also on the ballot today, reproductive rights in kansas. a referendum there would strip women of their rights to choose unless enough people vote no. and we all know speaker nancy pelosi is a bad ass. she arrived in taiwan today even though china is furious about the trip. plus, trevor reed the former marine who spent three years behind bars in russia and is now speaking out for the release of brittney griner and paul whelan. he joins me right here tonight. we begin with a huge night of primaries in some key battleground states. voters in five states are casting their ballots setting up critical showdowns for this november, and the stakes could not be higher. the choices voters make could very well determine whether or not this country remains a democracy, and that claim is not made hyperbolically. we saw how our democracy was pushed to the brink in 2020 with the twice-impeached former president pushing the lie that the election he lost was rigged. of course it wasn t, an
tonight, the nation is turning to pennsylvania, a major battleground in american politics, from the three rivers in pittsburgh, to the striking green home of the capitol building in harrisburg, heart of government in the commonwealth, to historic independence hall in philadelphia, those across pence im , pennsylvania, are making choice to influence the presidential race. i m jake tapper and we re standing by for results in what is sure to be an eventful election. the political spotlight on key primary races in pennsylvania, north carolina, kentucky, idaho and oregon. in phil pennsylvania, north carolina republican senators retiring seats, tonight, we ll bring more to the direction of the two major parties, also a significant new test of former president trump s grip on the republican party and president biden s sway over the democrats. as both weigh a potential rematch in 2024. perhaps the biggest test of the trump factor is his pick in pennsylvania republican former tv dr. m
to be handed back to israeli officials. we know that 13 is really hostages are due to be released and would also be released is separate to that deal. 39 palestinian prisoners who are being held in israeli jails also being exchanged for those hostages. now as we continue to watch those live pictures, joining us now on the line, our correspondent lucy williamson. and the occupied west bank. lucy, we sawjubilant scenes and the occupied west bank. lucy, we saw jubilant scenes there yesterday as prisoners were released by this time yesterday. we ve had these delays, what is happening where you are now? right, this sounds like we are have communication problems here. we can t make contact with lucy at the moment. so we ll keep trying, lucy williamson our correspondent in the west bank. let s head tojerusalem with our correspondent tom bateman. it seems that the problems have been ironed out now, do we know what stage the release process is at? while we know it is due to take place
there was a press conference at which they confirmed hamas s agreement. israel has denied that it violated the terms of that crucial agreement. under the four day truce, 50 hostages were due to be released in four batches at the ratio of three to one, in exchange for 150 palestinians held in israeli jails. a delegation from qatar, which has been helping to mediate between israel and hamas, has visited israel to discuss a possible extension to the 4 day truce. i want to show these live pictures. the area where i am in central tel aviv, we are told that thousands of people have gathered here outside the tel aviv museum of art in an area that is now known as hostages square. not here to show support but many of the families as well of the hostages are here, too. we will hear from some of them are just a few minutes here on bbc news. they are gathering together to mark 15 days since their loved ones were taken. we will start our coverage this hour of this report from our senior i
the hostages will be transferred tonight to the international committee of the red cross. 13 israeli hostages and seven foreign nationals will be released and 39 palestinian prisoners will be released. in the last hour we ve heard an update from the israel defense forces, their spokesman daniel hug ari was commenting on those delays with the release on those hostages. translation: translation: there is significant - ro . ress translation: there is significant progress and translation: there is significant progress and we translation: there is significant progress and we will translation: there is significant progress and we will update - translation: there is significant progress and we will update the i progress and we will update the public the moment something happens. we are working on the outline with the mediators, but with a very cruel enemy. but until something happens we cannot actually update you. the whole time, we are working with qatar and egypt. dear, who