PBS News Hour full episode, Oct. 19, 2026
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[0:03] GEOFF BENNETT: Good evening. I'm Geoff Bennett. Amna Nawaz is away.
[0:06] On the "NewsHour" tonight: Ukraine and Russia trade attacks,
[0:10] as President Trump's rift with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky widens.
[0:15] Then: LARRY FAUVRE, President, Mahoning and Trumbull AFL-CIO Labor Council: I've lived here all
[0:16] my life. I've watched the good times. I've watched the bad times.
[0:20] GEOFF BENNETT: Years of economic uncertainty have put affordability at the center of Ohio's
[0:25] closely contested races for Senate and governor.
[0:28] And a look at the emerging electric technology poised to transform aviation.
[0:34] SEAN DONOVAN, COO, BETA Technologies: E.V.s on the ground have pushed battery
[0:36] technology really far that have really enabled electric aviation.
[0:52] (BREAK)
[2:34] GEOFF BENNETT: Welcome to the "News Hour."
[2:36] The war of words between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr
[2:40] Zelenskyy escalated again today, with Mr. Trump sharply criticizing the Ukrainian
[2:45] leader and directing more pressure at him than at Russia's Vladimir Putin,
[2:49] who launched the war. Zelenskyy is set to meet with U.S. negotiators this week.
[2:54] But the latest tensions come as Washington has restricted
[2:57] Ukraine's access to critical technology it relies on in its fight against Russia.
[3:03] Nick Schifrin starts our coverage.
[3:05] NICK SCHIFRIN: In Kyiv's shattered windows and downtown debris,
[3:10] the impact of what Ukraine says is blocked U.S. support. Today, Russian drones and missiles hit
[3:16] the capital without warning, leaving walls slashed by