in this segment. so before we go to break, we ll be getting into one of those. first i want to give you the latest with the middle east. the israeli cabinet is meeting on the very big question of whether or how to extend a pause in the fighting in the ongoing conflict with hamas, and they re racing against a deadline, because that pause s according to the deal that was struck, basically over, terminated if no new deal is reached tonight. officials from the u.s., israel, qatar, egypt, they ve all been in talks today. there s a lot of forces that want to make this step possible, especially considering with any deal you say, will it work? will both sides participate? innocent people have been freed according to many of the people in the region, so when you look at the scenes of some of these people being reunited, you can see why many people want this to continue. the last two hours hamas released 14 hours, including an american. that is if you re counting many of them younger
largest economies are willing to restart cooperation on a number of issues. meanwhile, the us president has sought to reassure apec nations about america s commitment to the region, despite beijing s efforts to expand its influence there. the bbc s james clayton sent us this report from the event. global even others have met today all under one roof posing for a connective photo. global leaders. we have seen president biden giving a talk about climate change and how the us as a beacon of stability in the pacific. i have to say, a lot of the most important meetings here today are happening behind closed doors. you have global leaders meeting of their global leaders and hashing out deals. i would also say that there are a lot of chief executives of major companies here as well. global leaders, notjust here to meet their counterparts but to meet their counterparts but to meet the ceos as well and we just saw the chief executive of google wandering past. he wasn t answering qu
business correspondent, nick marsh. nick, great to see you. what details do we have about what president biden announced? he: didn t really say much in the end, to be honest. he said there is more work to be done when it comes to the indo pacific economic framework. i would say that s a bit of an understatement. we have been talking about this agreement, it s not even a properfree trade agreement, it s not even a proper free trade agreement, let s not forget. we have been talking about it for about a year and a half. still no consensus reached. i think the latest stumbling block was on securing an agreement on workers rights and environmental protections. i think itjust goes to the heart of what s been achievable and not achievable at this apec summit on the diplomatic front, there has been considerable between china and the progress us, the mood music has been positive, the economic issues are much harder to unpick. the united states knows that china dominates this region a
created by his administration. biden has been seeking to reassure apec nations about america s commitment to the region, despite beijing s efforts to expand its influence there. for more on this, we re joined live by our asia business correspondent, nick marsh. good to see you. what details do we have on what biden said? president biden basically said that the indo pacific economic framework isn t dead, but he didn t really offer much more than that and i think if you re being charitable, or harsh, i do know how you would categorise it, you would pretty much say he is putting a brave face on things, because no agreement has been reached, the latest stumbling blocks apparently were over trying to secure workers rights, environmental protections, and i think that really goes to the heart of the problems at this apec forum because for all of the progress we ve seen on the diplomatic front in the us china relationship for example, the mood music there has been undeniably positiv
the tuition is free. steve: that sounds fantastic mike rowe is for it he s going to join us and tell us why on the final hour of fox and friends. and, remember, mornings are better with friends, like you. lawrence: in just hours the supreme court is expected to hand down key decisions. brian: about 23 decisions from argued cases are pending including former president trump s high stakes presidential immunity case. steve: griff jenkins joins us live from the white house. so griff they have close to two dozen more things to release. it could be today at 10:00 it could be next thursday at 10:00 right? reporter: that s right good morning guys the high court will be very busy in the next 48 hours and by the way normally we would be talking about the guy that currently resides here but today and tomorrow it s all about the guy who s campaigning to come back. the high court expected to rule on whether a president has immunity from criminal prosecution in his official dut