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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
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Extras
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Why more school districts are limiting screen time for students
Trump's TPS policy is a 'job killer' and bad for Ohio, Gov. DeWine says
Black Opera Project celebrates resilience and richness of the Black American experience
Brooks and Capehart on progressive Democrats winning primaries
Heated games and rough foul against Caitlin Clark spark controversy in WNBA
U.S. strikes Iran after drones target cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz
Reporter in Caracas describes earthquake destruction and response in Venezuela
Crews race to find survivors in mountains of rubble after Venezuela earthquakes
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