PBS News Hour full episode, August 2, 2024

Friday on the News Hour, slower job growth and rising unemployment puts more pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. As Americans who were detained in Russia arrive home, we speak with the family of one of those released. Plus, the Harris campaign pivots from labeling Trump a threat to democracy and leans into calling him weird.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Economist says Fed too slow to cut rates, hurting economy
Americans freed from Russia reunite with families
Kurmasheva’s husband describes reunion after her release
News Wrap: Rowe reveals new Trump shooting response details
Harris campaign, Democrats lean into calling Trump 'weird'
Capehart and Johnson on Harris' running mate shortlist
How a formerly enslaved man helped create Jack Daniel's
'You Are Here' project celebrates poetry in natural world

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00:00 - Intro
02:12 - State of the Economy
07:39 - Americans freed from Russia reunite with families
11:06 - Kurmasheva’s husband describes reunion after her release
17:29 - News Wrap
23:28 - Vote 2024
27:54 - Capehart & Johnson
37:10 - Love & Whiskey
46:09 - “You Are Here”
54:03 - Online + Goodnight