3 PM ET: Ceasefire deal’s final steps, Bondi’s hearing, a pipeline leak & more

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🗓️ 15 January 2025

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Palestinian civilians are expected to be allowed to return to northern Gaza if a ceasefire and hostage exchange deal is finalized. At her confirmation hearing today, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general said she wouldn’t enforce an “enemies list.” Firefighters in California face several more critical hours of dangerous winds fuelling wildfires. The US Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on a popular ingredient. Plus, America's largest fuel pipeline is temporarily shut off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From CNN, I'm Afamadiki, with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, January 15th.
0:08.3	A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is expected to be implemented this Sunday.
0:13.5	Hamas and its allied militant groups are expected to release 33 hostages seized from Israel during the October 7th, 2023 attacks. In return, Israel will free
0:23.7	hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. A U.S. official says some issues came up in the final moments
0:29.3	before Hamas agreed to the deal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said
0:34.7	there are still, quote, several unresolved points in the Gaza deal,
0:38.3	but expects them to be settled tonight. CNN's Jeremy Diamond walks us through the process
0:43.0	that needs to happen in Israel before the agreement can become reality.
0:47.2	This agreement will now go from the Israeli prime minister. He will take this agreement
0:51.7	before his security cabinet, which is a smaller group of his governing
0:56.2	coalitions.
0:57.2	They will then give an up or down vote on this.
0:59.6	If it is approved, it will then go to the full cabinet for approval.
1:03.3	And only then will the Israeli government be able to officially sign off on this deal and
1:08.5	begin marching towards implementation.
1:15.5	Once the agreement is confirmed, Palestinian civilians are expected to be allowed to return to northern Gaza, and a massive amount of aid will follow.
1:20.1	Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Attorney General, is fielding questions
1:24.7	about her loyalty to Trump at a Senate confirmation hearing. During an exchange
1:29.2	with Democratic Senator Chris Coons, he asked Bonnie if she would be willing to resign if order to do
1:34.4	something, quote, unethical or illegal. Senator, I wouldn't work at a law firm. I wouldn't be a prosecutor.
1:41.5	I wouldn't be attorney general. If anyone asked me to do something improper,
1:47.2	and I felt I had to carry that out.
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