cyber command general keith alexander, great to have you. being here. >> thank you, good to be here in good to see you. >> assess the national security threat and what we want to get to how do we defend ourselves against the poor and bad actors but assess the threat for us. >> you hit great point upfront about china first and foremost they have been hackett intercountry for the last 20 years stealing intellectual property, the biggest push and theft of intellectual property and the greatest transfer of wealth in history over $500 billion a year. recently as you noted china has been getting into our critical infrastructure. by getting into the critical infrastructure, what they are doing is setting the stage to attack us if there is a threat or if they move on taiwan they are sending a strategic message saying were prepared to conduct cyber operation intercountry and you cannot stop us. there right where we sit today. our system is not ready to handle that kind of threat. we need to take the step very seriously, we need to move on it and in m

. >> do we know keith siegel, chen and alexander how they are doing. >> keith will come out in phase, segui will come out in phase one, edan will be phase two. we've been working with the incoming team. this is a testament to president biden and president trump allowing us to work together. i've work with steve witkoff over the last week, a partnership i think historic to help get this one. >> trump's envoy. >> we are committed to getting edan out as early as possible. i spoke to his father just last night. >> prime minister netanyahu described this overnight as a temporary ceasefire and he says he has permission to begin fighting as needed. do you believe he sees this as just a strategic pause or that he actually wants to end this war? >> the way the deal is structured on day 16 the negotiations begin for phase two. phase two will begin a negotiation for the exchange of soldiers to palestinian prisoners, but also the conditions have to be set for phase two. we support the israelis in making sure those conditions are set so hamas can never come back to power in gaza, hamas can never

and keith seigle, eden alexander was serving in the idf, stationed in southern israel the morning of october 7th. while it's believed he won't be released in the first round, his father speaking just hours ago, saying he's never lost hope. >> unfortunately for the families that are waiting for their loved ones to be buried in israel, the nightmare is over, as well. >> reporter: the cousin of hostage carmel gait praising president-elect trump. >> i think trump was the x-factor in bringing this deal to life. >> reporter: the framework spearheaded by the biden administration, egypt, and qatar. there was renewed momentum to close the agreement. >> i knew this deal would have to be implemented by the next team, so i told my team to cord nate closely with the incoming team to make sure we're all speaking with the same voice. because that's what american presidents do. >> reporter: with just days before he takes office, trump calling it an epic agreement. this deal, a major promise for the president-elect. >> if the deal isn't done before i take office, which is now going to be two weeks, a

americans to be released in the first phase and 36 father of 36 year old, father of three and keith siegel, edan alexanderremaining living american hostage. we're worried he's not going to be released until a later phase because he's a military age male. it's important the americans try to get him out as soon as possible. >> and by later phase, you mean that's phase two, phase two, phase two. and i want to bring up something that national security adviser john kirby said on msnbc on thursday. he said, quote, the biggest point of peril is actually getting to phase two. >> that's right. because of course, you've got to trust hamas and they're going to be dribbling these hostages out. and the israelis are going to be pulling back from their military positions in the gaza strip. and after phase two, they're going to be completely out of the gaza strip, and they're going to have to put a security cordon around gaza. and it's not until actually phase three that the remains of all the hostages will be returned to their loved ones, and that includes the remains of four americans taken omar. neutra, judy and gadi

edan alexander, sagui dekel-chen, and keith siegal.tel aviv, most of the demonstrators who week after week have demanded that israel's government bring the hostages home didn't come out tonight, but those who did expressed cautious hope and also fear. yifat kalderon's cousin ofer was kidnapped on october 7th, 2023, from his kibbutz. do you feel a huge relief tonight? >> no, i'm going to feel a huge relief when it's going to be done, when we going to get all the 98 hostages alive and the dead ones back home. >> reporter: you won't believe it until you see him? >> yes. >> reporter: it's been 467 days since hamas attacked israel and killed or kidnapped 1400 people. since then, according to hamas health officials, israel's war r in gaza has killed just under 47,000 more. and norah, that war has not ended. our colleagues in gaza tonight report that there is more heavy bombing. for everyone who has been touched by this war, sunday still feels a very long way off. >> norah: elizabeth palmer, thank you. president biden praised the gaza cease-f

and keith seigle, a north carolina native. edan alexander, a dual american citizen, was serving in the idf, stationed in southern israel the morning of october 7th. while it's believed he won't be released in the first round, his father speaking just hours ago, saying he's never lost hope. >> unfortunately for the families that are waiting for their loved ones to be buried in israel, the nightmare is over, as well. >> reporter: gil dickmann, cousin of hostage carmel gat who was killed in captivity, praising president-elect trump. >> i think trump was the x-factor in bringing this deal to life. >> reporter: the framework of the deal spearheaded by the biden administration, qatar, and egypt, has been on the table since may. but after trump's election victory in november, there was renewed momentum to close the agreement. >> i knew this deal would have to be implemented by the next team, so i told my team to coordinate closely with the incoming team, to make sure we're all speaking with the same voice. because that's what american presidents do

edan alexander, sagui dekel-chen, and keith siegle.n tel aviv, most of the demonstrators who week after week had demanded that israel's government bring the hostages home didn't come out tonight, but those who did express cautious hope and also fear. ifat calderon's cousin was kidnapped october 7th from his kibbutz. do you feel a huge relief tonight? >> no. i'm going to feel a huge relief when it's going to be done, when we're going get all the 98 hostages alive and the dead ones back home. >> reporter: you won't believe it until you see him? >> yes. >> reporter: it's been 467 days since hamas attacked israel and killed or kidnapped 1400 people. since then, according to hamas health officials, israel's war in gaza has killed just under 47,000 more. and that war isn't over yet, our colleagues in gaza report more heavy bombing. for everyone involved in this conflict, one way or another, sunday looks a very long way off. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, tel aviv. >>> on capitol hill, several of president-elect donald trump's cabinet picks face

keith siegel, 65 years old. sagi ken, 36 years old, a father of three from kibbutz nir. and edan alexandertary age male. now keith siegel and sagi ken will likely be released in the first group of 33 over the coming 42 day period. we don't yet know the fate of edan alexander. the american edan alexander has not been listed in the first tranche because he's a military age male, and so we have to press continuously against hamas to fulfill their agreements here and ensure that this deal happens so that all americans can be reunited with their family. >> can i follow up on that point? you referenced what happens in the next phases of this is a very difficult challenge. what happens if that breaks down? where does that leave this process? and certainly where does that leave the remaining hostages? >> well, your point, michael, is exactly right, which is this is incredibly fragile. and at any moment this process could break down. and that's what happened back last november when some americans came out, some hostages came out and others were left behind. this deal was put on the table eight mont

three of them are believed to be still alive, 20-year-old alexander, 36-year-old and 65-year-old keith siegel. nearly 100 hostages are still believed to be in gaza and 63 of them by the most recent count available through intelligence are believed to still be alive it. we have seen some a that have happened at the course of this horrific process and grieving families that surround them, president-elect's trump, very close friend to the incoming president, and very instrumental in the final days of these ta talks. leaving with prime minister benjamin netanyahu over the meeting, by his side in monolog last week as trump warned thomas what would happen if these hostages were not released and a deal was not underway before monday's inauguration. watch this. >> are they waiting for president trump to take office? >> know, they heard them loud and clear. if those hostages are not back, i want her to the negotiation but if they're not back by the time i get into office, all will break out in the middle east. >> sandra: foreign correspondent trey yingst reporting live from tel aviv, hello. >>

two americans, sagui dekel chen and keith siegal, are said to be on the list to be released in the first phase. a third american, eden alexander, would be released later because he serves in the idf. four other american hostages are believed to be dead. cbs' jarred hill is here with the late developments. there's a lot of hope this deal will hold. >> as we speak, israeli officials are meeting right now to formally approve this cease-fire hostage release deal with some pushback from the country's conservative right. still, though, it seems as though this is basically a done deal. although only the first step. this morning an end to the brutal war between israel and hamas is one step closer. overnight israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said his country had finalized its cease-fire and hostage release deal with the militant group. soon his security cabinet will meet to approve it. >> after more than 400 days of struggle, a day of success. >> reporter: still, huge blasts lit up the sky in gaza. dozens of palestinians killed in israeli strikes since the deal was first announced on wednesday. that's according to hamas officia

saqui dekelchen and keith siegel, who are both on hamas' list of those to be released in the first phase, and edan alexanderwho is not. earlier, i spoke with alexander's father, adi, and asked him how he felt about today. adi: it was a great start to begin with. today was a great day. we are hopeful that edan will be out between now and 42 days from now, although the road is still ahead of us and a lot of work to be done. john: as you say, it's a long road ahead. there may be some bumps on that road. are you concerned that there may be some bumps before edan is released? adi: i'm sure it will be a bumpy road, but i have no doubt about the execution of the whole phases of that deal. i think it's been too long for this war to continue. and the commitment of the outgoing administration and incoming administration is ironclad strong. so we we are hopeful that all the phases will be implemented. john: do you think the impending return of donald trump to the white house may have helped get this thing over the finish line? adi: absolutely. the trump effect was crucial. using the deadline of january 20th as the dea

edan alexander, egede, darian and keith siegel will be coming in the first phase. edan, for example, is is young. he's a young man and is in the idf, so that is unlikely in the first phase. thank you so much, mj. i want to go to the region to jeremy diamond. jeremy, i just got some reporting from our colleagues over there and they're talking about the sense and the feeling right now inside hostages square. we heard a lot about it from bianna golodryga earlier in the afternoon. but what they are describing is a moment of relief, but not celebration, because only a handful of hostages are due to return at first. and those who do come back are in unknown condition. >> yeah, that's right dana, and there will still be many moments of uncertainty as this ceasefire is implemented. as those hostages begin to emerge from the gaza strip. the last time we had that week long ceasefire at the end of november of 2023, it was only the day of sometimes a few hours before that, the families learned that their loved ones were on the list for that day. this time, in addition to that

keith siegel, 65 years old and a father of three who's 36 years old. and edan alexander, the idf soldier, an american citizen. they are the three who are believed to be alive. then there are four murdered hostages. i spoke to his dad today, omar neutro, whose parents have also been very vocal and out there, and god and judy hagai, those are the four murdered american hostages. it's important, stephanie, from the perspective of american policymakers, that all the americans come out in the in the first phase, we don't want to risk the deal falling apart and leaving any americans behind. >> president biden said this is the result of many, many months of intensive diplomacy. so that's got to make all of us wonder why exactly did it happen today? >> well, first, i would say it's the result of intense advocacy by the hostages and their families. and as you know, inside israel, this has become a major issue, a kind of 24 over seven vigil on behalf of the hostages and their families. and i think about the americans like rachel goldberg and john poland, whose son, hersch goldberg

keith siegel, 65 years old, and sagi dekel, 36 year old father of three. there's a third living american hostages, military age male edan alexander's not on the initial list, and there's concern that he will be held until a later phase because of his status as a, quote, healthy military age male. if you can speak of someone in good health after 470 days in captivity. so three living americans and then the remains of four americans who were murdered. omar neutra, itkin god, and judy hagai, those also need to be repatriated with their families. until we can say all americans willie, are home. all right, jeremy bash, we appreciate your insight into this deal. thanks so much. meanwhile, both presint biden and president elect trump have been watching today's movements very closely. of course, let's bring in aaron gilchrist at the white house with more on that. aaron, what are you hearing? well, good morning. we expect to hear from president biden in the next few minutes here. the white house was scheduled a speech, a remarks from him for 1030 this morning as he was leaving washington, d.c. i can tell you, he just landed in charleston,

alive said khan and keith siegel will be released in the first phase of the ceasefire and hostage deal. they believe it is unlikely that 21 year old new jersey native edan alexander will be released in the first phase since he serves in israel's military. alexander's father adi, joins us now. adi, this must be an incredibly emotional moment for you. how are you and your family processing this news? >> hi, jake. >> yeah, it was very emotional. long coming. we've been so close before, and finally, the parties managed to pass it over the finish line. and we really are grateful. >> what is your understanding of when edan could be released? >> my understanding is it could happen between now and 42 days from now, and we really encourage the parties that are still in doha. do not wait 16 days to start to negotiate for the second phase. do it tomorrow morning. um, don't waste the time. it's been too long. 15 long. uh, months. and we have to keep pushing. >> so your wife yael spoke at a protest recently and appealed directly to president elect trump, urging him to use his influence to get the deal done and, quote, show the world what the united states can do. do you feel

keith siegel and sagi dekel. the israeli government has not commented on the list. a third american, edan alexandersecond phase, along with israeli soldiers and military age males. eli, david's 24 year old brother, evyatar, is also expected to be in that second wave. he says the wait is torture. >> i'm going to cry from from happiness and joy, but also it's going to be very sad for so many young men who will not be rescued soon. >> do you think it's a good deal in general, despite the shortcomings? no, it's a very bad deal. >> i think it is a very bad deal. but we cannot. we cannot go against it because. because it saves lives. it saves lives. >> yeah. and richard, obviously when this news first broke, i'm sure you thought the same thing that i thought, which is, okay, this is maybe this is going to happen. it's probably going to happen because you have two american presidents that are now leaning on israel and hamas to make this happen. but you knew the obstacle was going to be bibi netanyahu not managing negotiations with hamas, but managing negotiations with the most extreme right wing members o