It's Monday, welcome.

I'm ever put in.

I'm going to make.

I'm Mike Baker.

Your eyes and ears on the world stage, and in our continuing game of Where's Waldo,

appearing today from an airport somewhere in the northwest, heading out towards the Far East.

So, with that said, let's get briefed. We'll start the show with the tragedy in Germany,

where a driver deliberately plowed into a crowded Christmas market, leaving five dead and over 200 injured.

Authorities are investigating the suspect's motives as the nation mourns.

Later in the show, we'll cover a case of friendly fire over the Red Sea where two U.S. Navy pilots were forced to eject after

their jet was struck by fire from a U.S. warship. Plus, we'll have an update on the Gaza

ceasefire negotiations where Palestinian officials are claiming a deal is nearly complete,

and only a few sticking points remain.

And in today's back of the brief, good news for the new de facto head of Syria, as the U.S.

is scrapping the longstanding $10 million bounty on his head.

But first, today's PDB spotlight.

A devastating act of terror unfolded this weekend

in Magdeburg, Germany. A driver plowed a vehicle into a bustling Christmas market,

killing at least five people, including a nine-year-old child, and injuring over 200 others.

The suspect has been identified as a 50-year-old Saudi national and doctor named

Taleb Abdul-Malson. He was arrested, and I apologize if I got the pronunciation wrong. He was arrested

at the scene after his vehicle came to a halt amidst the carnage. Authorities have since charged him

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