jerusalem where israel has renewed its efforts to destroy hamas. and a mounting cost to gazans. also tonight, palestinian prisoners. who did israel release from detention? why many are children not convicted of any crimes. plus, cross-country storms. avalanche warnings in the west, a washout in the east. forecast for the week ahead. out of the ashes. after notre dame s devastating fire, a familiar silhouette rising on the paris skyline. and later, under the sea and over the moon. hi. how a robot is helping children explore new depths from the safety of their hospital room. it makes it look so real. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thanks for joining us. we begin this sunday in the middle east. tonight israel is widening its hunt for hamas leaders to southern gaza where the majority of the territory s population is now crowded. for civilians, there is no escape. there is panic and confusion, as you ca
thanks for joining us on cnn newsroom. i m michael holmes with our continuing coverage of the israel/hamas war. it is day three of the fragile four-day truce between hamas and israel and the israeli government now has the names of the hostages who will be freed on sunday. that s after day two came to a rocky but successful conclusion late on saturday with the release of 13 israelis and four thai nationals who had been kidnapped by militants on october 7. after preliminary medical check, all the former hostages were taken to israeli hospitals for care and to be reunited with families. israel s health ministry said one woman, 21-year-old maya regev, was treated for a moderate injury and is in stable condition. also among the second group is 9-year-old emily hand, whose father had initially been told she died in the october 7 terror attack. the israeli government wants to know why 13-year-old hilla rotham s mother raya wasn t released with her daughter. an israeli official
washington. israel now has the list of hostages who are supposed to be released tomorrow, and we are just hours away from day two of this expected four-day truce. i should note, we are getting new reporting in now. we are told there are several children who are on that list for tomorrow. of course the final group remains to be seen. that is something that we will learn as it happens in real time, as we did today, with this first group of hamas-held hostages being back on israeli soil. what we know is happening right now is they are getting medical treatment across multiple different locations here in tel aviv, where they have been reunited with their families. they are also including, at this children s hospital that is right outside of where i m standing right now, 24 hostages in total, which are 13 israelis, ten thai citizens, one filipino, all evacuated from gaza today and released by hamas after being held there for several weeks. there was not a dry eye in the room when
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
hamas as part of this deal. congresswoman alissa slotkin, we appreciate you joining us this afternoon. our coverage of today s hostage our coverage of today s hostage release continues. captions by vitac www.vitac.com announcer: this is cnn breaking news. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper. we are following the major breaking news today. after more than 49 days in captivity, the first group of hostages held by hamas are now back in israel. and moments ago, we just saw some of those hostages met by cheers, as they arrive by helicopter at a children s hospital near tel aviv. we don t know how many people will be brought there. but sources say the mothers and their kids who were freed today, will not be separated. a total of 24 hostages were taken out of gaza earlier today in these vans right here by the red cross, where they then got their initial medical checks. now, the rest will all be taken to hospitals across israel based on their current me