5 PM ET: Hostage medical evaluations, car explosion victims, holiday sales & more

Some Israeli hostages and Palestinians prisoners have been freed in a truce between Israel and Hamas. Investigators have identified the married couple killed in a fiery car crash near the US-Canada border. The Justice Department is calling for an alleged top cartel assassin to be extradited from Mexico. Shoppers may not be splurging as much this holiday season. And, we’ll break down the fallout from a three-year cruise ship cancellation.

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