PBS News Hour full episode, Oct. 16, 2026
Friday on the News Hour, the latest on the investigation into a deadly elementary school shooting in Bend, Oregon, that killed three children and a teacher. A tight Senate race sends President Trump to Alaska before the midterm elections. Plus, Kerry Kennedy reflects on her mother’s devotion to family and human rights, and weighs in on recent political controversies involving the Kennedy name.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Oregon shooter attacked special ed classroom, police say
https://youtu.be/_e87bmP9zjw
What makes the Oregon school shooting different
https://youtu.be/EnBq-RTeWw0
News Wrap: Zacharia out as White House press secretary
https://youtu.be/e6y9nlVsuI4
Examining Trump’s claims at his midterm rallies
https://youtu.be/_kr3dLwWk1c
How Alaska became a battleground in the fight for the Senate
https://youtu.be/lJICdlgB8Uk
Kerry Kennedy remembers mother’s life, advocacy in new book
https://youtu.be/_YUJOjBPgKc
Capehart and Continetti on the press secretary’s quick exit
https://youtu.be/vyJJtVGhdRo
Exhibition explores link between Black women and Shakespeare
https://youtu.be/bQuixXc-HI8
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00:00- Introduction
02:28- Oregon shooter attacked special ed classroom, police say
07:01- What makes the Oregon school shooting different
12:00- News Wrap: Zacharia out as White House press secretary
16:58- Examining Trump’s claims at his midterm rallies
23:48- How Alaska became a battleground in the fight for the Senate
28:50- Kerry Kennedy remembers mother’s life, advocacy in new book
37:40- Capehart and Continetti on the press secretary’s quick exit
46:59- Exhibition explores link between Black women and Shakespeare
