close, could bring some of the hostages home very soon, but i don t want to get into details or things because nothing is done until it s done. and we have more to say, we will. but things are looking good at the moment. sandra: at this hour, awaiting updates from both the state department and the pentagon on the war in the middle east of a the president there says a hostage deal with hamas is very close and he is optimistic. and also an update is expected from the pentagon a short time from now after the u.s. military carried out an airstrike last night, killing several militants from iranian proxy group. a lot to learn in the coming minutes and hours. hello, welcome, john, great to be with you. john: good to be with you as well, sandra. john roberts in washington. america reports . an agreement could be announced at any moment but what we know at this hour about the hostages. the deal on the table would free about 50 israeli women and children in exchange for 150 pales
resources to deal with this problem. until then, sorry, no sympathy for new york. harris: i apologize to everybody who might be grabbing a late breakfast or early lunch. you know what they are dealing with in park slope, brooklyn, the former home of the mayor, people relieving themselves in empty pizza boxes outside people s homes. expensive neighborhood there. unbelievable. explain that to your child walking on the sidewalk. they have no place to go. and they keep coming. the biden administration reaching an agreement with iran to release five detained americans. in exchange the united states will release $6 billion in iranian assets. the five americans in prison are placed under house arrest as the deal moves forward. republicans are furious with this agreement. the iranians wanted that money and now they are going to get it. we re now about a billion dollars a hostage.
by the saudis. they think they re going to get their money back. they have no side deals with elon musk and the deal moves forward. but let s at least ask those questions. because if musk says that the reason he bought twitter is to promote free speech, well, then the saudis are a curious partner because they have the exact opposite goal. they want to repress free speech. they want their enemies, political dissidents to be thrown off of twitter. so it doesn t seem to be a marriage that makes a lot of sense unless the saudis are getting something out of it for their goals which is not the same as elon musk s stated goals. on opec and the decision to cut 2 million barrels of production a day, the opposite of what the biden administration was hoping for when president biden went there, met with them. you have said repeatedly, and i quote, there have to be consequences. there haven t been. what should the biden administration do?
elements. a couple sticking points remain. the u.s. is demanding cars must be built with 85% of their parts made in canada or mexico in order to qualify for reduced tariffs. but mexico wants to continue making cars with more parts from other countries. the u.s. also wants to final agreement to expire after five years, move opposed by mexico and canada. the finish line inside, it s clear nafta s fate hinges on canada. the hope is the mexican deal will become the model for what canada accepts. it should be good news for a deal with canada if the mexican deal moves forward. until then, canada is on standby. canada is ready to be at the table anytime. i think we are very hopeful and optimistic about getting a deal. now the trump administration is in a race against the clock. they hope to get a deal done before mexico s president leaves office december 1. the white house has to give congress 90 days notice before