by hamas. the lead starts right now. three hostages shot and killed today. tragic news, plus, verdict watch at a dc courthouse that any moment we expect the jury will return a verdict, one that could cost and cnn exclusive. the case of the missing classified binder. once in the hands of donald trump, how did this notebook with top secret material on russia just vanish? poof. in the final hours of the trump presidency, and could the information now be in the wrong hands? welcome to the lead. we start this hour with an exclusive from a team of cnn journalists that report a binder containing highly classified intelligence on russia s attempts to in the election, disappeared in the final days of donald trump s presidency. there s many theories of where it might be. and who may have taken it. one theory is from cassidy hutchison. who wrote about mark meadows taking the file in her book. i watched him climb into the limo, noticing the binder tucked under his arm. it s a
i am mj lee at the white house and this is cnn. we continue to follow the breaking news out of israel and its war on hamas. the israel defense forces says that it accidentally shot and killed three israeli hostages in northern gaza who were mistakingly identified as a threat. two of the vn victims identified. this is what idf spokesman lieutenant colonel jonathan told me just this last hour. we are looking into how it happened, how it came about that these hostages were out, trying to understand how that happened, whether it was intentional by hamas, or it wasn t intentional. and what we have told our troops is to exercise this when being confronted with people. part of the complexity, we are fighting in a civilian environment where almost all of the rpg crews that have been attacking our troops have been dressed in civilian clothes. it creates a very dynamic and challenging environment. what we have told our troops is to be extra vigilant and do one more safety
57 years old. previews his next fight. i can do that. [laughter] i m scared to death, as the fight gets closer, the less nervous i become. steve: i wonder if is he really scared to death. is he mike tyson. come on. the second hour of fox & friends starts right now and, remember, folks, mornings are better with friends. you. lawrence: get a load of thi. a brand new wall street journal poll shows former president donald trump is leading president biden in all but one of the key swing states. ainsley: mark meredith is at the white house with a look at the numbers. mark: good morning, friends, we are roughly seven months out until the presidential election and new polling shows former president trump is leading president biden in six of these seven swing states. let me give you an idea of what we are talking about. the wall street journal taking a look at these different samples, in pennsylvania, for instance, you have got trump leading by three points. the s
Five raccoons in Boston have recently tested positive for rabies, and the city is offering free rabies vaccination clinics for residents’ pets next month, city officials said.