good morning, 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m josé diaz-balart. we are following breaking developments from the middle east. nbc news has learned there will be a truce extension between israel and hamas. the pause in fighting was due to end later today. we ll talk to a spokesperson for the israeli defense forces about what s expected to happen next. the news comes as we wait another hostage release expected any minute now after three days of emotional reunions. israel s prime minister saying negotiations are continuing. the head of the red crescent said 200 aid trucks are expected to enter gaza today. we ll talk to a u.n. official about what her teams on the ground are seeing. and breaking overnight, police in vermont say they have arrested a man they believe shot and wounded three u.s. college students of palestinian descent. we begin with the breaking news in the israel-hamas war. senior arab official with direct knowledge of negotiations confirms to nb