October 4, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

Monday marks one year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. Over this last year, the Israeli bombing and invasion of Gaza have exacted a terrible price on Gaza's people. One out of every 20 has been killed or wounded. News Hour videographer Shams Odeh worked with producer Zeba Warsi and Nick Schifrin to bring us this report.

The Labor Department issued one of the last jobs reports before the presidential election, and the numbers are strong. It shows 254,000 jobs were added in September, beating expectations. Overall, the report paints a picture of a robust American economy which remains a top issue this election year. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo.

The Israeli bombing campaign and ground invasion of Lebanon continue with a quarter of the country's population displaced, most in just the last two weeks. Leila Molana-Allen reports from Saida, on Lebanon's southern coast, as the exhausted and terrified seek shelter.

Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning across Michigan while former President Donald Trump touched down in Georgia, a state still reeling from Hurricane Helene. All this as President Biden weighed in on election security in his first-ever appearance in the White House briefing room. Lisa Desjardins reports.

A week after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of the Southeast, residents in some states are still trying to get the very basics. More than 200 are confirmed dead and hundreds remain unaccounted for. That makes it the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina in 2005. William Brangham reports.

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including a major endorsement from Liz Cheney and the latest in the Trump election interference case.