as well. bret: thank you, sir. have a good night. gogood evening. i m bret baier eaking tonight, president biden says a possible deal for the release of some hostages held by hamas is very close. israeli officials are said to be discussing the agreement. it calls for a swap of around 50 hostages for 150 palestinians. israel says no terrorists will be released. correspondent jeff paul is in southern israel tonight with the latest. good evening, jeff. good evening, bret. despite this deal being close, we are still seeing a lot of fighting here along the israel-gaza border. however, if there is some sort of agreement between israel and hamas recommendation we might not only see a pause in the war but a lot of hostages going home. surrounded by the ruins of war. [explosion] israeli forces fire from window positions. [explosion] while tanks blast third way deeper into the gaza strip. as soldiers encircle jabalia one of the last strongholds in northern gaza, there are devel
jesse watters along with judge jeanine pirro, jessica tarlov, dana perino, and brian kilmeade. it s 5:00 in new york city and this is the five. somebody call fire marshal jamaal bowman. joe biden almost burnt down the white house. the big guy blowing out some big flames for his 81st birthday. biden s staff posting this photo to social media thinking there is nothing wrong with the site of a man tightly gripping the sides of a table while a bonfire rages on top of his cake. the white house thinks voters concerns over biden are all a big joke with this caption, thanks for the birthday well wishes today, every one. turns out on your 146th birthday, you run out of space for candles. reassuring. karine jean-pierre also had some jokes. try not to laugh at her assessment of the presidents stamina. i would put the presidents stamina, the president s wisdom, the ability to get this done on behalf of the american people, against anyone. anyone of any day of the week. we are