May 18, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
PBS News Hour - Full Show
PBS NewsHour
4.5 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening. I'm Amna Nawaz. And I'm Jeff Bennett. On the news hour tonight, San Diego police respond to a fatal shooting at an Islamic center that authorities are calling a hate crime. |
| 0:14.2 | The Justice Department says it's created a $1.8 billion fund that could compensate Trump supporters who say they were mistreated by previous |
| 0:23.4 | administrations. |
| 0:24.4 | We sit down with former FBI director James Comey, who's been indicted for a second time. |
| 0:30.7 | Whether it's this case or something else, they're going to come after me as long as Donald |
| 0:34.1 | Trump is obsessing about it. |
| 0:36.9 | And the U.S. restrict travel from parts of Africa |
| 0:39.8 | hit by the Ebola outbreak that's infected at least one American |
| 0:43.9 | and claimed more than 100 lives. Welcome to the News Hour. |
| 1:00.2 | As we come on the air tonight, we're following a developing story out of San Diego, an attack at an Islamic center. |
| 1:06.6 | Police officials say three adult males were killed, including a security guard. |
| 1:10.6 | They also say the two teenage suspects killed, including a security guard. They also say |
| 1:11.7 | the two teenage suspects believed to be 17 and 19 years old were later found dead, apparently |
| 1:17.9 | from self-inflicted gunshots. There was a massive police response this afternoon at the |
| 1:22.8 | center, located about nine miles north of downtown San Diego. The site also houses a school, and as the situation unfolded, children could be seen being escorted |
| 1:32.4 | to safety. |
| 1:33.6 | At a press conference this afternoon, San Diego's police chief thanked law enforcement for their |
| 1:37.3 | efforts, especially when it came to those kids. |
| 1:40.7 | I cannot express the gratitude, the willingness to step into harm's way. |
| 1:52.0 | And I tell you what got me, watching the kids come running out. |
| 2:03.6 | Just thankful to be alive. At that same press conference, the center's Imam called this a time of sorrow and a time of sadness. |
| 2:10.6 | We have never experienced a tragedy like this before. |
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