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August 1, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

Season 2024 Episode 215 | 57m 46s

Thursday on the News Hour, high-profile Americans held in Russia are released as part of the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War. Emergency crews struggle to contain rapidly spreading wildfires burning through large swaths of the western U.S. Plus, former President Trump doubles down on the remarks he made about Vice President Harris at a convention for Black journalists.

Aired: 07/31/24 | Expires: 08/31/24
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Extras
Environmental justice advocate works to preserve her family's 100-year-old farm
U.S. says it will strike deeper into Iran, saying war has 'only just begun'
Residents flee Iran's capital as agency says death toll in Tehran tops 1,000
Sen. Katie Britt says Trump has the authority to 'finish the job' in Iran
Primaries in key states begin to shape the midterm matchups
Lebanese government and civilians caught in middle of renewed Israel-Hezbollah conflict
News Wrap: House committee subpoenas Bondi over Epstein files
'This gives us our power back,' survivor of clergy sexual abuse says of scathing report
In 'We Are the World (Cup),' Roger Bennett explores personal history with the tournament
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