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PBS News Hour - Full Show

May 8, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.42.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Biden Administration puts a hold on sending thousands of bombs to Israel over concerns about how the weapons would be used in Rafah. College students share views on language, safety and what is considered free speech amid protests against the war in Gaza. Plus, the federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents case postpones the start of his trial. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Good evening. I'm Amman Navas and I'm Jeff Bennett on the news hour tonight. The

0:08.6

Biden administration puts a hold on sending thousands of bombs to Israel over concerns about how the weapons

0:15.1

would be used in A RAPA offensive.

0:17.4

College students share their views on language, safety, and what's considered free speech amid protests against the

0:24.3

Warren Gaza. And a closer look at the move by the federal judge overseeing

0:29.1

former President Donald Trump's classified documents case to indefinitely postpone the

0:34.4

start of his trial. Welcome to the news hour. The Biden administration has suspended delivery of thousands of bombs to Israel.

0:54.2

A rare move by a White House that has said its commitment to Israel is, quote, ironclad.

0:59.3

Israel seized the Rafa border crossing from Gaza into Egypt on Monday and said it would invade the Criticism of the suspension from many Republicans and some Democrats was swift.

1:14.8

Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell co-signed a letter to the President denouncing the delay.

1:21.2

The Biden White House also delayed delivery to Capitol Hill of a

1:24.8

congressionally mandated report on whether or not the Israeli military is

1:29.2

adhering to international humanitarian law.

1:32.2

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin defended the weapons pause at a Senate hearing this morning

1:37.2

before being interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters.

1:41.6

We're going to continue to do what's necessary to ensure that Israel has the means to defend itself.

1:47.5

But that said, we are currently reviewing some near-term security assistance shipments in the context of unfolding events in

1:57.0

Rafa.

1:58.0

Some of the security assistance that we're providing to... Following all of this is our Nick Schifran who joins me here at the desk tonight, Nick, good to see you.

2:10.0

Let's just start with what exactly the administration has suspended here.

2:13.6

The administration froze the shipment of 3,500 American bombs to Israel.

2:18.2

These are weapons that were already congressionally approved, specifically 1,800 2,000 pound bombs, which Israel has used

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