forces in america. from the voting rights crackdowns and assorted government plots, to the big lie attacks on election results that can stoke actual insurrections. we know the u.s. has faced many different types of crises before, but this era has been a perfect storm of right wing demagogues, weaponized propaganda from the internet to the fox news defamation we covered, and this is key, the perfect storm includes a high powered, elite driven effort to main streak attacks on democracy and try to write them into our rules. and that part of the effort is not, let s be clear, criminal activity like january 6th. it s not something people are going to go to jail for. it is what at least lawyers and others call arguably legal attacks that are still designed to hijack democracy from within. this is our top story tonight, because this brings us to efforts to bend or break current laws and rules, to try to foster more anti-democratic outcomes that would be technically legal if these pe
hello, welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. ahead this hour on cnn, let s make a deal. israel agrees to pauses in fighting but only if hamas releases ten hostages each day in return. a pause in fighting reveals utter destruction across gaza by israel s military offensive, described by the u.n. as the deadliest urban campaign since world war ii. and, cnn s third annual called earth day. this year, our shared home raising environmental awareness worldwide. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with john vause. hamas in israel have agreed to extend a four-day long truce for another two days in return for the release of 20 more hostages being held in gaza. on monday, 11 israelis with dual citizenship, nine children, and two women or released by hamas. all were taken to a medical center in tel aviv and then reunited with family. they were all taken hostage from the same kibbutz in southern israel on october 7th by hamas militants. for
carter s memorial service starts tomorrow at noon eastern. thanks for joining us. thanks for joining us. ac 360 starts now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com that s the latest development on a day that saw another 11 hostages held by hamas since october 7th, the fourth group so far, returned safely to israel, 69 freed over the last four days. this is new video of some of them arriving tonight to a hospital in tel aviv, where they will be evaluated and treated. we learned the four-day pause in fighting between israel and hamas would be extended by another two days, and more hostages would be free. in order to extend the pause, hamas has committed to releasing another 20 women and children over the next two days. we would, of course, hope to see the pause extended further. and that will depend upon hamas continuing to release hostages. again, 11 women and children got out today. you see them here, all taken from a single community, kibbutz nir oz. 11 out of the 77 who
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world, i m rosemary church. just bad, war is really hostages are expected to be released in the hours ahead after israel and hamas agree too extend t their truce b by two d. the pause in fighting is also revealing the scale and scope of the destruction in gaza after almost eight weeks of war. and, our shared home. is your cnn s cold earth explores the ties between cities and more distant, natural spaces. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. hello everyone, it is nine in the morning in gaza where the truce between israel and hamas has been extended by two days, opening the door for the release of more hostages and palestinian prisoners. on monday, the fourth day of the truce, 11 israeli hostages were released by hamas, all were taken to a medical center in tel aviv for any care they may need and also to be reunited with their families, anxiously awaiting their return. the nine children
kidnapped by hamas was just released. the lead starts right now. after more than 50 days held captive by hamas, 11 more hostages are freed tonight after israel and hamas agree to pause fighting for a few more days, leading to more hostage releases to come. and the only israeli man released by hamas so far has a dual russian/israeli citizenship. why him, and how did he spend four days on the run? was his release a hamas favor to vladimir putin. plus, the palestinian prisoners who israel is letting go, and the two-tiered justice system for many of them that led to so many of them being held without trial in the first place. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. also this hour we re going to get to the major arrest of the man police say shot three college students in vermont. the suspect was in court today. the college students were speaking english and arabic at the time of saturday s shooting wearing the traditional palestinian keffiyeh scarves. a spokesman for the