Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the O'Reilly update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater.

Thank you, Bill. It is Thursday, October 9th, 2025. Here's this happening. Today in America,

Hamas deal reached, arsonist, caught, fugitives captured, and Katie Porter loses it. It's all coming up.

Bill's going to be here with your message of the day. But first, the president announced that

both Israel and Hamas both signed off on the first phase of a peace plan in Gaza with negotiations

that occurred in Egypt. Trump said the newly announced agreement means that all of the hostages will be released very soon

and Israel will withdraw their troops to an agreed upon line

as the first step towards a strong, durable, and everlasting peace.

All parties will be treated fairly.

Trump said hostages could be released Monday.

It's believed that Hamas has 48 hostages still over two years

after the October 7th, 2023 attacks, about 20 of those hostages, they believe, are still alive.

Months after the Palisades fire in L.A. County, where 12 people were killed, officials announced

that they found the man who maliciously lit the fire.

Jonathan Rindernecked.

29.

He's accused of igniting a fire on January 1st.

It was originally suppressed by fire crews, but continued to smolder.

And then a week later, high winds kicked the fire back up.

The claim is that this guy's an Uber driver.

He dropped someone off in the Pacific Palisades area, then drove off towards a trail,

lit the fire, attempted to call 911 several times, ultimately got through with cell service,

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