you are in the cnn newsroom. i m alex marquardt in washington alongside kaitlan collins in tel aviv. jim acosta is off tonight. thank you very much for joining us. israel moves towards a fourth and possibly final day of its temporary truce with hamas. so much will demand on how many more hostages get released after three successful days of hostage releases. hamas says it wants to extend the pause in the fighting. a source telling cnn that israel s war cabinet is also discussing that possibility. but today it was yet another emotional day for so many families in israel. a third group of 17 hostages held inside the gaza strip since early october, they were finally freed. here are some of the early images, or images we ve just again some of those families, finally imbembracing after weekf uncertainty. a total of 17 hostages today, including three thai nationals, and these pictures that you re looking at there, those are 14 of the israeli hostages who were released from captivi
minutes from now, president biden will speak after making progress with china, but then calling president xi jinping a dictator. the live remarks ahead. plus, new indications that israel s ground offensive in gaza could be expanding to the south. leaflets with being dropped in the area warning civilians to move toward known shelters. all of this with the idf six hours into its raid at gaza s largest hospital. questions still remain about what was found inside. and congressman george santos says he will not seek re-election after a damning ethics report, one that found, quote, substantial evidence he used campaign funds for personal purposes including botox and onlyfans. we re following these major developing stories and more all coming in right here to c cnn news central. president biden says he made progress with chinese president xi jinping in their four-hour meeting yesterday, but did president biden squander good will with their off the cuff statement after thei
israel says it s found, quote, concrete evidence of hamas terror headquarters inside gaza s largest hospital and hamas just acknowledged that hospital, al shifa, is now under the control of israeli forces. a heightened threat of a terror attack on americans. that new warning being delivered by the fbi director at this very moment. plus a high stakes sitdown nearly one year in the making is about to begin. president biden, china s president xi meet face to face. i m sara sidner with john berman and kate bolduan. this is cnn news we are getting new information on the israeli raid at the al shifa hospital inside northern gaza. this is the largest hospital in gaza. a short time ago israeli military officials said that they have uncovered concrete evidence of a hamas terror presence, a headquarters inside this hospital compound. you can see this aerial view of the compound. it s not just one building. it s several buildings. doctors, patient, staff inside the vari
happening right now a rare face-to-face that could change the world order. president biden in china s xi jinping meeting in california. biden saying he wants to get the two world powers back on, quote, a course. israeli troops raid gaza s largest hospital after accusing hamas of operating in the tunnels beneath it. meantime, the conditions in the hospital are deteriorating fast. its director saying there are newborn babies that are in, quote, severe danger. and a controversial border bill would make it a state crime to cross into texas illegally. opponents are concerned latinos will be racially profiled. it s now heading to governor abbott s desk. we are following the major developing stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. happening now, the leaders of the two largest economies are sitting face-to-face as the world faces some of the most turbulent issues in modern times. president biden now speaking with china s xi jinping in a historic estate
a rare face-to-face between the leaders of two global powers. moments from now president biden and china s president xi meet on u.s. soil amid rising tensions. can they reset relations? plus, israeli troops raid gaza s largest hospital after claiming hamas is using it as a terror cell. will the idf show evidence as hamas and hospital officials deny this? where are patients supposed to go? an emergency hearing in fulton county, georgia. why the district attorney says they need to seal evidence in the case against former president donald trump and others. all these stories coming in right here to cnn news central. at any moment president biden and chinese president xi jinping are set to meet face-to-face for the first time in a year. president biden is hoping this highly-anticipated meeting will put the u.s./china relationship on steadier footing. the president has been lowering expectations heading into it. the summit is taking place in san francisco. cnn s dana