confirmation that israel has actually got the hostages yet, but the choreography well under way. let us talk to our correspondent there. we just heard helicopters flying near the air base, we are not sure if they are the ones who are going to take the hostages back to israel, but there is a great sense of anticipation here in this air base, we have been waiting for any news about the hostages coming, it was believed before that they were coming by helicopter, through the rafah crossing, and then we were told they were coming by bus from border crossing, between israel and gaza. once they arrive here, they will be looked after being a huge operation that was organised by the israeli army, they said they have made everything possible to make this first delivery, or this first batch of hostages, the delivery, to go as good as possible, because there is a great pressure within israel, the families have been desperate to see any, to hear any good news about their loved ones, and a
people to make sure no one was stranded when the cars were stuck on the expressway. that jam alleviated itself late. we didn t see a repeat today. the roads were fairly light and most people paying attention and authorities saying don t go out. so people taking this snow day to stay at home and hopefully watch for a thaw. don? all right, david matingly. thank you very much. coming up here on cnn, we are going sochi where team u.s. is blowing the doors off the competition in a brand-new event. americans took the gold, silver, and the bronze. we will hear from the crowd.
first set of treatment down, first plow, first salt, all of that but then they got stuck in the traffic so they couldn t get back out there and hit it again before the refreeze happened and then it was a stand still all day long. cars not moving and people in traffic for hours. the hope is that overnight, it s given modot a chance to clean up so we won t see a repeat today. especially with that black ice out there. thank you very much. ali? thank, steve. what did queen elizabeth really think of camilla and charles relationship? well, as england prepares to celebrate the 60-year reign of queen elizabeth, a new book is providing an intimate look at her life. sally bedel-smith is the author of elizabeth the queen, the life of a modern monarch. she joins us live now. hi, great to be here. you have all sorts of private and juicy details in this book. how did you get them? i was fortunate to have the cooperation of buckingham palace