hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we start on wall street where stock markets have suffered their worst first half of the year in more than five decades. as of the close on thursday, the s&p 500 index of top us firms has lost more than 20% between january and june, a sell off on a scale not seen since 1970 when president nixon was in the white house. for the tech dominated nasdaq, it s been even worse a near 30% fall for the first half is the worst in its history. from new york, samira hussain has more. the sell off of the stock market over the last six months has been brought. it is not just one sector bearing the brunt of losses, but a range of companies from disney to apple tokamak target. the latest economic data indicates actually the road ahead may be getting even bumpier. the federal reserve s regional bank in atlanta has been closely watched for the gross domestic product and gdp, which today signalled that the us economy will have shrun
reports, urgent talks underway to extend the cease fire between israel and hamas and allow for the release of more hostages, this as each side accuses the other of violating the currency spire that s set to expire in a matter of hours. plus, the top jewish lawmaker in the u.s. set to give a major address on the senate floor at any moment. what senator chuck schumer is expected to say about the rise of anti-semitism. also, breaking overseas, at least one dead after a us military osprey crashed off the coast of japan, the latest on the urgent rescue mission, and later the clock ticking in washington for disgraced congressman george santos, now set to face an expulsion vote as soon as tomorrow. i ll talk to the democrat who began the bid to boot santos from capitol hill. thanks for joining us, it s 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we begin with that breaking news. urgent talks underway to extend the fragile truth. a senior arab diplomat directly
welcome to our viewers joining us from around the w world. i m max foster. seven weeks of a relent last israeli military campaign against hamas is now on hold. a planned truce has been in effect for about four hours now as part of a deal to start the release of israeli hostages. qatar s foreign ministry says the aim is for a lasting truce that would extend beyond the four days and ultimately end the violence. a cnn team reported artillery and rocket fire in the first few minutes of the truce, but that subdued and subsided quickly. according to qatar, first women and children hostages are sgesg exp expected to be released around five hours from now. israel has agreed to free 39 palestinians in israeli jails today. and inci dozens more the coming days if hamas keeps freeing israelis. translator: we hope for a truce. we are tired. the people of gaza are tired. we will no longer hear the sound of aircraft and bombardment. we will be able to sit in safety. translator: a truce
delay. this hour, i ll speak with a key senior adviser to the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israel, and this is the situation room: special report. our top story this hour, israel now on edge as the deadline for a truce between hamas and a major hostage release draws closer and closer. our chief global affairs correspondent matthew chance is joining me here in tel aviv. he s got details. what do we know about the hostages who are expected to be released? we know there s an initial list, wolf, of 13 people on that list and that list was given by hamas to israel via qatar which has been playing a major role. all of the hostages on the list for potential release tomorrow, i m saying potential because, you know, it s already been put back once 24 hours. it s a fragile deal. they re all women and children. they believe there are as many as 40 children being held capt
this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world as we continue our breaking news coverage of the israel-hamas war. i m rosemary church. the israeli cabinet has approved a deal that will see the release of at least 50 hostages, all women and children, held by hamas in gaza for 46 days. the government overwhelmingly backed the deal after a six-hour-long cabinet meeting that one official said interview tense and emotional at times in exchange for the freeing of the hostages, israel will pause its air and ground campaign against hamas for four days. hamas says 150 palestinian prisoners, also women and children, will be released from israeli jails as part of their deal. qatar delivered the proposal following weeks of continuous negotiations, and now says the humanitarian pause will be announced within the next 24 hours. hamas says the deal involves the entry of hundreds of trucks carrying aid, medical supp