a greater risk to civilians. what u.s. intel is saying about how many are being used. and in about face for the former new york mayor. rudy giuliani backing down from testifying at his defamation trial. closing arguments underway as we speak. following these major developing stories and more all coming here to cnn news central. ♪ ♪ ♪ counterterror agencies have been on high alert in wake of the hamas attacks on october 7th and the ongoing war with israel. today, officials of several european countries have made terror-related arrests. details are still coming in, but here is what we know as of right now. german authorities say they have arrested long-standing hamas members for an alleged terror plot. officials in denmark have apparently made what they call unrelated terrorists. let's bring in cnn's fred pleitgen in berlin. there are so many moving parts here, it's a little confusing. tell us what we are learning from germany about all of this. >> reporter: first of all you are right, pam. it's certainly very confusing, and it's all taking place in three european countries that are all neighboring. the germans are saying that, in total, four people were arrested, and they say three of those people have direct links to hamas, or long-standing hamas members. those three people were all arrested right here where i am in berlin. there was a fourth person arrested in the netherlands, who apparently was also part of what was going on. the germans are saying that these three people who were arrested here in berlin had long-standing ties to the al-qassam brigades, the armed wing of hamas. that they were essentially tasked with finding a weapons depot that is buried somewhere. they have been trying to do that for a few months now, to bring those weapons from germany, in what would have been attacks at jewish sites across europe. of course, security has been increased a great deal at jewish institutions here in germany since the october 7th attacks. of course, israel's military campaign in gaza also. tonight, the german justice minister came out and he talked about how urgent the situation is for germany. he said the following, and this is a quote, you must therefore do everything we can to ensure that jewish people in our country do not have to fear for their safety again. our security and law enforcement authorities are working flat out to achieve this. so a lot of arrests have happened here in germany. in denmark, there were rates across the country as well. four people also arrested in total, three of those in denmark, and one also in the netherlands. again, totally unrelated as you've mentioned, pamela. the danes are not mentioning hamas by name. they are just saying they foiled attacks. the israelis have come out and said this happened at the direction of hamas. these were foiled attacks at the direction of hamas. as you can see, the european authorities in these countries are taking this extremely seriously. they are saying this is a very, very dangerous situation happening. >> fred, do we know specifically what the targets work for these attacks? >> reporter: so what we are hearing from the germans, and from the danes as well, is they are saying jewish places, jewish sites, jewish institutions. for their part, the germans are saying they are not sure whether or not there was a specific plot or target. they are keeping it quite general and just saying it was jewish places here in the country and across europe. again, one of the things we have mentioned is that, of course, europe has very small countries. the borders are all open. it is very easy to get from here to poland, for instance, or to denmark. it's just a few hours through open borders. what we have seen in europe since the october 7th attacks by hamas in southern israel is that the security around jewish institutions has been seriously upgraded. i can tell you that here in berlin, if you look at some of these synagogues, cultural centers, jewish schools in the city alone, there is a big police presence there. it is something that has already been going on. denmark has increased it yet again because of the fear that something might happen. they're also, the authorities being thanked for making these arrests and foiling what could have been a serious plot, guys. >> well, a lot going on in europe for short. it's interesting these arrests were made in three different countries, but unrelated in terms of the denmark arrest and germany arrest. fred pleitgen, thank you so much. let's discuss with former -- officer bob baer. bob, what is your initial reaction here? this anything in particular stand out to you? >> there are a couple of things, pamela. one is that hamas is not generally considered an international terrorist organization. it is a designated terrorist organizations, but not used to launching attacks in europe. having said that, i would be astonished that there were not more attempts at terrorism and if some are successful. by the way, those could be american targets as well because we are party to this war as you know. i think over the next -- as long as the conflict goes on, the chances for tears to texaco up by the day. >> you mentioned america, i did some reporting recently with my colleague about how hamas also has tentacles in the u.s., but it had not been a priority for u.s. law enforcement because hamas was looked at more engaged in fund raising here. but the posture has changed dramatically. i imagine in the wake of these arrests in europe, here in the u.s. there's even more of a more heightened alertness. >> exactly, pamela. we saw that car accident on the border. it was assumed to be an attack right away by the administration. it was quickly debunked, but the point is american intelligence, the fbi, are on high alert. they are looking at all palestinian groups, but more worrisome are the lone wolves, of course, who are very hard to catch. the fact that weapons are so easily procured here, they are in europe also, more than they were like 20 years ago, but it's just a very dangerous period. if i were in american wandering around europe, i would not have an american flag on my backpack frankly. >> wow. i want to follow up on that because germany's prosecutors says three suspects are long-standing hamas members. again, germany and denmark have different situations. israel is saying these are people who are acting on behalf of hamas, but denmark has not said that. in the german case, they were allegedly planning in the spring. that means months before the october 7th terror attacks in israel. what does that tell you? >> reporter: it's getting the weapons in place. first of all, these weapons come from bosnia, automatic weapons, grenades, explosives. a lot of these weapons have been taken from stocks and scandinavia, military stocks, depots. so it's a matter of getting the weapons in place, hitting a target, and i will go out on a limb here, i think hamas will focus on israeli targets or jewish targets in order not to undermine what support it has in europe. it will not be a general attack against markets or the rest of it, simply because hamas is more focused than the islamic state ever was. >> bob baer, thank you so much as always for your analysis. president biden's national security adviser is in tel aviv right now for discussions, meeting with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, its defense minister as well, other members of the war cabinet. the white house said a major directive for jake sullivan is to pressure israeli leaders to be more surgical at the precise in their pursuit of hamas in order to reduce harm to civilians. >> cnn is learning that thousands of the air to ground military weapons used in gaza since the terror attack have been invited. cnn national security reporter natasha bertrand is here with the details. this is illuminating reporting, especially in the wake of president biden saying that israel is engaging in indiscriminate bombing. what more are your sources telling you about this, natasha? >> reporter: pam, what we learned is that the u.s. intelligence community assesses that, of the roughly 29,000 air to grant munitions that israel has dropped on gaza over the last two plus months, about 40 to 45% of those new nations have been unguided, also known as dumb bombs. that stands in contrast to precision guided munitions, of course, which are sometimes laser guided or gps guided. they are typically more accurate and precise than unguided munitions. experts told us that really poses an elevated risk to civilians and they can be less precise. when you are talking about such a densely populated area like gaza is, the difference between target reaching -- a munition reaching its target within a few feet can mean a matter of life and death in such a densely populated area. so the question is now why is israel using these dumb bombs? we really don't have a great explanation at this point. the u.s. has provided israel with the kinds of bomb kits that they can use to transform the munitions they have in their stockpile into smart munitions,bs, that are gps or laser guided, or other forms of precision guided munitions. however, the israeli are still choosing to use, and a large portion of the time, these unguided munitions. according to the experts we spoke to, that really undercuts the reported israeli argument that they are doing everything they possibly can to minimize civilian casualties. we did get a statement after publishing this story, from an idf spokesperson who said that the type of munitions used in each strike is determined according to the characteristics of the target. they said they do take steps to mitigate the harm to civilians, but really the sheer scale of the use of these dumb bombs as raised a lot of questions among experts about why israel is using them, whether it is necessary, and if it's true then why they are saying they are taking all these steps to mitigate harm to civilians, when these actually can pose a greater threat to them in the long run. >> we should also know it's not just israeli officials saying everything they do is to limit casualties. john kirby, a spokesperson for the national security council, said on wednesday that israel is doing everything they can to reduce civilian casualties. and yet this reporting is coming out and really raising a lot of questions about that. natasha bertrand, thank you so much. a short time ago, the white house revealed more of what happened during jake sullivan's trip to tel aviv today. >> yeah, national security -- john kirby said sullivan spoke to israeli leaders about transitioning from high intensity operations to lower intensity operations in the near future. let's take you now to israel with cnn correspondent jeremy diamond who's live for us in sderot. jeremy, what are you learning about the meetings between the national security adviser and israeli officials? >> reporter: these meetings really come at a critical point in israel's war effort against hamas in gaza. it comes as not only the civilian death toll is mounting, but also as growing international pressure is also mounting on israel, and being acknowledged by the united states including by president biden just days ago, talking about israel indiscriminate bombing of gaza. so enter into the picture jake sullivan, meeting with top israeli officials including the prime minister, to discuss not only the mounting civilian death toll and the ways that the united states wants israel to be more targeted in its operations, but also beginning to think about a timetable to transition the high intensity fighting and bombing of gaza that we are seeing from israeli forces right now, to a lower intensity pays. that is according to john kirby, the spokesman. there is an acknowledgment from the israelis that it is part of the discussion here, but for now the israelis seem committed to maintaining this current tempo of the war effort for weeks if not months to come. you off-color, the defense minister, we are told told jake sullivan that this war could last more than several months, and the israeli prime minister for his part said that the fighting will continue until the complete destruction of hamas, until victory. so there is a question here about whether the message from american officials is being received by the israelis. we know that another key question being discussed is also the fate of gaza after hamas is destroyed, if indeed that goal is achieved, but also the moment right now, the fate of those hostages, including at least eight americans who are believed to be held by hamas in the gaza strip. john kirby also addressed that point moments ago. >> we are still working by the hour to try to get -- back in place so hostages can get released. i will let the israelis speak to their negotiators and where they are and what they are going to focus on. i can tell you one of the things jake is doing in the region, i mean, if you need proof we still want to see a pause, just look at where the national security advisor is today. >> reporter: we know there is an active effort by u.s. officials to try to restart the negotiations between israel and hamas, mediated by the qatari government. those talks have broken down for now since that weeklong truce between israel and hamas ended. there is now an effort by the united states to discuss ideas with israel to bring those to the qataris, to have them bring those ideas to hamas. for now, it appears that those negotiations are really going nowhere. the israeli prime minister after his meeting with jake sullivan did say that a main goal of this war effort is to secure the return at the release of those hostages. so we will see if there's any traction after jake sullivan's visit to the region. >> definitely a threat to keep an eye on their. jeremy diamond, thank you so much. still to come on news central, jury deliberations are underway in rudy giuliani's defamation trial. an attorney for the two georgia election workers is asking the jury to, quote, send a message with their verdict. we will take you live to the courthouse. and -- telling cnn that it's highly doubtful that a deal on ukraine and israel will get done by the end of the year. however, we heard minutes ago that there might be a change to their holiday plans. we will have more details on that just ahead. turn deliberations are underway in the defamation trial against rudy giuliani. this comes after the former trump attorney decided not to testify in the case. >> in a final pleated the jury, the attorney for the two former georgia election workers said giuliani should pay $48 million in damages for spreading lies about them. giuliani's attorneys are calling him a, quote, good man and asking the jury to be, quote, reasonable. kaitlan pollens is live for us outside the courtroom. caitlin, what is happening right now? >> reporter: the jury is deliberating. they just started less than an hour ago, and what they are looking at is how much to find rudy giuliani and award these two women he spoke about so many times out after the 2020 election spreading lies about them on the work they did as ballot counters in georgia. what they are asking for, there was a number that their lawyers are asking for. as far as the reputational damage they are asking for $24 million to be awarded to shaye moss and 24 million to be awarded to her mother, ruby freeman. so $48 million total on that, at the very least for how their names have been damaged, how they have been hurt and lost, their livelihoods, because of their name being so publicly spread around this viral campaign of election disinformation. then on top of that, there are numbers the places of asked the jury to find. so the jury will be deciding on their own how much to award these women for the emotional distress that they went through, and the days of testimony in this case have largely been about this. both women took the stand. they spoke about the death threats, the doxxing, how afraid they were even to be in their own homes. how they had to go to the police. how they have lived in fear and still live in fear and depression because of what happened to them and what rudy giuliani and others said about them after the election. and then in addition to even that, the plaintiffs lawyers here are asking to punish rudy giuliani, for the jury to come back and award punitive damages because of the deliberate, sustained campaign that he had. and that he keeps talking about them. and that he failed to show up for this lawsuit in so many ways. he was there in court today. his attorney argued to the jury, in their own closing argument, that they should show compassion. giuliani spent most of the day in court looking at stories on his laptop early pen attention. >> wow. katelyn polantz, thank you. >> let's dig deeper on this with cnn legal analyst elliott -- elliott williams. what do you make about this about-face from rudy giuliani? first promising he would testify and then refusing. >> it happens all the time. the idea of testifying in your own defense is frankly human. anyone who's sued thinks i want to clear my name and i want tell my story. when you get into the courtroom, it happens all the time, boris, were either seeing the jury, hearing the judge, for the prospect of knowing that you could be confronted with your old statements, criticize door challenged on things you've said before. it's a very frightening prospect and probably the right decision for him to not take the stand. >> i want to follow up on what kaitlan just said. rudy giuliani was barely paying attention. he was on his tablet. did that feed into what the jury decides? the fact is not even showing that he cares about the closing arguments. >> should it? no. will it? yes. they are very two different things. legally, a jury is not supposed to assess someone's behavior. i will be candid, even when i read it in the article i sort of rolled my eyes a bit because it's the kind of detail that's an interesting human detail, but just doesn't matter in the courtroom. jurors are human beings and they are watching a man whose life is on the line scrolling through tiktok, or whatever it might beat, and it's just a bad look. you know, you have to win these people over as much as you have to be right on the law. >> it also contrasts with what his defense attorneys have said, that he is a good man. that he did not intend to hurt these workers. he is outside the courtroom still baselessly accusing them of fraud, telling us to stay tuned for the evidence. he's been saying that for years without evidence. is that affective? >> look, a beautiful thing about our legal system is that good men and women can also detained other people. it is not a question of your personal virtue, it's a question if you made false statements that hurt the reputations of two individuals. that is why they are suing for this amount of money. it is not just to enrich themselves off the court. their reputations are a thing of value that they are seeking to be compensated -- compensated for that, at least in part, and then punishable little bit. >> one of the women's asking for $24 million. the defense at one point compared -- what they are asking for in terms of damages, is the civil equivalent of the death penalty. what do you make of that? >> that's kind of a legal term. there's the concept of a corporate death penalty when a corporate is -- corporation is sued for tons and tons of money. that is rhetoric from lawyers. that has potential to devastate the defendant. no question about it. it's a lot of money. look what it meant to these individuals in terms of death threats and criticism they faced. again, this comes down to their ability to run a business at conduct the affairs of their lives, which they have lost on account of the conduct, allegedly, by the defendant. >> quickly, elliott, what do you make of the remarks of the attorneys for the two election workers? saying that the jury should send a message with their decision. >> that's the whole point of punitive damages. compensatory damages are to pay you back for something you lost. punitive damages are to send a message and deter other people in the community in the future from doing the same thing. look, you might think this is just fun online chatter between france, but it can actually really hurt people. don't do it. we are deterring you. >> then of course we have another election coming up next year, so it will be interesting to see what happens with the punitive damages part. elliott williams, thank you so much. still ahead, u.s. lawmakers are in the middle of tense negotiations trying to reach a deal for funding on ukraine, israel, at the u.s. southern border. will a little more time help them seal the deal? we talked to a senenator who sis -- sits on the e foreign relatitios committee.e. loving this pay bump in our allowance. wonder where 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much for sharing part of your afternoon with us. lawmakers are divided right now as to whether a deal is going to get hammered out. i'm wondering what is your sense of things, where they stand right now. are you and your colleagues ready to stay until the holiday? >> here's the vision, which is that the team from both sides was working, along with the administration, until three 8 am this morning. they decided they had made enough progress, that they have a fair chance of hammering out a complete framework over the weekend, to have that ready for monday, not the legislative language but the framework. then simultaneously they will be lurking on the -- working on putting the legislative language. it's a very complicated undertaking. the best we can consider is a 50/50 proposition. we are absolutely willing to be here. we will lose momentum on this incredibly important legislation and folks will go home for the holidays, and we are not coming back until january 8th. we have to secure this funding for ukraine. >> what about senators like tom cotton who say both sides are still very far apart? they do not share your optimism. >> if you say the odds are 50/50, and enough that mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer and the president think they have a their chance of hammering out for monday. they are the leaders. so i will go with that. i want to say something optimistic here. i mean nobody is claiming we've got the deal done, but think about how important this is. if we fail to fund ukraine, then essentially those who are opposing it are saying to vladimir putin you can take ukraine. this is chamberlain goes to munich and it tells hitler he can take a chunk of czechoslovakia. we cannot let that happen. we cannot have putin appeasement carry the day. >> some democrats think the white house has made a mistake, locking itself into a corner, by comparing -- pairing the critical aid to ukraine and israel with a contentious issue like immigration. do you think president biden made a mistake bundling these together and potentially giving republicans huge concessions on this issue? >> you know, he made the decision to put the funding for the borders, some 14 billion, really an answer to republicans requests, that we address all the borders together. the ukrainian borders, the israeli borders, our borders. what that was met with his, hey, thank you very much, but now we want to do steve miller style policies to essentially round up people across america and throw them out of our country. things like separating children from their parents. things that are unacceptable. clearly, we have to work hard to figure out how we can address these surging folks coming to the border. the real issue that we have to deal with, some 10,000 people coming a day, but how we deal with it, i'm kind of glad i'm not the person in the room trying to figure this out. i know how complicated policy on the border is. >> and how divisive it can be, even within your own party. >> absolutely. >> to that point, the white house has voiced some support for expanding and expulsion authority, something like title which led officials quickly turn back migrants during covid. biden has reportedly also considered raising the credible fear standard for asylum seekers, increasing deportations. some in your party think these steps could hurt president biden with his base, and limit his chances of getting reelected. do you share those concerns? >> what has been conveyed to us is that many of the public reports are not accurate. we do not have the details directly from the administration. certainly, there are immigration majors, i would be deeply disturbed by, but i will hold and see what the outlines of a deal a look like if a deal can be brought together. and i know that we do have a very real challenge. the president said let's invest a lot of money to do things like more security at the border. have a case managers who make sure that people show up to their hearings. reduce the wait for asylum's. it should not be four years, it should be six months. he made a lot of steps forward. all of those pieces are pieces i can agree with. but what else gets put on the table? i think we will have to wait and see. >> i want to focus on the question of an end to the war in ukraine, because last night vladimir putin argued that ukraine has to agree to peace on moscow's terms, or he would have to, quote, solve the problem with force. a few weeks ago, the washington post reported the biden administration privately encouraged ukraine to, quote, signal in openness to negotiate with russia and to drop their refusal to engage in peace talks. is that the right move now given that public support for ukraine appears to be waning? that there is a logjam in congress. >> this is why we have to send the aid to ukraine. we know europe is ready to continue in this partnership, all the democracies have to stay together to defend the people of ukraine against the aggression from russia. but it's not just about that. if we fail ukraine, every dictator in the world is going to want to take a slice of the neighboring country. we saw that unfold -- >> senator, i understand that, but i just want clarity on the reporting. that the white house is encouraging ukraine to signal to the kremlin that they are open to having a conversation toward some kind of an arrangement that would end the war. is that the right move, when vladimir putin is essentially saying that it is peace on his terms or else? >> so it's a complicated question, let's look at it this way. there has essentially been a stalemate for months. at some point in every battle there is a point when people begin to say it's time to see if we can reach an agreement. if that is what the administration is saying, you have to be open to thinking of that -- possibility. i think that's right, but understand this, that right now i am very concerned that we are not at a point where ukraine can strike that deal, and that putin is not at a point where he can strike that deal. putin is saying i can outlast you all, and the signals we are sending to ukraine is encouraging putin. in fact, russia has been putting up media thanking republican senators for undermining the ukrainians. that should send a signal to us that we are not helping the prospect of peace by slow walking this support for ukraine. >> senator jeff merkley, we very much appreciate you sharing your insight. >> thank, you boris. still ahead, are there real reasons for optimism when it comes to the u.s. economy next year? we are seeing positive new reports on housing at retail sales as the dow heads towards another record high. another important story we have been following, a recent flurry of people exonerated after having spent years in prison. two more men in california have now been set free after collectively spending decades behind bars. we will bring you their story in just a few minutes. the dow is pushing further into record territory today as we take a live look. it has added some 70 plus points to last night record close. that is after news that retail sales jumped in november. that surprised economists with cheaper gas, freeing up money for spending. >> the background is that the fed is pivoting into a more positive mode. joining us now with how that is -- is cnn's matt egan. matt, what is the latest when it comes to housing mortgage rates falling? >> reporter: for us and pamela, we know the high cost of living is really the main reason why a lot of voters say they just don't like the economy, but we are starting to see glimmers of hope. that is good news for home buyers because mortgage rates have now fallen for seven weeks in a rome, dipping below 7% for the first time since august. it isn't cheap to get a mortgage. three years ago, mortgage rates were historically low. we may never see sub 3% mortgage rates again, but things are starting to move in the right direction, and this trend could continue because the fed is preparing to start cutting interest rates, perhaps as soon as march. renters are also starting to catch a bit of a break. the median asking rend fell by 2% year over year in november. that is the biggest drop since 2020, being driven by eight building boom that is starting to increase vacancies. that means for all you renters out there, you may finally start to have a little more bargaining power with your landlords and that is good news of course. >> that means more free cash for christmas presents or holiday presents. matt, you mentioned the federal reserve potentially cutting rates next year. how much of that has to do with what we are seeing on wall street? >> reporter: boris, that is the big reason why investors are celebrating. wall street reacted with basically the equivalent of a standing ovation yesterday when the fed penciled in interest rate cuts for next year. the dow zoomed over the 37,000 level for the first time ever. you look at that at the market is on track for a third record high. we have not seen record highs since january 2022. what is funny is that despite all of this gloom and doom about the economy, it has been a blockbuster year for the stock market. you look at the dow, it's up 12% year to date from just two weeks ago. the s&p 500 is up 24%. the nasdaq is up 40%. we know the stock market is not the economy, but i do think that these monster returns on wall street should give us all reason to be cautiously optimistic for 2024. rate cuts mean cheaper borrowing costs. so it would be easier to wipe credit card debt, get a mortgage, by a car. it will also lower the risk of a recession. the fact the fed started to talk about rate cuts means that fed officials are confident that this inflation crisis is just about over. >> high potential for a soft landing. matt egan, thank you so much for the reporting. pivoting now to some really eye-opening reports, four exonerations in three days. these cases are bringing renewed attention to america's shameful number of wrong convictions. the latest exonerations happened in california ed involved two separate murder cases. >> cnn's security correspondent josh campbell is in los angeles with the details. one common theme in all these exaggerations, police relied on a specific type of evidence. tell us more. >> reporter: that's right, pam. faulty witness testimony, that is the true line in all four of these recently announced exonerations. witnesses are obviously important investigative tools's. when someone is at the scene of the crime, police want to know what they saw, but there's danger when police focus on just one witness statement, and perhaps exclude other evidence, which is what prosecutors say happened in these cases. in one case announced yesterday, a man named miguel solorio had been in prison for 25 years. when authorities say it was a botched photo lineup that led to authorities arresting the wrong person. in the second case, a man who was 14 at the time, giovanni hernandez, he told police he was nowhere near the scene of the crime, but a witness said they thought they saw him there. the prosecutors actually brought in the fbi that did a forensic examination of this phone and determined he wasn't there. his phone and him were both at home, which is what he claimed all along. so that just goes to show you how this witness testimony can be so flawed. both men, along with their advocates, spoke yesterday describing what this ordeal has been like. have a listen. >> i was wrongfully convicted of a murder i had no knowledge of. i was only 19 years old. >> males wrongful conviction and wrongful imprisonment where the result of law enforcements tunnel vision. putting their own judgment of guilt or innocence above the facts. >> my case, miguel's case, are not unique. there are still more people in there who are innocent of a crime they did not commit. >> reporter: pam and boris, it's worth pointing out that none of these reversed convictions happened because of law enforcement. this was the work of public defenders and not profits and advocates who work to ensure that people are not being held unjustly. they are the ones who brought this to the attention of the d then took another look. i can tell you that i worked in law enforcement, i put a lot of people behind bars, but law enforcement officers are not infallible. that is why it's important these outside groups are essentially checking the work of the police to ensure that people don't go to jail for crimes they do not commit. >> yeah. it's just outrageous they were behind bars for all that time, given everything you laid out. thank goodness for all their hard work, those advocates who worked to get them released. josh campbell, thank you so much. also stick around, because the next hour we will be speaking with one of those for americans exonerated this week. brian peels was just freed after spending 35 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. and still ahead, a rare and definite suspension in the nba. golden state warriors draymond green suspended again for his on court behavior. this time for striking a phoenix suns player. what the league is saying what the controversial big man has to do o before reteturning to oe court. that's u up next. and now to some of the other headlines we are watching this hour. a group of current and former alabama prisoners have filed a federal lawsuit calling the state prison system a modern day form of slavery. forcing prisoners to work for little to no compensation. this practice has resulted in an estimated $450 million in annual profits for the state and private companies since 2018. the attorney general's office and correction's department had no comment on the lawsuit. and in atlanta, federal, state and local law enforcement agencies are offering a $200,000 reward for finding a small group of people accused of setting fire to protest the public training center called cop city. after a bull, you heard that right. a bull showed up on the tracks. bringing service to a halt. police were able to get it into a fenced lot without incident or injury and officials, well, they don't know where that bull came from and say it'll go to a local animal sanctuary. >> they must have taken the wrong train. now to some big stories on the nba court starting with draymond green who is being suspended by the league indefinitely. >> andy schulz has the details. what happened here, andy? >> reporter: this is the nba basically saying we have had enough of the antics. the latest coming tuesday when draymond clocked yusef nurkic in the games against the phoenix suns. afterwards he didn't really admit to what he did. he said it was an accident and everyone side eyed that. we've seen this so many times before. earlier this year he was suspended five games for joking rudy. you remember the playoffs he got suspended for stomping on sabonas's chest. it wasn't one game or five games. this is an indefinite suspension until you figure out how to stop this. he's going to have to meet team and league requirements before he's reinstated on to the roster. when that is, guys? who knows. it sounds like it's going to be more than five and some people are speculating it could be 15 to 20. >> all right. andy, thanks so much. >> yeah. andy from his backyard maybe? it looks lovely? >> reporter: it is a nice day. >> thanks so much, andy. still ahead, european authorities arrested multiple terror suspects. we're following the breaking news coming up. suspected terror not foiled. european officials arrested multiple people for alleged terrorism. we'll have the latest on this quickly developing storely. >> cnn is the rs