PBS NewsHour

Friday, December 28, 2012

12/28/2012 | 54m 31s

Tonight on the program, lawmakers flock to the White House for last-ditch effort on the budget crisis. Also: reaction to a fatal gang rape in India, John Merrow reports on a charter school program in California, a tribute to Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who passed away at age 78, and Shields and Brooks discuss political and economic ramifications of the looming "fiscal cliff."

Aired: 12/28/12

Expired: 01/27/13

Rating: NR

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