September 27, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

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 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.

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.

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.

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.