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Here and Now Anytime is a podcast with fresh takes on the biggest stories of the day and also a little something you weren't expecting from a news show. One thing we're wondering lately, is Black Friday a ripoff? Peel back the marketing blitz and what do you have left? That's coming up on Here and Now Anytime, wherever you listen to podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janene Herbst. Listen to Podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janene Herbst. It's day two of a ceasefire in Lebanon. Under the agreement, Israeli troops are supposed to withdraw from Lebanon and Hezbollah fighters are supposed to pull their weapons back from the Israel-Lebanon border region. While that

happens, civilians are being warned to stay out of the area where there have already been some confrontations. And here's Lauren Frayer has more from Beirut. The Israeli military says it identified suspects arriving in vehicles in a number of areas of southern Lebanon. It accuses them of breaching conditions of the ceasefire and says it opened fire at them. The mayor of one village where this happened tells NPR that rather than Hezbollah fighters, these are residents returning home in cars loaded with belongings, and that it's difficult for anyone to keep them away. They're homesick, he says, and want to return now that there's a ceasefire. Some villagers have been posting selfies with Israeli tanks in the background.

The ceasefire gives Israel and Hezbollah 60 days to retreat from their positions. Lauren Freyer and PR News Beirut. Millions of Americans are on the move today on what could be the busiest Thanksgiving holiday ever for air travel. And there are new rules in place about how airlines treat customers. But it's not clear if those rules will survive the incoming Trump administration. And here's Joel Rose has more. There's been a real push at the Department of Transportation with Secretary Pete Buttigieg at the helm to pass new rules that are aimed at protecting consumers, particularly after

the big winter holiday meltdown back in 2022. The department issued a record fine to Southwest Airlines over that incident. And since then, it has pushed for other rules about how airlines have to treat their customers. For example, requiring airlines to automatically provide cash refunds instead of travel vouchers for flights that are canceled or seriously delayed. And here's Joel Rose. Some airlines have sued to block the rules, and there's still a shortage of air traffic controllers so acute in some areas that it's caused delays. Airlines have complained and the FAA says it's working to hire more, but that will take time. Immigrant communities across the country are on edge as President-elect Trump, who's promised mass deportations of undocumented

migrants, readies to take power again. And Pirocerio Martinez Beltran has more. As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, Silvia Garcia has a message for them. Cada verdura. She says each piece of vegetable and meat on their tables was harvested or processed by immigrants. Garcia is from Guatemala and already knows the impact of deportations. Her husband was removed from the country during a series of raids at poultry plants in central Mississippi in 2019. The plants shut down temporarily after the raids, and immigrants feared walking or driving around the town for months. She says Trump going after unauthorized migrants

will affect the lives of Americans who depend on migrant labor for food, construction, and other services. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Carthage, Mississippi. This is NPR News. A federal judge has ruled that officials in New York City aren't doing enough to keep the city's jails safe, and that decision could lead to a federal takeover, as Samantha Maxx of Member Station WNYC reports. Judge Laura Taylor Sween says city officials have failed to implement a laundry list of court orders meant to improve conditions in city jails. Laura Taylor-Sweene says city officials have failed to implement a laundry list of court

orders meant to improve conditions in city jails. That includes a new use of force policy, better supervision of staff, and more robust protections for young people in custody. Mary Lynn Warless with the Legal Aid Society says the ruling will create a pathway for reform. There's no question that the culture in the jails has to change. It's harmful to everyone who walks through those doors, the people who work there and the people who live there.

Swain says she's thinking about appointing an outside party to manage the jails. That person would answer to the court, not to elected officials. For NPR News, I'm Samantha Maxx in New York. The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City is underway amid rain and temperatures in the 40s. The parade features 22 big balloons, including new Spider-Men and Minnie Mouse ones, along with 34 floats, and performances from Jennifer Hudson and Idina Menzel.

The parade also features 11 school and college marching bands and also appearing the WNBA champs the New York Liberty and there will be clowns, lots of clowns, 700 of them cheering up people along the parade route. I'm Janene Herbst and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.