Reports that a ceasefire deal for Gaza is near and that it includes the release of Israeli hostages. Joe Biden makes his last foreign policy speech as president, saying alliances are stronger and adversaries are weaker. And as firefighters in Los Angeles battle against the weather as well as the flames, we hear from Mercy Chefs, distributing food to those in need.

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