August 10, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
Summary
The PBS NewsHour covers a deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia and escalating tensions in the Middle East, including Iran’s demands regarding the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi attacks in Yemen. Domestically, the broadcast examines CISA’s efforts to secure voting systems, President Trump’s controversial executive order on childhood vaccines, and Meta’s release of an open-source AI model. The episode also analyzes upcoming primary elections in key states and reports on the deteriorating health of an American Marine imprisoned in Russia.
Topics discussed
Deadly earthquake strikes Colombia, killing over 100
Storms and landslides kill five in the Philippines
Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks and peacekeeper base construction
Trump signs order splitting childhood vaccines
Pam Bondi confirmed as Attorney General
Lindsey Graham base renamed; family pays tribute
Markets drop; deaths of Don Nelson and Ben Jones
Iran demands for Strait of Hormuz; Houthi attacks in Yemen
CISA meets with state officials on election security
Meta releases open-source AI model Muse Glimmer
Analysis of Democratic and Republican primary races
U.S. Marine Robert Gilman's detention in Russia
AI used to discover new antibiotics for resistant bacteria
Low Danube River levels reveal WWII warships
Evolution of American English pronunciation and slang
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