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PBS News Hour - Full Show

October 4, 2025 – PBS News Weekend full episode

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.42.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Israel eases its bombing of Gaza, while Trump warns Hamas that all bets are off if they don’t respond quickly to his peace plan. The lingering effects of long COVID on millions of Americans. What to know about “vampire devices” that drain energy even when they’re turned off. Plus, the uncertain future of the most expensive cheese ever sold at auction. 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

Tonight on PBS News Weekend, Israeli bombing of Gaza eases, as President Trump warns

0:10.6

Hamas that if they don't quickly agree to his peace plan, all bets are off.

0:15.8

Then as long COVID continues to affect millions of Americans, what researchers and patient advocates say

0:21.8

needs to be done about it.

0:23.9

And from Northern Spain, the uncertain future of the most expensive cheese ever sold at

0:29.5

auction.

0:32.0

What can you do?

0:33.5

You think maybe the world's going to end if you don't make your cheese, but it will go on.

0:38.9

Still, it's something you say to yourself, and then if I stop, there's no more.

0:57.5

Good evening. I'm John Yang.

1:02.6

President Trump is sending envoys Steve Whitkoff and Jared Kushner to Cairo this weekend to try to nail down a deal between Hamas and Israel to free the remaining Israeli hostages.

1:08.7

The president hopes that would be the first step toward ending their war, which is to enter

1:13.0

its third year on Tuesday.

1:15.4

In Gaza, the skies were relatively calm.

1:18.2

Palestinian hospital officials say Israeli bombing has significantly subsided, though not

1:23.3

stopped entirely.

1:24.9

They said at least five Palestinians had been killed.

1:27.8

Israeli officials say the IDF has shifted to a defensive posture in Gaza.

1:32.6

On social media, the president said the next steps were up to the Palestinian militant group.

1:37.1

Hamas must move quickly or else all bets are off.

1:41.0

I will not tolerate delay or any outcome where Gaza poses a threat again.

1:46.0

Let's get this done fast.

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