negotiations between israel and hamas and what we re hearing from the families of hostages about this potential deal. great to be with you. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. breaking news in wilmington, delaware, this morning where for the first time the son of a sitting president is standing trial not far from his father s election headquarters. hunter biden s federal gun case beginning this morning with jury selection. he faces three counts tied to possession of a gun while using narcotics. he has pleaded not guilty. this trial coming just days after another historic first, donald trump s guilty verdict on all 34 counts in his new york hush money case. nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian is outside the courthouse. nbc news white house correspondent monica alba and criminal defense attorney, danny cevallos. court has been in session for about an hour and a half. what can you tell us, ken, about what s happening so far?
but we have yet to have a formal response from the group. ana. you ve spoken to family members of the hostages. what s their reaction to where things stand right now? reporter: yeah, that s right, ana. we spoke earlier this morning to the parent of hirsh goldberg pole len who was kidnapped from the nova music festival, part of his left arm blown off by hamas grenades. i want you to listen to a little bit of what his mother rachel told us. i am nervous. i m frightened. i also just know you cannot count your hostages until they re home and you re hugging them. reporter: what is your message to the leaders of israel and the leaders of hamas? i would beg the leaders to act like leaders. part of being a leader is you