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the imf warns that donald trump's economic policy threatens global disruption, and could exacerbate trade tensions. straight to the breaking news just in the last few moments, it is being reported by the us media that donald trump's inauguration on monday is going to be moved indoors because of the dangerously cold temperatures expected on monday. he is expected to be sworn in inside the us capitol rotunda and the inauguration parade that we also see it may potentially be held inside washington's capital one sports arena. donald trump's transition team is being contacted let's head straight to washington and straight to
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more and this is hugely unusual but terrible temperatures expected there from monday and last—minute switch of plans. fix, last—minute switch of plans. very, very last—minute switch of plans and donald trump is tweeted and put on his social media that this is in order to keep people safe. he says everyone will be happy and basically, there is an arctic blast that sweeping the country and it is cold on monday and temperatures are predicted to not get much above 20 fahrenheit and then we'll have all the howling cold winds and so it will feel like the single digits and it's very unusual in the last time the inauguration was moved inside was ronald reagan's in donald trump does mention that in his social
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media post and so, in exactly, it will be obviously hugely stressful, i imagine for organisers to get on top of that and donald trump has confirmed that the inauguration will take place indoors on monday. will take place indoors on monday-— will take place indoors on monda. . , monday. increasing the tensions in the inauguration _ monday. increasing the tensions in the inauguration as _ monday. increasing the tensions in the inauguration as the - in the inauguration as the temperatures drop and looking at the history books, william harrison back in 1841, the shortest presidency because he died a month after the inauguration and a very similar thing, freezing temperatures and he stood there for a couple of hours without a coat or a hat and then caught pneumonia. that is what the history books tell us. in terms of donald trump, he has apparently been talking on social media saying he's told that the inauguration will be delivered inside the capital and says i willjoin the crowds at capital one after my swearing in. you touched on
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it. in terms of the organisation, it is a logistical nightmare, isn't it? it really is because at first, the rooms that the inauguration could move indoors, at first i thought it would be inside the white house? could take place inside the white house and if you're the moving company, that is one heck of a nightmare, isn't it because you don't have much time to movejoe biden�*s stuff out and donald trump possible stuff in. and in the rotunda, i was here for thejoe biden inauguration and that was freezing. it is always very cold but is predicted to be much colder and it will be even colder than it was during barack obama's inauguration, thousand 2009 in the high temperatures were 30 fahrenheit, low19 temperatures were 30 fahrenheit, low 19 and their windshields that were unbearable —— wind chills. it
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won't be taken lightly but is quite something to happen just a few days before the inauguration takes place. it’s inauguration takes place. it's not 'ust inauguration takes place. it's not just the _ inauguration takes place. it's notjust the incoming president that the organisers have to worry about, it's the dignitaries and guests and world leaders that not to be taken to a separate place. i'm sure all of those details will emerge in that news is only just broken and while you are with us, the other story we've been juggling through over the last couple of hours as the news that came from the supreme court upholding the ban on tiktok, bring us up—to—date on that. tiktok, bring us up-to-date on that. ,, , ., ., , that. the supreme court has decided not _ that. the supreme court has decided not to _ that. the supreme court has decided not to rescue - that. the supreme court has| decided not to rescue tiktok, tiktok made this argument when this legislation was passed last year by president biden that it was infringing on peoples rights to free speech. this law that was signed was very bipartisan, surreal coming together of both republicans
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and democrats are usually cannot see i tie on anything, really. they both, both sides believe that tiktok is a national security risk to americans and it's a chinese owned company in the algorithm is owned by china and they say there are fears that china could use this to spy on americans and there's no evidence of that but some evidence of that but some evidence of that but some evidence of academic studies among other concerns about tiktok which is spreading chinese propaganda or prioritising the propaganda before anything else. what it means though is, if you have tiktok, the band gazette on sunday, it is me or be arrested for using it, what it means is that you will not be able to update it. it won't be available on those platforms and eventually it will be degraded and you just won't be able to use it. if you do use it, you will be of the downloaded. but donald is said to be his administration that implements it that he will try
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to find alternative options and talking to present she's in pain, out of the meeting, they did not mention anything about tick—tock and he was the one who want to ban it originally, but he plans to do, we do not know yet. —— president she's in —— president xijin ping. the full israeli cabinet is meeting to ratify the gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, after it was recommended for approval by the security cabinet. it's expected to pass though some ministers threatened to resign over the deal, which they say rewards hamas. the far right national security minister, itamar ben gvir said terrorists serving life sentences would be released to kill again. he urged members of prime
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minister benjamin netanyahu's likud party tojoin him and stop the deal. the israeli justice ministry has published a partial list of palestinian prisoners to be released in the first phase including 95 women and children. let's cross to tel aviv and my colleague mark lowen. telus more about where we are in terms of the sequencing here. . , , here. the full cabinet is meeting _ here. the full cabinet is meeting to _ here. the full cabinet is meeting to green - here. the full cabinet is meeting to green light i here. the full cabinet is i meeting to green light this cease—fire deal and we are expecting that to happen this evening and if approved, the cease—fire deal will taken place on sunday with the release of the first of 33 hostages will be released over a six—week period in the first phase of these cease—fire deals is a three stage cease—fire deal and that she say, it would be israeli hostages being released in palestinian prisoners being let out of israeli jails and on sunday, three hostages will be released
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and more will be let out in the following weeks and all of this, trying to alleviate the trauma on both sides of this conflict in the trauma in gaza with almost 47,000 people who have been killed there over this 15 month war in the trauma here in israel were still almost a hundred hostages held there in captivity in gaza. a little earlier in hostages square in tel aviv, spoke to the mother of one who's son who is 20 years overseas on the 7th of october and is still being held there in gaza and asked her to take me back to that fateful day. he her to take me back to that fateful day.— her to take me back to that fateful da . ., , ., ~ fateful day. he was taken when he was 18 years _ fateful day. he was taken when he was 18 years old, _ fateful day. he was taken when he was 18 years old, he - fateful day. he was taken when he was 18 years old, he was - fateful day. he was taken when he was 18 years old, he was a l he was 18 years old, he was a part— he was 18 years old, he was a part of— he was 18 years old, he was a part of a _ he was 18 years old, he was a part of a special unit in the army— part of a special unit in the army who takes care of the humanitarian aids in gaza and so he — humanitarian aids in gaza and so he was _ humanitarian aids in gaza and so he was set in the border
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that— so he was set in the border that morning and, he messaged me that — that morning and, he messaged me that morning and texted me saying _ me that morning and texted me saying that he was, there are rockets — saying that he was, there are rockets everywhere and he probably will be home soon. i told _ probably will be home soon. i told him _ probably will be home soon. i told him to take good care of himself— told him to take good care of himself and text me whenever he can and _ himself and text me whenever he can and those are the last words _ can and those are the last words between us and apparently, the terrorists were already— apparently, the terrorists were already inside the base while he was — already inside the base while he was texting in 20 minutes afterwards, he was around 715 that _ afterwards, he was around 715 that morning and we have found i was _ that morning and we have found i was through my youngest daughter was 14 at the time and she came — daughter was 14 at the time and she came to me around four oflock— she came to me around four o'clock with this horrific video— o'clock with this horrific video she was screaming and crying — video she was screaming and crying and telling me i'm seeing _ crying and telling me i'm seeing my brother being abducted and it was off instagram and si video where my son and _ instagram and si video where my son and his — instagram and si video where my son and his pyjamas, he was barefoot— son and his pyjamas, he was barefoot without his glasses and he — barefoot without his glasses and he was terrified, he was
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hiding — and he was terrified, he was hiding his— and he was terrified, he was hiding his face so they wouldn't hit him. they took him and others _ wouldn't hit him. they took him and others to the concrete waits _ and others to the concrete walls and that was the last footage of him. and since then, there _ footage of him. and since then, there is— footage of him. and since then, there is no— footage of him. and since then, there is no indication whether he is — there is no indication whether he is alive _ there is no indication whether he is alive or not.— he is alive or not. there's been no _ he is alive or not. there's been no videos, - he is alive or not. there's been no videos, and - he is alive or not. there's i been no videos, and approve they still alive since then. know, there are some indications that he did not make _ indications that he did not make it _ indications that he did not make it but it wasn't confirmed and so, — make it but it wasn't confirmed and so, we _ make it but it wasn't confirmed and so, we are still hoping that— and so, we are still hoping that he _ and so, we are still hoping that he will come back home to us. ., that he will come back home to us. ., ., , that he will come back home to us. ., ., , ' ., , us. one of the last 15 months been like _ us. one of the last 15 months been like for _ us. one of the last 15 months been like for you? _ us. one of the last 15 months been like for you? hell. - us. one of the last 15 months been like for you? hell. pure| been like for you? hell. pure hell. been like for you? hell. pure hell- just— been like for you? hell. pure hell. just waking _ been like for you? hell. pure hell. just waking up - been like for you? hell. pure hell. just waking up every . hell. just waking up every morning _ hell. just waking up every morning to start a day and i have —
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morning to start a day and i have two— morning to start a day and i have two girls, 17 and 15 now and — have two girls, 17 and 15 now and i— have two girls, 17 and 15 now and i need _ have two girls, 17 and 15 now and i need to struggle to maintain some kind of normal life at— maintain some kind of normal life at home and to give my girls— life at home and to give my girls some kind of hope in future _ girls some kind of hope in future and on the other hand, to struggle for my son to bring him back— to struggle for my son to bring him back home and it's very hard — him back home and it's very hard my— him back home and it's very hard. my strength is going down every— hard. my strength is going down every day— hard. my strength is going down every day and the only thing that— every day and the only thing that keeps me going are my two -irls that keeps me going are my two girls and — that keeps me going are my two girls and the people here on the square that give us so much strength— the square that give us so much strength and hope that we will see my— strength and hope that we will see my son back home again. tell_ see my son back home again. tell me — see my son back home again. tell me what your son is like.
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he is very smart, very funny young — he is very smart, very funny young boy. he really loves his family— young boy. he really loves his family and his friends and he really— family and his friends and he really wanted to take care of other— really wanted to take care of other people as we found out from — other people as we found out from the _ other people as we found out from the note that was brought to us— from the note that was brought to us from _ from the note that was brought to us from the space. he wrote three _ to us from the space. he wrote three sentences to himself, one of them — three sentences to himself, one of them is — three sentences to himself, one of them is to successfully help a lot _ of them is to successfully help a lot of— of them is to successfully help a lot of people, to create a dose — a lot of people, to create a close circle of friends and not to harm — close circle of friends and not to harm anyone. and what he represents, only 1527 0
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