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PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 2, 2016

Season 2016 Episode 3370 | 53m 53s

Friday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump chooses retired Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis as his secretary of defense. Also: U.S. unemployment hits a nine-year low, behind Mr. Trump’s pick for defense secretary, the stand-off over the Dakota Access Pipeline heats up, Fidel Castro's mixed legacy, the political analysis of Shields and Brooks and three reasons to do away with youth football.

Aired: 12/01/16 | Expires: 01/01/17
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Extras
U.S. moves to reassure Gulf allies after latest Strait of Hormuz shutdown
News Wrap: NPS official claims Reflecting Pool liner cut with knife or razor
What science tells us about the health risks of Roundup
Analyzing the Supreme Court decisions on immigration, gun control and Monsanto
Thousands feared dead in Venezuela after twin earthquakes flatten buildings
Venezuela's earthquake response hindered by economic and political crises
America's oldest hospital preserves the nation's history of medicine and health care
How the Supreme Court immigration rulings could impact asylum in the U.S.
Nonprofit aims to help displaced workers as businesses adopt artificial intelligence
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