. >> why don't we, instead of richard, go right now to former israeli prime minister naftali bennett. >> prime minister, thank you for being with us. and thank, thank, you know, i'm happily happy we had you available right at the top here to go to you. i believe we have you for you. there you are. thank you for being there for us. >> all right, let's let's talk about the hiccups in this cease fire deal. >> as i understand it, the israeli cabinet is meeting at 7 a.m. tomorrow. what do you understand is going on? >> it's going to pass. >> there's obviously considerable resistance and debate in israel regarding the deal. many feel that it's a vital deal that we're bringing home hostages. but on the other hand, many oppose it because it leaves two thirds of the hostages in hamas hands, and it keeps hamas up in alive. so it's a highly debated deal, though majority of israelis supported it will pass in the vote in the cabinet. there's a big majority. >> do you think doing a phased deal is a good idea, given all of the tensions, all of the all of the ways that this could go wrong? >> general

former israeli prime minister naftali bennett, thanks so much for joining us this evening. >> thank you very much. >> and, jessica, those helicopters in the air now, three young women on their way to freedom. >> thank goodness for that. all right. jim sciutto, thank you so much. and still ahead, we're watching history unfold back here in the united states. you are looking live at arlington national cemetery. president-elect trump expected there momentarily. we're going to be live from arlington national cemetery in just a few moments as these inauguration events get underway here in the cnn newsroom. >> super man, the christopher reeve story, february 2nd on cnn. >> what do you got there, larry? time machine. you're going to go back and see how the pyramids were built or something? >> nope. >> ellen and i want to go on vacation, so i'm going to go back to last week and buy a winning lottery ticket. >> can i come? >> only room for one. >> how am i getting home? >> sitting on my lap like last time? >> ronald rowe fine, but i'm bringing this. >> all right. >> or you could try one of these

. >> well, it depends on who is challenger is and how strong someone like naftali bennett ends up being. aaron david miller, tell me what you're watching for as this news was announced and whether you believe we're going to get to sunday. >> you know, nobody ever lost money betting against israeli palestinian peace agreements. and i it's extraordinary to me, frankly, that you even got this far, given the fundamental mistrust and absence of confidence between the two major combatants. so you ended up with a three phase deal. i think it's very hard to imagine at this stage, barring any fundamental changes on either side, that the transition from phase one to phase two is going to be successful. and the terms of phase two, which is a release of all the remaining hostages in exchange for a permanent cessation of hostilities. nobody talked about ending the war, a permanent cessation of hostilities, and the withdrawal of israeli forces from gaza. neither hamas nor the current israeli government is in a position, it seems to me, to do that deal. i think that the terms and the positions of hama

naftali bennett thank you so much for your time. we appreciate you being with us. >> thank you very much. >> next, several of president-elect trump's cabinet picks spending hours on capitol hill today taking tough questions from lawmakers about what they'll do if they're asked to break the law. plus, tiktok's 170 million american users will have to find somewhere else to do their doomscrolling. if the supreme court doesn't intervene. the other apps quickly moving to present themselves as alternatives, and the wind that helped drive some of those california wildfires, well, it is dying down. and that has given firefighters a bit of breathing room as they're trying to gain more control. but what is ahead? that is a different story. we'll have that and more ahead on cnn news central. >> kobe believed in himself at the youngest possible age. >> it's one of the most remarkable stories in sports history. >> i don't want to be remembered as just a basketball player. >> kobe premieres january 25th on cnn. >> struggling with the highs and lo

joining me now is naftali bennett, former prime minister of israel. news. an extraordinary moment being described by the prime minister, a moment for all of israel. the prime minister said the nation embraced these returning hostages. what is your reaction to the return of the first three of the hostages, this first phase of this new agreement between israel and hamas? , , ., , agreement between israel and hamas? , , . , hamas? every israeli feels part of one big _ hamas? every israeli feels part of one big family. _ hamas? every israeli feels part of one big family. israel - hamas? every israeli feels part of one big family. israel is - hamas? every israeli feels part of one big family. israel is a . of one big family. israel is a big family. we feel like three of our daughters have come home to dave. at the same time, —— home today. we also want the rest of the hostages to come home. it is a very emotional time. there is no israeli that is not out, caring about the hostages that were released. and those who we still need to come home. i willjust tel