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October 4, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

57m 46s

October 4, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

Episodes

  • September 29, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 29, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E274 - 26m 45s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, tensions escalate in the Middle East as Israel keeps up its bombardment of Hezbollah in Lebanon. Then, record-breaking flooding and power outages overwhelm parts of the Southeast, three days after Hurricane Helene made landfall. Plus, the rare but serious medical condition that can affect athletes after strenuous workouts.

  • September 28, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 28, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E273 - 26m 45s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Israel’s assassination of the head of Hezbollah marks a major escalation in their hostilities. The rising death toll from Hurricane Helene, as the massive storm causes record-breaking flooding across the Southeast. We look at how schools are coping with the end of pandemic-era funding. Plus, new technology takes us into the minds of babies.

  • September 27, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 27, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2024 E272 - 57m 46s

    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.

  • September 26, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 26, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2024 E271 - 57m 46s

    Thursday on the News Hour, Floridians brace for impact as Hurricane Helene takes aim at the state. The U.S. pushes for a cease-fire plan to end the violence between Israel and Hezbollah. We report from the frontlines in Ukraine where drones are transforming how the war is being waged. Plus, Hillary Clinton on how she feels about Kamala Harris' barrier-breaking bid for the presidency.

  • September 25, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 25, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2024 E270 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, Florida braces as Hurricane Helene barrels towards the Gulf Coast. Israel strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon again in preparation for a possible ground invasion. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaign in swing states as polls show the race as close as ever. Plus, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog on the potentially catastrophic situations in Iran and war-torn Ukraine.

  • Crossroads: A conversation with America – A PBS News Special: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Crossroads: A conversation with America – A PBS News Special

    56m 17s

    PBS News special correspondent Judy Woodruff and her team have traveled the United States in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, asking Americans what divides — and unites– them. America at a Crossroads, which has appeared bi-weekly on the PBS News Hour, has also culminated in a town hall conversation hosted by Woodruff. The conversation that was months in the making, aired Sept. 23.

Extras and Features

  • What to expect at the Democratic National Convention: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What to expect at the Democratic National Convention

    S2024 E232 - 5m 36s

    This week in Chicago, Democrats will formally nominate a very different presidential candidate than they expected to just a couple of months ago. News Hour anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett plus White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López discuss what the upcoming convention week will look like.

  • Earthquake planning beyond the West Coast: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Earthquake planning beyond the West Coast

    S2024 E231 - 9m 2s

    This week’s 4.4 magnitude tremor in Los Angeles was along a fault that runs through a densely populated area. But California isn’t the only region in the U.S. with the potential for major earthquakes. Brian Houston, director of the University of Missouri’s Disaster and Community Crisis Center, joins John Yang to discuss earthquake preparedness.

  • Issues with an app for asylum seekers: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Issues with an app for asylum seekers

    S2024 E231 - 5m 13s

    In July, arrests of those illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border were the lowest U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen in nearly four years. It comes after the Biden Administration imposed new rules to encourage migrants to use legal pathways to seek asylum. But an app designed to help these asylum seekers isn’t always helping the most vulnerable migrants. Gustavo Solis of KPBS reports.

  • Nursing homes grapple with new staffing rules: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Nursing homes grapple with new staffing rules

    S2024 E231 - 7m

    New federal minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes could eventually require facilities that are paid by Medicare to hire tens of thousands of nurses and aides. But, like many industries around the U.S., these facilities are grappling with staffing shortages. Ali Rogin sits down with Jordan Rau, senior correspondent at KFF Health News, for more.

  • News Wrap: Ukraine urges residents of Pokrovsk to evacuate: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Ukraine urges residents of Pokrovsk to evacuate

    S2024 E230 - 5m 40s

    In our news wrap Friday, the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk has urged residents to evacuate as Russian troops close in, thousands protested in cities across India amid growing national anger after a trainee doctor was raped and killed at a government hospital, hurricane preparations are underway in Bermuda as Ernesto moves closer and former NPR chief executive John Lansing has died.

  • Amid civil war, Sudan's VP defends refusal of peace talks: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Amid civil war, Sudan's VP defends refusal of peace talks

    S2024 E230 - 8m 2s

    Sudan has been caught in a bloody war between the country’s army and a militia for 16 months with tens of millions of civilians caught in between. This week, the United States attempted peace talks in Geneva, but the Sudanese armed forces refused to attend. With the support of the Pulitzer Center, special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen discussed the war with Sudanese Vice President Malik Agar.

  • Harris unveils plan to combat high grocery, housing prices: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Harris unveils plan to combat high grocery, housing prices

    S2024 E230 - 9m

    In her first major policy speech since becoming the Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her vision for combatting rising prices, one of the biggest issues for voters in this year's election and one that's dogged the Biden-Harris administration. Amna Nawaz discussed the specifics of Harris’ economic policy proposals with Jeanna Smialek of The New York Times.

  • Underwater sculptures highlight dangers of climate change: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Underwater sculptures highlight dangers of climate change

    S2024 E230 - 5m 43s

    Visitors to a new art installation in the Caribbean will need to take masks and oxygen tanks. “A World Adrift” is an underwater sculptural exhibition and the work of a British artist who wants to highlight the dangers of climate change for the West Indies. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports for our coverage on art and climate change and our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • Brooks and Capehart on Harris' economic policy proposals: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on Harris' economic policy proposals

    S2024 E230 - 13m 39s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Vice President Kamala Harris' economic policy proposals, former President Trump's comments about Medal of Honor recipients and which campaign has the momentum heading into the final months of the race.

  • James Baldwin's enduring influence on art and activism: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    James Baldwin's enduring influence on art and activism

    S2024 E229 - 7m 49s

    The legendary writer and activist James Baldwin would have turned 100 this month. He is best known for his novels and essays and as a moral voice addressing race, sexuality and the very fabric of American democracy. Jeffrey Brown looks at Baldwin's enduring legacy for our series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy and for our arts and culture coverage, CANVAS.

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    Friday
    Oct 4

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Friday
    Oct 4

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Friday
    Oct 4

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Friday
    Oct 4

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Friday
    Oct 4

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Friday
    Oct 4

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Friday
    Oct 4

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Saturday
    Oct 5

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Saturday
    Oct 5

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Saturday
    Oct 5

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Monday
    Oct 7

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Monday
    Oct 7

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Monday
    Oct 7

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Monday
    Oct 7

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Oct 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Oct 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Oct 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Oct 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Oct 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Oct 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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