[national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] todd: we begin the first hour of fox & friends with a fox news alert, a live look at the gaza skyline as we enter the third day of what is planned to be a four-day truce. the israeli government has reportedly already notified the families of hostages expected to be released later today. rachel: 13 more israelis were freed today red cross yesterday after being delayed for hours. [applause] joey: the unrelenting trey yingst is on the ground in tel aviv this morning with the late. trey? reporter: yeah, hey, guys, good morning. overnight, 13 additional israeli hostages were released as part of this broader ceasefire deal. we are in hostage square in tel aviv, people have been gathering here for the past 51 days to show support for those still held inside gaza, last night s release bringing the total of 26 israelis released as part of this broader cease five deal. additionally, 14 thai nationals and 1 filipino
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won t say. but we will just blame the lawyers. now not you, charles coleman. you are good lawyer [laughs] ! have some fun this. morning thanks, katie. always good to see you! good morning. it is saturday november 25th, you are watching velshi on msnbc. i m charles coleman junior filling in this weekend for my friend and colleague, ali velshi. we have got a lot to talk about. first off, we are following breaking news this morning on day two of our fragile pause in the war between israel and hamas. nbc news is reporting 13 more israeli hostages are expected to be released today by hamas. 42 palestinian prisoners are also expected to be released as well according to israel channel 13. we are awaiting word on when this exchange is actually going to happen. if it is successful, it will be the second batch of hostages and prisoners released by the two countries as part of a deal that involves a four-day pause in fighting. over the course of these four days, hamas has a agreed t
politicsnation. tonight s lead, more hostages released. right now, right now, after nearly two months of hostilities, israel and hamas are in the second day of a cease-fire, and with that, a series of prisoner exchanges that has included women, children, and the elderly at this hour, after long and dramatic day that saw a few delays and a personal intervention by president jill joe biden, 13 additional israeli hostages have been released by hamas. eight children and five women, along with four foreign thailand nationals. israel, saying that the red cross has confirmed the release. they are on their way to the rafah crossing in gaza. meanwhile, 39 palestinian prisoners have been released by israel. have promised to continue tomorrow with the third round. but in the interim, the white house is trying to figure out how to push this truce forward into a lasting peace, and how to get as much humanitarian aid into gaza as possible. democratic senator, chemo smith, joins me
it s saturday, november 25th, and you are watching velshi on msnbc. i m charles coleman junior, filling in this weekend for my friend and colleague, ali velshi, and we have got a lot to talk about. we start off following breaking news this morning on day two of a fragile pause in the war between israel and hamas. today, we are expecting a second exchange of hostages and prisoners. we are waiting word on when exactly that exchange will happen, and how many hostages taken by hamas will be exchange for palestinian prisoners held and israeli presence. we are going to bring this to you, along with all of the latest developments with live pictures and reporting from how nbc news team on the ground in israel. but check in with that team in just a few moments. but first, let s get up to date on the multiple trials of donald trump, we are new developments this holiday week may have slipped under the radar. for starters, there is the ongoing legal battles over a pair of gag orders agai