Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/pbs-newshour-full-episode-aug-25-2017 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Friday on the News Hour... Friday on the NewsHour, Texas faces Hurricane Harvey, what might be the most powerful storm to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. Also: The growing controversy over what to do with Confederate monuments, Syrians attempting to rebuild their city, Shields and Brooks on the week's news and a novelist explains why fictional characters don't always have to be relatable. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode Texas prepares for 'life-threatening' Hurricane Harvey 11 min News Wrap: Monsoon death toll rises above 1,200 4 min Why America is wrestling with Confederate monuments 14 min How one Syrian city is rebuilding life after ISIS 7 min Shields and Brooks on Trump's contrasting speeches, GOP ruptured relations 12 min The problem with only liking things we find relatable 3 min