strategy, undersecretary state blanket and under the national security adviser but also under president biden has been fairly straight and forth right now. i think this is some free ranging by speaker pelosi. doesn t have a reputational impact in the united states? of course it does. but beneath the surface, as we all know, the administration is desperately trying to stop talk speaker pelosi out of it. as a friend and partner of the united states but now heading a think tank, i would also urge speaker pelosi simply to postpone the visit, send some other congressional representatives at this stage. they are so many tender boxes at the world of the moment. why unnecessarily add an additional tinderbox when we ve got so much else we are wrestling with?- else we are wrestling with? kevin, thank yom the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says the us has offered a substantial deal to russia, aimed at freeing american detainees brittney griner and paul whelan. mr blinken sa
So, thats new york. There were developments too in a separate case in georgia. Former trump lawyer jenna ellis on the right has pleaded guilty and struck a deal with prosecutors over charges related to trying to overturn the result of the 2020 election. Shed been criminally charged alongside 19 other people, including donald trump. Ms ellis is the third former trump lawyer to take a plea deal. She could now testify against the former president. Live to washington, we can speak to North America correspondent nomia iqbal. Lets go back to new york and told us is been happening there. Donald trum and us is been happening there. Donald trump and michael us is been happening there. Donald trump and michael havent us is been happening there. Donald trump and michael havent seen. Us is been happening there. Donald i trump and michael havent seen each other in five years and Michael Cohen cut off ties with him and is gone on to write best selling books and Tv Personality and prominent political
From southern israel. One of the two israeli women released last night, after being held hostage by hamas, has been speaking about her ordeal. Yocheved lifschitz, whos 85, said shed been through hell. Her husband is still being held. Israel estimates more than 200 hostages are still in gaza after being abducted in the attacks of october 7th. Hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. At least 700 people have been killed in gaza in the last 2a hours, according to hamas officials who also say the total number killed is now more than 5,700, including more than 2,000 children. Heres our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. He correspondent, yolande knell. May find some of ti her report he may find some of the images in her report distressing. The moment of release. In a video sent out by hamas, they were handed over to representatives from the International Red cross. But then she turns, shaking the hands of a masked gunman a