PBS News Hour full episode, March 7, 2025
Friday on the News Hour, the U.S. economy adds jobs at a solid pace but federal layoffs and rising unemployment paint an uncertain picture of the near future, a convicted murderer in South Carolina chooses to be executed by firing squad for the first time in 15 years, and we look at what science tells us about transgender athletes as Republicans try to block them from playing women's sports. WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS: U.S. economy adds jobs as worries about future persist • U.S. economy adds jobs as federal lay... News Wrap: Nearly 200 people infected with measles in Texas • News Wrap: Nearly 200 people infected... What science tells us about transgender athletes • What science tells us about transgend... South Carolina executes convicted murderer by firing squad • South Carolina executes convicted mur... Capehart and Ponnuru on whiplash from Trump's trade war • Capehart and Ponnuru on whiplash from... How Black musicians have influenced punk music • How Black musicians have influenced p... Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS News at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok: / pbsnews X: / newshour Instagram: / newshour Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour 00:00 - Intro 02:38 - The State of the Economy 09:28 - News Wrap 15:52 - Trans Athletes 21:45 - Firing Squad 27:54 - Capehart & Ponnuru 38:32 - Black Punk 46:18 - Second Chance 53:10 - News Update 53:56 - Online + Goodnight
