i mean, within the next few minutes we are expecting a helicopter to arrive carrying abigail edan and the other children or at least some of the other children that will be coming here to the schneider medical facility on the outskirts of tel aviv. the family of abigail have issued a statement saying this, no words express our relief and gratitude. we thank president biden and the united states and the qatari government for their diplomatic interventions to make this happen, but saying they continue to stand with the families of all the hostages who are still held captive. so that's a statement from the family of abigail. she turned 4 on friday, just a few days ago, as a hostage inside of gaza. and her family have said that they don't know whether she understands because she's so young, because she may not have seen it that she is now an orphan because her mom and dad were killed on october 7th just before she was torn away and taken by hamas militants into the gaza strip. she's been there more than 50 days so her world is going to be dramatically different when she comes back here. s

saying abigail edan, 4 years old. she had a birthday on friday inside gaza as a hostage, is one of the people expected to be brought here by helicopter in the next few minutes, perhaps 20 or 30 minutes away. we don't exactly know. the world that she comes back to, wolf, is going to be dramatically transformed from the one that she was snatched from back on october 7th. her family members say that abigail may not be aware that she is now an orphan. both her mother and her father were killed on october 7th in the kibbutz of kif far as sa where hmgs broke in and undertook that rampage. other children also returning potentially to this schneider medical facility into a transformed world. we're talking about the children of the almog children. shen almog is the mother of the children. they've lost their father and they've lost a sister as well. we're also expecting to see later on hagar brotouch and her children. i spoke with the husband. he lost his wife and three children, held hostage in gaza. hei spoke to him earlier a

hamas releases its first american hostage, 4-year-old abigail edan, held for 51 days after her parents were murdered by militants. >> she's free and she's in israel now. >> the child among the third gaza. this welcome by palestinians for prisoners freed in exchange. >> i'm imtiaz tayib in jerusalem where there's growing hope more americans will be released from gaza soon. >>> also tonight, delicate diplomacy. what the biden administration says it is doing to free all americans held by hamas. >>> plus, a gunman opens fire on three college students in burlington, vermont. all of the victims of palestinian descent. >>> heading home. for millions after thanksgiving weather makes it a messy ride. flyers feeling the crush at airports. >> i'm elise preston at l.a.x. with a look at how busy airports are giving holiday travelers an aftertaste. >>> buying boom. holiday shoppers spending big this weekend. in stores and online. >>> and later, ryan's recycling. he's a teenage ceo helping to clean california beaches, turning trash into cash. >> it's fun. it's good for the planet. why not? and, free

for instance, abigail edan, the israeli-u.s.izen have family and it is not clear to them that she is even aware that she's now an orphan. her family, her parents, her mother and her father were killed in the kibbutz from which she was snatched on october 7th. the oneg children and her three children will also be coming out. they've lost family members, as well. the father of those children, one of the sisters of those children have also been killed. -- were also killed on october 7th. we are also waiting to see the brodic family. i've spoken to the family, abby brodic, they are from that one settlement close to the border with gaza and he lost -- not lost, his wife and his three children were abducted by hamas on october 7th and so he is very relieved he told me earlier by text message that they are on the list and they will now be coming home this evening. yes, a lot of good news, a lot of positive news that we are awaiting here, but it will always be tinged with the tragedy and sadness that many of these lives and many of thes

and included the first american. 4-year-old abigail edan. in a statement her family said there was, quote, no words to express their relief and gratitude at her release. both edan's mother and father were killed by hamas gunmen on october 7th, and she will now be cared for by relatives. the joy at her freedom follows dozens of reunions since friday. like irish-israeli 9-year-old emily hand, who was initially presumed dead, now safely in her father tom's arms. >> she's lost a lot of weight, but generally doing better than we expected. >> reporter: since the start of the truce between israel and hamas, which began on friday, 51 out of 240 hostages have been released while 117 of around 8,000 palestinian prisoners being held in israeli jails have been freed, mainly women and children, some who have been imprisoned for years. like 24-year-old mara bekir, seen here hugging her mother. bekir was still a child when he had v she was jailed and has already served eight years behind bars. several of the other released prisoners had been in prison witho

with abigail edan being returned, she is the first u.s. citizen that has been returned as a part of this hostage release since the temporary truce was struck. we looked at the numbers, and if you look at what the hostages and missing persons forum says, there are about 18 children still being held in -- or, excuse me -- a dozen children under the age of 18. so how does israel balance knowing that, knowing that there are potentially a dozen more who could still qualify as this women and children group that they've been getting out so far, with balancing prime minister netanyahu being in gaza today, talking about this military goal of eradicating hamas? >> kaitlan, israel has declared its intention to free all the hostages. that includes those who are within that category of women and children but also those who are not. there are also elderly men who are sickly and are still held in hamas custody. there are people who are wounded, including an american who had his arm blown off by a hamas grenade and was seen piling onto a hamas pickup truc

officials were clearly aware that 4-year-old abigail edan was on the list. two other women being held are they on the list to be released today? >> we don't know yet, phil. we'll have a better sense later on this morning. we have obviously hope that those two american women are on that list and will be reunited with their families together. we're working on this literally by the hour. >> to that point the president in his remarks made a point of thanking the leader of qatar, they've been in regular discussions over the last several days, he repeatedly made the case of abigail edan central to his conversations, a sense she wouldn't have been part of the release if not for that push from the president. >> the president has been personally engaged in this entire deal, getting it to execution and then every day since execution began, he's been personally involved in moving things forward, obviously abigail was on everyone's mind, just turned 4 on friday, just a little girl who had to watch her parents get slaughtered right in front of her. clearly we all felt a

-israeli toddler abigail edan, who turned 4 just days ago in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas. her parents say abigail doesn't know she is returning home an orphan. >> her brother and her sister have survived. they hid in a closet for 14 hours after watching their parents murdered, thinking that abigail was murdered too. they're now with their grandparents and their aunts and uncles, who lived with them on the kibbutz. they have a wonderful extended family, and we are all waiting for about a gil to come home. >> reporter: this was the horrific aftermath of the hamas rampage through kfar azar, where so many were slaughtered or abducted on october 7th. family members say abigail was in her father's arms when he was gunned down, and she fled to her neighbors, the brodutch family, only to be abducted and now released along with them. from the start of this ordeal, avi brodutch told me he kept faith. >> i believe that they're doing fine. these guys that took them, i know they're religious. i know they're muslims. i got this really great hope that the

among those released in this third hostage handover, abigail edan who is only four years old. esident biden spoke with abigail's family earlier today. she is the first american released since the four-day truce since israel and hamas began. the white house says president biden also spoke today with the family of the 4-year-old american girl released as well as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. let's go to priscilla alvarez. she's joining us from the white house right now. what is the white house saying about those phone conversations? >> it was a busy afternoon of phone calls for president biden and in these readouts from the white house, they are keeping it brief and saying that the president had spoken with abigail's family both in the united states and israel. and that this was a topic of discussion as well between the president and prime minister benjamin netanyahu as well as the continued release of hostages and surging aid gaza. and we're also learning, wolf, more details about the push from the united states for the release of this 4-year-old. u.s. officials bel

as you mentioned, alex, we are not going to see pictures of abigail mor edan being reunited with her parents because they were murdered on october 7th, shortly before abigail was kidnapped, along with the neighboring family she was sheltering with. we have also seen some celebrations in the occupied west bank, as these palestinian prisoners have been freed, both women and male teenagers. some of them, alex, were convicted in israeli military courts. some of them were being held in what is called administrative detention, which effectively means they were being held without charge. they were never convicted in courts. inside of east jerusalem, the israeli government has forbidden celebrations of far-right national security minister itamar ben-gvir has been deployed in the israeli police to make sure there are not celebrations welcoming back these released prisoners inside of jerusalem. they don't want this to turn into a palestinian political event. a palestiniitic event. we have seen police going to the homes of these former prisoners tosure that the media can't be there, that there c

her name is abigail edan and she just turned 4 years old on friday. the youngest american citizen taken by hamas. for 50 days, she was inside gaza. tonight she's free. we're seeing many joyful homecomings this weekend. this is the moment two children were reunited with their families. in the three days of the cease-fire, a total of 58 hostages have been released, but approximately 180 still remain in gaza, including as many as nine more americans. president biden said today he's working to extend the cease-fire and get more hostages out. we have two reports to lead us off beginning with erin mclaughlin in tefl. >> reporter: tonight abigail edan is coming home. the first u.s. citizen to be released by hamas as part of the temporary cease-fire agreement joined by 16 other hostages today according to the israeli government. in exchange for 39 palestinians held in israeli jails. according to the israeli prison service. tonight broadcasting this shocking footage which they claim was shot today in gaza city. you can see children loaded into red cross vehicl

american hostages from gaza, and you've seen how often president biden has publicly talked about abigail edannd we are told that in private, too, and basically all of his phone calls that he has had with his counterparts abigail has come up, but what sources had told us was that when abigail was basically on the move, moving through gaza and being handed off to the red cross, that the u.s. did have the ability to track those movements in realtime, which as you say is notable given that there is a period of day every day as a part of this truce when u.s. and israeli drones are not flying over gaza skies. now, there was no sense of release, we are told, until abigail was actually in israel. that even when she was in that red cross convoy that nobody was taking that for granted. i should also just quickly note, as for the seven other american citizens that are unaccounted for, we do know that they are men. we don't know anything about their condition and, again, the next coming days are going to be critical in getting some sense, getting some information as to whether any of those men, those ame

amg e 17 people released from gaza is abigail edan, a four-year-old american girl who was kidnapped from hamas militants killed both of her parents beforetaking her hostage. there's still no word on her condition. abigail's family said that she'll live with her aunt, uncle, and grandparents in israel. meanwhile, aid continues to flow into the gaza strip, red crescent said that more than 108 trucks crossed into egypt from gaza, they're pushing supplies through -- israel and hamas lasts. president biden hailing the truce in a speech today. >> abigail was more 13 people released today from gaza, under the brokered and sustained though intense of u.s. diplomacy. she's now safely in israel. we continue to press, expect for additional americans will be released as well. we won't stop working until every hostages returned to their loved ones. >> to discuss is a political white house reporter, coauthor of playbook and an msnbc political contributor, eugene, walk us through how the cease-fire agreement came together and president biden's -- what are your sources telling you? >> this was starting

and today we received the first confirmation of an american release, little abigail edan.ed in her parents' blood while trying to escape and holding her. one of the neighbors put her in the safe room with his wife and children before he came back to find that they had all a been ab a ducted. president biden tonight speaking, celebrating the release of this little girl. a moment, again, of celebration that at least some of these hostages are coming home, a successful day three so far, and we will wait on tomorrow, day four, the final day of the ceasefire. mike? mike: alec, what are key differences between today's hostage release and what we saw yesterday -- alex? >> reporter: yesterday we saw the hostages brought through the rafah crossing. today the only hostages brought through there were the three thai hostages and the 25-year-old who's a dual citizen, israeli and russian. all of the other hostages today were actually brought through the northern part of the strip instead of going through egypt, and they were brought to the air base, but one of them for the first time wa

so far the only american released in the deal, 4-year-old abigail edan the new images of her reunited with family, and new details of life in hamas captivity. a 9-year-old boy and his family living in fear, moved constantly between tunnels and apartments our interview tonight. >>> also tonight, the suspect in court charged with shooting three palestinian college students in vermont. our exclusive interview with the family of one victim in the west bank their fears he will never walk again. the fbi investigation. was it a hate crime? >>> the new escalation ballistic missiles fired near a u.s. warship in the middle east what the pentagon is saying >>> a lake effect snowstorm impacting the midwest and northeast. al roker is tracking it for us. >>> and cyber monday is here. the best deals and will this year shatter records? >>> the memorials under way to rosalynn carter will her husband, former president jimmy carter, be able to leave hospice to attend >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there is joy tonight inside and outside israel families with re

the toddler is presumably israeli american abigail edan. she was kidnapped after her parents were killed by hamas on october 7th. with us now abigail's great aunt and cousin. thank you both for being here. >> thank you for having us. >> is it your understanding, liz, that abigail will be a part of this hostage release? >> it is our belief. we have not had anything confirmed. there is no lists. but we believe that a 3-year-old orphan, american israeli, is -- should be a priority for release. i keep thinking about these innocent children and no child should be held hostage. no child should be in the middle of this and they should be released and come home right away to their families. and abigail's fourth birthday is on friday. no child should spend their birthday as a hostage somewhere in the dark. so we don't have any confirmation, but it is our hope and belief that she will be one of the first hostages to come out. >> you have had -- we were talking this morning. you have had a fair amount of communication, regular communication with u.s. o

that includes two women and also that 4-year-old girl abigail edan. president said he is hopeful but does not have an exact time frame for when he believes tha . white house officials say they've been working around the clock not just to get the american citizens home but the broader group that still remains in gaza at this moment. it does come as there were some potential delays in today's hostage release which the white house was watching very closely. president biden himself became personally engaged, spending some time on the phone this morning with the amir of qatar as well as the israeli prime minister to talk about the potential hurdles coming up as well as the mechanisms used to try to work through the difference that's were during between israel and hamas. vice president kamala harris spoke to that event earlier today as she was in california. take a listen. >> there were some issues and challenges around implementation. president biden spoke with the amir to resolve the issues and we do believe they are being resolved. we'll continue to be d

the youngest, 4-year-old american abigail edan whose parents were killed in the october 7th attack. one hostage, 84-year-old elma avraham, was airlifted to a hospital in life-threatening condition which doctors believe is a result of an extended period of time when she was not cared for. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu visited the gaza strip. he spoke with troops and said every effort was being made to bring the hostages home. >>> the pentagon confirms a u.s. navy ship captured a group of attackers who temporarily seized an israeli linked tanker in the gulf of adan. cbs' naomi ruchim now with the latest developments on everything happening in the middle east. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. u.s. officials are hopeful that two women, both dual u.s./israeli citizens, will be freed today in this fourth round of hostages. but seven american men are still unaccounted for, and as of this morning it's unclear if the cease-fire will continue beyond today. this comes as hamas has said it will seek to extend the deal by looking to release a larger number of hostages. tearfu

their names, aviva segal and abigail edan.taken hostage on october seventh when she was just three years old. her parents killed right in front of her on that day. abigail turned four on friday, but we are told now that she is among those back in israel and receiving medical care. additionally four foreign nationals have been released, including three citizens of thailand and one from russia. this is a fluid situation as we enter day three of the four day cease fire agreement between israel and hamas, a transfer of hostages yesterday was was delayed for several hours as hamas accused israel of violating the terms of the agreement. eventually, those differences were worked out. yesterday's exchange included seven israeli children and six women, as well as four citizens of thailand and israel. and in turn released 39 palestinian prisoners and video showed many of them receiving a hero's welcome in the west bank in the first two days of this cease fire agreement, hamas has freed a total of 26 israeli hostages. a total of 50 are t

so on the list of our citizens, israel says, just released, abigail mor edan, ron caribou i, then --f free you area brunettes, age four. jeanne goldstein, 84. a gun goldstein of, oh 17. -- -- you know, charles, i met those two sisters, 15 and eight. i met their mother just this past week, and she was in the most fragile state that you can imagine. incredible pain, just waiting. is anyone watching that would understand, among, wondering what happened to her two-year-old daughters? the relief for her will be overwhelming right now. i'm reading out that list of names, there will be people watching who none of these hostages, who will be hearing and now that they have been released. there have been phone calls made to families prior to the release to let them know that this was coming, of course, every piece of news these families will be pouring over, and so it is going to be a moment of great joy for those families, and of course there are 39 palestinian prisoners that have been released by the israelis. we're told that they're being handed over at some point today. >> certainly an emo

among those freed yesterday, 4-year-old american abigail edan. e new images of her, reunited with her grandparents there. both of her parents were killed in the attack. her father was killed while trying to project abigail, holding her in his arms. meantime, israel has now released 150 palestinian women and children. celebrations and joyful reunions in the west bank. tonight, where are the americans still being held? the white house believes eight or nine americans are still being held captive. who is holding them, hamas, or other terrorist groups? abc's matt gutman leading us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight in gaza, those 11 israeli hostages walked by hamas gunmen to red cross vans and to freedom after 51 days in captivity, as israel and hamas agree to extend the cease-fire by two more days. at least 69 hostages have been freed by hamas over the four-day cease-fire that began friday. israel releasing 150 palestinian prisoners. the deal also allowing about 800 aid trucks into gaza over four days. among those released tonight, two women and nine

musk heard about the family's horrific story and the murder of edan. 4-year-old abigail was releasedm hamas captivity yesterday. >> the context here is crucial as musk continues to face huge backlash for anti-semitic posts on x. i was saying to our team a moment ago, so striking to see that, i mean, after the things he's re-tweeted, let's just remind people, he re-tweeted a comment a couple of weeks ago that jewish communities have been pushing the hatred against whites they claim to stop using against them. he wrote, you have said the actual truth. given that context, what does that mean to see him with netanyahu in this kibbutz. >> you know, we in the jewish faith believe in repentance and atoning for one's sins. but the proof will be in the pudding, we'll have to see what happens on his platform that has been turned into a platform of hate targeting a variety of groups. this antisemitism comes from a variety of sources, it comes from the far right, the far left and areas in between, and this is the something that has run rampant for many years. the question is whether this visit w

abigail edan, who turned 4 in gaza and is now an orphan. both of her parents were killed by hamas during the group's october 7th massacre of 1,200 israelis. abigail was sheltered by neighbors until they were all kidnapped. abigail, who goes by guli, has become a symbol of both tragedy and hope in israel. we met her aunt tonight. >> we're protecting her, and a lot of love and a lot of care. and what she needs right now, she's only 4 and she's been through hell. she's quiet now. and to heal from everything she's been through. ♪♪ >> reporter: hila rotem celebrated her 13th birthday in an israeli hospital tonight. she was surrounded by a small group of friends, including emily hand, who was sleeping over at her house near gaza and was kidnapped alongside her. but hila's mother wasn't at the party. she remains in gaza, held by hamas. hila was freed on saturday and greeted by her uncle, yair. he told me today she seems to have disassociated herself from the trauma, like it happened to a stranger. >> even with you she doesn't show much emotion? >>

including four-year-old american abigail mor edan. democratic congressman eric swalwell of california. i want to start, we've all been watching and reading about abigail's story, and just to get your reaction watching these hostages released, and also hearing about her release. >> i'm thrilled that she's with her family and what remaining family she has. she's lost her parents, she spent her fourth birthday in gaza on friday, and i met with her family, i know some of the members of the family, and she's the first american to be released, and so that's a good thing. and with three little kids of my own, you don't want to see any more children in this conflict hurt. >> we were just talking about it, because our kids are similar in ages, just thinking about the older siblings watching their three year old sister hide under the bed, i just can't even imagine that. moments ago, president biden also spoke and he said he hopes the truce can be extended as long as possible. let's just take a quick listen to what he had to say. >> how many days

this on the heels of 17 hostages released by hamas yesterday including young israeli american abigail edan celebrated her fourth birthday while in captivity on friday. today there is hope this fragile pause could, could be extended. both hamas and israeli prime minister netanyahu expressed willingness to extend the pause. now we're learning from egypt that efforts to extend the truce for another two days are, quote, close. nbc's raf sanchez is in tel aviv, israel. and keir simmons is joining us from dohar, qatar. how many hostages are we expected -- expecting to be released today? >> ana, in that same statement the egyptian government is saying today's exchange will be 11 israeli hostages for 33 palestinian prisoners. those numbers not yet confirmed by either israel or hamas. it's a little bit lower than what we've seen over the last previous three days where it was 13 or 14 israelis in exchange for 39 palestinian prisoners. but if there is an exchange at all, that will be good news because just a couple hours ago, things were looking, once again, very uncertain. there have been a lot of u

hostage for prisoner exchange included the freeing of the youngest american captive, 4-year-old abigail moore edanreed 150 palestinian prisoners. and in israel today, we saw elon musk touring kibbutz kfar aza, visiting the house where abigail was kidnapped and her parents were murdered in front of her. the trip comes after the billionaire faced international backlash for endorsing an anti-semitic post. musk was scolded by israel's president over the content on his social media platform, x. now, there's a lot to get to tonight, and cbs's holly williams will start us off from tel aviv. good evening, holly. >> reporter: good evening, norah. the temporary cease-fire was due to end tomorrow morning at 7:00 local time. but tonight hamas confirmed to cbs news that it's committed to releasing 20 more hostages in return for a two-day extension of the cease-fire. as this evening, another group of captives has been freed. another 11 hostages were released by hamas tonight, including eight children. the youngest, a pair of twins just 3 years old. in israel, there's more joy and more relief. it follows the rel

american hostage released by hamas, abigail edan just turned for two days ago. president biden says abigail is proof that the hostage deal is working. she is among the 17 hostages let go of three of a four-day truce in exchange for 39 palestinian -- held in israel. the president saying the goal is to extend the pause in order to get more hostages out and more humanitarian aid into gaza. where displaced civilians are in desperate need. we will break down what happens next and hear from a family member of one of the hostages. plus, new york congressman george santos blasts his colleagues and doubles down against the damning report alleging his misuse of campaign funds. the house vote to expect them is expected this week. we will hear from ethics committee member lynne ivey about what to expect there. i am symone sanders-townsend and i have something to say. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> it is four pm in washington, d.c., and 11 pm in israel and gaza, where hamas released a new wave of hostages. 17 of them in the third day of a fragile temporary truce. moments ago, several childr

abigail edan was one of them, released on sunday. and two additional american women, but day four of the truce coming and going without those two women being released. we can't say anything at this point about the condition of those women, their whereabouts or if and when they may end up being released, but this is a part of the big reason why the white house has been pushing for this truce to be extended beyond those initial four days. the longer the truce obviously means that more hostages can hopefully get out. and what we're told is that seen your white house officials on monday made a whole bunch of phone calls to the qatari prime minister to work to getting the truce extended. bill burns we're told was involved and also jake sullivan keeping the president apprised the entire time. so we are about to learn probably in the next 48 hours or so whether these two american women will end up being released as a part of the next group of 20 or so women and children hostages to be released over the course of two days. and then after tha

only to this point is 4-year-old abigail edan been released from hamas captivity. there are at least two more women we know of who are american israeli who could be released under the terms of the agreement as well as some men who would have to be part of a different agreement. the white house says they're still working on this hour by hour. but they don't have any update on the condition of the other american hostages being held in gaza. and they don't know when they could be released. it is effectively just waiting for the lists to come out every night or the following day and seeing if there are americans on them. that is a very difficult position to be in, as the u.s. and israel wait for updates. >> so, oren, israel's defense minister said today that the idf will fight even harder when the fighting resumes. is it clear what that means? >> reporter: so, israeli troops remain in gaza in the thousands, perhaps even in the tens of thousands. they have simply taken up defensive positions. and from the very beginning, israel's war cabinet and others have said, this i

americans would be released, and it was only known that the four-year-old, abigail and dan, -- abigail edanreleased, both of her parents were murdered. it is amazing that she made it to her neighbor's house, and they are abigail was captured, along with the mom and her three kids, i think her oldest daughter and the husband were murdered. and then they were all taken into captivity. she is the first american to be released, and some are speculating that hamas is holding off on americans so that biden will put pressure on netanyahu to continue the cease-fire. orly: we are being told so, and it actually makes some sense, because, i mean, it is almost ironic that while israel is incarcerating palestinian children for throwing stones, at the same time, the only lesson, the only way to actually release palestinian prisoners is through such heinous crimes, such as the one that hamas carried out on october 7. i mean, really, the amount of palestinians, children, women, minors, and others in the prison , without any due process, without the ability to really honestly protect themselves, it is such

13 israeli hostages released today, 10 thai citizens, more than 200 hostages remain, including abigail edan, who turns 4 today. this is abigail's birthday today. still held hostage inside gaza. our thanks to alex marquardt for that. let's talk now to cnn global affairs analyst kimberly dozer. we have been wafting closely what's been happening all day long here. all 13 israeli hostages back on israeli soil. we have seen remarkable video. a significant step today, how significant? >> it shows proof of concept that with qatar organizing this and with the u.s. bringing israel along, they managed to keep no fighting on the ground or at least limited fighting. there have been some skirmishes between troops and palestinians who are trying to go back to gaza and non-lethal methods like tear gas sed were used to drive them back. but the guns seem to have fallen silent, ask this first trench lends hope to four days of full transfers each day. possibly up to 10 days. the israeli cabinet had approved a truce of up to 10 days from the first releases, and u.s. officials have told us, as alex was mentioni

hostage for prisoner exchange included at the freedom of the youngest american captive. 4-year-old abigail mor edaned 350 palestinian visitors. and we saw elon musk touring the house where abigail was kidnapped and her parents were murdered in front of her. the trip comes after the billionaire faced international backlash for endorsing an anti-semitic post, musk was scolded by israel's president over the content on his social media platform x. there's a lot to get to you, and holly williams will start us off from tel aviv. good evening, holly. >> reporter: good evening, norah. the temporary cease-fire was do to end tomorrow morning at 7:00 local time. but tonight, hamas confirmed to cbs news that it is committed to releasing 20 more hostages in return for a two day extension of the cease-fire. as this evening, another of captives has been freed. another 11 hostages were released by hamas tonight including eight children. the youngest, a pair of twins just three years old. in israel, there is more joy and more relief. it follows the release last night of abigail mor edan, a dual u.s.-israeli citizen

after we saw 4-year-old abigail edan released earlier this week. let's get right to cnn's oren lieberman who is in save, and cnn's jeremy diamond who is in israel. jeremy, we're learning more about this batch of hostages, including this american dual citizen. tell us more. >> reporter: that's right. among these ten israeli hostages who have been freed, there are four thai nationals who have also been freed. i want to read you the names that we are getting, including the woman you mentioned, the 48-year-old american citizen. she's one of three mamerican citizens that u.s. officials hoped could be released as part of this deal for women and children. the other is abigail edan. there's still one other american woman believed to be held hostage. in addition to that, ryia rotem, ofir angle, and self-others. i want to tell you about two of them. ryia rotem is the mother of heela, released on saturday. they were believed to have been held in captivity until a couple of days before heela was released. israeli officials view that as a violation of the deal

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to american women and one toddler, abigail edan who will turn four on friday.t those three americans, two women and little abigail, will be in at least one of the increments of these hostages that are coming out over the next few days. we will have to watch. >> watch, we will. we have learned a lot more about what is expected to happen when they finally begin to release hostages. every evening, before the next day is released. israel and hamas will give the red cross the list of names of hostages, and prisoners. it will be brought by the red cross to make a, who will be met by specially trained israeli soldiers, who will then verify that the hostages released are on that list. the families of those hostages will now not be notified until the identities of those released have been confirmed by those officials. they will be taken by helicopter, several hospitals in israel where there will be rooms for them that are close to the public, and where their families will finally be able to see them after over six weeks in captivity. tonight, none of that is on the imme

among that group, abigail edan that israeli-american citizen talked about so much following the brutal massacre on october 7. both her parents were killed. just yesterday prime minister netanyahu speaking with president biden about her case and others. earlier today we spoke with one grandmother reunited with three of her grandchildren taken into gaza on october 7. take a listen. we hugged them a lot, again and again and again. we cry a lot. we laugh a lot. it was like a -- like a wave, like a storm, all the feelings flow up it was amazing. >> trey: mix of emotions for so many israelis trying to make sense of what took place. that mother lost her son, but was reunited with her grandchildren. prime minister netanyahu meeting with elon musk at the border with gaza. they visited the small community to see the aftermath of the massacre, back to you. >> brian: thanks so much take a look at who has been release on the palestinian side. >> lawrence: more palestinians are releguizamoed, who are these people? >> brian: we know what they have done and who they are. numbers first to get a look. t

among them 4-year-old abigail edan. cnn has reporters working the very latest on this story, talking to their sources and physically at the area where we believe these hostages are going to come through. jeremy diamond is one of them. jeremy, what are you seeing right now? >> well, dana, we are seeing the first police car in a long convoy that we believe is likely carrying these recently freed hostages. 12 israeli civilians who were taken hostage 50 days ago recently just crossed into gaza, and i think we are seeing them now as we arrive. i will move out of the shot so you can capture this moment of these multiple vehicles we're seeing a police car followed by a van, several vans, it appears -- and let's just pause and look at these images. >> see if -- yeah. there's people waving. there are people waving from inside these busses, and you can see some of the vehicles again with them, against the israeli ambulance and the israeli red cross equivalent. you just saw multiple vehicles going by. we saw people waving from one

that the three americans who fall within this category of women and children, two women and young abigail edanwill come out in the next three days. of course this is a planned four-day pause, if everything goes according to plan. the administration is encouraged by what they have seen today. it's a good first step. president biden said earlier that has gone well so far. but of course they are waiting with bated breath to see these three americans get released by hamas. here's a little bit more of what he had to say. >> also remember all those who are still being held and renew our commitment to work for their release as well, two american women and one 4-year-old child, abigail, who remains among those missing. we also will not stop until we get these hostages brought home and an answer to their whereabouts. >> so, abigail edan, for these almost 50 days that she has been held by hamas in who knows what kind of awful conditions, she was just three years old. and then she turned four years old. today is her birthday. she will hopefully emerge from gaza in the next few days, at which point she wi

according to israeli officials, 4-year-old abigail mor edan is part of a group of 17 people releasedand this third group being released is part of a broader and tenuous deal between israel and hamas that. bargain include the promise of humanitarian aid growing into gaza and israel committed to releasing palestinian prisoners. a spokesman for the qatari foreign ministry says today it expects israel to release another 39 palestinian prisoners today. the 17 hostages released by hamas today are from a group of more than 200 people kidnapped during hamas's deadly attack in israel on october 7th. let's bring in nbc's erin mclaughlin on the ground in tel aviv. this is a big moment for the u.s., including an american hostage, a little girl coming home. >> reporter: it certainly s kate. we have just received a statement from the israeli prime minister's office, i will read you what the prime minister has to say. he says, the israeli government embraces the 17 abductees who returned to israel, 14 of our citizens and three foreign citizens who returned to israel today, their families were infor

now, the youngest is 3-year-old abigail edan. she has been talked about a lot by president biden.n fact, she turns 4 tomorrow, wolf. the u.s. has also said that they will not, unlike the israeli government, they will not be telling american families that their relatives are coming out. because of how fluid the situation is, they say they want to confirm that those american citizens are out of the gaza strip or at least in safe hands before they alert the families. so we can expect that once american citizens make their way out of gaza or on their way out of gaza that those families will be alerted. once that has been confirmed by american officials or israeli officials. but the biden administration insistent they've been in very close contact with these american families. there was a zoom call with the families a couple weeks ago, with president biden himself. a senior administration official said it was one of the most gut-wrenching experiences, one of the most gut-wrenching things he had heard happen in the oval office. now, president biden himself, he's in nantucket for his tha

abigail edan is one of those and she is the only american that's been released since this truce has beene fact, and alex marquardt and i have welcome news from the white house that has been waiting and asking questions whether or not both of the women that we believe are eligible remains to be seen, but we are learning at least one american is expected to be on this list of the group of the six hostages who are expected to be released tonight. >> one american and that's among what they estimate is the ten americans that were originally believed held and abigail edan was the first and only and this is huge news that another american is expected to be released, at least another one tonight. that's great news. kaitlan, thank you very much for bringing that to us and kaitlan was talking about how families are hoping to get any word of how their loved ones are doing, where they are, anything about how they're doing in gaza in captivity and it's a huge question hajjnging over all of this and over the last five days between israel and hamas, 81 hostages have been released from hamas captivity a

president biden said a four-year-old american abigail edan is now in israel.a listen. >> two days ago, two days ago, one of our fellow americans, a little girl named abigail, turned four years old. she spent her birthday, that birthday, and at least 50 days before that, held hostage by hamas. today, she's free. jill and i, together with so many americans, are praying for the fact that he's going to be all right. she's free, she's an israel now. so, those who are now wrapping abigail in love and care, the support of services she needs. >> what are your thoughts on the efficiency of how this exchange went, jeremy? >> well, rev, the last three days and proceeded exactly courting to the plan. after this four-day truce, there still will be 180 hostages still under hamas control. including nine americans. so, we think about those nine americans, and as one a mention their first names quickly, we can't forget them. cindy, eta, he doesn't, omer, hirsch, jody, in the at. today we saw the release of two americans, -- who is the elderly woman who needed urgent medical ca

abigail moore edan turned 4 on friday while in hamas captivity. we are told little abigail is the only american on the list of hostages being freed right now, where i is almost 6:00 p.m. late yesterday, 13 israelis were released fm hamas captivity. 39 palestinians, prisoners being held by israel were released from three prisons. that was day two of the hostage/prisoner swap expected of this four-day truce. for the last weeks, nbc bay area has monitorhe situation out of the middle east. when we are not on the air, be sure to check in online as more hostages and prisoners are released. stay with us at nbcbayarea.com for the latest. >>> back here local lylocally, 5-year-old girl is in the hospital after she was swept out to sea but the man with her is still missing. cal fire says it happened yesterday afternoon at martins beach, about seven miles south of half moon bay. a wave swept the man and child out into the ocean. cal fire began the search and had to call in the coast guard to help. the coast guard says the girl was flown to stanford hospital. h

. >> harris: little abigail, four years old, abigail edan, a dual citizen of the united states and israel being reunited with her aunt, uncle and grand parents. hamas murdered both of her parents on october 7th. she was the first american released in that original hostage agreement. another reunion, this video shows a 9-year-old running into his dad's arms after nearly 50 days apart. imagine that. we are also learning more about the conditions that the hostages were held in. some detained in total darkness, very little food and no medical care and many of them in need of that medical care. 84-year-old israeli hostage rushed to the hospital after her release yesterday. she remains in critical condition. in "focus" ambassador nathan sales, former state department coordinator for counter terrorism and alex hogan in jerusalem. >> we got the official confirmation the list of hostages has now been agreed upon and families notified. officials have not specifically laid it out. it sounds like the reason for this delay is because too many moms would have been separated from their kids. as we wait

. >> reporter: tonight, there is cautious hope for the fate of the youngest american hostage, abigail edanday is tomorrow. when asked whether or not she will be released, president biden said "fingers crossed." at kibbutz nir oz noem and lior peri know their 75-year-old father, heim, will not be among the first hostages released. >> it is really hard to think how he is coping. how he is dealing with those, probably days and nights that he doesn't even know where he is, what time is it. >> reporter: but, they say they trust this deal will bring the next one closer. do you think you will see her father again? >> yes. of course. i have huge faith that i will see my dad. >> reporter: starting at 4:00 p.m., all 13 hostages will be taken by the red cross from the grip of hamas into the hands of the idf. the children who are being held with their mothers will be released together. from there, they will go to an army base, then a hospital where they will reunite with their families. nancy? >> nancy: such a complicated operation, lilia, thank you so much. lilia luciano in tel aviv tonight. the host