and this is america s late news, fox news at night. breaking tonight, the deal is still on but it s been pushed back a day. is real now says the release of 50 hostages won t happen until at least friday. we have not been given an exact reason for the delay, but the white house national security advisor jake sullivan says some of the hostages are being held by criminal organizations and not by hamas, and hamas is trying to figure out if it can deliver on its part of the deal. alex hogan is live in israel with the latest breaking details on this. alex. hi trace, we re learning more about this hostage negotiation deal and, unfortunately, for those who had been hopeful and waiting here, it seems that the first hostages might not get freed until about this time tomorrow, so friday morning, and among those who could be released is a little girl who s fourth birthday will be on friday. friday morning. it was, again, a u.s. citizen, dual citizen i should mention. it was prime min
last minute snag delaying a deal. the temporary cease-fire expected to begin in the coming hours. qatar s foreign minister will give details any moment now. thank you for joining us. i m griff jenkins. hay, julie. julie: i m julie banderas. happy thanksgiving to you, griff. the agonizing wait continues for israeli families. they have spent six weeks hoping against hope that their loved ones will return home safely. griff: jeff paul kicks things off for us in southern israel. the israeli security forces here saying the first batch of hostages likely won t be coming out until friday at the earliest. it speaks to the complicated and dell indicate nature of the ongoing negotiations. because no hostages are coming out. no pause in the war especially for soldiers like the ones at the military base in southern israel. under the original agreement, between israel and hamas, they were going to probably have the first batch of hostages come out as soon as today. that would have
baier. breaking tonight we are following two major stories on this thanksgiving eve. israel has struck a deal with hamas militants who slaughtered 1200 people last month who exchanged prisoners for hostages and engaged in a cease-fire. complete coverage of that shortly. we begin here in the u.s. on the border between new york state and canada. two people are dead following a fiery crash of a vehicle near a check point at the american side of the rainbow bridge in niagara falls. authorities have ruled out a bomb as the cause of the explosion. but the investigation is still in its literal stages. correspondent david spunt starts us off tonight. good evening, david. hi, mike. quite a scare at the u.s.-canadian border after a car exploded killing both the driver and passenger instantly it. prompted both the border check point to close temporarily. authorities already on high alert, given what is going on in the middle east, sprung into action. let s go right to the video. it ha
secretary of state blinken. we ask is there clear evidence to support israel s claim that hamas has a hidden command center on the hospital grounds. also tonight, the death of a jewish protester near los angeles. the professor now under arrest as wild protests erupt in san francisco and washington. the verdict in the federal trial of david depape for breaking into nancy pelosi s home and beating her husband with a hammer. the scathing house ethics report on congressman george santos, finding the republican blatantly stole campaign funds to pay for things like botox, only fans access, luxury items, and trips. what he is now saying about his future in congress. hip-hop mogul sean diddy combs accused of rape and abuse. the new lawsuit filed by his former girlfriend. and golf superstar rory mcilroy, the one in a million shot landing right in a spectator s lap. how this all played out. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome.
outfront next, raiding gaza s largest hospital. israel releasing new video of weapons found inside the complex. but no proof of tunnels. this as cnn obtains exclusive hamas body cam video of the october 7th attacks. plus, president biden about to hold a rare solo press conference this hour. we re going to bring it to you live. and, quote, i will bite. the senator who almost started a fist fight with a witness in a hearing is doubling down tonight. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. and we are outfront following two breaking stories. president biden expected to hold his first press conference in months this hour. we re going to bring that to you live. this, of course, coming at a crucial moment in the israeli war in gaza. tonight, we are learning that israeli forces are still inside the largest hospital in gaza al shifa. a spokesman for israel s military telling reporters, and i quote, it s a complicated area which still has many people. we need t