PBS NewsHour

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

12/05/2012 | 54m 10s

Tonight on the program, we examine Citigroup's announcement that it was laying off 11,000 employees due to the financial crisis. Also: President Obama refuses a debt ceiling rise as answer to the fiscal cliff, the world watches to see if Syria will use chemical weapons, Syrian refugees living in an abandoned underground town, acidification of ocean water, and remembering jazz legend Dave Brubeck.

Aired: 12/05/12

Expired: 01/04/13

Rating: NR

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