PBS News Hour full episode, Aug. 28, 2026
Friday on the News Hour, aid organizations rush to provide medical care in the wake of devastating flash floods in Nepal. New treatments and groundbreaking vaccines offer hope in the fight against cancer. Plus, national park rangers confront low morale and a lack of funding while President Trump diverts money for his D.C. construction projects.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Devastating scale of Himalayan floods comes into focus
https://youtu.be/YjAJ9dPHZFY
News Wrap: Friday marks 6 months since Iran war started
https://youtu.be/LUluy06beRI
Fed’s Warsh not ruling out rate hike amid inflation concerns
https://youtu.be/lex1Od6Y7_o
Groundbreaking treatments offer hope in fight against cancer
https://youtu.be/HTinmH-K530
NPS strained by Trump’s construction, political pressure
https://youtu.be/JOPP3FvKKTc
Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s ‘forever trade war’
https://youtu.be/y2EIBzFm6kY
Riley Downing finds poetry in overlooked corners of America
https://youtu.be/OZKnYeJOB5k
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00:00 – INTRO
02:25 – Deadly Floods
07:49 – News Wrap
13:44 – Inflation Worries
19:58 – Fighting Cancer
25:51 – Politics & the Parks
32:52 – Brooks & Capehart
44:46 – Riley Downing
50:14 – Horizons + Compass Points promo
55:19 – Goodnight
