i'm jessi mitchell in new york.federal agencies until thursday of next week to submit plans for eliminating more government jobs. the thousands being cut in the mass firing are much more than numbers on a payroll list. they're real people with real lives and real families. caitlin huey-burns reports. >> what do you want for lunch today? >> reporter: we joined kate scafe friday morning as she made her kids lunch, dropped them off at the bus stop, and headed to her office at usaid, where she was a program analyst. scafe was one of thousands of federal employees who received an e-mail saying they're being affected by a reduction in force. government speak for you're fired. >> it has been one of the hardest months of my life. to feel that i did something wrong when all we were trying to do was the right thing. >> they're increasingly viewed as the villains. >> reporter: that's top trump official russell vought talking to his right-wing think tank in 2023. vought has helped billionaire elon musk carry out the mass firing

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