the democratic republic of the congo is at the heart of the electric car revolution. nearly two thirds of the world s cobalt is mined here. it s a metal used in batteries in electric vehicles. and the town of kolwezi sits on the richest seam. congo is one of the most biggest producers of cobalt. kolwezi is where the most mineral is, so that is why they call it kolwezi it is the capital of cobalt. it has very specific physical properties that make it uniquely suited for batteries, in particular. and?it s only recently now, with our drive towards decarbonisation, where all of a sudden, now it is a critical commodity. every car manufacturer is going to want this ? this metal. if they re going to make an electric car, or a hybrid car, they re going to want cobalt. kolwezi should be a wealthy town, but a legacy of political corruption in the mining industry means few have profited from the cobalt boom. when you come here in kolwezi and try to see the people - living in the commu
now. rob marciano tracking it all. also tonight, from israel, the images coming in. a dozen hostages released by hamas. but no americans among them. where are they? and how much longer will this truce last? as we learn now the cia director is in the region, working to free the american hostages. matt gutman reporting. here in the u.s. tonight, was the water supply in parts of pennsylvania targeted by iran? the message about using equipment from israel. tonight, abc news obtaining a new bulletin from state and federal officials on this, and what they re now warning. pierre thomas standing by. the newly released images tonight. the deadly collision involving a bus with high school students. the state trooper inside the bus while it was still on fire. the memorial tonight for former first lady rosalynn carter. former president jimmy carter, now 99 and in hospice, right there for his childhood sweetheart and wife of 77 years. all five living first ladies paying their resp
tree coming down in the wind. and what s coming in the morning now. rob marciano tracking it all. also tonight, from israel, the images coming in. a dozen hostages released by hamas. but no americans among them. where are they? and how much longer will this truce last? as we learn now the cia director is in the region, working to free the american hostages. matt gutman reporting. here in the u.s. tonight, was the water supply in parts of pennsylvania targeted by iran? the message about using equipment from israel. tonight, abc news obtaining a new bulletin from state and federal officials on this, and what they re now warning. pierre thomas standing by. the deadly collision involving a bus with high school students. the state trooper inside the bus while it was still on fire. the memorial tonight for former first lady rosalynn carter. former president jimmy carter, now 99 and in hospice, right there for his childhood sweetheart and wife of 77 years. all five living fi
red cross, the neutral intermediary who actually transport the hostages through gaza. the white house has said its hopeful that a us citizen will be among those freed. yesterday, hamas freed another 13 israelis who were taken hostage during the attacks on october the 7th. they are all women, teenagers and young children. four thai nationals were also released. among the group was nine year old emily hand. she was at a sleepover at a friend s house in the kibbutz when she was abducted, without any family with her. there was an emotional reunion last night. there was an emotional reunion last night. other children freed include hila rotem, aged 12. she was taken captive with her mother, raya rotem, who was not released with her daughter, and remains a hostage in gaza. this is accountant shiri weiss, aged 53, a hostage released to israel along with her 18 year old daughter, noga weiss, the hostages were freed in exchange for a group of palestinian prisoners from israeli jails
of dublin, and began attacking buildings, and clashing with police. these pictures appear to show a store being looted. at least one bus was set on fire and other vehicles were burned and public transport services were damaged. riot police were deployed. speaking at a press conferrence this morning, police chief drew harris highlighted the unexpected nature of these riots which he blamed on a complete lunatic faction driven by far right ideology. we could not have anticipated that in response to a terrible crime, the stabbing of school children and their teacher, that this would be the response. in effect, those filled with hate and the hate directed towards members of an garda siochana, that they would attempt to storm through our cordon and disrupt the crime scene and then engage in violence, looting and disorder, including very significant criminal damage. nobody could have anticipated that when these events started at 1:30, these awful events, and obviously we were conc