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. music, man, it's just music, just listen to it. >> stewart: next on "pbs newshour weekend." >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. judy and josh weston. the cheryl and philip milstein family. the john and helen glessner family trust-- supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, alison stewart. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> stewart: good evening and thanks for joining us. republican president-elect donald trump and his top advisers are lambasting hillary clinton and the democrats for participating in a recount in wisconsin and possibly two other states where the vote was close. the response followed t

pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ love me tender >> we can like many, but we can love only a precious few, because it is for those precious few that you have to be willing to do so very much. you don't have to do it alone. lincoln financial helps you provide for and protect your financial future because this is what you do for people you love. lincoln financial-- you're in charge. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> 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: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: we're down to the last seven days, and some polls are tightening in the presidential race. with that in mind, the two major candidates hit each other hard today, on policy an

administration. also, will the national popular vote movement gain momentum? next on "pbs newshour weekend." >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. judy and josh weston. the cheryl and philip milstein family. the john and helen glessner family trust-- supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, alison stewart. thanks for joining us. as president elect donald trump prepares to assume the oax office for two months.ald trump white house chief of staff. reince priebus will get the job. according to a statement issued by the trump transition team. favorite candidate of house speaker paul ryan and senate majority spe

. >> sreenivasan: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> xq institute. >> bnsf railway. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> 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. >> sreenivasan: president-elect trump whittled down his options for key administration positions today. john yang has our report. >> reporter: traffic in the trump tower lobby was heavy today, as the trump cabinet takes shape. representative tom price was picked as health and human services secretary-- tasked with fulfilling a key campaign promise: repeal and replace obamacare. the six-term georgia congressman is an orthopedic surgeon. chairman of the house budget committee, he's one of obamacare's most outspoken critics, introducing a detailed plan to replace it in every congress since 2009. senator chuck schumer, the incoming democratic leader, sig

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finishes in world series history. >> woodruff: 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, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> supported by the rockefeller foundation. promoting the well-being of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. more at rockefellerfoundation.org >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: critical states along the eastern seaboard are echoing with campaign appeals tonight. the candidates, and top supporte

any more of our children." >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> xq institute. >> bnsf railway. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> 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. >> woodruff: president-elect donald trump is off to florida tonight for the long thanksgiving weekend, and he's trailing headlines in his wake. he sat down today at "the new york times" for an extensive, live-tweeted question and answer. julie davis, who covers the white house, was one of the "times" reporters in the meeting with mr. trump, and she joins me now. julie davis, welcome back to the "newshour". so this was an on again off again session, wasn't it? >> this was. we had planned for it to be from 1:00 to 2:00 today, and then we found out via tweet early this morning that mr. trump decided to cancel. short

environment and country's checkbooks. >> yang: 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. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> xq institute. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> supported by the rockefeller foundation. promoting the well-being of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. more at rockefellerfoundation.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> yang: president-elect trump returned to work at the trump tower in new york city today, where he's at work assembling a cabinet. mr. trump's team got back to business after the thanksgiving holiday. >> going to be a busy week. be ready. buckle up. >> yang: perhap

. >> 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. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> and with the ongoing support of these 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. >> woodruff: president-elect donald trump announced a shakeup today at the top of his incoming transition team. vice president-elect mike pence will take over as chair, replacing new jersey governor chris christie, who becomes a vice-chair. former house speaker newt gingrich and former new york city mayor rudy giuliani will be among the other vice chairs on the executive committee. members of the committee also include mr. trump's three older children-- donald, jr.; eric and ivanka-- as well as ivanka's husband, son-in-law jared kushner. in a statement, the president- el

the lessons she taught us. 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. lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> and with the ongoing support of these 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. >> woodruff: the trump transition is accelerating this evening. the president-elect announced his choices for three top positions today. they are: republican senator jeff sessions of alabama, for attorney general, retired army lieutenant general michael flynn for national security adviser, and u.s. representative mike pompeo, republican of kansas, for director of the c.i.a. we'll take a closer look at all three men, after the news summary. separately, the president-elect has reach

: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> ♪ love me tender ♪ love me true we can like many, but we can love only a precious few. because it is for those precious few that you have to be willing to do so very much. but you don't have to do it alone. lincoln financial helps you provide for and protect your financial future, because this is what you do for people you love. lincoln financial-- you're in charge. >> bnsf railway. >> xq institute. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention. in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. >> 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. >> woodruff: as the picture of the cabinet president-elect trump wants is filled in, we're seeing more figures who refl

more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> xq institute. >> bnsf railway. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> 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. >> sreenivasan: president-elect trump has spent another day huddling with advisors on key cabinet jobs. vice president-elect mike pence led the arrivals today at trump tower in new york. another advisor dismissed concerns that mr. trump is staying out of sight. >> i think he's, you know, he's making phone calls to leaders and they're calling him. he's having people come in and you're probably in the best place to be here and watch who's coming and going. and he's just talking as it's appropriate. >> sreenivasan: the president- elect was heard from today, on losing the popular vote to hillary clinton. he tweeted: "if the election were based on total popular vote, i woul

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 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. >> woodruff: president-elect donald trump has added two more names to his white house staff. the announcement came today from palm beach, florida, where mr. trump is spending the holiday. kathleen "k.t." mcfarland was appointed deputy national security adviser. she's worked in several republican administrations, and as a "fox news" analyst; and donald mcgahn will be white house counsel. he served as the trump campaign's attorney. neither appointment is subject to senate confirmation. in a separate development, gr

and better tracking by law enforcement. >>> journalists in pbs -- and pbs news anchor about gwen ifill has died. she worked for both nbc and pbs. she moderated two vice presidential debates and last presidential debate with judy woodruff. >>> we all know time management is difficult and for some students it's next to impossible. 9news journalist byron reed shows us how some districts are trying to have a little flexibility to make it easier for young people to get an education. >> would i fit two lessons in 1 fabian simmons. >> chemistry. >> reporter: but not that long ago choosing wasn't that easy. he was trying to juggle between high school and a part-time job. >> i would have to go to school and not show up for work or go to work and not show up for school. >> reporter: that's one reason why he joined other students in the jefferson county school district at the virtual academy, a campus set up to education and more flexibility. >> part of the structure in the traditional sense, the face to face contact with the teacher and the other portion of instruction comes via digital 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. lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> and with the ongoing support of these 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. >> woodruff: it's all about numbers tonight-- economic and electoral-- as the presidential contest comes down to the wire. lisa desjardins begins our coverage, with four days to go. >> reporter: the last friday of the 2016 race and the two campaigns are off to a long weekend of crisscrossing the battleground states. donald trump started in new hampshire-- where he's now neck- and-neck with hillary clinton, hoping to break through her electoral wall of usually blue states. the granite state last voted republican for president in 2000. >>

the journalism world. >> lou maglio joins us. pbs says veteran journalist glenn iphone died after a battle with cancer. she was host of the pbs she may the switch to tv working for nbc news in pbs or shaking the first woman to co- anchor and nightly news program. she also moderated two vice presidential debates in 2,004 in 2,008 as well as one of this year's democratic0 primary debates. was they said a standardbearer for courage, fairness and integrity in an industry going throug change, the present of pbs coals are one of the leading lights in journalism. was described as someone who stayed true to her values,, that will be 30 percent sunset at 5:08 p.m. and then summarizeze at about 5:34 p.m. the superman, tonight, a beautiful full week almost 70 in st. louis and kansas city are well move in our direction for we tumble for the weekend. bl made in. are not a major contender. looking at a we confront wednesday could produce a few raindrops otherwise the rest of the week will be all client.t. offer on wednesday, a few raindrops, mid- 50s early morning otherwise partly cloudy, thursda

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just want to have a government that work. >>> i got saturday breaking news to report to you. pbs anchor gwenif ifill has pasd away. >> this is very hard. gwen was a dear friend. she was -- she would want me to get this together. she was a newspaper reporter in boston and then in baltimore and a city she dearly loved and here at the washington , d.c., at th washington post. she came here in 1994. she covered congress in politics and 1999 she took over the long running pbs programming washington week. which was then called washington week in review and it became washington week with gwen ifill. she had so many rewards and awards in her office, you can barely see out her window. she was honored by all journalism and organizations. she was one of the most successful women in journalism. they had at the pbs station here in washington and at the home of pbs of gwen of a coanchor. she was described as one of the nation's leading life of journalism. i think it says about as well as anything. people may remember she was one o f the moderators of the vice presidential debate. she was a big

what it all means. >> woodruff: it's election night on the pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ love me tender >> we can like many, but we can love only a precious few, because it is for those precious few that you have to be willing to do so very much. you don't have to do it alone. lincoln financial helps you provide for and protect your financial future because this is what you do for people you love. lincoln financial-- you're in charge. ♪ ♪ >> 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. >> woodruff: it's been a long day of voting all across this country, and the vast majority of the polls are still open. at issue: whether hillary clinton or donald trump will become the 45th president of the united states. lisa desjardins begins our coverage this election night. >> reporter: new york state, where both presidential nominees began their campaigns, and now, after 500-plus days

the heart and soul of pbs's newshour and washington week. she was also beloved: sister, aunt, godmother many times over and friends to legions. the daughter of a minister, gwen graduated from simmons college in massachusetts, got her start in journalism at the "boston herald american," before moving on to the "baltimore evening sun" in 1981, then to "the washington post," followed by several years as a politics reporter and white house correspondent for the "new york times." >> even marginal progress could be affected in investigations in little rock and washington. >> woodruff: she moved to television and nbc news in 1994. then, in october 1999, she came to pbs to host "washington week," the long-running political roundtable and to become senior correspondent on the newshour. >> ifill: the court's 199 turn, how would you prioritize the needs at the border now >> woodruff: there, she added to her lengthy and accomplished body of work in 2013 gwen and i were honored to assume the great responsibility, and joy, of co- anchoring this program. good evening. im judy woodruff. >> i