PBS News Hour full episode, Aug. 26, 2026
Wednesday on the News Hour, Meta agrees to a multi-billion dollar settlement over claims that its social media platforms are harming children. How data centers are increasingly playing into the midterm elections. Survivors of the Maui wildfires face persistent health struggles three years later. Plus, Martina McBride remembers her friend and fellow country music icon, Dolly Parton.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Meta case puts focus on youth mental health, Colo. AG says
https://youtu.be/uZs_V08Nwx8
Wall of mud and debris floods communities in Nepal and Tibet
https://youtu.be/82lF25thpOQ
News Wrap: States sue USPS over Trump’s mail-in voting order
https://youtu.be/1soSXOai3Fo
How data centers became a major issue in the midterms
https://youtu.be/9wYx0n2d4sg
Custody fight erupts after surrogate refused to get abortion
https://youtu.be/M1kqqhiO96A
How bags of ice are helping save lives in Phoenix
https://youtu.be/YjyDiwR-jIw
Trump faces backlash from ranchers over plan to import beef
https://youtu.be/z2Sox3cdkq8
Maui residents face health struggles years after wildfires
https://youtu.be/vN9IQ2GGtJw
Martina McBride shares her favorite Dolly Parton memories
https://youtu.be/hV9Favj8alE
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00:00 – INTRO
02:25 – Meta Settlement
09:40 – Deadly Floods
12:16 – News Wrap
16:59 – Data Center Backlash
25:02 – Surrogacy Battle
29:59 – Coping with Heat
40:31 – After the Fires
48:47 – Remembering Dolly
54:44 – Goodnight
