Israeli hostages were released by hamas receiving medical attention in egypt. The comes as abided Administration Reportedly pressures israel to delay x Ground Invasion into gaza. Lets get to mike tobin he standing by with the latest in southern israel as this broke before he came to error. Hi mike. The red cross confirmed to have visual confirmation with a video be released by The Elk Opera News Agency showing these 2 israeli hostages being loaded into ambulances on the egyptian side of the rough up crossing. Israel war confirmed the release until her back in israelk hands. And you have a are out of the gaza strip out of hamas captivity. No one said there released on humanitarian grounds. As a reporting or information to the effect that they are in bad health. There was reports from the day suggesting there were deals cooking that would involve the release of 50 of the hostages held in the Gazathe Hoaz Strip Talking with Art Aisha Hosni said smiling 7294 nationals prpe the prospect of
Eric, has the threat passed . It was a pretty quick storm. Eric as it moves through damage. Like that. We watched a through. This is from the wesh 2 studios. This is an incredible time lapse as you can see. Over. Moving in. I4 stops just about. Heavy rain pouring down. It made for about an hour or so can very clearly see the sky beginning to clear. The sky was clearing because of the cold front. At this hour, it across south we are nice and quiet. There is downtown orlando. A few clouds, but i4 traffic, not having to deal with rain in temperatures as the sun sets working down in the midrate of the 60 s. Mid range of the 60 s. I will talk about fog and the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i see you in just a couple of minutes. Jim the heavy rains caused a lot of pooling in the middle of an i4 work zone. It caused one car to stall, now crews are trying to figure out a way to prevent it from happening again. Wesh 2 S Dave Mcdaniel joins us live along i4, with more. Dave . Dave w
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions woodruff resistance from House Republicans delayed action on a fiscal cliff compromise passed overwhelmingly by the senate in the wee hours of this new years day. Good evening. Im judy woodruff. Suarez and im ray suarez. On the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the stalemate plus we hear from republican tom cole of oklahoma and democrat Chris Van Hollen of maryland. Woodruff Jeffrey Brown has an update on some of the areas hit hardest by superstorm sandy, where recovery continues at a slow pace. Suarez badly damaged by sandy in new jersey, of the communitys 520 homes 60 were washed away and 139 remain uninhabitable. Still without electricity, gas, sewers or water. Suarez we continue our conversations with new members of the 113th congress. Tonight the senatorelect from nebraska, republican deb fischer. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160
Suarez badly damaged by sandy in new jersey, of the communitys 520 homes 60 were washed away and 139 remain uninhabitable. Still without electricity, gas, sewers or water. Suarez we continue our conversations with new members of the 113th congress. Tonight the senatorelect from nebraska, republican deb fiscr. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. But that was after the measure ran into initial republican resistance with demands for more spending cuts. Congress began the new year having missed its deadline to keep tax cuts from rising back to 1990s levels for most americans. And to prevent acrosstheboard spending cuts. Instead, House Republicans a
Suarez we talk with journalist and author Claudia Kolker about her research into the immigrant advantage. Its still without electricity, gas, sewers or water. And we continue our conversations with new members of the 113th congress. Tonight the senatorelect from nebraska, republican deb fischer. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff this turned out to be a long day of waiting for final action on the fiscal cliff bill that cleared the senate early today. In the house, the measure ran into re