visit "newshour."cbs.org. >>> the world economic forum published a report recently that said the united states finishes far from the top of the list when it comes to gender equality. according to the report, women fared best in iceland, finland, norway and sweden. american women finished 23rd on list of 136 countries. for more perspective, earlier i spoke with kathleen gerson, a sociology professor at new york university and the author of a book about gender and family titled "the unfinished revolution." so what is it about the scandinavian model? whenny a rattled off list of top four, iceland, finland, norway, sweden, what's working there? what can we learn? >> a think the nordic mold, as it's called, figured out there are two important ingredients to creating gender equality. which, by the way, actually produces greater economic stability and greater overall social health. and those two ingredients are on the one hand notions of equal opportunity and the economy, and at work, and which americans woul

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tonight, "newshour" analyst susan dentzer joins us. susan, welcome back. medicaid seems to be one of the bright spots in the rollout of this health care law. what is it, 400,000 people we said have enrolled? why has it become so attractive? >> first of all, medicaid has expanded under the law, obviously, so people with higher incomes than were generally the case can now enroll. for single individuals, that's up to about-- just under $16,000 a year income now can enroll, and very importantly, the eligibility was expanded so that single adults without dependent children, like aaron, can now sign up for the program. in many states previously if you were a single adult you were not eligible. because of that, there are an estimated 10 million to 20 million who could eventually come into the medicaid program, the expanded medicaid program. of course, that depends on whether the states have gone ahead and expanded medicaid, and because of the supreme court decision a year ago which threw that into question, there are still about two dozen states that have not dec

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and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at the case of the scorned woman who tried to poison her husband's lover in a case that actually reached the supreme court. i'm gwen ifill, we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> this is "bbc world news." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for

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and friends of the newshour. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the senate's long- festering fight over filibusters came to a head today. majority democrats pushed through a rules change making it easier to force action on presidential nominees. before, it took 60 votes; now, it will take 51. democrats said it will end gridlock, republicans say it's an abuse of power. we will hear some of the debate and talk to two senators right after the news summary. wall street rallied past a new milestone today on signs of improvement in the job market. the dow jones industrial average added 109 points to close above 16,000 for the first time. the nasdaq rose nearly 48 points to close at 3.969. afghan president hamid karzai urged tribal elders today to support a security deal with the u.s. it would keep thousands of american troops in afghanistan for another decade. but karzai said he will le

for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ç >>> this is night"nightly busin report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib brought to you in part by. >> the strestreet.com up to the stock market news and in depth analysis. our quant rating service provides objective ratings daily on over 4300 stocks. learn more on thestreet.com/nbr. >>> up, up and away, the dow hit as record but as stocks trend higher, how should long-term investo 0, 400, even 700% this year but could the fast and furious run up reverse course as quickly? >> game changer. crude prices are tumbling and whether that co

go to newshour@pbs.org. >>> day after day, tech-savvy new yorkers went online to find the latest work of art known only as banci. his work is admired and even by the police. that raises the question, does that undermine a subverse sif form of expression? tracy wolf reports. >> reporter: new york city is a mecca for the art. but this is not located in a museum. this exhibit is taking place on the street of the five burrows. it's called waiting to hang and it goens goes by the name of a man banksy. this was not a commissioned piece by the owner. it's a work of street art, an illegal painting or what some might consider vandalism. >> the twist in the banksy story is that when he vandalizes your property, its value goes up instead of going down. that is not related to aerosol. >> a website that documents street artists and many others all over the world. what is street art? >> street art is an outgrowth of the graffiti tradition which began in new york and philadelphia depending on who you speak to in the '60s and '70s. but in the public space, usually illegally. >> reporter: during his r

for all of us here at the "pbs newshour," thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org jo >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. >> up to the minute stock market news and indepth analysis, our rating service provides objective, independent ratings daily on over 400 stocks, learn more at the street.com/nbr. >>> walmart's new boss, the world's largest retailer names a new ceo, just as holiday shopping takes off. so what does the change at the t to

and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at the legacy of the gettysburg address, fourscore and 70 years after abraham lincoln delivered his most famous speech. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org  >>> this is "nightly business r

funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: a major winter storm system slammed into the mid- atlantic and northeast today, just as millions of americans hit the roads, rails and skies for the thanksgiving holiday. a dismal mix of rain, snow, wind and sleet greeted holiday travelers, who braved long airport lines, heavy traffic and dangerous road conditions on one of the busiest travel days of the year. >> i just lost control and hit the side of the bridge and i guess i spun and landed over there. >> ifill: north of pittsburgh, this man managed to escape with minor injuries after flipping his car. and up and down the east coast the wintry mix led vehicles to spin out and drivers to throttle back. >> yeah, i usually try to slow down a l

that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm hari sreenivasan. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. brought to you in part by -- thestreet.com. up to the minute stock market news and in-depth analysis. our ratings service provides objective, independent ratings daily on over 4,300 stocks. learn more at thestreet.com/nbr. >>> holiday hangover. investors return from thanksgiving minus the holiday spirit. selling off late and snapping the dow's record streak of all time closing highs at 5. >>> black friday frenzy. retai