Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/october-2-2026-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, what a hiring slowdown signals about the state of the U.S. economy. A first-hand look at how overseas ballots are being verified and counted in this year's midterm elections. Plus, tennis legend Martina Navratilova on her rivalry with Chris Evert, her views on transgender athletes in women’s sports and her own experience with cancer. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode Martina Navratilova on Chris Evert, their rivalry and beating cancer 9 min How the West is preparing for a drier future as water supplies hit lows 5 min Brooks and Atkins Stohr on GOP vulnerabilities in the midterms 12 min A look at how overseas ballots are verified and counted in the midterms 5 min Who's spending big, and where, in most expensive election cycle ever 6 min News Wrap: New York AG appointed as special prosecutor in Cornell rape case 5 min What a hiring slowdown signals about the state of the U.S. economy 7 min