the skis, cnn, breaking news hello, everyone. thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m proud rica whitfield, and we re tracking two major breaking news stories this afternoon, next hour, president biden is set to attend a state dinner in france. i will bring that to you live as it happens, you the is there in paris with the first aid dr. jill biden, plus the french president and first lady. and dramatic new developments in the middle east for israeli hostages rescued from gaza the israeli military launching that daring rescue mission in broad daylight, the government media office in gaza says the operation left more than 200 people dead in central gaza with hundreds more injured. the mission ultimately freeing four hostages from the clutches of hamas, all of them were abducted from the nova music festival on october 7, all right, now, back in israel for the first time in eight months making emotional reunions with family members who never gave up hope. president
On aggregate to secure their place in the stockholm showpiece, later this month. We are live at manchesters beautiful, glorious, historic Victoria Baths. The pool has been refilled, ready for the first public swim in 2a years. We will have more on the plight of britains glorious historic pools and the fight to save them ina historic pools and the fight to save them in a little while. And matt has them in a little while. And matt has the weather. Good morning. Another dry day. , but for the rest of you there will be the smell of fresh rain in the air and maybe eight thunderstorms later. Dry day for scotland. Good morning. First, our main story. Thousands of weapons have been seized in schools across england and wales. They include swords, axes and airguns. Some of the cases involved children as young as five. Police chiefs said there had been a worrying increase in young people carrying knives. Andy moore reports. Some schools have taken to using metal arches to make sure no weapons are