well, first of all it looks like the president s team got the message from some in the arab american community. the resentment toward the u.s. s refusal to back a cease-fire in gaza is deeper than any commitment to the president s reelection, so don t send campaign officials to try to win votes. today, what happened when the biden administration not the campaign this time sat face-to-face with leaders of the arab and muslim community in the crucial state of michigan. plus, dropping into asian restaurants, celebrating lunar new year. how a race in new york is a test case for reaching asian-americans, the fastest-growing group of voters in this country. and perspective on the migrant crisis from a native american leader who just banned the governor of south dakota from a reservation over her rhetoric. i m victor blackwell. let s start the show. our thanks for being with me this morning. somewhat lost in the coverage of president biden s age and memory are these ne
be in the group released today. both sides are talking about extending the truce, which would allow for more hostages to be released in the coming days. we are taking the necessary steps in order to be prepared for a new mobilization, a renewed attack against hamas and its strongholds, wherever they are holding out. they are still holding over 100 around 200 hostages. ten people a day, that could be 20 days. so we need to keep that in mind. here s a look at the women and children who have been freed from gaza since friday. we ve been seeing celebration, and emotional reunions in israel, here, you can see a cheering crowd greeting a convoy of buses carrying released hostages. we re also proud of well wishers waving israeli flags outside the hospital, where the former captives arrived in military helicopters. and yesterday we did see the release of the first american hostage, there she is, 4-year-old abigail adan. president biden says that abigail is getting the care sh
and the number of prisoners freed to 117. let s take a closer look at some of the hostages released by hamas today. among the group are sisters, dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live streamed by the attackers themselves. also for the first time, an american israeli citizen was released earlier today. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october seven attacks. her great aunt and cousin said they hoped and prayed today would come and expressed graititude to president biden, the qatari government and other parties involved in helping the release. they also said today s release proves that we can get all the hostages back home. the israel defense forces spokesman daniel hagari said the release of four year old abigail was proof this is a justified war, fighting a
truce with hamas, whilst 39 palestinian women and children were released from israeli prisons as a part of the hostage deal between israel and hamas. today s releases brings the total number of hostages released during the window to sa and the number of prisoners freed to 117. let s take a closer look at some of the hostages released by hamas today. among the group are sisters, dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live streamed by the hamas attackers themselves. also for the first time, an american israeli citizen was released earlier today. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october 7th attacks. her great aunt and cousin said they hoped and prayed today would come, and expressed graititude to president biden, the qatari government and other parties involved in