Lucy williamson sent this report from the soroka medical centre in southern israel. Surrounded again by sunlight, by the sound of hebrew. Farhan alkadi, a 52 year old bedouin israeli, snatching a second chance at life. Crouched on the floor of a military helicopter, after 326 days in captivity, a smile. The start of his journey back home. At israel s soroka hospital, his last few moments in hiding. A wall of israeli soldiers shielding him from the world he left ten months ago. From a tunnel in gaza to an israeli ambulance in a couple of hours. His family racing the last few metres to greet him. Thin and pale but staff said in a good and stable condition. Translation: it is difficult to explain how it feels. It is better than having a newborn. We thank god and we thank everyone and hope to see him healthy. We re very happy, very happy. Israel s prime minister called to welcome him home, keen to be part of his release. We cannot go into many details of this special operation but i can sh
Case. And hes quoting a conservative Supreme Court justice to make his point. Good morning. 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart in for ana cabrera. And we start with that Breaking News overseas. Israeli forces say they have rescued a 52yearold hostage from a Southern Gaza location. He had been abducted by hamas on The 7th Of October Massacre and is in stable condition. Lets get to matt bradley in tel aviv with the very latest. What more do we know about this . This operation and who this hostage is and how hes doing . Hes 52 years old, as you mentioned. Hes a member of the bedouin arab minority here in israel. And hes been held since october 7th, well more than 300 days. And he was rescued by Special Forces from a tunnel in the Southern Gaza strip. Now, this is a man who has 11 children. He was a Security Guard at a kibbutz in southern israel. Hes from a bedouin Arab Community in southern israel. So this man now, hes in stable condition, according to the idf. He
Ticket because, quote, the alternative is simply untenable. And remember the american soldier who dashed over the dmz into north korea . What we are learning about a plea deal for travis king, and history will have to wait at least one more day. The setback for spacex ahead of a launch that would send astronauts on the farthest mission from earth in five decades. We are live on floridas space coast with an update. Msnbc reporters have the latest development. We start with the fight over georgias election rules. Msnbc correspondent lisa rubin is with me. Lisa, explain what this is all about and how it could complicate things in november. Chris, this is a lawsuit against the Georgia State Election Board. Its a fivemember board that makes rules essentially for the conduct and administration of elections in georgia. The suit is over two rules in particular that affect novembers elections, both of which allow for local county election Board Members to do a reasonable inquiry on one hand or
Thats to be expected. The alternative, however, is simply untenable. At home, another four years of Donald Trumps chaotic leadership, this time focused on advancing the dangerous goals of project 2025 will hurt real, everyday people and waken our sacred institutions. Richard, which are the reasons who have not stood up yet, who served in the Trump Administration, who could actually make a difference in terms of persuading those very few, unpersuadable voters who are left . And do you expect any more of them to stand up between now and november . I mean, theres the former Vice President who has, shall we say, a certain physical and political incentive to stand up, given how he was do you think hes going to do it . No. Look, i think if people were going to stand up, theyve had now, shall we say, several years to do it. Several people simply have not. Disagree with me or not, but how much of a difference will it make . Its certainly not going to shake trumps base. Im not sure many of thes
Getting knocked out by sweden. Well have the low lightsond the game. And simone biles qualifies for the National Championship after coming back from a twoyear break. And Donald Trumps legal troubles mount. A group of House Democrats is calling on the judge in the january 6 case to televise the trial. One of those lawmakers are join us live. And the heat costs money. How extreme heat is costing you more as you buy gas. And with that, the u. S. Womens soccer teams world cup dreams are dashed. The u. S. Loses to sweden in absolutely heartbreaking fashion. No one was able to score for 120 minutes forcing Penalties Kicks and this is how it was decided. A review determined that the ball crossed the goal line by a fraction of an inch. But that is all they needed. Carolyn manno is live in midtown manhattan. Still fresh. The disappointment obviously, we heard a few cheers from some sweden fans. Tell us what happened and what is going on there now . Yeah, you know, victory, this is probably who