And thank you for joining us on news night. Laura coates live as always starts right now. Hey, laura. Im always live. I love that. As always. Congratulations on a wonderful week. Thank you. You too. A lot of news arriving for both of us, but i know youll be covering it. Good news tonight. Thank you. Well see you again on monday. Thats right. Well, Two American Hostages Released by hamas. Thats the good news. Now, what will happen to the rest . Tonight, on laura coates live. Thankfully, a sigh of absolute relief, at least for one family and this nation. An American Mother and her daughter from chicago who were just visiting family in israel when they were taken by hamas pictured here after their release. The photo from the israeli government. President joe biden spoke with them and promised the full support of the United States government as they recover from their ordeal. The embassy in jerusalem releasing a photo tonight. None of them can contain the smile they have at what is really
Theyre giving us everything we want. If i want, like, ten tooth brush, if i want its unbelievable to see the unity that our nation has. After amir said that, another idf soldier mentioned Tooth Brushes to me. And we have come to see Tooth Brushes as a mundane sign of human dignity. You can go without a shower for days. But Tooth Brushing is different. Tooth brushes have come to symbolize strength and fortitude in israel. And it is worth remembering that in gaza, where there is toilet water or no water for many, many lack even that basic dignity. Thanks so much for watching. Thanks so much for watching. Anderson cooper 360 begins now. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com it is 3 00 a. M. In israel, the early hours of freedom for an American Mother and daughter held hostage for nearly two weeks by hamas. Just a moment ago the American Embassy in jerusalem released this photo of them speaking with President Biden. They appear to be smiling n. A new photo posted by the white house on social m
Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com we want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world to cnns coverage of israel at war. Im Anderson Cooper. And im kaitlan collins. President biden is warning he does not believe israel should try to reoccupy gaza, though he is adding, to 60 minutes that israel has to respond to that hamas assault that has killed 1,400 people in israel. He also says the suffering of Palestinian Civilians that is happening right now can be managed. Im confident that israel is going to act under the measures of the rules of war. There are standards that Democratic Institutions and countries go by. And so im confident that theres going to be an ability for the innocents in gaza to be able to have access to medicine and food and water. Of course the president has had multiple conversations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Tonight we have also learned from the State Department that the death toll in israel now includes 30 americans. All of this is