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October 15, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

57m 46s

October 15, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

Episodes

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  • What to know about this summer’s major COVID surge: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What to know about this summer’s major COVID surge

    S2024 E234 - 7m 17s

    As summer winds down, much of the U.S. is seeing the biggest COVID wave in at least two years, and hundreds of people are still being killed by the virus every week. According to a CDC analysis of hospitalizations, 25 states have or likely have rising numbers of COVID infections. William Brangham speaks with Dr. Eric Topol about what’s behind the uptick and how people can protect themselves.

  • What to expect on Night 2 of the 2024 DNC: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What to expect on Night 2 of the 2024 DNC

    S2024 E234 - 4m 29s

    As Democrats kick off the second night of their national convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are campaigning at the same Milwaukee venue where Donald Trump was named the GOP presidential nominee last month. The DNC’s theme on Tuesday will contrast a Harris presidency with another Trump term, focusing on Project 2025. Laura Barrón-López joins Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett to discuss.

  • What the Harris campaign is doing to earn the Latino vote: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What the Harris campaign is doing to earn the Latino vote

    S2024 E234 - 6m 48s

    In the month that Vice President Kamala Harris has led the Democratic ticket, she has seen a surge in support among Latino voters, up from where President Joe Biden had been polling. But Harris and the Democratic Party still have work to do to motivate these voters who are critical to a winning coalition. Voto Latino CEO María Teresa Kumar joins Geoff Bennett to discuss that work.

  • Sen. Durbin pushes for ethics reform of the Supreme Court: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sen. Durbin pushes for ethics reform of the Supreme Court

    S2024 E234 - 7m

    For more on the 2024 Democratic National Convention, the Harris-Walz ticket and efforts to implement ethics reforms for the U.S. Supreme Court, Geoff Bennett speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on the convention floor in Chicago.

  • How Sudan’s civil war has ravaged millions of people’s lives: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Sudan’s civil war has ravaged millions of people’s lives

    S2024 E234 - 9m 31s

    For nearly a year and a half, Sudan’s army has been locked in a brutal civil war with a militia known as the Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has devastated the country and triggered the world’s largest displacement of people. In a rare on-the-ground report, special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen traveled to cities on the front lines to meet the people caught in the middle of the violence.

  • Biden passes torch to Harris on emotional first night of DNC: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Biden passes torch to Harris on emotional first night of DNC

    S2024 E234 - 5m 41s

    The first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention began to tell the story of Kamala Harris, but it was also a moment for the party to mark the people who paved the way for her rise as she charts a new path for Democrats. President Joe Biden delivered a fiery speech in defense of his decision to step aside, and in support of Harris. Laura Barrón-López reports.

  • Michigan Rep. Slotkin on the issues driving Midwest voters: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Michigan Rep. Slotkin on the issues driving Midwest voters

    S2024 E234 - 5m 55s

    Michigan is among this election’s crucial battleground states, part of the Democrats’ so-called “blue wall” in the Midwest. The stakes are even higher this cycle with a highly competitive and closely watched Senate race in the state. Amna Nawaz speaks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., the party’s Senate nominee.

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s response to the DNC: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s response to the DNC

    S2024 E233 - 9m 18s

    NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including this critical week in the presidential race and the Republican ticket’s efforts to counterprogram the Democratic National Convention.

  • What voters are saying about Harris’ policy proposals: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What voters are saying about Harris’ policy proposals

    S2024 E233 - 3m 26s

    To win the presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris will need two key constituencies to show up in swing states across the country: Black voters and young voters. Laura Barrón-López joins Geoff Bennett to discuss.

  • Key takeaways from the House GOP’s Biden impeachment report: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Key takeaways from the House GOP’s Biden impeachment report

    S2024 E233 - 3m 41s

    Three House Republican committees claimed Monday that President Biden committed impeachable offenses, but stopped short of recommending impeachment itself. After a 1.5-year-long investigation, their 291-page report contained few new details but signals that the GOP effort to impeach Biden is now at an end. Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz to discuss the report.

  • Blinken urges Hamas to accept bridging proposal with Israel: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Blinken urges Hamas to accept bridging proposal with Israel

    S2024 E233 - 3m 18s

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel and said this week’s talks about a cease-fire in Gaza and hostage deal were “the best, maybe last” opportunity to release the hostages and at least pause the war. William Brangham speaks with Nick Schifrin about the proposal and remaining points of disagreement.

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