tributes have been pouring in for the marathon record holder kelvin kiptum, who s been killed in a car accident in kenya. the 24 year old broke the world record in chicago last year. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. two hostages have been rescued during a raid by israeli forces in the city of rafah, in southern gaza. fernando simon marman and louis har were released from an apartment block shortly after it was announced israel launched their air strikes. at least 67 people are reported to have been killed. the strikes follow repeated warnings from the international community to israel about its planned offensive in the city, where 1.5 million people are sheltering, fleeing the war further north. in a moment, we ll speak to our international editorjeremy bowen. but first, with all the latest developments, here s our correspondent barbara plett usher. afamily a family reunited, after 128 days of captivity. fernando simon marman on the left and louis har on the
avy hyman, an israeli government spokesman, spoke to us earlier about the number of palestinians killed during the hostage release operation. we are confident in our mission to destroy hamas. like the prime minister said, we are going for full victory. that doesn t mean half of hamas, not three quarters of hamas. all of hamas needs to be destroyed, for the security of israel, for the security of the region, and for the security of the world. we are going after them. we have killed in excess of 12,000 hamas terrorists. we have put out of action more than 20,000 hamas terrorists. that means killed, captured or injured. and we will continue forward, because we have no option. we can tjust sit, turn the other cheek and wait for hamas to do what they want to do, which is to commit genocide on the people of israel, to destroy the state of israel, and then, as it says in their charter, to go afterjews worldwide. we can t tolerate that. hamas s day has come, and it will go soon. dr s
america to a state of, quote, godliness. the secret recordings that are creating fresh controversy for supreme court justice samuel alito. plus, a rare op-ed from attorney general merrick garland this morning, defending the doj as the house takes new steps towards holding him in contempt. and later, a primary day battle of wills, how donald trump s endorsement power is colliding with kevin mccarthy s revenge tour in south carolina. great to have you with us. thank you for being here. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with verdict watch in the federal gun case against hunter biden. the jury back to deliberations this morning after being handed the case yesterday afternoon, following closing arguments where the prosecution called the evidence overwhelming. and the defense argued the prosecution had not proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt. nbc s ken dilanian is outside that courthouse in wilmington. also with us, civil rights at
harris: we have breaking news inside a federal courthouse in delaware. the prosecution now has rested its case and we re told both the defense attorneys and the prosecution attorneys are in a side bar right now with the judge. we can confirm president biden s son, hunter biden, will not take the stand in his own defense for gun felonies he is accused of. the defense and prosecution again have rested. that means the case could be in the jury s hands as soon as today. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. hunter biden arrived just ahead of today s 8:15 a.m. start. the usual family entourage including jill biden and james and valerie were there. in the first five days of the trial witness testimony came from hunter s ex-wife, two of his ex-girlfriends, one of whom is also his brother s widow and his grown daughter, naomi. they deeply, deeply detailed personal and emotional, they dove deep into the first son s drug use and abuse. hunter biden as you know is a
you are done with this? yeah, maybe, or maybe need some plastic surgery, who knows? you never know. it s usually settled by an arm wrestle. we should mention special guest on the tour is john wait is on first and then foreigner or stix depending on the night and who wins the coin toss. it is lot of hits on stage. i think there are four or five number ones and just a lot of great songs that you certainly will know. four hours of classic rock which is amazing to unfold over the course of 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. steve: we love both of you. the renegades and juke box hero tour kicks off tomorrow in grand rapids. kelly and lawrence, thank you very much and good luck to you. want to make sure everyone goes to live nation or ticketmaster. dana: and breaking news on the hunter biden gun trial. we re waiting to find out if the first son will take the stand. good morning. i m dana perino. bill is off today. good morning to you, john. john: good morning. i was surprised to