The statement can not be independently verified. The Qassem Brigades named three of the hostages and said it would name the other four later. The Prime Minister has warned that the uks democracy is being targeted by extremists. In a speech outside downing street, rishi sunak also warned that George Galloway s by election win in rochdale was beyond alarming, as he accused the new mp of dismissing the hamas attacks on israel last october. President putins most outspoken critic, alexei navalny, has been buried in moscow as thousands of people gathered to pay their respects. There was a heavy Police Presence in the russian capital, and human Rights Groups say dozens of his supporters have been detained. On alternatives sides of the atlantic this week, we have had two elections, that were intriguingly similar. In michigan, in a democratic primary, the size of the protest vote surpassed all expectations, over 100,00 people withheld their votes from President Biden, and instead marked the box
Thomas standing by. The monster blizzard slamming the west from california to nevada to colorado. Up to 12 feet of snow possible in some places. Lifethreatening conditions. Winds at the Higher Elevations well over 100 miles per hour. And where this is all headed. The same system set to bring tough conditions to texas as those massive fires burn tonight. One fire burning more than 1 million acres now. The horrific images coming in. Tonight, one day after the deadly chaos surrounding the desperately needed aid arriving in gaza, tonight President Biden saying american aid drops will begin in gaza. That collision on that bridge, then the Daring Rescue over the ohio river. A tractortrailer dangling 70 feet in the air. Firefighters trying to reach the woman driver who was praying. They say they began to pray with her. The future of two trials tonight involving donald trump. The classified documents case at maralago. The Special Counsel tonight saying there is no rule that says the trial cann
Meanwhile, the us carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid for gaza on saturday with more than 30 thousand meals parachuted by three military planes. Here s our correspondent wyre davies who is Injerusalem 7 with the latest on the chances of a ceasefire. There are increasingly positive signs around the hope for a cessation in hostilities, a temporary ceasefire, that could last perhaps as long as six weeks over the muslim holy month of ramadan. But i think it s really important not to get ahead of ourselves here because there are still key differences between israeli demands and the demands of hamas. It s understood the negotiators have arrived in cairo today. It s not clear if there is an israeli delegation but hamas officials are said to have arrived. The israelis will probably want to know how many of the hostages being held by hamas are still alive and which ones would be released by hamas under the terms of this deal. It s not clear, equally, how many palestinian prisoners
Mr. Trump blaming the crisis on the Biden Administration. Our team on the border. Also this evening, israeli troops accused of opening fire on a crowd waiting for aid in gaza and killing more than 100. Israel disputing that, saying many were trampled while looting trucks. All as gaza reaches a grim milestone. An estimated 30,000 dead. The wildfire raging in texas, now the largest in state history. More than one million acres burned. Were in the fire zone. The lifethreatening Winter Storms slamming the west coast. Blizzard warnings in california for up to ten feet of snow. Defense secretary lloyd austin on the hot seat. The heated moments as House Republicans grilled him on his secret hospitalization. The cheaper choice when it comes to popular Weight Loss Drugs, but what are the health risks . And our exclusive. Nfl star damar hamlin after surviving that heart scare on the field. Were there as he surprises a teen athlete who shares a special bond. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News wit
Secure passage throughout gaza to reach the people that need humanitarian aid. Our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has more on the International Pressure for an independent investigation. Israelis will say, look, we will investigate this. We will see if there are lessons to be learned. Theyve said theyre going to do that. Whether they will do a kind of open, internationally supervised investigation of the kind thats being alluded to by some outside israel, i slightly doubt that. But they clearly recognise that theyre under pressure to explain what happened in the early hours of thursday morning, because now it isntjust a question of what the israeli army is saying versus what palestinian doctors are saying. You now have, for the first time, International Observers in the form of representatives from the un who were in Shifa Hospital yesterday and who met people who they said had experienced gunshot wounds. Now the un team says they did not see dead bodies, so they were not able t