you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. after days of violence, israel and the islamic jihad agree to a cease-fire. we ll go live to see if the peace is holding. plus, the latest from the u.s.-mexican border and the latest fallout from trying to house migrants in cities. a hug 42 years in the making. he reunites with his sister after he discovers he was stolen as a baby. reporter: live from cnn news center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. it s 5 a.m. here in atlanta, noon in israel where a cease-fire with islamic jihad appears to be holding. palestinians celebrated the cease-fire. many are skeptical it will hold. at least 35 people were killed. listen to what one person has to say. translator: the truce is good. we want truce built on a good basis. there is a truce and then after a month there are people who die. we want a truce based on a good basis. the idf says its oper
thanks for joining us. i m alex marquardt in for fredricka whitfield today. we begin at the u.s. southern border where officials say they are seeing fewer migrants crossing than expected, despite the end of title 42. authorities say that the long lines of people who once waited to enter the u.s. have dissipated at many border crossings. many had expected a surge after the covid era policy title 42 expired at midnight on thursday. in its place the biden administration has re-enacted tougher border policies, which require longer processing times, and impose severe consequences for those who cross illegally. the white house has sent thousands of asylum officers, secret service agents and even u.s. troops, to reinforce screening efforts, and to mitigate the already challenging humanitarian crisis. cnn s polo sandoval is in el paso, texas. you re on the ground. what are you seeing? it certainly has been less chaotic the less 48 hours since the lifting of title 42. that being sai
Haiku. Next time. Bret thank you. Good evening. Im bret baier. Lawyers for former President Donald Trump seek a mistrial and a modification of the gag order imposed by the judge as Stormy Daniels finishes her testimony. Congress faces a deadline to reauthorize the federal Aviation Administration, the faa, what this may mean if you are flying soon. And, the house considers censure for a squad member over her comments about jewish students. But, first, breaking tonight, we are covering two big stories regarding major decisions from President Biden. Israeli leaders say they will go it alone if necessary after the president threatens to halt some military aid if troops, israeli troops carry out major operations inside rafah. But we begin with reaction to the president s new rule to change the process for dealing with migrants seeking asylum along the southern border critics saying its a minor fix for a major problem. Senior National Correspondent rich edson has the story live from the nort
continue their battle in gaza. officials vowing to advance anywhere hamas is found, with increasing indications that could mean idf forces expanding ground operations into southern gaza. meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis is growing across the f at al shifa hospital, one official says six doctors remain to care for the remaining 120 patients too vulnerable to move. the palestinian authority s ministry of health says only nine of gaza s 35 hospitals are still operating. fuel tankers and other aid entering gaza through the rafah border crossing today, the israeli war cabinet agreeing to allow two fuel trucks to enter daily. the u.n. says the limited supply is far from enough to meet gaza s urgent needs. let s go now to cnn s jeremy diamond, live for us at that hostage rally in tel aviv. it actually just ended, but, jeremy, what have people been telling you? reporter: well, tonight, fredricka, tens of thousands of sq israelis gathering here in tel aviv, as well as jerusalem, t
it was believed to be 260 people had been slaughtered. now 364 people were according to israel s channel 12. also according to that news channel, police also say that 40 festivalgoers were kidnapped and taken into gaza. israel s military announced today it recovered the second body of a hostage near the hospital. noa marciano was her name. she was 19, a corporal in the idf, and she had been kidnapped from a kibbutz. they recovered the mother of a 65-year-old grandmother, yehudit weiss yesterday. she was found near the hospital. president biden spoke with the leader of qatar, who brokered hamas has demanded israel stop any surveillance drones to track the movements of hamas. still hearing explosions. an hour or so though there were exchangeses of gun fire so we can see in this direction. in fact looking over there now i can see there s a glow in the sky that wasn t there before so that s clearly the aftermath of a blast there now. the fight is still going on. not as intense