angeles. i m trace gallagher in for bret baier. the crisis at the southern border spreading beyond major cities. we will look at how businesses are contacted by the record surge, plus, whatever happened to the russian military contractor the wagner group? and bret baier explains what additional infrastructure the u.s. may need to meet the biden administration s electric vehicle goals. but, first breaking tonight, president joe biden prepares to win over voters after what many say was a tough year. the president is on a family vacation in the caribbean amid the expanding conflict in the middle east, the war in ukraine and as the prices at the border as well as to record numbers these challenge also remain flash points in 2024. as a new fox poll shows how voters think this year has gone. just 24% think 2023 was a good year. while that number has steadily risen since 2020, it is still 13 percentage points lower than it was in 2019. lucas tomlinson is traveling with the preside
and this is dateline. i just can t imagine to be held in captivity. dad, just send the money. that s all they want. they have an american kid. a 14-year-old kid in the middle of the jungle. they re thinking they have the jackpot. they were vacationers turned prisoners. a mother and son, kidnapped by terrorists. we need 10 million u.s. dollars for the release of your family. 10 million, from me? are you losing your mind? a harrowing international hostage drama. this is a big operation, this is not just a drag tag group of people. anything can happen, there are no guarantees. can a father to negotiator to bring them home? prepare for the worst. i m getting worried. i m getting so worried. a lot of people were praying for them. a lot of people were. hello, and welcome to dateline, they were on a dream vacation when suddenly a mother, her teenage son, and a cousin were all kidnapped by a group of men with guns wanting money and lots of it. but the wo
netanyahu. a grim milestone. an estimated 20,000 people killed in gaza since the start of the war. hamas says it won t negotiate more hostage releases until israel agrees to a total cease-fire. joining me now, a top netanyahu advisor. we learn tragic new details about the three israeli hostages mistakenly shot by israeli troops. ten americans released from venezuela arrive back home after a controversial prisoner swap with nicholas maduro. violent threats facing colorado supreme court justices after a state ruling banning donald trump from colorado s primary ballot. breaking news from prague where at least ten people have been killed in a mass shooting. more than a dozen people have been injured. we will have the latest coming up next. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the death toll in gaza has climbed past an estimated 20,000 people since the war started. that estimate, according to the hamas-run ministry of health, which says it includes a
israelis vent their anger toward their government after word that three hostages were waving a white flag before they were killed by idf troops. mother nature wallops florida with a powerful storm slamming the sunshine state with wind and rain and it is heading north. and toxic packages sold online, families who lost loved ones demand change saying their suicides could have easily been prevented. we begin in israel where the families of some hostages held in gaza are demanding a new plan to bring them home. prime minister benjamin netanyahu appears to suggest that talks could be under way in an effort to get more hostages released. translator: without the military pressure, we would not have succeeded in creating an outline that led to the release of 110 hostages and only continue military pressure will lead to releases of all of our hostages. by directive to the negotiating team is based on this pressure. without which we would have nothing. he spoke publicly for t
i m nick watt live in los angeles. ahead on cnn newsroom, israel released details of the deaths of three israeli hostages killed by idf soldiers but says operations in gaza will continue. thousands rally in the streets, calling for negotiations with hamas to resume to bring the remaining hostages home. the number of homeless americans has reached an all-time high. a 12% increase in just one year. we look into the how and the why. we begin in israel where the families of some hostages health in gaza are demanding a new plan to bring them home. prime minister benjamin netanyahu appears to suggest that talks could be under way in an effort to get more hostages released. translator: without the military pressure, we would not have succeeded in creating an outline that led to the release of 110 hostages and only continued military pressure will lead to the releases of all of our hostages. my directive to the negotiating team is based on this pressure withouout which wewe