[high-pitched rewind whine] [projector humming] i grew up as a big-headed baby in seattle, moved to nicaragua when i was three, made friends with parrots and sloths. moved back to washington state when i was five, learned to play the bassoon. moved to illinois and joined the drama club, and eventually, i landed in los angeles as dunder mifflin s assistant to the regional manager. - please welcome rainn wilson. - rainn wilson. - yet for all my success, my wife and son, whom i love, a nice house, people tattooing my face on their feet. [beeping, whirring] [sighs] you d think i d be happier. [upbeat music] but like so many others, i struggle. to find fulfillment. amy. to find true joy. i need to be honest with you all. it s just i ve been going through a really hard time recently on a number of different levels, and i ve been feeling a little bit low, a little bit less than, a little depressed and humbled and lost these days. and so i ve churned through countless thera
hit hundreds of targets in gaza and launched new raids on the ground. in all the idf says 320 sites were targeted. now, the hamas-controlled ministry of health in gaza says more than 400 people were killed. here we are showing you pictures of some of the aftermath of those strikes. we also have an important update from the idf saying that they now believe 222 people were kidnapped by hamas terrorists in the october 7th attack. that new total is up, you will remember frrom 203 as more information came in and more detail was coming out. this morning the family of the first two hostages released, two americans, spoke out for the first time. we don t have the privilege to be happy or to celebrate. we don t have the privilege to mourn. we cannot put it aside. we cannot rest. this is getting judith and natalie back was not the end, it s the beginning. all right. again, some 222 hostages, as many as 222, this would be their 17th day in captivity. to give you a sense of what ka
their lives as well. it is you buried your son today and it is heartbreaking. thank you for spending time with us on this awful day. thank you for having me here. and thanks for tribute to our family, to our son s memory. it is thank you. thank you for joining us. alongside boris sanchez in washington, the lead with jake tapper starts now. this is cnn breaking news. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. and we start with breaking news. the white house said 20 or more americans are missing in israel. this is an addition to the 14 americans killed. this is after the terrorist attacks carried out by hamas. u.s. officials say it is not clear if all of the these 20 americans missing are being held hostage, just that as of now, their currently unaccounted for. this aunnouncement came minutes ago after a speech by president biden where he pledged support for israel, the pure unadulterated evil of hamas. hamas offers nothing but terror and blood shed with no regard
this is cnn breaking news. welcome to the lead, everyone. we start with breaking news at any moment a deal could be reached to release some hostages taken from israel by hamas on october 7th. right now, the full israeli cabinet is meeting to give what is believed to be a final approval of the deal. just moments ago israeli prime minister benning anyone netanyahu asked the cabinet to support the deal and reminded the world we are at war and will continue at war. out of 240 people kidnapped by hamas 50 would be release. hostages will be visited by the red cross. three palestinian prisoners in israel will be freed for every civilian hostage released. it also calls for a four to five day pause in fighting. the majority of hostages who would be released in this deal is children. one is a 3-year-old, the youngest american held hostage whose parents were killed by hamas. her great aunt spoke to cnn today and was understandably emotional at the prospect of seeing her niece come h
hello, again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. new today, israel defense forces are now responding, after questions about hamas weapons allegedly found inside gaza s largest hospital. video evidence analyzed by cnn had suggested that the idf may have rearranged weapons found at the al shifa hospital before international news crews visited the scene. the idf says the discrepancy is due to more weapons and assets being discovered throughout the day following a raid earlier this week at the facility, and it comes as israel defense forces are now vowing to advance anywhere hamas is found. there are growing signs that the idf may soon expand its operations into southern gaza. right now, families of hostages are gathered in tel aviv pleading with the israeli government to ensure their loved ones safe return. that s where we find cnn s jeremy diamond. what are you hearing from people gathered? reporter: well, fred, thousands of families of hos