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October 15, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

57m 46s

October 15, 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

  • How Latino Americans are trying to close the wealth gap: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Latino Americans are trying to close the wealth gap

    S2024 E287 - 5m 44s

    Total U.S. household wealth has trended upward over the last 15 years or so, but there is still great inequality along racial lines. According to federal data, the typical white family has almost five times the wealth of the typical Hispanic family. John Yang speaks with author Giovanna GonzĂ¡lez to learn more about how first- and second-generation Latino Americans are trying to close that gap.

  • News Wrap: Nobel Prize awarded to anti-nuclear weapon group: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Nobel Prize awarded to anti-nuclear weapon group

    S2024 E286 - 6m 3s

    In our news wrap Friday, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki dedicated to abolishing nuclear weapons, new data shows an increase in migrants crossing the Darien Gap and an investigation is underway into what caused a gas leak at a Texas oil refinery that killed two people.

  • Where Harris and Trump stand on reproductive rights: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Where Harris and Trump stand on reproductive rights

    S2024 E286 - 6m 25s

    Two years ago, the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade made abortion access a top political issue across America. In the race for the White House, Laura BarrĂ³n-LĂ³pez has been following both candidates' positions on reproductive rights.

  • Floridians struggle after 2 major hurricanes: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Floridians struggle after 2 major hurricanes

    S2024 E286 - 8m 14s

    More than two million Floridians are still without power after Hurricane Milton tore through the state. The storm has been tied to at least 10 deaths and state officials say more than 1,600 individuals were saved by search and rescue teams. As many have returned home to assess the damage, William Brangham reports on what life is like for those who faced a one-two punch from both Milton and Helene.

  • Ipswich hopes football club's success will revive community: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ipswich hopes football club's success will revive community

    S2024 E286 - 9m 4s

    English soccer is booming in the U.S. While little threat to the mighty NFL, millions of Americans are increasingly rabid fans of English clubs. Almost half of the teams in the Premier League are American-owned, including Ipswich Town, which has had a fairytale rise into the top tier since American investors took over. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Ipswich, his hometown.

  • Israel injures UN peacekeepers again, raising more concerns: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israel injures UN peacekeepers again, raising more concerns

    S2024 E286 - 5m 9s

    It was another day of widening war in Lebanon. Israeli troops fired again on U.N. positions, wounding two. IDF troops also fired on Lebanese Armed Forces. All this as Hezbollah militants fired dozens more rockets into Israel. But as Leila Molana-Allen reports, the most severe Israeli strike was overnight in central Beirut.

  • Harris courts Republican voters as Trump stokes crime fears: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Harris courts Republican voters as Trump stokes crime fears

    S2024 E286 - 4m 5s

    Former President Trump and Vice President Harris were on the campaign trail in neighboring states on Friday. Harris fired up some of her Republican supporters in the battleground of Arizona. Trump held a rally in Colorado, a state not seen as within his reach in this election. Amna Nawaz reports.

  • Brooks and Capehart on Democratic concerns about momentum: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on Democratic concerns about momentum

    S2024 E286 - 12m

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the race for the White House enters its final weeks with some Democrats concerned Kamala Harris' momentum has plateaued and Donald Trump unleashes a torrent of false statements and distortions about the federal response to hurricanes.

  • News Wrap: Israeli strike on Gaza shelter kills 27: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Israeli strike on Gaza shelter kills 27

    S2024 E285 - 6m 20s

    In our news wrap Thursday, Palestinian medical officials say an Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza killed at least 27 people, Ukraine's parliament approved its largest wartime tax hike aimed at funding the country's fight against Russia and an economic report shows the highest number of jobless claims all year and the lowest inflation in more than three years.

  • Art and science collide in enormous project: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Art and science collide in enormous project

    S2024 E285 - 7m 40s

    In 2011, some 60 art institutions in Southern California got together to create a region-wide art collaboration called Pacific Standard Time. PST Art, as it is now known, is on its third iteration and is an enormous undertaking, the largest art event in the nation this fall. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown sampled some of it for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • U.N. accuses Israel of firing on peacekeepers in Lebanon: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    U.N. accuses Israel of firing on peacekeepers in Lebanon

    S2024 E285 - 5m 39s

    The United Nations said its peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon came under attack by Israeli forces. Israel invaded last month to press its military campaign against Hezbollah militants. The UN peacekeeping force is charged with keeping the border between Lebanon and Israel quiet and demilitarized on the Lebanese side. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports.

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    Wednesday
    Oct 16

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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

    Wednesday
    Oct 16

    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

    Wednesday
    Oct 16

    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

    Wednesday
    Oct 16

    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

    Wednesday
    Oct 16

    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

    Wednesday
    Oct 16

    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

    Wednesday
    Oct 16

    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

    Thursday
    Oct 17

    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

    Thursday
    Oct 17

    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

    Thursday
    Oct 17

    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

    Thursday
    Oct 17

    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

    Thursday
    Oct 17

    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

    Thursday
    Oct 17

    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

    Thursday
    Oct 17

    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 18

    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 18

    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 18

    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 18

    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 18

    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 18

    1 Hour

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