we ll bring you a live report from the scene. and in ukraine, last remaining fighters inside that steel plant are surrendering leaving russia in control of the key port city after months of fighting. and in washington for the first time in 50 years, lawmakers are holding a hearing on ufo sightings that have stunned officials at the pentagon. and we begin the hour with a primary under way in a key swing state, pennsylvania, and what has been an eventful series of races full of twists, turns and surprises. on the republican side, an extremely competitive three-way race for the senate nomination will put former president trump s influence to the test as dr. oz seeks to come out on top against conservative commentator kathy barnette and hedge fund competitive david mcccormick. and on the democratic primary, john fetterman is recovering after suffering a stroke forcing him off the campaign trail in the 11th hour of this race against conor lamb. and joining us now, dasha burns
at wisconsin and a grocery store in new york and a flee market in texas,and what should be safe spaces but instead the sites of four mass shootings over the weekend. and then kim jong-un calling in the military to help with covid. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. we begin with a seismic shift for european security as russia faces its consequences on the war in ukraine. on sunday, finland s government formerly announced it intends to join nato and then hours later sweden followed suit. they are widely expected to endorse the nation, and nato leaders said the approval process could move very quickly. sunday s announcement mark an historic policy change for two countries that remained neutral for decades, and it s likely to anger vladimir putin who has long-time considered nato expansion a threat to russia. finland s ambassador said russia has changed the calculous. the situation has changed rather profoundly, and
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Her husband is still being held. Israel estimates more than 200 hostages remain in gaza abducted in the attacks of october seventh. Hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Group by the uk and many other western nations, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. At least 700 people have been killed in gaza in the past day, according to hamas officials. They also say the total number killed is now more than 5,700 including more than 2,000 children. Including 2,000 children. Heres our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. I should warn you you may find on the images and details in her report distressing. The moment of release. After two weeks being held hostage. In a video sent out by hamas, they were handed over to representatives from the International Red cross. But then yocheved, who is 85, turns, shaking the hands of a masked gunman and saying, peace. Soon the women were whisked out of gaza to egypts rafah crossing and flown to israel. As they arrived at a hospital, yocheveds
She was taken from her home in southern israel, beaten up and transported by motorbike into gaza. Her daughter translated her story just hours after her release, at the hospital in tel aviv where shes being treated. My mum is saying that she was taken on the back of a motorbike with her body, with her legs on one side and her hide on another side. She was taken through the ploughed fields with the men in front on one side and a man behind her. And that whilst she was being taken, she was hit with sticks by shabaab . Yes, shabaab people. Until they reached the tunnels. There. There, they walked for a few kilometres on the wet ground. There are huge network of tunnels underneath, it looks like a spider web. Ms lifschitz also described clean conditions and guards who treated her well and took care of every detail. This video, released by hamas, shows the moment she was released, and shook hands with one of the gunmen, saying in hebrew peace peace. Ms lifshitz was released alongside 79 yea