PBS News Hour | October 29, 2025 – Hurricane Melissa Devastates Jamaica & Key Political Updates 🌎

Wednesday on the News House, much of Jamaica is left with severe damage and no power in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Vice President Vance and Charlie Kirk's widow host a college event in Mississippi, aiming to chart a path forward for the young conservative movement. Plus, federal funding cuts force many top researchers to think about leaving the U.S.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS
A look at the destruction in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
https://youtu.be/wZgrRJYVgbg
News Wrap: Fed cuts interest rates for 2nd time this year
https://youtu.be/FOppDcrOW4I
Vance joins Erika Kirk in Miss. for Turning Point USA event
https://youtu.be/nIaHCyOa9KM
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts
https://youtu.be/yLvO070E_dI
How data center power demand could lower electricity prices
https://youtu.be/23x8Ey_pyhY
Palestinians: Bodies returned by Israel show signs of abuse
https://youtu.be/-FWOp5hNPjM
Jonathan Karl explores Trump's focus on retribution in book
https://youtu.be/ym6PnO7O_8k

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00:00 - Intro
02:41 - Hurricane Melisa
11:01 - News Wrap
17:25 - Turning Point
22:22 - Brain Drain
31:19 - Rising Costs
37:20 - Released
47:24 - “Retribution”
55:01 - Goodnight