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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER 5, 2026 · What You Need To Know

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  Speaker 1: It's Sybil Wilkes with what we need to know. Today,
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  Speaker 1: it's Monday, October 5th, 2026. Number one, voters in several states,
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  Speaker 1: including Texas, Florida, and Arizona, must register by today, Monday,
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  Speaker 1: October 5th, to vote in the November 3rd, 2026 midterm elections,
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  Speaker 1: while Alaska, Rhode Island, and South Carolina... Well, their deadline
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  Speaker 1: was Sunday, yesterday, October 4th. Registration deadlines vary by state,
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  Speaker 1: with some allowing registration through Election Day and others requiring
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  Speaker 1: voters to register weeks in advance. This year's midterm elections
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  Speaker 1: will include all 435 House of Representatives seats, 33 Senate seats,
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  Speaker 1: and 39 governorships. And if you have more questions about
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  Speaker 1: when and where you can register or to find out
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  Speaker 1: if you're still registered, check out the What We Need
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  Speaker 1: to Know newsletter under story number one. Number two. Four
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  Speaker 1: civic leaders, that's four women of color, filed a lawsuit
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  Speaker 1: challenging a decision by the Tarrant County, Texas officials to
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  Speaker 1: reduce local polling locations ahead of midterm elections. The legal
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  Speaker 1: petition requests an expedited hearing and an injunction to restore
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  Speaker 1: voting sites before early voting begins. Plaintiffs argue... The reduction
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  Speaker 1: creates severe travel burdens and restricts equitable ballot access for
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  Speaker 1: local communities. Number three, Invencia Healthcare launched a voluntary nationwide
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  Speaker 1: recall for thousands of bottles of chlorthalidone blood pressure tablets.
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  Speaker 1: Federal health regulators cautioned the affected 25 milligram medications failed
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  Speaker 1: standard dissolution testing. Patients using the prescription drug are advised
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  Speaker 1: to consult their healthcare provider or pharmacist regarding alternative options.
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  Speaker 1: Number four, it's Ministry Monday, and our own Willie Mae
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  Speaker 1: McIver explains that the Hebrew term Shabbat originates from Genesis,
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  Speaker 1: where God set aside the seventh day, not out of weariness,
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  Speaker 1: but to celebrate and marvel at his completed creation. And
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  Speaker 1: she emphasizes that the Sabbath serves as a divine gift
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  Speaker 1: meant to direct believers toward Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath,
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  Speaker 1: who offers both physical rest and spiritual renewal to those
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  Speaker 1: carrying heavy burdens. Whew. Number five, Black America, we must
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  Speaker 1: know our history, so check this out. Born on October 6, 1917,
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  Speaker 1: Fannie Lou Hamer rose from rural poverty in Mississippi to
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  Speaker 1: become an iconic civil rights organizer. She survived severe economic
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  Speaker 1: exploitation and forced sterilization, and she went on to join
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  Speaker 1: the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, or SNCC, in order to
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  Speaker 1: fight for Black voting rights. She also co-founded... the Mississippi
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  Speaker 1: Freedom Democratic Party, delivering memorable testimony that challenged national political
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  Speaker 1: exclusion and inspired generations of activists. Thank you, madam. Here's
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  Speaker 1: your daily inspiration from Yogi's Jewels. Compassion costs nothing, but
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  Speaker 1: it can mean everything to someone who is hurting. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Sybil Wilkes. Be informed. Be empowered.