now there s holocaust number one and holocaust number two. mind blowing, unbelievable that it happened in 2023 in israel. everyone doing everything they can. sandra: the state department is confirming the deaths of at least 22 u.s. citizens in israel. the news coming as we await a white house press briefing, set to begin any moment now, a live look inside the white house. national security council spokesman john kirby will be joining karine jean-pierre as pressure is building for president biden to rescue those americans held captive by hamas at this hour. hello, welcome. sandra smith in new york. john: i m john roberts in washington and this is america reports. it is now 8:00 p.m. in israel, and here is what we know right now. more than 150 hostages are being held in gaza, among them, some 20 americans. israel warning gaza of a potential ground offensive imminently. sandra: and the first batch of u.s. weapons we can report is in the hands of the israelis, as a u.
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