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PBS News Hour - Full Show

March 31, 2025 – PBS News Hour full episode

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.42.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Monday on the News Hour, days after a deadly earthquake hit Myanmar, USAID's absence leaves a vacuum that China is quickly filling. The Trump administration sends more alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court orders. Plus, with another round of tariffs on major trading partners set to take effect, we examine whether they could revitalize American industries. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Good evening. I'm William Brangham. Amna Nawaz and Jeff Bennett are away.

0:07.3

On the news hour tonight, days after a deadly earthquake hit Myanmar and neighboring countries,

0:12.9

U.S. aid is largely absent, leaving a vacuum that China is quickly filling.

0:18.9

And pushing legal boundaries, the Trump administration sends more alleged gang members to El Salvador

0:24.6

despite court orders, and the president suggests he could run for a third term despite the constitutional restriction.

0:32.6

And with another round of tariffs on major trading partners set to take effect, we examine whether

0:38.5

they could revitalize American industries.

1:02.9

Welcome to the news hour. The true impact of Friday's massive earthquake, which was centered in Myanmar, is now starting to reveal itself.

1:09.7

Myanmar's military government says the official death toll is more than 2,000 people with hundreds still missing.

1:12.5

Thousands are injured and now homeless, as local and international efforts turn from rescuing survivors

1:16.8

to recovering remains.

1:18.4

Nick Schifrin begins our coverage.

1:20.9

Three days after the earthquake shook this monastery to the ground,

1:26.5

the victims are finally being

1:30.3

recovered. Nearly 300 monks lived here. 50 are confirmed dead. The fate of 150 more, unclear.

1:38.3

In Mandalay, the powerful earthquake pulled buildings to the ground, collapsed hotels, and destroyed

1:45.4

an entire apartment complex.

1:48.6

A shop owner who wanted to stay anonymous shows the scars from the building that collapsed

1:52.6

on top of him.

1:53.7

He was rescued after being trapped for hours.

1:57.1

I've been removing the debris from my shop on my own.

2:00.2

No one has helped me.

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