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the families of hostages are cautiously optimistic. oligarchy is taking shape in america of extreme wealth, power, and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy. >> presidential farewell. joe biden in his final address issues a warning to america about the dangers of power in the hands of the ultra rich. and gaining ground. firefighters with help from nature make significant progress battling back two massive wildfires around l.a. as new questions arise about the fire response. good morning, i'm michael george. we start with the cease-fire and hostage release deal between israel and hamas. after 468 agonizing days of death and destruction and months of intense negotiations, this morning there's renewed hope. the first phase is set to begin sunday with hamas releasing self of the nearly 100 hostages it

still holds. over the course of a six-week pause in fighting, 33 hostages including americans will be released in exchange for hundreds of palestinian prisoners. cbs' jarred hill is here with the details. no doubt this is encouraging news. we also know that deals like this are extremely fragile. >> in fact, this deal isn't technically done yet. in fact, just this morning the office of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu accused hamas of backtracking on an earlier understanding that he could veto the release of some of those prisoners. still, understandably there's a lot of excitement around this cease-fire and hostage release deal set to start this weekend. [ chants ] from the streets of tel aviv to gaza and even snowy illinois, celebrations wednesday over news that israel and hamas have agreed to end the fighting and bring handles home after 15 months of a bloody war. >> reached this point because of the pressure that israel put on

hamas backed by the united states. >> reporter: president joe biden crediting his administration for the plan he says was built on a framework he introduced last spring. the three-phase plan to begin on sunday. as part of phase one, hamas would release the first of 11 hostages over six weeks. women, children, the sick, and men i've 50. in exchange israel would release more than 1,000 palestinian prisoners, ending eventually with the release of all hostages. israel pulling out of gaza, and the focus shifting to reconstruction. american hostage sagui dekel-chen is set to be in that first phase. his father spoke to cbs news. >> the sooner that sagui comes home he can be reunited with his three little girls, one of whom he never met. she was born two months after the massacre. >> reporter: after more than a year of false hope and negotiations that fell apart,

for many only cautious optimism. >> i don't know if it's going happen. i don't know if we're going to get all of them back home. >> reporter: the deal developed under biden but to be carried out by the trump administration, prompting this question from a reporter on wednesday -- >> who gets credit for this, you or trump? >> is that a joke? >> reporter: the president-elect is crediting his transition for getting the agreement over the line. talks on how to actually implement this cease-fire are set to start today, but there is some late word from netanyahu's office that the cabinet will not meet to approve the deal until hamas backs down from what they're calling a last-minute crisis. again, talking about the fact that this is not yet done. still so incredibly fragile. >> all right. jarred hill. thanks for joining us. and back here at home, president biden is wrapping up his presidency and 50-year career in politics before handing the reins over to donald trmp. last night he gave his farewell

address, highlighting his successes but also issuing a stark warning about an oligarchy taking root in america. cbs' natalie brand reports from washington. my fellow americans -- >> reporter: president biden delivered his farewell address to the nation from the oval office wednesday night capping a more than half century in american politics. >> i've always believed and have told other world leaders america can be defined by one word -- possibilities. >> reporter: he celebrated a long-awaited cease-fire hostage release deal between israel and hamas. >> the elements of which i laid out in great deal in may of this year. this plan was developed and negotiated by my team. >> reporter: president biden didn't name president-elect donald trump during his remarks but warned about what he says gives him great concern. >> today an oligarchy is taking shape in america of extreme wealth, power, and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms.

>> reporter: the president, who was also a u.s. senator for 36 years, touted major legislative wins during his single term in the white house from a bipartisan infrastructure bill to the "inflation reduction act" considered the largest investment in clean energy. the rest of the world is trying to model it now. it's working. creating jobs and industries of the future. >> reporter: and a new law to expand benefits for veterans exposed to toxic hazards such as burn pits. >> meeting our sacred obligation to over one more veterans so far who were exposed to toxic materials. and to their families providing medical and education bets. >> reporter: he leaves office with a 39% approval rating but maintains the nation is on better terms with allies around the world and will long reap benefits from historic investments at home. natalie brand, cbs news, washington. fire crews in southern california are hoping to make more headway in stamping out

multiple wildfires with winds thankfully starting to ease up. now l.a. officials are under new scrutiny for how firefighters were deployed in the first hours of the disaster. cbs' charlie de mar joins us from the eaton fire still burning in altadena. good morning. >> reporter: michael, good morning. those strong wind warnings have subsided for much of southern california. that's the good news. the eaton fire that has ravaged this community in altadena is just under 50% contained right now. in as new questions do emerge this morning over how fire department resources were deployed before the fires broke out. weakening winds offered a much-needed break for firefighters battling the southern california fires. but now questions swirl over what happened before the deadly flames spread. >> it's the action that's we take prior to that wind event ever starting that are going to make the most difference. >> reporter: cbs news has confirmed that as the palisades

fire started on the morning of january 7th, only 19 fire engines were predeployed to the area. it's unclear how many if any were sent to the first neighborhood on fire. hours passed before officials sent out this notice -- to bing in off-duty firefighters. >> i can guarantee you that every resource that was available was working and focused on the mission. >> reporter: the glassmans returned to find a diamond in the rough among the ruins of their palisades home. >> i thought i was never going to see it again. pure joy. i am so happy. >> reporter: but sorrow for jordan mitchell who was in the hospital when his wheelchair-bound father and brother with cerebral palsy died in the eaton fire. he says his father called for help, but no one came. >> dying in a fire is not a pretty way to go. no one deserves that. >> reporter: crosses now line fences honoring the more than

two dozens victims of the most destructive wildfires in california history. the largest wildfire still burning, that's the palisades fire, the atf is investigating the origin of how that fire started. the atf says they've already developed over 150 leads. they have been scouring, of course, social media, surveillance video, and cellphone videos taken by neighbors. michael? >> charlie de mar in altadena, california. thanks. >> it's day three for several of donald trump's cabinet picks to face questions from senators. among them trump's former defense lawyer, pam bondi, his nominee for u.s. attorney general who was grilled yesterday about false election fraud claims. cbs' nikole killion reports. >> reporter: six senate hearings back to back. >> do you swear --

>> reporter: up first trump's pick for attorney general, pam bondi. >> the partnership, the weaponization will be gone. >> reporter: who was asked to take a stand over whether she could maintain independence from the incoming president. >> i believe that the justice department must be independent. >> reporter: but the former florida attorney general who served as a lawyer for president trump's first impeachment was also pressed about the 2020 election. >> do you have any doubts that joe biden had the majority of votes, electoral votes necessary to be elected president in 2020? >> i accept, of course, that joe biden is president of the united states. but what i can tell you is what i saw firsthand when i went to pennsylvania as an advocate for the campaign. and i saw many things there. >> i think that question deserve -- deserved a yes or no. >> reporter: asked again during a break, bondi declined comment. did president biden win the 2020 election? >> i'm not going to be bullied. >> reporter: there were other pointed exchanges over whether the january 6th defendants should be pardoned. >> i will look at each case and advise on a case-by-case basis. >> reporter: while former january 6th select committee member adam schiff asked bondi whether lawmakers who led the panel could be prosecuted. >> are you aware of any factual

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