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Our middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports now on the growing pressures on israels prime minister benjamin netanyahu. Hamas would protect them as assets, the argument went. These younger, fitter hostages were the ones who would survive. Instead, israels army says they were shot by hamas in a tunnel under rafah as israeli forces battled above them. Almog seroussi, alexander lobanov, ori danino, eden yerushalmi, whose last words to her sister were, theyve caught me. And hersh goldbergpo...

Killed by israeli fire. The funerals for some of the hostages have been held. These pictures are from raanana, just north of Tel Aviv, where a service was held for almog sarusi. Our middle East Correspondent Lucy williamson reports now on the growing pressures on israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hamas would protect them as assets, the argument went. These younger, fitter hostages were the ones who would survive. Instead, Israels Army says they were shot by hamas in a Tunnel Under Rafah...

over its economic crisis, and hes landed in the maldives. mr rajapaksa left aboard a militaryjet, ending a family dynasty that has ruled the country for decades. he had been in hiding, after crowds stormed his residence on saturday. they are still there. sources have told the bbc his brother, former finance minister basil rajapaksa, has also left the country. the president had promised to resign, but by remaining in position, he kept his immunity from prosecution. many sri lankans blam...

>> legacies they leave behind. >> he really wanted to be instrumental in helping peoples lives become better. >> tonight, we remember lives well lived. one year ago, a cruel and mysterious threat arrived on our soil. in the beginning, it was unclear how long covid would be here and how many people it would steal from us. but in the weeks and months that followed, covid moved ruthlessly through our biggest cities and eventually invaded even our smallest towns, leaving no part of our cou...

ever forget. >> he was instrumental in helping peoples lives become better. >> tonight, we remember lives well lived. ♪♪ one year ago. a cruel and mysterious threat arrived on our soil. in the beginning it was unclear how long covid would be here and how many people it would steal from us. then the weeks and months that followed covid moved ruthlessly through our biggest cities and eventually invaded even our smallest towns leaving no part of our country untouched. ultimately it wo...

eventually invaded even our smallest towns leaving no part of our country untouched. covid took from us americans of every age, gender and race. ultimately it would exact a far greater toll on communities of color, but no group of americans has been spared. hey, everyone. im nicolle wallace. over the past year weve been honored to share with you the stories of some of those we have lost and to tell you about their lives, lives well-lived. their stories were all so beautifully unique, b...

The report a code red for humanity. joining us now, matt bradley. give us more details from this report. >> reporter: mika, this report doesnt necessarily say a lot of things that a lot of people didnt already know. its the authoritativeness of it. it was approved by 195 countries and based on 14,000 other reports. so its really a meta analysis. and its building on that 2013 report which was the report that paved the way for the paris climate accord, you remember that, barack obama joined it, pr...

Is science that backs up human contributions to climate change. most of the epa probably does. >> i think there is definitely some frustration from career staffers, but there is also respect and an understanding that when the administration changes, that the agenda changes at the agency. but at the same time, some of the people i talk to said they cant imagine that scott pruitt and his political aides are focused on policy now when they have these stories coming back to back. >> right. as somebo...

>> thank you. >> he does stand by his statement, that he mis -- and there has never been anyone more on message, ever, in the history of messages, in the history of humankind. mike coffman, everybody! to the extent that he is famous for anything, he is famous for that. now, also, though, i think hes trying to get famous for this. congressman peddles conspiracy theory on climate change. only radical environmentalists get government grants. mike coffmans voting record on oil and gas and on denying...