Vossoughian live for you here from msnbc headquarters. We are going to begin with some Breaking News. As night falls in the middle east, here is what is new this hour. We just heard from the idf, big, Breaking News. A statement releaseby them that idea forces,backed by an extensive logistical effort and by completing the Reserve Mobilization of Hundreds Of Thousands of servicemen, are preparing to implement a wide range of offensive operative plans which include, among other things, and integrated and coordinated attack from the air, sea, and land. We are going to get a live report from israel in a moment on what this all means. Also some other headlines are happening this hour, as well. Three hours past if you outlined for the evacuation of Northern Gaza. The israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, telling his soldiers, quote, the next age is coming. And new report from nbc news saying u. S. Officials privately low on israel to show restraint. And the u. N. Saying humanitarian cri
i have to tell you that hug was precious moment for us. we are very, very lucky and grateful to have her back. the happiness and the joy that we all could breathe again and let our heart fill with optimism and happiness right after the holidays. john: hostages freed by hamas and loved ones are breathing sighs of relief. word two israeli russian nationals on their way to israeli territory. far too many remain in gaza, including the 8 to 9 americans still likely held by hamas and time is running out, with the extended truce set to expire hours from now. i m john roberts in washington. sandra, so begins a wednesday afternoon. good to be with you. sandra smith in new york. this is america reports . right now we are waiting the release of another group of hostages but we have still no word on whether any americans are on this newest list. meanwhile, negotiators in qatar are scrambling to extend the truce with the help of cia director william burns. he is pushing for a mas
john: kayleigh, thank you so much. a life look at emory university, president biden and all five living first ladies are bidding farewell to rosalynn carter. sandra: rosalynn s beloved husband jimmy carter is expected to leave hospice care to attend the memorial service. set to get underway any moment now. john: married more than 77 years, the nation s longest married presidential couple and since her death, tributes from across the country have been praising rosalynn s decades of work, better mental health care and integral role in her husband s political rise and time in the white house. karl rove, former white house deputy chief of staff and juan williams, fox news senior political analyst. karl, the fact that jimmy carter is coming out of hospice care to say good-bye to his beloved wife puts a cap on what is an extraordinary love story here as well as a political one. absolutely. they knew each other as children, they married early, and she was an integral part of
hostages are expected to be released by hamas momentarily. it is day two of a ceasefire if that so far has brought 13 israeli women and children out of captivity. we re going to be talking to one man who s fighting for his brother-in-law to be next and no americans released as of yet. so how close are we to bringing them home? general jack keane on that. and then there is this [inaudible conversations] david: president joe biden facing intense pressure over his handling of the israeli-hamas war including from some in his open party. and one day after protesters tried to shut down black friday shopping, we re watching as more protests are expected across the u.s. good morning, everyone, i m dade asman in for neil cavuto. welcome to a special edition of cavuto live. first to israel, where we await the release of more hostages being held by hamas. alex hogan has the very latest. reporter: we are expecting to see 13 or 14 israeli hostages released today, that number has bee
hour of fox & friends with a fox news alert. you re looking live at the westback where palestinian prisoner are set to be released any minute, this as we expect a group of at least a dozen or more hostages to be released later today after 13 were freed yesterday. rachel: some of the hostages are reuniting with their loved ones for the first time including this israeli boy who turned 9 years old while he was in captivity. he got to hug his family for the first time in seven weeks. todd: now to alex hogan live in jerusalem with the very late. reporter: good morning. we could see the release of today s new round of hostages any moment now. we will continue to monitor that. we are expecting to see 14 is israeli hostages in exchange for 42 palestinian prisoners. we have been hearing some conflicting reports today that potentially the number of israeli hostages could be 13, but we re also getting new video, these moments of these families finally being back together like this o