brother, my safe place, and the terrorists taking him hostage took the safe place. every one of them need to come home and not in coffins. that was 47 days ago that my heart has been buried in gaza. john: right now, american and israeli families anxiously waiting to reunite with their loved ones after israel and hamas secured a deal following several weeks of negotiations. we are awaiting an update from israeli officials in the next hour. the first time israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will publicly address the deal since it was approved. hello, i m john roberts in washington. and good wednesday afternoon to you. gillian: good to be with you, sandra is out today, this is a special edition of america reports . take a look at what we know right now this hour, the deal r free at least three americans, they are among 50 women and children hamas will release in exchange for 150 palestinian prisoners. all going to happen during a temporary ceasefire that is slated t
[explosions] sandra: this is a fox news alert. israeli forces 0ing in on senior hamas come yaernsd. they raid the homes. troops have killed several operatives and located dozens of weapons and some 35 tunnel shafts. we re more than 40 days into the israel/hamas war and this is the faulkner focus. i m sandra smith in for harris, the largest hospital in gaza continues to be a main focus of israel s offense. this idf video showing a hamas tunnel beneath al-shifa that main medical facility there. another video showing hamas members taking hostages inside the same hospital on october 7th. heavy fighting breaking out around another hospital in northern gaza. one former israeli intelligence chief with this. the fighting is very surgical. it is slow, it is very methodical. we are trying not to reach any of the non-combatant population in the gaza strip. now again one little note, the non-combatant population in the gaza strip is really a non-existent term. all of the gazans who
update from the state department as america s strongest ally in the middle east faces growing calls worldwide to retreat from gaza s largest hospital. sandra: the idf saying troops are still going room by room at al-shifa hospital and have found extensive military equipment belonging to hamas, as well as computers that contain photos of the israeli hostages that could be beneath the hospital in an extensive tunnel network that we have been showing here on the program. we ll take you there live as the briefing begins in moments. the folks and democratic leadership have not been listening to the 80% of us from diverse communities to stop the ceasefire and stop the genocide. sandra: violent outside a dnc headquarters last night, israeli troops inch closer to attacking the tunnels under al-shifa hospitals. i don t know roberts in washington. here we go again, sandra, another busy afternoon. sandra: america reports . more than 150 protestors voicing deep frustration with
[laughter] i love this handoff now. okay. thank you. good evening. welcome to washington. i m bret baier. breaking tonight, tens of thousands of people flooded the national mall here in the nation s capital today. what was billed as the march for israel was a direct response to the rising tide of anti-semitism mosque attacks last month. correspondent mark meredith is at the mall with the latest. good evening, marc,. good evening to you. today s rally brought out a lot of people including celebrities, politicians even the families of some americans who are still being held hostage tonight in gaza. organizers chose to host this event right here on the national mall because they wanted the people who work on the hill to hear their pleas for help. and, of course, there has been so much focus on what has transpired in the last month and these jewish americans, they told us, they plan to keep speaking up. [cheers. with israeli and american flags in hand, tens of thousands desce
Tonight, thousands of loyal supporters, have queued up in the cold to get their free tickets that we re cold to get their free tickets that were given out. They are here tonight, wanting to hearfrom him, a way ahead. For those who did not vote for donald trump, this is an anxious moment. They are seeking reassurance from the man they have seenin reassurance from the man they have seen in the white house for the last eight years. President obamas aides said the speech is notjust for his supporters, but for all americans. Barack obama is now taking to the stage in chicago, lets listen in to his message to the American People. cheering and applause hello, chicago its great to be home thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much, thank you, thank you. Thank you. Its good to be home. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Where are my tv, ive got to move were on live tv. You can tell that im. You can tell that im a lame duck because nobody is following instructions. Ev