i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. israel prepares for the return of some hostages held in gaza while the enclave awaits a break in the fighting. we'll explain what comes next. according to the cease fire deal with hamas. weather warnings forced a change in plans for donald trump's inauguration. how the last minute location change is affecting preparations for monday. plus, the tick tock countdown. what some 170 million users in the united states can expect this weekend, barring some serious high level intervention. >> live from atlanta. this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber we're getting more clarity when the truce between israel and hamas in gaza will begin. >> israel says the truce with hamas in gaza will begin at 8:30 a.m. local time on sunday. that's 630 gmt and 1:30 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. now, at some point on sunday, hamas is to release three female hostages, followed by 30 more hostages over the next few weeks. in exchange, israel will release 95 palestinians on sunday, including ten minors who have bee

i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom.e're following breaking news in los angeles, where the death toll from raging wildfires has risen to 16. that comes as officials are warning there is a very significant concern the fires will grow in the hours ahead. these are some of the most destructive wildfires california has ever seen. the sheriff is urging residents to wait to go back to their homes until it's safe. >> two doors down. the house is gone. one door up. the house is gone. the house above me is gone. the house is across the street where we're burning all day. >> powerful winds are picking up. after a brief lull on friday allowed firefighters to start making progress. but that work could be lost, with the largest fire inching towards brentwood, bel-air and other communities near ucla. the palisades fire is at least 11% contained right now, and the second largest eaton fire is 15% contained. but officials say they're waiting to see how these winds will impact firefighting efforts. >> california is the best in the world

. >> hello, i'm kim brunhuber. firefighters are making promising progress on the largest fire burning in the los angeles area. the palisades fire. the operations chief says there is minimal activity in some parts as crews stop the spread of the fires boundary. but officials are warning there is a very significant concern that the fires will grow in the hours ahead. that comes as the death toll climbs to 16. authorities say more bodies will likely be uncovered as cadaver dogs join search and rescue teams. powerful winds are picking up after a brief lull on friday allowed firefighters to start making progress, but that work could be lost, with the largest fire inching closer to brentwood, bel-air and other communities near ucla. and the mayor of malibu says that city has already lost one third of its eastern edge to the palisades fire, which is 11% contained right now. the second largest eaton fire is 15% contained. more than 100,000 people remain under evacuation orders, and fema has received more than 16,000 applic

i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom.the death toll climbs, there is significant concern that the wildfires will grow in los angeles county. the palisades fire is closing in on communities west of the freeway, while a second front is moving toward the san fernando valley. and it seems this disaster may be far from over as dangerous conditions are expected to carry into next week. while evacuation orders remain for thousands in southern california, some orders have now been lifted for certain areas. an international effort is underway to get help to los angeles. on saturday, firefighters from mexico joined more than 14,000 personnel already on the ground. cnn's gustavo valdez has more. >> california is getting a little help from our neighbors north and south of the border with both canada and mexico, sending firefighters to assist local efforts to control the fires in the metropolitan los angeles area. and it's going to be needed help because saturday, the palisades fire began to extend close to another neighborhood. thank

i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. israel now says it has received the names of the three hostages hamas plans to release in the coming hours. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said earlier that the lack of that list delayed the israel-hamas ceasefire, which was supposed to begin more than two hours ago. and in that time, the israeli military says it carried out new strikes in gaza. the israel defense forces said artillery and aircraft struck what it describes as a number of terror targets in northern and central gaza. gaza civil defense and hospital officials say the latest strikes killed at least ten palestinians. meanwhile, in northern gaza, some palestinians are already returning to places they fled because of fighting. now, this was the scene a short time ago in gaza city. and in egypt, hundreds of aid trucks are at the rafah border crossing, ready to enter gaza as soon as the fighting stops. cnn's nadia bashir is live in beitunia, west bank, where we expect to see palestinian prisoners relea

i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom.er a delay of nearly two hours, the israel-hamas ceasefire in gaza has begun. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said earlier that the cease fire was delayed because hamas hadn't provided the names of the three hostages it plans to release today. a short time ago, israel says it released, released, received those names. during the delay, the israeli military carried out new strikes in gaza. gaza civil defense and hospital officials say those strikes killed at least 13 palestinians. meanwhile, in northern gaza, some palestinians are already returning to places they fled because of the fighting. this was the scene a short time ago in gaza city and in egypt. hundreds of aid trucks are gathered at the rafah border crossing, ready to enter gaza. cnn's nadia bashir is live in beitunia, west bank, where we expect to see palestinian prisoners released. but first, i want to go to salma abdelaziz in london with the latest on the ceasefire. so, salma, finally, after that hours long delay, the mome

our breaking news coverage continues after the break with kim brunhuber. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> hello, i'm kim brunhuber and we have breaking news as we're looking at this split screen as we await the four israeli hostages who are set to be released any minute now, we're looking at a split screen of where we're expecting those israeli hostages to be released, as well as hostage square in tel aviv. now, the red cross has those vehicles. you can see them. they're lined up standing by to take those hostages to freedom. and those hostages are karina ariev. daniella gilboa and naama levy. they are 20 years old. liri albag is 19 now. all four are members of the israeli military. you can see their pictures up there. and they served as lookouts at a military post overlooking gaza. when hamas attacked on october 7th. in exchange, israel is expected to release 200 palestinian prisoners. as we are watching this unfold live here, i want to go to paula hancocks, who's watching from abu dhabi. paula, just emotional scenes, as you can imagine, on both sides, as we expect those israeli host

i'm kim brunhuber. thank you so much for watching. please stay with us. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> good morning everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. thanks for being with us on this saturday, january 25th. i'm amara walker. >> i'm victor blackwell. thank you for joining us. we are following several developing stories this morning. we're starting with the breaking news out of the middle east four israeli female hostages are back on israeli soil. cnn's jerusalem correspondent jeremy diamond is in tel aviv, and we're going to speak with him in just a moment. >> the four women were released after 15 months in captivity. both hamas and islamic jihad flags and fighters were there when the women were handed over to the red cross in palestine square in gaza city and in the west bank. 200 palestinian prisoners are expected to be released from ofer prison today. now, moments ago, idf spokesman daniel hagari had this to say about the four freed hostages and another they had initially expected to be released. >> hamas failed to meet its o

i'm kim brunhuber. here's where things stand right now with the breaking news in gaza. the israeli military says it now has custody of the four israeli hostages that hamas released a short time ago. they are now back in israel and will be taken to a hospital. that led to celebrations in tel aviv's hostage square, where families of hostages have been gathering for the past 15 months. in exchange, israel is expected to release 200 palestinian prisoners. cnn's paula hancocks joins us live from abu dhabi. paula, we were just listening to an idf spokesperson there. you were listening in. take us through what was said and just the general reaction to this monumental moment. >> so, kim, in this, this this statement from daniel hagari. he said that. that they would be expecting more hostages to be released in the coming weeks, but was talking specifically also about the four israeli female soldiers that have just been released by hamas. they are now, we understand, in israeli territory. they are going to be taken to an initial screening area in southern israel, where they will

our breaking news coverage continues after the break with kim brunhuber.