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PBS News Hour - Full Show

October 17, 2025 – PBS News Hour full episode

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.42.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Friday on the News Hour, Ukraine's president visits the White House amid tensions over long-range missiles and discussions with Vladimir Putin. The disfigured, injured, and traumatized children and parents of Gaza begin the long road to recovery as the tenuous ceasefire holds. Plus, the Trump administration provides a $20 billion lifeline to Argentina's flailing economy. 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 Amna Nawaz. On the news hour tonight, Ukraine's president visits the White House amid tensions over long-range missiles and discussions with Vladimir Putin.

0:14.7

The disfigured, injured, and deeply traumatized children and parents of Gaza are beginning a long road to recovery

0:21.6

as the fragile ceasefire holds.

0:24.6

I saw many horrific scenes that broke my heart

0:28.6

when I entered the hospital.

0:30.6

Children with limbs amputated.

0:32.6

What do those children do?

0:34.6

Despite major cuts to critical government agencies,

0:38.4

the Trump administration provides a $20 billion lifeline to Argentina's flailing economy.

0:58.4

Welcome to the News Hour.

1:03.8

Ukrainian President Belodemir Zelensky returned to Washington today to meet with President Trump,

1:08.3

who is continuing his efforts to bring an end to Russia's nearly four-year invasion. But Mr. Trump didn't seem willing to give Ukraine what it really wanted from the visit.

1:13.6

That's long-range U.S. Tomahawk missiles that could strike deep into Russia.

1:17.6

And late today, while Zelensky was speaking with reporters, Mr. Trump posted on social media

1:22.6

that Russia and Ukraine should, quote, stop where they are.

1:25.6

Let both claim victory.

1:27.5

Let history decide.

1:30.4

For the second time in his many months,

1:32.1

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky

1:34.1

was back at the White House today,

1:36.0

pressing President Trump for greater U.S. assistance

1:38.8

in the war with Russia.

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