media outlet to gain access to southern gaza without a military escort. we ll bring you that report ahead as the defense minister says the war in gaza will last several more months. and exonerated. a man in illinois spent 35 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit. and now his conviction has been vacated and he is a free man at least. he will join us live just ahead. we re following these major developing stories and many more coming in to cnn news central. thanks for joining us this afternoon. it s the top of the hour, and we re tracking a set of counterterror operations in europe. multiple suspects were arrested in germany, denmark and the netherlands today. german officials arrested 3 hamas members for allegedly planning to attack jewish institutions. authorities in denmark made several terror arrests that are unrelated to the germany case. israeli officials claim the suspects were also acting on behalf of ha mast. alex, all of this is confusing as you try t
wrongdoing. his son, hunter biden, snubbing a subpoena to testify today behind closed doors saying he ll only do so publicly and stating his father has no financial ties to his business dealings. will the gop move to hold the other biden in contempt of congress? also tonight, president biden welcoming the families of all eight americans still being held hostage by hamas to the white house. what they said to him in their private meeting. the record day on wall street. big news from the fed on interest rates. the supreme court taking up a major case over the abortion pill that could restrict access nationwide. the massive recall impacting nearly every tesla on the road in the u.s. safety concerns over its autopilot feature. our nbc news exclusive with holiday shopping in full swing. inside the undercover operation to bust retail thieves. and he was the emmy-winning star of hit nbc shows. remembering andre braugher. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester h
be speaking again with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and we continue to remain personally engaged to see that this deal is fully implemented and work to extend the deal, as well. for weeks i ve been advocating the pause in the fighting for two purposes, to increase the assistance getting into the gazan civilians who need help and to facilitate release of hostages. we know that innocent children in gaza are suffering greatly, as well because this war that hamas has unleashed has had such consequences. thousands have been killed and from the earliest days of this crisis i ve worked closely with president sisi of egypt, israeli government and king abdullah of jordan and leaders throughout the region for humanitarian assistance to help innocent palestinians indeed who are not part of hamas. under this deal, the fighting in gaza has now been paused for three days. over that team 58 58 hostages he been released including thais, filipinos, and we ve moved 200 aid trucks into gaz
on the ground. israel expands its ground operations in gaza. we re going to fight in the air, ground sea. what does the escalation mean for the region s future? and for the hostages trapped there by hamas? national security adviser jake sullivan joins me live next and then, intelligence committee republican senator james lankford. plus blackout. as israel s barrage picked up gaza went dark. palestinian civilians must be protected. what is the latest inside gaza and new beginnings? finally, the u.s. house elects a speaker. one more sign of republicans embrace of donald trump. another? i have decided to suspend my campaign for president. gop candidate chris christie on what it all means coming up. well, i m jake tapper in tel aviv where israeli bombard ams of gaza lit up the sky overnight. cnn teams are hearing constant explosions and machine gun fire with drones, helicopters and israeli fighter jets circling the skies, israel says the next phase of its w
a crowd some waving palestinian flags forced their way into an airport after a flight from tel aviv landed earlier today. russian state media says the crowd was protesting the israel-hamas war. in gaza city right now, an aid organization says nearby israeli air strikes have caused extensive damage to the second largest hospital there. the palestinian red crescent society says that s endangering the lives of patients. 12,000 displaced citizens are also sheltering there. gun fire and explosions echo around much of gaza as israel s ground offensive expands according to cnn analysis published by an israeli media outlet meanwhile they fire into gaza from israel. amid all of this, iran s president said today that israel s offensive on gaza has, quote, crossed the red line. his words, crossed the red line. this is not the first warning from an iranian official for the potential for a much broader conflict. earlier today, an israeli benjamin netanyahu. jake sullivan, he says ther