2025-01-14
14 分钟Good morning.
It's Tuesday, January 14th.
I'm Shemitah Basu.
This is Apple News today.
On today's show, why incarcerated firefighters are battling the flames in California.
The defining global crises that are part of Biden's foreign policy legacy.
And Trump's Cabinet picks face scrutiny on Capitol Hill.
But first, a few big breaking stories we're watching this morning.
Israel and Hamas are finalizing the terms of a ceasefire deal, according to officials.
The Wall Street Journal reports both parties have agreed to the bigger points of the deal,
including pausing the fighting in Gaza
and releasing dozens of hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinians held in Israel.
There are still a few hurdles ahead before an agreement would be finalized,
but both parties describe this as a significant step forward.
And in Washington, with just days to go before Trump returns to office,
Special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results is now out.
The Justice Department released it this morning.
In it,
Smith says he believes prosecutors had a strong enough case to convict Trump
if they hadn't been forced to drop the case when voters elected him again Trump.