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CNN 5 Things

12 PM ET: McCarthy's future, freed hostages' fury, border crisis & more

CNN 5 Things

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News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

We begin with breaking news on former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's future in Congress. Leaked audio of heated meeting reveals some hostages’ fury at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Arizona and Texas are seeing spikes in border crossings, as Congress fights over immigration policy. The fourth GOP presidential primary is tonight. We have some new updates on Donald Trump's legal troubles. Plus, Time names their ‘Person of the Year.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi there from CNN I'm Chris Debeau with the five things you need to know for

0:05.2

Wednesday December 6th. This dressed in former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

0:09.9

says he's resigning from Congress and will leave at the end of the year.

0:14.0

He announced his decision in a Wall Street Journal oped.

0:17.0

Every day that passes is a game of roulette in their lives.

0:21.0

Leaked audio recordings of a meeting between Israeli

0:24.0

hostages released by Hamas and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu show some are

0:28.5

angry at him. They blamed Netanyahu for not doing more to release the remaining hostages in Gaza and for failing to protect them from Hamas's October 7th terror attack.

0:38.0

A female abductee freed with her children but without her husband who remains in captivity said she felt like there was no one doing

0:45.7

anything for them.

0:47.4

You will return them all.

0:48.8

They will not wait 50 days.

0:50.6

They will not wait another year because you claim that they are strong enough.

0:54.6

You have no information.

0:56.2

The fact that we were shelled, the fact that no one knew anything about where we were.

1:00.6

That was courtesy of Israeli news site, why net.

1:03.0

Netanyahu's office declined to comment on the leaked recordings.

1:06.0

It comes amid growing scrutiny of Israel's intensifying military campaign in Gaza.

1:11.0

Arizona and Texas are seeing spikes in border crossings,

1:15.0

as border security and immigration reform are central to the fight on Capitol Hill

1:20.0

over funding wars overseas.

1:22.0

The Senate is set to hold a critical test vote

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