meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
PBS News Hour - Full Show

December 15, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

Daily News, News

4.52.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Monday on the News Hour, authorities renew their search for the Brown University shooter and Australian leaders vow to toughen gun laws after an attack at a Hanukkah festival. Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai is convicted in a case that's become a symbol of Beijing's crackdown on dissent. Plus, how Trump's immigration crackdown is affecting people who spent years trying to become citizens. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Good evening, I'm Amna Nawaz.

0:06.0

And I'm Jeff Bennett on the news hour tonight.

0:08.6

The fallout from two mass shootings.

0:11.6

Authorities renew their search for the Brown University shooter, and Australian leaders

0:15.4

vowed to toughen gun laws after an attack at a Hanukkah festival.

0:19.6

Former pro-democracy activist and media mogul Jimmy Lai

0:22.6

is convicted in Hong Kong,

0:24.6

in a case that's become a symbol of Beijing's crackdown on dissent.

0:28.6

And how the Trump administration's immigration policy

0:31.6

is affecting people who have spent years trying to become U.S. citizens.

0:35.6

This is a thinly veiled attempt to thwart people's efforts to become citizens of this country.

0:58.2

Welcome to the News Hour.

1:03.9

The fallout from two weekend mass shootings continued today, one in Rhode Island, the other half a world away in Australia.

1:05.7

We begin in Providence, Rhode Island, where officials today released new video of a person of interest

1:11.6

as the hunt continues for the gunman behind a shooting in a lecture hall at Brown University.

1:17.3

Two students were killed and nine others were injured. A short time ago, officials said

1:22.2

they're still searching for the suspect and for more leads.

1:26.0

We are renewing our call for the public's assistance

1:29.3

and seeking any and all information about the shooter.

1:33.3

No amount of information is too small or irrelevant.

1:37.3

We are also here to announce the FBI is now offering a reward

1:41.3

of $50,000 for information that can lead to the identification, the arrest,

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from PBS NewsHour, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of PBS NewsHour and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.