hamas as part of this deal. congresswoman alissa slotkin, we appreciate you joining us this afternoon. our coverage of today s hostage our coverage of today s hostage release continues. captions by vitac www.vitac.com announcer: this is cnn breaking news. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper. we are following the major breaking news today. after more than 49 days in captivity, the first group of hostages held by hamas are now back in israel. and moments ago, we just saw some of those hostages met by cheers, as they arrive by helicopter at a children s hospital near tel aviv. we don t know how many people will be brought there. but sources say the mothers and their kids who were freed today, will not be separated. a total of 24 hostages were taken out of gaza earlier today in these vans right here by the red cross, where they then got their initial medical checks. now, the rest will all be taken to hospitals across israel based on their current me
reporter: a soft-spoken, small-town girl, rosalynn smith carter became one of america s most charmed first ladies. born in plains, georgia, on august 18th, 1927, she was valedictorian of her high school class and met and married jimmy carter when he was in the u.s. navy. i love and respect and cherish and honor my wife, rosalynn. [ applause ] reporter: when mr. carter s father died in 1953, they moved back to plains to manage the family s peanut farm. i didn t want to go home. i was having a good time. i think i had thought i had outgrown plains, georgia. i had gotten a little too big for my britches. i only pouted for about a year after we got home. reporter: they had four children, three boys jack, chip, and jeff, and later daughter amy. in 1962, jimmy carter entered politics and rosalynn hit the campaign trail. campaigning was fun up to a certain point because i got to travel and see the whole country. the most fun are the people you meet. reporter: she sup
biden, praising mrs. carter for her efforts on mental health and women s rights. martha raddatz on the remarkable partnership between the carters. steve osunsami on their inspiring love story. plus how rosalynn carter said she wanted to be remembered. also tonight, israel releasing video from gaza s largest hospital, saying it shows hostages being brought in on the day of the october 7th mass ser, as well as new drone video from inside a tunnel that israel says lies beneath that hospital, claiming command center underground. and the heartbreaking images of more than 30 premature babies being evacuated from the hospital. and what we re learning tonight about intense negotiations to free the hostages. could a deal be close? also tonight a cross country storm that could impact holiday travel for millions. we re tracking severe weather, including possible tornados in the south. and heavy rain for the northeast. in philadelphia, new york, and boston just in time for the thanks
president biden is doubling down on his support for israel. in an op-ed for the washington post, the president rejected mounting calls for a cease fire saying it will only give hamas more time to quote restart the killing by attacking innocence again. but the fighting continues in gaza city. doctors at al-shifa, gaza s largest hospital, say they were ordered to evacuate by the israeli military. the idf disputes that claim. it comes as israel defense forces are now vowing to advance anywhere hamas is found. and there are growing signs that a ground offensive into southern gaza could be imminent. let s go to nic robertson live in israel. give us the latest from where you are. still intense fire fights going on here in northern gaza. the idf said they re pushing from the coast in the washington post cost towards the west where we are here. we ve been able to see flares, heavy missile strikes from aircraft heavy tank rounds fired into the area. sometimes the skylights up br
mean for his rhetoric amid new warnings about what is at stake in 2024. and growing momentum to push george santos out of congress but members of his own party. then, from near fistfights in congress to president biden on the world stage, it has been quite a week. michael beschloss is here to put it on perspective, as the 11th hour gets underway on this friday night. greetings, everyone, i am symone sanders townsend, in for stephanie ruhle. donald trump s divisive and potentially dangerous rhetoric is about to be tested in court. monday morning, a federal appeals court will weigh his requests to lift a partial gag order and posed by judge tanya chutkan who is overseeing the election interference case in washington d.c.. this afternoon, judge chutkan denied the former presidents bid to strike references to the violence on january six, from his indictment. that ruling came just hours after we learned more about trump s own view of that day and the rally on the ellipse. here is