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. >> inskeep: and i'm steve inskeep. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, dividing lines. we examine how some of the president-elect's cabinet picks >> inskeep: also ahead, president obama leaves office in a week, and we examine his legacy in the middle east. >> woodruff: and, it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the week's news. >> inskeep: plus, the director of "patriots day" tries to make a movie about the boston marathon bombing, the right way. making sure that we understand that these acts of terrorism don't achieve what the terrorists think they're going to achieve. they don't destroy us, they don't break us apart. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> xq institute. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> and with the ongoing support of these inst

. >> inskeep: and i'm steve inskeep. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, what to do about russia? the president-elect's picks to head the pentagon and the c.i.a. face senators' questions over future relations with moscow. >> inskeep: also ahead, judy sits down with one of the president's closet advisors, valerie jarret, about mr. obama's life outside the oval office. >> he will speak out when he believes his voice can move the needle, make a difference and be an inspiration to those who are looking for positive change in our country. >> woodruff: and, how one sculptor is breaking down barriers with art that questions identity in a globalized, modern world. >> a lot of the figures are of a mixed race. they are neither white nor black. i think that also i wanted to get away from the binary, the dividing of people. >> inskeep: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technolog

. >> inskeep: and i'm steve inskeep. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight: >> i saw the information; read the information outside of that meeting. it's all fake news. >> woodruff: in his first news confernce as president-elect, donald trump takes on reports of russian spying, questions over conflicts of interest with his business, and much more. >> inskeep: also ahead: his choice for secretary of state faced questions at a confirmation hearing. rex tillerson was asked if russia's vladimir putin is a war criminal. >> woodruff: plus, we continue our series "the obama years" with a look at the president's efforts to fight climate change. >> i think that this president believes that climate change is real. he believes there is a moral and

. >> inskeep: and i'm steve inskeep. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, dividing lines. mine how some of the president-elect's cabinet picks >> inskeep: also ahead, president obama leaves office in a week, and we examine his legacy in the middle east. >> woodruff: and, it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the week's news. >> inskeep: plus, the director of "patriots day" tries to make a movie about the boston marathon bombing, the right way. making sure that we understand that these acts of terrorism don't achieve what the terrorists think they're going to achieve. they don't destroy us, they don't break us apart. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

. >> inskeep: and i'm steve inskeep. >> woodruff: on the newshour tonight, what to do about russia? t-elect's picks to head the pentagon and the c.i.a. face senators' questions over future relations with moscow. >> inskeep: also ahead, judy sits down with one of the president's closet advisors, valerie jarret, about mr. obama's life outside the oval office. >> he will speak out when he believes his voice can move the needle, make a difference and be an inspiration to those who are looking for positive change in our country. >> woodruff: and, how one sculptor is breaking down barriers with art that questions identity in a globalized, modern world. >> a lot of the figures are of a mixed race.