♪ hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the u.s. and all around the world. i'm max foster live from london with the continuing cover of the israel/hamas war. it's now the fourth day between the tempers between israel and hamas. and after the hostages expected to be released from gaza in the hours ahead. 17 were released. today set to be the football day of the agreement. but hamas says it wants to extend the pause in the fighting beyond a four-day deal. a source tells cnn, the war cabinet is also discussing that possibility. as part of an additional deal, an additional 39 prisoners and detainees were released from jails on sunday. all were males 18 years old and younger. clare sebastian follows all of this from london. so, today is the last day of the truce. what do you expect to happen today. >> as you said, israel is receiving a list, they're discussing it. we don't have any more as of yet. they're going to release more information when they have it. i think all eyes now, it's the last day of the proposed four-day period is will it get extended we're hearing from hamas, israel likely is discussing it. the prime minister said in discussions with president biden he would welcome if more hostages could come out. this was not a new breakthrough. this was baked into the deal from the start. the option to extend an additional 24 hour if an additional israelis were released. qatar has made it clear, the key mediator in all of this, all along, they'd like to see this extend not only into several more stay days even a cease-fire. and president biden said on sunday he hopes this won't be the end. he hopes this has worked to an extent so far they will work to get more hostages out. >> hamas said israel broke the agreement on saturday. today, israel is saying hamas broke the agreement. take us through the delicacies here. >> this is really important, on the one hand, it has worked, dozens have been released and prisoners on the other side. there was a significant delay, hamas saying israel was not keeping up its bit of the bargain, not enough aid trucks were getting in, specifically, northern gaza. and there was an ongoing to be released saturday was a 13-year-old girl without her mother. israel said that showed hamas broke the agreement. and cnn asked the spokokesman colonel l conricus w why they thought t hamas did ththat, tak listenen. >> they'rere preyingng on the feelings o of israelis, simplel that. ththey want to manipipulate. they want t to crereate momore sufferering. ththey want t to leverage eachc every israeleli i in their capty fofor polititical prpressure. theyey think that theyey can bu their way out t of t this situa that thehey have forced uponon this war. and that they want to o use tht civilian hosostages s in order try to survive and see yet another day. this will fail. >> and the right one is that trust is extremely low and this is extremely fragile as we go into the fourth day. secondly, military officials told us they went forward to include the mother and the daughter. and they don't know her status. that is the very mind as we look to the fourth dane to the 180-plus hostages that still remain in gaza. >> but there does seem to be some will on both sides to extend the truce if possible? >> look, everyone would like, certainly,s israel would like to add more hostages, hamas has made it clear they'd like to me more prisoners released from jails. the key factor, israel intends to include its second war end which is to completely dismantle hamas. and it hasn't done that yesterday, the prime minister was in gaza on sunday saying we're going to do this in victory. wear be a flak jacket and helmet. i think the optics were clear. >> clare, thank you. hostages freed by hams are expressing joyful feelings with this families on friday. some are discharged from medical care. she was released from the hospital on sunday, similarly, danielle maloni and her 5-year-old daughter emilia were in that group of freed hostages they also were discharged from the hospital on sunday. hospital staff cleared on a 33-year-old filipinofreed by ha discharged on sunday. he's a father of three and was working as a caregiver when he was taken in israel. on sunday, three more thai hostages were released in gaza along with a dual russian israeli citizen. 15 other freed foreign nationals are in stable condition and improving. according to the director of israel's shamir medical center. she said they're very happy to be there and getting the care they need. meanwhile, there are celebrations in part of west bank while dozens of prisoners were released from jails. crowds waved palestinian and hamas flags and gathered around the bus that carried prisoners. the israeli prison service said 39 prisoners and detainees, all male, teenagers, were released sunday from seven prisons. the white house says u.s. president joe biden remains in close contact with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu about the release of hostages. mr. netanyahu told president biden that the possibility of extending the truce with hamas would be welcome in return for the further release of ten hostages per day from gaza according to a statement. cnn's priscilla alvarez has more from the white house. >> reporter: president biden on sunday celebrated the release of abigail idan, 4-year-old american hostage held by hamas and released as part of the deal between israel and hamas. she'd been held in captivity for seven weeks and both of her parents were killed in the october 7 terror attacks. the president calling what she went through a terrible trauma and also calling the experience, quote, unthinkable. the president did speak with her family on sunday, though he did not have details on her condition when speaking to reporters earlier in the day. the president making it clear in those remarks it's not just about the release of hostages but getting additional human taken aid into gaza. and expressing some hope there could be more pauses in fighting in the days to come to again get more hostages released. >> critically needed, going in and hostages going on. this structure can be extended to keep building on these results. that's our goal, that's our goal, to keep this pause going on in tomorrow, so we can don't see more hostages coming out and more humanitarian relief that is needed in gaza. >> reporter: the military said israel is prepared a pause in fighting in addition for a release of hostages for those ten days. and the president spoke to the prime minister on sunday, as well as, again, getting aid into gaza and secure the release of more hostages. what is clear tonight is that there is still intensive negotiations and discussions ongoing about getting those hostages released by hamas after this four-day pause. priscilla alvarez, cnn, at the white house. all right. before the third group of hostages were released by hamas on sunday, cnn's wolf blitzer asked isaac herzog about extending the truce? >> so, you're open to extending the truce? >> again, the way you interpret the word "truce" is complicated. we've already agreed, made it public, that the additioner four days, a release of further prisoners, ten per day, i don't have the exact numbers, we will extend the humanitarian pause meaning the truce, that's the way it is. >> you call it a pause? >> yes. and that our clear intention is to go in and complete the job because we must not enable this base of terror, this platform of terror, which was taken over cruel time in 2007 by hamas to continue. and how would you expect anybody who went through these horrific torments and horrific scene in this bash eric attack on october 7th with rape and torture and beheading and chopping kandeing hostages. how do you expect anybody to go back there if there's no complete end to this threat. >> joining me from canberra, australia, from the policy institute, thank you for joining us, we're interested in how the military positions have changed as a result of this truce. because the war isn't over, because we saw prime minister benjamin netanyahu wearing a flak jacket. and we've seen an opportunity for hamas to regroup to some extent. >> that's correct. the war is definitely not over. i think we're in a tense report while this exchange of hostages and prisoners goes ahead. but it's highly unlikely that hamas will release all of the hostages. so at a certain point, the cease-fire must come to an end and israel would go back to its primary goal which is the destruction of hamas and defeat of hamas. and obviously, you know, the war will resume with the atrocity that we've seen before. >> what kind of efforts could hamas have made in this truce to try to get on a more stable footing? how could they have taken advantage of it? >> well, certainly in the absence of israeli bombings and strikes, what they would want to do is resupply their fighting forces. potentially reposition the fighting forces to new defensive positions. they'll have four days, maybe 0 a day or two longer to do that to ensure that the hams forces are better equipped with new ammunition, new supplies. the essentials that every soldier needs, food and water. and essentially then prepare for israelis to come back at them. and at the same time, israelis would then be watching what hamas is doing, gathering intelligence. planning their next round of strikes. >> how are they able to do that when they're not able to fight. they're using technology, presumably and still on the ground, aren't they? >> the use of technology, obviously, the drones would be occurring so they won't be dropping bombs or firing munitions, but they'd be gathering intel against what hamas are doing, as far as when hamas redeployed their forces and where they're moving across the battlefield and potentially be doing what's known as electron intelligence or alien c consignal as known. it's known that hamas used that tunnel network to communicate and there would be some radio transmissions, so it's possible the israelis are gathering intelligence that way. the israelis have spy satellites, they'll be watching things from space, they'll be watching from the air. of course, you have israeli forces on the ground monitoring hamas movements as well. >> and we can probably read into the fact that israel seems keen on extending the truce. we can probably read into that but they are a cross-intelligence and quite competent intelligence they're gathering as they get back in and when? >> yeah, i think the israelis have probably used the cease-fire quite wisely to gather as much intelligence as possible. and when the cease-fire comes to an end, the israelis will launch their campaign once again with that initial ferocity that they began with. and they will have fresh intelligence on what hamas were doing and where they're positioned. so, i would expect the resumption of the conflict to be very intense indeed. hamas doesn't have an intelligence-gathering network, so they would be at a disadvantage in terms of understanding and knowing the battle space, compared to israelis. but, you know, the hamas group can hunker down inside bombed out buildings. prepare booby traps and position markers, so it is going to be difficult for the idf once they start advancing further in as a result. >> malcolm davis, thank you for your analysis today. >> thank you. aid trucks have been lining up at the border crossing in egypt as we wait to get into gaza which may be the final day of temperatures in gaza. and we're learning what it's been like during the cease-fire and what the palestinians are hoping for and fearful of after the truce ends. later, massive demonstrations were held in major cities including new york, where a key bridgege was s shut dodown on o the busisiest travelel days. yeyear.. ♪ at least 120 trucks carrying aid into gaza on sunday, according to the egyptian government and the palestinian red crescent says 100 of those trucks delivered food, water, relief items, first aid supplies and medicine to gaza city in the northern areas to thousands of people in desperate need. cnn's larry madowo is in cairo with the very latest. >> reporter: after aid to northern gaza almost derailed the temporary truce on saturday, with hamas coming in, more trucks getting into northern gaza on sunday. the palestinian red crescent confirming sunday evening that at least 100 trucks have come into the territory, they're bringing relief supplies, emergency medicines, food, water, that's badly needed there. and monday, being the last day of this temporary truce, we already saw on sunday evening, trucks lining up in egypt hoping to get in. and the understanding here is, it's a difficult process to try and clear this aid coming into gaza because it goes into an israeli checkpoint and then knowns into gaza and gets unloaded and loaded into trucks and then tripped across the gaza strip. the needs are all across the strip, according to the agency there, people need cooking gas, people need food, people need water. and some parts of the risk of dehydration are becoming very real. but also this temporary pause in fighting is life as a return to normalcy in terms of southern gaza, people going to the market, picking up supplies. and in the midst of circumstances some living a regular daily life. >> translator: 37 days of war, we were living in fear. our kids were terrified. this is the first time we went out. we were afraid to go out since the air strikes since the cease-fire, we have been able to go out to buy our needs safely. >> reporter: monday will be a crucial day to see if this truce will be extended or not. aid organizations, the u.n., everybody working in the strip want this to be extended for a much longer period. the u.n. relief agency says they'll need at least 200 trucks going in every day for two months just as the need for that and if it ends on monday, a lot of people will be back to suffering greatly. larry madowo, cnn, cairo. >> earlier, cnn's alex marquardt spoke with an aid worker with the norwegian refugee council that lives in gaza with his family. they discussed what it was like three days into the cease-fire and why he feels the aid community needs to do more to find an end to the crisis there. >> we reached out, several of them were injured during the bombardments. people were unprepared, to actually take anything. so they used it as an opportunity to go and find clothes for my children. and we had nothing. i had a roof over my head, lots of people, people doesn't have that option. we've never seen homeless people in gaza in our lives. now to see homeless people in the streets and people just looking for anyplace as a shelter without any means of protection. and this is going to be really hard on them to cope with it. i work for an aid organization, if you combine us all as an organization, international organization, and international organization that cannot cover the need for the people in the south. and these four days are not enough, it's an impossible mission that we can offer the n need, it did something, but in terms of preparing for the need, unfortunately, it's not covering the scale of need that we have. the aid is changing something, but it's not tangible, we can't feel it, because the amount that's needed is massive. >> and so, it sounds like everyone is just hoping that these exchanges just continue, so you can drag out this moment of quiet, as long as possible, but at the same time, there's a recognition that at some point the violence will start again? >> people are really hoping this will last. with every day they extend it so people can breathe more. but also, we know that it will be limited. if they do not reach a permanent cease-fire and reach permanent agreements between all of the parties. and there's an responsibility to maintain a solution for gaza. and people are -- people can hope, what they can do is keep hoping. >> how is your family doing? >> we will survive. all that we're looking for is just to survive. i hope i can provide anything for my children and my family, but unfortunately, even if you have the financial capacity, i have money to afford buying things, but you cannot find it. i have two children, 8 years, 5 years old, and they witnessed several of those, my daughter can understand the difference between it at 4 years old. became exposed. >> hamas said the world leaders and the international community must be held responsible for the botto bombardment of gaza over the last seven weeks and stop this madness. as some hostages wait to be reunited with their loved ones, we'll hear from them ahead. and new details about a man who allegedly shot three college students in vermont. just ahead. ♪ the power goes out and we still have wifi to do our homework. and that's a good thing? great in my book! who are you? no power? no problem. introducing storm-ready wifi. now you can stay reliably connected through power outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery back-up to keep you online. only from xfinity. home of the xfinity 10g network. ♪ at the end of the four-day temporary cease-fire between israeli and hamas is approaching, is the discussions of a possible extension. sources tell cnn that on sunday, israel's war cabinet discussed the possibility prolonging the pause in fighting. something hamas says it wants as well. now, the third exchange of hostages and prsenners was ducted on sunday. 17 hostages held by hamas were freed including a 4-year-old american israeli dual citizen. later in the day, israel released 39 prisoners, all male teenagers. for some families, the nightmare that began seven weeks ago has finally come to an end, cnn's matthew chance has more from tel aviv. >> reporter: they arrived by helicopter, to the safety of an israeli children's hospital near tel aviv. their 51-day nightmare as hostages in gaza at an end. just hours earlier, they were released to the red cross, hamas posting this highly choreographied video, it's audio removed, apparently showing palestinians in gaza city which israel has obviously panned cheering. and the israeli abigail idan who turned 4 just days ago in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas. her relatives say she doesn't know abigail doesn't know she's returning home on orphan. >> her brother and sister survived. they hid in a closet thinking that abigail was murdered too. they're with their grandparents and uncles and aunts on the kib be . >> reporter: this is the area where so many were slaughtered on abducted on october 7th. family members say abigail was in her father's arms when he was gunned down and she fled to her neighbors, the brodutch family. >> hold? >> 4 1/2? >> reporter: abducted and released. from the start of this ordeal, abby brodutch told me he kept fighting. >> hope with me and my beliefs, i believe that they're doing fine. you know, these guys that took them, i know they're religious, i know they're muslim. so, i got this really great hope that they're, you know, treating them well, feeding them and letting them move around a bit. maybe play some soccer. >> reporter: and now also released 9-year-old tal goldstein almog seen here with his sister, father and brother. they're also returned free. returned to a shattered family, tal's other sister and father were both murdered. >> the best is going to come. whatever happened we cannot change. and she's not longer with us, the beautiful girl, is not with us anymore. >> reporter: but there's still a chance? >> yes, yes, yes. we have to bring what's left -- we have to bring what's left from this family. it's a broken family. >> reporter: and there are so many broken families with each hostage release, they now start to help rebuild. matthew chance, cnn, tel aviv. well, some major cities saw mastiff protests related to the israel/hamas war on sunday. ♪ >> in london, thousands ran up against anti-semitism, police say hate crimes have spiked in the city ever since the conflict began last month. protesters called for the release of hostages and some held signs that read hate. in new york, the manhattan bridge was shut down almost four hours, the protesters calling for a permanent cease-fire in gaza. the bridge reopened in the afternoon. three college students were shot in burlington, vermont on saturday evening, police say they have now arrested the suspect, 48-year-old jason eaton who lived in an apartment building where the shooting took place. cnn has the details. >> authorities in vermont are looking into the possibility this was a hate crime. according to the police in burlington, the three palestinian students were walking on the street on their way to visit a relative on saturday when they were confronted with a man armed with a gun. all three students were shot. at the time of the shooting we are told two of the three victims were wearing a traditional palestinian scarf. we're told the photo of the three students was taken earlier in the day on saturday. all three victims are being treated at vermont medical center. two of them, we're told, are in stable condition, the third suffered more serious injuries. now according to the institute for middle east understanding, that's an organization that is in contact with the victims' family, the students were identified as hisham ourer tani, kinnon abdelhamid and tahseen ahmed. and ourer tani's uncle said ourer tani was visiting his grandmother. here's an attorney representing the family why they're certain this was a hate-motivated crime. >> suspect walked up and shot them. they weren't robbed. they weren't mugged. it was a targeted -- a targeted shooting. and a targeted crime. and they were wearing the scarf. they are known in the area, for palestinians, that's a well-known symbol. it's a well-known club. it's very symbolic of the palestinian cause, the palestinian culture of history. the fact that they were wearing this and fell victim to a shooter, leads to us believe that played a role, their identity played a role, in them being targeted. >> reporter: sunday night, a crowd gathered outside of the burlington city hall. and called on police to investigate the shooting as a hate crime. now, earlier in the day, the chief of police said no one can look at this incident and not suspect it may have been a hate-motivated crime. the fbi said it is aware of the incident, and they're ready to investigate the shooting. carlos suarez, cnn, atlanta. next on "cnn newsroom," ukraine is retaliating after russia launched a record number of drones at kyiv over the weekend. also ahead, the families of chinese victims of malaysia air flight 370 are getting their long-awaited day in court with the embattled closure far from over. you want to be able to provide your child with the tools or resources they need. with reliable internet at home, through the internet essentials program, the world opened up. fellas, fellas. that's how my son was able to find the hidden genius project. we wanted to give y'all the necessary skills to compete with the future. kevin's now part of this next generation of young people who feel they can thrive. ♪ ♪ ♪ russia says it destroyed at least 24 ukrainian drones that were headed for moscow and other cities just in the past day. dozens of other drones were also taken out over ukraine areas that are under russian control. this all happened the day after russia launched its largest drone attack against kyiv since the start of the war, according to local officials. a ukrainian energy company says power has been restored to everyone in the capital after those attacks left people in the dark. cnn's anna coren joins us live from kyiv. i mean, this whole battle happening in the air at the moment. >> certainly, on saturday, max. an unprecedented wave of drones targeting the capital here early saturday morning. we heard the air raid sirens. and then loud explosions and the air defense systems working overtime. and then the sound of drones. this lasted for more than six hours. as you say, 75 drones targeted ukraine, mainly kyiv. 74 of those were shot down. now, we visited one of the areas where the drone debris had dropped. it was on a kindergarten in a residential area. meters away, hundreds of apartments in this residential complex. one of the mothers that we spoke to, she said, we're used to this, but we don't want to be used to this. and the fact of the matter is, max, that ukrainians know that there will be more attacks like this in the coming weeks and months. as they move into the depths of winter. it is snowing here in kyiv. temperatures are freezing. and russia wants to target ukraine's energy infrastructure. so, the ukrainians know that there will be more atacms, air defense systems in kyiv, they're critical, russia's aim is to terrorize the organization. >> they're calling for more help from the defenses, right? >> absolutely, we heard from them over the weekend while kyiv is protected there's a deficit of these air defense systems. he's in touch with countries who have promised more. he specifies the regions, particularly on the borders of belarus and russia. he said zaporizhzhia, kherson and the donetsk region, these are difficult areas to protect. let's have a listen to what president zelenskyy had to say. >> translator: there is a certain number of air defense systems with certain names, we are asking for them. we already got a positive answer when those systems will start to guard that region. because there, both the corridor and the people are important. >> and now, max, you know, we know that ukraine needs absolutely everything. we're moving into the second year of this war, they need arms. they need ammunition. they need drones, they need air defense systems that we just heard from president zelenskyy. but there say growing consensus certainly to the people we're speaking to that the west is providing enough but not enough for the solution. we spoke to the soldiers on the west end, yesterday, we went to a hospital, where dozens of soldiers were injured in the war. they were the lucky ones to survive. they say they do not have enough weapons to survive the war, the general, commander in chief of the ukrainian war, he said enough printed in "the economist" a couple weeks ago. he said there's a delay in weapons provided by the west. we know that the training is on the way. but those are up in the air in spring at the earliest. so basically, the world needs to step up. the west needs to step up. ukraine is fighting europe's war, and the people here, they need these weapons. they need these air defense systems now. >> anna, in kyiv, thank you. the president smoftd of the leaders responsible for the attack on military barrick information the capital city have been arrested. the president says a group of people attacked the armory early on sunday morning, but managed to escape after coming up against security forces. on sunday, a nationwide curve few has been imposed and officials are continuing the negotiations. compensation hearings are being heard in beijing for the families of chinese victims of malaysia flight 370. about 40 families are suing the airlines, wells the schooner, boeing and the manufacturer of the plane's engine. the plane disappeared over the indian ocean nearly ten years ago. a mystery that's still never been resolved. 239 people on board, 150 were chinese nationals. the plaintiffs in the hearings have turned down previous settlement offers claimed the tragedy not only deprived them of their loved ones but also left them in financial distress. still to come, winter weather set to dump snow on some states in the u.s. we'll have the latest forecast and where it's going to hit, next. ♪ this week, cities across georgia, many people will pay their final respects 0 to former first lady rosalynn carter who will died last sunday at age 96. cnn's eva mckckend zi is is in e hometown. >> reporter: at the marin nath that church on saturday, a spirit of gratitude as those reflected on the life of former first lady rosalynn carter. kim fuller asking congregants to sing "morning as broken" as loud as they could, as if rosalynn could hear them. that was one of her favorite songs. she thanked one of the congregants for readying for the week by redoing the flower pots. the parishioners all playing for the quarter family. we had an opportunity to speak to one of the deacons of the church. he spoke about the significance of servant leadership something that he said rosalynn embodied. >> at the food ministry, they would give loafs of bread into windows of cars. that's all she could hold. this was last year. she would serve in she could absolutely serve. so many people are worried about themselves. it's what we've seen from the carter family. we're forever grateful for her. >> reporter: a number of celebrations will take place this week, including on tuesday in atlanta. a memorial service that president biden and other dignitaries are expected to attend. wednesday will be the funeral service here in plains. tomorrow, in nearby americus, a wreath-laying ceremony. and a question on many folks' minds is will president carter be able to attend any of these events this week. the short answer we don't know for sure. but we do know, from a walk-through that we were at today in americus, that preparations are under way for him, in the event that he is able to come. eva mckend, cnn, plains, georgia. an end to the fast going holiday thanksgiving weekend came to an end, with lines at hartsfield as travelers waited to board their flights. nearly 7,000 flights into or out of the u.s. were delayed on sunday. less than 50 were reported cancelled. american airlines said sunday was their busiest thanksgiving ever, supervising 6.5 million customers. with 6100 departures. more travel delays across the u.s. may be coming this week, thanks to winter weather as well. the u.s. national weather service reports more than a foot of snow fell across some states on sunday. and even more is on the way for the states in the northeast. meteorologist elisa raffa has the latest forecast for the u.s. >> since snow showers could slow you down on the roads as you get back to work after the thanksgiving holiday, we have a couple of warnings for snow, lake-effect snow warning for lake erie, stretching up to maine. you can see from minneapolis and chicago and detroit as those lake showers really start to pump. from new york to boston, the last of that rain, even snow showers getting into new england even late in the day on tuesday. some totals for rain could be up to an inch. the snow totals zeroing into some of these communities right off the lakes, ages the cold ai bumps that lake-effect snow. what happens is we have the arctic air coming, that very cold air is going to swipe across the lakes. when that happens, the lakes are relatively warmer than the cold air. the cold air picks. moisture from the lake. it starts to hit in the land rises very quickly it gets that snow machine and will pop. man, will it pop, we're looking at totals well over a foot for areas in cleveland and erie, 12 to 18 inches possible. up in oswego to tug hill, you're looking at totals, two to three feet. so getting pretty treacherous as we start the work week after the holiday. temperatures will stay in average to keep that arctic air in play to tuesday and wednesday. the headlines are filled with news of war and suffering in eastern europe and europe, around the world still finding ways of hope for cheer. here's michael holmes with more on that. >> reporter: a gift from one city to another, every year for the past 76 year, the people of oslo fell a tree from a nearby forest to send to london, where it will shine bright for the holiday season, in trafalgar square, a symbol for britain during world war ii, a look of hope for some but a beacon for around the world. >> we're looking at so much war, in really dark times, i think the christmas tree symbolizes peace. it symbolizes standing together, friendship between cities. >> reporter: that spirit of love and light in full swing in many cities, from the celebrations on the champs-elysees to a holiday selfie with a sparkling backdrop in madrid. or a stroll through a christmas market where the warmth of the season is doled out by a cupful. >> translator: it's the lights, the cinnamon and the pretzels, you get away from every day. >> reporter: but there are some places where loss overshadows joy. in israel, despite the ongoing is israel/hamas war there is hope more israelis could be reunited with loved ones before hanukkah begins in a week and a half. christians have invited churches in the region to refrain from overly festive activities over christmas. the city of bethlehem, and occupied west bank which is usually illuminated this year to mark the birth of jesus says it's dismantling its christmas decorations this year in solidarity with palestinians in gaza. ukraine faces its second christmas while at war with russia. this year, it's officially moved the holiday to december 25th, when many christian denominations celebrate it, instead of following the russian orthodox calendar which observes it on january 7. last year, there were some reservations about putting up a tree in kyiv city center. but a 12-meter high artificial tree was lit up in the colors of ukraine's flag. the lights powered by a generator, because of repeated russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure. kyiv's mayor called a tree of invincibility, a light that won't go out, even in the darkness of war. michael holmes, cnn. thanks for joining us here on "cnn newsroom." i'm max foster in london. 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