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April 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

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April 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

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  • Helicopters restricted near D.C. airport after collision: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Helicopters restricted near D.C. airport after collision

    S2025 E31 - 8m 4s

    Helicopter flights are restricted near Washington's Reagan National Airport as investigators search for clues into what might have caused Wednesday night's deadly midair collision between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter. John Yang reports on the latest and Geoff Bennett speaks with Les Abend, a retired American Airlines captain and contributing editor to Flying Magazine.

  • Musicians work to forge relations between U.S. and Cuba: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Musicians work to forge relations between U.S. and Cuba

    S2025 E31 - 10m

    Can music be the gateway to closer relations between Americans and Cubans and help provide relief amidst the economic downturn and isolation? That is the hope of a group of musicians who have been forging a bond between young students. Jeffrey Brown reports from Havana for our series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy and our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • UNRWA vows to keep providing aid to Gaza despite Israeli ban: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    UNRWA vows to keep providing aid to Gaza despite Israeli ban

    S2025 E31 - 7m 57s

    UNRWA, the United Nations’ Palestinian relief agency, said it remains operational in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem despite an Israeli ban. The law passed in October forbids UNRWA from operating on Israeli land and from contact with Israeli authorities. Nick Schifrin discussed more with William Deere of UNRWA and Assaf Orion, a retired Israeli brigadier general.

  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump's tariffs and spending freeze: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump's tariffs and spending freeze

    S2025 E31 - 9m 53s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the confusing policy rollouts, contentious confirmation hearings and new tariffs marking the second week of this Trump administration.

  • What investigators revealed about the plane crash in D.C.: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What investigators revealed about the plane crash in D.C.

    S2025 E30 - 7m 57s

    Investigators are trying to determine why a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet collided in the air as the plane was trying to land in Washington. Officials believe everyone on board both aircraft died when they crashed into the Potomac River. It's the deadliest air crash in the U.S. in more than two decades with 67 presumed dead. John Yang reports.

  • Republican senators express doubts about RFK Jr. in hearing: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Republican senators express doubts about RFK Jr. in hearing

    S2025 E30 - 3m 48s

    In a make-or-break hearing, Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went before a second committee and it revealed Republican doubts about him. Lisa Desjardins reports on where lawmakers' support stands.

  • Neko Case reveals difficult journey to stardom in new book: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Neko Case reveals difficult journey to stardom in new book

    S2025 E30 - 6m 31s

    Neko Case has won acclaim as both a singer and songwriter. Now she’s out with a memoir that reveals her difficult journey to indie stardom. Special correspondent Tom Casciato spent time with Case to discuss "The Harder I Fight the More I Love You" for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • What led up to the worst U.S. aviation disaster since 2001: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What led up to the worst U.S. aviation disaster since 2001

    S2025 E30 - 6m 23s

    The mid-air collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter near Washington has left many searching for answers. To break down the crash, Geoff Bennett spoke with aviation correspondent Miles O'Brien.

  • Experts weigh in on concerns surrounding Gabbard, Patel: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Experts weigh in on concerns surrounding Gabbard, Patel

    S2025 E30 - 7m 55s

    To discuss the confirmation hearings of Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence and Kash Patel to lead the FBI, Amna Nawaz spoke with two leading voices in the intelligence community, Frank Montoya Jr., a national security analyst and retired FBI official, and Jamil Jaffer, executive director of the National Security Institute at George Mason University.

  • Gabbard appears headed to a close vote in Senate: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gabbard appears headed to a close vote in Senate

    S2025 E30 - 4m 23s

    Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, appears to be headed to a close vote in the Senate. Nick Schifrin reports on the questioning she faced in her confirmation hearing.

  • Congo's foreign minister describes rebel offensive: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Congo's foreign minister describes rebel offensive

    S2025 E30 - 6m 49s

    Parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are under siege by a Rwanda-backed rebel group. The violence has killed UN peacekeepers, overwhelmed hospitals, displaced hundreds of thousands and sparked fears of a wider regional conflict. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, the Congolese minister of foreign affairs.

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    Apr 12

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    Apr 14

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    Apr 14

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    Apr 14

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    Tuesday
    Apr 15

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Apr 15

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Apr 15

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Apr 15

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Apr 15

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Tuesday
    Apr 15

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Wednesday
    Apr 16

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Wednesday
    Apr 16

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Wednesday
    Apr 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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    Wednesday
    Apr 16

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Wednesday
    Apr 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
    Apr 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
    Apr 16

    1 Hour

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