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November 19, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

57m 46s

November 19, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

Episodes

  • November 6, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 6, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

    E312 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, Donald Trump decisively wins the election and prepares to return to the White House with an agenda of sweeping change. Vice President Harris concedes defeat after failing to drive turnout across battleground states. Plus, as Republicans take control of the Senate and possibly the House, we break down what the results will mean for the government and the parties.

  • PBS News Election Night 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    PBS News Election Night 2024

    1h

    Millions of voters head to the polls Tuesday for their final chance to cast a ballot in the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

  • Harris addresses supporters after losing 2024 presidential election: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Harris addresses supporters after losing 2024 presidential election

    13m 20s

    Kamala Harris is delivering her concession speech on Wednesday after losing the presidential election to Donald Trump. Harris called Trump earlier to congratulate him on his victory. She is speaking at Howard University in Washington, where crowds had gathered Tuesday night to watch election returns. Supporters were sent home after midnight as Trump pulled ahead in every battleground state.

  • November 2, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 2, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    E308 - 26m 45s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, why anti-transgender ads are dominating the airwaves this election. Then, we check in on the state of the race in Wisconsin as candidates make their final pitch to voters. Plus, a look at the turmoil in Haiti that’s driving many to seek refuge in the United States.

  • November 1, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 1, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

    E307 - 56m 45s

    Friday on the News Hour, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump and their running mates all storm critical swing states with only a few days until voting ends. We examine the trends from early voting data and what it signals about this year's election. Plus, the growing political divide over whether to trust election results despite no evidence that the vote has been compromised.

  • October 31, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 31, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

    E306 - 57m 46s

    Thursday on the News Hour, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump head west as the margins remain razor-thin in critical swing states. As the Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge voter rolls, how unsubstantiated claims of non-citizens voting could affect the election. Plus, we examine the potential economic impact of Donald Trump's promise to deport immigrants en masse.

  • Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun

    25m 50s

    Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and teens. Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun captures how gun violence affects young Americans. PBS News Student Reporting Labs in collaboration with 14 student journalists from five U.S. cities, offer a look into how the same young people that have survived these traumatic events are leading the fight for a safer future.

  • 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

  • How extreme heat is contributing to a U.S. blood shortage: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How extreme heat is contributing to a U.S. blood shortage

    S2024 E238 - 5m 11s

    The American Red Cross says there’s an emergency shortage of blood for transfusions. In July, the national supply dropped by more than 25 percent. The Red Cross says the only solution is more blood donors. Jessa Merrill, director of biomedical communications at the Red Cross, joins John Yang to discuss.

  • Harris accepts her party’s nomination on final night of DNC: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Harris accepts her party’s nomination on final night of DNC

    S2024 E237 - 5m 8s

    Kamala Harris is now the first woman of color to become a major party’s presidential nominee. That history was made Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Speaking to an energetic crowd, Harris formally accepted her party’s nomination and made her case for why she should be the next president of the United States. Lisa Desjardins reports.

  • How RNC and DNC delegates reflect American political divides: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How RNC and DNC delegates reflect American political divides

    S2024 E237 - 7m 17s

    With the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, both parties now have their official presidential nominees, and the race to Election Day begins in earnest. For her series, America at a Crossroads, Judy Woodruff takes us back to both convention floors, where she spoke to Republican and Democratic delegates for a sense of how they see the road ahead and the divide between the parties.

  • 3 things to know about RFK Jr. suspending his campaign: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    3 things to know about RFK Jr. suspending his campaign

    S2024 E237 - 3m 18s

    Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Friday that he is suspending his campaign and that he wants to help former President Donald Trump win the election. Lisa Desjardins joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the announcement and what’s next.

  • Experts debate level of threat AI advances pose to humanity: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Experts debate level of threat AI advances pose to humanity

    S2024 E237 - 7m 17s

    The development of artificial intelligence is speeding up so quickly that it was addressed briefly at both Republican and Democratic conventions. Science fiction has long theorized about the ways in which machines might one day usurp their human overlords. As the capabilities of modern AI grow, Paul Solman looks at the existential threats some experts fear and that some see as hyperbole.

  • Fed chair says ‘time has come’ to cut interest rates: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fed chair says ‘time has come’ to cut interest rates

    S2024 E237 - 6m 59s

    Financial markets rallied Friday after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said that it’s time to start cutting interest rates. The question now is by how much, and how quickly fed policymakers will act. Powell said inflation is low enough and that the bigger threat to the economy is now a weakening jobs market. John Yang speaks with Rachel Siegel, who covers the Fed for The Washington Post, for more.

  • Brooks and Capehart on main takeaways from the DNC: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on main takeaways from the DNC

    S2024 E237 - 11m 31s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including major moments from the Democratic National Convention and what’s next in the battle for the White House.

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