intelligence. he talked at length about the concentration of technology, power and wealth, saying technology will help the u.s. lead globally, but that we must be careful about the concentration of power and wealth that comes with it. he talked about the dangers of disinformation, falsehoods, the lack of fact checking, and the lies that have permeated the discussion in this country. but in the end, he said, i believe in defending possibilities and in defending democracy. and our chief white house correspondent, mary bruce. he made it very clear. he said, history essentially is now in your hands. to the american people. >> exactly, david, this was a chance for president biden to tout his accomplishments and try to define his own legacy, but also argue the importance of american democracy and the need to protect it, saying the ideals of america are constantly being tested. he issued a harsh warning to the oligarchs. he said, in this country who are taking shape, that are threatening our democracy. and of course, while he had hoped to continue the job and finish it himself, he is now challenging

americans and the nation to carry his work forward. >> david, he thanked the first lady, jill biden, who was right there in the oval with him. mary, thank you. he also thanked vice president kamala harris, who said he said has become like family to him. i want to bring in ian pannell. we have just a couple of seconds left here, our chief foreign correspondent, because ian, he began with what he has worked on for many, many months. and that is the framework for a cease fire and a way to get these hostages out. he announced that today, in these final days of his presidency, president elect donald trump taking credit as well, and was given credit by those in qatar and in egypt who helped negotiate this. they gave credit to both the biden administration and the incoming trump administration. >> yeah, it's been a tumultuous period the last four years in foreign policy from afghanistan to ukraine, relations with china, and of course, the crisis here in the middle east. certainly his crowning achievement, i think, on his tenure in terms of foreign policy, the guns are expected to fall silent on the 19th of the

month this sunday. and some of those hostages will start to be released back to their loved ones and hopefully an enduring peace process will settle in. that is a legacy worth having. david. >> ian pannell our chief foreign correspondent ian, my thanks to you as always. our coverage continues on abc news live. abc news.com. we're going to return you to regular programing. i'll see you tomorrow night for world news tonight. good night. >> this has been a special report from abc news. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> red flag warning will expire at 6 p.m. and so after 6 p.m. this evening, we're not expecting, at least for several days, any critical fire weather conditions for the area. so again, the red flag warning will be expiring at 6:00 this evening, just about 40 minutes from now. >> finally, some good news in southern california, where the santa ana winds have peaked and the red flag warning is set to

expire, bringing a much needed break from the extreme fire weather conditions that have been so disastrous in southern california. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> but the easing conditions did not prevent a new fire east of los angeles in san bernardino county. within the last two hours, crews raced to contain the flames northwest of downtown san bernardino. they are calling this one the little mountain fire. at last check, it has burned at least 34 acres. they called for extra crews to help get it under control. no structures have been damaged. firefighters plan to be mopping up for several hours on scene. the cause not determined yet. >> and from the little mountain fire to the two major fires still burning in los angeles county eight days ago, we saw fiery scenes like this one as flames raged out of control. and tonight there is some progress to tell you about. the palisades fire is now 19% contained. it has burned more than 23,000 acres. containment is up to 45% on the eden fire. it has burned more than 14,000 acres.

>> fire crews from the bay area are on the front lines in southern california. an urban search and rescue team from menlo park was sifting through the rubble. as you see earlier today in the malibu area, the rose bowl, the storied rose bowl, has been transformed to a disaster response hub. >> it's being used as a command center, and there are dozens of tents set up for those who had to evacuate because of the eaton fire. >> and let's go ahead and check on the weather and those windy conditions right near the fire zone. yeah. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with details in southern california. sandhya. yeah. >> and dan. and let's take a look at the current winds. at this hour. you will notice browns canyon is 33 miles an hour. those winds at camp nine, 29 miles an hour. i've seen gusts between 50 and about 70 miles an hour earlier in the last 24 hours. red flag warning through this evening, 40 to 70 mile an hour. wind gusts, relative humidity 7 to 20%. but there's a small section of the san small section of the san gabriel mountains, the santa

susana mountains that will remain in that red flag until 3 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. let's look at the winds. simi valley, 25 miles an hour as we head into the evening. hours still gusty across the region tomorrow morning, 29, in simi valley. and then the winds start to back off tomorrow afternoon, but still critical fire conditions expected there. the air quality, even though right now it is green. it has been bad at times. so air quality alert for parts of southern california due to ash and dust being blown around. our air quality is suffering as well. it's a little hazy. we do have moderate air quality. here's a hazy view from sutro tower. high pressure wind flowing from the high to the low. still gusty in southern california. locally here it is all quiet. those temperatures in the 50s and the 60s. really, as we look ahead, there is going to be some change. and that's in the form of fog returning tomorrow afternoon and continuing to impact our weather, which means temperatures are going to start to drop tomorrow morning. it's going to be another chilly one

30s, 40s tomorrow afternoon. you're looking at highs ranging from the low 60s to the upper 60s. fog coast side, sun inland. accuweather seven day forecast. we are going with a cooling trend heading into the long holiday weekend. gusty winds returning on martin luther king junior day, and then next week they will start to back off. dan. >> all right, sandhya, thank you so much. san francisco mayor daniel lurie announced his first proposed law today. it's called a fentanyl state of emergency ordinance. and if approved, it would allow the mayor's office to seek donations from the private sector to address the fentanyl crisis. but as abc seven news politics reporter monica madden explains, some supervisors are concerned about giving the mayor too much power. >> mayor daniel lurie wants to take action on fentanyl. >> now it demands urgency. >> he's hoping the board of supervisors will sign off on his proposal to cut red tape for contract approvals for things like building homeless shelters. >> we need to stand up more mental health beds, more drug treatment beds, and that's what

this ordinance is going to help us do, and it will help us move more quickly. >> larry's proposed fentanyl state of emergency ordinance would ask the board to relinquish their power for approving contracts related to homelessness, public safety and the fentanyl crisis. it would also allow the levi strauss er to solicit donations from wealthy private donors to tackle these issues. >> it's really about contracting surging resources, making sure we can hire people more quickly. >> right now, the process can take months. >> this package is a way for us to commit to make sure that bureaucracy does not get in the way of saving lives on our streets, does not get in the way of shutting down the illegal selling of goods that we see. >> mayor london breed tried to take similar action in 2021 but was unsuccessful. critics view lurie's proposal as a potential power grab, with concerns about checks and balances over the mayor's office. >> these policies are in place to avoid corruption. >> supervisor shamann walton says he agrees with the end goal, but says lurie's plan lacks details.

>> typically, when you get asked to provide emergency powers and waive certain policies, there's a plan that accompanies it that says exactly what you're going to do. we're going to do a, b, c, and d, and this is why we need these emergency powers to accomplish that goal. >> there's nothing in place in san francisco. monica madden, abc seven news. >> the a's have announced that they will hold a celebration of life for rickey henderson. the event will be held at oakland arena on february 1st from 1:00 until 3 p.m. the event is open to the public. ticket registration is set to begin on monday. the hall of famer passed away last month from complications of pneumonia and asthma. just days before his 66th birthday. all right. that's all for now. >> i'm dan ashley, and i'm ama daetz. we'll see you again at si

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addressing the nation just moments ago. also, the new extreme fire danger in southern california. what they're saying as we head into the night. and the news coming in, the airline pilot arrested for alleged dui at the airport. first tonight, this breakthrough cease-fire deal in the middle east, after 15 months of war. israel and hamas agreeing to a deal tonight. hamas set to release 33 hostages, including some americans. president biden tonight saying his team working closely with president-elect trump's mideast envoy. biden saying, with one voice. we're live in tel aviv. how soon could the hostages be freed? and the families with hope and fear. they don't know which hostages are dead or alive. the deal comes as president biden addressed the nation tonight, just a short time ago, suggesting to americans, history is now in your hands. also as we come on the air tonight, the los angeles area on high alert for new wildfires. the palisades fire, 19% contained. and the families tonight trying to find a home, a place to rent. so much need, and now the rents skyrocketing. the warning tonight about price

gouging. the heated questioning on the hill. president-elect trump's attorney general nominee pam bondi pressed if the justice department will have a list of enemies. what she declared today, republicans defending her. and in a rare moment in this political climate, the nominee earning praise from both sides of the aisle. a major decision tonight by the fda. the additive that was banned years ago in cosmetics and topical drugs. tonight, now banned in food. red dye number 3. what is it? potentially linked to cancer. and why did it take years after it was banned in topical drugs? tonight, news coming in on that passenger jet pilot arrested at the airport for dui. the dangerous cold in the northeast, and now the entire region bracing for even colder weather coming. tonight, the chinese company behind tiktok now reportedly threatening to block millions of americans users if this ban goes into effect on sunday. tonight, the break-in at another sports star's home. tonight, his three stanley cup rings are now missing.

and "america strong" tonight. we celebrate our firefighters. and what's happened at one firehouse alone in just one year. this will have you smiling over and over and over again. >> david: good evening, it's great to have you with us here tonight. we do begin here with the breaking news involving the hostages, americans among them. israel and hamas agreeing to a cease-fire tonight. the framework for this deal would begin on sunday. it comes 15 months after hamas' horrific attack on israel. and tonight, these families have hope, but they are also filled with fear. they do not know if their loved ones will come home alive. president biden announcing the deal, a multistep framework. based on a potential deal he first introduced last may. negotiated with qatar and egypt's help, and in recent days, with president-elect donald trump's mideast envoy. president biden said today they all used one voice. in israel tonight, families of

hostages gathering in tel aviv. our correspondent was right there. they hope their loved ones will come home alive. and the celebrations and the relief on the streets of gaza tonight, hoping much-needed help for civilians will now make it in. again, americans are among the hostages, and our foreign correspondent tom soufi burridge was right there in tel aviv, he's there live tonight, in what's called hostage square, where families were gathered when this news broke. tom? >> reporter: yeah, david, we were here when families got the news that finally, after more than 460 days, there was a deal. take a look behind me. this is a makeshift tunnel. the type of tunnel that the hostages have been held in. these faces, a daily reminder of the missing. but families don't know tonight whether or not their loved ones are dead or alive, and that includes americans. a sense of relief in the streets of tel aviv and gaza tonight. after israel and hamas agree to a cease-fire, with the release of dozens of hostages still held

inside gaza in exchange for hundreds of palestinians freed from israeli prisons. starting this sunday and over the next 42 days, israeli troops will withdraw their forces to a buffer zone around the gaza strip, halting military operations for the release of 33 hostages, starting with all women, children, elderly, and the sick and injured. the pause in fighting would allow desperately-needed humanitarian aid to flood into gaza and allow negotiations to begin for a long-term cease-fire. prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who approved the deal, will now seek the green light from his security cabinet before going to his wider government. barring any legal objections, the idf would start receiving hostages in what they're calling "operation wings of freedom." among those that could be released in phase one, two of the seven americans captured and believed to still be alive. sagui dekel-chen, a father of three. and keith seigle, a north carolina native. edan alexander, a dual american

citizen, was serving in the idf, stationed in southern israel the morning of october 7th. while it's believed he won't be released in the first round, his father speaking just hours ago, saying he's never lost hope. >> unfortunately for the families that are waiting for their loved ones to be buried in israel, the nightmare is over, as well. >> reporter: gil dickmann, cousin of hostage carmel gat who was killed in captivity, praising president-elect trump. >> i think trump was the x-factor in bringing this deal to life. >> reporter: the framework of the deal spearheaded by the biden administration, qatar, and egypt, has been on the table since may. but after trump's election victory in november, there was renewed momentum to close the agreement. >> i knew this deal would have to be implemented by the next team, so i told my team to coordinate closely with the incoming team, to make sure we're all speaking with the same voice. because that's what american

presidents do. >> reporter: with just days before he takes office, trump calling it an epic agreement. this deal, a major promise for the president-elect. >> if the deal isn't done before i take office, which is now going to be two weeks, all hell will break out in the middle east. >> reporter: the deal, the first truce since december 2023, now puts israel and hamas one step closer to ending a 15-month war that began early on october 7th when hamas fighters brutally kidnapped and killed more than 1,200 israelis. following the horrific attack, an unrelenting assault launched by israel. entire areas reduced to rubble. to this day, more than 46,000 palestinians have been killed. back here in hostage square, where so many have pushed the government for a deal, heartbreak amid the celebration. >> the deal that they're signing is very much the same deal that they had in may. carmel was there on the list for the very first phase, and they

didn't sign it in time. >> reporter: and david, netanyahu speaking to both president biden and president-elect donald trump about the deal. but many people we have spoken to tonight are worried. they're not confident this initial cease-fire will lead to phases two and three of the deal, and lasting peace in gaza. david? >> david: that makeshift tunnel and those faces of all of those loved ones, it's a stark reminder of the more than 400 days that the families have been waiting for news. and let's just hope their loved ones come home alive. thank you, tom, who was right there today when this broke. let's get right to our chief foreign correspondent ian pannell, also in tel aviv tonight. a question for you, ian, as well, and it's what so many are asking tonight. how will the incoming administration and mideast leaders keep this tentative cease-fire going, beyond this very tentative first phase? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, a lot of ground has been covered, but there's far more ground that still has to be covered. i think a lot of mixed emotions this evening on both sides. but an overwhelming sense of relief that this could be the start of the end of the war. in gaza and here in tel aviv, we

saw people out on the street, some celebrations. but the devil's in the details of this agreement. and i think the toughest part of the negotiation does lie ahead for the incoming trump team, not least who is going to run gaza, when and if israeli troops fully withdraw. david? >> david: our chief foreign correspondent ian pannell with us, as well. ian, thank you. we do have one more question on this tonight, because president biden delivered his farewell address to the nation just a short time ago. let's bring in mary bruce. the president talked about this cease-fire and the deal to bring the hostages home, something he's worked on for months. the deal coming with days left in his administration. >> reporter: david, president biden and his administration worked tirelessly for months to reach this agreement. it was his top priority before leaving office. >> this plan was developed and negotiated by my team, and it will be largely implemented by the incoming administration. that's why i told my team to keep the incoming administration fully informed, because that's how it should be.

working together as americans. >> reporter: david, the timing of this deal is certainly hard to ignore. it's coming together days before trump takes office and as he made those threats. president biden did bring the trump team into these final negotiations. while tonight donald trump is taking credit, the white house insists it was president biden who got it done. david? >> david: mideast negotiators thanking president-elect trump and qatar as well, praise in these negotiations. mary, thank you. we turn to the other news tonight, the wildfire emergency in california. the los angeles area on high alert for new wildfires. thousands of firefighters stationed across the fire zone, ready to jump on any new flareups, any new sparks. and with more than 12,000 homes and structures now gone, the new challenge tonight, rents are now skyrocketing. with so many families looking to rent a home, to find a home, the crush of need and rents are jumping. authorities are warning against price gouging tonight, and this evening, what they're saying with these winds. matt gutman on the scene for us again tonight.

>> reporter: tonight, with that fire danger looming, families in southern california are shell-shocked and worried a new inferno could break out. they've got everything prepared. you can see, the monumental amount of resources, fire truck here, one tucked in there, another one in that driveway, five, six, and on down almost every block, fire trucks here in this canyon. today, we spoke with l.a. county fire chief anthony marrone. there is another santa ana wind event forecast for next week. >> yes, yes. the l.a. county fire department is going to be ready. >> reporter: across the fire zone, at least two dozen still missing tonight. meanwhile, thousands of displaced families are rents skyrocketing.shelter. >> my son keeps asking me, when are we going to stop moving? and i don't have an answer for it. >> reporter: after the eaton fire destroyed her family's altadena home, erika lee telling our." aclyn lee she's seen the price-gouging firsthand.

>> how quickly are these listings getting taken off the market? >> i've reached out to a couple of places and a lot of them have already been taken. and one of them that i applied for upped the rent $1,000 an hour after i applied. >> reporter: l.a.'s district attorney demanding it stop. >> so, not only are you going to be looking at criminal penalties, you will be looking at civil penalties. you will be publicly shamed. >> reporter: and today, children whose elementary schools burned down in the palisades fire welcomed to new ones. >> we're excited. really thankful for brentwood opening their doors and i feel like that's been really helpful. >> reporter: but it's not school that's on their minds or even the play-doh in charlotte's owens' hands. her home has smoke damage. >> i had to spend my birthday under evacuation. my worries is, just, like, my house burning down, it's gone to my head. nightmares of no house. and all my stuff being gone. my childhood memories might be gone. >> reporter: a struggle for so many, david. and critical fire danger remains through tonight, with gusty winds, especially in the

mountains and bone-dry conditions. but the good news -- the conditions are set to improve through the weekend, but then again, next week, fire officials bracing for another santa ana wind event. david? >> david: all right, matt gutman live in california. matt, thank you. now to capitol hill tonight. the heated questioning. president-elect trump's attorney general nominee pam bondi. pressed if the justice department will have a list of enemies. what she declared. republicans defending her. and in a rare moment in this political climate, the nominee today earning praise from both sides of the aisle. here's rachel scott. >> reporter: tonight, democrats on the senate judiciary committee pressing attorney general nominee pam bondi. >> do you swear -- >> reporter: on whether she will truly be independent from president-elect donald trump. >> i need to know that you would tell the president no if you were asked to do something that is wrong, illegal, or unconstitutional. >> reporter: today, bondi, a former state attorney general from florida, who represented trump in his first impeachment trial, and pushed his false claims of voter fraud in 2020, still refused to say that he lost that election. >> are you prepared to say today

under oath without reservation that donald trump lost the presidential contest to joe biden in 2020? >> ranking member durbin, president biden is the president of the united states. he was duly sworn in, and he is the president of the united states. >> reporter: bondi insisting she will be independent and enforce the law fairly. >> politics will not play a part. >> reporter: democrats also asking about fbi director nominee kash patel, who has vowed to go after trump's foes. >> i believe that kash is the right person at this time for this job. you'll have the ability to question mr. patel. >> and i'm questioning you right now about whether you will enforce an enemies list that he announced publicly on television. >> oh, senator, i'm sorry, there will never be an enemies list within the department of justice. >> reporter: bondi's confirmation all but assured. republicans singing her praises. >> the united states of america could only be so fortunate if you were confirmed and to have someone of your caliber, of your intellect, and of your

experience running a department that unfortunately has been run into the ground. >> reporter: and over in the foreign relations committee, president-elect trump's nominee for secretary of state, florida senator marco rubio, appearing on a glide path to confirmation. rubio winning praise from both republicans and democrats. >> your extensive foreign policy experience and your deep understanding of international relations, i think, makes you a perfect choice for the position. >> senator rubio, the president made a great decision in choosing you. i'm happy to see you there. you're a thought leader in foreign policy. >> reporter: senator marco rubio is on track to be confirmed, and so is pam bondi, who promised today to be independent and not engage in political prosecutions. david? >> david: rachel scott back with us as always, thank you, rachel. tonight, the major move from the fda banning red dye number 3 from food, years after it was banned from cosmetics and topical drugs. here's erielle reshef. >> reporter: it's the artificial food dye giving hundreds of

products their bright red color. from candy and cakes to drinks and medication. but tonight, the fda is moving to ban red dye 3, because of a potential cancer risk, after a petition from food safety advocates. >> decades after fda admitted that this chemical is, indeed, a carcinogen in animals, it has taken the product off the market. >> reporter: red dye 3 was banned from cosmetics and topical drugs in 1990. today, the fda saying the dye has not been linked to cancer in humans, only in rats, but the fda noting, it is required by law to remove any additive found to cause cancer in people or animals. >> these products have been banned in europe for many, many years, so -- i wonder why the fda approved them in the first place. >> reporter: tonight, some in the food color industry pushing back on the ban, pointing to the fda's own acknowledgement that red dye 3 isn't believed to pose the same cancer risk to humans. david, food companies have until january 2027 to remove the dye from their products. drug companies have a year after that.

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