete a transcript of the pilots' final words just before the flight crashed. the cockpit voice recorder was recovered from the wreckage and officials hope it can provide more clues about what caused the disaster.9 pele were killed whee flight overshot the runway and crashed into a concrete wall. only two crew members survived. president biden awarded the presidential medal of freedom to big names in the worlds of politics, the arts, sports and philanthr

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. >> this is pbs news weekend from my studio in washington. many of us know formaldehyde is a clear chemical with a powerful smell that permeates high school biology labs. it is found just about everywhere, including a lot of things that are in your homes and offices right now. this past week, the epa evaluation said it poses an unreasonable risk to human health. last month, an investigation concluded that it causes far more cancer than any other airborne pollutants. they say not enough is being done to address the risk. we mentioned some of the places. how pervasive is formaldehyde? >> it is incredibly pervasive. it is essentially ubiquitous. indoors, the concentration is particularly high because lots of products do that. it is pretty much everywhere outdoors. the epa analyzes toxic air pollutants and estimates for cancer risk for each one of them. ideally they are supposed to limit the exposure to these chemicals so that they cause no more than one case of cancer in every million people exposed. for most of the dozens of toxic air pollutant

for the pbs "news hour," i'm laura barron-lopez.more on the life and legacy of president carter, we're joined by our own judy woodruff, who has covered jimmy carter since before he was elected president. amna: also presidential historian barbara perry, from the miller center at the university of virginia. geoff: and stuart eizenstat, who was domestic policy adviser to president carter and, as you heard, spoke at the funeral today. welcome to all of you. your remarks at the funeral service today, you said you sought to redeem the carter presidency and reframe the public understanding of it. in your view, his accomplishment were more enduring than most modern presidents. what inspired you to have that as your message today? stuart: it has always rankled me that people say he is the best ex-president we have had, and that is probably true, but that is an implicit way of saying he was not a successful president. i meant by redeeming that it is now time after the election loss we suffered for sure, and after over 40 years 10 times more t

for the "pbs news hour," i'm nick schifrin. roger carson's work over the last five years as is no special presidential envoy for hostage affairs has led to the release of a number of americans held by countries like venezuela and iran. he was also part of a team that negotiated brittney griner's freedom as well as a complex multi-country deal that led to release of evan gershkovich, alsu kurmasheva and paul whelan from russia. carstens is leaving his job in the coming days and he joins us now. ambassador, welcome back. in the middle east this is obviously a multiagency effort not only to negotiate a cease-fire but secure the release of hostages. we understand the president said a deal is close, possibly this week. has either party taken this deal? do you see it happening? mr. carstens: you have to be optimistic in these cases. it's hard to tell whether the sides are going to narrow the gap that has been between them in main part because we have been close before and have not been able to do it. we remain hopeful. i've had a cha

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for the pbs "news hour," this is fred de sam lazaro in washington.is a partnership with the under-told stories project at the university of st. thomas in minnesota. and he joins me now to discuss more of his reporting. so fred, as you noted, usaid administrator samantha power declined to participate in your reports. has there been any response from the agency since? fred: we did hear from a usaid spokesperson taking issue with a comment made by walter kerr of unlock aid, and issuing a statement that said it was incorrect to state that only 10% of usaid's total assistance funding reaches local communities, meaning in the countries targeted. and the statement goes on that this grossly misstates usaid's work, which reaches hundreds of millions of people around the globe every year. well, there's no dispute about reaching a lot of people. it is close to $40 billion, after all. when it comes to the number, taking issue with how much money is actually spent locally, there is a lot of opacity. it's a very elastic number depending on who is interpreting it.

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. >> this is pbs news weekend from our studio in washington, home of the news hour. >> tomorrow marksars since the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol building, a day that shook the city emanation. a mob of term supporters smashed their way into the capitol building, believing that the election have been stolen. a bipartisan senate report found that at least seven people lost their lives in connection with the attack. years later, the legacy of that day and what it means to our country remains a bitter partisan divide. joining us to discuss our journalists who were there that day. and they have been covering its impacts ever sent. our pentagon reporter and an npr reporter. you were both therefore years ago. -- there four years ago. how does it stand out to you? >> i was covering trump's speech. there was a sea of people. i was interviewing everyone. they were all respectful. people were laughing and joking and waving to each other. it was like a storm was coming in. there was a sense of anger and bad energy. she called me. she was in the middle of the mob. >> i was there with another

in washington, home of the pbs news hour.he cdc says that nationwide, the number of people going to doctors with things like the flu, rsv, and covid, is surging. what better time to check in with an epidemiologist. it is what we are seeing now the standard respiratory virus season or is there something unusual going on? >> like you said, it is no doubt ugly out there. there are a lot of sick people with coughs, fever, sore throat. especially in the south and hi west. these levels are not unusual. we have seen the same level of sickness before the pandemic. what is unusual is that covid is not necessarily dominating. the main culprit right now is flu. it accounts for many more hospitalizations. this is definitely a shift from the past four years. anchor: what do we know about booster shots and flu shots and what effect that is having? >> unfortunately vaccination rates are sub optimal. only one in four u.s. adults has the covid vaccine. lesson 50 cent -- 50% of americans has the flu vaccine. this is far lower than our goal of

lisa: for the "pbs news hour," i'm lisa desjardins. and joining me now to discuss today's confirmation hearing is republican senator jim banks of indiana, who serves on the senate armed services committee and was in the room today. senator, welcome to the "news hour." thanks for joining us. >> good to be with you. amna: so mr. hegseth faced some pretty tough questions today on the past allegations of excessive drinking, his infidelity, and judgment, management inexperience. how do you think he handled those questions today? >> i thought the hearing went exceptionally well for pete hegseth. the democrats were looking for a gotcha moment, and they were trying to land a blow. but they couldn't do it because they keep manufacturing and repeating anonymous sources and allegations. and at the end of the day, we walked out of the room, and i thought pete, who had momentum going into the hearing, had even more momentum coming out of it. it went very well for him. he focused on the issues, why it matters that we send a secretary of defense who'

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. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs news hour has been provided by -- >> working to advance inclusive democracy of holding freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. looking for solutions to protect water during climate change, so people and nature can thrive together. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just and peaceful world. more information at macfound.o rg. 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. laura: welcome to the newshour. at least 15 people are dead and dozens injured after a man driving a truck barreled through the french quarter in new orleans early this morning, where people had gathered to usher in the new year. authorities found an isis flag and weapons in the truck. the suspect, a u.s.-born citizen, is dead, and the fbi is investigating the attack as an act of terrorism. a warning, video of the attack is disturbing. in new orleans, what should hav

. >> this is the pbs news hour from our studio in washington and in the west from the walter cronkiteof journalism at arizona state university. anchor: the city of new orleans is inching back to normalcy after the new year's truck attack that killed 14 people in the famed french quarter. our reporter is back with this report on how residents are coping with the tragedy and what comes next. >> how could this happen in my neighborhood? this is where i live, this is where i work. it cannot happen here. reporter: he has lived in new orleans his entire life. and in the city's french quarter for 15 years. he said the attack on bourbon street has left his tightknit community in shock. >> a lot of people don't realize it is not just bars and restaurants. there are residents who live here. we are having to cope and process this now. this is a big situation for us to overcome but i think we well. we will make it. we are not leaving. they are not going to run us off. we will stay. reporter: he co-owns a bar and guesthouse on bourbon street. >> i hope this is a catalyst to getting better police p

a correspondent for the pbs news hour and covered the carter white house for nbc news.re in atlanta. >> i was a year-and-a-half out of college. had just been hired by the cbs affiliate in atlanta. and my assignment was to cover georgia politics. guess who was running for governor? a peanut farmer who had tried once and failed. he defied all expectations. defeated carl sanders. went onto serve, could only serve one term at that time under georgia law. and, before we knew it, andrea, we were hearing rumors that he and his team were thinking about running for president. of the united states. >> did it seem completely improbable? >> he had already made kind of a name for himself as this unlikely governor in the south. racial discrimination is over. and so, he had developed an identity. the idea he was going to vault over senators and other governors who were much better known than jimmy carter was. >> i have to confess, i first met him in 1972 at the democratic convention in miami. and the governor of pennsylvania said i want you to meet my friend jimmy carter from georgia.

jazmine wright is here reporter for notice and a coanchor of pbs news hour and msnbc contributor. donald trump and other republicans are still, even in this hour, linking these incidents to border issues even though the man at the center were u.s. citizens. both in new orleans and in las vegas. what is going on here? >> in some ways what we have seen from president elect trump and many people he is picked to be in his cabinet is predictable and also very confusing. as you pointed out, the facts show no evidence linking anything we have seen so far to any immigration related issues whatsoever. period end of sentence. frankly this out. the terror inspired attack in new orleans was carried out by a u.s.-born, texas raised, american citizen, former military veteran as well. we've seen that radicalization happen on american soil before of american citizens whether talking about islamic extremism or white nationalist extremism where tropicana is consumed and people become radicalized on the basis of that. in some ways, that's confusing in terms of what we are hearing from president elect

." >> this program was made possible by the broadcasting ano contributions to your pbs news station fromwers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the news hour firefighters are making progress around los angeles. but new blazes have popped up in more than 10,000 structures had been damaged or destroyed. amna: at least 10 people have been killed and there's danger ahead with winds to pick up once again this weekend. gavin newsom will conduct an inquiry about water supply that left some hydrants unusable. stephanie sy with this ground support stephanie: winds started to ease to continue to make progress for a fourth day in los angeles. the eaton fire and the palisades fire to the west are the largest. but others have continued to pop-up including kenneth fire in the san francisco valley. that fire prompted evacuation and burned about 1,000 acres before firefighters brought it under control. officials warn more than 57,000 structures remain at risk. l.a. mayor karen bass defended the city's response. >> we are doing everything question to bring this under control and success has been repo

pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to "the news hour." fast-moving wildfires in the los angeles area have created extreme conditions for millions of people and are being blamed for at least two deaths. amna: as of this evening, there are about 100 homes without power and more than 400 homes evacuated. stephanie: across the los angeles region, the skies were covered in smoke as fast-growing wildfires spread from wind that gusted to nearly 100 miles per hour. pat and callie evacuated from their home last night near where the palisades fire raised. >> definitely very scary, feeling ominous. heard lots of explosions and flames up above us on the canyon wall. just devastating. >> this fire destroyed an estimated 1000 structures, including a high school as thousands of residents raised to escape amid heavy traffic. winds were so strong that firefighting aircraft had to be grounded tuesday night. earlier today, flights were back in the air as wind decreased according to l.a. mayor karen bass, but gusty conditions are expected to resume soon with

we are just substituting one form of opioid for another per there's a great piece last night on pbs newsour about this. that was walking through this experience. are we making progress or continuing to have a major battle find the right language, find the right pathway forward more this is seen as not a sustainment of addiction but a cure. >> and i want to medical school, steve, i did not progress the way it is now. look at the curriculum of my own son and medical school i was amazed at the neurological sciences that have advanced unless they cater too. the fact is when i want to medical school there is not a clear indication on addiction with the disease or disease of the brain second if we do it's important to understand we, isa doctor tomei patients with diabetes is important to exercise and eat right. i do not deny them medications like insulin just because their exercise and diet is not gotten them the glucose levels where they need to be. the fact is a need for that insulin or increase production of insulin in the body. >> addiction is no different. so what happens is often times t

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. >>> we go now to naples, florida, and former house speaker newt gingrich who has a new documentary airing on pbsn immigrants have shaped our country's history. welcome to "face the nation." >> good to be with you. >> in this documentary, you tell the stories of these individuals who immigrated to the u.s. and they were very successful, people like albert einstein. when you look at einstein and you look at henry kissinger, they were refugees to this country. donald trump set refugee admissions at very low levels first term. he's talking about block refugee admissions this term. is that a mistake? >> well, i think we're going through a period of, frankly, reacting to an extraordinarily disastrous immigration policy, so you're going to have some twists and turns. in the long run, we do want to have an ability to allow legitimate refugees to come here. we also, and participate of the reason callista and i made this documentary for pbs, we believe strongly that illegal immigrants are a major contribution to america's success and to its exceptional nature and we want to make sure that as many american

that's because the free pbs app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere. geoff: on the newst surging wind fuels los angeles wildfires that have been blazing for a full week. what the scope of destruction means for homeowners and home insurance. >> lawmakers grill the secretary of defense nominee pete

. >> if you want to be -- read more about that and before elon musk gets his hands on pbs even see the newy wife calista we were very proud it's on at 10:00 tonight and its journey to america about illegal immigrants who made this a better country. >> don't watch good felt explanation watch pbs and you might learn something. tell calista i said hello good to see you speaker. >> right thank you very. >>> evoke a trump breaking her silence straight ahead. ♪ ♪ narrator: for generations, this ally to the north has been by your side. ontario, canada, a partner connected by shared history, shared values, and a shared vision for what we can achieve together. stable and secure, when the world around us isn't. you can rely on ontario for energy to power your growing economy and for the critical minerals crucial to new technologies. ontario is your third-largest trading partner and the number one export destination for 17 states. our long-standing economic partnership keeps millions of americans working. in a changing world, it's time to bring jobs back home and build together. more workers, more tr

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committed a crime, former speaker of the house newt gingrich joins me now, and he's out with a new documentary on pbsled a journey to america. >> all right. you understand the decorum, the traditions, and the peaceful transfer of power. speaker, why do you think michelle obama is not attending the inauguration on martin luther king day? >> well, she hates donald trump. >> same reason she didn't go to the carter funeral because she would have been sitting next to donald trump. i think there's an interesting contrast. her husband was very cheerful, very pleasant. i think, in a way helped bring the country together by chatting with trump. she represents the wing of the party that wants to drive the country apart and sort of represents the civil war that i just wrote about at gingrich 360, which i think is beginning to show up in the democratic party. there are people who want to accept that after nine years, donald trump is going to be president. and then there are people who just repudiate it. look at gavin newsom, who in the middle of the worst fire in modern times, needing desperately to have help fr

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♪♪ >>> coming up in our next half hour, former house speaker newt gingrich, his new project is "journey to america," a pbsumentary profiling several famous immigrants and their contributions to america. like the late diplomat henry kissinger, who fled germ german 1938. >> if i had known it was a dictatorship that was pers persecuting people of my ethnic background. >> we'll talk with the former speaker about that, politics, and get his thoughts on president-elect trump's plans for immigration reform. he power. with wegovy®, i lost 35 pounds. and some lost over 46 pounds. and i'm keeping the weight off. i'm reducing my risk. wegovy® is the only weight-management medicine proven to reduce risk of major cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack, or stroke in adults with known heart disease and obesity. don't use wegovy® with semaglutide or glp-1 medicines, or in children under 12. don't take if you or your family had mtc, men 2, or if allergic to it. tell your provider if you plan to have surgery or a procedure, are breastfeeding, pregnant, or plan to be. stop taking and get medical help right away i

i started out -- i more than 30 years working at abc and cbs and pbs and starting out in local news in chicago and then in washington d.c.. this was before we had to present who called the media take news and dishonest and corrupt them before the invention of labels like alternative facts. and bali names about reporters like calling a "new york times" journalist. it was before the corrosion of public trust. in my reporting i would say foia was one of the most crucial tools that are used on a routine basis to chase down information and get documents on all manner of things. it was also her frustrating tool because as ankarko and others have stressed the delays that you go through and when you are a reporter he wanted deadline so waiting six months or in one case 10 years to get the documents is definitely a very frustrating experience. i'm going to start with investigation that they did well before the internet was invented. at the time it was september of 1979 but a year earlier i had been reading obscure things to find out what was going on behind the consumer's backs. most of my repo

i started out -- i more than 30 years working at abc and cbs and pbs and starting out in local news inhen in washington d.c.. this was before we had to present who called the media take news and dishonest and corrupt them before the invention of labels like alternative facts. and bali names about reporters like calling a "new york times" journalist. it was before the corrosion of public trust. in my reporting i would say foia was one of the most crucial tools that are used on a routine basis to chase down information and get documents on all manner of things. it was also her frustrating tool because as ankarko and others have stressed the delays that you go through and when you are a reporter he wanted deadline so waiting six months or in one case 10 years to get the documents is definitely a very frustrating experience. i'm going to start with investigation that they did well before the internet was invented. at the time it was september of 1979 but a year earlier i had been reading obscure things to find out what was going on behind the consumer's backs. most of my reporting was abou

pbs. amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. geoff bennett is away. on the “newse fbi now says the new orleans attacker acted alone, but was inspired by isis. what we know about the suspect and his path to radicalization. we examine the complex legacy of president biden's 50 years in public office as he prepares to leave the white house. and two-year colle

pbs. geoff: good evening. i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna nawaz. on the "news>> if this deal is not done by the people representing our nation, by the time i get to office, all hell is going to break out. amna

pbs. geoff: good evening. i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna nawaz. on the “newsstating los angeles wildfires burn thousands of homes and buildings, force residents to flee, and stretch emergency resources to their limit. geoff: former president jimmy carter's life and legacy are remembered as he's honored with a state funeral at the washington national cathedral.

pbs anytime, anywhere. geoff: good evening. i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna navaz. on the newse death hour toll from the los angeles-area fires rises as high winds complicate efforts to combat the devastating blazes. geoff: we look at the the

the new show airs on max and later hits pbs. but to kick off the celebration, grover, elmo and abby are stopping by studio one to talk about their excitement. we got to sing a song with miss sosa. wow. and we also. oh, and samara joy. oh, my. chris stapleton. we sang a song with him, too. yeah. and mr. michael b jordan came by. oh, that was cool. that was really wonderful. okay, can someone tell me how to get to sesame street? i want to go. yeah. no kidding. right. i've been looking all these years. i've been trying to get to sesame street. all right. look. not only can you see the cast of sesame street, but you can also catch hoda kotb on her second to last today show ever as co-host. yes, the week long hoda continues. that's on today show following today's special report from the national cathedral. a lot going on. all right. well, we found it. that's the closest you're going to get to sesame street. i love it here. i know, as a kid, though, didn't you want to go? like always? mr. hooper's store and all that. snuffleupagus. i

pbs. ♪ laura: good evening. i'm laura barron-lopez. geoff bennett and amna nawaz are away. on the "newshour" tonight, newurned to horror. a driver tore through bourbon street in new orleans, killing and wounding multiple people in what's being investigated as a terrorist attack. after decades of work, jimmy carter's goal of eradicating a tropical disease appears within reach. we examine the lasting global health legacy the late president leaves behind.

pbs. ♪ laura: good evening. i'm laura barron-lopez. geoff bennett and amna nawaz are away. on the "newshour" tonight, newurned to horror. a driver tore through bourbon street in new orleans, killing and wounding multiple people in what's being investigated as a

a wealthy of knowledge experience now putting that to work in a new cumenty proud narrated with your life callista journey tonight on pbsic celebrates achievements stories of individuals who emigrating to america i want a sneak peek and hear more about it watch. >> immigrants have come to america from around the world for many reasons. . >> south poverty others recommendation freedom so many for potentiality of a better life,. >> i came to america -- >> the promise of freedom and opportunity continues to be a powerful draw for those making their journey to america. grandparents did it from italy looks inevitable i can't wait to watch it premiers tonight 10 pm eastern available for streaming on all stations branded pbs platform tell me about this project. >> well, callista and i feel very strongly good to oppose illegal immigration but good to favor legal immigration, callista's gram from poland through ellis island in 1907 president trump whose mother from scat landed nation of immigrants we want to stay in joining to america, this is important for america, to continue to be open, if you want to come legally, and obey a