PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 3, 2025

Friday on the News Hour, Mike Johnson retains the speaker's gavel in the House and now faces passing legislation with a razor-thin majority. Residents and workers in New Orleans try to return to some sense of normalcy as law enforcement continues to investigate the truck attack. Plus, manufacturers adopt unconventional hiring practices to close the gap between skilled employees and available jobs.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS: 
Johnson retains speakership, faces narrow GOP majority
News Wrap: Judge sets sentencing for Trump hush-money case
French Quarter begins return to normalcy after attack
Why Biden blocked a Japanese bid to buy U.S. Steel
U.S. surgeon general calls for cancer warnings on alcohol
Manufacturers adopt unconventional methods to find workers
Brooks and Capehart on Johnson's fight to remain speaker
PBS News Vice President of Production Operations Matt Speiser retires

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00:00 - Introduction
02:03 - Speaker Fight
07:32 - News Wrap
13:23 - New Orleans Attack
20:05 - U.S. Steel
28:18 - Cancer Risk
33:58 - Forging Tomorrow (Part 2)
42:51 - Brooks & Capehart
54:03 - Matt Speiser’s Retirement