Fastsigns. Make your statement. The pentagon says it is concerned that north korea is weighing providing arms and Military Equipment to russia as it appears that kim jong un is on this armored train. As you see there, bound for russia to meet Vladimir Putin. South korean Government Official tells cnn that kim is believed to be traveling to the eastern russian city of vladivostok. The u. S. Says there have been alarming signs of a growing cooperation between the two countries. Russias Defense Minister visited pyongyang in july in an effort to buy Artillery Ammunition for the war in ukraine. U. S. Officials tell us there are major worries about what north korea could then ask for in return, and that pyongyang wants technical help, not just for its satellites but also nuclearpowered submarines. Cnn Senior International correspondent will ripley joins us now from taipei. Kremlin spokesman has just given some details on this trip. I wonder, what does the kremlin say . What does the u. S. Be
we are back monitoring the fragile truce in gaza. you are watching cnn news central. i m briana keilar in washington with wolf blitzer in tel aviv. another hostage release is under way as we speak. the idf says the latest group of women and children freed by hamas is with the red cross, and it s en route to israel after which more palestinian prisoners and detainees will be released from israeli custody. this is the fourth day of these exch exchanges. and now israel and hamas have agreed to extend this arrangement for two more days. wolf? very critical developments. very important developments, indeed. it s a critical two days right now for the families of the remaining 198 hostages. and for the residents of gaza who have seen a surge of badly needed aid enter during this entire temporary pause. president biden just released a statement on the extension thanking the leaders of israel, qatar, and egypt for getting it all done. cnn s oren liebermann is with me in tel aviv,
mechanics headquarters in new york. word from the white house that a deal has been struck to extend the cease-fire, what does that mean for the hostages and what happens when this new timeline runs out? what the break in the fighting means for palestinians who have been enduring a nightmarish existence inside gaza. hundreds of aid trucks are headed in. will it even make a difference in the extraordinary humanitarian disaster. joining me this hour, the executive director of doctors without borders. in vermont a 48-year-old man has been arrested and arraigned after being accused of shooting three students of palestinian descent. his first words to the atf agent who came to arrest him, i ve been waiting for you. we start with the white house confirming the announcement that the cease-fire between hamas and israel will be extended for another two days. here is nsc s john kirby providing details less than an hour ago. in order to extend the pause hamas has committed to r
we are following the breaking news out of israel, the third day of hostage release this brings the first american to be freed as part of this deal. four year old abigail moore was taken by hamas after they killed her parents. president biden took to the podium a short time ago to share the good news. a little girl named abigail turned four years old. she spent that birthday and at least 50 days before that held hostage by hamas. today, she is free. it comes as we are getting new videos of the emotional reunions happening between those who have already been freed and the families who have been desperately hoping for these moments to happen. meanwhile, in gaza, more aid is arriving during this pause on the israeli offensive as humanitarian groups rushed to take advantage of this time and prepare for the resumption of more bombing. all of that, and we are also covering other news today. tough weather makes it rough, going for some of the millions hitting the roads and skie
meanwile the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has insisted that his country will press on with its fight against hamas. translation: i want to be clear, the war is ongoing, l it is continuing. we will continue it until we achieve all our objectives. we will eliminate hamas and we ensure that the day after hamas, there will be no factor who will continue educating their children to hate and to eradicate israel, so we will continue eliminating in hamas, in the north, by the way, and in the south, we will continue that effort. the bbc s us partner, cbs news spoke to one family awaiting the news of whether their loved was one of the 50 released hostages. 3 year old abigail mor edan is the youngest known american hostage. herfamily members, liz hirsh naftali and noa naftali spoke to cbs morning to share abigail s story as they await her potential release. we are hoping and praying that she is in one of the first groups but we can only know, thatis groups but we can only