PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 9, 2026
Friday on the News Hour, the latest jobs numbers show the economy growing at the slowest pace since the pandemic, and certain groups are taking the hardest hits. The wife of the woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis speaks out as fear ripples through the community, including its schools. Plus, Iran threatens a further crackdown on protests, despite President Trump's threat to intervene.
WATCH TODAYโS SEGMENTS:
The mounting economic challenges weakening the job market
https://youtu.be/VbGBDgb7cTY
New video of ICE shooting emerges as tensions rise
https://youtu.be/OpEPOff-3pk
News Wrap: Russia uses new hypersonic missile in Ukraine
https://youtu.be/GYI8U_gOnrU
Iran threatens further crackdown as protests grow
https://youtu.be/1uh6Jr6fzvI
What oil companies need before tapping Venezuelaโs reserves
https://youtu.be/BWLM-Xjnk-w
Brooks and Capehart on the Minnesota ICE shooting
https://youtu.be/QQiiNa-X_eU
Soboroff reflects on lessons of LA wildfires in 'Firestorm'
https://youtu.be/yTbRFxboTVo
PBS News Weekend signs off
https://youtu.be/8b81n7gzmQI
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00:00 - Intro
01:53 - Weakening Job Market
09:20 - Shooting Fallout
14:34 - News Wrap
20:02 - Iran Uprising
29:04 - Venezuelan Oil
34:43 - Brooks & Capehart
45:17 - Firestorm
53:23 - Weekend
54:58 - Goodnight
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