PBS NewsHour - Segments

Politics briefly took a backseat when Hurricane Ian devastated parts of Florida last month. But candidates are back out on the trail in full force making their cases to voters in races up and down the ticket. Amna Nawaz traveled to the Sunshine State and has our look at the race for governor between incumbent Republican Ron DeSantis and Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Candidates in tight races are trying to win Black voters in the midterms. The voting bloc is critical in states that could determine the balance of power in Congress. One of those states is Pennsylvania, where the president traveled to support Senate candidate John Fetterman. Cornell Belcher and Malcolm Kenyatta joined Laura Barrón-López to discuss the battle to court Black voters. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A new report is warning that the American workplace needs to change to better support the emotional and physical well-being of employees. The report recommends organizations make mental health benefits easily accessible, encourage time off for emotional well-being and provide better wages for lower-paid workers. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joined Judy Woodruff to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Government forces in the capital of Chad killed dozens of opposition protesters Thursday. Rights groups say the unarmed civilians were massacred as they protested having to wait two years for elections. People there are also suffering from a food crisis made by both man and the climate crisis. Special correspondent Willem Marx reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

For decades, many cities in California have enacted bans against cruising, where people parade their custom-built low-rider cars on city streets. But recently there's been a push to overturn those ordinances, which many argue have been used to unfairly target Latinos. William Brangham reports for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS." PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Wednesday, New York opened a temporary housing site for migrants, competitive rock climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Iran after competing abroad without a mandatory headscarf and British Prime Minister Liz Truss apologized for causing economic turmoil and scrapped proposed tax cuts that roiled financial markets. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Biden announced the release of an additional 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve. The president insisted the move is not politically motivated ahead of the midterms and criticized oil companies for not doing more to ease pain at the pump. Geoff Bennett digs deeper into what the administration is doing and the questions around its broader approach. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Control of Congress is on the ballot in this year's midterms, but so is control of dozens of governor's seats. Democrats and Republicans alike are hoping to flip some of the 36 states that have gubernatorial matchups. Lisa Desjardins takes a look at three of the races with Dirk VanderHart of Oregon Public Broadcasting, Zac Schultz of PBS Wisconsin and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez of The Washington Post. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in parts of occupied Ukraine. Putin has said his military mobilization is nearing completion, but hundreds of thousands of Russians have already fled rather than be drafted. In Istanbul, we found Russians who escaped a war they don't believe in. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A dire humanitarian emergency is grappling the people of Chad, where severe drought and the war in Ukraine have led to soaring food prices. The country already suffers one of the highest hunger levels in the world with more than 2 million people estimated to be hungry. Special Correspondent Willem Marx visited the landlocked African nation where he found entire communities struggling to survive. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new memoir, "Bibi: My Story" is out this week. He joined Judy Woodruff to talk about the book and discussed the current state of the Middle East. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Whether on stage or in front of a canvas, multidisciplinary artist Patrick Dougher sees the importance of celebrating the world around him. Dougher offers his Brief But Spectacular take on Brooklyn, art and magic, as part of our arts and culture series, "CANVAS." PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Tuesday, tens of thousands walked off their jobs in France striking for pay hikes to keep up with inflation, ongoing protests led by women and girls in Iran spread to a rock climber who did not wear a mandatory hijab while competing for her country and President Biden vowed that his top priority will be legalizing abortion nationwide if Democrats keep control of Congress. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Russian missile and drone strikes have knocked out nearly one-third of Ukraine's power plants in the last week, leaving people there in the dark and in the cold. Samuel Bendett, a Russia military analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses, joined Nick Schifrin to discuss these developments nearly eight months into the war. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The Great Salt Lake in Utah is the largest body of water in the western hemisphere without an outlet to the sea. Its levels fluctuate naturally, but scientists say the record-low water levels the lake has seen in recent years are worrying. A megadrought means less precipitation, and a growing population is taking more water before the lake can refill. Stephanie Sy reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders