happening now, the anxious wait for the first major release of hostages from gaza after an agonizing delay. israel and hamas once again on the verge of a temporary truce, expected to begin just hours from now. if all goes according to plan, it would mark the first pause in the hostilities since the war began and could, potentially could set the stage for even more captives to come home. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israel. and this is the situation room special report. let s begin our coverage right now here in the middle east where we appear to be on the cusp of a critical moment in the war. 13 hostages now just hours away from returning home if the agreement between israel and hamas holds firm. cnn s oren liebermann has the latest. reporter: after nearly seven weeks of war it is the storm before the calm. final hours of fighting in gaza ticking down until a pause in the conflict set for early friday mo
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[explosions] dana: happening today intense fighting across gaza as israeli special forces launch a raid into gaza city s largest hospital. they found weapons and hamas stockpiles inside. soldiers searching the hospital found no sign of the hostages kidnapped and held by hamas terrorists. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: i m bill hemmer. israeli forces are going room to room and underground tunnels as intense fighting rages across the gaza strip. israeli forces extending their control across the northern part of the strip finding weapons and eliminating fighters in government buildings, schools and homes. the hospital is a huge come flex with multiple buildings and a key target in the conflict where thousands of palestinian civilians took shelter. in addition to the all the patients be treated as we speak. idf spokesman said they took extreme care to protect civilians during this operation. we went in because we understand the sensiti
starts right now. today in d.c., national mall expected to be flooding for march for israel. call for ceasefire in gaza. fuel has been cut off. president biden will jetted off to crime-ridden san francisco ahead of face-to-face meeting with president xi. you clean up your house. it was obvious they were cleaning because of optics and not security. donald trump jr. testifies in the fraud trial for former president donald trump. james is beaming and glaring. the protesters. wedge of marchers pusheds into a line of officers in riot gear. officers push back and upon respond with teargas. ainsley: wokeness backfires. many say no thanks to macy s parade many say they have had enough. todd: begin our final hour with this, happening today, 100,000 plus will gather at the national mall to march for israel. ainsley: griff jenkins joins us from the national mall, what is going on? griff: it is a big event. let me give you a look, you can see the capitol thr
For all of us here, thanks for the time. Next n tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. The Mueller Report out soon. The Attorney General telling congress in a new letter, everyone will soon be able to read it on their own. Nearly 400 pages. Late today, President Trump saying he has nothing to hide. The Severe Weather threat. Flood watches, damaging hail, and that system moving east tonight. D. C. To new york, all the way to boston. A junior high coach under investigation. The video, shocking. The coach heard threatening to stomp her on the concrete if she doesnt comply. New reports about what caused that Boeing 737 Max 8 to slam into the ground, killing all 157 people on board. The final moments in the cockpit, and now the direct link to that first fatal flight. Tonight, the boeing fleet still grounded. When will those planes be back in the air . The youtube mom in court, accused of abusing some of her adopted children and Making Hundreds Of Thousands of dollars whi