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PBS News Hour - Full Show

January 19, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

Daily News, News

4.52.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Monday on the News Hour, Europe stands firm against Trump's push for Greenland after he links the effort to not winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Federal agents clash with protesters in Minneapolis, further roiling a community threatened with military intervention. Plus, we report from Antarctica, where scientists are trying to explain why a massive glacier is melting so fast. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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0:00.0

Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett. And I'm Omna Nawaz. On the news hour tonight, Europe stands firm against President Trump's push to take control of Greenland after he links the effort to not winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

0:17.6

Federal agents again clash with protesters in Minneapolis, further roiling a community

0:22.7

now being threatened with military intervention. And we report from Antarctica, where scientists are

0:29.0

trying to explain why a massive glacier is melting so fast and what that means for the world.

0:35.3

This is a special one that over the decades we've discovered is the most crucial to the future of sea

0:41.9

level on planet Earth.

0:56.6

Welcome to the News Hour.

0:59.6

President Trump turned up the temperature on Greenland and threatened new tariffs on NATO allies

1:02.3

if they don't let the U.S. acquire Greenland.

1:05.0

European leaders met this weekend to coordinate a response,

1:08.2

potentially including tariffs on U.S. imports as they work to resolve

1:12.1

the crisis sparked by President Trump.

1:15.8

Tonight, Danish and Allied European forces are reinforcing their presence in Greenland, sending

1:21.3

additional troops as pressure mounts over the future of the Danish territory. European leaders

1:26.9

say they stand firmly with Greenland.

1:29.8

As first reported by PBS News,

1:31.9

the president intensified his threats against Greenland,

1:35.3

suggesting that because he did not win the Nobel Peace Prize,

1:38.5

he would not feel bound to pursue only peaceful means to acquire the territory.

1:43.3

In a letter to Norway's prime Minister, Mr. Trump wrote,

1:46.0

Considering your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize,

1:50.0

I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace,

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