PBS News Hour

October 26, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Thursday on the NewsHour, mass shootings kill at least 18 people and a massive manhunt rattles rural Maine. Israeli forces conduct a raid into Gaza in preparation for a ground invasion as the U.N. strains to shelter more than 600,000 displaced Palestinians. Plus, childcare remains a significant barrier to millions of people needing to appear in court over low-level offenses.

How new congressional maps will impact 2024 election

6m 45s

House Speaker Mike Johnson will face the same struggle that plagued his predecessor, a narrow GOP majority. He will have to protect it in next year's elections and redistricting could complicate that. North Carolina has new congressional maps and a judge tossed out Georgia's maps. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Mark Niesse of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Rusty Jacobs of WUNC Public Radio.

Previews + Extras

  • Warrant clinics take care of legal issues without jail time: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Warrant clinics take care of legal issues without jail time

    S2023 E310 - 7m 25s

    In the United States, there are millions of outstanding warrants and the vast majority stem from low-level offenses like traffic violations. To clear these warrants and keep people out of jail, one group is taking a closer look at why people miss court in the first place and reimagining what it should look like. Christopher Booker reports.

  • Artist turns work into love letters for her husband: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Artist turns work into love letters for her husband

    S2023 E310 - 5m 32s

    We bring you a story about art and love involving a Massachusetts artist whose work took a dramatic turn when her husband began to lose himself to Alzheimer’s disease. Rhode Island PBS Weekly reporter Pamela Watts reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • House gets back to work with new Speaker Mike Johnson: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    House gets back to work with new Speaker Mike Johnson

    S2023 E310 - 5m 20s

    It was back to business on Capitol Hill as new House Speaker Mike Johnson spent his first full day meeting with the Australian prime minister and President Biden. Now, a major test of Johnson’s leadership awaits. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.

  • UN official: 'Hell is settling in' as it struggles in Gaza: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    UN official: 'Hell is settling in' as it struggles in Gaza

    S2023 E310 - 8m 58s

    The Gaza health ministry run by Hamas released 200-plus pages listing those killed since Israel began its retaliatory air campaign for the October 7 terror attacks. The list shows more than 7,000 dead with nearly 3,000 children. It's an apparent response to President Biden's remarks doubting the death toll. Inside Gaza, the U.N. warned it is on a humanitarian precipice. Nick Schifrin reports.

  • Manhunt expands for Maine gunman who killed at least 18: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Manhunt expands for Maine gunman who killed at least 18

    S2023 E310 - 7m 11s

    Lewiston, Maine, is the latest community to suffer devastating losses from mass shootings after a gunman killed at least 18 people and injured 13 others. The suspect remains at large and hundreds of officers are looking for him in a major manhunt. Laura Barrón-López reports from Lewiston.

  • The horrific task of identifying Hamas terror attack victims: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The horrific task of identifying Hamas terror attack victims

    S2023 E310 - 5m 55s

    Hamas attacked southern Israel with ferocious terror nearly three weeks ago, killing more than 1,400 people. Now, as Israelis mourn their dead, many are still trying to find their loved ones. The task is monumental, painstaking and often horrific. Leila Molana-Allen reports. And a warning, the images and accounts in this story are disturbing.

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