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PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 6, 2016

Season 2016 Episode 3410 | 54m 29s

Tuesday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump objects to the cost of Air Force One. Also: President Obama's last major national security speech, a scrapped report on Pentagon spending, what a major health bill would mean for medicine, Liberia’s education experiment, a study about parents and screen time, the presidential transition, improvisational jazz and the Capitol Christmas tree.

Aired: 12/05/16 | Expires: 01/05/17
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
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