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. you are live in the cnn newsroom. my colleague kaitlan collins is in tel aviv. jim acosta is off tonight. thank you for being with us. we are continuing with our breaking news. emotions running high in israel tonight as a second group of hostages make its way back home. right now, these 13 israeli hostages ranging in age from 67 to just 3 years old are on their way to loved ones after being taken from their home by hamas seven weeks ago. at the same time, some 39 palestinian prisoners are returning to the west bank to large celebrations. you can see it there. up to the minute cov...

Banana peel. this is going to be the true test of both kevin mccarthy and the republicans and their ability to govern. >> going forward, does a deal with white house concessions in areas they value -- does it just sort of encourage this thing going forward, even if it's not until 2025? chit looks like it won't be. does this show economic hostage-taking works? where a party can threat ton send the country off a cliff, affect the global financial system, and get what it wants? or at least a lot of what it wants. >> this kind of brinksmanship is dangerous. it's dangerous in american politics, it ...

But at the very least, it's a good ting that this is not coming up again next year, because next year is an election year in the united states. as irrational as everyone has behaved in the negotiations this year, you can just imagine how many more theatrics you would get if everybody's watching the poll numbers, if politicians are paying more attention to how they're posturing around the debt limit, how it plays for the election, the global economy, and policy goals they're trying to aim for. a very good thing this is not going to be a political football yeection year. >> you can imagine. does...

So it's not a question of maximum pressure. it's staying essentially the way it is. at some point hopefully a deal for the good of millions of people, a deal will be worked out. well, what's going to happen is south korea will do that. no, i don't think the united states is going to have to spend. i think south korea will do it. i think china, i think frankly china will help out. i think that japan will help out. no, i don't see the united states spending a lot of money. you know, we have three hostages. how much money did i spend for the hostages? >> tom, how much money did he spend for the h...

>> maximum pressure over? >> it's going to remain what it is now. i don't want to use the term maximum pressure anymore because i don't want to use that term because we're getting along. you see the relationship. so it's not a question of maximum pressure. it's staying essentially the way it is. at some point hopefully a deal for the good of millions of people, a deal will be worked out. well, what's going to happen is south korea will do that. no, i don't think the united states is going to have to spend. i think south korea will do it. i think china, i think frankly china will help out. i th...