Two hostages have been released by hamas. They are Yocheved Lifshitz and nurit yitzhak, two elderly women, according to a source. A Release Falling Mediation By Cutter and egypt. They were taken out of gaza by the red cross. The source telling nbc news that they are in good health. One of the hostages was in dire need of medication. You can see here, according to the times in israel, she was a founder of the of some of the most horrific violence that was inflicted upon israelis and the terrorisattack of october 7 by hamas. Lifshitz is his Peace Activist who readily transported patients from gaza for medical treatment inside israel. Her husband is believed to still be held captive i hamas. The release of two hostages comes days after two americans, judith and natalie were free from hamas on friday. This is where we start the hour with josh letterman. Former cia director, Senior National kersey as, john brennan is back. And then we have john hudson with us. With us at the table, Executiv
Well. Tonight, pena looking unbeatable, and just nine months to go until the paris olympics. Megan fitzgerald, nbc news, antwerp, belgium. It is absolutely awesome to see simone back in action, feeling good and kicking butt. And on that note, i wish you a very good night. From all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me. Ill see at the end of tomorrow. Today, in the Fulton County election interference case, Rudy Giulianis lead lawyer asked the judge if he could be removed from that case. Now, that is the second lawyer to leave giulianis georgia team this week alone. They are departures come on the heels of mr. Giulianis former lawyer and longtime friend suing him last month for allegedly unpaid legal bills. We have known for a while now that all is not well in giuliani land. He has huge legal bills. He is reportedly very short on cash. And now, to add to those troubles, there is a new story out today that, at first, feels kind of like it ha
I dont know the solution. But thats the problem. 200 representatives voted to keep Kevin Mccarthy in power. Right, yeah. The number of republicans in his own party who actually vastly outnumbers those who did it. Yeah. Maybe some of them can talk to him about it at some point we will see. Thanks to you at home for joining me this hour. Today, in a Fulton County election interference case, Rudy Giulianis lead lawyer asked the judge if he could be removed from that case. Now, that is the second lawyer to leave giulianis georgia team this week alone. They are departures come on the heels of mr. Giulianis former lawyer and longtime friend suing him last month for allegedly unpaid legal bills. We have known for a while now that all is not well in giuliani land. He has huge legal bills. He is reportedly very short on cash. And now, to add to those troubles, there is a new story out today that, at first, feels kind of like it has been ripped from the tabloids. But ultimately, it could have se
County, georgia. And it is a doozy. The first codefendant in Donald Trumps Election Interference case, that rico case that charged a Criminal Enterprise, has flipped. Scott hall is in atlanta an athletearea Bail Bondsman. Hes accused of being involved in the plan to steal sensitive Election Data in Coffey County. He faces seven charges in the fulton case. And now again we just learned hes taking a plea deal. Lets bring in Greg Blue Stein with the Atlanta Journal constitution and former Acting Assistants Attorney General for National Security mary mccord. The Reverend Al Sharpton joins our coverage, as well. Greg, i feel like this attempt to steal sensitive Election Data in Coffey County never garnered the National Attention that it deserved considering how essential it was to trumps plot to overturn his defeated georgia. But take us inside first the significance of a guilty plea, and second his role in that Criminal Enterprise charged by d. A. Fannie willis. Youre right, scott hall was
Years, the second since it overturned roe v. Wade. This appears to have divided the court over ideological and gender lines. It is a case about the near total ban on abortions in idaho. The doj sued the state saying the ban violated federal law that makes it mandatory for hospitals to provide emergency medical care. Arguing in some cases abortions are just that, theyre emergency medical care. And that the Legal Standard of quote, good faith medical judgment has proven to be too vague. That lack of a clear standard is exactly what both Justice Sonia sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett tried to wrestle out of the attorney representing idaho today. Listen. This particular patient had to deliver her baby. The baby died. She had a hysterectomy, and she can no longer have children. All right. Youre telling me the doctor couldnt have done the abortion earlier . Again, it goes back to whether a doctor can in good faith medical judgment thats a lot for the doctor to risk. It is very case by case. T