PBS News Hour full episode, Aug.1, 2025

Friday on the News Hour, President Trump fires a labor statistics official after a lower-than-expected jobs report and unveils another list of global tariffs. A former security contractor for a U.S.-backed aid group in Gaza gives his first-hand account of chaos in getting aid to Palestinians. Plus, safety officials reveal new information about the deadly mid-air collision in Washington. WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS Tariffs will help improve 'broken' global economy, Cass says https://youtu.be/1r_t5vlDv58 News Wrap: Federal Reserve governor to resign early https://youtu.be/IbRgFdXmf6s U.S. whistleblower describes chaos at Gaza aid sites https://youtu.be/tenIjZSl_3M NTSB reveals details on mid-air collision that killed 67 https://youtu.be/qbHvLNezv10 Trump's effort to reshape the White House in his image https://youtu.be/CHbawkGc_os Brooks and Capehart on Trump's firing of jobs report chief https://youtu.be/oe8CkyMj6XA 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. Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS News at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews X: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour 00:00 - Intro 02:21 - Economic Shakeup 10:55 - News Wrap 17:12 - Hunger in Gaza 30:36 - Troubled Skies 35:29 - Massive Renovation 40:04 - Brooks & Capehart 51:10 - Platon’s Dialogues 55:01 - Goodnight