it is monday, november 20th. this morning, there are positive signs that more hostages held by hamas could soon be freed. we ll get the latest on that and the war with a live report from tel-aviv. plus, how the war is impacting biden politically, as a new poll shows young voters are growing even more disillusioned with the current administration. also, we ll remember the life and legacy of former first lady rosalynn carter. wow, she passed yesterday. i would hear your family talk about rosalynn carter. yeah. the love and the respect that you all had, from the kids to your mom, to your father, who was, by the way, smitten with what you called her subtle southern charm. yeah, she had quiet power. she was incredibly impactful in the white house and beyond, just like her husband, the former president. she was the kindest, most patient woman i think i ve ever met. i heard so many tributes yesterday about mrs. carter. we re going to have jonathan altar on later to
and charles blow, in for alicia menendez. we begin tonight with breaking news. former first leader first lady rosalynn carter has died at age 96. they say miss carter passed away peacefully in her home in plains, georgia, after being in hospice care on friday. roslyn and the 49th president of the united states partners in both politics and philanthropy. former president carter s statement tonight weeding in part, as long as rosalind was in the world, i always knew some wendy loved and supported me. lawmakers from both parties are praising the late first lady s legacy of public service. president biden and first lady paid tribute to rosalynn carter a short time ago. [inaudible] i was speaking to her grandson, and the family just showing up. they re really incredible family, because they wish [inaudible] she was well known for her efforts on mental health and caregiving and women s rights. so i hope that during the holidays, we will consider including the carter fam
because of the loss of roe v. wade. i would be incapable of doing this job if i were not glass half full. i am hopeful. yes, it is definitely disheartening to think that so much of the population does not think we will ever have a woman president. i will be looking forward to the day when they have to say that they were wrong. me as well, danielle campoamor. we have a lot more coming up. our second hour starts right now. our second hour starts right now. hi everybody, i m yasmin again. if you are just joining us, thank you for sticking with us. we are thankful for that. we are following breaking news from israel. the idf is releasing new video which it claims shows hamas has been using al-shifa hospital as a command center to carry out attacks. we re going to have a live report in just a moment. we are also tracking the latest on a potential hostage deal in israel. officials are stressing the fragile state of the proposal. some of the outstanding areas of disagreement a
tonight s lead right now, we are following reports that u.s. israeli and hamas negotiators are closing in on a deal that would release some hostages in exchange for a pause in fighting in the israel-hamas war. it comes as stark new polling from nbc news shows just how much this conflict has impacted the president s approval rating, which at its lowest point amid widespread dissatisfaction with his handling of the war six weeks into the conflict, and 11 months out from the 2024 election, which according to the new polling, the president could narrowly lose to donald trump if voters went to the polls right now. house democrats assistant jim fibrin joins me in a minute with his take on the data. also tonight, 20 of the nation s big city mayors just wrapped up their conference and how to tackle america s urban homelessness crisis. los angeles is the grand zero for that crisis, and we ll talk to the city s mayor. karen bass, about how her administration is tackling homelessnes
holding hands, and then i think they re the presidential couple with the most pd a. ever, and we can get into that if you d like. but, what happened when he was answering questions about the middle east, she would go like this. and you know, her because we interview. and the mic was on her to, but it didn t pick up. she was so good she was she was telling him what the right answer was, and then he gave us the right answer. he corrected himself. so, they were a true couple in politics, and in love. a true partnership. yes. a true partnership. richard louis, thankful for you, appreciate it. that wraps up for everybody, for this hour. i am yasmin vossoughian, i ll be off for thanksgiving week. and i wish you and your family a very peaceful holiday. simone starts right. now mone starts right. now and close adviser, in an out of the white house, for more than three quarters of a century. softspoken, politically savvy, and fiercely determined, rosalynn carter was known