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stabbed themselves to death. ♪ hello and welcome to world news america. i am caitriona perry. israel's military spokesperson says hostages in gaza are dead as negotiations to secure the release of hostages, captured by hamas in october 7, are believed to still be in gaza pureamas was presented with a proposal last week and today has responded to the details of that response are not yet clear. the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is on a tour of e middle east, speaking to leaders trying to broker the deal. in cairo, he met egypt's president. at a press conference afterwards, secretary blinken gave an update on the

negotiations. sec. blinken: we are reviewing that response now, and i will be discussing it with the government of israel tomorrow. there's a lot to be done. but we believe an agreement is possible and essential. we will work relentlessly to achieve it. caitriona: to discuss today's development's is our state department correspondent tom bateman. do you know anything about what is in it? tom: we don't know the details, but they believe they have a positive response. we know that from the israelis now by injections int qatar. israelisre looking at that. what hamas is saying is there are specific issues they want a better deal on. they are talking about, for example, the speed with which people can go back to their homes in the north of gaza. they are talking about wounded

people crossing into egypt to get hospital treatment. we know that has been a bit of a sticking point in the past with u.s. officials have reportedly tried to seek hamas fighters across the border. but they are trying to talk about reconstruction of gaza within a clear him specific timecode. give that.rael is not want to it wants us to be a temporary pause to allow hostages out. it will continue the war until it destroys hamas completely. caitriona: u.s. secretary of state antony blinken has arrived. tom: discussions between mr. blinken anprime minister netanyahu and members of the israeli war cabinet to the key point here is americans are getting increasingly squeezed in the region, that will add to the pressure they put on netanyahu to try and take a deal as quickly as possible.

why is that happening? the deaths of three american soldiers last week and the u.s. response in the region, it is all leading to executive the thing president biden said he did not want in the region, and escalation, while they protect israel to rry on in gaza. so it is now adding to the pressure and that will add to mr. netanyahu to take a deal, but it may be these difficult bridges that so far have not been crossed are to wide to cross. caitriona: tom bateman, thank you for bringing us up to speed on that. now we can go to heather williams, the acting director for the rand corporation. as we have been hearing from tom, hamas has a spot to do this deal for further hostage

exchange, release of prisoners and other things. why do you think it is taking so long for hamas to come back with a response? heather: we are seeing a push now by secretary blinken, a push for a second cease-fire, because of how much things are starting to escalate in the region, and i actually think it looks relatively promising, the prospects at least for a temporary cease-fire, and the early signal from hamas that it would be open to it, even if the demands are currently unreasonable. i actually think it brings a little bit of hope. caitriona: antony blinken will discuss this with israelis when he meets them tomorrow. what is he going to be trying to do there? heather: i think he's going to be trying to get at least a temporary cease-fire in place, and i do think both sides are potentially receptive to it, and just the details are a challenge.

if these things were preordained, then we would not need skilled diplomats. so i think, you know, it is very specific things israel will be looking for in terms of what are the acceptable demands from hamas, if there are going to be getting assurances already of how many hostages might be released in exchange for a temporary cease-fire that allows humanitarian aid to flow into gaza. caitriona: secretary blinken is also on the tour trying to ease the 10th situation we see around the red sea at the moment. can the conflict to be contained at this point, as the u.s. says it has been seeking to do since the outset. heather: they want to look for opportunities, but iran does not want a direct military conflict with the united states. i think it is important to recognize that there needs to be some kind of response, by the

united states and others, in order to de-escalate. a lack of response is not in itself the escalatory. but there are essentially two conflicts, between hamas and israel in a competition between u.s., israel, iran, and his proxies. they are interrelated, but there's a different solution to each of those problems. caitriona: so you don't think they are linked in som way, if there is a deal between hamas and israel, that would also calm the attacks we are seeing from h outhis? you think that conflict, that course is already set? heather: i think a cease-fire in gaza can help temper what is happening in the red sea, and proxy attacks that have been happening in iraq and syria, but i also think the direct responses that have been happening against houthi targets

and against the 85 sites that the united states struck in iraq and syria, i think that is an important component for trying to de-escalate events. caitriona: the u.s. had said those 85 strikes in syria and iraq on friday nht were the first stage of the response, not the last stage of the response. do you think and what we have seen in the intervening days that there will be more to come? heather: i would anticipate the unit states would hold true to those promises that were made. i think it is very necessary to respond to attacks from u.s. forces. failure to do so invites more. the latest right that killed three soldiers and injured 40 on january 28 was the number 160 attacks against u.s. troops since october 7. i don't think that the u.s. response is necessarily about degrading the militia's capability. i don't think that happened, but

it was about sending a message that the united states is not afraid to use milary force, and i think that is necessary, because american military priority is irrelevant if we are not willing to use it. caitriona: ok. heather williams, thank you for joining us with yr insight. heather: thank you. caitriona: king charles has started his treatment for cancer. today was the first time the king and queen consulate camilla were seen out in public together since his cancer diagnosis was revealed on monday evening. henry arrived this morning at heathrow from california. i mr. rishi sunak says the king's cancer has been caught early, though it has not been revealed what type of cancer he is being treated for. >> the first view of the king

sent his cancer diagnosis was made public. seen at buckingham palace with his fe, queen camilla, after treatment at a london hospital. this afternoon, the couple headed by helicopter to norfolk, where the king will spend time resting in between treatment. those who work with him saying he has found solace and happiness could before he left london, there was a family visitor to host. straight from the airport to see his father, the duke of sussex is back in the u.k., flying in from his home in california. he spent around 45 minutes with the king. he phoned him to tell him of his cancer diagnosis. the father and son were last together in may for the king's coronation. the relationship has been strained in recent years, but this may be a moment for us all. >> a national institution, the royal family, at its core, is a family just like any other, and

when a member of your family is unwell, you want to go and see them, you want to express your love and support, and you want to do what you can to help. professor hughes. >> with the king clear in his cancer treatment, royal duties are now for the wider family. princess and carried out duties at windsor castle. she already has one of the busiest diaries. she then traveled to nottingham for official engagements there. with the queen, the duke and duchess of edinburgh. princess anne said nothing about the cancer diagnosis, but earlier, the prime minister offered his support to the royal family. p.m. sunak: like everyone else, shocked and sad. all of our thoughts are with him and his family. thankfully, this has been caught early, and now everyone will be wishing him thate gets the treatment that he needs and makes a full recovery. >> the king will now rely heavily on the support of his

family, both privately and publicly. last friday, the queen opened a new support center for cancer patients and their families at a hospital in north london. she came here already knowing of her husband's diagnosis. >> that visit last week must have been incredibly challenging on a personal level for the queen. >> i can't imagine how difficult last week must have been for her, knowing that life was changing, and had been turned upside down. but what happened quite quickly after a cancer diagnosis is treatment. >> with his family on christmas day. the king is now back here, for the time being, out of the public eye, to concentrate on his recovery. caitriona: the u.s. national transportation safety board announced new detailabout a rapid decompression relation event that happened on a boeing 737 max 9 jet flown by alaska

airlines last month. the report shows a panel that was mentally blew off medflight come bones appear to be missing. bowen delivered the plane to alaska airlines at the end of october. it happened after the incident triggered a 19-day emergency landing of all max 9s jets and scrutiny of a safety record. calhoun issued a statement shortly after the report's release, saying whatever final conclusions are released, boeing is responsible for what happened. events like this must not happen on planes that leave our factory. the reports came on the same day as the federal aviation administration testified on the hill, telling lawmakers that boeing was being closely scrutinized and planning to

expand inspections. >> we have begun an audit of boeing's quality and control practices, and we have informed eing the faa will not grant any expansion of the max until we are satisfied the quality-control issues uncovered during this process are resolved. going forward, we will have more boots on the ground, closely scrutinizing and monitoring production and manufacturing activities. caitriona: a bipartisan event over the weekend is facing mounting republican opposition, including from senators. they are threatening to block the bill, which they had negotiated themselves. president biden urged congress today to pass the bill, which would invest in securing the u.s.-mexico border, provided long-awaited aid for ukraine in its fight agai pressure, and secure -- and its fight against russia, and secure more aid for israel. homeland security secretary alejandra mayorkas was charged

with breaching public trust. he is the first sitting cabinet secretary to face the threat of and impeachment american history. republican sp house speaker mike johnson calls it an extreme measure. a federal appeals court says former president donald trump can be tried for trying to overturn his election defeat. mr. trump's lawyers argued the impeachment process is the only way to hold a president to account for acts taken while in office. the court of appeal said former president trump has now become citizen trump. the three-judge panel that said the executive immunity that may have protected him while he was president no longer will protect him from prosecution.

founding father alexander hamilton wrote the president must be unlikely king of great britain, who is sacred and invaluable. mr. trump is now likely to appeal to the supreme court. voters in the data go to the polls today in that state's presidential primary election. president joe biden's name is on the democrat ballot. the state mandates the holding of a primary election, but the publicans decided to hold a caucus in the state as well, which will decide the awarding of the party's deletes. nikki haley is running in the party and can win no delegates. donald trump is running virtually unopposed. a court in kenya charge the leaders a doomsday cult with the murder of nearly 200 people. paul mackenzie and 30 other suspects were arrested after more than 400 bodies were found in the forest last april. followers were allegedly told theyould reach heaven by starving themselves to death.

mckenzie is facing charges of committing acts of terrorism, child cruelty, and more. >> the pain of a father who has lost all of his children. his wife serve the teachings of the controversial teacher paul mackenzie on television. that is when their lives changed, said stephen moody. she was drew the children from school, he says. the couple fought about it. it forced him to take him to school themselves. then one day, his wife and their five children disappeared from home. he showed this picture to the first survivors rescued from the cult. >> they said the children were denied food and water. after about five days, they would die, and their bodies

would be picked up and buried in a mass grave. they told me they knew where my three children jacob, lillian, and angelina were buried. there were about 10 children in one grave. >> two, helen and henry, had been starving for days when survivors were rescued. mass graves, some containing the bodies of up to 20 children, were found here. 429 bodies have been retrieved. there are many more. the recovery was suspended last year. the area is a crime scene. access is forbidden. access is also restricted here at the morgue, where the bodies that were exhumed have been observed. now the agonizing wait to find

out if the missing were among the victims. of the children, women were also forced to starve. this 29-year-old was pregnant when she went. one day she and two of her friends fled and got rescued. >> it was difficult for us. imagine six gunmen with you. they would take us in turns. they started raping and killing people. >> if you were to meet public and the today, what would you say to him? >> i never want to meet him. >> a community leader came to the rescue. >> some were three, looking like they would die in hours. others did not want to be rescued. they would until rescuers, why are you disturbing us?

we want to see jesus. >> believes that have grown complicated. mackenzie toldhe court he never wanted anyone to starve, but for the families, the pain they have to live with is immeasurable. caitriona: has been one year since turkiye's deadliest earthquakes killed 53,000 people in the southeast of the country. survivors held a predawn vigil in the city. many were mad at the turkish government, saying there has been a lack of action to re-house the homeless. those accusations president erdogan denies to he attended memorial at the quake's epicenter. >> now the rubble is going. the scars are clear to see.

the ci is a wasteland. more than 200,000 buildings were destroyed by the earthquake, and the work to clear and rebuild is still going on, even now. not everyone is able to move on. who mustapha often returns to the place where he used to live. he managed to save his three youngest children, but when their home fell, he lost sight of their teenage daughters. >> i told her, get up. there is an earthquake. everybody woke up. we got out from the building gate here. i had my other children with me, and i stood right here. now, they are missing. >> for months, he has searched

hospitals and cemeteries. when everything he owned was destroyed, the few pictures he had left of his girls became even more precious. >> my wife passed away 14 days before the earthquake. every time i go through difficult times, i go to her, because i know where her grave is, but i don't know where my daughters' graves are, so i come here and talk to them. >> so much of this place was destroyed that even now, after a year of solid work, they have not managed to clear away all of the destruction. that hundreds of thousands of people left this area altogether, but for those who stay, the difficulties are still all around them every day, and the vast majority still don't have proper homes to live in. tents and container villagers should have been temporary solutions. now they are bedded income a more permanent than was ever intended. less than one-quarter of the

promised new homes were built. and turkiye close the old city had stood strong for centuries. it may never recover, but it's people have vowed to. this 13-year-old remembers the night her life was saved. frightened and exhausted, the first rescue teamho to arrive said she was beyond help, but then the fire department came and pulled her out. today, they are bk together, reunited in the same city. there are thanks and hugs and memories of how lucky their family was. across southern turkey, daily life remains a battle for the earthquake survivors who stayed here. the last year has not dulled their pain or their suffering. anna foster, bbc news, turkiye.

caitriona: let's turn to some important news from around the world now. in michigan jury found the mother of a school shooting guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter. jennifer crumbley is the first in the u.s. to go on trial after killing carried out by their child. the jury trial lastedor 11 hours. the trial for james crumbley is scheduled for the fifth of march. at least three people have been killed in flooding in california. the governor declared a state of emergency in eight counties. officials have responded to flooding incidents. the storm is caused by an atmospheric water event. european union is causing for an -- calling for an ambitious 90% cut in emissions by 2040.

dozens of farmers protested outside the european parliament eldon, angry over shrinking incomes, rising costs, and what they say are increasingly burdensome green regulations. remember, you can find out all about the date's news on our website, bbc.com/news, and check us out narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ announcer: "usa today" calls it, "arguably the best bargain in streaming." that's because the free pbs app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere.

♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. geoff: i'm geoff bennett. on the newshour tonight, the appeals court rejects donald trump's claim of presidential immunity with major implications for his election case. amna: the mother of a michigan mass shooter event found guilty of manslaughter. geoff: and a look at the slow recovery efforts in turkey and