12 PM ET: Hostage deal hope, OpenAI uncertainty, holiday price drops & more

US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say progress is being made on a potential deal to release more hostages taken by Hamas. There's still no sign of Congress passing an aid package for Israel or Ukraine – we'll tell you why. A strong storm system could cause some travel chaos this holiday week. Microsoft's CEO hints that the ousted OpenAI CEO could still end up back at the startup. And, the Biden administration is promoting price drops in hopes of convincing skeptical Americans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices