PBS News Hour full episode, July 17, 2024

Wednesday on the News Hour, as vice presidential nominee JD Vance prepares to take the stage at the Republican convention, we look at his views and how they've shifted in recent years. We lay out the facts as numerous convention speakers claim past elections have been rigged and noncitizens are voting. Plus, a Human Rights Watch report accuses Hamas of war crimes for the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

Correction: A graphic at the end of a segment about the Republican National Convention misstated the number of delegates in attendance. It should have read: 50,000 people are expected to attend the Republican National Convention, including nearly 2,500 delegates. We regret the error.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Trump's one-time GOP rivals make peace and urge party unity
   • Trump's one-time Republican rivals ma...  
JD Vance's political views and how they have shifted
   • JD Vance's political views and how th...  
Fact-checking right-wing claims about election security
   • Fact-checking right-wing claims about...  
Key down-ballot races that could decide control of Congress
   • The key Senate and House races that c...  
News Wrap: Tornado hits upstate New York community
   • News Wrap: Tornado hits upstate New Y...  
Human Rights Watch says Hamas committed war crimes on Oct. 7
   • Hamas committed crimes against humani...  
Thousands in Texas frustrated with weeklong power outage
   • Frustration with power company mounts...  

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00:00 - Introduction
02:32- RNC Wrap
13:30 - Who is JD Vance?
21:53 - Fighting Disinformation
28:55 - Down-Ballot Races
34:24 - News Wrap
41:10 - Crimes of War
48:14 - Power Failure