footage is released showing hostages held nearly seven weeks held by hamas taken back to israeli soil. 13 hostages headed home, the first wave headed into gaza and into the hands of the international red cross and egyptian officials. getting to see a chance to see loved ones, some young ones are unaware their parents are dead. john roberts and sandra smith have the day off. special edition of america reports, a live look at the petunia checkpoint in the west bank, prisoners are expected to be reunited with families. 13 israelis have been freed under the israel-hamas deal and the egyptian state information service says ten thai nationals and one filipino have also been released in a completely separate deal. according to the idf, israeli special forces are with hostages who underwent medical checks inside israel. this is the moment the hostages crossed back home into israel. and the country and those around the world were able to at least for a moment cheer their return.
announcer: this is cnn breaking news. you are in the cnn newsroom. i m paula reid in washington. we re continuing to follow the sad breaking news. former first lady rosalynn carter has passed away peacefully in her home this afternoon at the age of 96. she is being remembered as a mental health champion and a tireless humanitarian. governor brian kemp of georgia praising the proud georgian, saying she had an indelible impact on our state and nation. former president george w. bush calling carter a woman of dignity and strength. and first lady jill biden noting carter s commitment to mental health. former first lady rosalynn carter has just passed, and she was well-known for her efforts on mental health and caregiving and women s rights. so i hope that during the holidays, you ll consider saying include the carter family in your prayers. cnn s wolf blitzer takes a look back on her remarkable life and legacy. reporter: a soft-spoken, small-town girl, rosalynn smit
cnn goes inside the children s hospital in northern gaza. one of the hospitals israel says hamas is using to shield its quote, unquote war machine. what our correspondent sees when he goes in. only three days left until a possible u.s. government shutdown, and the new house speaker is facing the same gop problem that caused the former speaker his job. can speaker mike johnson get the deal done? the fbi investigating the new york city mayor for possible foreign influence. we will hear from the mayor for the first time this morning since new details of the probe have emerged. i m john berman with kate bolduan, fredricka whitfield is in for sara sidner. cnn news central starts now. this morning, only one hospital remains operational and still receiving patients in northern gaza. according to a new report from the united nations, gaza s two largest hospitals are effectively shut down, they say, after saying that they have run out of fuel to power generators, which also, of
. happening now, tens of thousands of people are on the national mall here in d.c. to rally in support of israel and condemn anti-semitism. security is at the highest levels as tensions over the israel-hamas war surge. in the meantime president biden express something new optimism about the hostages that hamas is holding. he says a deal is going to happen. we have new details on the negotiations. and we know they throw insults, but now elbows? one congressman accusing former speaker mccarthy of that. all of this three days before the government shuts down. we are following these major developing stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. for 239 hostages being held in gaza, today is day 39 in captivity. a short time ago, president biden said a deal to release them is, quote, going to happen. a senior u.s. official telling cnn israel and hamas are moving closer to a deal for release, which could include a day s long pause in fighting. right now in
newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. good evening. we begin with a troubling outlook for president biden. exactly one year out from the 2024 election, a new set of polls from the new york times and siena college show biden trailing former president donald trump in hypothetical match-ups in four key swing states. tomorrow trump is set to take the stand in a high-stakes civil fraud trial that could help decide the fate of his business empire in new york. this happening at the same time that president biden is trying to strike a balance in the war between israel and hamas, pushing for a humanitarian pause. this just in to cnn. we re learning that cia director bill burns is traveling to the middle east to meet with multiple leaders in that region as negotiations over hostages taken by hamas continue. while the white house continues to focus on the crisis in the middle east, the biden campaign is responding to this latest polling. cnn s priscilla alvarez is in rehoboth beach