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i'll ask illinois attorney general kwame raoul how his office is getting ready. okay, we're going to spend a lot of time today looking ahead to tomorrow's inauguration. i've got a fascinating conversation with california governor gavin newsom to show you. but i do want to start with that breaking news out of the middle east. we're just moments ago, three hostages were released as a long awaited cease fire is now underway in gaza. now, the three women are now back in israel, where they will receive medical checks and treatment before making their way home to be reunited with all of their friends and family. you can see video right there on your screen here of the families of these hostages, watching them as they joined idf soldiers overcome with emotion and relief. huge crowds also gathered in tel aviv's hostage square today, celebrating and cheering as the news of this hostage release came in. a total of 33 hostages are expected to be released during this first phase of the cease fire, which lasts for six weeks, in exchange for the release of a number of palestin

let's bring in illinois attorney general kwame raoul. mr. attorney general, thank you so much for joining us this morning. i guess, first of all, this lawsuit says that the trump administration has, quote, declared chicago ground zero for immigration enforcement. what do you make of that? >> well, i haven't seen the lawsuit that you're referring to, but certainly we've heard prior to president trump taking office that chicago would be targeted. we were expecting it. uh, you know, i think immigration enforcement should take place. however, it should not be targeted for political reasons. >> and, sir, i wonder if you can help us out with something. nbc is citing trump administration officials reporting that more ice operations are expected today in illinois. are you hearing that as well? are you getting notification from ice officials from the administration that this is going on, or this is ramping up? >> quite frankly, the notification i'm getting is is from you and the rest of the media. unfortunately, uh, historically, we've had a, uh, goo