Now. Good morning, glad you are with us. Were following three big stories breaking overnight. There is a new designee to be house speaker. Overnight republicans nominated louisiana congressman mike johnson. This morning many more are sounding much more optimistic than they have in the past three weeks ahead of the expected vote at noon. And israel says no to a ceasefire. Were learning new information about how the u. S. Is urging caution looking at Lessons Learned from iraq. And also mark meadows reportedly strike as deal with federal prosecutors. Abc news reporting that he is offering up testimony about the former president s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in exchange for immunity. We start with a new name could soon hang over the house speakers office. Kevin mccarthys name just taken down last night according to our hill team. And were now talking about louisiana congressman mike johnson who the House Republicans have chosen as their fourth speaker desk tdesignee. Democracy is
hello. i m boris sanchez in washington alongside wolf blitzer. we re tracking the deal between israel and hamas. next hour benjamin netanyahu and members of his war cabinet will provide an update on the breakthrough. it s set to become a battlefield reality at 3:00 a.m. eastern time here in the united states, 10:00 a.m. local in gaza and israel. a four-day pause in fighting will be enacting which will get the hostages to israel safely. wolf snp. with that truce, the barrage has not let up at all. here you see what s left after strikes near a hospital in northern gaza. the situation on the ground still very volatile before any of the hostages are actually freed. in moments, we ll hear from a top white house official who was inside the room for the hostage negotiations and i ll speak live to someone holding out hope that hamas will free their relatives under this agreement. but first, let s go to cnn s oren lieberman. he s here with us in tel aviv right now. how do we expect
happening now, breaking news. we re just hours away with a truce between israel and hamas, the end of hostilities set to end at 3:00 a.m. eastern time followed by the return of 50 captives. the israeli government says the hostage release won t occur now before friday. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israel. and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. we re following the breaking news right here in the middle east. the agonizing wait for the first major release of hostages from gaza. let s get straight to cnn s jerry diamond, joining us from not far from the gaza border. we just learned from the israel security council that no hostages will be released before friday. what else are you learning? reporter: yeah, that s right, wolf. israel s national security adviser saying the release of the hostages, which was expected to take place tomorrow, will now be delayed until friday. he says in a s
the indian government called this a gesture of peace. the pilot a appears unharmed and is now being checked up in hospital. his plane was shot down as indian carried out airstrikes over pakistan last tuesday. the indian government says it was targeting militants in pakistani kashmir who it claims were responsible for a suicide bombing on the indian-controlled side two weeks ago which killed 40 people. pakistan denies harboring the militants on its territory. of course, india and pakistan have disputed the sovereignty of kashmir for decades. and while there s no hope in sight of resolving that dispute, there is perhaps a chance that both sides might go back to sticking to that original ceasefire deal. jon? jon: kitty logan from london, thank you. nearly five months after hurricane michael ravages the florida panhandle, one coastal community is still facing a monumental challenge in its efforts to recover. efforts to recover. my experience with usaa
this a gesture of peace. the pilot a appears unharmed and is now being checked up in hospital. his plane was shot down as indian carried out airstrikes over pakistan last tuesday. the indian government says it was targeting militants in pakistani kashmir who it claims were responsible for a suicide bombing on the indian-controlled side two weeks ago which killed 40 people. pakistan denies harboring the militants on its territory. of course, india and pakistan have disputed the sovereignty of kashmir for decades. and while there s no hope in sight of resolving that dispute, there is perhaps a chance that both sides might go back to sticking to that original ceasefire deal. jon? jon: kitty logan from london, thank you. nearly five months after hurricane michael ravages the florida panhandle, one coastal community is still facing a monumental challenge in its efforts to recover. to do whatever it takes,