there was a powerful moment today, at the tribute service for former first lady rosalynn carter. her husband, seven of 77, years former president jimmy carter, emerge from hospice care to attend. he was seen there in the front row. we didn t hear from him, but their daughter amy did share a letter that he wrote to her mother, 75 years ago. my darling, every time i have ever been away from you, i have been thrilled when i returned, to discover just how wonderful you are. while i am away, i try to convince myself that you really are not, could not be as sweet and beautiful as i remember. but when i see you, i fall in love with you all over again. i does that seem strange to you? it doesn t to me. goodbye darling, until tomorrow. jimmy. there was quite a bond. thank you so much for joining us here in tel aviv tonight. laura coates live starts right now. good evening everyone, and welcome to a special two hour edition of laura coates live. abby has the night off. ther
hamas just released more hostages, but what about those kidnapped americans? the lead starts right now. 12 more hostages freed, but not two american women. what happened to the deal cut last week that was thought to have included them? cnn teams working their stories. plus the cnn exclusive, the father of emily hand, after re reu reuniting with the 9-year-old kidnapped by hamas. the joy, the relief, the trauma, and the pain for so many of these families. and brand new this hour, former republican congressman liz cheney naming names. her stunning new revolutions about former speaker kevin mccarthy, nancy pelosi and what fellow republicans would tell her secretly behind closed doors. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we start today with breaking news the fifth group of hostages released by hamas in exchange for some prisoners, some palestinian prisoners is now back in israel and headed to be reunited with their families. newly released video shows the terrorist group
us.. i m kasie e hunt. don t go anywhere. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, everyone. so glad you re with us. i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly. happening today, hamas is getting ready to release ten more hostages. that is the plan after the temporary truce with israel was extended. and new this morning, israeli officials tell cnn their families have been notified. fourth round of hamas captives were released yesterday, late afternoon. a mother and her 3-year-old twin daughters were among those released. their father, though, still being held hostage. take a look at this new video, showing 12-year-old getting a big hug from his mom, reuniting after spending 51 days in captivity. this morning, brand new details about the conditions hostages endured and the trauma they re grappling with now, like this 13-year-old, who talks about what happened to her in the third person. she says she saw horrible things but she say it with a straight face. it s like
hostage in gaza. you cannot explain the emotions. it s pure joy. the four-day pause extended by another two days. we would like to see the release go on. we re very happy for the other families but it s really hard. there s relief that they ve been set free but they still have to deal with that trauma. psychological, medical, nutritional, many deficiencies. the moment this pause is over the war itself is back on and all of its intensity. gaza is a total humanitarian disaster. there s going to be a huge amount of aid coming in to gaza. and that is going to save lives. two american women the white house was anticipating would be released were not. they do not believe that hamas was intentionally holding back the americans. we want to see them back with their families where they belong. and we do have breaking news this hour. our own clarissa ward has spoke on the the father of emily hand. this is his first interview since his little girl was let go, leadin
happening now, breaking news. 12 more hostages are now back here in israel and heading to israeli hospitals after spending 53 days in captivity. this is the first group released since the temporary pause was extended for two additional days. also tonight, a cnn exclusive. a chilling new account from an israeli father describing how his 9-year-old daughter survived for weeks as a hostage. the joy of being reunited after originally believing she didn t survive the october 7th terror attacks. plus another cnn exclusive. stunning new revelations from former republican congresswoman liz this is cnn breaking news. our cnn team is here live in the region covering all the latest developments. let s go straight to cnn s jeremy diamond who s in eshkelon, israel. walk us through the release of these hostages today. reporter: earlier tonight we witnessed 12 newly freed hostages, 10 israeli citizens, 2 thai nationals, being helicoptered out of the kerem shalom crossing towards h