PBS News Hour full episode, Oct. 10, 2025

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 Winter reunite on Broadway. WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS Displaced Gazans begin returning to shattered communities https://youtu.be/9zMgOzxBrWA News Wrap: 19 feared dead after blast at Tennessee plant  https://youtu.be/_t8PsEgql7o Trump White House orders more federal layoffs amid shutdown https://youtu.be/R3YPyG265Do Trump showing no interest in ending shutdown, Jeffries says https://youtu.be/XSmS5U2YdXY Unlikely alliance builds cleaner geothermal energy network https://youtu.be/sAxelA0iMw0 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's focus on the Gaza peace deal https://youtu.be/3A3rRPe8gc8 Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter reunite on Broadway https://youtu.be/YXv4SzeEfWk 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. Sign up for Here's The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i 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: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews X: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour 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