
News Wrap: Hurricane Erin strengthens into Category 5 storm
Clip: 8/16/2025 | 2m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
News Wrap: Hurricane Erin strengthens into Category 5 storm
In our news wrap Saturday, Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm in the Atlantic Ocean, rescue crews search for survivors after devastating flash floods and mudslides in Pakistan, and the Canadian government ordered thousands of striking Air Canada flight attendants back to work and sent their contract dispute to binding arbitration.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by...

News Wrap: Hurricane Erin strengthens into Category 5 storm
Clip: 8/16/2025 | 2m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
In our news wrap Saturday, Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm in the Atlantic Ocean, rescue crews search for survivors after devastating flash floods and mudslides in Pakistan, and the Canadian government ordered thousands of striking Air Canada flight attendants back to work and sent their contract dispute to binding arbitration.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipJOHN YANG: And tonight's other headlines,# Hurricane Erin, the first of the season,## has rapidly intensified into a Category# 5 storm.
Erin has maximum sustained winds## of 160 miles an hour and is churning# in the Atlantic north of Puerto Rico.
The storm strengthened from Category 1 to Category# 5 in just 24 hours.
While Erin is expected to stay## east of the United States, the National Hurricane# Center warns it will produce life threatening## surf and rip currents from the Bahamas up the# U.S. east coast all the way to parts of Canada.
In Pakistan, rescue crews# are frantically searching## for survivors from devastating# flash floods and mudslides.## Heavier than usual monsoon rains in Bunir in# northwestern Pakistan are responsible for at## least 220 deaths and officials say only a# fraction of the bodies have been recovered.
Survivors said rising waters overflowed riverbanks## and sent boulders from surrounding# mountains slamming into homes.
AHMED KHAN, Local Resident (through# translator): I was going to work and## on the way I saw that there was a lot# of water coming down..
I turned back and people were shouting, save# your life, save your life.
Many people climbed## the mountains and some people went to the# sides.
In this way, they saved themselves.
JOHN YANG: Heavy monsoon rains are expected# to continue in the region through next week.
The Canadian government has ordered# thousands of striking Air Canada flight## attendants back to work and sent their# contract dispute to binding arbitration.## The nation's jobs minister said she acted to# protect Canada's economy, with which is already## buffeted by President Trump's tariffs.
The strike# lasted only about 12 hours, but in anticipation,## Air Canada canceled more than 600 of its about# 700 daily flights that stranded more than 100,000## travelers around the world.
Air Canada said it# could take days to get operations back to normal.
Still to come on PBS News Weekend, why eliminating# a bedrock air pollution regulation may hurt## children's health and how AI generated# models are affecting the fashion industry.
How AI-generated models are shaking up the fashion industry
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 8/16/2025 | 7m 49s | AI-generated models shake up the fashion industry and raise concerns (7m 49s)
How revoking a key EPA regulation may hurt children’s health
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 8/16/2025 | 5m | How a White House plan to overturn a key EPA regulation threatens children’s health (5m)
Security expert analyzes Trump’s new alignment with Putin
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 8/16/2025 | 5m 58s | Security expert analyzes fallout of Trump’s alignment with Putin after their summit (5m 58s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipSupport for PBS provided by:
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by...