announcer: this is cnn breaking news. today on inside politics, a major development out of the middle east. qatar just announced an agreement to extend the israel/hamas truce for another two days. we re still waiting to hear from the israeli government. it is also unclear when the hostages who were expected to be released today will make it out of gaza. so far, 58 hostages have been freed. that includes 40 israelis, some of whom are dual nationals, 17 thai citizens, and one citizen from the philippines. cnn is all over the region covering this fast-moving story, including my colleague wolf blitzer who is in tel aviv. i am so glad that you re joining us for the hour here. this agreement is a very big deal. it certainly is. another two days, that means that more hostages will be released, allowed to leave gaza, go through egypt, presumably, and show up in israel. for israel, that s important news. for hamas, it s an additional two days where there won t be any fresh air
a his or ttor a his or tic deal in hollywo after the 95-year history in hollywood sag-aftra reachs a deal with the directors. and at the gop, nikki haley uses the word scum. and now, for loved ones stuck at the gaza border crossing. i m sara sidner with kate bolduan and john berman, and this is cnn news central. collective bargaining works. that s the message this morning from president biden. his first reaction to the tentative deal struck after the longest actors strike ever against the hollywood studios. the walkout lasted 118 days. it cost the economy thousands of jobs and billions of dollars with 160,000 actors essentially forced to hit the pause button on the work and current projects. here is more of a statement from president biden this morning. he says when both sides come to the table to negotiate in earnest they can make businesses stronger. here is what we know about the deal. the actors have locked in wage increases that haven t been seen in 40 ye