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PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 17, 2017

Season 2017 Episode 170 | 53m 49s

Tuesday on the NewsHour, outgoing U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power discusses the crisis in Syria, the threat of Russia and more. Also: Donald Trump's choice for education secretary faces the Senate, reducing health care costs by focusing on the sickest patients and how the first black president changed our views on race.

Aired: 01/16/17 | Expires: 02/16/17
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