For . Go to battle at x. Com today and get 70 off every single thing. Oh, rafael roma at the Georgia State capitol in atlanta. This is cnn this is cnn breaking news hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me this sunday. Im Fredricka Whitfield and weaving again with this Breaking News Polls are now closed in russia following a threeday president ial election. And with no genuine opposition candidates appearing on the ballot, the outcome whats never in doubt, Vladimir Putin is expected to win the vote that will keep his grip on power through 2030 he has already russia longestserving ruler since soviet dictator joseph stalin. Weve got full coverage for you. Cnns Matthew Chance is in moscow. Fred pleitgen in berlin, and also with a cnn contributor and former Moscow Bureau chief Jill Dougherty so matthew, you first, what is the significance of the Election Results that are coming in . Well, i think its pretty significant in the sense that weve had 50 of the vote counted so far
reporting from new york. josé diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. good morning, it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m josé diaz-balart. this morning president biden vows to retaliate after three u.s. service members were killed in a drone strike on a base in jordan. it s the first u.s. service member deaths in months of attacks by iran-backed militants. we ll ask retired four-star general what retaliation could look like. back at home, senate negotiators are inching closer to a bipartisan border security deal as president biden promises to shut down the border if it means locking in an agreement. new this morning, e. jean carroll speaking out for the first time on camera since a jury ordered donald trump to pay her more than $83 million for defamation. and breaking overseas just a short time ago, king charles and the princess of wales both released from the hospital after medical procedures. we begin this hour with president biden vowing to re
thank you so much for joining us. i m fredericka witfield in atlanta alongside my colleague wolf blitzer in tel aviv. breaking news, we re standing by for release of a second group of hostages held by hamas. sources tell cnn that release is being delayed in part over a dispute about the number of aid trucks entering gaza. these are live pictures from the rafah border crossing in gaza where the hostages could be transported at any moment. we re also told today s group is likely to include 13 israeli citizens, several of which are expected to be children, adding to the 24 hostages released yesterday. this exchange comes a full seven weeks after the hostages were abducted from their homes. a u.s. official says american citizens are not expected to be among those released today. 39 palestinian prisoners are set to be released as well today following the release of the israeli hostages from gaza. these exchanges are part of a four-day truce, set to expire on tuesday. wolf. thank
our nbc news exclusive. a mississippi man reported missing turns out he was hit and killed by a police car. why didn t they tell his mother for six months what she is demanding. and remembering matthew perry. the beloved friends star dying tragically at 54. new details about his final hours. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening tonight much of the world is holding its breath, watching israel s ground operation against hamas in gaza unfold and wondering whether it could spread to other parts of the region tonight the country s prime minister rejecting calls for a ceasefire. benjamin netanyahu saying we cannot give up the fight. his comments coming on the same day we learned an israeli soldier held by hamas has been rescued by israeli forces the concern for the fate of other hostages taken from inside israel is building as the ground war intensifies. hamas playing to those fears, releasing a new propaganda video showing some of the hosta
calling this, quote, a time for war. also, the mob storming an airport in russia searching for passengers on a flight from israel. the surge in antisemitism and islamophobia around the world. and here at home the threats putting cornell university on edge. after six weeks of strikes the united auto workers reaching a tentative agreement with gm. the last of the big three still holding out. what s in the deal? a chilling discovery near a colorado amusement park. a man found dead with multiple guns and explosive devices. what was he planning? our nbc news exclusive. a mississippi man reported missing. turns out he was hit and killed by a police car. why didn t they tell his mother for six months? what she is demanding. and remembering matthew perry. the beloved friends star dying tragically at 54. new details about his final hours. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. tonight much of the world is holding its breath, watching israel s groun