the us secretary of state, antony blinken, will be| state, antony blinken, will be in tokyo related to of the tensions. the japanese prime minister has described the move as perplexing. let us took the deputy director of the hudson institute. a free think tank. tell me about who you think is right here. president biden does not want this deal to go ahead. that is protectionism. but nippon say that the us is acting and lawfully.— acting and lawfully. they are aood acting and lawfully. they are good trading _ acting and lawfully. they are good trading partners - acting and lawfully. they are | good trading partners despite the intervention of president biden. nippon steel has promised to invest the $3 billion to replace ageing equipment. it will help us deal to continue to employ steelworkers. the us needs investment in technology to produce competitive steel. the accusation _ produce competitive steel. the accusation of _ produce competitive steel. the accusation of joe _ produce competitive steel. the accusation ofjoe biden is that he is caving to politically motivated lobbying. from w

the us secretary of state antony _ the firing.he us secretary of state antony blinken - the firing. the us secretary of state antony blinken giving i the firing. the us secretary of| state antony blinken giving his final final press briefing after the last four years and a lot of the question about the ceasefire in gaza and a lot of protests at the beginning of this press briefing. somebody was shouting, are you compromised by israel, why are you not at the hague? he was askedif you not at the hague? he was asked if he thought the ceasefire is going to happen and he said yes and expects implementation to begin on sunday and another question referenced congolese race, a previous equity of state who 16 years ago was given her final press briefing on all the questions were about israel and gaza. —— condoleeza rice. has anything changed, he was asked, and it's a long story but ultimately is for others to make the decisions and hard choices but there was no substitute for us engagement. well, the briefing is happening in washington, in

against the backdrop of this political drama, us secretary of state antony blinken is in seoul.s held talks with acting president choi sang—mok as the country falls deeper into political chaos and it's unclear who is really in charge. and this just in the last hour, south korea's military is saying north korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the east sea. japan's coast guard also said north korea fired what could be a ballistic missile. we'll be keeping track of this development. kimjoon—hyung is an opposition mp from the rebuilding korea party. he told me what his party has been trying to do during this month of turmoil in south korea. we're trying to monitor how police arrest the president. we are actually sending letters to the cio and to get there and participating and watching over the rest of the day's events, so w are trying everything to do. ——so we are trying everything to do. the arrest warrant will expire today, though an exemption has been requested. the cio — corruption investigation office — has transferred obligation to make the arrest to the police. what

the us secretary of state, antony blinken is in south korea, as the country deals with its ongoing political crisis. mr blinken is due to hold talks with acting president choi sang—mok shortly. but it's unclear who is really in charge. these are live images of people protesting in seoul. thousands in favour and against the president protested and weekend as the country falls heavily into a political divide. on friday, investigators tried and failed to arrest the impeached president, yoon suk yeol, with his bodyguards preventing the officers from making the arrest. on sunday, they said they'd stop any further attempts to detain mr yoon. and in the last few hours, south korea's anti—corruption agency requested an extension to their arrest warrant, and sent a notice to police that it is handing over the execution of the arrest to them. kim joon—hyung is an opposition mp from the rebuilding korea party — he told me what his party has been trying to do during this month of turmoil in south korea. we are trying to monitor how police arrest the president. we are actually sending letters to the cio

us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to south korea this weekend amid a political crisis senior south korean government officials to discuss ways to promote a "free and prosperous indo—pacific" region. he will also travel to japan, before heading to france to discuss challenges in europe and the middle east. mass demonstrations have taken place in seoul, both in support of and against the suspended president, yoon suk yeol. investigators have sought to bring yoon in for questioning over his failed bid to impose martial law , but have so far been repelled by his supporters and security officers. the warrant is set to expire monday. joining me live from seoul is sung—yoon lee, global fellow at the woodrow wilson international centre for scholars. very good to have you with us here on the programme. we have seen extraordinary scenes in seoul, we know that an arrest warrant for the impeached president is set to expire monday — what do you forsee happening then? the element it is an extra ordinary situation. in the post 20th—century world order, and importantly in the post—wor

states. quickly, antony blinken's arrival— united states. think? it is more symbolic, but of course within hidden closed office, closed doors, there will be some awkward and lump—sum conversations, but secretary lincoln is here to underscore the importance of the alliance, but the united states has only two friendly democracies in this rough neighbourhood called northeast asia, so the relationship among the us south korea and japan is key to exerting us interests and defending basic freedom and democracy in the region against the autocratic nations, russia, china, north korea. brute china, north korea. we appreciate _ china, north korea. we appreciate your - china, north korea. we appreciate your views on this from woodrow wilson international centre for the scholars, thank you. political turmoil in south korea. let's now turn our attention to canada. lcal media are reporting that prime ministerjustin trudeau could step down in the coming days. the globe and mail quoting sources close to the matter said mr trudeau may resign as leader of the

the us secretary of state, antony blinken is in south korea, as the country deals with its ongoing politicale protesting in seoul. thousands in favour and against the president protested and weekend as the country falls heavily into a political divide. on friday, investigators tried and failed to arrest the impeached president, yoon suk yeol, with his bodyguards preventing the officers from making the arrest. on sunday, they said they'd stop any further attempts to detain mr yoon. and in the last few hours, south korea's anti—corruption agency requested an extension to their arrest warrant, and sent a notice to police that it is handing over the execution of the arrest to them. kim joon—hyung is an opposition mp from the rebuilding korea

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is in south korea, as the country deals with its ongoing politicalt it's unclear who is really in charge. on friday, investigators tried and failed to arrest the impeached president, yoon suk yeol, with his bodyguards preventing the officers from making the arrest. on sunday, they said they'd stop any further attempts to detain mr yoon. and in the last few hours, south korea's anti—corruption agency requested an extension to their arrest warrant, and sent a notice to police that it is handing over the execution of the arrest to them. meanwhile, mass protests both for and against the president have been taking place in seoul. thousands on each side have taken to the streets over the weekend as the country falls deeper into political divide. i'm joined now by kim joon—hyung, an opposition mp from the rebuilding korea party.

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secretary of state antony blinking says israel and hamas are on the drink of a deal. >> over the pasteveral weeks, our intensive efforts brought us to the brink of full and final agreement. united states, qatar and egypt put forward a proposal. the ball is in hamas' court. >> dr. sanam vakil joins us this hour. >>> and we start today's show looking at the latest data coming from germany, in terms of the latest gdp. the figure for 2024 came in at minus 0.2. that is exactly in line with what analysts were expecting going into this, a full year gdp. a number. this is not a good number. you think of the performance of the german economy, in 2023, 2024, these are closer and figures because they are confirming that contraction. analysts were expecting going into these figures. of course, when you think about what's happening more broadly, we know there's a lot of pressure when it comes to manufacturing. let's not forget that we are approaching the election in february. there is pressure here on politicians to address the economic pressures on the german economy. what are they going to do re

countries in ways that we haven't seen before, on how to deal effectively with the secretary of state, antony blinken, pretty much giving a wrap up of his of his time as secretary of state. >> i want to bring in major john spencer, chair of urban warfare studies at west point's modern war institute and a retired army officer. and we were talking right before the press conference began, major, but i just you want your thoughts on what the secretary of state just said is still confidence that the implementation of this agreement will occur starting sunday. what's your confidence and your reaction to what we've heard? >> i believe that the deal will the first phase of the deal will go through. >> i mean, i believe that not only is the devil in the detail, but this is a deal with the devil, but israel and even your previous guests hostage family is willing to do that. >> i mean, people forget what what we're talking about here. >> hamas took a nine month old baby, and israel's willing willing to exchange hundreds of convicted terrorists who are serving life sentences for the body, hopefully a liv

secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in seoul, meeting with south korean government officials to discuss how they can, quote, strengthen key efforts to promote a free, open and prosperous indo-pacific the state department says. it comes as hundreds of south koreans braved snow and freezing temperatures over the weekend, calling for the arrest of impeached president yoon. let's bring in matt bodner. good morning, matt. >> reporter: frances, good morning. blinken's visit to south korea comes after weeks of political turmoil in this key american ally. south korean president yoon has been impeached following his surprised declaration of martial law last month. and there's currently a warrant out for his arrest. south korean law enforcement once again attempted to detain president yoon over the weekend. but their efforts were foiled by the presidential security service who formed a human chain to prevent investigators from getting access to yoon. the warrant for his arrest expires in just a few hours at midnight tonight in south korea. but investigators say they will extend the war

. >> next, remarks by outgoing secretary of state antony blinken from his farewell at the state department. [applause] [cheers] [applause] sec. blinken: all right, colleagues, good morning. i'm going to give you a chance to rest your arms for a minute here. but good morning, good afternoon, good evening to those of our colleagues who may be joining us, uh, at all of our embassies and consulates around the world and at our other department of state facilities across the united states. thank you wherever you are, whatever you're doing, for stopping for a few minutes to join us in saying farewell and paying tribute to our secretary of state. everyone participating here. has chosen to serve. to serve the nation our fellow citizens. and each other and those of us who chose to raise our right hand. and take that oath of office. know what a privilege it is. every day to serve the nation. every day. we also know that that service often comes with a cost. long hours. missed family events. for those who serve overseas, there are other costs. exotic ailments. isolation sometimes danger. we have a lot

us secretary of state antony blinken is traveling to south korea this weekend amid a political crisisior south korean government officials to discuss ways to promote a free and prosperous indo—pacific region. he will also travel to japan, before heading to france to discuss challenges in europe and the middle east. mass demonstrations have been taking place in seoul both in support of and against the suspended president, yoon suk yeol. investigators have sought to bring yoon in for questioning over his failed bid to impose martial law but have so far been repelled by his supporters and security officers. the warrant is set to expire monday. earlier i spoke to sung—yoon lee, a globalfellow at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. it is an extraordinary situation. in the post—20th century world order, and importantly in the post—world war ii order, no sitting president in a democracy has been arrested. but then again, no head of state in an advanced democracy has declared martial law. so this was a colossal political blunder on the part of president yoon. and now the opp

and we had the us secretary of state antony blinken yesterday saying that in fact over the past 15 monthshad recruited almost as many new members as israel has killed. and i guess the question is, and it is unanswered, if it is not going to be hamas that runs gaza, then who will?— going to be hamas that runs gaza, then who will? indeed, and that does a- ear then who will? indeed, and that does a - ear to then who will? indeed, and that does appear to be — then who will? indeed, and that does appear to be the _ then who will? indeed, and that does appear to be the sticking _ then who will? indeed, and that does appear to be the sticking points, - appear to be the sticking points, ending the violence, releasing hostages and prisoners the first step. we will have to leave it there, jon, but thank you for joining us. you can read more on that story on the bbc news website, including bbc verify analysis which includes the area in gaza which israel has told people to go to for their safety has been hit by 90 a air strikes since may. there are some developing use from cape canaveral in florida.

us secretary of state antony blinken is currently in south korea and will hold talks in the coming hours. the tense political situation has now stretched on for over a month, and economist krystal tan took me through the effects its having on the economy. the political turmoil is exacerbating economic headwinds in south korea. recent data ahead of the turmoil was showing signs of weakening, when you look at manufacturing, construction, services activity, had slowed in november and if we look at more high—frequency indicators since the political turmoil started in december, it looks like we will get further weakness in domestic demand. consumer and business sentiment have been shaken, now at levels not seen since the pandemic. if you look at credit card spending on discretionary categories like recreation, accommodation, services have fallen as well and if you look at the korean won, it has weakened pushing up inflation. domestic fuel prices have increased and that will weigh on the purchasing power of households. things are not looking particularly good. donald trump will take office thi

the architect of his foreign policy, secretary of state antony blinken, tells me about israel's war in gaza and fighting putin in ukraine. then why the world's fastest aging population is seeking refuge behind bars? >> i don't care if i live or not. i can't tell you how difficult it is to be alone. >> also ahead, oscar winning director pedro almodovar on his new film the room next door and coping with life's greatest mystery. >> we have to be the owner of our death. >> and from my archive. the evangelical christian alliance with israel's extremist settlers. >> this land is ours. you cannot occupy something that already belongs to you. >> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour. in the united states this week, for the first time in over a year of seemingly endless death and destruction, a ceasefire deal has been reached in israel's war against hamas. and it comes just days before donald trump takes the oath of office for a second time, as the biden administration prepares to hand over the reins, they surely want history to remember the last four years fairly under the

amidst the political chaos, us secretary of state antony blinken is in seoul and holding key talks wither alerts as a powerful storm sweeps across the country. plus, the 82nd golden globes takes place in los angeles. we'll bring you the latest. welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai.

secretary of state antony blinken spoke to the atlantic council and the situation the middle east including the state of the cease-fire agreement, throughout the event secretary blinken were interrupted of protesters critical of america's support of israel and his ongoing war in gaza. this runs just under an hour. >> greetings to those joining us in person here our new headquarters in washington dc. virtually from around the world. i'm ceo of the atlantic council and pleased to welcome you to this edition of atlantic council front page of our premier platform for global leaders. we are here today with the 71st u.s. secretary of state antony blinken on american leadership in the future middle east. this event is being live streamed on atlantic council tv. youtube facebook and x you can join the conversation on x by following the electric council using the hashtag #acfrontpage. this is in the context of a historic moment globally one that president biden again yesterday the speech of the state department describes as an action point. characterized by wars in europe middle east and africa risi

emory, it's in the morning and the 1st incoming flight was from content of going us secretary of state antony blinking has emphasized the strength of ties with japan um during a trip to tokyo, just days after present, joe biden blocked a multi $1000000000.00 takeover of us deal by a japanese company 5 and halted new pond steals bit sizing. security concerns prompting the phone to retaliate with the law ser, attention risk damaging, critical economic and diplomatic relations between the us and his biggest for an investor. i just went blank and skirted the issue during his address and tokyo saying that you had in the us of quote, a friendship that has grown stronger than it's ever been a lot of issues worked on regional issues. and with more of this, i'm joined them by william chu, he's deputy director of hudson institute japan chair and focuses on us japan relations. william help us out here because on the face of it, it's a bit confusing. we've got the us secretary state in japan praising strong ties between washington and tokyo. meanwhile, president biden is blocking a friendly takeover of t

. >>> the "associated press" says secretary of state antony blinken's final state department briefingted by protests. >> genocide and extermination, to respect the process. criminals. why aren't you in the hague? why aren't you in the hague? why aren't you in the hague? >> in separate incidents minutes apart, two people at yesterday's news conference forced blinken to halt his remarks as they shouted and accused him of complicit in israel's military action against palestinian civilians. they were both removed by security. >>> and the "atlanta journal-constitution" says a far right georgia state senator was arrested for trying to enter the state house after he was banned. republican senator colton moore got into a shoving match yesterday as he tried to force his way into the house chamber for the governor's state of the state speech. the speaker banned him last year after moore denounced the late house speaker on a day he was being honored. moore was taken into custody and charged with a misdemeanor. >>> ahead, miracle rescue. a dog brings her sick puppy to the vet, and you won't belie

actually today the us secretary of state antony blinken is in tokyo and this is bound to make relations between the us and japan? it between the us and japan? it this is a really unfortunate development. the proposed deal is supported by the steelworkers on the ground in pennsylvania and other states of the united states, the management of us steel and nippon wanted, wall street once, most businessmen wanted. somehowjapan is in the crossfire is of some domestic political grandstanding and thatis political grandstanding and that is very unfortunate because the us and japan are of course not only important allies but they have great synergy and their economic systems, they need in china. a breakup would be harmful. —— they need each other. it has many people worried and i would strongly recommend against taking japan for granton. president biden is citing national security concern. vice president kamala harris said she would do the same if elected. president—elect trump is also against him. what hope is also against him. what hope is there for this going ahead? it is a slap in the face fo

correspondent: but in washington, secretary of state antony blinken said he remained confident. >> it'sctly surprising that in a process, in a negotiation, that has been this challenging and this fraught, you may get a loose end. we are tying up that loose end as we speak. >> please sir, respect the process. correspondent: but blinken was interrupted by two protests, including one ended by armed security. >> you tell me to respect the process? criminal. why aren't you in the hague! correspondent: there were also protests today in israel. supporters of hard-right politicians called the ceasefire a “surrender to hamas” that would end up killing israelis. national security minister itamar ben gvir vowed to resign from the coalition government. >> the existing deal increases hamas' appetite and motivation, this deal is letting them attack, explode and kidnap and get what they want. correspondent: but the families of israeli hostages held in gaza, are demanding the government sign the deal. they are anxious. officially, at least 1/3rd of the hostages are dead. many don't know whether to plan

states, a company by sec. antonylinken. ♪ [hail to the chief playing] [applause] [cheers] [applause] sec. blinken: good afternoon. if i didn't say anything, this would go on for leptin. it is an honor to welcome you back to the state department. one of this administration unit shared a few things with me. you told me something that reminded me that american engagement, american leadership is essential. if we are not engaged, if we're not leaving, you said, someone else is likely going to be doing it and probably not in a way that advances our values. maybe no one is doing get and then were likely to have a vacuum for what bad things. but the other thing you told me, mr. president, was that there's a greater premium than ever before on finding ways to cooperate, to coordinate, to work with other countries if we're going to get done what we need to get done for the american people. and so you instructed me, instructed all of us to get out there, to rebuild, to rejuvenate even to reimagine our lives and partnerships. i

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is in the country as the impasse continues.much forjoining us today. this is an extraordinary situation. how do you see it evolving, with the impasse potentially being broken —— or the impact potential being broken? figs broken -- or the impact potential being broken? as you sa it is potential being broken? as you say it is an _ potential being broken? as you say it is an extraordinary - say it is an extraordinary situation. i don�*t know how it will end. as your reviewers know, president yoon has been impeached and that impeachment is waiting to be upheld by the constitutional court. those hearings will start to take place probably as early as next month. and if they uphold the conviction, orthe month. and if they uphold the conviction, or the impeachment, then he will be removed from office. i think the move by the police to stand down 1527 00:17:25,40

the us secretary of state antony blinken expressed opposition to the idea — saying it's not going tost four years is that we're stronger,. years is that we're stronger, more effective, we get better results when we're working closely with our allies, not saying or doing things that may alienate them. having said that, uh, it's the idea expressed about greenland is obviously not a good one, but maybe more important, it's obviously one that's not going to happen. so we probably shouldn't waste a lot of time talking about it. our correspondent paul adams has more. i think this whole episode gives us an indication of what the next four years are going to be like. donald trump issues threats, he cajoles, he breaks taboos and then the world stumbles for that we hear sharp intakes of breath and try to figure out what he means and what we should all do about it. as for what he means, that is not obviously clear. donald trump is set in the past that he believes that greenland should become part of the united states. he recognizes its strategic significance located as it is between north ameri

secretary of state antony blinken says korean investigators are trying again to impeach president yoonl. donald trump's pickford defense secretary pete hegseth valves to restore a warrior ethos to the military but faced questions from senators over his views about women in combat. welcome to world news america. we will have the latest on the gaza cease-fire talks in a moment. first the developing story in south korea where investigators are attempting to enter the official residence of south korea's impeached president and say they will detain anyone that tries to prevent them from arresting him. we will take you to the president's home in seoul. yoon suk yeol is facing charges of insurrection and abuse of power after he impose martial law for a short period in december. that arrest could be blocked by the presidential security team. reporters are outside -- outside the residence, vowing to stop any attempt. opponents of mr. yoon suk yeol are gathered and ordering his detention. our correspondent is in seoul for us. what's happening? >> we entered the third hours since the investigatio

the outgoing us secretary of state, antony blinken, has just been speaking.immeasurable" suffering on the region, and spoke of the need to "forge a new reality" in the middle east. mr blinken said he believes there will be a ceasefire, and that the "ball is now in hamas�*s court" 0ver over the past several weeks our intensive — over the past several weeks our intensive efforts have brought us to — intensive efforts have brought us to the _ intensive efforts have brought us to the brink of full and final— us to the brink of full and final agreement. us to the brink of full and finalagreement. 0n us to the brink of full and final agreement. on sunday the united — final agreement. on sunday the united states, qatar in egypt put forward a final proposal. the — put forward a final proposal. the batt— put forward a final proposal. the ball is now in hamas's court _ the ball is now in hamas's court if_ the ball is now in hamas's court. if hamas accepts the dent— court. if hamas accepts the deal is _ court. if hamas accepts the deal is ready to be concluded and imple

secretary of state antony blinken said they are on the brink of a deal. the finer initials -- issues, officials tell me are up where exactly to the meter israeli forces will be deployed along the border of gaza and the names and sequencing of the palestinian detainees, many hundreds of which are convicted of terrorism and face life sentences. >> if there is a deal and it holds, what comes after the initial six weeks? >> phase two would see another round of israeli hostages released. another round of palestinian detainees released. and a full israeli withdrawal from gaza. that begins phase three, the long-term phase. you would get the final is rated hostages left. sadly that would mostly be the bodies of many of the hostages who are believed to have died in captivity. you will get the long-term plans for gaza and palestinian future. but that is a long way away. you have to get phase one, get through phase one. in order to do that, you have to get the israeli cabinet to agree on phase one and you heard today from the far right national security minister it

now, secretary of state antony blinken sat down with our own andrea mitchell earlier today. i want you to take a listen to a little bit of what he had to say. >> andrea, we are closer than we've ever been. the ball is in hamas court, but it's very close. and we are very hopeful that we get it over the finish line. finally, after all this time, we've had lucy in the ball moments before where the ball gets pulled away at the last minute. you can never exclude that. but as i said, we are closer than we've ever been. >> now, assuming the negotiators are able to get this deal over the finish line, the actual structure of it would be familiar. it's what president biden has been talking about since he gave that speech at the white house back at the end of may. it would be a three phase deal. the hope would be to ultimately see the release of all of the hostages in exchange for an end to the war in gaza, increased humanitarian aid to palestinian civilians, and the withdrawal of israeli forces. it's only the first stage of the deal, though, that at this point it has a lot of detail t

now, we also had in washington a pretty significant intervention by the secretary of state antony blinkenieves that they are on the brink of a deal here, but he also went into some details about the post—war plan that the administration wants to hand over to the trump team for what would happen in gaza in terms of both reconstruction, but also, future governance. and this is where things get really important because it gives you a sense of what the biden administration thinks it has achieved and its diplomacy and the wider region, that it can try and get backing for this. what they are talking about is an interim governance proposal that would not involve the full control of the palestinian authority. that is the entity that was set up after the oslo accords that now has some form of self—governance in the occupied west bank. but, instead, there would be a mix of local politicians, some palestinian authority, but also, international partners, as mr blinken put it, the united nations. and, critically, on the issue of security, that it felt like this would largely be a sort of international

we also had in washington a pretty significant intervention by the secretary of state antony blinken.reiterating that the administration believes they are on the brink of a deal here, but he also went into some details about the postwar plan that the administration wants to hand over to the trump team for what would happen in gaza in terms of both reconstruction, but also future governance. and this is where things get important because it gives you a sense of what the biden administration thinks it has achieved and its diplomacy and the wider region that it can try and get backing for this. what they are talking about is an interim governance proposal that would not involve the full control of the palestinian authority. that is the entity that was set up after the oslo accords that now has some form of self—governance in the occupied west bank. but instead there would be a mix of local politicians, some palestinian authority, but also international partners as mr blinken put it, the united nations. critically on the issue of security, that it felt this would largely be an internation

secretary of state antony blinken is expected to layout a plan for rebuilding and governing gaza after war later this morning. >>> breaking overnight. the justice department released a long-awaited report by special counsel jack smith on the investigation into donald trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. meanwhile today, the first confirmation hearing will be held for the president-elect's cabinet picks starting with pete hegseth, the controversial choice to lead the department of defense. cbs's jarred hill joins us how with all of the details, jarred, do we know if hegseth has the votes to get confirmed. >> reporter: you know, michael, it is not a geren an tee. hegseth is likely to be grilled not only on the personal allegations against him but also on his qualifications. all the while his could-be becboss is responding to the report claiming that trump tried to use the power of the presidency to overturn the 2020 election. overnight the department of justice released a report on the federal investigation into president-elect donald trump with special counsel jack smith writi

secretary of state antony blinken has also been speaking and he says the ongoing war in gaza has inflictedrable suffering on the regent and spoke of the need to forge a new reality in the middle east. mr. blinken says he believes there will be a cease fire and that the ball is now in hamas' court. >> over the past several weeks, our intensive efforts have brought us to the brink of a full and final agreement. on sunday, the united states, qatar, and egypt put forward a final proposal. the ball is now in hamas' court. if hamas excepts, the deal is ready to be concluded and implemented. annita: we will get more analysis on what is happening in the middle east in just a few minutes. right now, let's return to the evolving situation in seoul, south korea, where we understand there is about to be another attempt to execute an arrest warrant for the impeached president yoon suk yeol. let's talk to our correspondent in seoul for us. bring us up-to-date, shed more light on what is happening there. >> we are very, very close to the outer premises of the presidential residence. let me show you aroun

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hyou heard secretary of state antony blinken saying they believe hamas recruited as many fighters as they lost and we're talking anywhere from 17 to 20,000 since the beginning of this conflict. and so the war will take a pause, it's not over. and the israelis have not reached that critical objective that they laid out at the very beginning of this conflict -- to completely dismantle and destroy hamas inside the gaza strip. there are massive questions about what the day after looks like inside gaza. and while the focus for the israeli people right now is just ensuring that these hostages come home, they do look at the death toll among their soldiers and they point to that as often times something that will stick with the israeli psyche for decades co to come. more than 400 israeli soldiers killed fighting hamas since the ground operation began in late october and they don't even know if this ceasefire deal will hold. they don't know if all of the hostages will come home. and even talking to top officials here in tel aviv and also in jerusalem, they're not sure among the list of hostag

secretary of state antony blinken is now on his way to seoul.icials say his goal is to reaffirm u.s. ties with south korea, which hosts about 30,000 u.s. troops. blinken will later head to japan and france in what could be his last trip as the top u.s. diplomat. now, for 100 years, the great gatsby has been a classic of american literature. ahead, how the story of a glitzy millionaire and his doomed love affair has now become a broadway musical and closer. >> how he made the. summer beat on and on and on. >> as the new year starts, follow cnn. >> president carter will be remembered for his lifetime of service, reporting the events shaping history. >> follow all the changes in 2025. >> i, donald john trump, follow the facts. >> follow. for more than a decade, fauci has been trusted again and again and again. fauci got. ask your doctor about zika. >> i brought in ensure max protein with 30g of protein. >> those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks. >> here, i'll take that. >> ensure max protein, 30g protein, one gram of sugar and a prot

secretary of state antony blinken this morning projected nothing but optimism. >> we expect implementation of the agreement to begin on sunday. >> on sunday, three israeli female civilian hostages are expected to be released, according to two u.s. officials. a reminder that this is intended to be just the first phase of a larger ceasefire deal, with the goal of ending the war in gaza. but far right members of israel's government have threatened to quit the government, taking down netanyahu's government if israel does not return to war after the first stage of the cease fire. let's see where this all stands with cnn's jeremy diamond in tel aviv. also joining us, jameel jaffer, former associate counsel to president george w. bush and hagar chemali, a former spokesperson for the u.s. delegation to the united nations during president obama's administration. jeremy, to you first, what happens to the government of netanyahu if ben-gvir and smotrich, these far right members, quit his government? >> well, jake, the israeli prime minister has an eight seat majority with his coalition government. be

s. secretary of state antony blinking will meet the foreign ministers of the u. k. 5 as germany. and it's the later on thursday to discuss serious future diplomatic ad is a james space has more and that's from damascus. a new flag, and a new hope for the future. the wall. the international community is showing a willingness to engage with a new syria. it's not yet in pricing in the german and french foreign ministers last week, the highest level visitors to damascus since the full of the side families, brutal room for the new administration. perhaps the biggest issue on the table is the listing of the publishing sanctions, which significantly depressed the economy affecting the lives of every city west. the leaders believe they need to maintain leverage, to set things on a pause to democracy. they believe that paul is still defined by the un security council vote in 2015 resolution 2254 goals for a broad based interim government, a new constitution, and then free and fair elections. supervised by the un is old resolutions from lots of political analyst, familiar with the thinking

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secretary of state antony blinken laid out the stakes at a press conference. >> in order to get the cease-fire to be enduring, now that we have an agreement on the first phase, there have to be understanding on what comes after, on a post-conflict plan, one that allows israel to fully pull out its forces and stay out, one that provides for the necessary governance, security, reconstruction of gaza. >> israel's security cabinet is voting on the deal this morning. and while the full netanyahu government was also expected to ratify the deaeal today, axios, citing two sources familiar, reports that the full vote isn't expected until saturday night. israeli officials tell axios that means the cease-fire won't go into effect until at least monday. president-elect trump has said he wants the deal under way before he takes office that day. >>> new this morning, president biden sat for his final tv interview as president. msnbc's lawrence o'donnell asked him if he spoke with president-elect trump about the cease-fire deal. >> did you have any discussions about the cease-fire negotiations with the presi

secretary of state antony blinken recognize the complexities of the negotiations even after president joe biden announced the agreement wednesday for tying up that was sent as we speak. blinkin didn't get into specifics but everything's still came together friday for a moment of tremendous relief for israelis and palestinians alike. in the final phase, hamas would release the bodies and remains of the hostages. it murdered. >> and major construction efforts in gaza would start in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >> still ahead, parents and students rally to stop the closure of a san jose school named after a local 9.11 hero. parents held a rally this morning to object to the possible closure of a school that. >> vital part of their community for some 70 years. nobody wants to see their schools close kron four's. joey horta has the latest from dahl elementary. >> parents tell us if this school does close, it's going to have a major impact on their students who are also part of this rally. parents and students lining the sidewalk in front of the campus this morning carrying signs that sent

also a head and delivered on present the outgoing us secretary of state antony, blinking is what people like. have told us the attempt to lay out a plan for a long promised get bill and delivered the deal between israel and come on. that's as a growing number of idea of just refuse to serve as a demand, a cease fire. that's the time when that happens.

now, france and united states of america have been working happened in hand for 4 years now to fight islammic terrorism. and in this respect in presence of antony blinken i would like to express france's condolences to victims of terror attack that took place in new orleans. -- for united states and france having reliable and resolute fight gains islamic terrorism. with full of the barbaric regime of assad, hope that there will be captured from a political and economic more point of view. will happen if all of communities find a role to play in this respect. kurds syria shall have their role to play. they have been our companions, fighting with us. and it is for the future of syria, it is important that the kurds can contribute to future of their country. i would like to commend efforts were taken by antony blinken to facilitate -- syria and turkey and kurds in syria and transition. we'll continue effort to that effect. northeast of syria, let me remind you that there are thousands of terrorist prisoners captured by the kurds of syria. want to make sure that, of course, turkey's security guarantees, can be mitt, make sure that security interest

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