♪ israel's military says two hostages have been rescued from the city of rafah. >> by distraction, they targeted a hamas battalion in that area. >> an israeli military operation in that city should not proceed without clear plans for how to evacuate civilian population. >> those who say that under no circumstances should we enter rafah are basically saying lose the border. you didn't pay. you're delinquent, no i would not protect you. >> trump saying he would encourage russia to attack american allies if they hadn't met their financial commitments to nato. >> donald trump's potential return to the white house could mean the broader american retreat from the continent. ♪ just know that the kansas city chiefs are never underdogs.

>> the kansas city chefs won the super bowl over the san francisco 49ers in thrilling fashion. >> there's magic there. >> we get a chance to do it three times in a row! viva, las vegas! ♪ well, good monday morning, everyone. i hope you're reminded all day my 49ers lost the super bowl which is awesome. i'm phil mattingly with poppy harlow in new york. we're following big breaking news overnight. rescuing two hostages in a special forgss operation. we'll show you video of the two men reuniting with their families at a hospital in israel after 128 days in captivity. >> the idf says they were rescued from a building in the heart of rafah after a very intense gun battle with their capta

captors. >> israeli air strikes pounded targets during the rescue operation. hamas claims the overnight strikes in rafah killed more than 100 people. the city is now home to more than half of gaza's population. >> hundreds of thousands of civilians have been seeking refuge there with nowhere else to go and there's mounting concern this morning that an israeli ground offensive could soon be coming. nic robertson is live at the hospital where those two hostages have been taken. let's just begin, nic, with how they're doing this morning? >> reporter: yeah. they're doing well. both men were brought here in the very early hours of the morning about 3:30 in the morning. their families were informed as well. and their families came here to see them. fernando, 60-year-old, and luis is 70 years old. the families say both men lost

weight. the hospital says they're going to give them a full range of checkups. psychological welfare is the most important thing where they'll do blood tests, do all sorts of other tests to make sure they're well and the idf say that the medical condition to them appears good. but i did catch up with a couple of their family members right after it all happened. >> they're a little thin, a different -- little different -- >> reporter: they lost some weight? >> they lost a little weight. >> very thin. walking, at least. so i can say they are walking. and -- but i believe that they're still on high adrenaline and we will see how physically good or bad they are or how mentally good or bad they are only when the days will come. >> reporter: so, high adrenaline because quite literally they were plucked out of rafah from where they've been held in a house for 128 days. and less than two hours after the operation began, they were

here in the hospital. the way the idf describes how that operation unfolded, covert, special forces, 1:49 in the morning, going into a house. getting to the second floor of the house where they the two men were being held. getting into an intense fire fight with hamas who were holding the two men hostage there. and as you were describing, some of the special forces literally protecting the hostages with their bodies. and within a minute then, that rescue mission, the rescue team were told that the idf air force was coming in, the israeli air force were coming in. they were hitting targets right around the location and they had to extract the hostages within a minute of the operation beginning. they took the two hostages out of the building, took them they say to a safe place still under fire. and this appears to account for this heavy, intense bombardment around there. took them away to what they describe as a safe area.

gave them a quick medical check and brought them here to the hospital where they have this -- where they were reunited with their families. such an emotional, emotional scene here in the early hours today. >> yeah. understandably so. a remarkable operation. nic robertson, thank you for that reporting. we'll speak to a spokesperson for the israeli government in a few moments. new fallout after donald trump's stunning comments that he will not abide by the collective defense agreement as the heart of the nato alliance if he's elected president. and he went further. listen to this carefully. >> the presidents of a big country stood up said, well, sir, if we don't pay, and we're attacked by russia, will you protect us? i said, you didn't pay. you're delinquent. he said, yes. let's say that happened. no, i would not protect you. in fact, i would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. you have to pay. >> that's important to know. we're in year eight or nine of trump not understanding how nato funding actually works. each country does have a target

minimum spend of 2% gdp on defense. it's not a binding contract. no kitty where everybody drops their cash in. now u.s. allies are criticizing trump's remarks and posting messages with nato's motto one for all and all for one. jim sciutto joins us now. jim, what's the sense you're getting from international partners about whether trump is serious about this? >> listen, this is not just talk. i know it's been dismissed that way by some republican senators, marco rubio, itself. we know it's not just talk. trump has a track record as president, his own advisers have said he nearly pulled the u.s. out of nato at the nato summit in 2019. at the end of his term, one of his final moves was to reduce the u.s. troop presence in germany. he spoke about the lack of a need for the u.s. to come to south korea's defense, questioning u.s. troop deployments on the korean peninsula. so, he has a track record as president where he didn't just talk about these things, but he took steps, right?

there was even a time when he wanted to withdraw from the u.s. commitment to its kurdish partners in syria against isis. so there's a track record there. his own senior advisers have told me that in a second term they believe he would go further to attempt, at least, to take formal steps to take the u.s. out of nato. he has questioned the u.s. need to or desire to or interest in proecttects taiwan from china. they foresee in a second trump term, these would not just be talks, taking u.s. away from nato and other ones that may not meet the article 5 standards but are decades long u.s. commitments for instance, to south korea, to taiwan and other partners. that's from his own advisers who have told me that. not just from outsiders speculating. >> jim, phil and i were really stunned by the statement that

the nato secretary general jen stoltenberg put out yesterday condemning what trump said, saying it undermines all of our security including the u.s. and american and european soldiers are at increased risk. i wonder about other leaders around the world and their response. >> listen, it's clear when you look at these responses -- they're taking this seriously as well. when jen stoltenberg, you and i have talked to him many times. this is a very dour, serious, unemotional man. the language in his statement shows that he takes this threat seriously. and the other point to be clear is that defense agreements, deterrents aren't just about what's written on paper, they're about credibility. do your adversaries, does russia believe that trump would come to nato's defense, eastern nato partners defense in the event it attacks base on the former president's own comments, russia might calculate, well, maybe they're not going to do that. that's why you're seeing such

consistent and serious response. i want to read as well from the european council president's statement. he says they do not bring more security or peace to the world, on the contrary, russia, they reemphasize the need for the eu to further develop its strategic autonomy and invest. we can no longer rely on the u.s. under a potential trump second term to come to our defense. that's a remarkable thing to hear from your own allies. >> absolutely is, jim, thank you very much. senator chris murphy from foreign relations committee will join us in a few minutes to talk about a lot including his reaction to what president trump said. four-man front, low snap, he runs and throws, caught, touchdown! it's caught! they caught the ball! the chiefs have won! the chiefs have won!

>> for the record, i'm not being dramatic. the back-to-back super bowl champions took down my 49ers. this stunning touchdown drive in over time. their third super bowl victory in five years. >> could have been skill, sheer determination or the taylor swift effect. taylor, of course; was in a box with her friends cheering on the chiefs and her boyfriend travis kelce after a quiet first half. kelce exploded in the fourth quarter and so did fans. look at this video from a watch party in kansas city. >> our coy wire is up early, if he slept at all, in las vegas. coy, it was a sensational game despite the ending. the halftime performance was everything i wanted it to be and more. what was your take away? >> reporter: it was awesome. the chiefs started their comeback. listen, very few events on television have the gravitational pull of the super bowl. most watched program and has been for decades. and this year's rendition in the party city of vegas put on a super bowl show like we have

never seen before. >> viva las vegas! viva las vegas! >> reporter: in the first-ever super bowl in las vegas, taylor swift was all of us, screaming, cheering, maybe chugging a drink, biting their nails as the defending champion chiefs were down three with 75 yards in front of them in just the second-ever overtime in super bowl history. >> just know that the kansas city chiefs are never underdogs. just know that. >> reporter: patrick mahomes, putting the team on his shoulders found a way to win again. dissecting the defense with his favorite target travis kelce, 333 yards passing on the night, two touchdowns including the game winner. >> he runs and he throws. caught, touchdown! it's caught! he caught the ball! the chiefs have won! the chiefs have won! >> reporter: a party for the ages in kansas city. at just 28 years old, mahomes is now a three-time super bowl mvp,

just the fifth quarterback ever to win three titles. >> i can't ask for anything better than this. we're super bowl champs. kansas city, i'll see you all at the parade. let's do it, baby. >> it's brotherhood. family. i love you. showing that, we sacrifice. >> we bought into everything. and i mean, there's confetti on the floor. goit a nice hat. >> reporter: andy reid, 11 years as the chiefs head coach, ten playoff births, three super bowl wins, tied for the third-most ever and big red isn't done. >> what's your celebratory meal, coach? >> you know it, cheeseburgers. >> 25-22 win, kansas city gets their third title in five years. they're the first back-to-back champs in nearly 20 years. >> we get a chance to do it three times in a row. >> travis kelce getting a celebratory kiss from taylor swift. while brother jason and momma donna stuffed confetti in their pockets. the most hyped super bowl --

delivers. from usher's halftime performance through the hollywood ending that couldn't have been scripted. any ways, seems like nothing can stop the chiefs and their super bowl eras tour. >> reporter: how many super bowl titles can the kansas city swifties, patrick mahomes and this dynasty put together? i guess that would be the next question. and for some, maybe the question is will taylor swift make it to the chief's parade which is on wednesday in kansas city? next stop on her eras tour is in australia on friday. it will be tight. if anyone can do it, she can. >> there were two videos that i was obsessed with. travis kelce just about ran over his head coach. and as a player, do we have any idea what was happening there? i feel like any other player would be in huge trouble for

that. >> so i'll tell you what travis kelce said. i just ran over to tell him i love him. of course, we know that's not the case. his coach andy reid said he ran over and he was telling them i wanted to be on the field. why wasn't i on the field? that is what i love about travis kelce and the biggest moments on the biggest stages he wants to be in the mix and he wants the ball in his hands. >> i love you. i want to be on the field. all right. congrats to them. sorry, phil. coy wire so the senate moving one step closer to passing a $95 billion foreign aid package with crucial assistance for ukraine and israel despite donald trump's opposition to that as well. will it make it through the house? senator chris murphy joins us next. two people were injured including a child when a woman opened fire at joel osteen's lakewood church in houston. we have new details coming in next.

♪ well, the kansas city chiefs are back-to-back super bowl winners after this nail-biting finish. wide receiver cole caught this final touchdown. take a look. he was the secret weapon. >> i threw a touchdown to this dude to end the game. he looked a. dude, we just won the super bowl. he had no idea. he didn't celebrate. what are we doing?

>> time to celebrate now. >> joining us now from the fountain blue in las vegas is wide receiver for the chiefs and super bowl champion, hartman. i want to give you a chance to correct the record. pat didn't give the full story. he threw you under the bus. tell me what happened when you caught that ball. >> man, well, he was right. i blacked out. when i blacked out, i didn't know what was going on until he came on running. you're a champion. we just won. i'm like, oh, you're right, we did. and we started celebrating after that. yeah, but i definitely blacked out for sure. >> congratulations, by the way. for you, first of all, first super bowl i ever watched with my kids. they were totally rooting for you. and it was so much fun to see their reaction when you caught the ball. you overcame so much this season. you come near the end of the season-ish. you overcome an injury. what did that all feel like when

you realized you guys had won the super bowl? >> man, just overwhelmed with emotions, man. definitely, you know, coming from the jets and coming from the injury, like you just said, just a roller coaster of emotions. for it to end like this, and this magnitude, i think it's just everything happened like it's supposed to. so definitely happy for that. >> mccoy, it's fascinating because i was watching "hard knocks" with my two older boys in the summer. oh, he's perfect for that team. you end up back with the chiefs. you catch -- i'm a niners fan. catch a 52-yard catch to break my heart in the first half. you officially break my heart at the end of the game. i'm talking about the atmosphere of the team. a team was in a very different place. one, they weren't playing well but two they had a taylor swift thing. what was the atmosphere like? >> you know what, it was okay.

you know, i'm kind of guy come back with a lot of energy. i've been there my whole career. but it definitely was a good locker room, like it always is. pat, travis, bring everybody together. so i when i got back, it was more so just -- i kind of fit right in with all the guys. some of the guys still been there that was there last year. so, it wasn't too bad. i tried to bring the energy and play my role. >> can you take us into the locker room at halftime? you guys are down. who said what? >> travis said everything. he definitely had a good speech to get everybody going, put the fuel to the fire. we came out in the second half with a totally different team. >> before we let you go. one, i don't know how you're awake right now. i give you enormous amount of credit for that. two, my 6-year-old is incon

soluble. he became a niners fan because i forced him to. i was wondering if he's watching before going to school, lwhat would you tell him about why he should be keeping his head up this morning in. >> about being a 49ers fan? >> no. i don't think there's anything good you can say about that this morning. just generally. >> i don't know, man. just be happy that you're up, that you can be going to school. that's all i can say on that one. >> hartman, one last one. in the locker room afterwards, when you were done blacking out and came to what's your favorite memory with the team afterwards when we couldn't see you? >> i think reid came up and just, you know, got everybody together and just everybody

brated that moment together. that's the best moment. popping the champagne. it doesn't get any better than that. >> i hope they let you sleep at some point. i know the parade will be absolutely insane. thank you so much. congratulations. you're an awesome story. awesome to watch last night. >> appreciate it. thank you. >> shout out to andy reid. what a coach. what a coach. also this update, defense secretary lloyd austin is in critical care at walter reed medical center this morning. his duties have been handed over to the deputy. the latest on his condition ahead.

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♪ we're devastating. we have been here 65 years and to have somebody shooting in your church. you know, we know god is in control. we don't know why these things happen. >> a shocking and terrifying incident at his houston megachurch. police say a woman entered the building with a child at her side and a rifle and started shooting. authorities say two off duty law enforcement officers in the church fired back. the woman was killed. but the child and another person struck were wounded. ed lavandera joins us now live from the scene. good morning. tragedy. and almost shocking that, you know, people dr more people were not killed. what do we know this morning? >> reporter: it is shocking to see that only two people

injured, given the number of people who were here. but, investigators and church officials say that perhaps the timing is what spared many lives here. this happened in between services. just before the spanish language service was scheduled to start here at lakewood church. the prominent megachurch here in houston, texas. >> reporter: a terrifying scene at one of america's biggest churches. >> i started screaming, there's a shooter. there's a shooter. there's a sheooter. >> we hid about ten of us, ten adults in a closet. and there were one child in there. and no vent. but we were all praying. >> reporter: an armed woman entered pastor joel osteen's megachurch in houston on sunday afternoon and opened fire. >> she was armed with a long rifle. and a trench coat with a backpack. accompanied by a small child, approximately 4 to 5 years old.

>> reporter: houston's police chief troy finer says two off duty law enforcement agents working security at the church confronted the woman getting the situation under control. >> she's deceased here on the scene. i want to commend those officers. she had a long gun. and it could have been a lot worse. but they stepped up and they did their job. and i want to thank them for that. >> reporter: however, the child who came to the church with the woman was also shot. >> unfortunately the 5-year-old kid was hit and is in critical condition at our local hospital. >> reporter: the chief says it is unclear who fired the shot that struck the child. and the child's relationship to the suspect is still unknown, according to police. the officers involved in the shooting told investigators the woman claimed to have a bomb, but an immediate search found nothing. >> we searched her vehicle. our bomb squad and also the backpack. and no explosives were found.

but she was also spraying some type of substance on the ground. >> reporter: witnesses described a chaotic scene. >> my mom was screaming. then my mom said, come, come. and we ducked because the -- i called my mom, the bullets were still repetitive and they were still going. and the attacks were in the sanctuary. >> reporter: one bystander was injured. >> there was a 57-year-old man who didn't have anything to do with it, i don't think. was shot in the leg. he's seeking treatment in the hospital. pastor. >> pastor osteen says he's thankful the shooting did not happen earlier in the day. >> i can only imagine if it would have happened during the 11:00 service. if there's anything good of it, you know what, she didn't get in there and do a whole lot worse damage. >> reporter: and he's left hoping the decades' old church will continue holding services without another scare like this. >> we're going to stay strong. we're going to continue to move

forward and there are forces of evil, but the forces that are for us, the forces of god are stronger than that. >> reporter: investigators are continuing to work the scene. and this case as well. you know, no real information on what the motive behind the shooting was here at the lakewood church. the police chief said yesterday in the late afternoon press conference saying it could be something that's very difficult to determine in the days and weeks ahead. poppy? >> ed lavendera, thank you for your reporting. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell urging his colleagues to support a emergency aid package for israel and ukraine. listen. >> i know it's become quite fashionable in some circles to disregard the global interests we have as a global power. to bemoan responsibilities of global leadership. this is the idle work for idle minds. and it has no place in the

united states senate. >> in a rare sunday session, the senate moved one step closer to passing this critical foreign aid package following a bipartisan vote that kept it on track for final passage potentially this week. but the bill faces uncertainty in the house where many republicans egged on by donald trump are opposed to more ukraine aid. the senate is moving forward with the aid bill after republicans last week blocked a border bill, part of it, that was bipartisan. the border deal was the product of months of negotiations. the trio of senators including our next guest, democratic senator chris murphy of connecticut. thank you so much for being here. you got past that hurdle yesterday in the senate. but now trump is saying don't provide any foreign aid unless it's in the form of a loan. do you think this dies in the house? >> i hope it does not. i mean, let's just be clear, vladimir putin is intent on

defeating ukraine. and then he has made it clear he has plans to move on to nato countries, to europe. that would draw the united states directly into a confrontation with putin, two nuclear power at war for the first time in our life time. that would mean americans dying on the battlefield. and potential globalcat clichl. it would also incentivize china to start moving on taiwan and other neighboring countries. we could be setting off world war iii. so this is a very worthwhile investment in global security. worthwhile investment in preventing the loss of american lives. yes, it is true to americans there are other things like controlling inflation and border security and healthcare prices that matter more, but this is as important as it gets as we try to preserve the world war ii order where big countries are not allowed to invade small countries and get away with it. >> after the failure of the bipartisan border deal, part of this, last week, you told politico, you never seen an

about face from republicans like you witnessed. but what you said that was striking to me, you called it inevitable, senator. saying nothing you would have put together would have passed. does that mean the american people should prepare for no border legislation, no comprehensive immigration reform for years to come, ginn ven wha you experienced? >> yeah. for four months i negotiated with a very conservative republican, appointed by the republican conference. senator james lankford. we achieved a tough in many ways conservative compromise that would secure our border, give the president the ability to shut down parts of the border when presentations get too high. it's what the american people wanted. right? they are not okay with 10,000 people crossing everyday in a chaotic, unplanned manner. but republicans didn't even read the bill. many of them came ourt and opposed it within hours of its release. why? because donald trump told republicans that he would rather have the border chaotic for this upcoming election because he thinks it gets him political

advantage. instead of solving the border. and it became very clear to me that the quick flight away from that bill by republicans on sunday, we had probably 20 to 25 republicans we thought would vote for it. by monday, we had four. was the result of their decision that they don't want to fix the border. they don't actually care about border security. they want to preserve the chaos at the border because they think it helps them politically. that is heart breaking personally as somebody who spent four months crafting that bipartisan border bill. heart breaking as americans who wants there to be more order at the southwest border and it's not going to happen because donald trump says to his republican friends don't pass any bipartisan legislation because i think it would hurt me politically. >> you worked so closely with very conservative, very conservative james lankford on this. his speech is something everyone should watch after this failed on the floor.

he said -- you called him a lone righteous man standing in the wind. i wonder what you admire most about working with him and about him given this experience? >> well, james and i are very different people. we disagree vehemently on lots of issues. but man, he did the right thing here. he came to the table knowing that it was likely donald trump the leader of his party was going to oppose the bill that he crafted. the bill was a true compromise. yes, it did get tougher at the border, but also had priorities for democrats, including increasing the number of visas that people can get to come to the country through other pathways. when all of his republican colleagues left him, hung him out to dry in many ways, he didn't back down from that bill. in the last 48 hours he went on conservative radio and tv and continued to sell it, very impressive speech which he talked about the purpose of being a senator is to compromise

and get things done, not do press concerns. i just wish there were more senators like that that were focussed on doing the right thing that were focussed on compromise and didn't see their job as just standing up and complaining about -- listen, you can complain about what's wrong with america from anywhere. you run to the united states senator, isn't your job to actually find solutions and compromise even if it gets you in trouble with the base of your party? that's why i was at the table. and as it turned out that's why james lankford is at the table. >> that's what you're paid to do by the american people. before i move on to taiwan, i want you to weigh in on what trump said over the weekend. it was interesting that you brought your 15-year-old son that day. because you knew this was going down on monday. tuesday you tell him to skip school. why did you bring him with you? >> that's a good question. listen, we're all houman beings. i gave up four months of my life to work on this bill.

i knew on monday night it was going to die on sunday at the hands of republicans who were abandoning it. sometimes you need emotional support as a united states senator. so on monday night, i told my 15-year-old, just come with me tomorrow, man. just be with me. you know, sometimes you need your friends and your family by your side when something that you care deeply about is going very, very wrong. so, it was important to me. >> also important for him to be there to see what you dedicated those months to. all right. so i don't need to play it for people again, they have seen it what trump said about not abiding by article 5 of the nato agreement. and also saying that he would, quote, encourage them beat russia to do whatever the hell they want, that's a quote to any country that didn't meet their obligation of 2% of gdp. you we heard jen stoltenberg of nato say that puts american and european soldiers at risk. do you agree? >> oh, of course. it's a direct message to

vladimir putin. what donald trump is telling russia is that if you invade europe, the united states will not come to europe's defense. europe is yours, if you want it. now europe will put up a fight, but it will be very difficult for them to defend some of their smaller states without the united states. so, what donald trump is doing is giving a green light to russia but also a green light to china as well. i mean, it's effectively an invitation for world war iii. but it's also important to remember that the only time that the nato treaty has actually been exercised is not in defense of europe but in defense of the united states after 9/11 when we were attacked by al qaeda. and we went into afghanistan, we called our nato allies to defend us, to step up and join us in afghanistan. so it's important to remember, as donald trump doesn't seem to, that the nato treaty works both ways. yes, we are going to defend europe if they get attacked. but as we have experienced, our nato countries will step up and defend the united states if we get attacked.

there's no certainty that the united states is not going to be the subject of attack either from state or non-state actors in the future. >> senator chris murphy, thank you. appreciate your time this morning. defense secretary lloyd austin in the critical care unit at walter reed medical center. his duties handed over to his deputy. new detail on his condition. that's next. ♪

♪ this morning, defense secretary lloyd austin still in the critical care unit of walter reed national medical center. the pentagon says he was taken there yesterday afternoon for, quote, an emergent bladder issue. since transferred the duties of

his office to kathleen hicks. joins us now, cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. obviously there's a lot of concern, certainly a lot of attention after what happened the last time the secretary of defense went to the hospital and there are a lot of questions about how, when and why. can you first explain what an emergent brladder issue is? >> yeah. it's just that. we don't have more details on this. when you say emergent bladder issue, obviously something related to the bladder but the fact that they call it emergent is important. something sudden, something unexpected, something that warranted going to the hospital emergently. after prostate cancer surgery, we know people can have issues with the bladder, typically inability to control the bladder. problematic but probably not emergent. more likely when you talk about emergent sort of issue like this can be related to almost the opposite problem, where you cannot -- the bladder sort of retains urine.

it's called urinary retention. and as you might imagine, that's quite painful, very, very uncomfortable. but it can also cause other problems. people can drop their blood pressure as a result of that. they can have heart rate abnormalities as a result of that and that can make it emergent. he also as you mentioned, phil, had that infection back in january, early january, is this sort of a reinfection of some sort? we don't know the answers to that. but whatever it was was serious enough to warrant all this. and again, just a reminder the timeline up there on the screen, it was early december that he -- prostate cancer was identified. the initial hospitalization in december 22nd sounds like it went fine for the operation. then he came back for two weeks, january 1st to january 15th. at that point, they say it was this infection that was driving that. and again, yesterday, back in the hospital again. >> and sanjay, he has transferred his duties to the his deputy once again. very different situation because everything has been made public.

maybe even more details than normally made public given what happened before. what would symptoms be for something like this, what would treatment be like? >> yeah. you know, it is interesting. so, typically if you're dealing with, for example, a urinary retention issue. the bladder simply is not working. i can tell you, poppy, it's probably been a tough road for him last couple days. i mean, this is really uncomfortable, poor guy. you have a lot of pain in the abdomen as a result of this. but again, i don't think people always realize it but when you have bladder distension, you can't empty your bladder, it can cause other problems. he's 70 years old. was he having heart rate or blood pressure issues as a result of this? we don't know. but it was enough, again to be an emergency and now to land him in the intensive care unit. we've been told that they don't expect whatever is going on now to affect his long-term recovery

or how optimistic they are about him. but whatever it is still pretty concerning in the short term. >> yeah, no question about it. dr. sanjay gupta, as always, thank you. well, new overnight, two israeli hostages rescued in gaza according to the idf. new details on that operation. >> plus, more than 100 people killed in air strikes in rafah in southern gaza according to the palestinian red crescent society as israel prepares for a military offensive there. we'll be joined by an israeli government spokesperson about what is being done on this front ahead. ♪

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this morning israeli military says two hostages are now free after a special operation in rafah, gaza. they've been identified as a 60-year-old and 70-year-old. both were kidnapped during the october 7th hachmas attack. it's in southern gaza where the u.n. says more than 1 million civilians are taking shelter. it's raising concerns about the potential human toll. the concerns extend to the white house. president biden spoke with benjamin netanyahu on the phone for about 45 minutes yesterday and the white house reaffirmed his view that a military operation in rafah should not proceed without an executable

plan with concerns for the safety of those sheltered there. joining us , ian levy. any news on the condition of those hostages released right now? >> those hostages are in good stable condition. everyone in israel is waking up to the welcome news that the army in a daring special forces mission managed to rescue the two hostages from rafah, that they had been held in a common block inside gaza. they are home. that's two more home. another 134 to go. >> is there any chance that more operations like this could commence soon? >> we hope that we're now

approaching a potential incursion into gaza because the israelis have dismantled most of it. they started with 24 battalions. we've destroyed 80 more and another 4 in rafah. we absolutely expect hamas will be holding hostages in the southern gaza strip in tunnels undercivilian areas or homes. we're going to continue applying military pressure to rescue those hostages and extract them by force, quite possible, or put the military pressure necessary to get hamas to release them. >> this appeared to be an extensively planned and dangerous mission. what assurances can you provide hostage families that those hostages that could be there,

are still there, could be safe? >> we're taking every possible matter that we can to keep the hostages safe. hamas is brutally holding them in captivity. we fear they've been tortured and raped. can we get assurances that they're safe as long as they're not in the hands of the terrorists? of course, not. the only assurances we can give is that we will continue fighting to put military pressure to bring them back home. only once they are safely back in israeli territory in their families' homes can we guarantee their safety. and that's what we're doing. >> eylon, will you provide or have you provided behind the scenes a plan to the white house? the president made it very clear in a readout with the prime minister last night, it has to be a credible and executable plan for safety to the north before a large-scale offensive

commences. >> a very important conversation, by the way, between the prime minister and the president in which the white house made clear we share a goal of seeing hamas defeated and long-term security for israel and its people. now, as the army goes into rafah, the prime minister has asked the army to come up with a plan to help evacuate them, and in order to evacuate them, we need help from the u.n. agencies on the ground. unfortunately until now, they have been resisting our efforts to get civilians to safety at every teurn in this war as we secure safety at the corridors, complying with obligations. the u.n. has been accusing us of displacement for trying to help civilians get out of areas where terrorists have tried to use them as human shields, and those u.n. agencies have fateful choices to make. are they trying to save hamas or are they trying to save civilians, because they're not going to be able to keep them on

their feet, but they can help us get civilians to safety so that hamas terrorists cannot use them as human shields. >> eylon leavy, we appreciate your time, thank you. this morning donald trump is expected to attend a pretty high-stakes hearing over the mishandling of documents. and the kansas city chiefs take the super bowl title again. and usher, he was just epic.