Washington Today (11-21-23): President Biden says deal to release some Hamas hostages 'very close'

President Joe Biden says "we're now very close" to a deal that will see Hamas release hostages it has held since its deadly attack on Israel in October, and in exchange, Israel will release up to three times as many Palestinians it is holding and pausing its military operations against Hamas in Gaza. President Biden holds a White House meeting on combatting fentanyl, following up on his meeting last week with the Presidents of China and Mexico, and asking Congress to approve more funding and strengthen laws to prevent fentanyl trafficking. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the founder of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, will step down as CEO and plead guilty to a felony charge of money laundering, and that the company will pay a $4.3 billion fine, which the Attorney General says is “one of the largest penalties we have ever obtained.” A few days before Thanksgiving, competing views from the White House Press Secretary and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on the cost of Thanksgiving dinner and inflation. Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) challenges fellow candidate Donald Trump to a one-on-one debate, as Donald Trump calls on the Republican National Committee to stop hosting presidential candidate debates or be "revamped". An Olympic truce resolution is introduced at the United Nations ahead of 2024 summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris. The tradition started with ancient Olympic Games in Greece to allow athletes and spectators to safely travel to the games. Today the resolution is a more general call for peace, with the hope that the spirit of friendly athletic competition can help reach that goal. Download the FREE C-SPAN Now App. https://www.c-span.org/c-spanNow/ Discover the C-SPAN Video Library at https://www.c-span.org/quickguide/ Explore C-SPAN's Free Educational Resources at https://www.c-span.org/classroom/ C-SPAN: Created by Cable in 1979. Offered as a public service. Support C-SPAN by Donating Today: https://donorbox.org/support-c-span?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Video_Description&utm_campaign=Donations&utm_content=Donate Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSPAN Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CSPAN Twitter: https://twitter.com/cspan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cspan/ Subscribe: C-SPAN Podcasts: https://www.c-span.org/podcasts/ Newsletters: https://www.c-span.org/connect/ #cspan