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
emily: hello, everyone, this is outnumbered, i m emily compagno here with my co-host kayleigh mcenany. with us is tammy bruce and kaylee mcgee white and fox and friends cohost and host of one nation brian kilmeade. we are entering the final hours of the ceasefire agreement israel and hamas. negotiators are working to extend that deal which lasted for six days. so far, 81 hostage have been released by hamas with more expected to be released in the coming hours. new details are emerging about the conditions hostages are facing in the tunnels. hamas terrorists threatened hostages and held people with no light and forced them to watch the footage of the horrific october 7 attack. despite the heart-breaking attacks from israeli hostages, pro-palestinian supporters in the u.s. spewed conspiracy theories and expressed support for hamas s terrorist attacks against israel at a city council meeting in oakland, california. there have not been beheadings and rapeings. this is r