February 19, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
PBS News Hour - Full Show
PBS NewsHour
4.5 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening. I'm Amna Nawaz. |
| 0:06.0 | And I'm Jeff Bennett. On the news hour tonight, the UK's former Prince Andrew is arrested |
| 0:11.0 | as part of the widening global fallout related to the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. |
| 0:17.0 | It puts a real spotlight on the process of the Epstein investigation, and it raises questions about what is happening in the UK |
| 0:24.6 | compared to what's happening in the U.S. |
| 0:26.6 | Nations pledge billions of dollars to President Trump's so-called Board of Peace |
| 0:31.6 | that promises to rebuild war-torn Gaza. |
| 0:34.6 | South Korea's former president is handed a life sentence for imposing martial law. |
| 0:40.3 | And... |
| 0:41.3 | We have come too far to turn around. |
| 0:48.3 | A new album from singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams harkens back to an earlier era of protest songs. |
| 1:08.9 | Welcome to the news hour. There were shock waves across the UK today after the arrest of the former Prince Andrew on suspicion of misconduct in public office. His arrest reportedly linked to the latest release of the Epstein files. |
| 1:22.5 | Andrew Mountbatten, Windsor, as he's now known, was taken into custody at the Royal Sandringham Estate and later released. |
| 1:29.6 | An arrest of this magnitude involving the sibling of a reigning monarch has no precedent in modern British history. |
| 1:36.4 | We begin our coverage tonight with this report from correspondent Chris Schip and our partners at ITV News. |
| 1:42.9 | At breakfast time, a number of unmarked police cars arrived unannounced, |
| 1:47.3 | their task to arrest the younger brother of King Charles. |
| 1:51.7 | Today is Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's birthday. |
| 1:54.6 | He has spent most of it in police custody answering questions. |
| 1:58.9 | By 10 a.m. this morning, Thames Valley Police confirmed they had made an arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office. |
| 2:07.0 | At Royal Lodge in Windsor, where Andrew had been living until the start of this month, |
| 2:12.2 | black vans were filmed entering the grounds earlier today. |
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