on the release of the hostages that could be coming in the next 48 to 72 hours. what we're learning tonight. and we have stayed on the story of that young son, hersh goldberg polin, his parents telling me about those last two text messages from their son. tonight, terry moran with hersh's family in washington, and with the families of the other americans still being held. also tonight, the breaking news, 24 hours after our team reported from inside gaza, near multiple hospitals, tonight, the white house now revealing u.s. intelligence confirms israel's claims about hamas using hospitals and the tunnels beneath them as a base of operations. and what abc news has now learned tonight, that inside those tunnels, a senior administration official tells hundreds of hamas fighters with communications and traps. what the intelligence shows. matt gutman standing by in israel. here in the u.s. tonight, the deadly collision on i-70 in ohio. a semitruck crashing into a bus with students onboard. at 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others just like him. ♪ you have to see this. good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy tuesday night. we begin tonight with news of a potential breakthrough coming involving the hostages being held by hamas. americans among them. it is unclear how many hostages, but authorities say we could learn more about this potential plan to secure their release in the coming 48 to 72 hours. news of this possible breakthrough comes on the same day a massive pro-israel rally was held in washington, d.c. the images coming in from the national mall tonight. tens of thousands of people taking part in the march for israel, a show of solidarity and support for israel and for the israeli people following the october 7th hamas terror attack. groups demanding an end to anti-semitic attacks across the u.s. and calling for the release of the hostages. police on high alert, given the tensions in this country, as well. and in israel tonight, the families of hostages held by hamas beginning a five-day march from tel aviv to prime minister benjamin netanyahu's office in jerusalem, demanding he do more to bring the hostages home. and tonight, we are back with the parents of that young son, hersh goldberg polin, his parents originally from chicago, you'll remember them telling me in israel about those last two text messages from their son, before hamas put him on the back of a pickup truck. what those parents told our terry moran just today. and tonight, on this potential breakthrough involving hostages, president biden optimistic, saying he believes it's going to happen. abc's terry moran leading us off from washington tonight. >> reporter: in the shadow of the u.s. capitol, the march for israel demonstration extended far down the national mall, thousands gathered in solidarity with israel. from the stage, families of some of the hostages held by hamas in gaza pleading for their safe return. >> bring them home! bring them home! bring them home! >> reporter: and tonight, word that a possible breakthrough on a deal to release more hostages could come within the next 48 to 72 hours, according to a senior israeli source. president biden sounding optimistic. >> i've been talking with people involved every single day. i believe it's going to happen, but i don't want to get into detail. >> what's your message to the families? >> hang in there. we're coming. >> reporter: here on the mall, though, it was a time to show strength and pride. this huge crowd stretching almost to the washington monument, thousands of people, the blue and white of the israeli flag, and the red, white, and blue, and the chant going up for the hostages, "bring them home." at least ten americans are still missing, including 3-year-old abigail mor-edan, who was taken hostage at kibbutz kfar azza. abigail was still in her father's arms when he was shot dead by terrorists. >> abigail's mother and father were killed that morning. >> reporter: she's now alone in gaza? >> she's now alone in gaza. >> reporter: among those american hostages, 23-year-old hersh goldberg polin, who was taken by hamas at that music festival. we met his parents two days later in israel. rachel and jonathan showing david a picture of their son, huddling with others in a bomb shelter. hersh missing part of his arm after terrorists threw a grenade into that shelter, then ordered him into the back of a pickup truck. his parents are left with their son's two final text messages, saying, "i love you" and "i'm sorry." >> the fact that he didn't just say "i love you," but that he said "i'm sorry," i took immediately he knew we were going to be in tremendous pain or worry or crisis, because it's -- it made no sense, there's no other reason to say something like that. so that's the last time that we heard from him. >> david: and those two words, "i'm sorry." >> yeah. and i keep saying, "it's okay." >> reporter: 39 days later, rachel and jonathan are living a nightmare, still fighting every way they can for their son. when you spoke with david, you said you're sending your strength out every day to him. >> oh, yeah, for sure. and i -- it's a mantra i say all day long. i just say, "i love you, stay strong, survive." and i just say it, and then sometimes, i do it to myself, because it's so hard, it's not describable, it's not imaginable, even to me, what we're going through. so, i have to stay strong and i # have to survive. it's the only way we'll save him. >> david: and so let's bring in terry moran with us tonight. and terry, i'm so glad you met up with hersh's parents again, they are just so incredibly strong, like all of these families, and i know you're learning tonight that the families of the american hostages, including hersh's parents, will soon meet with the biden administration's top hostage negotiator? >> reporter: david, that meeting will take place tomorrow, and as you say, hersh's parents will be there. they told me today that they are still not getting any information about their son, hersh, and yet they still have hope, as you could sense there. we can also report that secret talks about this hostage deal have been going on for weeks, with hamas demanding there should be a days-long ceasefire in exchange for the release of any captives, and israel is saying there will be no deal at all unless dozens of their citizens are allowed to come home. david? >> david: terry moran leading us off tonight from washington. terry, thank you. there is also news coming in tonight from u.s. authorities on hamas. operating beneath hospitals in gaza. and what the u.s. now believes hamas is doing in those tunnels right now. tonight, the white house revealing u.s. intelligence confirms israel's claims about hamas using hospitals, and the tunnels beneath them, as their base of operations, including al shifa hospital, where those premature babies were taken off incubators when they lost electricity. tonight, a senior administration official now saying hundreds of hamas fighters with communications and traps are inside those tunnels. we have also just learned tonight that the gaza health ministry, run by hamas, has just now said that the israeli military has told them they plan to storm al shifa hospital. abc's matt gutman from israel tonight with what we're just learning now. >> reporter: tonight, the israeli military confirming it is raiding al shifa hospital, israel's largest hospital where the military says hamas was operating inside and underneath the biden administration saying declassified u.s. intelligence corroborates the claims that hamas and palestinian islamic jihad have been using hospitals and tunnels underneath to wage war against the israeli army and hold hostages. >> they have weapons stored there and are prepared to respond to an israeli military operation against the facility. >> reporter: the pentagon saying the assessment is "based on a variety of sources," but did not provide additional details. and back inside gaza, amidst that fierce street hospital, we were taken to rantisi children's hospital, where israel claims hamas had a command and control post in the bombed-out basement. those ak-47s look pretty old and rusty. i mean, was this a crack force that was here? >> no, no. some of the gear was operational gear, but also some of the terrorists fled away, did not stay here. it shows us the war machine hamas is conducting from hospitals. a hospital for children. >> reporter: israel's chief military spokesman showing us another room where they believe hamas kept some of the hostages. but the hospital's director tonight denying israel's claims, saying the facility was used for displaced families, not hostages. >> reporter: david, the israeli military saying it had given hamas a 12-hour ultimatum before the raid. no confirmation yet from the israeli military. that as a senior administration official tells us that the tunnels beneath al shifa are extensive and multilayered. it is believed there are hundreds of hamas fighters inside, with communications equipment and booby-traps, and the tunnel we saw, just outside that children's hospital, appeared to be very sophisticated. the israeli military telling us it was powered by a nearby array of solar panels. david? >> david: matt gutman in tel aviv for us. matt gutman, thank you again tonight for your reporting from inside gaza. meantime, to the other news this even, and back here in the u.s., the deadly collision on i-70 in ohio. a semitruck crashing into a bus with students onboard. at least six people have been killed. more than a dozen injured. abc's alex presha in ohio tonight. >> reporter: tonight, dramatic new video showing the frantic rescue of high school band students trapped in this fiery fatal crash just east of columbus, ohio. >> reporter: first responders urging passengers to jump out of a window to safety. seconds later, an explosion. >> we have heavy fire on the traffic camera, and we are being advised that there are children trapped on the bus. >> reporter: ohio highway patrol says around 9:00 this morning, a semitruck rear-ended this charter bus carrying 57 people, many of them members of the tusky valley marching band scheduled to perform at an annual school board conference. five vehicles were involved in the crash according to officials, at least six people have died, and more than a dozen were injured and rushed to several area hospitals. >> this is our worst nightmare. >> reporter: chris mcneal was driving his semitruck along i-70 immediately after the fiery accident, and says this is one of the worst crashes he's ever seen in all his decades working as a trucker. >> i saw them, they had a ladder up in the one window, because there were a lot of people exiting from the back of the bus. >> reporter: tonight, remnants of that now charred and tattered bus towed away. a team from the ntsb now on the ground investigating the cause of this deadly accident. david, tonight, the truck company for the semi involved says it is cooperating with authorities. david? >> david: alex presha from ohio tonight. alex, thank you. we turn tonight to an ugly day on capitol hill. not because of this potential government shutdown looming, but because of the behavior of members of congress today. accusations tonight, former speaker kevin mccarthy elbowed a colleague, and what a senator threatened to do today. and then the vote in the house just moments ago on keeping the government open. this now goes to the senate. rachel scott on the hill. >> reporter: even with that crucial vote today on whether the government will shut down, congress instead found itself focused on something else today. the alleged inexcusable behavior of some members. >> you know where to find me. any place, any time, cowboy. >> reporter: in a senate hearing, republican markwayne mullin of oklahoma challenging the president of the teamsters to a physical fight. >> you want to do it right now? >> i'd love to do it right now. >> well stand your butt up then. >> you stand your butt up. >> stop it. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders immediately calling for order. >> sit down. sit down. you are a united states senator, sit down. sit down, please. >> reporter: and in the halls of the capitol, congressman tim burchett says former speaker kevin mccarthy elbowed him in the kidneys today. during an interview with npr, the audio caught on tape. >> what kind of chicken move is that? you're pathetic, man, you are so pathetic. it was deliberate. it was just a cheap shot by a bully. >> reporter: did you elbow him? >> no, i did not elbow him. i would not hit him in the kidney. >> reporter: burchett is one of eight republicans who ousted mccarthy after he worked across the aisle to avoid a government shutdown just last month. tonight, the new speaker, mike johnson, in a major test, faced with similar opposition from his own party. johnson's bill only passing late today with the help of democrats, 93 republicans voting no, but many say it won't cost johnson his job. what did you tell those members who call your plan a mistake, who say it's a surrender? >> we're not surrendering. we're fighting. but you have to be wise about choosing the fight. >> reporter: that bill now heads over to the senate, where it is expected to pass with strong bipartisan support before the friday deadline. david? >> david: rachel scott tonight, thank you. tonight, the devastating new white house climate report finding the effects of climate change are getting worse in every part of this country. the report showing the u.s. has been hit with a record-breaking $25 billion disasters just this year, roughly one every three weeks. it says the u.s. is responsible for 17% of global warming. president biden saying his administration is now investing $6 billion to help combat the effects of climate change. scientists say it is still not too late to slow down the pace of climate change. when we come back here tonight, the 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