AMNA NAWAZ: We start the day's other headlines in Washington, D.C., where President Donald Trump hosted India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House.

DONALD TRUMP, President of the United States: We're going to talk about trade.

We're going to talk about many things.

But it's really an honor to see you.

AMNA NAWAZ: They appeared in the Oval Office together this afternoon just hours after Trump signed a plan to impose so-called reciprocal tariffs on many of America's trading partners.

That would include India, which Modi is hoping to avoid.

Earlier, Modi met with Elon Musk, one of Trump's closest allies and the world's richest man.

Modi later posted on Musk's social media platform, X, that the two discussed -- quote -- "space, mobility, technology, and innovation."

A federal judge today paused President Trump's executive order restricting gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

A lawsuit was filed earlier this month for families with trans and nonbinary children, saying their health care has been compromised by the order.

Judge Brendan Hurson granted today's hold while that case proceeds.

He says Trump's action -- quote -- "seemed to deny that this population even exists or deserves to exist."

The pause is effective for 14 days and could be extended.

In Germany, authorities say at least 30 people were injured this morning when a driver rammed his car into a crowd not far from the site of the Munich Security Conference.

Police flocked to the scene, where demonstrators had taken to the streets for a union strike.

Authorities quickly detained the suspect, a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, and later hoisted his Mini Cooper onto a tow truck.

Local officials believe it was a deliberate attack.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the suspect must be punished.

OLAF SCHOLZ, German Chancellor (through translator): Even if not all is known, even if we do not know everything we will know at some point, one thing is already apparent.

An Afghan perpetrator has seriously injured people here, and that is something we can neither tolerate nor accept.

AMNA NAWAZ: Today's incident follows a number of recent attacks that have reignited the immigration debate in Germany.

Last month, an Afghan suspect was arrested after a knife attack left two people dead.

In December, a Saudi doctor plowed his car into a massive Christmas market, killing six and injuring hundreds.

In the Middle East, Hamas said today that it will release three Israeli hostages on Saturday, allowing the shaky cease-fire with Israel to hold for now.

The group had threatened to suspend further handovers, claiming that Israel violated their agreement, namely by not allowing tents and shelters into Gaza, among other alleged violations.

Hamas announced today that mediators are helping to resolve the dispute.

An Israeli government spokesperson said troops are in position to resume fighting in case Hamas does not follow through on Saturday's release.

DAVID MENCER, Spokesperson, Israeli Prime Minister's Office: We have already amassed forces inside and surrounding Gaza.

So if those three are not released, if Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon, the cease-fire will end and the IDF will resume intense fighting until the final defeat of Hamas.

AMNA NAWAZ: The names of the three people expected to be handed over have not yet been announced.

There are still 17 hostages set to be released during this phase of the cease-fire.

Of those, Israel says eight are dead.

Here at home, there's been dramatic pushback to the Justice Department's call to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, Danielle Sassoon, resigned her position today, rather than obey the order.

The longtime Republican was not the one who brought the case against Adams, but had been filling in on an interim basis, while, in Washington, D.C., two federal prosecutors reportedly quit rather than carry out orders to drop the case.

Adams has been accused of accepting illegal campaign contributions and bribes in exchange for political influence.

He denies any wrongdoing.

Minnesota Senator Tina Smith announced today that this term will be her last.

SEN. TINA SMITH (D-MN): I have decided not to run for reelection to the United States Senate in 2026.

AMNA NAWAZ: Smith said on social media her decision was not political, but entirely personal.

Her open seat deals a blow to her fellow Democrats, who already faced an uphill battle to retake the majority in 2026.

Potential Democratic candidates were quick to emerge.

Minnesota's Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan said she plans to run.

Representative Ilhan Omar is considering it, according to her chief of staff.

And Governor Tim Walz, the running mate of former Vice President Kamala Harris, is reportedly also in the mix.

A new study suggests that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians.

The Centers for Disease Control tested 150 dairy veterinarians across 46 states for antibodies to the virus.

Three of them were positive.

None of the vets reported working with infected cows or having symptoms.

The results echo two smaller studies that found evidence of past infections in farmworkers that went undiagnosed.

Researchers say this suggests that the U.S. is significantly undercounting bird flu infections nationwide.

In California, a powerful storm known as an atmospheric river is hammering the state with torrential rains and wind.

MAN: We won't be here, but we're hoping that everything will stay off our driveway and just flow down.

AMNA NAWAZ: In Southern California, officials have advised residents of four counties to evacuate.

They say heavy rains could trigger mudslides in areas that were ravaged by recent wildfires.

Forecasters expect as much as six inches of rain in higher elevations.

That same storm has already piled two feet of snow in parts of the Sierra Nevada region and caused whiteout conditions in Oregon.

Law enforcement there say more than 100 vehicles were involved in a pileup which closed part of Interstate 84.

Meantime, in the Eastern U.S., road cleanup continues following two days of heavy snow and freezing rain.

Over 150,000 people are still without power in Virginia and North Carolina.

On Wall Street today, stocks rallied on relief that President Trump's latest tariff plans are not as dramatic as some had feared.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 340 points on the day.

The Nasdaq surge nearly 300 points, or 1.5 percent.

The S&P 500 also ended firmly in positive territory.

Still to come on the "News Hour": lawmakers question President Trump's nominee for education secretary; a Nobel Prize-winning economist on the potential financial risks ahead as the U.S. shifts course; and a look at efforts to eliminate the historical practice of genital mutilation in African communities.