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PBS News Hour - Full Show

October 18, 2025 – PBS News Weekend full episode

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.42.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, millions turn out in what organizers call an historic flood of nationwide protests to push back against Trump’s policies. A little-known company that helped create China’s infamous internet firewall is quietly selling the system to other countries. Plus, a former CDC director’s new book offers an insider’s formula for defeating the world’s worst diseases. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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Tonight on PBS News Weekend, millions turn out in what organizers call an historic flood of nationwide protests to push back against President Trump and his administration's policies.

0:16.0

Then a little-known company that helped create China's infamous internet firewall is quietly

0:22.7

selling the system to other countries around the world.

0:26.6

And a new book from a former CDC director offers an insider's formula for defeating the

0:31.8

world's worst diseases and winning the battle for good health.

0:36.9

Nobody's going to slap sunblock on you or move your legs to exercise. There are certain things that you need to do yourself. But we as a society can do things that will allow each of us to live longer, healthier lives and as a country to be healthier. Good evening. I'm Ali Rogan. John Yang is away. Millions turned out across the country

1:07.9

today for a coordinated day of protest against President Donald Trump and his administration's policies.

1:14.4

Organizers expected more than 2,600 no-kings rallies in big cities and small towns across all 50 states and some European capitals, including Paris, London, Madrid, and Berlin.

1:26.8

A similar event in June brought out more than 5 million

1:29.3

demonstrators across the country, but this time,

1:32.3

organizers said the mobilization was even bigger.

1:37.3

Today's protests spanned the nation and other parts of the globe.

1:46.0

Massive crowds turned out in major cities,

1:48.0

including New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, and Chicago.

1:52.0

Demonstrators also gathered in tiny towns,

1:55.0

like this one in rural Virginia and across the country.

1:58.0

They all shared a singular message.

2:03.9

Simple words, no kings.

2:13.2

We want to show our support for democracy and for fighting what is right.

2:18.7

Protesters named immigration raids and President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to certain cities among the reasons they came out.

2:22.0

He should not be able to conduct these overreaches of his power, invading cities.

2:28.5

As an immigrant here in Germany, it's really important to me that America was founded on immigrants by immigrants and the fact

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