war and 150 palestinians held in israeli jails. that pause in hostilities a critical demand by the white house to permit the delivery of more fuel and other humanitarian aid. really now the ball is in hamas court. if hamas has any care or concern for continuing a pause in the hostilities and any sense of responsibility, it will continue to release hostages and this pause can continue. the agreement calls for more hostages to be released depending on whether the pause in fighting holds. the first hostages expected to come out tomorrow. there will be ten women and children believed to include american 3-year-old aigail, a day before her 4th birthday. with me one of the key negotiators for the u.s. a live report from rome where pope francis met with families of some of the israeli hostages and with palestinians who had relatives in the war-torn gaza. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. after 46 days, nearly a dozen hamas hostages will soon be freed.
without their loved ones? dozens of israeli and palestinian families holding their collective breaths, waiting to see if a deal to release 200 hostages and prisoners will actually happen, and if their family members will be among those coming home. in just a few minutes, i ll talk to one woman whose three relatives were kidnapped including 12 and 16-year-old siblings. and we could get brand new details on how all of this will unfold when israeli prime minister netanyahu holds a press conference just a little over an hour from now. here in the u.s., anyone planning to travel today for thanksgiving will have plenty of company. 2.7 million americans expected to fly today alone. an estimated 49 million hitting the rough roads through the weekend. the good news, the storms that made things so messy earlier this week are mostly gone. we ll have the latest coming up. and the more trump the better? an emerging democratic political strategy that puts the former president front a