PBS News Hour

September 27, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

Friday on the News Hour, millions are without power in the Southeast as residents begin the long, arduous recovery from Hurricane Helene. Ukraine's president meets with Donald Trump as competing political visions for U.S. aid cast doubt on the future of the war effort. Plus, we go inside a Georgia election center for an up-close look at the voting protections at the center of a critical election.

Danzy Senna spotlights life's difficult realities with humor

6m 40s

The new novel, “Colored Television” uses fiction and satire to spotlight sensitive and often difficult realities in American life. Jeffrey Brown discussed that with author Danzy Senna for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

Previews + Extras

  • Comparing Harris and Trump plans to counter crime, violence: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Comparing Harris and Trump plans to counter crime, violence

    S2024 E272 - 6m 39s

    The issues of gun violence and crime in America are complex. They also are both key parts of the 2024 campaign. As part of our series about the issues of this election, Lisa Desjardins looks into where Kamala Harris and Donald Trump stand.

  • Georgia works to secure voting machines amid concerns: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Georgia works to secure voting machines amid concerns

    S2024 E272 - 10m 1s

    Georgia is one of the battlegrounds where local and state officials are grappling with some big changes about certifying the vote and a new requirement to hand count the total number of ballots. There's another concern raised by some experts about the potential vulnerability of voting machines, but state officials say they are more than prepared. Miles O'Brien reports.

  • High-stakes election looms over Zelenskyy-Trump meeting: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    High-stakes election looms over Zelenskyy-Trump meeting

    S2024 E272 - 4m 11s

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading back to his home country after a whirlwind week of meetings with leaders in the U.S. His final sit-down was with Donald Trump, whose current presidential bid holds high stakes for U.S. support for Ukraine. Stephanie Sy reports.

  • Helene's impact felt far and wide across the South: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Helene's impact felt far and wide across the South

    S2024 E272 - 5m 23s

    The devastating impact of Hurricane Helene is being felt far and wide across the South. At least 40 people are dead in four states and millions are without power. There have been harrowing air rescues from Florida to Tennessee and the threat isn't over yet. Christopher Booker reports.

  • Capehart and Pletka on Harris' immigration policy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Capehart and Pletka on Harris' immigration policy

    S2024 E272 - 11m 11s

    Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Kamala Harris' visit to the U.S.-Mexico border to present her border security plan and Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meeting with Donald Trump.

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