sderot, israel. how is israel expanding its ground assault? reporter: i sat down with israel s top tank commander to talk about how tanks are going to play a central role in the offensive in the south as today the first israeli tanks were spotted in southern gaza. as israel expands its ground offensive into southern gaza the brigadier general, the head of israel s armored corps, said tanks will once again be central to israel s war strategy. reporter: israeli tanks were at the tip of the offensive into gaza in october, clearing the way for infantry troops to move into dangerous and densely populated cities. ibrahim says this kind of coordination is a lesson learned from russian failures in ukraine. translator: we saw where they only fought with tanks alone they were more vulnerable. this overcomes almost every problem on the battlefield. reporter: israeli tanks are pushing through, not around residential buildings, reducing entire neighborhoods to rubble to minimi
they are being overseen by the red cross. further releases will occur across a four-day ceasefire that began around midnight eastern time. in total, hamas is expected to release 50 hostages while israel is expected to release 150 prisoners. israel has also said it would extend the ceasefire by an additional day for every ten addion hostages releas. despite these developments, both sides have made it clear the fighting is far from over. joining us live from tel aviv is erin mclaughlin. it is now the time where these hostages are supposed to be released. what s the latest? reporter: we have yet to receive any official word that the process has begun. we are hearing from the egyptian state information service providing more clarity in terms of the hostages expected to be released today. according to egyptian state information, 12 thai nationals will also be released in addition to the 13 israeli hostages, women and children. we re also hearing from a senior white house officia
great thanksgiving. we ve got a couple of great hours on tape for you of some of our recent, top interviews and great discussions. we begin with the new inside account of working in the trump white house from former white house aide cassidy hutchinson, whose testimony before the january 6th committee last year revealed what went on within trump s inner circle leading up to and during the attack on the capitol. as the president had gotten into the vehicle with bobby, he thought they were going up to the capitol. when bobby had relayed to him, we re not, you don t have the assets to do it, it s not secure, we re going back to the west wing, the president had very strong, very angry response to that. tony described him as being irate. the president said something to the effect of, i m the f-ing president. take me up to the capitol now. to which bobby responded, sir, we have to go back to the west wing. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at
security as well as that partners. secretary of state antony blinken laying out the importance of financial support for both israel and ukraine, that s in response to an israel-only aid package from house republicans that also came with a catch. we ll look at where that fight is headed. plus, the director of the fbi is warning the hamas terror attacks could inspire extremists here at home. calling it the greatest threat to the united states since isis. and we ll have an update on donald trump s civil fraud trial ahead of testimony today from one of his adult children. also ahead, we ll explain the latest labor dispute. this one is being dubbed pharmageddon how it would affect people s prescription drugs, whether or not they get them, will that be a pharmacist there when you go to get your prescriptions. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it s wednesday, november 1st, everybody. along with joe, harry and me yes. yes. harry. you were really good. tha
fox & friends. and as you know it s the final countdown. trump and biden get ready for tonight s presidential debate on cnn. meanwhile, trump national press secretary carolyn left is goinge the is going to join us live shortly a 12-year-old secretary mayorkas says only the criminal is to blame. individual responsible for a heinous criminal act is the criminal. and we need to bring the full force of the law to bear on that criminal. brian: really? what about the people who let the criminals. in this as we learn gangs. gangs are bringing guns into illegal immigrant shelters in new york reaction from texas governor greg abbott. ainsley: veep takes series continues. we sat down with senator tim scott. ainsley: how do you appeal to independents, the people that haven t decided yet? that s the most important group? one of the things i do is my goal is to go where i m not invited. ainsley: the second hour of fox & friends begins right now. and remember mornings are b