PBS News Hour full episode, Sept. 8, 2026
Tuesday on the News Hour, new Canadian tariffs on U.S. goods take effect in the latest escalation of trade tensions. We sit down with Lonnie Bunch, the outgoing head of the Smithsonian, to discuss how he's navigated political pressure facing the institution. Plus, 25 years after 9/11, a fighter pilot recounts the day she was faced with the possibility of taking down a civilian airliner.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Canadian tariffs on U.S. take effect, marking turning point
https://youtu.be/8X7uxXQsIrY
How U.S.-Canada trade dispute is impacting both economies
https://youtu.be/2MYHWZfsRos
Trump’s trade war with Canada looms over key races
https://youtu.be/HgHEUsERRco
News Wrap: NYC officials aware of toxic air after 9/11
https://youtu.be/mAATBiyV1Co
Lonnie Bunch on political pressure facing the Smithsonian
https://youtu.be/7WUNkRKfKkI
Southeast Asia endures year of extreme weather amid El Nino
https://youtu.be/F3v92mP3fkw
Youth sports become big business, putting stress on families
https://youtu.be/TeKDATaw-pM
Fighter pilot reflects on order to stop Flight 93 on 9/11
https://youtu.be/ZBw5Nn2uv8Y
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00:00 - INTRO
03:04 - Canadian tariffs on U.S. take effect, marking turning point
05:33 - How U.S.-Canada trade dispute is impacting both economies
12:02 - Trump’s trade war with Canada looms over key races
16:28 - News Wrap
22:10 - Stepping Down
33:03 - Extreme Weather
38:25 - Youth Sports
46:21 - 25 Years Later
65:31 - Goodnight
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Canadian tariffs on U.S. take effect, marking turning point
https://youtu.be/8X7uxXQsIrY
How U.S.-Canada trade dispute is impacting both economies
https://youtu.be/2MYHWZfsRos
Trump’s trade war with Canada looms over key races
https://youtu.be/HgHEUsERRco
News Wrap: NYC officials aware of toxic air after 9/11
https://youtu.be/mAATBiyV1Co
Lonnie Bunch on political pressure facing the Smithsonian
https://youtu.be/7WUNkRKfKkI
Southeast Asia endures year of extreme weather amid El Nino
https://youtu.be/F3v92mP3fkw
Youth sports become big business, putting stress on families
https://youtu.be/TeKDATaw-pM
Fighter pilot reflects on order to stop Flight 93 on 9/11
https://youtu.be/ZBw5Nn2uv8Y
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.
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00:00 - INTRO
03:04 - Canadian tariffs on U.S. take effect, marking turning point
05:33 - How U.S.-Canada trade dispute is impacting both economies
12:02 - Trump’s trade war with Canada looms over key races
16:28 - News Wrap
22:10 - Stepping Down
33:03 - Extreme Weather
38:25 - Youth Sports
46:21 - 25 Years Later
65:31 - Goodnight