Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/august-2-2024-pbs-news-hour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Friday on the News Hour... Friday on the News Hour, slower job growth and rising unemployment puts more pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. As Americans who were detained in Russia arrive home, we speak with the family of one of those released. Plus, the Harris campaign pivots from labeling Trump a threat to democracy and leans into calling him weird. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode Economist says Federal Reserve too slow to cut interest rates and weakening the economy 5 min Families reunited as Americans who were detained in Russia arrive home 3 min Kurmasheva’s husband on release from Russia: ‘I didn’t believe it until I actually saw it’ 6 min News Wrap: Secret Service not on radio system with local police at Trump rally shooting 6 min Why the Harris campaign and Democrats are leaning into calling Trump ‘weird’ 4 min Capehart and Johnson on Harris’ running mate shortlist and Trump’s latest attacks 9 min New book chronicles the formerly enslaved man crucial to creating Jack Daniel’s 9 min ‘You Are Here’ celebrates poetry in the natural world with National Park exhibits 8 min