The monthly jobs report U.S. employers added 353,000 jobs last month,# double what many expected.

The unemployment## rate remained at 3.7 percent.

And the latest# report found that 3.1 million new jobs were## created last year, making it among the# best years for job growth since 1999.

A federal judge in Washington has postponed former# President Donald Trump's March trial on charges## he sought to overturn the 2020 election.

No new# date has been set.

That comes as a federal appeals## court has yet to rule on a pending appeal for Mr.# Trump over his claims of presidential immunity.

Meantime, Fulton County district attorney Fani# Willis admitted in a court filing to having a## personal relationship with a special prosecutor# she hired for Mr. Trump's Georgia election fraud## case.

Willis insists there's no basis to dismiss# the case or disqualify her from the prosecution.

California is bracing for a second atmospheric# river storm to dump more rain and snow across that## state.

It's expected to arrive late Saturday# fueled by a band of moisture formed over the## Pacific Ocean.

It comes on the heels of the week's# first powerful storm that flooded streets and## highways in Long Beach, with first responders# rescuing people stranded in the floodwater.

A Ukrainian intelligence official says# Russia is refusing to return the bodies of## scores of Ukrainian prisoners of war who# allegedly died in a plane crash.

Moscow## claims it was transporting them on a military# aircraft last month when Ukraine shot it down,## which Kyiv denies.

Meantime, at The# Hague, the U.N.'s top court said it## has jurisdiction to rule on only part of# Ukraine's genocide case against Russia.

In Kenya, a truck carrying liquid petroleum gas# exploded overnight in Nairobi, killing at least## three people and injuring 280; 24 of those are# said to be in critical condition.

Cell phone video## caught a fireball erupting from a gas depot late# last night.

Gas cylinders were thrown into the## air, sparking more fires in that neighborhood.# Firefighters battled the inferno for hours.

WALO BRECKY, Nairobi, Kenya Resident: I saw# people running, mothers and children.

They## had small babies carrying.

I saw girls and# boys were bleeding.

Like, the -- it was so## ter -- it was so bad.

It was a bad experience.

I# saw a man who was bleeding, like, from the head.

GEOFF BENNETT: Kenyan officials say the gas depot## was not approved to operate becaus North Korea fired more cruise missiles# off its western coast today.

It was their## fourth round of cruise missile tests so far# this year.

That came as leader Kim Jong-un## ordered his military to ramp up their war# preparations.

North Korean state media## published these photos of Kim touring# naval projects at a shipyard.

Kim has## increasingly focused on strengthening# his country's navy in recent months.

Tesla is recalling virtually all of its# vehicles sold in the U.S. over the size of their## dashboard warning lights.

The National Highway# Traffic Safety Administration said the brake,## park and antilock brake lights were too# small and could raise the risk of a crash.## The recall affects nearly 2.2 million Tesla# vehicles from model years 2012 through 2024.

Strong tech earnings boosted stocks# on Wall Street today.

The Dow Jones## industrial average gained 134# points to close at 38654.

The## Nasdaq climbed 267 points.

The S&P 500# added 52 to notch a new record high.

And two passings of note tonight.

Actor# Carl Weathers died in his sleep Thursday.## The former professional football player became# a Hollywood star over his decades-long career,## taking on a number of iconic action and# comedy roles for TV and film.

He was best## known for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky# movies opposite Sylvester Stallone.

And,## more recently, he starred in the# Star Wars series "The Mandalorian."

Carl Weathers was 76 years old.

And legendary radio host and social activist# Joe Madison has died he hosted a popular live morning show on SiriusXM# radio for years, tackling human and civil rights## issues both on and off the air.

While an# official cause of death was not provided,## Madison had fought a yearslong battle with# prostate cancer.

Joe Madison was 74 years old.

Still to come on the "NewsHour":# El Salvador's vice president on## that country's upcoming election and# controversial crackdown on gang violence;## how Taylor Swift became the latest target# of right-wing conspiracy theorists;## and David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart# weigh in on the week's political headlines.