[gunfire] bill: these are the latest images inside gaza. israel s incursion three weeks old in gaza. new report that israel, hamas closer to reaching a deal on the hostages. watch that story. there has been a lot of reporting throughout the week. it hasn t happened yet. we can hold out hope. i m bill hemmer in new york. dana is in nashville for the big patriot awards later tonight. martha and i have the duties in new york city. martha: good morning. let s get right to it. sensitive negotiations are underway right now for a potential hostage deal. we ve been hearing about it over the last several days. we understand that they are making some headway between israel and hamas. bill: the potential terms are quite specific. it would reportedly include 3 to 5 days of no fighting and then after that hamas would release up to 50 women and children on day one. israel will release a similar number of palestinian women and children held in israeli prisons in return. martha: then
in. bill: good morning. big patriot awards later tonight in florida. looking forward to that hence your presence down there. a beautiful room in on the east coast of florida. i m bill hemmer, good morning. we begin now with president biden s growing border crisis. administration has five weeks to get ready for what some fear will be a massive rush on the border. there are thousands of venezuelan migrants waiting for the right moment to cross. new york post spells it out this way. there could be as many as 18,000 a day since title 42 is gone for good. dhs secretary mayorkas has a lot of explaining to do when senators ask about his plan to secure the border. here is what he told house lawmakers earlier this week about it. secretary mayorkas, do you continue to maintain that the border is secure? yes, and we are working day in and day out to enhance its