at least from my father, natalie is doing well, is composed. just want to thank the biden administration for their wonderful work, as well as the qatari government. i also want to thank everyone throughout the country who has been praying for our family. >> i should note, we've been covering this story. judith was here to celebrate her mom's 85th debirthday. he was living in illinois with her daughter, who had just graduated high school. she is set to turn 18 in a matter of days. the secretary of state says they are meeting with a team of the u.s. embassy, getting checkups, undergoing that medical care. i do want to note, earlier tonight a reporter asked president biden, as he was boarding that plane whether or not israel should hold off going into gaez until more hostages are released. he said yes at the time time. the white house later clarified he was just talking about hostages being released. >> i spoke to my daughter earlier today. she sounds very good. she looks very good. she is very happy. and she's waiting to come home. her mother has

natalie turns 18.— natalie turns 18.all glimmer of— natalie turns 18. a small glimmer of hope - natalie turns 18. a small glimmer of hope are - natalie turns 18. a small - glimmer of hope are coming at a time when many others are still being held and ijust wonder how the community where you are is dealing with that cognisant of the situation and the fact that this is an over? it’s that this is an over? it's really hard _ that this is an over? it's really hard for - that this is an over? it's really hard for them - that this is an over? it's really hard for them to l that this is an over? it�*s really hard for them to fully celebrate the fact thatjudith and natalie are back. because, as you say, there are dozens and dozens of hostages and other people who are unaccounted for and that includes extended members of natalie and judith�*s family. they were in israel, in a kibbutz in southern israel, celebrating natalie's graduation and her grandmother's 85th birthday. their grandmother survived the attack by hamas but other me

as you say, small glimmer _ natalie turns 18. as you say, small glimmer of _ natalie turns 18.alie turns 18. as you say, | small glimmer of hope there, but coming at a time when so many others are still being held, and ijust wonder how the community where you are is dealing with that, cognisant of the situation and the fact that this isn't over. it’s the situation and the fact that this isn't over.— this isn't over. it's really hard for _ this isn't over. it's really hard for them _ this isn't over. it's really hard for them to - this isn't over. it's really hard for them to fully i hard for them to fully celebrate the fact thatjudith and natalie are back, because, as you say, there are still dozens and dozens of hostages and other people who are still unaccounted for, and that includes extended members of natalie and judith�*s family. they were in israel, they were in the kibbutz in southern israel celebrating natalie's graduation and also her grandmother's 85th birthday. the grandmother survived the attack by hamas, but there are still members who are unaccounted for, and the

, from fate, i can't get away from you, remove my philistines, natalie, natalie, natalie. song, i'm cold. the evidence star is alone, at every airport it confuses everything, come on, it’s enchanted, the field of light, when it’s evening, that’s all that remains of sochenets’ favorite restaurant 137, where grigory leps began his career. i am a local resident, tatyana. tavleeva tatyana. we sometimes sat here and celebrated some holidays. we lived close, in the center of the city, since where will we go, 137, let's go, it was the beginning of the nineties, everything was here, there were fights, there were showdowns, everything, everything, everything was. and there was a stage, he was singing grisha, in sviridze, he was, yes, flowers were thrown at his feet, even bills were flying. even here, i remember, we were sitting, he came straight down to us and kissed me on the cheek, for me this memory remained in my soul for all 30 years, he sang so touchingly, she didn’t sing her own songs, but already in 1994 his first hit came out, natalie, natalie, i came back to tell you to f

we have one video, and the picture of judith and natalie. we do know any hostages are being held captive. we have a lot to get to tonight. mj lee is at the white house. clarissa ward is in cairo. oren liebermann is at the pentagon with more new on the battle. i want to start with nic robertson. i know there was a lot of activity where you were, when the two hostages were released. what exactly happened? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely fascinating, erin. throughout the day it hadding exceptionally quite. no missiles, no rockets comes out of gaza, no missiles going in. not even any drones in the air. really quiet. it gave just the impression that something was happening in the background today that was different. we had no idea. just, just as that news was coming out that natalie and her mother judith were being released, hamas or one of the other groups in gaza launched a massive salvo of rockets. the iron dome intercepted this. they have done it again. they were intercepted again. in the intervikings hour, they fired five salvos into this area

they were in israel visiting natali's grandmother. the 17-year-old texted family about the militants outside, that they were going to try to protect themselves in the safe room, that they could hear the shooting. but the terrorists got in and took them to gaza. 14 days later, this image tonight. just moments after they arrived in israel, 17-year-old natali on the left, her 59-year-old mother judith. in the middle that's israel's chief hostage negotiator holding both their hands. we learned president biden spoke with the mother and daughter, offering the full support of the u.s. government as they recover now. the president still hoping for the safe return of the other americans being held, and of course all of the hostages. hamas holding more than 200 hostages in all. the american mother and daughter from the chicago area, this image of them after natali's high school graduation. she's about to celebrate her 18th birthday next week, and this unbelievable turn tonight. they are safe. their family has them back. now the hope for all of

but it was a very, very emotional call. >> reporter: natalie and her mother live in the chicago area and were visiting family in israel when hamas terrorists struck. natalie's uncle said she texted him that the room judith was sleeping in had been bombed. >> and she was very, very happy to go to israel, and she went to the kibbutz to be with her grandmother for three days, and that's when they capture her. >> reporter: little did they know it was the start of what would become a bloody war between israel and hamas. more than 1400 israelis have been killed, mostly in the initial attack when natalie and her mom were taken. as of friday, the hamas run gaza health ministry said more than 4,000 palestinians had been killed as the israeli army began a series of air strikes on gaza. nearly two weeks after the fighting began, an estimated 200 people are still being held hostage by hamas. some of them are americans. at this shabbat dinner table in southern california tonight, there were 200 plates and 200 empty seats for the faces on these kidnapped flyers. some of their family members were t

i spoke to, as you mentioned there, uri ranaan, natalie's father.versation with his daughter in which they didn't go into details of what her life was like for the last two weeks in captivity. he said that she is going well. she's a tough girl. it will take her some time to get over what's happened, but she will do it. and he also told me that he had spoken to president biden after he learnt that his ex—wife and daughter were being released, and he thanked mr biden for his efforts in securing their release. the us and the uk are working with the qatari government to try and get its citizens back. but mr biden also spoke to natalie and judith as well, saying that he was looking forward to them returning to the us. we don't know exactly when that will be, but uri ranaan said that he hopes it is next week, because that's when natalie turns 18. as you say, nomia, a small glimmer of hope there, but coming at a time when of course so many others are still being held. and ijust wonder how the community where you are is dealing with that, cognisant of the s

what has that meant to your family knowing what happened to natalie? >> well, laura, the first thing i would like to say is how proud i am of my sister and in awe of what she has been through and able to accomplish. it is hard to blame if it has been 18 years since natalie disappeared. you know, i think back to all the amazing people who came to help search for natalie, people came on vacation, people left their families on vacation to help search for natalie. it was so surprising and meaningful to me how natalie captured peoples attention. they were all hoping for her safe return and now, today, we finally have closure as to what happened. this was a never-ending search for my sister to find out what happened to her daughter. when joran was convicted of killing stephanie flores in peru, that's traveled to peru and went to the president and confronted joran, to let him know she was still looking for answers. the quest to have him extradited was amazing. beth had so many people supporting her, to bring him back to the u.s. and face these charges so that

to help us find its citizens judith and natalie. >> these two are natalie's aunt and grandmother. natalie just graduated high school in suburban chicago they were in touch with her as hamas gunmen were outside their door >> were they on the phone or texting you >> they were texting us, because the orders were that no one should speak they should stay quiet so that hamas will not hear them and try to take them hostage. the last text was from natalie at 12:18 noon on saturday saying that they're hearing shooting out of the apartment. we love you all, but we're okay >> later natalie's grandmother went to the apartment she and her mom were staying in >> the door to the backyard was broken. it's glass door, so they broke it, and i think from there they came into the house. >> you've been feverishly making phone calls to israeli and american officials. what have you been able to learn? >> nothing at all. >> nothing >> no one has a hint of what -- where they are. >> what do you want your sister and your niece to know right now? >> i want them to know that we're doing everything in our po

back home in illinois, natalie's father spoke about reuniting with her. >> i've been waiting for this moment for a long time, for two weeks. i haven't been sleeping for two weeks. tonight, i'm going to sleep good. i spoke with my daughter earlier today. she sounds very good. she looks very good. she was very happy. and she's waiting to come home. i'm going to hug her and kiss her, and it's going to be the best day of my life. >> we have more now from cnn's whitney. >> reporter: the walk to freedom in a snapshot. 59-year-old judith and her daughter natalie are now safe after two weeks as hamas hostages. they're headed home after many prayers and tears. a community's fear now replaced by joy. >> our prayers have been heard for judith and natalie, and we are so overjoyed. >> they traveled to israel from illinois and having missing since the hamas attacks on october 7th. they were visiting for judith's mother's birthday. she had no idea if they would ever return. >> i was worried about my sister and my niece. my niece is not even 18. she's supposed to be celebrating her birthday on the 24

now, judith and natalie were taken on the morning of october 7th. they were visiting family in a kibbutz. it is less than a mile from the gaza border. they were on a mother-daughter trip from the united states to israel. they are relatives of our colleague and friend, martin fletcher, nbc's former tel aviv bureau chief. this is a trip that they were excited about. they had been sending updates, and they had been visiting family there. there was a family birthday. i keep looking over my shoulder, katy, because we are hearing continuing booms from the israeli iron dome. they were taken on the morning of october 7th. their family had been waiting desperately for news of them. and then earlier tonight, the spokesman for the so-called military wing of hamas, he goes by the name abu obdeh, that is not his real name, put out a brief update there would be important news coming and seven minutes later, simultaneously in english and arabic, he said that two american citizens, a mother and a daughter, had been released. he frames this as a humanitarian gesture

so overjoyed. >> judith and natali have been missing for two weeks since traveling from chicago.hey were visiting a kibbutz for judith's mother's 85th birthday. her family said they didn't know if she'd ever return. >> my niece is not even 18. she's supposed to be celebrating her birthday on the 24th of this month. we know young women are being raped and injured, and judith is -- she's not very, very healthy. >> reporter: she says hamas kidnapped 11 other family members from another kibbutz and they're still missing, though cnn cannot independently verify that information. >> as you can imagine, we are devastated and we're having quite a hard time. >> reporter: natali's brother said he's looking forward to hugging his young sister extend and helping her recover however he can from the trauma. >> as least from my father, natali is doing well, composed. we're ready to start this incredible journey of healing and trauma relief for her. >> both judith and natali are artists, kind, giving, generous souls. >> reporter: the office of the is rah i will i prime minister says the israeli d

wherejudith and natalie are from, here in illinois.family connections there but it's important to know that there have been people in the community, it's been really hard to comprehend. we are in the neighbourhood where the local rabbi lives and he spoke to the bbc yesterday when we saw the picture released ofjudith and natalie. there's a huge sense of relief. i spoke to the father of natalie in a very short conversation. he was very overwhelmed and he said that he spoke to his daughter for a overwhelmed and he said that he spoke to his daughterfor a couple of minutes and she didn't go into the details of her captivity but he said she is doing really well. he said she is doing really well. he said that she is a tough girl that it will take some time for her to deal with what has happened but she will get through it. he is hoping as is the community here that they will be back by tuesday because that is when natalie turned 18 but we don't know specifically when mother and daughter will return to the us. find daughter will return to the u

>> judith and natalie are such kind, sweet, giving sharing, generous souls. judith is the type of person who could woman over to our home, to our congregation all of the time with gifts for the -- for the children. wanting to be there to spend this spiritual moment of prayer with everyone together. always wanting to join a class or any kind of gathering. a person who loves life, who loves humanity, and being together with other people. and like mom, like daughter, natalie has been described by all of her friends as such a kind and sweet and generous girl. and we are so, so grateful to almighty god for this miracle. we are so glad to get this news. and again, we still need to pray and we're still paying a deep concern for the rest of the hostages. >> here is the tough questionch i'm a journalist so -- how do you explain this? you talk about praying to god, somebody comes to you and said if there is a god, how do you explain october 7th? if there is a god, how do you explain hamas? how do you explain people that would do this? how do you explain the actions tha

they are natalie raanan and judith, her daughter.were taken from kibbutz nahal oz on october 7. they were both hiding in a bunker in a house where they were visiting relatives and the last we saw am of them was footage shot byhamas of them being taken across the order border. it would appear that jude sit not in good health and wasn't before she went to gaza and they're saying they've released her and her daughter on humanitarian grounds. they are now on their way to a military base in central israel. we'll talk plenty more about that through the course of the program. around the world and across the u.k., you're watching "bbc news." let me just quickly bring you up to speed with other stories in the u.k. the, conservative suffered two heavy bi elections last night. the party made history in mid bedford scheyer, winning the seat for the first time. labor is redrawing the frill map. the conservative cheryl said the results were disappointing. the office for national statistics say net borrowing last month was 14.3 billion pounds. many

natali and judith are reunited with us, it's not over. there are still hostages. we care just as deeply about those families as we do our own, because we know the pain of what's happened, and we know there are civilians in gaza right now who have nothing to do with this who are being hurt. >> reporter: the raanans' jewish congregation celebrated their release friday and lit candles offering prayers for the remaining hostages and for lasting peace. u.s. officials say there are ten americans unaccounted for. adriana, u.s. officials believe hamas is holding some of them hostage along with about 200 others. >> noel brennan, thank you. >>> straight ahead on the cbs weekend news, sorting fact from fiction on social media posts about war. >>> and. >>> adding to the confusion other the israel-hamas war is a surge an online misinformation, some of it coming from social media accounts that receive millions of views. cbs's jo ling kent in los angeles reports on the struggle to sort out fact from fiction online. >> reporter: as the war in israel and

natalie, i'm sorry for bringing this on you, natalie and judith raanan, different evanston, illinois. >> filled with relief, gratitude, and some joy, earlier tonight martin talked about their release with my colleague tom giannis. >> the family is celebrating obviously because they fear there would be physical damage. but i've got to say one thing, family celebrating. i know this sounds incredible. there's another family member who's also in gaza, to. one family member was buried today, killed in the same attack, and another one is still a hostage. >> all the same family? >> all the same family. and this is the story of the families in that part of southern israel. because it was a certain group, kind of people who went to live there in the first place. >> the story of natalie and judith is just one of so many we're going to highlight tonight. that includes death of 28-year-old natalie -- , un-american who was at the music festival when terrorists took over and killed 260 people. she escaped with her life. here is what she saw, when she heard, and what she went through two long weeks

an illinois mother and daughter, judith and natalie ranaan, freed by hamas nearly two weeks after beinge in the relief their families, friends, and loved ones are feeling. >> byron: a father's relief. >> i'm going to hug her and kiss her, it's going to be the best day of my life. >>> killers of the flower moon, the horrific real story behind the film. >> when this money starts coming, we should have known it came to something else. >> byron: a series of osage nation murders a century ago. a legendary director's commitment to telling the whole story. >> he jumped out of his chair, shook my hand, thanked me. said he was going to take time to work on the script then and there. >> byron: the deeper story tribal members said they wanted to see on the big screen. >> it's emotional. you see your grandmother on screen, you see your grandfather on screen. >>> and baring it all. actress julia fox opening up about her gritty past. >> actually should have been dead ten times forward. >> byron: the fashion forward reflecting on that "call her daddy" viral moment that made her the meme queen. >> i wa

natalie, the floor is yours. {line natalie, the floor is yours.the floor is yours. qua: thing that actually struck me natalie, the floor is yours. <1>i2 thing that actually struck me quite a lot and shocked me quite a lot was the way in which someone who's been talked about quite a lot recently, elon musk has actually interfered with in a bilateral spot going on between italy and germany. a big issue that in fact only today it was resolved in the summit that we talked about, is the fact that —— some of which not all of which are german fact conducts search and rescue operations in the mediterranean. and so elon musk tweeted saying that on german taxpayers should be up in arms for basically paying for a massive influx of migrants into italy. what struck me about this was firstly, the fact that here comes a ceo that interferes in a bilateral relationship between two states, which i think it is shocking in a dozen itself. of course we've seen more of this and far more tragic situations such as the war in ukraine already. what struck me about it is th

i'm joined now together by judith and natalie's rabbi. thank you for being here. when you hear this breaking news that president biden is going to visit israel on wednesday, does it give you more hope that judith and natalie can potentially be brought home? >> thank you, kaitlan. it's definitely reassuring that the united states is so supportive of israel's right to defend itself and of the need to rescue all these hostages. and of course it's reassuring that the president is making a special trip to israel. i want to share, if you give me a moment, a little bit about judith and natalie. we are a synagogue, a small synagogue in evanston, illinois. judith is one of our con gre gats. she would come to our congregation every single chabad, sabbath, and hold our baby in her hands and parade around the house with this glee and joy of just being part of a beautiful community and part of our family. and we are devastated to be honest. i'm holding right in my hand right here a prayer book that is pink because judith k. wanted to bring a gift for my 7-year-old daughter. ri

what can you tell us about judith and natalie? thank you. that is really important question. judith is a member of our congregation and comes every saturday for shabbat services, she is a stanch part of our community, caring, loving, giving. a woman who is there for the other person, for another person, for community members and friends, for someone in need, she is there. she comes by the homes with gifts for the children and wants to be a part of everything going on. kind-hearted and generous, friendly person. her daughter natalie just graduated from deerfield high school in the chicago area and i'm sure she had great aspirations ahead. these are friends. these are community people. these are your average american. they were in israel and they were taken, they were harmed for one reason, because they are jewish. i feel really proud today, after hearing the talk from president biden yesterday, where he stood so strong with israel. president biden's remarks sta stating ambiguously that we are dealing with sheer evil, that is what this is and all americans and the world have to

her daughter natalie is the same.ike daughter, these are people who have a love for every human being. and they are both artists, which means that they have a special touch of spirituality in their soul — something that they're able to convey through the beauty of art. for more on the hostages returning home, and the wider regional conflict, i spoke with north dakota republican senator kevin cramer. senator, thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news tonight. i first just want to get your reaction to the news that two american hostages have been released. well, first of all, it's impossible to be anything other than pleased by it — joyful about it, grateful, frankly, that at least a couple more people are free and they get to be reunited with their families. and thanks to everybody in the value chain that made that possible. senator, are you confident that this is a sign, perhaps, that other hostages might also be released? well, you know, it's obviously... we'd like to get them all released, and right now would be

. >> joining us live from the white house, cbs reporter natalie brand. natalie, the president confirmed americans are among the hostages taken by hamas. do we now know what the u.s. is doing to help freedom? >> hi, ryan and liz. the administration today said that right now, we know of 20 americans at least who are unaccounted for. we do not know how many of those are hostages, but we do know that there are american hostages among those being held captive by hamas. we know that the u.s. is helping provide intelligence assistance and also special operators to coordinate with their israeli counterparts on hostage recovery efforts. in fact, the defense secretary , speaking to reporters today, said that there is a small liaison cell on the ground , again, working to help advise israeli counterparts as they try to bring those hostages back home safely. >> natalie, the site is not just happening around gaza. today, there are reports of deadly exchange is with hezbollah on israel's border with lebanon, and returned fire in syrian territory but how worried are u.

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judith and natali raanan. these are the first hostages to be freed among 200 or more captured during that hamas terrorist attack on israel almost two weeks ago. moments ago president biden speaking to those two american women telling them, the government will fully support them as they recover. they happen to be family members of our longtime foreign correspondent, martin fletcher. he will join us in just a few minutes with the family's reaction. >>> and today's hostage release comes as israel continues its devastating bombing of gaza, considered a prelude to an expected large-scale ground invasion. an air strike hitting a greek orthodox church in gaza city late yesterday. at least 16 people reported killed. the big question tonight, will more hostages be released, and will israel delay that ground campaign? it all comes as vital humanitarian assistance, fuel, food, water remains stalled at the border between egypt and gaza. you see it right here. we start with chief foreign correspondent richard engel on the

natalie's brother and judith's stepson joins us now.ow? what information do you have? what happened to them on octobe? >> the last thing we received was a text from my sister natalie, my father received it. in hebrew. stating that she was hearing gunshots and explosions outside of the guest house in which she was staying with her mother. from there we received a text she was going to barricade herself in and stay as safe as possible. the army liberated the kibbutz, they served the house she was not there. there was glass on the inside of the house, meaning someone had broken in. a couple days later. we found out that a neighbor had seen the two of them being escorted out by hamas. >> ainsley: terrifying. have you any intel believe they are hostages just because they are not there and the neighbor did see that has the government told you anything. >> both the israeli and american government have suggested to us that it is the strong belief that both are still alive. we have not yet seen any sort of video like they did with some of the ot

nataly te escuchamos. >> el espectáculo de los blue indios volvió a los cielos de san francisco esteable. gable compartió que fue uno de los mejores fines de semana y que ha sido un sueño hecho realidad. la experiencia también fue única para turistas. >> me sentí muy emocionado. fue un día muy lindo. >> valentín juárez, de argentina, dijo que el buen clima propició el escenario perfecto. >> creo que fue el momento justo, perfecto, como para que ellos hagan lo suyo. su show, su. todos sus movimientos de aviones que fueron increíbles. sí, es muy bonito. >> este año fue mucho mejor que el año pasado. y ustedes se subirían a un avión así se pudiera. >> así. si se te cae esa montaña rusa. >> si. >> porque no se puede. si vos no hiciste. >> perdió el espectáculo. mañana es su última oportunidad. la semana de la flota culmina este domingo reportando desde san francisco natali vera noticiero telemundo 48. gracias natali. >> hoy en alameda, miembros de la comunidad dieron su apoyo a un vendedor ambulante cuyo carrito de hot dogs fue arrojado al suelo por un empleado municipal de san francisco

judith and natalie rannan from the chicago area.e've heard president biden saying in a statement, he's over joyed to learn they have been released and we've heard that from their community as well. >> their rabbi in chicago put out a statement that cnn obtained a short time ago saying our prayers have been heard nor judith and natalie and we're so overjoyed and at the same time please continue to pray and the note the worry about more hostages being held by hamas is top of mind when you consider that president biden, we just learned a short time ago, had a conversation with prime minister benjamin netanyahu of israel after the news of this release, talking about a continued effort to get all of the hostages out, especially those americans still being held by the terror group. >> and learning that there are more americans as well. the governments are getting a view, i think, into this process. as it is unfolding in these efforts that are happening. which is the governments of qatar and israel were partners in this release effort. and

president biden did speak withjudith and natalie raanan on the phone from the oval office. me that he hoped that natalie will be back here in chicago next week for her 18th birthday but that it has been really difficult for the community to fully celebrate their return because there are extended members of there are extended members of the family who are still unaccounted for in gaza. in the past couple of hours, the pentagon has confirmed that the us is sending a high—altitude defence system called thaad and additional patriot missile defence batallions to the middle east. the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, said they're deploying the missile defense systems to protect us forces in the region. mr austin also said he was placing additional troops on prepare—to—deploy order. the pentagon has already placed some 2,000 troops on a heightened state of readiness, in case they need to deploy to the region. joining me is bradley bowman who is the senior director of the center on military and political power at the foundation for defense of democracies. thank you forjoining us.

natalie, i'm sorry for bringing this on you, natalie and judith raanan, they are from evanston, illinoisnd some joy, earlier tonight martin talked about their release with my colleague tom giannis. >> the family is celebrating obviously because they fear there would be physical damage. but i've got to say one thing, family celebrating. i know this sounds incredible. there's another family member who's also in gaza, to. one family member was buried today, killed in the same attack, and another one is still a hostage. >> all the same family? >> all the same family. and this is the story of the families in that part of southern israel. because it was a certain group, kind of people who went to live there in the first place. >> the story of natalie and judith is just one of so many we're going to highlight tonight. that includes death of 28 -year-old natalie -- an american who was at the music festival when terrorists took over and killed 260 people. she escaped with her life. here is what she saw, when she heard, and what she went through two long weeks ago. >> natalie, we are so grateful t

of course now it has been confirmed as judith and natalie raanan. was told they were handed over to the red cross. which operates in gaza. their a relatively independent organization as far as any organizations are independent in the gaza strip. and they were driven south. there are two crossings out of gaza into egypt and into israel. and so we know that very quickly from the time that we learned that this was happening, they did get out and they were handed over to israeli authorities. the israelis say they were taken to a military base. we heard from secretary blinken who said they will be visited soon by u.s. embassy officials and given anything that they need. the priority is on getting them home as soon as possible so they could reunite with her family. here is more of what blinken had to say. >> welcome their release and we share in the relief that their family and friends and loved ones are feeling. but there are still ten additional americans who remain unaccounted for in this conflict. we know that some of them are being held hostage by ha

they are judith and natalie, a mother and daughter from illinois.people during the hamas terror attack inside israel just about two weeks ago, according to israeli officials. they are now safely back in israel. the white house has just put out a statement. i want to get to our gabe gutierrez who is at the white house, while we wait for the secretary of state, tony lincoln, to come out, and the president making some news here, indicating there are other american hostages being held by hamas and he had a phone call with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. >> reporter: that's right, hallie. president biden speaking with prime minister benjamin netanyahu earlier today, discussing how they will be able to secure the release of more hostages but that written statement coming out within the last few minutes and in it, the president says, "our fellow citizens have endured a terrible ordeal these past 14 days and i am overjoyed they will soon be reunited with their families." he goes on to further say, "i thank the government of qatar and the gov

natali just graduated high school. they live outside chicago. hamas released a video of what appears to be the group handing over the hostages to the red cross. they were taken hostage while visiting family at the nahal oz kibbutz near the gaza strip. >> i can't speak to the condition of the two hostages just released, firs out of respect for their privacy, second, because we haven't had a chance yet -- maybe it's happening as we speak -- to get our own team in there to see them, to evaluate them, and, most importantly, to reunite them with their loved ones. >> reporter: the release was first announced by the hamas military spokesman, who said the group freed the mother and daughter for humanitarian reasons, and to disprove what he called false and baseless claims about the group by president biden. earlier today there were signs that negotiations were making progress when israel confirmed that of the more than 200 hostages, the majority are still alive and in gaza israel said 20 are under 18, and between 10 and 20 are over 60. it's a strong ind

judith and natalie are really special people.ith is the most kind, giving, sharing, generous person, someone who is always first to be there for other people in their time of need. she is a woman who would, as i said, come over, bring gifts for the children. she's someone who loves life, loves humanity. her daughter natalie is the same. like mum, like daughter. these are people who have a love for every human being, and they are both artists, which means that they have a special touch of spirituality in their soul, something that they're able to convey through the beauty of art. earlier, i spoke with michael allen, the former special assistant to the president at the national security council, for his take on what concessions may have been made for the hostages release and the diplomatic issues surrounding the war. so i think it might give israel some hope that the qatar negotiation channel with the leaders of hamas who are there in doha might bearfruit. they may — they may — give the hostage negotiations channel more time to wor

[indiscernible] >> sumita the last time natalie was in israel was four years ago.the last time natalie was in israel was four years ago. she went to celebrate her grandmother's 85th birthday and for the holiday and she was very happy to go to israel and she went to be with her grandmother for three days and then that's when they captured her. >> do you have an indication why judith and natalie are the first? >> i have no idea. >> tafari campbell >> something very minor. >> no. no. >>. >> reporter: moments where to some degree. [indiscernible] might be. [indiscernible] >> i think it is a matter of luck. i have no idea. >> reporter: have they been reunited with any family there? >> just with the idf. >> reporter: [indiscernible] >> i think so. i am not positive. >> reporter: have you been in touch with other hostage families? >> i have been in touch with one grandmother whose son was held captured. she lives close by and we have been talking a couple of times. and praying for their return. >> reporter: do you know where they are right now? at the us embassy? >>. >> reporter: what message

natalie tells us at first she tried to escape by car.ot. >> you are an open field. there is almost nowhere to hide it. stories that i have heard from other people out of the festival had to hide under other dead bodies and pretend they were dead for hours. and terrorists are walking right by them in passing by them they had to lie there and pretend they were dead. >> natalie said she escaped by running for four hours solid at eventually found safety at a nearby town where she met a good samaritan that let her hide in the trunk of a car to get to the border and out of israel. now she is back in the united states. she said she is trying to share her story to rates they invaded the music festival killed so many innocent unarmed people who were there to promote and celebrate peace. molly: absolutely stories are so important there are people already denying this happened. so it matt fan, thank you so much for helping at the story told appreciate it. >> it is astounding. let's go live for a second let's look at live video in tel aviv right now

gracias nataly.e macmillan presentó su primer discurso sobre el estado de la ciudad, es decir, su primer informe de rendición de cuentas state of the city address. >> el alcalde indicó que su prioridad es garantizar que los residentes se sientan seguros que todos tengan derecho a un hogar y que la ciudad evolucione económicamente para disuadir el crimen. >> dijo que está utilizando tecnología como lectores de placas y que pronto la ciudad podría recibir unas 30 cámaras de vigilancia. además reafirmó su plan de trabajar con las compañías de redes sociales para detener las carreras ilegales de autos. pasamos a san francisco, donde una nueva campaña busca impulsar la imagen que tiene actualmente la ciudad. se trata del proyecto llamado todo empieza aquí, el cual destaca la historia y la innovación de la ciudad como parte de un esfuerzo mayor para mostrar lo mejor de san francisco, incluyendo la cultura y la tradición de la comunidad hispana que está plasmada en los murales. es una campaña millonaria. se

but his message to judith an natalie was this. was that the u.s. is going to provide the full support of the government as they recover from what the president described as a terrible ordeal. and the president releasing a statement saying he's overjoyed they'll be reunited with family who has been racked with fear. and they have the full support and we should respect their privacy in this moment. it is a rare triumph for this administration after two weeks of violence and tensions in the middle east. and while there is some relief that these two releases have been secured, there was no question that there is more work to be done and that is the message from secretary of state antony blinken earlier today. >> but there are still ten additional americans who remain unaccounted for in this con flick. we know that some of them with being held hostage by hamas. along with an estimated 200 other hostages held in gaza. they include men, women, young boys, young girls, elderly people. from many nations. every single one of them should be released. >> repor

-- natali is about to turn 18? >> i believe her birthday is this week . >> talk to me about both of them. >> judas is an attendee in our congregation every sabbath. to have the feeling like today when we gathered together, everyone was talking about how judith would be here with us and typically, she would be walking around, bringing the goodies from our sabbath lunch to everyone passing around the food and making sure everyone was taken care of, going from person-to-person and helping them. she is a generous, kind soul, someone who is always there for other people, someone who always gave of herself for others and her daughter, natali, from what i hear , is the same as her mom. she was not a regular in our congregation, but natali has been with us from time to time and so kind and generous in such a giving and kindhearted soul so these are really special people, and for us, the fact they have been released as incredibly overwhelming, relating, list us of so much and gives us hope for the rest, as well. >> hang on

judith and natalie were captured at a kibbutz where they were visiting judith's mother, natalie's grandmother. in a moment, all we have been learning about how their freedom was secured, why it happened now, and what it might signal is up to a pivotal moment in this crisis, with israeli troops poised to move into gaza where so many other hostages are being held. secretary blinken spoke briefly to that concern. >> we share in the relief that the families, friends, and loved ones are feeling. but there are still ten additional americans who remain unaccounted for in this conflict. we know that some of them are being held hostage by hamas along with an estimated 200 other hostages held in gaza. they include men, women, young boys, young girls, elderly people from many nations. every single one of them should be released. >> to that point, the idf today said the majority of the hostages are still alive and gave details on some of their ages. more than 20 are younger than the age of 18. between 10 and 20 are older than the age of 60. the number missing the between 100 and 200. that's according to

the hope is that natalie is back here by her 18th birthday on tuesday. the day he sees his daughter again will be the best day of his life. we spoke with him about how excruciating the last two weeks have been. >> i've been waiting for this moment for two weeks. i haven't been sleeping for two weeks. tonight i'm going to sleep good. i spoke with my daughter earlier today. she sounds very good. she looks very good. she was very happy and she's waiting to come home. i'm going to hug her and kiss her. it's going to be the best day of my life. >> reporter: we spoke with several people who know judith and natalie really well. we spoke with their rabbi, their family members. they said what has made this entire experience so unfair is that natalie and judith are so endlessly kind and would never hurt anyone. that has made this so painful. what continues is the fact that people here know how it feels for these hundreds of other families waiting for their relatives to come home. he has a simple message for those whose relatives are missing and may remain in hamas

biden spoke with judith and natali, and he vowed the full u.s. government as they recover. cnn's kayla tausche has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: president biden speaking by phone with the two hostages freed by hostages, judith and natalie raanan. he said he was overjoyed at their release and was told the call went well. in a statement he said he pledged the full support and said our fellow citizens have endured a terrible ordeal these past 14 days, and i'm excited that they soon will be returned to their family that has been racked with fear. they'll have the full support of the united states government as they recover and heal and we should all respect their privacy as they recover. it's been weeks of violence and tensions in the middle east, and while there is relief that these two hostages have been freed, there are still ten american hostages who remain, according to the administration, and secretary of state antony blinken said the work to free them will continue. >> we share in the relief that their families, friends, and lo