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hamas. john: first time the president has spoken publicly since israel and hamas reached a deal to extend their truce by another two days. will he have anything to say about the roughly 8 to 9 americans still being held captive? sandra: monitoring his remarks for headlines as we begin a second hour of america reports . here we go, i m sandra smith in new york. john: good to be with you again after the holiday. john roberts in washington. here is where things stand at this hour. humanitarian pause in gaza has entered its fourth day now. the white house says hamas has committed to releasing another 20 women and children over two days. sandra: it is unclear if any 20 would be americans and the administration admitted this afternoon that all it can do is hope for the best. we certainly hope we will see them and hopefully today and if not today, over the next couple of days. we want to see them back with their families where they belong as well. we are not involved in t
the car. he was hiding under the car like a pet. basically it was just me and jeffrey, like, screaming. we found the 13-year-old rapist. we know he entered the country from ecuador through texas, through eagle pass, texas, back in june 25th of 2021. when he did come into the country, the federal government did take fingerprints and dna from him at the border, so that is still being worked on. sandra: brutal crime in new york city highlighting the unchecked prices at our southern border after a migrant who entered the country illegally is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl. hello and welcome, everyone. i m sandra smith in new york, and it s good have you today. gillian: i m gillian turner intro john roberts. this is america reports. the man charged with a disturbing crime is slated to be in court in the next hour. police say they held that girl in a 13-year-old boy at knifepoint, and then force them into a secluded area of the new york city park. he allegedly tied up