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And that's Up First for Friday, January 31st. I'm E. Martinez.

And that's Up First for Friday, January 31st. I'm E. Martinez.

And that's Up First for Friday, January 31st. I'm E. Martinez.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Denise Rios, Rylan Barton, Giselle Grayson, Jenea Williams, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Claire Murashim, also Chris Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Stacey Abbott. Our executive producer is Kelly Dickens. Join us again.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Denise Rios, Rylan Barton, Giselle Grayson, Jenea Williams, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Claire Murashim, also Chris Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Stacey Abbott. Our executive producer is Kelly Dickens. Join us again.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Denise Rios, Rylan Barton, Giselle Grayson, Jenea Williams, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Claire Murashim, also Chris Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Stacey Abbott. Our executive producer is Kelly Dickens. Join us again.

You can stuff your good morning in a sack.

You can stuff your good morning in a sack.

You can stuff your good morning in a sack.

Entire neighborhoods are now reduced to rubble.

Entire neighborhoods are now reduced to rubble.

Entire neighborhoods are now reduced to rubble.

And rebels backed by Rwanda have captured the city of Goma in eastern Congo. The violence has roots in the Rwandan genocide of the 1990s. Stay with us. We've got all the news you need to start your day.

And rebels backed by Rwanda have captured the city of Goma in eastern Congo. The violence has roots in the Rwandan genocide of the 1990s. Stay with us. We've got all the news you need to start your day.

And rebels backed by Rwanda have captured the city of Goma in eastern Congo. The violence has roots in the Rwandan genocide of the 1990s. Stay with us. We've got all the news you need to start your day.

Today, tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are returning home for the first time in more than a year.

Today, tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are returning home for the first time in more than a year.

Today, tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are returning home for the first time in more than a year.

We're joined now by international correspondent Eba Traui, who's been following this closely from Dubai. So let's start with the people returning to Gaza City this morning. Take us back to why they were displaced at all.

We're joined now by international correspondent Eba Traui, who's been following this closely from Dubai. So let's start with the people returning to Gaza City this morning. Take us back to why they were displaced at all.