hostages out and aid in, red cross gets access. so again, we have one more day today, hopefully we can get this thing extended and we ll see. any other way they feel they can determine the condition of the hostages, especially the americans? that s why the red cross access is so important because it s eyes on, it s an independent view and look to see how these people are doing. and that s why it s so important, why we have been fighting for it. thank you, john. regarding the attack in jerusalem which hamas has taken credit, does the u.s. view the attack to be a violation of the ongoing truce between israel and hamas? i don t want to get i m not a lawyer here, this attack happened in jerusalem, the pause is in the fighting more specific to gaza. so simple as that. it wasn t therefore it didn t violate. didn t technically violate the deal in place but obviously it s a stark reminder of who they are facing and wa kind of enemy they are opposing. back to the pho
in the inventory of the army since the early 1980s. incredible aircraft. mission profiles over the last three decades. the avians are magnificent. the ability to fly the a high speeds just over the terrain, and in a special ops mission like this pushes the limits and the boundaries of this equipment. it s a matter of routine. we do this all the time. and the blackhawk helicopter is a great platform. it does exceptionally well, it s been tested in combat and decades before that as well. bear in mind this is a platform that s been improved so we have the very very latest models in use right now. this is still a search and rescue mission at this hour and everyone hoping for some good kind of outcome at this hour. we have another developing story this morning. the fallout from the infamous letter to iran more clear now,