PBS News Hour full episode, July 29, 2026
Wednesday on the News Hour, Dr. Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth at a congressional hearing on the origins of the COVID virus. The U.S. and Saudi Arabia strike Iran-backed militias whom they accuse of targeting oil facilities. Plus, a look at why more single women are buying homes than ever before and outpacing single men.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Fauci invokes 5th Amendment during COVID origins hearing
https://youtu.be/DyVwWKtoEII
What brought Fauci back before Congress
https://youtu.be/8TkyELgnAkI
Brief pause in Iran war ends with new attacks in Iraq, Egypt
https://youtu.be/V2AD-kErVSo
Ex-Iraqi diplomat on forces driving Iran war across region
https://youtu.be/LlWdDdKTQQo
News Wrap: Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady
https://youtu.be/-UwVoBG253Y
Wildfires in Europe push emergency response to the limit
https://youtu.be/E2CBh6rjvFY
Why single women are outpacing single men in homeownership
https://youtu.be/GWt3ZWsO8zg
Journalist details weekend spent with far-right Proud Boys
https://youtu.be/UWfRKkhpEYs
A Brief But Spectacular take on growing up a theater kid
https://youtu.be/BarYhW0nS1o
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00:00 – INTRO
02:06 – Fauci invokes 5th Amendment during COVID origins hearing
08:24 – What brought Fauci back before Congress
14:45 – Brief pause in Iran war ends with new attacks in Iraq, Egypt
19:49 – Ex-Iraqi diplomat on forces driving Iran war across region
25:34 – News Wrap
30:57 – Europe’s Wildfires
37:56 – Owning It
44:29 – Covering Extremism
51:52 – Brief But Spectacular
54:59 – Goodnight
