
PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 3, 2025
Friday on the News Hour, Mike Johnson retains the speaker's gavel in the House and now faces passing legislation with a razor-thin majority. Residents and workers in New Orleans try to return to some sense of normalcy as law enforcement continues to investigate the truck attack. Plus, manufacturers adopt unconventional hiring practices to close the gap between skilled employees and available jobs. WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS: Johnson retains speakership, faces narrow GOP majority • Johnson retains speakership, faces na... News Wrap: Judge sets sentencing for Trump hush-money case • News Wrap: Judge orders Trump to appe... French Quarter begins return to normalcy after attack • 'They're not going to run us off': Fr... Why Biden blocked a Japanese bid to buy U.S. Steel • Why Biden cited national security con... U.S. surgeon general calls for cancer warnings on alcohol • U.S. surgeon general explains why he'... Manufacturers adopt unconventional methods to find workers • America is preparing for a manufactur... Brooks and Capehart on Johnson's fight to remain speaker • Brooks and Capehart on Johnson's succ... PBS News Vice President of Production Operations Matt Speiser retires • PBS News Vice President of Production... 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: / pbsnews X: / newshour Instagram: / newshour Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour 00:00 - Introduction 02:03 - Speaker Fight 07:32 - News Wrap 13:23 - New Orleans Attack 20:05 - U.S. Steel 28:18 - Cancer Risk 33:58 - Forging Tomorrow (Part 2) 42:51 - Brooks & Capehart 54:03 - Matt Speiser’s Retirement