but he said both outgoing us presidentjoe biden and his successor donald trump have given full backing to israel's right to return to combat, should the second stage of the ceasefire prove pointless. mr netanyahu had earlier suggested that israel was still awaiting the names from hamas of israeli hostages to be freed. 00:01:01,487 --> 2147483051:37:15,458 in a statement, he said, 2147483051:37:15,458 --> 4294966103:13:29,429 "we will not move the ceasefire deal, which is due to come into force in less than 12 hours. thousands of people are expected to join a march in washington to protest against donald trump's inauguration on monday. dozens of people have been injured in a ski lift accident at the astun ski resort in spain. hello, i'm lauren taylor. in the last hour, israel's prime minister benjamin has said he reserves the right to resume war with ham ' as " if necessary" in a statement hours before the gaza ceasefire is due to come into effect, he vowed to bring back all the hostages held by hamas. but he said both outgoing us presidentjoe biden and his successor donald trump have g

it is also a result of the collaboration and cooperation of the outgoing presidentjoe biden�*s administrationnd the incoming president trump's administration. on wednesday night they spoke to me and congratulated me, and stressed that in the first phase of that agreement is a temporary ceasefire. and before the next phases, we are keeping very significant assets in our hands in order to bring them all home, in order to keep to all the goals and objectives of the war. both president biden and president trump have fully backed those objectives of the war. if they feel that they do not think that we are achieving that in the second phase, then, of course — and i truly appreciate what they are doing — and president trump will ensure that we will have all the weapons and the ammunition and the arms that we need. but if we do not achieve it, then we will achieve it with tremendous force later on. the first principle is that we must maintain the ability to go back and fight if needed. but we are reserving the right to go back to the war with the backing of the united states. mr netanyahu mentioning

presidentjoe biden gave his finalforeign policy address presidentjoe biden gave his final foreign policyay and he also spoke about ukraine. he stressed the united states and its allies could not walk away from the country, as he prepares to step down. president biden said he had forged alliances across the world to aid the us in pushing back against china, iran and russia. he also claimed some credit for the continued survival of ukraine in the face of the invasion of vladimir putin. let's hear a little of what mr biden had to say. compared to four years ago, america is stronger, our alliances are stronger, our adversaries and competitors are weaker. we have not gone to water make these things happen. during my presidency i have increased america's power in every dimension, increased our diplomatic power, created more allies than the united states has ever had in the history of our nation. we've our military power, making the most significant defence right invents of the defence industrial base. leading artificial intelligence and other technologies of the future. we have increased the e

but he said both outgoing us presidentjoe biden and his successor donald trump have given full backing to israel's right to return to combat, should the second stage of the ceasefire prove pointless. mr netanyahu had earlier suggested that israel was still awaiting the names — from hamas — of israeli hostages to be freed. in a statement, he said "we will not move forward with the agreement until we receive the list of hostages who will be released, as agreed. but in his televised address, mr netanyahu gave no indication that the first phase of the deal would not come into effect, as scheduled, tomorrow morning at 8.30 local time. translation: when the people of israel stand together - united, there is nothing that can break us. i am proud to be the prime minister and to lead this people in times like this. the cabinet and the government have approved the outline for that agreement of the cease fire, and we will wait patiently until it is completed. this is a sacred task, in my entire life, from the time i was a combatant in the idf and all my years as a prime minister. i have been wait

us presidentjoe biden has promised additional personnel and assets from the us department of defense.in the last hour, we heard from mayor of los angeles karen bass. hurricane force winds are usually accompanied by rainstorms but these are hurricane force winds that are combined with extremely dry, drought conditions. to provide context, at 10:20am yesterday, the palisades fire was at ten acres. 12 minutes later, it was at 200 acres. to those who fled their homes, especially those who have lost your homes, our hearts are breaking for you and we stand with you. i know the world is looking at images of our city's devastation, i have seen the frontlines of the palisades fire and it is staggering. we also heard from the chair of la county's board of supervisors. we are prone to wildfires. but nothing like what i witnessed today. the eaton canyon fire is ripping through a community like i have never seen. it's like a third world country out there. i would ask that anyone listening, if you do not need to be in the area and you've been evacuated, please hear the evacuation warning and if you

us presidentjoe biden has blocked the takeover of us steel by a largerjapanese firm as part of his campaignile rejecting a bid by nippon steel. he said us ownership is important to keep the country's steel industry and supply chains strong. australia's northern territory is home to more than 100,000 saltwater crocodiles living in the wild — the largest population anywhere in the world. although croc attacks are rare, last year saw the area's first fatal incident since 2018 — reigniting the debate over culling. our australia correspondent katy watson reports from darwin. splashing one of the world's most feared predators, this is a dream job for kelly and david, removing saltwater crocodiles that have come too close to the city. every week they're out in the water, securing the salties, as they're known here, and getting them on board safely. one little slip—up with these guys normally ends with broken jaws or something like that, you know? onto the next trap. there's 2a in this harbour that's used for fishing and even by some brave swimmers. some people may think why do you catch crocodiles

outgoing us presidentjoe biden said an agreement was on the brink.et's hear a bit of what he said. we are pressing hard to close this. the deal we have enstructured will free the hostages, halt the fighting, provide security to israel and allow us to significantly surge humanitarian assistance to the palestinians who have suffered terribly in this war that hamas started. let's speak to rushdi abualouf — the bbc correspondent formerly based in gaza, who is now based in istanbul. tell us a little more about what we are hearing on those what we are hearing on those what are described as final negotiations. i what are described as final negotiations.— what are described as final negotiations. i think the final round of talks _ negotiations. i think the final round of talks started - negotiations. i think the final round of talks started this . round of talks started this morning and it's already going. what i understand from a senior palestinian official who is familiar with the talks as they are putting in place the wording for the final announcement, w

he has demonstrated he has the leverage in a way that outgoing us presidentjoe biden has not demonstratedt to a solution of the israeli—palestinian conflict? what would drive that is not so much that my trumpet�*s interest in the israeli palestinian conflict as such, but trump going back to the first administration wants to be awarded the nobel peace prize in the middle east may be the way to do that, but that is a long way off. way to do that, but that is a long way off-— way to do that, but that is a long way off. james, thank you for our long way off. james, thank you for your insight _ long way off. james, thank you for your insight today. - always a pleasure, steve. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. treasury minister tulip siddiq has resigned from the government after growing pressure over an anti—corruption investigation in bangladesh. her aunt, sheikh hasina, is the former bangladeshi prime minister, and is being investigated over claims of a lucrative land grab. in a letter, ms siddiq said she had done nothing wrong

we're tracking developments around the nippon—us steel takeover that presidentjoe biden officially blockedppon steel are down in tokyo today after nippon television reported that the company's president, tadashi imai, was considering filing a lawsuit against the us government. according to the report, imai also said his company is entitled to a proper review of washington's decision to block the deal. nippon steel is planning to hold a press conference on the matter, but a date has yet to be set. and that's it for this edition of business today. thanks for watching. see you again soon. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, chetan pathak. coming up on the programme: not many gave manchester united a chance at anfield, but amad is on hand to hold top—of—the—table liverpool to a 2—2 draw in the premier league. the most followed rugby union player in the world on social media. we speak to american superstar ilona maher as she makes her women's premiership debut for bristol bears. and coco gauff and taylor fritz help the united states to victory over poland in the united cup final in sydney.

we're tracking developments around the nippon—us steel takeover that presidentjoe biden officially blockedel are down in tokyo today, after nippon television reported that the company's president, tadashi imai, was considering filing a lawsuit against the us government. according to the report, imai also said his company is entitled to a proper review of washington's decision to block the deal. nippon steel is planning to hold a press conference on the matter, but a date has yet to be set. we will be keeping an eye on that one as the trump administration is set to take office in a couple of weeks. microsoft is gearing up to spend $80 billion on the construction of artificial intelligence data centres. in a blog post the company president said over half of that investment will take place in the united states and is expected to be completed this fiscal year. smith also called on president elect donald trump and congress to expand support for al innovation with moves such as increased funding for research at universities. and that's it for this edition of business today. thanks for watching.

us presidentjoe biden says a deal to achieve a ceasefire in gaza is close to fruition. factories fuelling the success of fast fashion brand shein where some workers are labouring more than 75 hours a week. welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. nearly all public schools across los angeles have reopened after almost a week of wildfires. but the city is bracing for further flames with forecasters warning that strong winds are set to return. the strongest winds are expected to be on tuesday in ventura county, north of la. while they're not not expected to match last week's intensity, wind gusts could reach 70mph, about the force of a categoryi hurricane. three major fires are still burning. the palisades fire has burned more than 23,000 acres and is now 14% contained. the eaton fire remains the second largest. there have been great stories of people helping each other

in addition to that, pressure from the american presidentjoe biden and the president—elect donald trumppeople in gaza are exhausted and they want the end of the war. and hamas is also exhausted as a movement. there is pressure from both sides. so that coming together. however, there is still some restriction, reservations, some opposition from the israeli government, especially from the minister of finance, calling for not accepting it because they call it a surrender, in addition to hamas did not send its response to the drug because it received the maps of the areas where israel will withdraw, especially from the corridor in the centre of gaza and philadelphi corridor. thank you very much- _ let's speak to now to gina abercrombie—winstanley, a senior fellow at the atlantic council and former president of the middle east policy council. thank you very much forjoining us today. are you as confident as everyone else that a deal will be done? i believe that there are reasons to be more hopeful. i certainly believe the list your correspondent gave is very accurate. hamas is exhausted. and

the united states will not enforce the law passed by congress last year and signed by former presidentjoe bidend a change of heart since trying to ban tiktok in 2020, trump responded: "because i got to use it." around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. us markets were closed for the martin luthur king day live now to washington at almost one in the morning were inaugural celebrations are continuing, they are yet to wrap up. the starlight ball is yet 1537

the announcement, made days before presidentjoe biden is due to leave office, has drawn criticism fromech companies who warn it will only aid competitors. chip giant nvidia said the plan will weaken america's global competiveness and undermine its innovation. another big story on our radar — tiktok. the chinese parent company bytedance has until the 19th of january. one day before the inauguration, to sell the app or cease operations. the us government claims tiktok poses a �*grave threat�* to national security due to its links with china, which bytedance has denied. a ruling from the supreme court that could delay the ban is expected in the coming days. reports have emerged that chinese officials are considering the sale of the app to us multi—billionaire elon musk — which tiktok has called "pure fiction". alan rozenshteen, a former justice department attorney, gave us his take. this may be true, maybe a rumour, maybe some negotiating tactic but i think it shows finally with days before the band goes into effect, i think tiktok and bytedance anti— chinese officials are getting says ab

us presidentjoe biden praised the agreement, saying it brought 15 months of terror and suffering to ans some of what he had to say. phase one will allow six weeks. it includes a full and complete ceasefire, withdrawal of israeli forces from all the populated areas of gaza,

us presidentjoe biden has promised additional personnel and assets from the us department of defense.spondent emma vardy reports from los angeles. as dawn broke, la awoke to an apocalyptic site. smoke blocking out the skies over santa monica beach after a terrifying 2a hours. the fire grew at an extraordinary speed, flames raging out of control as hurricane force winds battered the coast. and the fire continues to grow with 0% containment. we have over 500 personnel assigned and unfortunately, we have two reported fatalities to civilians. la county and all 29 fire departments in our county are not prepared for this type of widespread disaster. there are not enough firefighters in la county. along this coastal road, we have been seeing the fires destruction. there is power lines down, patches still smouldering and the air is so thick with smoke that we can barely see more than a few metres in front of us. this was the moment two residents found their house engulfed by flames. it's going to be ok, all right? we are going to be ok. la's governor watched as the fire spread across thousand

presidentjoe biden announced he hopes to visit the city soon after being briefed by his security team team. ., , ., security team. people of new orleans are — security team. people of new orleans are sending - security team. people of new orleans are sending an - orleans are sending an unmistakable message that they will not let this attack and cosmic deluded ideology overcomes us, we will relentlessly pursue ice is and other terrorist organisations where they are able find no safe harbour here. fix, where they are able find no safe harbour here. a potential islamic grows _ safe harbour here. a potential islamic group attack _ safe harbour here. a potential islamic group attack on - safe harbour here. a potential islamic group attack on us - safe harbour here. a potential| islamic group attack on us soil could resonate across the country. here new orleans officials say they will be reviewing security measures ahead of upcoming mardi gras to make sure music go on. you saw that security across the city, especially here around the scene of that attack, butjust another around the scene of

the spokesperson for us presidentjoe biden said that justin trudeau has been a "stalwart friend" of thehat washington would stand with canada as it picks a new leader. we arejoined by we are joined by richard johnson, political scientist at the university of british columbia. thank you forjoining me. what you think the key thing is we should understand about mr trudeau decision to resign? i about mr trudeau decision to resin? ., �* resign? i wouldn't say it was inevitable — resign? i wouldn't say it was inevitable until _ resign? i wouldn't say it was inevitable until three - resign? i wouldn't say it was inevitable until three weeks| inevitable until three weeks ago. to a certain extent he is ago. to a certain extent he is a scapegoat to a larger set of problems. the party was haltingly moving towards trying to get him out but there was no mechanism to doing it automatically. the problems that are ascribed to him after the most part global problems. inflation, which is not rapid, it is going down as it is in most other places and more rapidly here than in the us. we have an affordabili

funeral service, that state funeral service will take place with the eulogy given by the current presidentjoe bidenving presidents, all of the other living presidents in the other living presidents in the congregation.— the other living presidents in the congregation. thanks once aaain. the congregation. thanks once again- as _ the congregation. thanks once again- as we _ the congregation. thanks once again. as we continue - the congregation. thanks once again. as we continue to - the congregation. thanks once| again. as we continue to watch these live pictures from georgia. we will talk to robert strong again any moment or two, he interviewedjimmy strong again any moment or two, he interviewed jimmy carter multiple times for a history project he was doing, so we will talk to him again on the programme in the next few minutes. but i want to come away from that. we have been juggfing away from that. we have been juggling the event there in georgia and we will be showing you the pictures from mara largo, donald trump at his news conference. he he will revoke offshore oil and gas, bands and vast areas

let's forget the united states where presidentjoe biden has just delivered his farewell address, the outgoing president want that an oligarchy is taking shape in america among a few wealthy people whom he says have amassed a dangerous concentration of power. he added that artificial intelligence needs to continue to be regulated and that the us must continue to lead the way on the technology ahead of china. ~ , . ~ on the technology ahead of china. ~ , ., ~ , on the technology ahead of china. ~ , . ~ , �* on the technology ahead of china. ~ , w , ~ , china. we must make sure ai is safe and trustworthy. _ china. we must make sure ai is safe and trustworthy. and - china. we must make sure ai is safe and trustworthy. and good| safe and trustworthy. and good for all humankind. in the age of ai, it's more important than ever that the people must govern. and as a land of liberty, america, not china, must late the well in the development of ai.- must late the well in the development of ai. this comes as the us _ development of ai. this comes as the us has _ development of ai. this comes as

presidentjoe biden later reversed that decision.imate, trump's is once again pulling the us out of the paris agreement — the landmark international deal designed to limit rising global temperatures. trump also reversed biden�*s recent decision to remove cuba from the us list of state sponsors of terrorism. and finally, trump issued pardons for nearly 1,600 of his supporters who were arrested in the riot at the us capitol in 2021. so what lies in store for those 1,600 supporters who stormed the us capitol four years ago who have been officially pardoned by mr trump? emma vardy is outside a prison in washington where some of those inside could be told they may be set free. there's been pretty dramatic scenes outside this jail for much of the day because many family members, friends, supporters of january the 6th defendants who are currently behind bars here have gathered here hoping to see them walk out of the prison gates. ever since donald trump made those sweeping pardons that have forgiven the convictions of hundreds of people who

washington cathedral with a funeral ceremony there, ever more service, delivered by the sitting presidentjoe bidenried here in plains, georgia next to his late wife rachel and carter. you can show some live images of the beginning of today�*s ceremony, a few hours away from here, america�*s georgia. they will be at the hospital where he had been receiving his care. it�*s about a three—hour drive also from atalanta and that is where renewal. it�*s about 20 minutes orso renewal. it�*s about 20 minutes or so from plains, georgia will begin to see this reminiscent ofjimmy carter�*s life was that he big town guy and was not one of these is closed presidents like john f of these is closed presidents likejohn f kennedy. he was a southern president who grew up on a farm without electricity or running water, back in 192a. jimmy carter was this nation�*s longest living president, living an entire century, 100 years of age, passing away odd to some of the 29th of last year. throughout the day, as we bring you coverage of these ceremonies, of the state funeral, we have if you guess who we are going to speak w

benjamin netanyahu, who has thanked both the incoming us president donald trump and the outgoing presidentjoe bidenthat cease—fire agreement. we're hearing that he's a spoken to mr trump and hearing that he's a spoken to mrtrump and he hearing that he's a spoken to mr trump and he thanked mr trumpfor his mr trump and he thanked mr trump for his help in promoting the release of the hostages and for helping israel end the suffering of the hostages and their families. suffering of the hostages and theirfamilies. the prime their families. the prime minister theirfamilies. the prime minister made it clear that he is committed to returning all the hostages by any means necessary and congratulated the us president—elect for his words that the us will work with israel to ensure that because i will never be a haven for terror. because i will never be a haven forterror. —— because i will never be a haven for terror. —— that gaza will. they will meet in washington soon to discuss this and other important issues. mr netanyahu then spoke to the us president, outgoing president, joe biden. also thanked him for h

presidentjoe biden announced he hopes to visit the city soon, after being briefed by his security teaming an unmistakeable message. they will not let this attack or attackers with a deluded ideology overcome us. we're going to continue to relentlessly pursue isis and other terrorist organisations where they are, and they'll find no safe harbour here. a potential islamic state group attack on us soil could resonate across the country. here in new orleans, officials say they'll be reviewing security measures ahead of upcoming mardi gras to make sure the music can go on. let's speak to billy nungesser, the lieutenant governor of louisiana. thank you forjoining us. we appreciate your time. i want to begin by asking you for your reflections in the past 48 hours or so in new orleans. irate hours or so in new orleans. we continue to _ hours or so in new orleans. - continue to pray for the families lost, loved ones and those recovering, and looking ahead and making our city safer, we have a super bowl coming and the grass, but i am angry that to learn that while this was being repaired for sup

us presidentjoe biden said he'd been continually briefed on the situation and that he's directed hise to assist authorities. in a written statement, he said, "there is no justification for violence of any kind, and we will not tolerate any attack on any of our nation's communities." i've spoken to every member of the agencies, from the cia to our national security team to our fbi and nsc, and we're going to gather all the... and i spent a lot of time with the mayor. what was your reaction when you heard what happened? well, my reaction was one of anger and frustration. thank you. we've also had reaction from president—elect donald trump, in a post on truthsocial. quote, "when i said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in our country, that statement was constantly refuted by democrats and the fake news media, but it turned out to be true. the crime rate in our country is at a level that nobody has ever seen before. our hearts are with all of the innocent victims and their loved ones, including the brave officers of the new orleans police department. t

and in a speech on his foreign policy achievements, outgoing presidentjoe biden said a deal to secure the brink. pressing hard to close this. the deal we have instructed would free the hostages, halt the fighting, provide security to israel and allow us to significantly surge humanitarian assistance to the palestinians who have suffered terribly in this war that hamas started. 0ur correspondentjonah fisher is covering the talks from jerusalem. there's a feeling tonight, i think, that those talks in qatar are intensifying. they've been going on for a while involving both an israeli delegation and an hamas delegation, but they've not been talking to each other directly. they've been effectively negotiating through mediators. what we are hearing tonight is that both of those delegations — while not in the same room. they're certainly not meeting face—to—face. they are in the same building, and that they are working on technical details. some quite detailed points related to how this ceasefire agreement might work when put in practice on the ground. the very broad brush of this deal — wel

us presidentjoe biden says a deal to achieve a ceasefire in gaza is on the brink of coming to fruition. nearly all public schools across los angeles have reopened after almost a week of wildfires. these are the live pictures from los angeles where you can see flames and smoke have picked up again as forecasters are warning that strong winds are set to return. the strongest winds are expected to be on tuesday in ventura county, north of la. while they're not expected to match last week's intensity,

us presidentjoe biden says israel and hamas are on the brink of a ceasefire deal in gaza.s his plan to boost growth, by making the uk an ai superpower. iam i am caitriona perry. you're very welcome. nearly all public schools across the los angeles area have reopened after almost a week of wildfires. but the city is bracing for further blazes with forecasters warning that strong winds are set to return. the strongest winds are expected to be on tuesday, in ventura county, north of la. while they're not expected to match last week's intensity, wind gusts could reach 70 miles per hour, about the force of a categoryi hurricane. three major fires are still burning. the palisades fire has burned more than 23,000 acres and is now 14% contained.

us presidentjoe biden has promised additional personnel and assets from the us department of defence.e's also cancelled his upcoming trip to italy to remain focused in the days ahead. earlier, we heard the mayor of los angeles give us this update on the situation.— on the situation. hurricane force winds _ on the situation. hurricane force winds are _ on the situation. hurricane force winds are usually - force winds are usually accompanied by rain storms, but these are hurricane force winds that are combined with extremely dry drought conditions. to provide context, at 10:20am yesterday, the palisades fire was at 10 acres. 12 minutes later, it was at 200 acres. to those who fled their homes, especially those who have lost your homes — our hearts are breaking for you and we stand with you. i know the world is looking at images of our city's devastation. i have seen the front lines of the palisades fire, and it is staggering. we also heard from kathryn barger, chair of la county's board of supervisors. we are prone to wildfires. but nothing like what i witnessed today. the eaton canyon

presidentjoe biden says he is surging all federal resources possible to southern california, includingderal firefighters and over 30 firefighting helicopters. he and vice president kamala harris have been speaking in the past couple hours. here's some of what they had to say. what we're seeing is a situation that is extremely dynamic. it's very much in play. and to some degree unpredictable. because we're literally waiting to see which way the wind blows. to the families who have been impacted by this disaster, you're living through a nightmare. i know. and i promise you, we're going to help you get through this and eventually recover and rebuild. joining me live is congressman brad sherman representing the area in california that is currently burning. thank you so much forjoining us. i understand you're out in your district. tell us what you have been witnessing. it is devastating _ have been witnessing. it is devastating here _ have been witnessing. it is devastating here at - have been witnessing. it 3 devastating here at the car have been witnessing. it 1 devastating here at the ca

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there are lots of comparisons to president joe | comparisons to presidentjoe biden and that he has lefty little time, especially in fact that it's normal government. —— minor government. truth is that the majority, know minority. parliament has now been shuttered until the end of marks for the liberals to hold a leadership ranks, and when they come back, a new leader almost to be lead faces the liberals to hold leadership rates, and when they come back, new leader almost to belief faces a confidence vote that all indications suggest the opposition parties will use to pull the plug and force a snap election on this government. this will through because one party has been clear than the others. —— a bit of question. here in the uk,after a weekend of appalling weather conditions with heavy snow or icy warnings for snow and ice remain in place. hundreds of schools were closed today, and there were continuing problems on the roads and railways, with air travel also disrupted. but for other areas as the weather's turned a little milder — the problem is now flooding, with close to 200 flood wa

live to the white house, where presidentjoe biden is giving out presidential medals of freedom. i think that u2. some of the other recipients are expected to be hillary clinton, you can see on the front row. let's the unfreedom is awarded to ash carter. he let's the unfreedom is awarded to ash carter-— to ash carter. he was a key leader, issues _ to ash carter. he was a key leader, issues ranging - to ash carter. he was a keyi leader, issues ranging from nuclear nonproliferation, counterterrorism and our sacred obligation to care, protect and decrypt our servicemembers and theirfamilies. his scientific their families. his scientific and theirfamilies. his scientific and technological innovations made our nation safer and his integrity and mentorship inspired generations of americans to serve and protect our nation with the presidential medal of freedom is awarded to hillary rodham clinton, guided "do all the good you can in all the ways you can". figs the good you can in all the ways you can'-_ the good you can in all the ways you can". as a lawyer, she defended _ ways you can".

the white house says us presidentjoe biden will travel to new orleans on monday. vigil has been set up on bourbon street for the 1a people killed in the new year's day attack. the family of the man who carried out the attack say they are struggling to understand what motivated him to do it. severe weather warnings have been issued for parts of england and wales over the weekend. there are amber warnings for snow and ice which could bring "hazardous" travel conditions. up to 30 centimetres of snowfall is expected in some places, and temperatures could fall as low at —10 degrees. apple has agreed to pay nearly £80 million to settle a case in america alleging some of its devices were listening to people without their permission. the tech giant was accused of using the virtual assistant siri to eavesdrop on customers, with the recordings shared with advertisers. apple didn't admit any wrongdoing. good evening. we are going to do things a little differently tonight. our panel is with us this first hour because we are continuing to watch an important moment in washingto

us presidentjoe biden and the egyptian president are calling on both sides to show flexibility to achievege of the deal will happy with the release of 3a israeli hostages including women, children, the wounded and sick. in return, its expected that israel will release 1,000 palestinian prisoners, including about 190 prisoners who have been serving sentences of 15 years or more. the final stage involves an agreement about the reconstruction of gaza — a process that could take years. for more on the situation, here's an update from our state department correspondent, tom bateman. the sense remains that these two sides are extremely close to a deal and that an announcement could come either within hours or within days. but is hoped for at some point this week and certainly before the inauguration of president trump next monday. now, we also had in washington a pretty significant intervention by the secretary of state antony blinken. both reiterating that the administration believes that they are on the brink of a deal here, but he also went into some details about the post—war plan that the

us presidentjoe biden says a deal to achieve a ceasefire in gaza is on the brink of coming to fruitione, particularly for those on his bad side. welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. nearly all public schools across los angeles have reopened after almost a week of wildfires. but the city is bracing for further flames with forecasters warning that strong winds are set to return. the strongest winds are expected to be on tuesday in ventura county, north of la. while they're not not expected to match last week's intensity, wind gusts could reach 70 miles per hour, about the force of a category1 hurricane. three major fires are still burning.

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always reliable champions of human rights, at home or abroad, and you specifically point to us presidentjoe bidend a double standard. what do you thinkjoe biden�*s legacy is going to be? it's very chequered history and legacy. i think biden came in making some very grand statements that he was going to sort of reset things when it came to the us's standing in the world and particularly human rights. the hypocrisy started well before the gaza war but gaza has been a real blight on the record of the biden administration. the double standards between how the us administration approached human rights and the protection of civilians in ukraine, where they threw everything that they had — the diplomatic pressure, their role in the multilateral system, at the un security council, the general assembly at the un council — yet, when it came to protecting civilians in the gaza conflict, the us actually played an obstructionist role. exercising its veto multiple times. that has not gone unnoticed by the whole world. but in particular by china and russia who have been actively trying to undermine the human ri

us presidentjoe biden praised the agreement, saying it brought 15 months of terror and suffering to an end. he first proposed the framework for the deal last may. here's some of what he had to say. phase one will allow six weeks. it includes a full and complete ceasefire, withdrawal of israeli forces from all the populated areas of gaza, and, and the release of a number of hostages held by hamas, including women and elderly and the wounded. in exchange, israel will release hundreds of palestinian prisoners, and during phase one, the palestinians can also return to their neighbourhoods in all the areas of gaza. this agreement marks the start of a very long road to permanent ceasefire. our state department correspondent tom bateman explains. the reality of what happens next, though, the reality of what happens next, thou-h, is the reality of what happens next, though, the reality of what happens next, thou-h, is in the reality of what happens next, though, the reality of what happens next, thou-h, is in five the reality of what happens next, though, is in five days�* time, the biden admi

the white house has released a statement about the events today and of course, the former presidentjoe bidennt donald trump have both taken credit for the gaza ceasefire deal. the white house statement earlier on said today the world celebrate as president trump secured the release of formal israeli hostages who were far too long held against their will by hamas. 0ur correspondent nick beake was in hostages square in tel aviv, where the families are gathered to celebrate the latest release of hostages and explained why one of their number did not appear. yes, this is arbel yahud. she's a 29—year—old civilian. and in israel all this week, the media was speculating that she would be released. but last night, when hamas gave this list of four women to be freed, she was not on it. and a lot of people were asking why, because under this deal, civilians are supposed to be released before soldiers, women before men. so that's how it works. but she wasn't on this list. and so what israel has said today is that hamas, through not releasing her today, is basically in breach of the deal here. and as a

mast across the country for 30 days, and a national day of mourning has also been announced by presidentjoe biden also deliver a eulogy at the ceremony, which will be attended by, it is expected, all living presidents, who have all been given in the invite to the ceremony. we will stay with the pictures on the screen for you. we'll have more on this a little later in the programme. some other news in the meantime. mark zuckerberg has announced that meta, the company that runs facebook, what's app and instagram, is to remove fact—checking from all its services. in a video message, he said the recent us elections felt to him like a "cultural tipping point, prioritising free speech". campaigners against hate speech say that move is politically motivated. sarah smith reports. with a whole new team about to take charge in washington, and elon musk, owner of the social media platform x enjoying boys nights out with his new best friend donald trump, the battle is on to stay on the right side of the president—elect. meta owner, mark zuckerberg, who controls facebook, instagram and threads, has a much tri

presidentjoe biden says that the us will offerfederal the us will offer federal assistance to the island000 were left without power as temperatures climbed. and 700,000 people were left without electricity in august, after hurricane earnesto. the incoming governor of puerto rico says the country's energy system is failing its citizens. now for more on this, i'm joined by ramon luis nieves. he'sjoining us by candlelight. it's been quite depressing for all of us, who were expecting to have meetings with our family, family reunions, and we are all in the dark here. right now, i'm in my wife's parents�* house with herfamily, but i visited my mother, she's in the dark too. these are very frustrating situation. we are very proud of our christmas season which really starts in november and ends mid—january. so, this is a special occasion for us. and we're quite frustrated that in the last day of 2024, we have evidence of how critical our energy situation is right now. and ramon, i understand you chaired the energy committee in the puerto rico senate. what's the root cause of the energy troubles

the spokesperson for us presidentjoe biden said that justin trudeau has been a "stalwart friend" of thehat washington would stand with canada as it picks a new leader. i spoke to emeritus professor richard johnston, political scientist and canada research chair emeritus at the university of british columbia, and he told me his reaction to trudeau's resignation. i wouldn't say it was inevitable until three weeks ago. to a certain extent he is the scapegoat for a larger set of problems. but he has not helped himself. the party was moving towards trying to get him out but there was no mechanism to doing it automatically. the problems that are ascribed to him after the most partly global problems. we have an affordability crisis in housing, homelessness crisis on the streets, but the truth of the matter is most of the indicators of the quality of life in this country are about as good as ever. we have an exchange rate issue with the us but that is a whole other story to do with the us. in many cases it is a kind of anticlimax. the collapse of liberal support really took place a year ago. eq

the united states will not enforce the law passed by congress last year and signed by former presidentjoe bidene's had a change of heart since trying to ban tiktok in 2020, trump responded, "because i got to use it." he also talked about china's relationship with tariffs, that can be rolled into the tiktok negotiations. stay with us here on bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. just hours after taking office, president trump has signed a series of executive orders — a written directive issued by the president to the federal government which does not require congressional approval. among them was a move to change the us government's policies on gender and diversity — one of the pledges laid out in his election campaign — our analysis editor ros atkins has more. the new president promised americans a revolution of common sense. this week, i will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life. applause the democrats would contest that that's been the goal, but the presidency�*s no longer theirs, and one line from donald