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October 15, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

57m 46s

October 15, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

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  • Residents try to save Tangier Island amid rising sea levels: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Residents try to save Tangier Island amid rising sea levels

    S2024 E238 - 3m 11s

    Rising waters due to climate change and erosion are diminishing the landmass of Tangier Island, Virginia, a tiny speck of land in the Chesapeake Bay, and threatening a centuries-old culture fostered by the island’s isolation. PBS News Student Reporting Labs’ Sabrina Tomei reports on how the community is trying to restore their land and preserve their history and traditions.

  • What a COVID vaccine program’s end means for the uninsured: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What a COVID vaccine program’s end means for the uninsured

    S2024 E238 - 4m 13s

    As new, highly contagious mutations are making this summer’s COVID surge significantly bigger than expected, the FDA approved updated COVID vaccines on Friday. But funding runs out this month for a federal program providing free vaccines to uninsured and underinsured Americans. John Yang speaks with PBS News digital health reporter Laura Santhanam for more.

  • The future of debt relief for Black farmers in America: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The future of debt relief for Black farmers in America

    S2024 E238 - 6m 58s

    According to federal data, there were about 925,000 Black farmers in 1920 in the United States. A century later, that number has declined to only about 42,000. John Boyd Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, joins Ali Rogin to discuss efforts by the Biden administration to help farmers who have been historically excluded from government assistance programs.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • What voters, uncommitted delegates at DNC expect of Harris: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What voters, uncommitted delegates at DNC expect of Harris

    S2024 E236 - 3m 37s

    Democrats are gearing up for their convention’s grand finale in Chicago on Thursday, when Vice President Kamala Harris will take the stage to speak as she accepts her party’s nomination for president. White House correspondent Laura BarrĂ³n-LĂ³pez joins Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz to discuss what’s on voters’ minds.

  • Why Trump is gaining ground with some Black men: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Trump is gaining ground with some Black men

    S2024 E236 - 6m 49s

    Kamala Harris has reset the presidential race, but questions remain about whether one crucial Democratic voting bloc will turn out in similar numbers to previous years. White House correspondent Laura BarrĂ³n-LĂ³pez spoke with several Black men about what Harris needs to do to win their votes.

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    Oct 17

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Oct 17

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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

    Thursday
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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Oct 17

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Oct 17

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Oct 18

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Oct 18

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Oct 18

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Oct 18

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Oct 18

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Oct 18

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