Jake tapper and we start today with Breaking News and a cnn exclusive for the first time the man and only previously known as Employee Number five. In the Trump Federal classified documents case, is publicly going on the record about what he saw Behind The Scenes at maralago and how he ended up handling boxes of classified documents without even knowing it or having the clearance to do so trump Employee Number five is a man named brian butler he has worked at maralago for 20 years. He wasnt just any regular employee. We should note he handled the car service at trumps florida resort. Often directly making sure that donald trump and all of his belongings were moved from place to place, meaning he saw moments and movements and heard conversations that are now part of special counsel jack smiths indictment of Donald Trumps cnns Kaitlan Collins, Katelyn Polantz, our breaking the story for us and joining us now, Kaitlan Collins, it start with you, so you sat down with butler earlier today.
October seven attacks orchestrated by hamas were released. An 85 year old and a 79 year old were handed over at the Rafah Crossing. Hamas, described as a Terrorist Group by the uk in many governments, say they released their women on humanitarian grounds. They were amongst ginger and 20 hostages still inside gaza and they were handed over to representatives of the red cross around ten p m local time on monday night. After the meeting with israels president , mr macron expressed once again support for israel in the fight against terrorism. It israel in the fight against terrorism. Israel in the fight against terrorism. ,. ,. , terrorism. It is our duty to fight auainst terrorism. It is our duty to fight against these terrorism. It is our duty to fight against these terrorism terrorism. It is our duty to fight| against these terrorism groups. Without any confusion, without, i would say, and i share the warnings you passed, but targeting clearly these groups, organising targeted operation
Its tuesday, october the 24th. Our main story. Two israeli women, who were taken from their homes more than two weeks ago, have been released from captivity. Yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were among more than 200 people abducted by hamas fighters in the attacks of october 7th, and brought to gaza. Hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. The women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah Border Crossing between gaza and egypt at around 10 oclock local time last night. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the details. Freed after more than two weeks in captivity. In a video released by hamas, nurit cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz were handed over to representatives of the International Committee of the red cross. Not before 85 year old Yocheved Lifshitz turns to a masked hamas gunman, shakes his hand and says, shalom, hebrew for peace. Hamas is designated a Terrorist Group by many weste
Election interference case. Stand by for new details on what meadows reportedly told the Special Counsel and a grand jury about Donald Trumps 2020 election claims. Also breaking, intense talks aimed at freeing more hostages abducted by hamas. While a newly released captive opens up about the, quote, hell she went through as the israel hamas war rages. The idf now says its naval foforce s clashed with hamas divers at sea. The House Speaker crisis deepens with the latest gop nominee for the job dropping out only hours after being chosen. Is there any republican who can pass muster in that very divided caucus . As farright lawmakers and donald trump are flexing their muscle. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn Breaking News. Lets get straight to the Breaking News tonight. The former Trump White House Chief Of Staff, mark meadows, reportedly offering damning testimony against the former president t
And described them as looking like a spider web. Her daughter helped translate her account. My mum is telling horrific stories, saying that a swarm of people came through the fence, it was two and a half million shells, and it didnt help feeling a little bit. My mum is saying that she was taking on the back of a motorbike, with her legs on one side, that she was taken through the ploughed fields with the men in front on one side and the man behind, and that while she was being taken, she was beaten with sticks. Until they reached the tunnels. There. There, they walk for a few kilometres on the wet ground. There are Huge Networks of tunnels underneath, it looks like a spiders web. She also talked about how she was treated she also talked about how she was treate ,. , treated when they arrive, they arrived into treated when they arrive, they arrived into a treated when they arrive, they arrived into a large. Treated when they arrive, they arrived into a large. 25 arrived into a large. 25