that one hope to have her back, embrace her, her birthday is on friday. she s turning 4. the great aunt of young abigail edan is one of the countless desperate family members hoping their loved one is among the hostages expected to be freed soon by hamas. but the release will not be happening as soon as everyone hoped. also tonight, elon musk is having trouble facing the truth about the rampant anti-semitic content on formerly known as twitter. the president of that organization will join me. plus, with republican speaker mike johnson likely to push for a national abortion ban, abortion right s activists are stepping up the pressure, seeking to enshrine a woman s right to choose in the constitutions of several more states. but we begin tonight with overwhelming anticipation for the israeli and palestinian families who may reunite with their loved ones in the coming days. israel and hamas have agreed to a breakthrough deal to release 50 women and children who were kidn
both on the release and to find out who exactly will be released, the idf is still striking gaza. more than 100 bodies were buried in a mass grave in khan younis. israel has detained the al shifa hospital director. reporter: we were expecting to see the first hostages emerging out of gaza today, but a last-minute snag means they re going to have to endure at least one more day of captivity. the white house is stressing this is only a delay and the agreement still holds. this morning, the guns in gaza were supposed to be silent. instead, the fighting continues, and so does the agonizing wait for the families of the hostages. nobody knows exactly who s included in the deal yet. reporter: both hamas and israeli officials had said the deal would start this morning, but overnight announcing a delay. the white house says it s down to final logistical details. seven members of gilad s family were kidnapped, including his granddaughter. if you could speak to your family now, wh
described al shifa hospital in gaza as a death zone after a visit by a un team. international doctors spent an hour at the site and reported evidence of shelling and gunfire. they say there is a mass grave at the entrance. the palestinian red crescent has evacuated 31 premature babies by ambulance from the hospital, in coordination with un agencies. the head of the world health organization posted this picture of one of the babies on x. he said they were very sick . the israeli military remain inside the complex. last week, benjamin netanyahu said they had found a hamas command and control centre underneath the hospital. hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments, deny they have a base at al shifa. on saturday, hundreds of people including some patients left the hospital on foot. but 20 health workers and about 300 critically ill patients remain at al shifa. meanwhile, the prime minister of qatar has said only minor obstacles rem
a his or ttor a his or tic deal in hollywo after the 95-year history in hollywood sag-aftra reachs a deal with the directors. and at the gop, nikki haley uses the word scum. and now, for loved ones stuck at the gaza border crossing. i m sara sidner with kate bolduan and john berman, and this is cnn news central. collective bargaining works. that s the message this morning from president biden. his first reaction to the tentative deal struck after the longest actors strike ever against the hollywood studios. the walkout lasted 118 days. it cost the economy thousands of jobs and billions of dollars with 160,000 actors essentially forced to hit the pause button on the work and current projects. here is more of a statement from president biden this morning. he says when both sides come to the table to negotiate in earnest they can make businesses stronger. here is what we know about the deal. the actors have locked in wage increases that haven t been seen in 40 ye