PBS News Hour

Season 42, Episode 12

Episode Title: January 17, 2017

Air Date: 2017-01-17

Overview:

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.