our team at the courthouse. also tonight, hamas responding to the newest gaza ceasefire proposal backed by the u.s. and our exclusive interview with the families of american hostages after the deadly raid that freed four israelis being held. the sting across the u.s. eight men with suspected ties to isis arrested in three major cities after crossing the southern border. our new reporting. the gunman opening fire at a downtown atlanta food court, injuring three, before he shot by police. what we re learning. the horrifying attack in china. several american teachers stabbed in a public park. the suspect in custody. and our exclusive with legendary singer celine dion, speaking out about her rare health battle and her vow to return to the stage. wherever you are announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. tonight, justice is once more taking presidential history into new waters. the first child of a sitting u.s. president has
to tap into an authority that former president donald trump tried to use when he was president at something democrats decried and eventually it was struck down in the courts. but certainly this comes as biden in this trial trying to show he is doing more when it comes to border security at a time when republicans have tried to paint him as weak on the issue. okay. arlette saenz. thank you for the reporting from the white house thank you all for joining us this morning. i m alison camera radha, our next our of newsroom with wolf blitzer starts now you are in the cnn newsroom. i, wolf blitzer in washington. we re following the breaking news up on capitol hill right now, house republicans have been grilling the attorney general of the united states merrick garland. that s about to continue. merrick garland is being asked about supposedly spreading baseless let s conspiracy theories that have been going on. and the justice department is using alleged lawfare. this is what repub
well well freight now all parties are waiting for hamas is official response. the countries have now officially confirmed that the latest israeli ceasefire proposal was indeed transferred to hamas. and now the ball is very much in their court. but as we await, hamas is response what we ve been hearing from the israeli prime minister mr has sparked some concerns from israeli officials. and i ll explain why. because over the last couple of days, we ve been hearing netanyahu repeatedly emphasizing the fact that this deal, in his view, is not going to lead to an end of the war that israel has not agreed to a permanent ceasefire and won t do so until and unless hamas is first defeated it fully on the battlefield. and that runs he s doing so because he s trying to shore up the support of some of his far-right ministers and his government who have threatened to collapse this governments if netanyahu follows through with the deal, but two israeli sources familiar with the matter tell me that