allahu akbar. brought together in grief, seeking strength in prayer. allahu akbar. one of the 1a families left shattered on new year's day, now among the first saying the goodbye no parent ever should. kareem badawi was just 18, a college student from this louisiana city of baton rouge. he left that night with a simple goodbye, a promise to be careful, and went to celebrate in new orleans. his family's future now emptied of their shining star by a single act of hate. his father, belal, told me they went to the city to search for him. we all just couldn't believe and live with it and we couldn't just understand why this happened, you know, that somebody took our loved one. he is my little son, my little son, and, you know the little son, just, like, the most beautiful that we love in the house, so kareem was just so close to us and we all got touched, you know, by him, not with us any more. kareem had graduated from school last summer. described as a smart, popular kid, he loved football, a rock on

chanting: allahu akbar! allahu akbar! and she joined us from jerusalem. israelis got their coverage from israeli channels, i think, almost exclusively. there are three main channels, you know, there's a right—wing, sort of... there's several right—wing, more political channels. but israelis were really riveted to the images shown by their own tv, which, in this case, actually did mirror, to a certain extent, images being shown around the around the world as well. and i suppose i'm asking where the actual footage came from, cos there were multiple pieces of content portraying it, you know, everyone from the israeli government to hamas, to aljazeera, and apparently some from palestinian civilians. yes, in particular, i would highlight really brave gazan civilians, because the first pictures we saw, which you're describing, were really, i think, very disturbing pictures of these three young women dressed in kind of fuchsia pink, being paraded through what looked like a braying mob of masked, heavily—armed men. and these were

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crowd: allahu akbar! more than five decades of authoritarian rule by the assad family have come to an end in syria. this is the moment where, you know, both rebels and civilians are gathering in celebration. these are syrians who've been in lebanon, and as soon as they heard the news that things have changed, they're rushing back into the country. i was expelled out of syria. we're going to see for our own selves how the situation is. the regime was not happy with the way i was reporting. they've controlled the media. they've set the lines that people should be reporting on. hundreds of people are on the way. all syrian plates at the crossing. this is the first moment that syrians are experiencing, you know, going back to the country after 13 years of war, of displacement, of detention. we're just crossing from the lebanese border, heading to damascus. this is the first time we're getting into syria without assad in power. i'm lina sinjab. i'm a syrian journalist. i work as a middle east correspondent for

crowd: allahu akbar! more than five decades of authoritarian rule by the assad family have come to an end in syria. this is the moment where, you know, both rebels and civilians are gathering in celebration. these are syrians who've been in lebanon, and as soon as they heard the news that things have changed, they're rushing back into the country. i was expelled out of syria. we're going to see for our own selves how the situation is. the regime was not happy with the way i was reporting. they've controlled the media. they've set the lines that people should be reporting on. hundreds of people are on the way. all syrian plates at the crossing. this is the first moment that syrians are experiencing, you know, going back to the country after 13 years of war, of displacement, of detention. we're just crossing from the lebanese border, heading to damascus. this is the first time we're getting into syria without assad in power. i'm lina sinjab. i'm a syrian journalist. i work as a middle east correspondent for

celebrations there as hamas and islamic jihad flags were flying, people cheering and chanting allahu akbarorward here, there is hope in israel as this progress, more israeli hostages will come out of gaza alive. of course, not all of the images are going to be pretty, and it had been very difficult can for this society as they brace for what is to come in phase one of the agreement. but again, the latest information that we have, four out of five of these israeli observers, female observers, that were taken on the morning of october 7th along the border, have been released back into israel and reunited with their loved ones. guys? rachel: thank you, trey. we're going to turn to some headlines. charlie: brian with kohberger's legal team is fighting for all evidence to be tossed. he is accused of killing four university of idaho students in 2022. the father of caylee goncalves joined "fox & friends" yesterday. he wants to see kohberger put on trial. >> definitely not for a plea. they put us through hell. we've done everything by the rules. i don't want a plea now that we've finally got 'em w

allahu akbar. >> i think it's very important because we could support one another. we know that we have each other's backs. it's one community and all around the world. >> those were perhaps some of the most calming words from ninth grader asim ahmed shah, who held the call to prayer. this event comes on the eve of martin luther king junior day and on the eve of president elect donald trump being sworn into office. >> there are so many communities who are worried about what's happening and what the executive order is going to be coming tomorrow. >> we are also on the eve of fear. >> the biggest concern among those here at this vigil new immigration policies, with many citing fears of possible deportations under the trump administration. >> there are divisions, but we're all at the bottom line. humans who want a safe place to live, who want to be in communities that are safe, who want our family members to not be separated from us. >> we have heard from many here speaking and singing about learning to love one another, and what many look at as a somewhat politically

. >> allahu akbar. >> i think it's very important because we could support one another.ther's backs. it's one community and all around the world. >> those were perhaps some of the most calming words from ninth grader asim ahmed shah, who held the call to prayer. this event comes on the eve of martin luther king jr. day, and on the eve of president elect donald trump being sworn into office. >> there are so many communities who are worried about what's happening and what the executive order is going to be coming tomorrow. >> we are also on the eve of fear. >> the biggest concern among those here at this vigil, new immigration policies, with many citing fears of possible deportations under the trump administration. >> there are divisions, but we're all at the bottom line. humans who want a safe place to live, who want to be in communities that are safe, who want our family members to not be separated from us. >> we have heard from many here speaking and singing about learning to love one another, and what many look at as a somewhat politically divided society. >> it is div