much. more israeli hostages are to be released after an extension with hamas. remains to be seen if the americans will be part of the next group to be let go. sandra: welcome everyone, sandra smith in new york, america reports . concern growing for the americans now in harm s way for nearly two months after several of the freed hostages describe being held in inhumane conditions with some adding they witnessed hamas physically torturing hostages. john: and while the fighting may be paused for the moment in the gaza strip, hamas is claiming responsibility for a deadly attack at a bus stop in jerusalem today. palestinian gunmen pulled up in a vehicle and killed three israelis and wounded at least six others. attack happening as secretary of state antony blinken arrived to meet with israeli and palestinian leadership. we are expecting to hear shortly from blinken about those meetings and whether he pushed for extended truce and more hostages to be released. sandra: as we