From PBS NewsHour.

Friday on the News Hour, Gazans start returning to their shattered homes and Israeli forces start pulling back as part of the tenuous deal to end the war. As the Trump administration begins mass layoffs during the government shutdown, we speak with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries about Democrats’ response. Plus, actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winters reunite on Broadway.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS
Displaced Gazans begin returning to shattered communities

News Wrap: 19 feared dead after blast at Tennessee plant 

Trump White House orders more federal layoffs amid shutdown

Trump showing no interest in ending shutdown, Jeffries says

Unlikely alliance builds cleaner geothermal energy network

Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s focus on the Gaza peace deal

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter reunite on Broadway

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00:00 – Intro
03:07 – Ceasefire
09:15 – News Wrap
16:01 – Federal Layoffs
19:05 – Shutdown
26:47 – Tapping the Underground
34:52 – Brooks & Capehart
46:03 – “Waiting for Godot”
54:16 – Online + Goodnight