GEOFF BENNETT: And hopes for peace are also being# tested in the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian## Health Ministry says Israeli settlers shot and# killed a Palestinian-American in a village north## of Jerusalem.

Mourners held a funeral today# for Nasrallah Abu Siam.

A witness said settlers## tried to attack a farmer and the 19-year-old# was killed in the violence that followed.

Israel's military says its soldiers had# stepped in to disperse a riot.

Human## rights groups say Abu Siam was the first# Palestinian killed by settlers this year.## The U.N.

estimates 240 Palestinians# were killed in the West Bank in 2025.

In Philadelphia, National Park# Service workers began restoring## a slavery exhibit today at the site of# George Washington's former residence.

CHERELLE PARKER, Mayor of Philadelphia,# Pennsylvania: And I want to say thank## you.

It's all right.

And I# want you to know I.. GEOFF BENNETT: The city's mayor, Cherelle Parker,# thanked workers during a visit there this morning.## The exhibit tells the story of nine enslaved# people who lived there and has become the## focus of a legal battle between the# Trump administration and the city.

A federal judge ordered the displays# be restored earlier this week while## a lawsuit plays out.

The Trump# administration argues that it has## the power to decide what stories get# told at National Park Service sites.

President Trump's White House ballroom# proposal has been approved by a panel## whose members were handpicked by the# president himself.

The U.S.

Commission## of Fine Arts said the massive ballroom# will increase hosting capacity for state## dinners and other large events, which have# traditionally been held in outdoor tents.

Another body, the National# Capital Planning Commission,## will pick up the matter next month.

In October,# crews hastily demolished the entire East Wing to## make way for the ballroom.

A federal court case# seeking to halt construction is still pending.

Also today, workers installed a large# banner featuring the president's face at## the Justice Department in Washington, D.C.# The DOJ has a tradition of independence,## and its presence highlights Mr.

Trump's# growing influence over the department.

Separately, the military says Air Force# One is getting a new look, red, white,## blue and gold is seen in this artist's# rendering.

Mr.

Trump has been pushing to## replace the lighter blue Kennedy era# color scheme since his first term.

The nation's trade deficit posted# a small decline last year, even as## President Trump's tariffs upended the global# flow of goods and services.

The gap between## what the U.S.

sells overseas and what it# buys narrowed to just over $901 billion.## That's down slightly from the year before,# but is still the third highest on record.

And when it comes to physical goods, that is,# taking out services, the deficit actually hit## a record of around $1.2 trillion.

That's# despite President Trump's tariffs.

It all## comes as the U.S.

Supreme Court is due to rule on# the legality of those tariffs as soon as tomorrow.

Human rights experts at the U.N.

say the# Rapid Support Forces in Sudan carried out## a campaign of destruction last year# that bears hallmarks of genocide.

MONA RISHMAWI, United Nations: We reached# the point of genocide now.

Enough is enough.

GEOFF BENNETT: An independent fact-finding mission# found that the paramilitary group carried out mass## killings and other atrocities in the city# of El Fasher last October.

The report cites## sexual violence and public statements calling for# the elimination of non-Arab communities there.

At the U.N.

Security Council today,## diplomats called on nations to exert maximum# pressure to prevent any further bloodshed.

YVETTE COOPER, British Foreign Minister:# This is not just a humanitarian crisis.## It is a regional security crisis and a# migration crisis too.

This affects all## of us.

And that is why we need action,# and we need the United Nations to be## a force for countries to come together# from across the world to demand peace.

GEOFF BENNETT: Violence has raged in# Sudan since 2023, when tensions between## its military and paramilitary leaders# boiled over.

The U.N.

estimates that## at least 40,000 people have died, but aid# groups say the real figure is much higher.

On Wall Street today, stocks ended lower as# worries about a conflict with Iran weighed## on the markets.

The Dow Jones industrial# average fell nearly 270 points.

The Nasdaq## slipped about 70 points on the day.

The# S&P 500 saw its first loss in four days.

And at the Winter Olympics today,# there was a dash of disappointment,## but plenty of triumph for Team USA.# If you want to avoid some spoilers,## this is your warning.

Skating star Jordan# Stolz came up short in his bid for a third## gold medal of the Games, settling for# silver in the 1,500-meter speed skate.

But in women's figure skating, Alysa# Liu won the first gold medal for the## U.S.

in more than two decades.

And Team USA# women's hockey came up big when it counted,## beating archrival Canada 2-1 in# an overtime thriller.

That helped## bring the U.S.

into second place in the# overall medal count with 27 behind Norway.

Today was also the Olympic debut# for ski mountaineering, or skimo,## for short.

It involves athletes climbing# up the mountain first before skiing down.## Switzerland and Spain took home gold in# the women's and men's events respectively.

Still to come on the "News Hour": President Trump# tries to tamp down concerns about affordability;## Republican Congressman Ryan Mackenzie discusses## the partial government shutdown# and other divisions in Congress;## and prediction market platforms see# massive growth and mounting scrutiny.