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12 PM ET: Hostage rescued, college killing, new form of weight loss drug & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

The Israeli military says it's rescued a man who was taken hostage by Hamas more than 10 months ago on October 7th. While they fight over rules for the presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump air new ads on key issues. Ukraine's President says he'll lay out his peace plan for President Joe Biden. A Rice University student has been found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. And, a new, cheaper version of a weight loss drug is on the market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey there from CNN, I'm Chris de Boe with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, August 27th.

0:07.0

The Israeli military has rescued a father who was taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7th terror attacks.

0:14.3

Israeli commandos rescued Khaid for Han al-Kadi from an underground tunnel following accurate

0:21.8

intelligence. His medical condition is stable and he will

0:26.2

undergo examination in hospital. His family had been waiting 326 days to receive the news they did today.

0:37.0

CNN's Jeremy Diamond is in Tel Aviv and has more details about Khaid Farhan Al-Kadi.

0:42.0

He is a 52 year old father of... details about Kaidh Farhan Alkati.

0:43.0

He is a 52 year old father of 11 who has taken hostage

0:46.4

while he was working as a security guard at a factory

0:49.4

in Kibbutzma again.

0:50.6

He is a Bedwin man with Israeli citizenship over the last 10 and a half months.

0:55.6

He has endured captivity in Gaza.

0:57.8

I believe he's the eighth hostage to actually be rescued in an Israeli military operation and brought back to Israel alive.

1:05.6

Obviously very welcome news for his family and very happy news in this country,

1:10.4

although we should note that there are still over a hundred Israeli hostages still being held captive in the Gaza Strip.

1:18.0

At least 30 of those are believed to be dead, the fate of the others still uncertain.

1:24.5

While a dispute over-microphone muting rules for the presidential debate plays out,

1:28.8

both candidates are hitting the airwaves with policy promises and lines of attack on their opponent.

1:34.0

Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign has a new ad out with a focus on economic messaging.

1:39.0

When I am elected president, I will make it a top priority to bring down costs.

1:45.0

We should be doing everything we can to make it more affordable to buy a home.

1:50.0

Under my plan, more than 100 million Americans will get a tax cut.

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