Thanks britley ritz for that. Sorry, our lights are a little bright right there. Its almost like being outside, very bright. Im fredricka whitfield, good to see you. We begin this hour with the overseas kidnapping of an american nurse and her child. Alex was reportedly abducted thursday morning while serving in their Community Ministry in haiti. The two were taken from the organizations campus near portauprince. She is married to the director of the christian humanitarian aid group. Pa Paula Hancock is following the story for us. Reporter the charity did confirm the abduction and the details are quite disturbing. Remember, this was a nurse from New Hampshire, working for the charity. She was abducted along with her child and this was actually on what they call is the campus of this charity close to p portauprince. They said shes a deeply passionate person who considers haiti as her home and her passion. She works tirelessly to bring relief as she loves to serve the people of haiti in t
protesters gathering in tel aviv her weekly demonstration. the clouds have been there for months, now demanding new elections and the return of all the hostages. here is what we know about the mission that led to today s rescue of those four. i bid you all a very good day from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome in to alex witt reports . we begin with this breaking news. the new reaction and emotional reunions as four israeli hostages have been rescued alive after being abducted from that nova music festival on october seventh. the four hostages, ranging in age from 21 to 40 years old have been taken to the hospital, reportedly in good physical condition. they include noa argamani, one of the faces of the hostage crisis after video spread of her captor. her father releasing a statement, thanking everyone who had a hand in her freedom, adding today is his birthday and he got the best possible gift. president biden also reacting to the good news today. before
boston. many of us right about where we should be, in the low to mid 80s and upper 70s. but the southwest still dealing with the brutal heat for now. just as you heard isabelle say, give it a day and it will be a little bit better, closer to normal. places like phoenix hit 111 degrees today, still adding to the days above 110. here we are monday and tuesday finally getting to cool down. but it doesn t last long, it will ramp up. the sun shines and we re back up to about 115 degrees in phoenix as we get into your upcoming weekend. so the southeast, yes. this is where it gets really rough. our temperatures are topping out in the triple digits, factor in dew points, it feels much hotter. and that s what matters, fred. our temperatures, what it feels like, your heat index values pushing nearly 107 degrees in new orleans. that s brutal.
they really are. democratic congresswoman eric swallow is with us. also with us tonight texas congressman joaquin castro. new reporting highlighting horrific treatment of migrants crossing into texas border agents reportedly denying migrants water and the oppressive heat. what s going on later, alison euro author of the new book calling out the massive control men have over women s reproductive rights. first to richard louis with the other big stories we re watching this hour. richard? alicia, very good day to another weekend of records massing heat across the west on saturday. phoenix hit 118 degrees setting a new record. salt lake city also a record at 106. las vegas was so hot. national weather service members baked cookies on a car dashboard that reached up to 100 rather 210 degrees. firefighters are battling why fires on the greek island for the sixth day. 19,000 tourists and locals were forced to leave and officials say is the largest evacuation
norbert. this is a classic way in which the southwest gets much needed rain but can have flash flooding. reporter: phoenix hit with record three inches of rain in just one day. families focus on cleaning up from widespread flooding. brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. now here s a look at the nation s weather. coastal areas of the southeast could see another few inches of rain today. more downpours for the four corner states. storms threaten a wide region of the northern u.s. cooler today in the northeast and northwest. in the 70s, 80s around the great lakes. the south and west still sweating through 80s and 90s. human remains found in a rural tennessee town have been identified as those of nursing student holly bobo who disappeared three years ago. hunters made the discovery not far from where bobo lived. the spot a few miles away from the home of the suspect in the case. two men have been charged with bobo s kidnapping and murder. her brother told police he saw a man leadin