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November 1, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

Friday on the News Hour, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump and their running mates all storm critical swing states with only a few days until voting ends. We examine the trends from early voting data and what it signals about this year's election. Plus, the growing political divide over whether to trust election results despite no evidence that the vote has been compromised.

November 1, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

56m 45s

Friday on the News Hour, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump and their running mates all storm critical swing states with only a few days until voting ends. We examine the trends from early voting data and what it signals about this year's election. Plus, the growing political divide over whether to trust election results despite no evidence that the vote has been compromised.

Previews + Extras

  • Harris, Trump focus on battlegrounds entering final weekend: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Harris, Trump focus on battlegrounds entering final weekend

    E307 - 4m 56s

    With four days to go, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have dueling rallies planned in battleground Wisconsin, mere miles away from each other. But the home stretch is not without bumps in the road as foreign threats of election interference sprang up in Georgia. Laura Barrón-López reports.

  • What early voting data signals about this year's election: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What early voting data signals about this year's election

    E307 - 4m 28s

    With just days left of this election cycle, millions of voters across the country have already cast their ballots by absentee or early in-person voting. Lisa Desjardins breaks down what this early turnout tells us.

  • U.N. says situation in northern Gaza 'apocalyptic': asset-mezzanine-16x9

    U.N. says situation in northern Gaza 'apocalyptic'

    E307 - 2m 15s

    Top United Nations officials today called the situation in northern Gaza “apocalyptic,” an unusually stark warning as Israel enters the second month of an operation targeting the area where Hamas has regrouped. Nick Schifrin reports.

  • News Wrap: Final jobs report before election released: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Final jobs report before election released

    E307 - 4m 5s

    In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department released its final jobs report before the election, the death toll from flooding in Spain spiked to at 205 with many still missing, New Delhi's air quality plummeted as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali polluted the air and a judge rejected Elon Musk's bid to move a Pennsylvania lawsuit over his election giveaways to a federal court.

  • Nebraska's 'blue dot' could be election's deciding factor: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Nebraska's 'blue dot' could be election's deciding factor

    E307 - 4m 29s

    Once the votes of the 2024 campaign are cast and tallied, the final chapter of this election season may hinge on a blue dot far from any swing state battleground. Lisa Desjardins explains why a district in Nebraska is so important.

  • What the divide over trusting elections means for the U.S.: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What the divide over trusting elections means for the U.S.

    E307 - 12m 43s

    The Pew Research Center recently released a survey showing that more than four in 10 Trump supporters don’t believe next week’s election will be run well despite efforts by lawmakers and election officials to address their concerns since 2020. Judy Woodruff explores what the gap in election trust may mean for her series, America at a Crossroads.

  • Universities turn museums into areas for political discourse: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Universities turn museums into areas for political discourse

    E307 - 7m 26s

    During the final days of this tense election, we take a look at a project fostering a different type of civic space to encourage young people to discuss issues, engage each other and vote. Jeffrey Brown visited the University of Michigan to see how this works. It's part of our series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy and for our arts and culture coverage, CANVAS.

  • Brooks and Capehart on who holds the upper hand in the race: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on who holds the upper hand in the race

    E307 - 10m 33s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including what to watch in the final days of voting, the rhetoric of the campaign, what will happen after a winner is declared and which candidate has the momentum.

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