command. also breaking, a new agreement on a broad frame ocfor a potential release of hostages and cease-fire. we re told a proposal is being given to hamas. even as donald trump and house represents working actively to try to kill the bill. gop divisions on display as one republican senator is being censured by his own party for taking part in the talks. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. tonight we now know the names and the faces of the first u.s. service members killed since the war in gaza sparked a wave of attacks. our correspondents are covering all the breaking news on the deadly drone strike against u.s. troops in jordan and the biden administration s response. first, let s go to cnn s national security reporter natasha bertrand. she s over at the pentagon for us. first of all, tell us about the victims of the attack. reporter: we are
happening now and breaking news, doctors for defense secretary lloyd austin revealing that he has prostate cancer we have details on his condition and the surgery complications behind this controversial hospitalization. following a critical test for donald trump s claims of presidential immunity from prosecution. three federal judges hearing trump s argument and appearing deeply skeptical of the theory at this hour and we are breaking down all of the courtroom drama and what comes next for the case. as with can presidential candidates sprint towards the finish in iowa, we have a new poll on the race in new hampshire. is nikki haley closing the gap with front runner donald trump? welcome to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, i am trying to and you are in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. let s get to the breaking news. doctors for defense secretary lloyd austin revealing complications from prostate cancer surgery were the cause of his undis
suing after a report highlighting anti-semitic content on the site sparked a devastating advertiser exodus. now, unfortunately, a severe storm system could come at the worst possible time. what you need to know. coming up, i m kate baldwin with omar jimenez. this is cnn news central. it is very close. that s the word from a u.s. official to cnn, and the word also now from two israeli sources, a hostage deal could be announced as soon as today. there seems to be a lot of moving parts and a lot of things happening at one. listen to the latest and urgent painstaking work to get the hostages released. innocent victims were kidnapped on october 7th. here s what john kirby said. obviously we are laser focused on the american citizens we know are being held hostage. everybody should be out now, but here we are in negotiation, and we re getting closer to the end, we believe, of that negotiation, so again, i m going to be careful. the israeli prime minister s office just annou
cnn, jake tapper and dana bash, moderate. that s thursday yeah, 9:00 p.m. eastern on cnn meanwhile, the news continues on cnn with wolf blitzer in the situation room happening, now the preparations, the preparations for the trump biden debate on cnn are shifting it s a high gear with only two days to go. we re getting new information on both candidates and how they hope to score points on the debate stage. also tonight, the judge in the trump classified documents case apparently isn t buying new defense arguments that the fbi fbi warrant to search mar-a-lago back in 2022 was invalid. will take you inside the sometimes heated hearing and police in kenya open fire on protesters who stormed parliament and set it on fire. cnn is on the scene of the deadly clashes and the growing chaos welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, a urine the situation room tonight, with only two days left before cnn s groundbreaking presidential deba
actions the attorney general merrick garland oversaw actions that were taken by jack smith, the special counsel. she wanted to know, for instance, whether the attorney general, specifically on personally approved the indictment. this indictment against donald trump and a couple of other people who worked for him here in fort pierce. and she also questioned trump s attorneys when trump s attorneys emil bove beauvais, said that he believed that jack smith was essentially a shadow government the argument that they were making here today will, was that jack smith was illegally appointed by the attorney general because he came from outside the government. he s not someone who has been approved by the senate. this is a long-shot request, but it is one that the judge for some reason decided needed to be heard, needed to have have an entire hearing. and she also allowed outside parties are groups that had nothing to do with this case, to actually spend a couple of hours making argume