cease-fire. what we are learning about their time being held by hamas. the food was not enough and the water was not enough. norah: our new reporting as the cia director negotiates for the remaining hostages, as no americans are released today. the snow chaos that led to a multicar pileup, as nearly 220 million americans face freezing temperatures. taking your child to the hospital for an emergency? how one medical center changed its procedures to be ready. this is something that every hospital should strive for. norah: and meet the man teaching us about forgiveness and building community, one sweet treat at a time. they are terrific. that is so good. i m just thankful that we were given the opportunity and we made the best of it, the american dream. norah: good evening to our viewers in the est, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. and we do want to begin tonight with the nation s goodbye to former first lady rosalynn carter. hundreds
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
on where things stand at this hour. plus, we will talk to the doctor leading the team, treating the released hostages, as we learn more about their time in captivity. meanwhile, israel released more than 100 palestinian prisoners in the last four days, mostly women and teenagers. we will look at who they are, and any moment now, first lady and president biden are due to arrive in georgia to attend the memorial of former first lady, rosalynn carter. we begin this hour with more on the breaking news in the israeli and hamas war. this morning israel and hamas are accusing each other of violating the pause in fighting as it enters into a two-day extension. last hour, the senior adviser to prime minister benjamin netanyahu addressed the potential breach of the truce. when our perspective, i think the incident is closed and we are still on, i believe, for the release of ten additional hostages, women, men and children tonight. today s hostages are part of an additional 20
tonight, israel hamas s fire extended. 11 more hostages released. the latest on those temperatures and what happens next. then, congress back in washington with a lot of work to do before their next recess. george santos is saying about a likely expulsion. plus, president biden s messaging typo, donald trump s legal fishing expedition and the word of the year for 2023. we have a lot to get to as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. ,,. , nearly a dozen women and children, all from a single coutts, where fridges hours ago and are now in israel. this latest release comes after hamas freed three other groups of hostages over the weekend. nbc s richard engel is in israel with more. reporter: with the deadline for a four-day drew truce about to expire, hamas released another batch of hostages from gaza tonight through the red cross. 11 more israeli women and children, all from the coutts of nero s, close to gaza, were freed after diplomacy led by qatar and egyp
cease-fire. what we are learning about their time being held by hamas. the food was not enough and the water was not enough. norah: our new reporting as the cia director negotiates for the remaining hostages, as no americans are released today. the snow chaos that led to a multicar pileup, as nearly 220 million americans face freezing temperatures. taking her child to the hospital for an emergency? how one medical center changed its procedures to be ready. this is something that every hospital should strive for. norah: and meet the man teaching us about forgiveness and building community, one sweet treat at a time. they are terrific. so good. i m just thankful that we were given the opportunity and we made the best of the american dream. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. and we do want to begin tonight with the nations goodbye to former first lady rosalynn carter. hundreds were in attendance for a powerful memor