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keith siegel has been in captivity for more than 15 months.s wife, aviva, who was also held hostage by hamas and later released. here's what she said about the last time she saw her husband. >> i said goodbye to keith and he was the saddest person on earth, and i was the saddest person on earth. but i did say to keith, you be strong for me and i'll be strong for you. and i just hope that that's keeping him going. but he was sad, and i was sad. we didn't even know if we'll ever, ever see each other again. >> let's go. >> to israel. and joining us now, nbc news correspondent yasmin vossoughian in tel aviv. yasmin, what more can you tell us about this next round of hostage releases? >> yeah. >> i'm in. >> hostage square. >> it's a quiet night tonight because it is, in fact, shabbat. but tomorrow will be quite different, obviously, with the release of these three potential hostages, as you mentioned, keith siegel, i'm going to ask my producer to hand me a picture of keith siegel here, as you just showed, because. >> as you. >> walk around the. >>

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. >> sources tell cnn this group will include americans keith siegel and sergei deb haaland. seven americans in total are still being held hostage by hamas, only three of whom are presumed to be alive. in addition to bringing the hostages home, the cease fire itself could also allow the much needed relief and aid that be brought to the people of gaza. celebrations in both israel and gaza are taking place today, as this is all intended to be just the first phase in a larger potential peace deal. if phase one goes well. negotiations for the second phase could begin on the 16th day of this first deal. phase two is intended, we're told, to end the war itself. president biden says it would bring the remaining hostages who are still f course, this deal is fundamentally what biden proposed back in may. president-elect donald trump also claims the deal is only happening because he will take office in just a few days. trump's middle east envoy, steve witkoff, was there in qatar for the final three day stretch of negotiations, a development that biden administration official says said

nbc news has also just learned that the first american to be released will be 65 year old keith siegel, on day 14 of the ceasefire. and that that and that will be 36 year old. and after that will be 36 year old dekel hen, who is injured as well. and the other five americans, alive and dead, will not be released until phase two of the ceasefire. that is from nbc reporting. i'm going to talk about it with my next guest. and along with the release of the hostages, we saw another welcome sign. today, aid trucks have started to cross into gaza, bringing much needed relief to a region that has been suffering. 600 trucks of aid will be able to enter gaza each day, a significant increase from what has been allowed to date. now, this cease fire deal took months of painstaking diplomacy between the united states, egypt and qatar. and just in the last hour, president biden delivered remarks on the release of those three hostages. >> three israeli women held against their will in the dark tunnels for 470 days. four more women will be released in seven days, three additional hostages every seven da

. >> home american keith siegel. among three hostages due to be released. >> by hamas. >> tomorrow after 484 days in captivity. the dow dropped just 30 minutes ago. we heard from the white house that president trump's planned tariffs on canada, china and mexico will begin tomorrow. how wall street is reacting. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we start with the very latest on what we do and don't know about wednesday's deadly mid-air collision over the potomac. nbc's tom costello has been following this from the start. what's the latest? tom. >> let's first start with the information you were referencing about closing some of that airspace off to helicopters. as we've discussed for days now. on any given day, you're going to have 100 helicopters moving up and down the river. the faa is now closing one of those tracks, if you will, one of the highways for helicopters. it's called zone one. closing that to all but emergency type of helicopters. right. so we're talking police, fire, co

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two americans, keith siegel and siegel dekel, are not expected to be released today, but are supposedthat first group of 33. again, about 250 people were kidnaped by hamas on october 7th, 2023. it's believed that about 60 hostages are still alive. let's go ahead and get to our team. out in the field, we have abc's chief foreign correspondent ian pannell, who is in tel aviv for us. ian, we saw the images, the chaotic moments of that transfer. what's the latest on the ground there? >> yeah. i mean we've just been witnessing incredible scenes. finally, after 15 months of heartbreak, of dashed hopes, of bad news, of grieving, finally some smiles on the faces of the people gathered here. i'm just going to get the cameraman just to swing across into the crowd here. we've seen people cheering. we've seen people clapping. we've seen people hugging each other. everyone is glued to channel 11 news. if we turn around in the other direction, you can see there are families of the hostages waiting there on the left and on the right. those are images that have been broadcast from inside gaza. we're

. >> 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 that includes two americans. 65-year-old keith siegel and 36-year-old sagui dekel chen.ope is this deal will hold for them all to be free too. ramy inocencio, cbs news, tel aviv. >>> the l.a. county sheriff's department says more than 32,000 people in fire-ravaged people are still under evacuation orders. the california fires have killed at least 27 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures. but as cbs's elise preston discovered, some residents whose homes survived the eaton and palisades fires are now being allowed back. >> reporter: weary residents are starting to return home. >> oh, i haven't been home in two weeks. i miss everything. i miss my whole life. but i'm lucky. i have a house. >> reporter: the pacific palisades will need a massive rebuild, and friday los angeles mayor karen bass named a chief recovery officer to spearhead the effort where nearly 3,000 homes were lost. and california governor gavin newsom on friday temporarily banning the eviction of rental tenants who have opened their homes to people displaced by the fires. >> normally you put on thi

keith siegel, a 65 year old who was taken hostage from. >> his. >> home in kibbutz kfar aza, will be released alongside two other israeli hostages. >> his wife. >> aviva siegel. >> who was. >> also taken captive on october 7th. she has. >> relentlessly advocated for. >> his release. >> and both the united states and israel since she was released in that november 2023 ceasefire deal. ofer kalderon is the second hostages set to be released. his two children had been held hostage in gaza and were also released during that november 2023 hostage deal. and we are also expecting yarden bibas to be released. he is, of course, the father of the two youngest israeli hostages being held captive in gaza. kfir and ariel were just nine months old and four years old when they were taken captive from kibbutz beca a symbol of the brutalityly of that day. hamas claimed that they had been killed in an israeli airstrike alongside their mother, shiri bibas, but the israeli government has never actually confirmed their fate. the fact that yarden bibas is now expected to be released before them, raising ser

the now 65 year old keith siegel is expected to return home to his wife, aviva, who was released by hamaser of 2023. joining us now, nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons. so give us what to expect here. >> well you. >> know. >> katie, what we're going to see tomorrow is keith siegel. we hope we expect emerge from that hamas captivity more than a year after his wife was released. and she has talked in interviews very movingly about them leaving each other while in captivity. when she was freed and he was not. so you can just imagine what it's going to be like tomorrow when they are reunited. it will be. it will be elation, of course, and also a good deal of pain. you can imagine that there are three hostages set for release tomorrow. we're not sure where in gaza they will be released from. perhaps they will be released in and now again, that will be bittersweet because his wife and two children were also held and they are not on the list. so of course, the fears are growing for them, including his youngest son kabir, who was just nine months old when he was when they wer

saqui dekelchen and keith siegel, who are both on hamas' list of those to be released in the first phaseand edan alexander, who 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 jan

also awaiting the release of american hostage keith siegel. we met his wife aviva, herself a former hostage, last year. >> it's very difficult for me to think about keith there alone without me. >> raf sanchez is joining us now from tel aviv. and raf, president trump's middle east envoy is set to head to israel this week. >> reporter: that's right, hallie. three middle eastern officials tell us steve witkoff will make his first trip here since the trump administration took office and he's talking about going to gaza, which would be a first for a senior u.s. official. hallie? >> raf, thank you. >>> in los angeles a major instorm is pounding that city right now just as families return home after those devastating wildfires. now the threat of flooding and mudslides means some are being warned to be ready in case they need to evacuate again. steve patterson has the latest. >> reporter: tonight after the most tragic trial by fire southern california has ever faced, now a new threat. the rain. a major rainstorm expected to sit on top of the region un

hostages slated to be freed this week, including arbel yehud, a civilian, and potentially american keith siegel. but also today a painful reminder. not ery story will end happily. israel says of the 26 hostages still waiting to be freed in this stage of the deal 8 are already dead. and growing dread over the fate of the youngest hostages, kfir and ariel bibas, along with their mother shiri. we spoke to the boys' aunt last week. >> what is it like to not know what happened to them? >> it's paralyzing. not knowing is so hard that sometimes i just want to scream, just tell me, even if i it's the worst thing, i just want to know. >> reporter: and starting at dawn israel finally allowing displaced palestinian families to return to northern gaza. a river of humanity making its way back. "we want to return," this girl says. return to a gaza city in ruins. the u.n. says 90% of houses are damaged or destroyed. but that won't stop the akila family, who walked ten miles to be here. the children tied securely together as they push into the surging crowd. the last leg of the long journey home. and president

keith siegel, 65 years old, aviva's husband. we all know him and know him through her. she herself being held hostage initially and then released. but there is tremendous sadness on both sides, israel and gaza, and hope that this could be the beginning of something different. mr. let's tap into some of that emotion now. andrea, thank you. i want to bring in andy alexander. he's the father of american hostage aiden alexander. audie, thank you for being with us. thank you. lester, tell me what you're feeling right now. actually, i'm very happy and grateful that finally, finally, this deal is being sealed. it's a long, long time coming, and we are there. it's unbelievable. can you tell me, based on on what we were just briefed on about the timeline of this deal, when would you. the earliest you might expect to see your son? i guess between now and 42 days from now, as as you know, our son's name is not on the humanitarian list. although i think that at this point, year and almost year and a half after in the tunnels of hamas, everyone tha being held there should be conside

among them, 64-year-old keith siegel whose wife was freed more than a year ago. the man who helped negotiate this cease-fire visited devastated gaza today. he is the first american official to visit gaza in decades. tonight he saw prime minister netanyahu. next week, netanyahu will see president trump and be the first foreign leader to see the president this year. >>> we are also following a frightening scene out of india. police say at least 30 people died in a stampede at the world's largest religious gathering. it happened at a festival in northern india. police say another 60 people were injured and taken to hospitals. >>> we will take a break and in 60 seconds a new twist involving chinese a.i. app deepseek. did it rip off technology from its american competitor? your gut is like a garden growing both good bacteria and bad. that balance is key to a healthy gut environment. benefiber's plant-based prebiotic fiber gently nourishes the good bacteria, working with your body to help your gut, and you, flourish. effortlessly. every day. grow what feels good. with

keith siegel, his wife was released in november of 2023 as well as sagui dekel-chen. he's in his mid-30s. his family hasn't heard anything about his condition in the past year. peter. >> daniele, thank you. >>> turning now to the bitter cold for tens of millions over the next few days. the below freezing temperatures forcing the presidential inauguration indoors. we have more that in just a moment. first, angie is here with more on the dangerously cold temperatures. some of the numbers don't look real. >> it will be a prolonged period. here's what we got going on. we have the area of low pressure. the polar vortex, i'm sure. it has been popular in recent years. it has been confined to the arctic, but a piece ll shift in the south and work in the more than northern tier of the country. here's what we got. a major outbreak where temperatures are running 15 35 degrees below normal. no surprise, cold weather alerts up for 75 million people at this time. look where our temperatures go. in the teens for denver. a windchill of minus 9 for minneapolis. this spreads to the sou

keith siegel and his wife aviva kidnapped by hamas on october 7th. aviva was freed more than a year ago. now keith's brother lee anxiously awaiting his return. >> i can't allow myself to raise expectations until i'm giving keith a hug. >> reporter: for many gazans, like talla, hope. >> a year and three months of pain, of suffering, of death and blood. it's time to say, this is the end. >> reporter: david, israel accusing hamas of reneging on past agreements, something hamas denies. there's also politics here, as netanyahu tries to keep his government together. but tonight, the hostage families accusing the government of unnecessary delays. david? >> david: i know you're going to be watching this very closely, ian. we'll see you right back here tomorrow night. >>> back here to the u.s. and that developing headline concerning spacex and its massive starship rocket. late this afternoon, the super-heavy rocket blasting off from texas for its seventh test flight. minutes after the launch, the remarkable moment, the tower catching the booster in the air as

also comes around that keith siegel, that y'all didn't leave us. $183.00 palestinian prisoners will be released and exchange from is rainy jails. more than a 100 of them have been arrested since the one goal is to be done. the release is part of a ceasefire agreement between israel and how may i ask who lot of nations as cold from end to is reading operations in the occupied westbank. it says nearly all the rest and some of janine refugee camp have been displaced in recent months. old show remains deeply line by the worst sitting through meditation situation in northern area of west of the west bank, as well as is where the forces operations engineering continue for an 11th day and repeated operations have resulted in widespread destruction of homes and infrastructure. nearly all of jeanine's refugee camps 20000 residents have been displaced over the past 2 months in the context of both of operation security operations, both by the policy and you and sorry, and the is rarely a security forces. let's start. reality of the bloodshed and eastern democratic republic of congo is becoming cl

still no word on whether americans sagui dekel-chen and keith siegel are part of that release. david, this cease-fire still precarious. the idf saying they fired on multiple positions in central gaza, after they say their soldiers came under threat. david? >> david: britt clennett with us live from jerusalem. britt, thank you. >>> tonight marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz. you'll remember, we traveled back to auschwitz with survivors. they were just children when they were liberated, when they were saved. they made a life for themselves here in the u.s. children, grandchildren. and tonight, some have gone back. and they've sent us a message about what they're seeing in the world, even right back home here in the u.s. the sun rising this morning over the auschwitz concentration camp in poland. it was 80 years ago today survivors were liberated. many of them children. and every year, fewer and fewer of them are still with us. it was five years ago, we traveled back with survivors who made a life for themselves here in the u.s. among them, tova friedman. >>

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gradual release of 33 hostages over a six-week period, including americans sagui dekel-chen and keith siegel. in exchange for hundreds of palestinian prisoners starting sunday. but while the talk is of peace, the bombing and dying in gaza hasn't stopped. more than 100 people killed since the ceasefire was first announced, according to the hamas-run health ministry. scenes of desperation and suffering in gaza today as while just across the border, trucks loaded with aid sit idle, waiting for the ceasefire to begin. david, finally some good news for some of the families of the hostages, an end to their long nightmare. but in the words of the brother of one american hostage, until he holds his brother in his arms, it isn't over. david? >> david: that is very understandable. ian pannell, thank you. >>> back here in the u.s. tonight, the dramatic images, the midair explosion of spacex's massive starship rocket. you'll see it here tonight. and now the investigation. here's trevor ault. >> reporter: tonight, these spectacular images of debris ablaze in the sky above the caribbean, the spacex starsh

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sagi dekel hen and keith siegel. administration officials, in exchange for palestinian prisoners and a cease fire in gaza, the second phase will be more permanent and see the return of the remaining living hostages. and then phase three will see the remains of the deceased hostages be returned to their families. in the last hour, vice president kamala harris put out a statement that reads in part, quote, doug and i pray for all the hostages, and we are grateful that some, including americans, will soon be reunited with their loved ones. in my meetings with the families of american hostages, i vowed that they will never be alone in this fight. preside priority than the safety of americans, and we are determined that all the american hostages be returned home as part of this deal. today, marking not a complete end to this battle, but a very significant step, especially for the loved ones of those taken hostage on october 7th. that is where we start the hour with ruby. ken, the father of ethan, a united states and israe

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

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three men will be released to israel, including israeli-american keith siegel. eld hostage by hamas. she was freed in november 2023. she spoke to msnbc this past fall about leaving her husband in the hands of their captors. >> i said good-bye to keith, and he was the ddest person on earth. and i was the saddest person on earth. i did say to keith, "you be strong for me, and i'll be strong for you." i hope that's ing him going. keith was sad, and i was sad. we didn't even know if we'll ever, ever see each other again. >> hopefully they will now see each other again. joining us is nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons in tel-aviv for us. keir, what are we expecting with this exchange of hostages tomorrow? can we hear keir? keir, we're having trouble with your m i c. we'll see if we can get you back. thank you so much. >>> in today's daily health, for the first time in more than 20 years, the fda has approved a new type of painkiller. it's not an opioid, but it might actually help reduce the risk of opioid addiction. joining us now is nbc news medi

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. >> it good

they include an american israeli, keith siegel, french israeli and another.aised questions about the fate of his wife and two young sons also taken captive on october 7. hamas said they had been killed in an israeli airstrike but is raw has not verified the claim. alice tinian officials say that israel has agreed to release 90 prisoners as part of the fourth such exchange between the two sides. the u.n. says rwandan backed rebels are expanding their presence in the democratic republic of the congo. the m 23 group took a major eastern city earlier this weekend has advanced into a south province. congolese forces repelled an attack late last night but the rebels have vowed to march to the capital. the rebel controlled goma remains without water and electricity. the city has been a humanitarian hub for many in the region that is been displaced by the conflict. >> we no longer have people to protect us. i hope m 23 has pity on us. what we are going through is not meant for children of god. amna: the u.n. also said today it is concerned about growing human rights

a senior biden officials says keith siegel is set to be released in the first phase because he is six to five years old. so is the 36-year-old because apparently according to the reports he was shot and wounded and would be among the first to be released. the official says they are permitted to also treat a 20-year-old who is serving an israeli soldier october seventh. with that we bring in former u.s. ambassador to israel from december to may 21 until july 2023 tom thank you very much for joining us. what do you think of this deal and what's your understanding of when it will be carried out? >> first of all mirtha thank you for having me. i was thinking back i've been on this show multiple times talking to about these hostages. i think we're really, really close to getting this done. my hope is that buy sunday we will get the first wave of hostages out which will start at the beginning of a really important really important cease-fire. to be honest with you president biden has worked on this as you said in the opening clip you just did for now a year with brett jake tony and the whol

two americans, keith siegel and declan, are expected to be among those freed.israel will release hundreds of palestinian prisoners. britt clennett, abc news, tel aviv. >> president trump stopped in a las vegas casino today to talk economics. he promised the crowd to expect a bill that will have broad tax cuts, including on tips. >> so if you're a restaurant worker, a server, a valet, a bellhop, a bartender, one of my caddies, i go through caddies like candy. if i play badly, i always blame my caddy or any other worker who relies on tipped income. your tips will be 100% yours. won't that be? >> the president headed to florida tonight. he'll attend the congressional republican conference on monday, nearly three weeks after the devastating wildfires began in southern california. there are still hundreds of firefighters working to protect lives and property. anabel munoz shows us how some of them are serving time in prison. >> as two historic wildfires raged in southern california. joseph mckinney and sal almanza were among the firefighters who rushed to help. >> p

keith siegel and dekel-chen. >> i also note this deal was developed and negotiated under my administration. but, terms will be implemented for the most part by the next administration. these past few days we have been speaking as one team. >> biden not extending any credit to trump whose envoy joined the negotiations after trump pledged to reign hell once in office. >> credit you or trump? >> is that a joke? oh. thank you. >> the state department put it plainly. >> when it comes to the involvement of president-elect trump's team it's been absolutely critical in getting this deal over the line. >> but the white house press secretary in her last ever briefing wouldn't acknowledge it. >> i mean, look. i'm not going to speak to a random person. i don't know who this person is. i'm not going to. what can i say is obviously matt miller will speak for himself. >> leaving the cleanup to biden's national security advisor john kirby. >> i think there is plenty of credit to go around. he could have said things in the public space that could have thrown these negotiations off or delayed them. he didn'

hostages this weekend as part of its cease-fire deal with israel that will include american israeli keith siegelh israeli citizens offer calderon and yardan bibas. siegel will be the first american citizen taken captive to be released by the terror organization. >> two years is a long time. >> bret: with it years is a long time. i know you feel it. i have talked to people in your streets who feel it. so when does it end? >> not very fair to ask ukrainians when the war will finish. let's be frank. not really ready for putin to be able to lose his power. >> bret: that was february i was in ukraine interviewing ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy on the anniversary of the war. we are coming up on the third anniversary of the war. president zelenskyy just talked to sean hannity the other night. >> president trump has a will to force putin to come to peace, he can do it. if the u.s. considers pressure on putin involving other countries, global, south and china, i'm sure that an agreement can be made. >> bret: an agreement can be made. the russia-ukraine war is ongoing. today russia claimed to hav

. >> 65 year old american-israeli keith siegel is also expected to be released in the first phase of the deal. his brother lee, still out rallying for the return of the hostages, is worried about keith's health. >> our last formal sign of life for keith was nine months ago. hamas video clip, where he appeared 65 years old. he was not yet 65. he was 64. looking almost 84. very worn with hostages ranging in age from two year old shiri bibas to 86 year old shlomo mansoor. >> medical staff are prepared to treat each hostage case by case for family members. the thought of a reunion with their loved ones is almost too much to bear. >> have you thought about what you will say to a gum when you do see her face to face? >> i have been doing everything to get you home. thank you for making my dream come true. for coming home. >> now, fred, the israeli public, even israeli doctors here and nurses and medical staff know there's going to be a stark difference from the hostages that will be returning tomorrow. and those that return to november 2023, 105 were released. then. they were physically thi

two officials tell nbc news that 65 year old keith siegel is expected to be the first american freede seen, no one knows exactly which hostages are coming out until hamas announces it. back here in the u.s, lawmakers are speaking out after president trump fired at least 12 inspectors general in the federal government. according to a senior white house official, this is an effort to purge parts of the biden administration that don't align with the new trump administration. democratic senators are criticizing the decisions and note the importance of independent inspectors general. the role comes with the mandate to conduct audits and investigations, promote economy and efficiency, and prevent waste, fraud and abuse. one more example of a lack of respect for rule of law, and we saw it earlier when president trump pardoned all the january 6th rioters. now, to get rid of independent inspector generals. i mean, how is any of this going to lower grocery prices? donald trump promised he was going to bring down costs. mr. trump's decision did not affect the inspectors general for the justice

two americans, keith siegel and sagui dekel-chen are expected to be among those freed. in exchange israel will release hundreds of palestinian prisoners. now, in another sign of just how fragile this deal is, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu now saying palestinians won't be able to return to the north unless the release of female civilian aba yahood is arranged. gio? >> gio: what a moment for those families. britt, thank you so much for that report. >>> now president trump arriving in las vegas for a rally today. this after touring disaster zones in north carolina and los angeles. abc's senior white house correspondent selina wang is in vegas traveling with the president. selina, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, gio. president trump is on his first major trip since his inauguration. he's here in las vegas to rally supporters. this coming after he was visiting two disaster zones in north carolina and california where people are still reeling from the devastating hurricane and fires. overnight president trump touching down in las vegas to rally suppo

we believe the first will be keith siegel. that will happen on day 14 of the cease fire and then to be followed soon after. 36 year old daca chen and siegel has been injured. do you have any reason to fear that they will not come out as expected? i mean, the tenuous nature of this. we have seen negotiations in the past. we have seen them fall apart on on a moment's notice. turn on a dime. are you worried about getting these americans out, or do you think they're coming? >> of course i'm worried. we're. hamas is not to be trusted. of course. and i'm holding in my heart today, hersh goldberg-polin, whose family has strong ties to massachusetts, that young man had his whole life ahead of him and was executed by hamas terrorists months ago. and his tragic death, i think, is a is a reminder to all of us of who exactly we're dealing with across the table, people who just have no value on human life. so of course i'm worried. i do think that phase one, though, will happen. the not to be cut is going t be in phase two, because phase t

hostages, beginning with five female soldiers on sunday, and two americans, sagui dekel-chen and keith siegelrael will release nearly 1,000 palestinian prisoners, including hundreds serving life sentences for terrorism, a surge of humanitarian aid into gaza, and israeli soldiers will leave population centers but remain along gaza's borders, including on the philadelphi corridor with egypt, allowing palestinians to return to their homes. the israeli president. >> this is the right move. this is an important move. this is a necessary move. there is no greater moral, human, jewish or israeli obligation than to bring our sons and daughters back to us. nick: senior u.s. officials believe the two sides agreed now because a diminished hamas realized the cavalry wasn't coming. israel's regional military success gave netanyahu political flexibility and bipartisan coordination. a senior biden administration official says national security council middle east director brett mcgurk and president-elect trump's middle east envoy, steve witkoff, created a quote historically unprecedented, highly fruitful pa

we are expect ding reports that keith siegel, the grandfather, could be released next weekend as well now confirming that, has provided an update on the co hostages left in gaza. 26 in the first phase to be released, but there are more if we get to the second stage, but the israeli government confirming that a of the 26 are dead, in fact , and families have been notified. keep in mind, some of those families have been waiting for 16 months for any evidence, proof, or notification that their loved ones were in fact, still alive or dead. it would've and a day today that they were dreading. >> daniel, we also showed those actors a few minutes ago of the cease-fire, e palestinians beginning to return to their homes. what is the sense of what will meet them when they get there? what they are returning to? >> yes. they are incredible scenes. the government in gaza said that 300,000 people returned today. we have seen images, they are apocalyptic scenes in northern gaza. many will be asking, well, what are they going back to? in some cases, they are being reunited with family that they have

a further 33 israeli hostages including 2 americans, keith siegel and sagui dekel-chen, are set to be phases throughout the next six weeks, but the remaining 65 hostages in gaza, a number of which are thought to be dead, will only be returned to israel if the pause in fighting can be turned into a permanent truce. israel now preparing three reception centers for the hostages along the gaza border, and nearby in egypt, eight aid trucks lined up ready to head into the strip once the cease-fire begins. for now israel still striking gaza. more than 120 people killed since the deal was announced on wednesday night according to gazan officials linked to hamas. guys, if we needed a reminder of how fragile the situation remains, we could hear aid raid sirens in the distance at interceptions this morning. the idf saying it shot down a missile launched from yemen, afternoon and even though we're counting down the hours of the cease-fire, families of some of the hostages telling us they'll only know it's real when they get to see their loved ones in the flesh, janai. >> janai: and that's exactly

right now, the brother of keith siegel, 65 years old, who is expected to be released in phase one of this deal, which would begin sunday and transpire over the course of six weeks. i spoke with his brother lee, just about an hour ago and asked him about how he feels about this deal and like so many other americans, he is would be relieved and would be very excited. obviously, to see his brother come home. but there are mixed emotions here because he is very worried about those that would be left behind. here's what he said. >> plus, genuinely, until all 98 hostages are home, i have a part of me that there's a hole. keith is going to fill. a big, huge part of that hole for all of us. our entire family. but we all know that without 98 hostages coming home, something's missing. israel is not able to get back into a routine of looking to the future, where we're in recovery. they all need to be home. >> and that is a sentiment shared by everyone here in israel, including the family members of those hostages that are expected to be released in phase one of this deal. you'll recall that kei

young girl who's 20 years old, who has her whole life ahead of hers, 65 year old american-israeli keith siegel is also expected to be released in the first phase of the deal. >> his brother lee, still out rallying for the return of the hostages, is worried about keith's health. >> our last formal sign of life for keith was nine months ago. >> a hamas video clip where he appeared 65 years old. >> he was not yet 6564, looking almost 84, very worn, with hostages ranging in age from two year old shiri bibas to 86 year old shlomo mansour. >> medical staff are prepared to treat each hostage case by case for family members. the thought of a reunion with their loved ones is almost too much to bear. have you thought about what you will say to a gum when you do see her face to face? >> i have been doing everything to get you home. thank you for making my dream come true, for coming home. >> and jake, we can tell you that the israeli cabinet has been deliberating over the cease fire hostage deal for seven hours now. it is expected to be approved. and here's the tiktok we can expect to see on sunday at 12

. >> 65 year old american-israeli keith siegel is also expected to be released in the first phase of the deal. his brother lee, still out rallying for the return of the hostages, is worried about keith's health. >> our last formal sign of life for keith was nine months ago. the hamas video clip, where he appeared 65 years old. he was not yet 65. >> he was 64. >> looking almost 84. very worn. >> with hostages ranging in age from two year old shiri bibas to 86 year old shlomo mansoor, medical staff are prepared to treat each hostage case by case. for family members, the thought of a reunion with their loved ones is almost too much to bear. >> have you thought about what you will say to a gum when you do see her face to face? >> i have been doing everything to get you home. thank you for making my dream come true. for coming home. >> bianna golodryga cnn, tel aviv. >> all the latest developments in the los angeles wildfires. a return home for some, but disturbing news for others. plus, some of the biggest challenges in modern firefighting revealed by the destruction in los angeles. those

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 s

keith siegel, 65 years old, and sagi dekel, 36 year old father of three.re's a third living american hostages, military age male edan alexander. he'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