you re very welcome along to sportsday, wherever you are watching around the world. let s start, then, with football as liverpool cruised into the europa league knockout stages with a match to spare as a 4 0 victory over lask confirmed their place as group winners. they fired out of the blocks and were 2 0 up inside 15 minutes, thanks for luis diaz and cody gakpo. minutes, thanks to luis diaz and cody gakpo. mo salah added a third from the penalty spot, before gapko made it four in stoppage time. and as toulouse didn t beat union saint gilloise, it means liverpool cannot be caught at the top of group e. well, elsewhere, roberto de zerbi says it s a historic day for brighton as they beat aek athens to book their spot in the knockout phase of the europa league. the club are playing in europe for the first time in their history and joao pedro scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot to give them the victory. if brighton beat marseille in theirfinal group game,
kissinger, a deeply divisive figure. we look at his legacy in asia. live from our studio in asia. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it is news day. hello and welcome to the programme. lets begin by getting the very latest on the israel and gaza conflict. israel says eight more hostages have returned to its territory after being released from gaza under an extended temporary ceasefire which entered its seventh day on thursday. that is on top of two others who were freed earlier french israeli who was kidnapped from the super northerly festival and buy another. 30 bob palestinian prisoner society exchange of also been released from israeli jails but their names are yet to be released. talks are continuing about extending the pause and the us says that it is working by the al with qatar as well as egypt to try to extend the existing in fighting. 0ur correspondent has the latest from jerusalem. a long awaited reunion a hostage back in her mother s arms. m
help in getting out. matt gutman in israel tonight. here in the u.s., emergency crews racing to that scene. the house explosion. at least one body recovered. tracking severe storms at this hour. the system set to move into the east tomorrow. washington, d.c. to philadelphia to new york city. rob marciano timing it out. tonight, the nfl star and the arrest warrant now issued in dallas. a buffalo bills player accused of assaulting his pregnant girlfriend. the warning tonight about an outbreak of pneumonia in children in one ohio county. 142 cases reported, and what authorities are now saying. and what they re also seeing with covid and flu across this country. whit johnson tonight. new york congressman george santos, will he be expelled tomorrow? rachel scott and what she s learned on the hill. the passing of henry kissinger at the age of 100. shaping cold war history, the deeply influential diplomat, and controversial, too. and his secret work to set up that histor
harm s way. i urge people to leave. we don t want to see them hurt. ambassador mark regev, thank you very much for being with us. very much appreciate your time. thanks for having me. that wraps up the hour for me. i m jose diaz-balart. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. right now on andrea mitchell reports, expelled. indicted republican congressman george santos becomes the sixth house member in history to be kicked out of congress by his colleagues with a trial on nearly two dozen federal charges still in his future. fighting resumes between israel and hamas after talks to extend the week-long humanitarian pause breaks down. sparking a dangerous new phase of fighting with potentially devastating impacts for civilians and hostages in gaza. that stunning new york times report that israeli military and intelligence officials had been warned hamas was plotting a detailed and unprecedented invasion a year before it was carried out. exactly as plan
mother and brother, and the surveillance video. gunmen opening fire on a bus stop in jerusalem during rush hour. three people killed, including a pregnant teacher. hamas claiming responsibility. our team in israel tonight. also this evening, embattled congressman george santos defiant on the eve of an expected vote on expelling him. the republican accusing colleagues of bullying him. the passing of henry kissinger. the powerful and controversial diplomat who shaped decades of u.s. foreign policy dying at 100. his complex legacy. the arrest warrant for buffalo bills star von miller, accused of assaulting his pregnant girlfriend. nbc news investigates the silent killer inside some airbnb properties. detroit goes electric. the first road in america that can charge your electric vehicle while you re driving. and remembering the voice behind a modern christmas classic. i love you, baby announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and wel