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The Latest: 01/25/2025 04:59am ET
This is your 24/7 news update, the latest news this hour in just four minutes. In keeping with the mid-east ceasefire deal, more hostages are being released. Four female Israeli soldiers are set to be freed today in a prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas. The four will reportedly be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire deal. This comes after the release last week on the ceasefire's first day, which involved three Israeli women and 90 Palestinian prisoners. Former Fox News host Pete Hegsethe has been confirmed as the Secretary of Defense, a tense vote in the Senate Friday night ended in a 50/50 tie after three Republicans voted against his confirmation. Vice President J.D. Vance had to act as a tiebreaker. This is only the second time in U.S. history that a vice president has had to act as a nomination tiebreaker. Freed ex-Proudboy's leader Enrique Tarrio is speaking out days since arriving home after being pardoned by President Trump. Lisa Taylor has the very latest. While not condoning the violence against police on January 6, 2021, Tarrio says fellow convicted J-6ers deserve to be free. The process was flawed, the process was corrupted, therefore there was no other option but to pardon and commute the sentences of those that did those actions. He maintains he, the Proud Boys, and American patriots did nothing wrong but some might have been violent. I'm Lisa Taylor. And the Trump administration's border czar says they plan to use military aircraft every day to carry out deportations of illegal immigrants in an interview with ABC this week, Tom Homan says using military aircraft to transport migrants back to their home country will be a daily occurrence. Thursday, the U.S. military flew more than 150 illegal immigrants to Guatemala on two separate flights. And that's the very latest. I'm Jim Forbes. Three people were injured in a Friday morning New York City townhouse fire and officials say they found multiple e-bikes inside. Jonathan O'Halloran has more. The F.G. and Y says it happened just before 530 Friday morning on 60th Avenue in Flushing. It broke out on the first floor and firefighters were delayed in battling those flames after the hydrone closest to the building was found to be frozen. Once the fire was out, the F.G. and Y says at least six e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries were found inside officials now say one of those batteries sparked the fire. Two of the victims were taken to the hospital in serious condition for smoke-related injuries but are expected to be okay. The 17-year-old who fatally shot a student at a Nashville high school live stream part of the crime. That's according to kick the streaming platform the shooter used. The company says the account that posted the video was quickly banned and the company removed it the shooter killed a female student Wednesday at Antioch high school before wounding a second student the shooter then committed suicide police said Thursday the gunman was influenced by internet content that was harmful and objectionable. The Department of Justice says it will largely stop prosecuting people who stop women from accessing reproductive health care Brian Schuch explains it's currently illegal for protesters to block entrances damage property or threaten patients in front of reproductive health clinics. On Friday the DOJ said it will now reflect President Trump's position on abortion access and will reduce efforts to charge protesters who stop women from going into places like Planned Parenthood. Trump has already pardoned protesters who injured a nurse and harassed patients at a female health care clinic in 2023. From rock musician Marilyn Manson won't face sexual assault charges in California, Los Angeles district attorney Nathan Hochman made the announcement Friday after a four-year investigation. I'm Jim Forbes.