and hostages exchanges. shaimaa khalil has the latest, from jerusalem and her report contains some distressing images from the beginning. once again, a child tells their story of the war. this child s home in khan younis was bombed overnight. we were upstairs, she says, then we were hit, and i started running. she tries to comfort her sister, but she has no idea that her mother and brother were killed in the strike. herfather, abdullah, sits next to the body bags. he s still in shock. this is my son, he says. this morning, he asked me for biscuits. i went to buy them. when i came back, ifound him and my wife dead. the ground offensive continues to deepen in the southern city of khan younis, where hundreds of thousands have fled from the fighting in northern gaza. israel says it s trying to protect civilians during its operation against hamas fighters. but it said it regretted what it called extensive collateral damage in a strike last weekend. the hamas run health m
has that story. it s 6am and this fighter base on the coast of taiwan is already a hive of activity. on the apron, mirage 2000 fighter jets from taiwan s rapid reaction squadrons, theirjob to meet any incoming threats taiwan s airspace. these taiwanese fighter jets being scrambled behind me here are heading out into the taiwan strait to confront chinese aircraft that are coming across the strait and probing taiwan s airspace. this is now happening multiple times every day. these pictures are from chinese television, showing their fighter jets, and that down below is the coast of taiwan. just over the horizon, there is another game of cat and mouse. this man puts up a long antenna to eavesdrop on the radio traffic coming from china s navy. radio chatter that s the chinese navy talking to the taiwanese navy, saying, your territorial waters, that you claim, do not exist, that the people s republic of china is the only legitimate government of china and taiwan is an inseparable
freed and why president biden made the tough call to release the venezuelan president s alleged moneyman from u.s. custody. donald trump back on the campaign trail after the bombshell court decision that could remove him from colorado s primary ballot. his g.o.p. rivals criticizing the move. this is a flagrant violation of the rule of law. margaret: renewed hope for another cease-fire between israel and hamas in exchange for the release of more hostages. the new warning about lithium-ion batteries. what you need to know for your holiday shopping. so pretty. margaret: and a hospital s holiday tradition is making spirits bright. i love it! [laughter] margaret: good evening to our viewers in the west. i m margaret brennan in for norah o donnell. we begin tonight with new details about a major prisoner swap between the u.s. and venezuela. ten americans, including several the u.s. considered wrongfully detained, were released from that south american country today,
new details about the americans freed and why president biden made the tough call to release the venezuelan president alleged moneyman from u.s. custody. donald trump back on the campaign trail after the bombshell court decision that could remove him from colorado s primary ballot. his g.o.p. rivals criticizing the move. this is a flagrant violation of the rule of law. spiegelman renewed hope for another cease-fire between israel and hamas in exchange for the release of more host hostages. the new warning about lithium-ion batteries. what you need to know for your holiday shopping. so pretty. margaret: at a hospital s holiday tradition is making spirits bright. i love it! margaret: good evening. i m margaret brennan infra norah o donnell. we begin tonight with new details about a major prisoner swap between the u.s. and venezuela. ten americans including several in the u.s. considered wrongfully detained for a release from south american country today, in ex
the energy regulator ofgem has asked suppliers to pause the forced installation of prepaid metres. it follows revelations that a debt collection company working for british gas broke into the homes of vulnerable people to install the metres. prepayment metres require customers to pay for their energy in advance. it s more expensive than paying by direct debit, but are sometimes the only option for people who have struggled to pay and are in debt to a supplier. ben king has more. an undercover reporter from the times newspaper joined a team of debt collectors, entering the home of a single father with three young children. they count as vulnerable. but, these workers from arvato financial solutions, working for british gas, opened the door and installed a prepayment meter anyway. installing prepayment meters by force is legal, but it s meant to be a last resort, and should not be done to vulnerable households. if people cannot afford to top up the meters, they will be left wit