Tonight on PBS News Weekend, as the pause and fighting in Gaza takes hold,

Israel awaits the return of their hostages and thousands of Palestinians returns to the ruins of their homes.

Then the latest progress and what's on the horizon for preventing and treating breast cancer.

And in our weekend spotlight, best-selling author Mitch Album talks about his latest book,

his writing process, and giving back.

I wanted to write a book that showed that even if you had the ability, the magical ability

to go back in time and change it,

you might find a whole new set of problems.

And you might find that you miss what you learned from,

what you thought was a mistake. Good evening. I'm John Yang. It's day 11 of the government shutdown, and there are still no signs of efforts to end the congressional stalemate that's blocking federal funding.

President Trump says he's directed

the Defense Department to use all available funds to make sure U.S. troops are paid on time on Wednesday.

Tomorrow, the Smithsonian Museums and the National Zoo will close as they run out of the unspent

prior year funds they've been using to keep the doors open. The president's trying to

increase pressure on Democrats, saying he'll pick and choose which furloughed workers get back pay

and slash programs Democrats care about. The administration is also moving ahead with plans for

mass firings. On Friday, federal workers began receiving notices telling them that they'll be

laid off in 60 days. The administration says that more than 4,100 workers will be fired across

seven agencies, the moves being challenged in court. Authorities say there are no survivors from a blast

that level of an explosives plant in Tennessee Friday.

They say it's not clear yet how many people died, though earlier they said 18 people were missing.

Actress and producer Diane Keaton has died, PBS News has confirmed. Over her long career,

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