PBS News Hour full episode, May 5, 2026

Tuesday on the News Hour, tensions mount as the U.S. and Iran trade threats and compete for control of the Strait of Hormuz. States scramble to redraw congressional maps ahead of November’s midterms. Nearly a month after Israeli strikes across Lebanon, families of those killed still search the rubble for remains. Plus, Wynton Marsalis on why he thinks jazz is the perfect metaphor for democracy. WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS Iran defiant as U.S. pushes to reopen Strait of Hormuz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL8bE_m5pmA News Wrap: Senate GOP requests $1 billion for Trump ballroom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kubP7-jUJHs  States scramble to redraw congressional maps before midterms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv0qjq-9Cq4 What to know about human-to-human hantavirus transmission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y93QEIvJMAY Families in Lebanon search for victims of Israeli strikes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H3RMDiYQRU Thousands of immigrant truckers lose CDLs in Trump crackdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7_g_u2qAok What inspired Douglas Stuart’s new novel ‘John of John’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVh8heyBOa8 Wynton Marsalis on why jazz is democracy’s perfect metaphor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQsWNVIT4xs 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. Sign up for Here's The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i 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: https://www.facebook.com/newshour/ 00:00 - Introduction 02:20 - War with Iran 07:22 - News Wrap 13:12 - Dividing Lines 18:16 - Outbreak 23:11 - Black Wednesday 31:56 - Roadblock 40:05 - John of John 46:52 - Wynton Marsalis