the bibas family and oded lifshitz, his grandson daniel, hoping talks and releases can be extended through islam's holy month of ramadan. >> if we will make. >> sure there. >> will be a release on. the first. day of the. ramadan of at least, let's say, 20 hostages, we can have 30 days to have secure conversations about getting to that. to that point. >> yes. >> there's a real hard and somber reality here in hostages square as people begin to drift away. they know this may be the last live hostage release that they get to come here and witness. no. others are scheduled. they certainly hope for. but it hasn't happened that there's an agreement yet. and that's a big, big issue right now. nic robertson, cnn, tel aviv. >> nic, thank you. and let's bring in ian bremmer, president of the eurasia group. ian, thank you so much for being here with us. i want to i want to pick up on what we were talking about, just there, that israel is delaying the release of these palestinian prisoners until they say that hamas guarantees for their hostage returns and halts degrading ceremonies, exploiting captives

the bibas family and oded lifshitz, his grandson daniel, hoping, talks and releases can be extended througham's holy month of ramadan. >> if we will make sure there will be a release on the first day of the ramadan of at least, let's say, 20 hostages, we can have 30 days to have secure conversations about getting to that. to that point. >> there's a real hard and somber reality here in hostages square as people begin to drift away. they know this may be the last live hostage release that they get to come here and witness. no. others are scheduled. they are certainly hopeful. but it hasn't happened that there's an agreement yet. and that's a big, big issue right now. nic robertson, cnn, tel aviv. >> the white house says a draft deal over rare minerals between the u.s. and ukraine isn't a guarantee of future aid for its war with russia, and it wouldn't include any commitment of u.s. personnel in the region. a source familiar with the negotiations says the deal isn't one that ukraine's president would accept, since it appears kyiv would be doing the heavy lifting. earlier, a u.s. official told

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oded lifshitz remains returned. i spoke to his son, grandson daniel, and his grandson said, look, there's a big opportunity coming up. you have ramadan, the big holiday. uh, an important time for for muslims. if we can get all the remaining living hostages released before then, guarantee a 30 day period of peace after that. look, there's a possibility he's talking to a lot of people. um, he has a lot of hope that president trump and and his special envoy to the middle east, steve witkoff can actually help pull this off. but joining those dots, as daniel told me, is really, really hard. the hope is high. the reality that bar. yeah. that's people know that's a really tough one. victor. >> yeah. and you've got families who are waiting for their day that they can be wrapped in a flag and jumping and seeing that their loved ones are coming home. nick paton walsh for us there at hostages square. thanks so much for being with me. all right. still ahead, cdc workers say the trump administration's massive layoffs have created fear and uncertainty. why? some say they were wrongly fired. >> i'm pete muntean. >> at reagan natio

od on drugs. >> now, san francisco mayor daniel leary says he hopes this site will allow teams to adapt and quickly to evolving conditions on the streets, and that people can get the help they need. >> berkeley police now have a website where people can see how it's using its 34 automatic license plate readers. the portal shows the cameras have picked up more than 2000 hits in the last 30 days, noting vehicles of interest. critics of the cameras say there are still questions about the program's impact on the rights of people driving through berkeley. today in san francisco, the california academy of sciences will have a special night event for black history month in the museum's weekly 21 and up evening event transforms the site into a lively venue filled with music, art, science and cocktails. nightlife. black thursday will also feature live music, a marketplace with 20 or more black owned local businesses and a black wellness corner. tonight's event is from 6:00 to 10:00. >> our time is 559. cold, blustery and wet. just some of the conditions facing the bay area today. we'll tell you when the rai

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