PBS News Hour full episode, Aug. 30, 2024

Friday on the News Hour, Kamala Harris defends policy shifts in her first interview as the Democratic nominee as reproductive rights become a focal point in the race. The first child to contract polio in Gaza in 25 years highlights the circumstances faced by the displaced population. Plus, three years after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, women describe the brutal repression by the Taliban.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
News Wrap: Harris fends off challenges in 1st interview
   • News Wrap: Harris fends off challenge...  
Gaza polio case highlights collapse of health infrastructure
   • Gaza's first polio case in 25 years h...  
Insurance system makes finding mental health care difficult
   • How the U.S. insurance system makes f...  
Women in Afghanistan describe Taliban's brutal repression
   • Women in Afghanistan describe Taliban...  
Activists secretly educating Afghan children amid crackdown
   • Activists secretly educating Afghan c...  
Brooks and Atkins Stohr on Trump's abortion narrative
   • Brooks and Atkins Stohr on Trump tryi...  
Young Afghan musicians showcase talent and resilience
   • Young Afghan musicians showcase talen...  

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00:00 - Intro
02:06 - News Wrap
09:33 - Polio in Gaza
17:51 - Finding Therapy
24:30 - Women in Afghanistan describe Taliban's brutal repression
29:27 - Activists secretly educating Afghan children amid crackdown
34:56 - Brooks & Atkins-Stohr
46:36 - Sounds Amid Silence
54:46 - Goodnight