i have to tell you that hug was precious moment for us. we are very, very lucky and grateful to have her back. the happiness and the joy that we all could breathe again and let our heart fill with optimism and happiness right after the holidays. john: hostages freed by hamas and loved ones are breathing sighs of relief. word two israeli russian nationals on their way to israeli territory. far too many remain in gaza, including the 8 to 9 americans still likely held by hamas and time is running out, with the extended truce set to expire hours from now. i m john roberts in washington. sandra, so begins a wednesday afternoon. good to be with you. sandra smith in new york. this is america reports . right now we are waiting the release of another group of hostages but we have still no word on whether any americans are on this newest list. meanwhile, negotiators in qatar are scrambling to extend the truce with the help of cia director william burns. he is pushing for a mas
polls are open. the key races, the key issues on the ballot and the key signs that the election day could offer republicans and democrats as we race into 2024. moments ago, the families of some 240 hostages held by hamas spoke on capitol hill. and the cases that the supreme court justices are hearing today and what it has to do with domestic abuse. i m kate bolduan and sara sidner is off, and i m here with john berman. this is cnn news central. and now, the polls are open, and with the presidential elections a year ago, we could have some crucial insight into the political climate that we are in today and the issues that americans are caring about the most. abortion rights have been a winning issue for democrats since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, but does it hold still today? ohio will decide whether to enshrine abortion access into the state s constitution. abortion rights also a campaign issue in virginia though not in the ballot where every seat in the g
. hello, and welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and all around the world. i m max foster with our continuing coverage of israel at war. it s 9:00 a.m. here in london, 11:00 a.m. in israel, three weeks ago a series of brazen attacks killed more than 1,400 people in southern israel with more than 200 men, women and children taken hostage. after what it called targeted raids over the previous two days the idf now says it s expanding ground operations into gaza. it says its warplanes struck 150 underground targets overnight, set to be one of israel s most intense and sustained bombard ams since the war started. a senior adviser to the prime minister spoke earlier with cnn s jake tapper. we will not live like that any longer. we saw what they re capable of doing. we saw the sort of gruesome, terrible, horrific violence they inflicted upon us. we refuse to live with that sort of neighbor anymore. and we are now going to create a new reality in gaza. well, nearly all communica
knew she was going to go very far. and, you know, these monsters took that opportunity from her. sandra: emotion running deep as the mother of asked charged in her murder appears in court permit a judge in the case setting bill at $10 million as the second suspect is now due in court tomorrow. all of this ahead of the funeral for jocelyn will be held on thursday. s and the president joe biden and former president donald trump square off in the cnn financial debates. to one or both campaign saying i had of it? more on that in this moment. but first of this this murder case putting immigration and the border front and center. welcome everyone, i m chandler smith in for neil cavuto and this is your world. to fox news nate foy he s got the very latest what we are learning from houston for us at the top of this hour. hi. certainly a lot of emotion in the courtroom today when the judge said bail at $10 million for franklin pino the first of two illegal and will and migr
sides in the champions league quarterfinals. chelsea join liverpool and manchester city in the last eight, after a convincing win over the spanish league leaders atletico madrid. keeping beauty spots beautiful when the covid restrictions lift why landowners want more people to pay attention to the countryside code. good morning. today once again is going to be fairly cloudy for most with some patchy rain coming down the east of the country. the best of the east of the country. the best of the sunshine in the south west and also central and eastern parts of scotland. i will have all the details later in the programme. it s thursday the 18th of march. our top story. people under the age of 50 are unlikely to get their first dose of a covid vaccine before the end of april because of what nhs england is calling a significant reduction in supply. it s understood to have been caused by a delay in the manufacture of millions of doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine in india.