PBS News Hour full episode, May 4, 2026

Monday on the News Hour, Iran fires on commercial vessels and American warships as the U.S. launches a new mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Supreme Court temporarily restores nationwide access to a widely used abortion pill and cuts at the U.S. Forest Service raise concerns about its ability to protect public lands and fight wildfires. WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS U.S. and Iran tested over the Strait of Hormuz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvOhchsTsOk Analyzing the U.S. effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScvQ-BpZsGs News Wrap: Rudy Giuliani recovers from pneumonia in Florida https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruvdO-7-xqQ Secret Service fires on man with a gun near the White House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMLbcTwQuFk Trump administration pays big bucks to abandon wind farms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O73_qd8YQus What the Supreme Court ruling means for abortion access https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24ws0OE_csM How the collapse of Spirit Airlines is impacting travelers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CmxXH4qO6w U.S. Forest Service cuts raise concerns about public lands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EnoLhf4i9A Former federal workers on seeking office after getting fired https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-48xJtP_xlY Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on redrawing congressional maps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yeu7jmc0Og 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 02:03 - War With Iran 05:35 - War With Iran: Strait of Hormuz 13:38 - News Wrap 19:32 - Secret Service Shooting 20:47 - WIndfall 23:32 - Abortion Access 29:01 - End of an Airline 35:34 - Cuts & Consequences 42:43 - Vote 2026 46:25 - Politics Monday