close, could bring some of the hostages home very soon, but i don t want to get into details or things because nothing is done until it s done. and we have more to say, we will. but things are looking good at the moment. sandra: at this hour, awaiting updates from both the state department and the pentagon on the war in the middle east of a the president there says a hostage deal with hamas is very close and he is optimistic. and also an update is expected from the pentagon a short time from now after the u.s. military carried out an airstrike last night, killing several militants from iranian proxy group. a lot to learn in the coming minutes and hours. hello, welcome, john, great to be with you. john: good to be with you as well, sandra. john roberts in washington. america reports . an agreement could be announced at any moment but what we know at this hour about the hostages. the deal on the table would free about 50 israeli women and children in exchange for 150 pales
airport hours and hours earlier and be prepared for any contingency. if you have to go to the airport, you better plan ahead, at least 3 to 4 hours ahead of time. wet weather from the south to the northeast could impact some on time arrivals and departures. some folks say that s why travelling early pays off. more people want to work right up to the last minute and then get their flight and it s congested and hectic and i would rather enjoy my time with family and friends without the stress of it all. a current look across the country right now, more than 2,000 delays and 28 cancellations today in the u.s.. denver, los angeles, phoenix, the top three trouble spots, but john, fortunately no widespread delays or disruptions to tell you about. back to you. john: at this point, but a lot can change, casey. at this point, it can. john: two major developments in the middle east as we await a pentagon briefing any moment announcement u.s. killed several militants in a
no trickle-down effect here. just the increase to the child tax credit alone will lift millions of children out of poverty and cut the child poverty rate nearly in half. because of this bill, some experts expect the economy to grow by more than 6% this year and add 7 million jobs, a level of growth, quite frankly, we ve not seen since the 1980s and it will boost the income of the poorest americans by an average 206%. given all that, it s important to remember that zero republicans reported this legislation. that s not stopping them from attempted to take credit. senate republicans led the bipartisan cares alkt that got us through the last year. the american people have built a parade marching toward victory. democrats want to sprint in front of the parade and claim credit. it s remarkable legislation. unfortunately republicans, as i say, you know, vote no and take the dough. you see already some of them claiming this is a good thing, this is a good thing, but they couldn
Heartbreaking situation. Ellison barber is in washington following the response and federal officials and the white house. Less big with jeff paul on the ground in seattle with the very latest. What is the latest on the situation on the suspect that apparently killed himself behind the controls of the stolen airplane . Reporter i want to give a little bit of a better idea what it is like at our location. We are in washington, behind us is the entrance to the ferry. That is we have to take over to get to the site. Now Authorities Say it is sparsely populated island with very few people and they do not believe anybody on the ground was hurt. During the plane crash. We are also learning more about how, a little more about the man that stole the plane. Authorities say is with the airline for more than three years and passed all extensive
background checks. The fbi tells us he was allowed to be in the Security Area and they do not believe any security safeguards were compromised. They say w
i should say and thursday, the 30th as everybody comes home. i leave you again with a tsa check line. this would be the day if you re going to travel, probably too late for you, huh? martha: change some plans and gets out tonight. looks open at the moment. thanks, jeff. good to see you. jeff flock joining us from philadelphia. have you seen this? the latest drop of these twitter files from elon musk s company shows a very cozy relationship between the fbi and twitter. sometimes turned a bit intimidating when it came to how the hunter biden story would end up being suppressed in a lot of places. just before the election. harris faulkner joins us with her take on that and her new york times best-selling book next. you almost have to have a church-style investigation to reform the fbi with the more we re learning. the number of whistle-blowers that have come forward that have