PBS News Hour full episode, Oct. 1, 2025

Correction: In the segment about the government shutdown, we misspoke about plans for the Department of Homeland Security. We should have stated that the agency's contingency plan referenced a small number of furloughs. We regret the error.

Wednesday on the News Hour, congressional leaders and the White House dig in on their demands as the federal government is shut down. Israel intercepts a flotilla full of humanitarian aid and activists that was bound for Gaza at a sensitive time for peace negotiations. Plus, we remember world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall and how she changed how people see chimpanzees and themselves.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Congress, White House refusing to compromise on shutdown
   • Congressional leaders and White House refu...  
Jeffries says GOP 'apparently wanted' a shutdown
   • Jeffries says GOP uninterested in negotiat...  
GOP's Haridopolos says Democrats' demands are 'ransom note'
   • GOP Rep. Haridopolos says Democrats' deman...  
Israel escalates Gaza City siege as Hamas reviews proposal
   • Israel escalates siege of Gaza City as Ham...  
News Wrap: Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook stay in role for now
   • News Wrap: Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook st...  
Poll shows change in Americans' views on political violence
   • New poll shows striking change in American...  
How a strike, immigrant labor transformed Hormel’s hometown
   • How a bitter strike and immigrant labor tr...  
How Jane Goodall changed the way people see animals
   • Remembering Jane Goodall and how she chang...  

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00:00 - Intro
02:44 - Congress, White House refusing to compromise on shutdown
09:57 - Jeffries says GOP 'apparently wanted' a shutdown
18:21 - GOP's Haridopolos says Democrats' demands are 'ransom note'
26:58 - Gaza Flotilla
30:24 - News Wrap
35:17 - Political Violence
40:25 - Labor Shift
49:16 - Jane Goodall 1934-2025
54:15 - Despite federal funding loss, our work continues
55:06 - Goodnight