bill: good morning. major story to watch this hour. will the cease-fire come to an end in the middle east? we re awaiting a critical deadline as the biden team pressures israel to change tactics in gaza after the president pledged unwavering support. the question today what changed on that? good morning everybody. 4:00 in the afternoon in israel. welcome to our coverage live in new york city. i m bill hemmer. dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. the u.s. is urging israel to go with greater precision. mounting civilian casualties that ignited a wave of demonstrations. protestors plan to flood the rockefeller center tree lighting tonight. bill: imagine the scene we ll see later. negotiators working to extend a truce now lasted six days. hamas releasing ten israeli hostages yesterday. we re expecting 10 more today. the families victims say the process has been nothing short of a living nightmare. she was in complete darkness. she had to adjust to the s