PBS News Weekend full episode, Oct. 18, 2025

PBS NewsHour Published October 18, 2025

English

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Views (24h)
253,050
Views / Hour
10,544
Total Views
280,551
Duration
26:45

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US CA

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Television Program Politics Society

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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. WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS‘We intend to defend our democracy,’ says protest organizer https://youtu.be/HCRjSePYjPM News Wrap: Israel pressures Hamas to return hostage bodies https://youtu.be/Q53R_ccXYD8 Leak shows China’s ‘Great Firewall’ is being exported abroad https://youtu.be/XEHgyXg72m0 ‘The Formula for Better Health’ from a former CDC director https://youtu.be/85G02wXQlRI Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Sign up for Here's The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS News at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews X: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/n...