hamas captivity and why the mission almost fell apart. plus with palestinian civilians killed in the raid, could the united states push for a cease-fire ban jeopardy. cbs evening news starts now. international pressure builds on hamas to accept a cease-fire and hostage proposal laid out by president biden. tonight the terror group says it s ready to negotiate. good evening, i am norah o donnell. thank you for being with us. we want to begin with the new diplomatic push to stop the israel-hamas war. and renewed hope that more hostages could be released. the u.n. security council just approve the latest plan and america s top diplomat secretary of state antony blinken is back in the middle east trying to close the deal tonight. this comes as we are getting dramatic new video of the daring raid that freed four is really hostages over the weekend. which came at a staggering cost for palestinian civilians. cbs s chris livesay s leads us off from tel aviv. new footage shows the
members of his family, including the first lady, in that courthouse. the prosecution aware of that during closing arguments, and what the prosecutor told the jury about the family sitting in those front rows. also breaking tonight, donald trump s interview with a new york probation officer. that interview required of all convicted felons. what that probation officer will now do with the judge set to sentence trump in weeks. the chilling new images here from inside the israeli operation to rescue four hostages in gaza. the moment soldiers find three of them. coming under fire while getting them out. israeli special forces posing as palestinian refugees. saying, we got the diamonds. when they found the hostages. you ll see these harrowing images from the inside. here in the u.s. at this hour, the severe weather threat and the record heat across multiple states. then all of this heading east. and florida bracing for potential flooding, up to 20 inches of rain. also, th
respond to disappoint the news continues israeli police have just released video the moment during and deadly raid inside gaza. i ll get reaction from the us ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas-greenfiel d, g standing by to join us exclusively just minutes from now and there s breaking news. the hunter biden case is now in the hands of a delaware jury. the historic trial against the president s son potentially nearing an end as the panel waste three felony gun on charges plus donald trump is taking the first step toward his sentencing. i m 34 felony convictions. the former president holding a virtual meeting with a probation official this afternoon, and that interview could be a key factor as judge juan merchan decides on potential punishmer trump welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. a, you re in the situation room let s get straight to our top story tonight. the daring bloody israeli raid inside gaza, that op
terrified hostages. inside a fourth hostage. you may remember her face. the young woman kidnapped on a motor bike from the nova music festival finally reunited with her family. the growing death toll in gaza from the raid. and our exclusive reporting. could the u.s. cut israel out of negotiations to free the americans still being held? just in, former president trump required to meet today with a probation officer after his hush money conviction. the massive inferno at a miami apartment building. an employee found shot. what we re learning. new reporting on the crisis at the border. the warning from law enforcement. the dangerous gang crossing illegally and committing crimes. and apple s big entry into the ai race. the new iphone features. siri s getting more chatty. and the emojis you will now be able to create. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester. for the first time the child of a sitting preside
about his efforts to get sober before buying the gun at the center of the case. the outrage in israel. the u.n. adding it and hamas to a blacklist of those who harm children in war zones. new body cam video from the arrest of the world s number one golfer, scottie scheffler. what it reveals. and team usa stunning the world with a historic win. is america catching cricket fever? announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. in this season of extremes and heightened weather danger we ve witnessed these last several weeks, it s now the crippling heat we re watching tonight taking hold across a wide stretch of the southern tier putting 21 million people under heat alerts today. in the past 24 hours, triple-digit temperatures being recorded in places that include phoenix and las vegas. near record high temperatures could occur as far east as miami. tonight, first responders are adopting some of the lessons from last year s deadly summ