© 2026 Michigan State University Board of Trustees
Public Media from Michigan State University
DONATE
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

PBS News Hour

Friday, August 26, 2011

Season 2011 Episode 2380

Tonight on the program, Hurricane Irene bears down on the Eastern Seaboard as residents brace for what could be a historic storm. Also, we get the latest updates from Libya as rebels moved to consolidate recent gains but still met resistance, and we look at the long journey to unveiling for the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Finally, the weekly analysis of Mark Shields and David Brooks.

Aired: 08/25/11
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
Extras
Watch • 57:46
PBS News Hour
January 30, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
January 30, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
Episode: S2026 E26 | 57:46
Watch • 4:51
PBS News Hour
FBI raid of election offices ignites voting security debate
FBI raid of election offices ignites debate over voting security and federal authority
Clip: S2026 E26 | 4:51
Watch • 3:06
PBS News Hour
Remembering the life and career of Catherine O'Hara
Remembering the life and career of Catherine O'Hara
Clip: S2026 E26 | 3:06
Watch • 4:35
PBS News Hour
News Wrap: Mangione will not face death penalty
News Wrap: Mangione will not face death penalty after federal murder charge dismissed
Clip: S2026 E26 | 4:35
Watch • 5:33
PBS News Hour
What's revealed in the latest Epstein files release
What's revealed in the latest Epstein files release – and what's redacted
Clip: S2026 E26 | 5:33
Watch • 8:09
PBS News Hour
People with disabilities could bear burden of Medicaid cuts
How people with disabilities could bear the burden of Medicaid funding cuts
Clip: S2026 E26 | 8:09
Watch • 13:10
PBS News Hour
Capehart and Abernathy on the backlash against ICE raids
Capehart and Abernathy on the backlash against Trump's immigration operation
Clip: S2026 E26 | 13:10
Watch • 4:50
PBS News Hour
Arrests of journalists fuel backlash as ICE protests spread
Arrests of journalists fuel backlash as anti-ICE protests spread from Minneapolis
Clip: S2026 E26 | 4:50
Watch • 6:34
PBS News Hour
What Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh means for the Fed
What Trump's nomination of inflation hawk Kevin Warsh means for the Federal Reserve
Clip: S2026 E26 | 6:34
Watch • 8:30
PBS News Hour
New medical school blends art and science in doctor training
New medical school blends art and science to train new doctors
Clip: S2026 E25 | 8:30