The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/16 at 09:00 EST

Episode Date: January 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/16 at 09:00 EST

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From CBC News, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings. A last-minute problem has developed just as Israel and Hamas prepare to finalize their Gaza ceasefire agreement. The Israeli Security Cabinet was scheduled to convene this morning to formally approve the deal, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed that meeting. Sasha Petrusic has more. Even as the mediators were announcing that this deal was done, officials and the negotiators were still in fact

hammering out certain things. And it seems now that some of that wasn't hammered out completely. And it seems as though this morning that is delaying the government vote and the cabinet meeting vote, which has to happen before the ceasefire goes into effect. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accusing Hamas of introducing new things or reneging on elements of the deal, which everybody assumed were done. Hamas has put out just a very short

statement saying that it is committed to the ceasefire agreement as it was announced yesterday. But of course that leaves a lot of questions that are vague. Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Jerusalem. Meanwhile, in Gaza, there are reports of multiple Israeli airstrikes yesterday in the hours after the ceasefire announcement. Residents and local media say dozens of people were killed, with as many as 200 injured. Former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney is expected to enter the federal liberal leadership race today.

An event is scheduled for Edmonton, which Carney considers his hometown. He was born in the Northwest Territories, but moved to Edmonton as a six-year-old. As for former Deputy Prime Minister, Christia Freeland, it's believed she will launch her leadership bid in the coming days. Now to the wildfire crisis in Los Angeles and some much needed good news for the emergency crews battling the blazes. The strong winds that were expected to return to the area never materialized, and the forecast for the next few days looks encouraging. Steve Futterman has the latest. For the first time in more than a week, Los Angeles and surrounding areas are a bit relaxed.

The two major fires continue to burn, but they are not expanding. And finally, the weather conditions have taken a dramatic shift. L.. LA got the break it needed on Wednesday Powerful Santa Ana winds were predicted LA County Fire Chief Anthony Morrone delivered the good news The anticipated 70 mile an hour winds have yet to materialize This is one time people are happy the weather forecast was wrong The National Weather Service has lifted its particularly dangerous situation warning and offshore breezes are now in the forecast. That will bring moisture and raise relative humidity. Fire crews both on the ground and from the air are set to begin a new offensive. They expect to make progress.

Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. Stays ahead of Donald Trump's return to Washington, outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address last night from the White House. Katie Simpson reports. My fellow Americans, Sitting behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, President Joe Biden used his final speech to the American people to issue a grave warning. After more than 50 years of public service, he made the case that he's leaving the White

House at a dangerous time for American democracy. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy. While he did not mention the president-elect by name, he was outlining his concerns about Donald Trump, the extremely wealthy members of his inner circle, and whether they will respect the guardrails of American democracy, stressing his fears about fast-moving developments in technology and how that, too, is being used in the concentration of power. Biden leaves the White House a deeply unpopular president and on that basis

it's likely many voters and his critics will dismiss his warnings in this moment. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.