PBS News Hour

October 3, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

Friday on the News Hour, Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages in response to President Trump's proposal, but says more negotiations are needed on the plan to end the war. The Senate once again fails to pass a measure to reopen the government. Plus, the shutdown threatens an already strained air traffic control system with employees required to work without pay.

The pawpaw: America's forgotten fruit finds new popularity

4m 40s

Apples, oranges and bananas are sold in abundance in supermarkets throughout the country. But some say the most American fruit is one you’ll likely never see in the produce department, and it’s one you’ve probably never heard of. Deema Zein bites into the long history of the pawpaw, America's forgotten fruit.

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  • Utah art project spotlights Great Salt Lake’s fragile future: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Utah art project spotlights Great Salt Lake’s fragile future

    S2025 E276 - 7m 52s

    As the Great Salt Lake in Utah continues to dry up, the arts community has mobilized to lay bare the major ecological, economic and health stakes if the decline continues. The public art project, Wake the Great Salt Lake, aims to educate and inspire residents and visitors alike. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • A look at cases the Supreme Court will take up in its term: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A look at cases the Supreme Court will take up in its term

    S2025 E276 - 8m 16s

    The Supreme Court begins a new term on Monday following a summer-long recess shaped by legal battles over the Trump administration’s agenda. William Brangham discussed the high-profile cases with News Hour Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSBlog cofounder Amy Howe, and Stephen Vladeck, constitutional law professor at Georgetown University.

  • Shutdown puts further strain on air traffic control system: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Shutdown puts further strain on air traffic control system

    S2025 E276 - 5m 9s

    Roughly 750,000 federal employees were furloughed when the government closed its doors. Not included in that number are the air traffic controllers who will continue to work, without pay, as long as the shutdown continues. That has raised concerns about the strain on an already understaffed and overworked cohort. Geoff Bennett spoke with Nick Daniels of the air traffic controllers' union.

  • No end in sight for shutdown as Congress leaves for weekend: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    No end in sight for shutdown as Congress leaves for weekend

    S2025 E276 - 3m 13s

    After another day of deadlock, the Senate adjourned for the weekend, extending the government shutdown into next week. Democrats are holding out for Republicans to make health care concessions to their spending bill. But until lawmakers figure out a way forward, thousands of federal workers are left worrying about their paychecks and mass layoffs. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.

  • Hamas responds to Trump's Gaza peace proposal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Hamas responds to Trump's Gaza peace proposal

    S2025 E276 - 4m 52s

    President Trump is demanding that Israel end the war in Gaza. It comes after Hamas announced it had agreed to Trump’s proposal to release all Israeli hostages held in Gaza. But the militant group, which launched the deadly Oct. 7 attacks just short of two years ago, did not agree to all of the president’s framework. Nick Schifrin reports.

  • Brooks and Capehart on shutdown and political dysfunction: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on shutdown and political dysfunction

    S2025 E276 - 12m 43s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the government shutdown showing no signs of ending quickly, President Trump taking the opportunity to further dismantle the federal government and Pete Hegseth's vision for the U.S. military.

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