and i think for us, ramadan is what it is, is a spiritual kind of reset.inds his reset. and like when he needs to take a time out and just focus on himself. so i think that's part of that story too. >> is there anything you can tell us? because it was several years ago, someone in the newsroom was sort of openly practicing ramadan and that he was fasting, and it invited all these questions. i'm afraid some of them may have sounded a little off. right. how can we be naturally curious but not offensive about ramadan, about what you're doing and not doing? >> i think it's okay to ask, you know, any any kind of questions. a lot of people ask. one of the major ones is like, yeah, we don't eat, but we also don't drink all day until sunset. and that's really difficult as well. but i think if you just asking is great, i don't think there's any wrong questions to ask. >> with the natural curiosity, i have to say we have a deep love of my. my dad calls them comic books. i call them graphic novels because this can really invite those kids who maybe don't sit down and

ramadan starts next friday evening. >> our time now 647.te senator dave cortese introduced a bill that strengthens a program that supports agricultural conservation and sustainable land management. california would set aside $20 million for projects like paying farmers to reduce the amount of land they grow crops on. supporters told the bay area news group that proposal prevents food insecurity and also conserves space for wildlife. however, a lack of funding jeopardizes whether that measure will pass. >> plans to erect a 45 foot tall woman sculpture in union square has been canceled. the artwork debuted in 2015 at the burning man festival. it weighs more than 16,000 pounds. organizers say the sculpture, or our revolution has been scheduled to be unveiled two weeks ago. but according to the chronicle, engineering issues made placement of the massive steel artwork unfeasible. the artist is now looking for a new site in the city to install the sculpture. >> our time now. 647 tesla says it is recalling almost 380,000 vehicles in this country o

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and these people as the islamic holy month of ramadan approaches. gutierrez, also called for an in to the flow of weapons. this comes as the food in these army is making progress and it's fights to regain control of cost to him. from the paramilitary rapid support forces, the army has captured a major bridge connecting the east of the capital to the south. but you, in peace keeping him under, has been interested in protesting it by roads international airport, his prolong supporters set fire to a mock to you in cox. after blocking the road to the airport, they were protesting the lebanese government's decision to block and a rainy and civilian plan from landing there earlier in the week. the local media site as ralph threatened to bomb the airport after accusing around and his block of using it to smuggle funds and to live in on the live. and these government says it's been informed by the us. that is why the troops will leave villages along the border to comply with the withdrawal deadline. next week, we have a site that is ready. troops will remain stationed in strategic positions j

so i believe we will have at least until the end of ramadan, which has to be the end of march before we know with clarity whether it's going to be it assumption of the world or not. and do you think that that arrow planned the fact that our leaders have amazing themselves the ravia they met in the yesterday on friday to come up with a counter proposal to donald trump, that this has anything to do with trump now back tracking on what he said and saying that the us taking are the gaza and the palestinians having to leave was just a recommendation. i believe. so. i don't think it was ever a serious proposal for us from to assert that you on the policy is out of gas and obviously it is humorous. but i think he said that because he thought that this is going to be shocking for everyone. and he was hoping that that ups will do exactly what they are doing right now is to come up with a plan that will dislodge, comes from that a little from of, of the guys that which is probably his intention of making that proposal. and he wants to come us out so that he can go to the is right. and so there

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uh, closer ramadan in 2 weeks. and uh, he had to apologize for making political statements after the minister of defense and demanded him to take back his words. so uh, i believe that uh, the mouse will not be able to uh, handle the rest of the hostages. if, as well as the, you know, is uh, expecting it to happen is, were, will not start getting out of the guys are both from philadelphia s. we need from the next or rank order and uh, this will be the ultimate test. if the drop is serious about his other c nation, all 5 trumps ferrying the 2000000 people from guys out. i don't know who i didn't hear any country. that is what i'm tearing to do this. all the pressure from smoke bridge to a stop, the process, the stuff then it goes here, just had to let these ready get there's die in the task. all right, keep a good to speak to you is always a, keep her out of that and tell the piece. thank you for i was agreeing saying president donald trump has sanction being some national criminal court, accusing it of illegitimate

discussion between president puts in president trump probably within the next couple of weeks before ramadan ends up unfolding in saudi arabia and everything kind of shuts down prior to that, as he said, you know, we really don't need these pounds the you or you train negotiate table, or they can come to the table. but probably the candy table over there in the corner. so what's interesting now is that the secretary of state marco rubio has now kind of contradict to that and said europe and ukraine will be part of peace talks. let's have a listen to the kind of contradicting discussions that are happening in, in front of on the world stage for everyone to see on, on the american side. can you, can you a show this audience the ukrainians will be at the table? and europeans will be at the table where you just change the whole dynamic organ or victor, thanks for having us today. i appreciate the answer that last question, just you framed it? the answer is no. or the answer to the earlier part of the questions. yes, of course you can use are going to be at the table. the finish for our master se

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the democratic republic of congo since sunday, december 23 fighters take over the eastern city of ramadan sconces in the us instead of delta of sending multiple hundreds on 56 people on the something we're doing passively very, substantially increasing. we're not us what's on donald trump, some goods from canada, mexico and china coming to the palestinian and the seriously engine, israel's war on guns of finally getting away out for treatment. the roof of border crossing between egypt and gaza is set to reopen on saturday for the 1st time in 8 months. it will initially be patient for patients needing medical attention and the world health organization says 50 will be allowed to leave on south of a. the crossing serves as a lifeline for palestinians and garza as well as of course the land see an ad blockade. for 18 years, the partial reopening is bought of the sci fi deal between him, us and israel. this while the crossing was seized by these randy minute for inmate during its ground offensive that killed hundreds of palestinians in the area, it's closure has prevented thousands of people

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so let me call the month of ramadan approaches. it has also called put an end to the flow of weapons. it comes as the sudanese armies making progress in its fight to re gain control up to him. and the part of military rapids support forces. imaging captured a major bridge connecting the east of the capital to the south. shoving yet is sit on unicef representative. he's joining us from ports, the don units that are being active in sit on providing aid to millions of valuable children. thank you very much for being with us children. of course, among those who are most often the greatest affected by conflicts like this, just talk to a 2nd, but the kind of conditions, the children 1st of all are facing. yeah, i mean the conditions are catastrophic. we're now 2 years into this war. we're showing the largest humanitarian. where do you see in the world? and frankly, you start getting the attention you deserve. i thank you for putting some attention on today. we've got some 5000000 displace children. we've got pockets of famine. we've got

all right, ramadan, the allows the head of research at the cost of our center for security studies. thanks so much for joining us. an algebra. good to hear your perspective. thank you . great to be with you. the german chancellor, olaf schultz and his main rival, friedrich murtz, have faced off in the 1st major debate ahead of the parliamentary election or to see to you is currently leading in the polls. a fierce debate on migration has been spurred on by the far right alternative for germany party, which is pulling and 2nd place folders will head to the pools in 2 weeks time. dominic came joins us now from berlin. dominic migration was the big topic in this debate. what did we hear from the candidates? so yes, being the big topic in this campaign so far, no surprises that dominated the debates. more than a 3rd of a lot of time to this single issue. and we heard varying views about how to deal with migration in this country from the to policy lead us the shots of the said he couldn't understand how free to his mouth, his rival, coach of bolt as it were. the votes of the far right an

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last week, finance committee member jenny ramadan tran indicated 13 nonprofits are losing funding miyear. she called it a unilateral move by the city administrator to save about $2.5 million. opponents say the groups all provide critical services, including housing and health, to a wide range of people in need. they are holding a news conference later today. also today, alameda county leaders will swear in a new district attorney. this is following a two week delay. supervisors last month chose ursula jones dixon to fill out the term for recall da pamela price. dixon worked in the da's office for 14 years before becoming a county judge in 2013. our prior commitment on the bench are believed to what led to the swearing in delay. voters are still expected to elect a new district attorney next year. well, tonight, bay area state senator josh becker plans to hold a virtual town hall meeting on wildfire preparedness. tonight's meeting will focus on strategies to protect your home, reduce fire risk, and the role of emerging technology and ai in fire detection. a fire marshal in woodside and th

discussion between president puts in president trump probably within the next couple of weeks before ramadan ends up unfolding in saudi arabia and everything kind of shuts down. prior to that he said, you know, we really don't need these pounds. the you are ukraine at negotiate table and they can come to the table. but probably the kitty table over there in the corner. what's interesting now is the secretary of state marco rubio has now kind of contradict to that and said europe and ukraine will be part of peace talks. let's have a listen to the kind of contradicting discussions that are happening in, in front of on the world stage for everyone to see on, on the american side. can you, can you a show this audience the ukrainians will be at the table? and europeans will be at the table where you just change the whole dynamic. pardon or victor, thanks for having us today. i appreciate the answer that last question, just you framed it? the answer is no. the answer to the earlier part of the questions. yes, of course. you can use are going to be at the table. the finish for our minister side of

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 national airport. >> this is. >> cnn. >> with fastsigns. see the visual possibil

they wanted to avoid ramadan, or have it held before ramadan. those are out of the window now. view has been phone call in february, meeting in march, talks in april. that remains our view. if you follow that timeline, the talks will start running aground or looking like they are going nowhere by late spring, early summer. that which states trump has to make a decision. force ukraine to the bad it doesn't want, which we don't think is likely because of his u.s. constituency being supportive of ukraine. force putin to cave through big oil sanctions which we don't think trump will go down that route because the risk of high gasoline prices. or just walk away. our base case is he will walk away. annmarie: is there anything on the negotiating table all three can agree on? andrew: yes. they can agree on most of the issues. i don't want to use ukraine -- the phrase "ukraine would be fine with this" because it would be painful. everyone understands ukraine is going to have to forgo the five territories they lost, pull out of kursk, no nato, etc. the poison pill is one item, security g

sami ramadan is determined to clear the rubble where his home once stood. >> sami, will not leave. >> occupation and colonization will vanish, and. we will stay, he says. as long as we live on this land, we will stay. we will die here. like so many here, he swiftly rejected president trump's proposal to permanently displace gaza's 2 million palestinians in favor of a u.s. takeover, and the president's rationale for doing so. >> what's the alternative? go where? there's no other alternative. if they had an alternative, they'd much rather not go back to gaza and live in a beautiful alternative that's safe. >> palestinians say they are undeterred by the scale of the destruction. i don't care what trump says or anyone else. look, my house is completely destroyed. there's not even a roof. but here i am. i am staying. he's reiterating that palestinians must be able to remain in gaza amid what will be a years long reconstruction, while trump says his proposal is a humanitarian one. human rights experts call it a crime against humanity. >> their removal is equivalent to. >> their forced. >> e

sammy ramadan is determined to clear the rubble where his home once stood. >> sam feldman we will not leave occupation and colonization will vanish and we will stay, he says. >> as long as we live on this land, we will stay. we will die here. like so many here, he swiftly rejected president trump's proposal to permanently displace gaza's 2 million palestinians in favor of a u.s. takeover, and the president's rationale for doing so. >> what's the alternative? go where? there's no other alternative. if they had an alternative, they'd much rather not go back to gaza and live in a beautiful alternative that's safe. >> palestinians say they are undeterred by the scale of the destruction. i don't care what trump says or anyone else. look. my house is completely destroyed. there's not even a roof. but here i am. i am staying. jordan and egypt, the two countries trump is pushing to accept palestinian refugees, reiterating that palestinians must be able to remain in gaza amid what will be a years long reconstruction. while trump says his proposal is a humanitarian one, human rights experts cal

and i think during ramadan, which is coming up for the muslim, some holidays, we want to actually finds to activate all the muslim businesses that are in that neighborhood to showcase the best food i think in the city just like the chinatown, markets that we've seen over the last month. >> fantastic. so we're looking forward to more a positive developments coming out of your office hopefully soon. thank you. write city supervisor bill on the mood. appreciate your time. you too. all right. we'll be right all right. we'll be right back. i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire risk from our equipment by over 90%. that's something i want to believe. [skateboard sounds] local lgbtq+ advocate groups are filing a lawsuit against president donald trump. they'

send my warmest wishes to all to send my warmest wishes to all those observing the holy month of ramadan. >> or starmer as he holds an event with muslim business leaders. one of them posted that isis is less dangerous than islamophobia and is in even more trouble now. >> before the last election, i worked as a solicitor in manchester city centre and i would travel in to manchester every day for my what is now my constituency. >> the tories and reform are demanding that business secretary jonathan reynolds resigns or is sacked over lying on his cv. >> and i spent the best part of a decade as an economist at the bank of england. i know the importance of financial and economic stability. >> yeah, well did she. but also inflation soars now to 3%. surely this is the end of the road. finally for rachel reeves. >> plus let me tell you our story. who knows. one day you might need it. >> the bbc did hamas propaganda. >> the bbc did hamas propaganda. >> what do you say to your victims.7 >> huw edwards they made you pay huw edwards wages and they slam woke race theory down our throats at every sing

and today they told us that they were prepared for it to go ahead, because it was just about ramadan.t doesn't really matter about that though, does it? because it appears that they were going to wilfully platform a man who has been banned for extremism in the netherlands and in germany, and who claimed, reportedly to support hamas. the wernher suite in manchester appeared happy to platform a man who reportedly supports violence carried out by hamas. and that's on them at the end of the day, isn't it? although it now looks like he won't be there as there we go. but in another story for you, yes, it's another gb news exclusive. we can reveal that politicians in the netherlands are trying to block a prominent british islamic man from entering their country, because they say he is too extreme. mohammed hijab, who obviously denies being an islamist or a danger to society at all, is on record appearing to suggest that under 16 year olds could be able to consent to sexual intercourse. >> can marry whomever you want to marry so long as it doesn't cause them harm, physical or psychological. s