say that they are all in relatively good condition, they are undergoing a medical assessment at this time, pam. and so far, kaitlan, no americans as we know have been freed. despite that, president biden says he s hopeful at least a few will be released in the coming days, perhaps tomorrow. we ll have to wait and see. by the end of this four-day pause in fighting, hamas is expected to free 50 hostages. of course, that is assuming this truce holds. other conditions in this deal include the release of dozens of palestinian prisoners in critical aid getting into gaza. matthew chance has been tracking this and these hostages and how they finally made their way after a difficult journey back to israel. here s his report. reporter: they kidnapped and killed. but now hamas is showing its gunmen releasing israelis in gaza. for many, these are disturbing scenes. 9-year-old ohad munder. an old woman being carried by a masked man as palestinians cheered. after 49 long days of capt
against them. and a secret service agent involved in protecting one of president biden s granddaughters opens fire in response to a car break-in. and the response. and senator tim scott drops out of the presidential race, and his staff didn t even know. who might be the next to go. i m john berman with kate bolduan and fredricka whitfield is in for sara sidner. this is cnn news central. happening right now, donald trump jr. has just gone into the courtroom in manhattan and soon he is going to be taking stand, again, to testify, and this time, it is going to be as the defense team s first witness. still at stake, the fate of the trump business empire as you remember the judge in this civil case has already found the family liable for fraud, and so what is donald trump jr. going to try to do to tip the trial in favor of he and his family, and these are the live pictures that you are looking at of donald trump jr. sitting and waiting for the proceedings to get under way.
good morning. i m phil mattingly with erica hill in new york. poppy is a off today. right now secretary of state antony blinken is back in a war zone in israel. diplomatic source telling cnn he is pushing for a pause in the fighting to allow mediation as civilian deaths and suffering mount in gaza. he spoke moments ago before his meeting with israel s president. we stand strongly for the proposition that israel has not only the right, but the obligation to defend itself and to do everything possible to make sure that this october 7th can never happen again. how israel does this matters, and it is very important that when it comes to the protection of civilians who are caught in a crossfire of hamas making, that everything be done to protect them and to bring assistance to those who so desperately need it. the israeli president in those comments also insisted israel has followed international law and that went through the numbers even in terms of the warnings that had bee
right now on early start, joe biden s top diplomat back in israel. can antony blinken balance support for the idf with protecting civilians in gaza. and the biggest white collar conviction since bernie madoff s ponzi scheme. sam bankman-fried found guilty of stealing billions from customers. sgm to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is friday. thank goodness. november 3. we really appreciate you being here. 5:00 a.m. in washington, 11:00 a.m. in tel aviv where america s top diplomat right now meeting with the prime minister of israel. secretary of state antony blinken is on the first stop of a trip through the middle east and asia. he departed from the u.s. last night and he said a key mission for him in israel is to underscore the need for israeli forces to minimize civilian casualties as they fight to sdoi hamas. how israel does this matters. we will focus on steps that need to be taken to protect civilians who are in a crossfire
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