steven witkoff. why do you doubt the cease-fire will hold? pres. trump: he's great but it's a tricky place. if something does happen, they will not be happy. >> to follow up on that, in terms of steven witkoff, we put him in charge of iran strategy and d1 him talking directly with the iranians -- and do you want him talking with the iranians? pres. trump: know but he's and popular person. i have great negotiators with no personality and then some that do. steve has a wonderful way about him and people like him and even in this case both sides like him and he was able to make a deal. that deal never would have been made without steve. the biden people couldn't. they couldn't make a deal. we got it done prior to the inauguration. we set it has to be before the inauguration. if it doesn't hold, there will be -- people are amazed. there is. but one of the most respected people in the world. it's a whole different world. and we are ahead of china now because of what i'm doing and i think it's going to be successful. >> at the davos forum, someone said major countries should spend 5 percent of gdp

. >> very quickly before we let you go, it seems steven witkoff, donald trump's envoy to the middle easteen instrumental in this process. the fact that president trump has basically said, if you don't get the deal done, then there is a price to pay and the price to pay is both for hamas and israel. for israel, it is a political price. >> great to speak with you. thank you so much for the analysis. i appreciate your perspective today. that is our program at this hour but you can follow the latest on this momentous agreement between israel and hamas on a cease fire deal. the first phase set to take place on sunday. you can find all of that on our website, bbc.com/news. thank you so much for watching world news america and stay with bbc news. announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ announcer: "usa today" calls it, "arguably the best bargain in streaming." that's because the free pbs app lets you wat

annmarie: under the pressure of donald trump and steven witkoff that is what rock -- that is what broughttkoff that did a lot of the heavy lifting. when will the first hostage be released and what is that process going to look like? oliver: i can give you a little bit of the mechanics of what that will look like. what we understand is this will be done in several phases. the first phase will be three female hostages on sunday. in exchange palestinian prisoners will be released by the israelis. over the ensuing three or four days, every three or four days will have three or four hostages released in the same thing on the others from palestinian prisoners. we understand there will be 33 in this first phase. that means hundreds if not more than 1000 palestinian prisoners to be released. what this will also guarantee is the ceasing of the fighting within gaza but also the withdrawal of israeli troops from the populated areas in the pop eastern corridor of gaza. this will allow a lot of aid to flow back into gaza after 45,000 people have been killed in all of the infrastructure and supplies de

wrestler hulk hogan, conservative media personality megyn kelly, top trump aide stephen miller and incoming middle east envoy steven witkoff. we will be covering that here on c-span. we will have the make america great again rally happening to celebrate trump's victory, and that will be at the capitol one arena in washington, d.c.. you can watch it live here on c-span at 3:00 p.m. eastern. it will also be on c-span now, our free mobile video app. we are looking for your thoughts this -- our number for (202)-748-8920 . republicans, (202)-748-8921. independents, (202)-748-8922. -- let's start with doug on our line for independents. caller: how are you today? host: turn down the volume on your tv. caller: how is that? host: that's good, go ahead. caller: i'm talking about the inauguration of president trump tomorrow. is the united states really ashamed of itself right now? a convicted felon taking the most office -- most important office in the world and the guys totally a disgrace when he was the president the first time and he is going to take as much for him and his millionaire and billionaire buddies as he can over the ne

vice elect jd vance, retired professional wrestler hulk hogan, top trump aide stephen miller, and incoming middle east envoy steven witkoffwe will be covering that here on c-span. we will have the make america great again rally happening to celebrate trump's victory in the election at the capital one arena in washington, d.c.. you can watch it live on c-span at 3:00 p.m. eastern. it will also be on our free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. we are looking for your thoughts on the cease-fire in gaza as well as trump's inauguration. our for democrats, (202) 748-8000. for republicans, (202) 748-8001. for independents, (202) 748-8002 . let's start with doug in ohio on our line for independents. caller: good morning. how are you today? host: good. can you turn down the volume on your tv? caller: yes. ok. how is that? host: it is good. go ahead. caller: i am talking about the inauguration of president trump tomorrow. is the united states ashamed of itself right now? it convicted felon taking the office of the most important man in the world and the guy is totally a disgrace when he was president the first time and he is

trump was able to set redlines. a lot of people and i've been talking to everyone says everyone deserves some credit in these two teams, whether brent mcgurk, steven witkoffnd i've heard a lot of these people give the other side some credit. if steve wycoff and trump was doing the heavy lifting, likely that is to pressure the israelis. what does that say about the trump relationship with benjamin netanyahu going forward? steven: the big myth is that benjamin netanyahu and trump have a good relationship. throughout the four years of president trump's first term neither the president trusted netanyahu nor did netanyahu trust the president. they were each expecting to doublecross each other. during the israeli elections that occurred, president trump was rooting for netanyahu's opponent benny gantz. benjamin netanyahu has tried to make up for this by calling the president-elect repeatedly throughout the transition. we know president trump is deeply annoyed with netanyahu when he congratulated president biden in november 2020. there is a lot of work to do between these men. i think the president-elect was most interested in a deal. this was not going to be a

vice elect jd vance, retired professional wrestler hulk hogan, top trump aide stephen miller, and incoming middle east envoy steven witkoffwe will be covering that here on c-span. we will have the make america great again rally happening to celebrate trump's victory in the election at the capital one arena in washington, d.c.. you can watch it live on c-span at 3:00 p.m. eastern. it will also be on our free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. we are looking for your thoughts on the cease-fire in gaza as well as trump's inauguration. our for democrats, (202) 748-8000. for republicans, (202) 748-8001. for independents, (202) 748-8002 . let's start with doug in ohio on our line for independents. caller: good morning. how are you today? host: good. can you turn down the volume on your tv? caller: yes. ok. how is that? host: it is good. go ahead. caller: i am talking about the inauguration of president trump tomorrow. is the united states ashamed of itself right now? it convicted felon taking the office of the most important man in the world and the guy is totally a disgrace when he was president the first time and he is

next month to meet with president trump the meeting would come weeks before the end of the first phase with the ceasefire in gaza. the middle east envoy steven witkoffexpected to travel to israel this week to discuss a longer-term solution to the conflict. president trump speaking yesterday in florida. he talked about deepseek, he also talked about the metals market when he was discussing potential tariffs. he called out for example copper imports into the u.s. here is a check on how metals are trading this morning. iron ore currently flat, aluminum taking a bit of a hit, copper lower 46 points at 9000 per ton. was to see broad tariffs more than 2.5% particularly targeted sector tariffs as well on metals, pharmaceuticals and potentially autos. plenty more coming up. stay with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> good morning. concerns about nai stretch into a second day triggered by china's progress. nvidia lost $589 billion in value, demand is strong. donald trump calls it a wake-up call. markets are taking a breather nasdaq and is lower, modest gains and valuations being called into question. big week for earnings. the mag seven report this week. s.a.p. wi

israeli media is reporting trump's middle east envoy steven witkoff is expected to travel to israel thiscuss longer-term solutions to regional conflicts. gm shares are rising, just about .7% in the premarket. the automaker reported better-than-expected for third earnings -- fourth-quarter earnings. the upbeat forecast does not account for potential tariffs on canada and mexico. the company insured investors it has a playbook for that scenario. that is your brief. jonathan: i would love to know with the playbook looks like. what is it if you come up with 25% tariffs on canada and mexico? lisa: run, hide, cry. jonathan: hopefully they reveal some of the playbook for us. , u.s. dominance -- up next, u.s. dominance under threat. >> across the board outlook theme was u.s. exceptionalism. a lot of this has already had the potential of being rewritten in 2025. u.s. exceptionalism can persist but not to a significant degree. jonathan: you are watching bloombergtv. ♪ jonathan: equity futures on the s&p bouncing back. only by one third of 1% on the s&p 500. and the bond market, the yields at 456.3

steven witkoff. mr. witkoff: good evening, everybody. i was appointed by president trumppolicies. first of all, it is an honor to stand before you today. as i reflect on the enormity of the role that president trump has task me with, i am reminded of the privilege to serve under the leadership of my boss, president donald j. trump. his presidency has provided a clear, bold vision for the middle east, and it is this vision that guides every step i take in the mission. president trump's leadership has redefined what is possible in the pursuit of progress instability in the middle east. his decisive, pragmatic approach ensures that even the most entrenched conflicts are met with fresh perspectives and innovative strategies. his policies have already delivered remarkable successes such as yesterday's release of hostages in gaza. [applause] thank you. this achievement demonstrates the strength of president trump 's leadership and the respect he commands on the global stage. it is yet another example of his ability to deliver results in the most complex and challenging situatio

trump. he will take whatever. -- won't take whatever. host: the wall street journal on the truce deal. according to those involved in the negotiations, steven witkoffa real estate mogul designated by donald trump s is middle east envoy that breathed fresh life into the negotiations. arab mediators say made clear from the get-go he was serious about pushing through an agreement. witkoff met with netanyahu. that you announced yesterday. doug from south dakota, democrat. caller: i heard on cnn the deal is off now. something about hamas changing their plans. blinken gave a speech at the event at consul -- atlantic consul. first time i've heard him criticize israel. biden gave his speech on foreign policy also. everyone is created equal and deserves a fair shot. seems to have forgotten about the palestinian people. both want a two state solution, trump and biden, which they know is not going to happen. israel is not going to let that happen. for not doing so, trump -- gaza and the west bank will become all israel with a little bit of syria and lebanon added. the total disappearance of palestine eventually. i think it is all wrong over there. they killed

trump did not do for him. that's what strong men do. that's what big people do. >> yeah. and john meacham, i should mention this is steven witkoff, who was actually involved in some of the middle east negotiations where both administrations were in touch, communicating and collaborating, even if for public and political reasons. neither side emphasized that a ton during that process. margaret, what do you expect donald trump to do and say through these signing orders? john just discussed the communication and campaigning acumen that the president and his team may have shown over the years. of course, today ultimately is about getting down to business and signing some orders. >> well, he has a pretty long list. i think at the top of it is the deportation of immigrants, and i think the city selected is chicago. he won in part on immigration. he may want to act on it early because he did, but it seems to be in his in his dna. and, you know, i might note here that both obama and biden. biden, who's who who lost over immigration in part deported more immigrants. and that includes, you know, when i think he made a big mistake. we don'

we know that both his envoy, brett mcgurk, and the envoy for incoming president trump steven witkoff,eli prime minister benjamin netanyahu over the weekend. we understand that was a pretty assertive stance the trump transition team have taken. trying in china and that outstanding british companies like jaguar land rover and astrazeneca who will benefit from the steps that we have agreed. we have worked to let market access barriers across a range of goods and services particularly in the agri—food sector. we have successfully secured new licences and allocations for uk firms to improve operating access in china. and we agreed to cooperate further, including by renewing our shared commitment to the uk china stop connect scheme first launched in 2019, deepening our cooperation and wealth management to a uk— china wealth management to a uk— china wealth connect scheme and progressing initiatives on pensions and sustainable finance, delivering significant benefits for uk firms and for the city of london. i am pleased that china agreed to issue its first ever overseas sovereign green bond