over his claim of immunity from federal election subversion charges, at least for now. the trump team opposing the special counsel s request for the justices to immediately review the case. trump is planning to take a very different matter to the high court. we are awaiting his formal appeal of the historic decision barring him from the republican primary ballot in colorado. tonight, trump s gop rivals are taking his side and slamming the ruling. plus, president biden says the united states is pushing israel and hamas to reach a new deal to free more hostages held in gaza. we ll get an update on the talks and the potential terms and timing. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, the u.s. supreme court could rule at any time on whether to expedite a review of donald trump s immunity claim in the federal election subversion case. this, after the trump team s legal filing a short whi
critical issues like taiwan and uk. a surprise among democrats to lower drug prices and address climate change. we re going to discuss with democratic senator brian schatz from hawaii. also new this hour, a u.s. prisoner swap proposal to bring wnba brittney griner and businessman paul whelan home from russia. what moscow is saying, ahead. we begin this hour with the state of the american economy. a short time ago the government reported economic activity fell by 0.9% between april and june. that s the second straight quarter it has fallen. moments ago president biden issued a statement on the report saying, in part, it s no surprise the economy is slowing down as the federal reserve acts to bring down inflation. but even as we face historic global challenges, we are on the right path and we will come through this transition stronger and more secure. also this morning, we learned that 256,000 people filed first-time unemployment claims last week. that s a slight decrease
hello, welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. ahead this hour on cnn, let s make a deal. israel agrees to pauses in fighting but only if hamas releases ten hostages each day in return. a pause in fighting reveals utter destruction across gaza by israel s military offensive, described by the u.n. as the deadliest urban campaign since world war ii. and, cnn s third annual called earth day. this year, our shared home raising environmental awareness worldwide. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with john vause. hamas in israel have agreed to extend a four-day long truce for another two days in return for the release of 20 more hostages being held in gaza. on monday, 11 israelis with dual citizenship, nine children, and two women or released by hamas. all were taken to a medical center in tel aviv and then reunited with family. they were all taken hostage from the same kibbutz in southern israel on october 7th by hamas militants. for
carter s memorial service starts tomorrow at noon eastern. thanks for joining us. thanks for joining us. ac 360 starts now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com that s the latest development on a day that saw another 11 hostages held by hamas since october 7th, the fourth group so far, returned safely to israel, 69 freed over the last four days. this is new video of some of them arriving tonight to a hospital in tel aviv, where they will be evaluated and treated. we learned the four-day pause in fighting between israel and hamas would be extended by another two days, and more hostages would be free. in order to extend the pause, hamas has committed to releasing another 20 women and children over the next two days. we would, of course, hope to see the pause extended further. and that will depend upon hamas continuing to release hostages. again, 11 women and children got out today. you see them here, all taken from a single community, kibbutz nir oz. 11 out of the 77 who
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world, i m rosemary church. just bad, war is really hostages are expected to be released in the hours ahead after israel and hamas agree too extend t their truce b by two d. the pause in fighting is also revealing the scale and scope of the destruction in gaza after almost eight weeks of war. and, our shared home. is your cnn s cold earth explores the ties between cities and more distant, natural spaces. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. hello everyone, it is nine in the morning in gaza where the truce between israel and hamas has been extended by two days, opening the door for the release of more hostages and palestinian prisoners. on monday, the fourth day of the truce, 11 israeli hostages were released by hamas, all were taken to a medical center in tel aviv for any care they may need and also to be reunited with their families, anxiously awaiting their return. the nine children