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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

  • N.C. communities face crisis in aftermath of flooding: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    N.C. communities face crisis in aftermath of flooding

    S2024 E275 - 5m 12s

    In North Carolina, communities are in crisis with roads closed, slowing the delivery of food, water and other desperately needed aid. The city of Asheville, in particular, has been devastated with flooded roads and loss of power essentially cutting the city off from any outside assistance. Amna Nawaz discussed the situation there with Gerard Albert III of Blue Ridge Public Radio.

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the Walz-Vance debate: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the Walz-Vance debate

    S2024 E275 - 7m 31s

    NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including deadly disasters collide with the closing month of the campaign season and the vice presidential nominees prepare for their first debate.

  • Trump under fire again for comments on police violence: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump under fire again for comments on police violence

    S2024 E275 - 3m 14s

    Hurricane Helene recovery is now a focus on the campaign trail after former President Trump criticized President Biden and Vice President Harris’ response to the storm. Lisa Desjardins reports on that and other controversies the Trump campaign is facing.

  • News Wrap: Judge strikes down Georgia abortion ban: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Judge strikes down Georgia abortion ban

    S2024 E275 - 8m 6s

    In our news wrap Monday, a judge in Georgia struck down the state's ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, the FBI agreed to pay $22 million to 34 women who claimed they were targeted for dismissal from the agency's training center, more than 90,000 people near Atlanta sheltered in place after a chemical fire and musician and actor Kris Kristofferson died at 88.

  • Israel continues strikes as forces prep for Lebanon invasion: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israel continues strikes as forces prep for Lebanon invasion

    S2024 E275 - 7m 8s

    Israel appears to be starting its invasion of southern Lebanon, but on what U.S. officials believe will be a more limited basis. Israel continues to launch punishing air strikes across Lebanon, with some that have targeted leaders of militant groups in addition to Hezbollah. Nick Schifrin reports from Tel Aviv tonight.

  • Big Bend faces aftermath of 3rd hurricane in 13 months: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Big Bend faces aftermath of 3rd hurricane in 13 months

    S2024 E275 - 6m 29s

    The devastating toll from Hurricane Helene keeps growing. At least 121 people have died in six states and officials fear that number could grow much larger. Many remain missing and unaccounted for since phone lines and cell towers have been down for days. Some places in Florida are trying to recover from their third big hit in less than two years. Special Correspondent Christopher Booker reports.

  • A Brief But Spectacular take on living your best life: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Brief But Spectacular take on living your best life

    S2024 E274 - 3m 49s

    Ximena Abogabir is the co-founder of a Chilean organization dedicated to changing attitudes about aging. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on empowering people to live their best lives.

  • Deadly floods submerge North Carolina towns in Helene’s wake: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Deadly floods submerge North Carolina towns in Helene’s wake

    S2024 E274 - 4m 18s

    The remnants of Hurricane Helene have been wreaking havoc hundreds of miles away from where it made landfall in Florida three days ago. Western North Carolina is one of the hardest hit areas. John Yang speaks with Laura Hackett, a reporter for Blue Ridge Public Radio in Asheville, about what’s happening in the region.

  • People in Lebanon fear echoes of all-out war with Israel: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    People in Lebanon fear echoes of all-out war with Israel

    S2024 E274 - 8m 29s

    Israel kept up its bombardment of Hezbollah in Lebanon on Sunday and also targeted strikes at Houthi fighters in Yemen, another Iran-backed militant group. President Biden said all-out war in the Middle East has to be avoided and that he would soon talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. John Yang speaks with special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen, who is in Beirut, for more.

  • Strenuous workouts can cause this rare but serious condition: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Strenuous workouts can cause this rare but serious condition

    S2024 E274 - 4m 52s

    Officials at Tufts University are investigating an athletic team workout that resulted in nine lacrosse players being hospitalized. The incident has put a spotlight on rhabdomyolysis, a serious, somewhat rare and potentially fatal muscle condition that can be brought on by overexertion. Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Miho Tanaka to learn more.

  • News Wrap: Russian guided bombs strike Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Russian guided bombs strike Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

    S2024 E274 - 1m 59s

    In our news wrap Sunday, the remnants of Hurricane Helene continue to wreak havoc across the Southeast, Midwest and parts of the Appalachians, more than 100 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia after Russian guided bombs pummeled the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia overnight.

  • News Wrap: Vance and Walz campaign in battleground states: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Vance and Walz campaign in battleground states

    S2024 E273 - 2m 15s

    In our news wrap Saturday, vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz campaigned in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Michigan, two separate Russian drone attacks in northeastern Ukraine killed nearly a dozen people, and SpaceX launched a mission to rescue the two NASA astronauts stuck on the International Space Station.

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    Oct 16

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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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    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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    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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