Case her tearful apology in the courtroom, while in new york, the showdown in court as mr. Trump faced his fixer turned foe Michael Cohen. Whiplash in the house. Republicans picking a third House Speaker in three weeks. Then hours later, he drops out. So what now . Tracking the first major winter storm of the season and the father of two from miami left his family behind to answer israels call to serve announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt good evening and welcome, everyone. As the picture of Gaza Under Siege grows dimmer and more urgent, a newly freed israeli hostage is speaking publicly about her ordeal in the embattled territory, including her capture along with her husband that she describes as a hell that we never knew before and never thought we would experience the 85yearold offering a glimpse of her life in captivity. The assurances of her captors that they wouldnt hurt us, and the tunnels that resembled a spider web. And tonight, we have new pictures of the despe
And one of two israeli women released by hamas speaking out, saying she went through hell. Plus, the new video of a hostage still being held. Why his family wants you to see it. Also tonight, the pilot accused of trying to crash a plane in court today. Stunning new details. Prosecutors say he told police hed taken psychedelic mushrooms about 48 hours before the flight and had a nervous breakdown. And the second confrontation were learning about at the emergency exit. The fourth trump codefendant Pleading Guilty in the Election Interference Case. Her tearful apology in the courtroom, while in new york, the showdown in court as mr. Trump faced his fixer turned foe michael cohen. Whiplash in the house. Republicans picking a third House Speaker in three weeks. Then hours later he drops out. So what now . Tracking the first major winter storm of the season. And the father of two from miami left his family behind to answer israels call to serve. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester
Good to be with you, im katy tur. We just got our first hopeful news out of israel in two weeks. Nbc news can now report hamas has released two american hostages, judith renan, and Natalie Ranan of evanston, illinois. Who are in israel and on their way to see their family. Joining us is nbc news Foreign Correspondent raf sanchez. What else did we learn . Reporter we have received official confirmation from the Israeli Government that judith and natalie are in israeli hands, they were released at the gaza border and they are now in the custody of the Israeli Military. They were released to a former israeli general, his name is brigadier galhersh, he is in charge of the Hostage Recovery Effort on behalf of the Israeli Government. The Israeli Government says that the hostages were released at the gaza border. They were received at the border and at the moment, they are on their way to a Meeting Point at a Military Base in the center of the country where their Family Members are waiting fo
israel. we continue to press and expect for additional americans to be released, as well. we will not stop working until every hostage is returned to their loved ones. president biden speaking yesterday about an american girl who was orphaned by hamas terrorists and taken hostage. you heard the president mention 13 hostages in the end. 17 were freed yesterday. we ll have a live report from tel-aviv on the people still being held by hamas, as well as the future of the humanitarian pause in gaza. also ahead, the latest developments in the shooting of three college students of palestinian decent in vermont. the the fbi is investigating the attack. we ll have the very latest. plus, a tale of two thanksgivings. president biden sharing a message of optimism and unity. very hopeful, saying we need to come together, which i think, obviously, anybody running for president would be saying the same thing, right? sure, absolutely. donald trump, on the other hand, former preside
you are live with us in the cnn newsroom. we are live in tel aviv. we continued our breaking news coverage, as israel welcomes home a second group of hostages, released earlier today. this was the extraordinary scene that you see right there at the crossing from gaza, into egypt. we witness those hostages finally making their way out of gaza, the other way from internationals the red cross. we also watched that those hostages finally arrived in tel aviv. it is there where they will be reunited with their families after more than seven weeks in captivity. we are still waiting on more hostages to arrive at that hospital. that should be moments from now. as part of the deal involving a four day pause in the fighting, which we are halfway through, more than three dozen palestinians were also released from israeli prisons, both yesterday and today. katelyn collins is here with me from tel aviv. she has been bringing us up-to- the-minute coverage of this ongoing process exchange.