israeli forces say two israeli hostages have been released and more are expected to be handed over soon. it comes after renewed violence in gaza and jerusalem in the last 24 hours. will this affect the chances of extending the truce deal beyond today? global reaction to the death of former secretary of state henry kissinger at 100. and the u.s.-mexico border, a record number of migrants are dying at the el paso sector. we re going to speak with a journalist who reports it is so bad, residents are oftentimes stumbling over bodies in the desert and even in the towns. and new this morning, republican congressman george santos has a warning to his colleagues if they vote to expel him from congress. that is going to be the undoing of a lot of members of this body because this will haunt them in the future. and we begin this hour with more on the breaking news in the israel-hamas war. at this moment, we are awaiting the release of more hostages just about an hour after two
to 3:00 p.m. eastern. our coverage continues with katy tur reports right now. good to be with you. i m katy tur. as we speak, we are expecting more hostages to be released including potentially one american. two israeli women have been released today, hours before the extended cease fire is set to end. that is unless there s a deal to keep it going. it is a precarious situation. hamas is claiming three of the captives have died, a mother and her two young sons. a 4-year-old and a 10-month-old. the idf cannot confirm if that s true. trying to keep the lines of communication open are secretary of state antony blinken, headed to israel right now and u.s. envoy for hostage affairs. as the united states tailors its public message, that a resumption of war gives hamas what it wants, which is never ending violence. quote, hamas, unleashed a terrorist attack because they fear nothing more than israelis and palestinians living side by side in peace. there s growing political press
spokesman john kirby with an uptate on the number of american hostages still being held by hamas following the release of a 4-year-old girl. the humanitarian pause in gaza remains in effect this morning. we ll have the latest on when more hostages could be freed. also ahead, an update on the college students of palestinian descent who were shot in burlington, vermont. we ll hear from the mother of one of the victims. plus, as if a rematch of 2020 wasn t bad enough, donald trump is bringing back a top issue from his 2016 campaign. it s a pledge on which he never delivered. we ll explain what that is. i mean, it s unpopular, too. why would we deliver on that? he is once again going to promise something that s extremely unpopular with people. we re talking about, you know, the wall street journal lead, talking about israel and hamas extend the truce two days. the new york times lead the same, talking about how israel and hamas agreed to extend pause and swap. mika,
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our interview with the family of the american girl who turned four in captivity. it s like a dream tap true. because we were in a nightmare. norah: and in the west bank, crowds of palestinians great prisoners. the suspect of the shooting of three students of palestinian dissent pleads not guilty as we learn more about the victim s injuries. it s a real tragedy, for the nation, not just these boys. norah: a major recall to tell you about. the seat belt issue allowing hondo to recall hundreds of thousands of vehicles. what drivers need to know. how busy a cyber monday for amazon? it s like their super bowl. we practiced for months in advance. we are at an amazon r&d facility we will show you what the future of shopping looks like. what is that? that might really be something. norah: in the fight against breast cancer, how artificial intelligence could help. ai might have saved this woman s life. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we wil