PBS News Hour

October 28, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Israel’s war in Gaza to eliminate Hamas enters a new stage with expanded ground operations. After the suspected killer of 18 people in Maine is found dead, residents of Lewiston begin the process of healing. An American family desperately tries to escape the fighting in Gaza and return home. Plus, how one company tried to hide the dangers of using its CPAP machines.

Israel assaults Gaza by land, air and sea as raids escalate

5m 9s

Gaza residents say they’re experiencing the most intense bombardment of the Israel-Hamas war so far after airstrikes cut off communication services and as Israel’s military carries out increased ground raids in northern Gaza. Israeli officials describe the escalation as a new phase of the war and Netanyahu said the fighting would be “long and difficult.” Leila Molana-Allen reports.

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  • Relief, mourning in Maine after shooting suspect found dead: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Relief, mourning in Maine after shooting suspect found dead

    S2023 E312 - 4m 52s

    The residents of Lewiston, Maine, woke up Saturday morning without a shelter-in-place order in effect. Now that the suspected gunman has been found dead, the city can focus on coming together to mourn, support each other and try to start the healing process. Kristen Cloutier, a state lawmaker and former Lewiston mayor, joins John Yang to discuss.

  • American family trapped in Gaza struggles to escape the war: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    American family trapped in Gaza struggles to escape the war

    S2023 E312 - 5m 38s

    An estimated 600 American citizens are still trying to find a way out of Gaza as Israel intensifies its assault. Foreign affairs and defense correspondent Nick Schifrin brings us the story of an American mother and her three small children who are trapped in Gaza, and the husband and father anxiously awaiting them at home.

  • Report finds Philips hid its CPAP machines’ safety issues: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Report finds Philips hid its CPAP machines’ safety issues

    S2023 E312 - 6m 2s

    CPAP machines help about 8 million Americans with sleep-related breathing disorders, like sleep apnea, by keeping their airways open while they sleep. But one manufacturer, Philips Respironics, is coming under fire for a critical change it made to millions of its breathing machines. Michael Sallah, a reporter and investigations editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, joins Ali Rogin to discuss.

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