kayleigh: hello, everyone, this is outnumbered, i m kayleigh mcenany here with my co- cohost emily compagno. also joining us is martha maccallum, rachel campos duffy and former pennsylvania congressman, patrick murphy. we begin with tonight s battle royal of opposing ideologies, i can hardly wait, it is red state versus blue state showdown featuring florida governor ron desantis and california governor gavin newsom. they are facing off live 9 p.m. eastern on fox news. sean hannity will be moderating the 90-minute debate. some say could be a preview of the 2028 race. the two governors are not running against each other, but been taking shots at each other for months. expect fireworks in their first face-to-face meeting. the wall street journal is breaking down key numbers in their respective states, and they are eye-opening. check these out, homelessness cries, california currently leads with staggering 171,000 homeless residents, compare to florida, where there are just
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