the resuchks of war and families rejoice over being reunited. this morning, i ll speak to a top red cross official about the hostage releases along with prime minister netanyahu s closest advisor. and we re expecting law enforcement officials in vermont to give details on the arrest of a suspect in connection to the weekend shooting of three college students of palestinian descent visiting one of their grandmothers during the break. no person and no community in this country should have to live in fear of hate fueled violence. fulfilling that promise motivates us every day. good day, everyone. 11 more hostages could be released today according to egypt. a truce in the fighting will be extending possibly for two more days creating new hope for the families of hostages still not released and for gaza residents hoping for more. new photos of the 4-year-old, abigail, the israeli american girl released sunday whose parents were killed by hamas on october 7th. she pictured here
dana: rescue mission ending with a missile attack against a u.s. warship off the coast of yemen. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. bill: how was your turkey? dana: really good. bill: it was great. we talked since then. nice to get a break, wasn t it? dana: i had a good break. i m refreshed and ready to irritate you. bill: you re welcome, too. bill hemmer, good morning. the u.s.s. mason responding to a distress call from a commercial tanker under attack by pirates. the mason and several aircraft demanding release of the vessel. five armed attackers trying to flee on a small boat. all five have been captured. dana: later two ballistic missiles were fired from yemen toward the two ships. national security council spokesman said they were neutralized ten miles short of their target. this particular ship detected missile launches. launches that would have taken these missiles in the general vicinity of the ship deeming it an appropriat
at the u.s. military in the middle east. u.s.s. mason off the coast of yemen had two ballistic missiles launch evidence its way that notified. they responded to a distress call from a tanker nearby. we ve seen more than 70 attacks on u.s. military forces since mid october. more shortly coming up here. first the emotions running high in israel. [chanting] bill: these are some of the scenes in israel and the west bank as they see newly freed prisoners. a four-day cease-fire about to run out and find out whether or not the cease-fire is extended. hope you had an awesome thanksgiving. i m bill hemmer in new york. dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. an emotional weekend. a 4-year-old israely american girl abigail edan is free but saw her parents murdered in front of her. hamas let go 58 people. israel released 39 palestinian prisoners in exchange. bill: the front page new york post. safe at last. for some that is true. many more still are left behind. p
situation room live from tel aviv. i will see you tomorrow at noon eastern. happening now, breaking news. hamas releases 11 more civilian hostages from gaza on this, the first day of a temporary truce. back in israel where hospitals are preparing to treat them after more than seven weeks in captivity. the pause of hostilities has gotten. right now about this very fragile agreement. also tonight, my special interview with the uncle of a 13-year-old hostage who was freed on saturday without, repeat without, her mother despite demands from israeli officials. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv israel, and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. the breaking news this hour, moments ago israeli hostages began arriving at the hospitals here in tel aviv, just hours after hamas released 11 more civilians from gaza. with a trace of extension now in effect, we expect additional captives to come home in
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