July 4, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode
Thursday on the News Hour, President Biden acknowledges mistakes in last week's debate but insists he will stay in the race. Exit polls in the United Kingdom show voters likely elected a center-left Labour government after 14 years of center-right Conservative rule. Plus, a look back at a Supreme Court term full of consequential and controversial decisions.
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July 4, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2024 E187 - 56m 45s
Thursday on the News Hour, President Biden acknowledges mistakes in last week's debate but insists he will stay in the race. Exit polls in the United Kingdom show voters likely elected a center-left Labour government after 14 years of center-right Conservative rule. Plus, a look back at a Supreme Court term full of consequential and controversial decisions.
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July 3, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2024 E186 - 57m 46s
July 3, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode
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July 2, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2024 E185 - 57m 46s
July 2, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode
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July 1, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode
S2024 E184 - 57m 46s
July 1, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode
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June 30, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2024 E183 - 26m 45s
Sunday on PBS News Weekend, devastating Midwestern floods are putting a spotlight on the condition of America’s aging dams. Then, how the sports world is taking on a new opponent: climate change. Plus, the hidden history of the Lavender Scare, when thousands of federal workers were forced out of their jobs just because they were gay.
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June 29, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2024 E182 - 26m 44s
Saturday on PBS News Weekend, the debate over using school voucher programs to pay tuition at religious schools with taxpayer dollars. Then, the effect on students of gun violence just outside school walls. Plus, how climate change is changing family planning and reproductive health in Bangladesh.
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June 28, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E181 - 57m 46s
June 28, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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June 27, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E180 - 57m 46s
June 27, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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What happened in the first Biden-Trump debate of 2024
17m 48s
Join Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennet as they host a post-debate discussion with Lisa Desjardins, Laura Barrón-López, Kevin Madden, Guy Cecil, and Amy Walter. Plus, reports from Pamela Kirkland of Georgia Public Broadcasting.
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June 26, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E179 - 57m 46s
Wednesday on the News Hour, the Supreme Court mistakenly posts a draft opinion, signaling it may soon rule emergency abortions in Idaho are legal. As the trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich begins, we look at what his detention says about Russia today. Plus, Judy Woodruff reports on the growing political divide within some Christian communities as religious affiliation declines.
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June 25, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E178 - 57m 46s
June 25, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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June 24, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E177 - 57m 46s
Monday on the News Hour, Israel's Prime Minister says the intense phase of the war in Gaza will end soon as Israel and the U.S. argue over weapons deliveries. A cyberattack on a software provider disrupts operations at thousands of car dealerships. Plus, from vaccine mandates to the role of religion in schools, we spotlight former President Trump's plans for education if he wins in November.
Extras and Features
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News Wrap: U.S. to designate Kenya as a major non-NATO ally
S2024 E145 - 5m 3s
In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden plans to designate Kenya as a major non-NATO ally, Senate Democrats launched an investigation into Donald Trump's reported offer to roll back environmental policies in exchange for $1 billion in campaign donations and Louisiana lawmakers passed a bill today that would re-classify two abortion-inducing medications as controlled and dangerous substances.
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Social media's role in the rise of youth violence
S2024 E144 - 8m 6s
Violent crime has been on a downward trend across the country since the pandemic-era spike. But today, several cities are reporting a new rise in violent crimes involving youth. In many of these cases, police say social media played a central role. Stephanie Sy reports on the challenges of addressing teen violence.
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Amy Tan turns her literary gaze on the world of birds
S2024 E144 - 7m 35s
She’s a novelist turned naturalist. New York Times best-selling author Amy Tan has turned her intense gaze to the world of birds and shared her private drawings and musings in a new book. Jeffrey Brown joined Tan at her Northern California home to discuss "The Backyard Bird Chronicles" for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
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Rep. Raskin on urging DOJ to investigate 'big oil'
S2024 E144 - 6m 25s
In Congress, the top Democrats on two committees are asking the Department of Justice to launch a sweeping investigation of big oil corporations. They allege that the companies have deceived the public for decades about their complicity in climate change and willingness to address it. Lisa Desjardins discussed more with Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin.
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American detained by Syria died in custody, family says
S2024 E144 - 6m 22s
The family of an American psychotherapist detained in Syria says the U.S. government has informed them he has died in custody. Majd Kamalmaz was one of a half dozen Americans believed held by Bashar al-Assad’s regime, some of whom have allegedly suffered torture, or have even been murdered. Nick Schifrin spoke with two of Kamalmaz’s daughters, Ulaa and Maryam.
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Trump's plans for healthcare, reproductive rights if he wins
S2024 E144 - 7m 20s
This week on the campaign trail, Donald Trump suggested he was open to restricting birth control or allowing states to do so. He later walked it back on Truth Social, saying he will “never advocate imposing restrictions on birth control.” President Biden and Trump are proposing vastly different visions for reproductive rights and healthcare. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.
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First Black astronaut flies in space after 63-year wait
S2024 E144 - 5m 52s
More than 60 years after he was selected but ultimately passed over to become this country’s first Black astronaut, Ed Dwight finally made it to space. He flew aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket as it skimmed space on a roughly ten-minute flight. Geoff Bennett sat down with Dwight to discuss his long journey.
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Deadly tornado devastates small town of Greenfield, Iowa
S2024 E144 - 3m 16s
Search efforts continue in Iowa where a devastating tornado tore through a small city and led to multiple deaths. It was part of a series of twisters hitting the state on Monday. The most powerful tornado cut through the heart of Greenfield, a small community about 50 miles southwest of Des Moines. Geoff Bennett reports.
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How Trump's alleged hush money payments led to his charges
S2024 E143 - 7m 58s
Donald Trump’s defense team rested its case Tuesday in the trial brought against the former president by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Next week, both sides will make their closing statements to the jury and then deliberations will begin. While this case is often called a hush money trial, the charges against the former president are more complicated. William Brangham explains.
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Bill Maher on book reflecting on his comedy and commentary
S2024 E143 - 8m 58s
Bill Maher is often a controversial figure in the world of politics and culture. He’s positioned himself as the ultimate truth-teller who takes equal pleasure in punching at the left and the right. Maher is taking stock of his decades of commentary in his new book, “What This Comedian Said Will Shock You.” Geoff Bennett sat down with Maher for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
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Giuliani, Trump allies arraigned in Ariz. electors scheme
S2024 E143 - 4m 31s
The legal fallout from alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election continued in Arizona on Tuesday. Rudy Giuliani and nearly a dozen other allies of Donald Trump were arraigned on charges connected to the plot to install fake electors to back Trump despite President Biden winning the state in the 2020 election. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Ned Foley.
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Turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight kills passenger
S2024 E143 - 5m 26s
One person is dead and roughly 70 others are injured after a Singapore Airlines flight headed from London to Singapore hit severe turbulence. The flight descended 6,000 feet in three minutes over the Indian Ocean, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Bangkok. Aviation correspondent Miles O’Brien reports.
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