October 18, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Russian missile and drone strikes have knocked out nearly one-third of Ukraine's power plants in the last week, leaving people there in the dark and in the cold. Samuel Bendett, a Russia military analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses, joined Nick Schifrin to discuss these developments nearly eight months into the war.

We are in the thick of midterm season and with election night just a few weeks away, candidates are taking to the debate stage. But are these debate performances sending the message candidates hope? Republican strategist Brett O'Donnell and Democratic strategist Stephanie Cutter joined Amna Nawaz to discuss how it's playing out.

For many voters this year, the focus has been on contests for governor, senator or local representatives, but voters in 36 states will decide the future of abortion access, health care and even voting itself. Laura Barrón-López sat down with Reid Wilson of Pluribus News to discuss the ballot measures.

The Great Salt Lake in Utah is the largest body of water in the western hemisphere without an outlet to the sea. Its levels fluctuate naturally, but scientists say the record-low water levels the lake has seen in recent years are worrying. A megadrought means less precipitation, and a growing population is taking more water before the lake can refill. Stephanie Sy reports.

U.S. authorities reported that there have been more than two million apprehensions at the southern border in the last year, a record high. Since 2018, photographer Pablo Allison has documented the human stories behind these statistics. Laura Barrón-López talked to Allison about his project for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."