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
News Wrap: Nearly 200 people infected with measles in Texas
What science tells us about transgender athletes
South Carolina executes convicted murderer by firing squad
Capehart and Ponnuru on whiplash from Trump's trade war
How Black musicians have influenced punk music

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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