fine. a lot of you will say, neil, don t talk. anyway, we ve got more on what s happening on the price front, where are that that s all going down for the time being, but the real trouble for much of the country and up to a third of all americans is this heat wave that s gripping a good part of the country. fox weather s robert ray in galveston, texas, where it s particularly hot. welcome, my friend. reporter: neil, good good morning to you. happy weekend, happy saturday. galveston island just off of houston, the gulf of mexico. and look at that, neil, this big seawall, 20-foot seawall, jetting down. it was created after the 1900 hurricane that still killed more people in america than any other natural disaster. it is scorching here this morning. temps expected to be in the mid if 90s, dripping as i speak right now. gulf of mexico temperatures above average, and that is concerning, definitely, as our tropical storm season is about to heat up in august and into september. in
should these children be used as bargaining chips? no. they shouldn t. meanwhile it is believed that hamas does not have dozens of other hostages, that those hostages have likely been placed with other terrorist groups such as the palestinian islamic jihad, which further complicates efforts to secure those hostages released. back in the united states, the senior biden officials are begging israel to try to be more precise and take fewer risks in future strikes in gaza against hamas once the pause in fighting ends. col coming up, we ll take to you gaza and speak with a humanitarian worker on the ground. also a runner-up in the 2024 field for a big shiny endorsement for one of america s richest families. first, let s go to tel aviv. oren, what do you know about this greatest list of hostages who were released today who appear to be mostly older women? reporter: first let look at this video now. this was moments ago at sheba hospital. not that far from where we re standing
along with her daughter, 18 year old noga weiss, along with 21 year old maya regev. adi shoham aged 38, who was kidnapped from kibbutz be eri during a visit with five other members of the family. this is her son 8 year old nave. and her 3 year old daughter gani yahel. the hostages were released in exchange for a group of palestinian prisoners. you consider celebrations in the west bank in the last hour orso the west bank in the last hour or so as some of those prisoners are reunited with their loved ones. officials there is a six women and 33 children were among the prisoners released. four thai hostages were also released from gaza in a separate deal. there had been fears the deal was off after hamas accused israel of reneging on the temporary ceasefire agreement, by not allowing enough aid trucks into gaza. that led to a delay of several hours. all of this after friday s release of 13 israeli captives, in return for 39 palestinian prisoners. for the latest on what s happe
and the number of prisoners freed to 117. let s take a closer look at some of the hostages released by hamas today. among the group are sisters, dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live streamed by the attackers themselves. also for the first time, an american israeli citizen was released earlier today. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october seven attacks. her great aunt and cousin said they hoped and prayed today would come and expressed graititude to president biden, the qatari government and other parties involved in helping the release. they also said today s release proves that we can get all the hostages back home. the israel defense forces spokesman daniel hagari said the release of four year old abigail was proof this is a justified war, fighting a
truce with hamas, whilst 39 palestinian women and children were released from israeli prisons as a part of the hostage deal between israel and hamas. today s releases brings the total number of hostages released during the window to sa and the number of prisoners freed to 117. let s take a closer look at some of the hostages released by hamas today. among the group are sisters, dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live streamed by the hamas attackers themselves. also for the first time, an american israeli citizen was released earlier today. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october 7th attacks. her great aunt and cousin said they hoped and prayed today would come, and expressed graititude to president biden, the qatari government and other parties involved in