abc's liz landers has the latest. good morning, andrea. >> these continued airstrikes on us forces in the middle east have now injured 56 people, all amid growing concerns of a wider conflict in the region. this morning, new video showing the moment a us airstrike hits a weapons storage facility in syria. the explosion in retaliation for iranian backed militia groups who have continued to hit us troops in iraq and syria. a total of 46 times since october 17th. the pentagon vowing to strike again at a, quote, time and place of our choosing if they continue this as the conflict between israel and hamas have entered a new phase of fighting, this video showing continued bombardment of gaza overnight at the small area already subject to more than 10,000 civilian casualties, according to the hamas run gaza health ministry. but some relief for those in the crossfire for the white house saying israel has agreed to expand for our combat pauses in northern gaza, creating safe corridors for civilians to evacuate. president joe b

abc's liz landers joins us now from washington with the latest. liz good morning to you. good morning, derek. >> this ceasefire has been an international effort brokered by the qataris, egyptians and americans. a senior us official says that president biden has been very hands on in these hostage negotiations. shadowman a this morning, anticipation for the first release of hostages set to be freed in mere hours in a deal struck between israel and hamas. israeli officials announcing that a cease fire began this morning. qatar officials expect the first hostages to be released a few hours later. the initial group released by hamas will be 13 women and children in exchange for palestinian prisoners. the deal will last four days. families of hostages remaining hopeful despite delays. >> i still fear for his life, and we know nothing about him, about his medical situation and so on. and. wait. >> and president biden, when asked if he expects the youngest known american hostage, abigail adan, to be released. my fingers crossed. >> also anew after israeli forces alleged the al-s

here's abc news reporter liz landers, shadow today this morning, anticipation for the first release ofin a deal struck between israel and hamas as israeli officials announcing that a cease fire began this morning. >> qatari officials expect the first hostages to be released a few hours later. the initial group released by hamas will be 13 women and children in exchange for palestinian prisoners. the deal will last four days as families of hostages remaining hopeful despite delays. i still fear for his life and we know nothing about him, about his medical situation and so on. >> wow. an and it's to wait. >> and president biden, when asked if he expects the youngest known american hostage, abigail adan, to be released. just keep my fingers crossed. also new after israeli forces allege the al-shifa hospital contained a hamas command and control center beneath the campus. >> now that the horrific truth of hamas's exploitation of hospitals in gaza is in full display to the world, they announced the director of the hospital was arrested and transferred for questioning about any knowledge of

abc's liz landers has those overnight details for us. liz, good morning, lionel. >> after more than six weeks in captivity, an imminent release for some of the hostages is being held by hamas. since the october 7th attack on israel this morning, a breakthrough for the hundreds of hostages being held in gaza as israel and hamas strike a deal for a truce agreement that will bring a temporary ceasefire to the conflict. qatar the small nation that helped broker the deal, announced in a statement. the start of the humanitarian truce will begin within 24 hours and will continue for four days, subject to extension an 50 women and children prisoners in gaza will be released in exchange for 150 palestine prisoners, according to us and israeli officials. the deal could also account for later hostages released as well, and will also include the passage of humanitarian convoys and fuel into gaza. after the israeli war cabinet met to approve the deal, prime minister netanyahu, his office, said their government will continue to fight for the eliminatio

abc's liz landers is here with the latest. liz good morning. what is the timeline on that looking like? >> morgan israel's ambassador to washington says he's hopeful that a deal to release more hostages will be completed in the coming days. this morning, negotiators are reportedly closer to an agreement with hamas to release 50 hostages in exchange for israel allowing more aid into gaza. the number of hostages to be released and the length of the ceasefire that would be imposed are still being negotiated. some of the issues that were at odds have now been closed out, but we are not finished. israel's military says this video shows hostages being rushed into gaza's largest hospital on october seventh when hamas militants attacked israeli border towns, triggering the war. a group of men dragged an individual into al-shifa hospital to the surprise of medical staff, while a second clip shows an injured man on a stretcher. hamas previously said it took some hostages to hospitals for treatment. but israel says the group used a network of tunnels unde

liz landers, abc news. >> well, if you're counting, thanksgiving is just ten days away.etting a first look at what experts predict holiday travel will look like. here's a hint it's going to be busy. abc7 news reporter zach fuentes has more. >> millions are just days away from taking off for holiday travel. experts at triple a just released its 2023 thanksgiving travel forecast and it reveals a lot of information that could impact travelers over 55 million americans are going to be traveling. >> it's the third busiest thanksgiving weekend since triple a started counting. >> these things since so many are expected on the road and at airports travel this thanksgiving could come with challenges, especially here in the bay area. >> if you're traveling earlier than normal, you may encounter some residual travelers from the apec conference. >> there's also the risk of government shutdown if congress doesn't come to an agreement by friday. >> the tsa, airport security screeners and faa air traffic controllers are considered essential workers. but local travel industry analyst he

in washington, liz landers, abc news. >> a former obama administration security adviser is facing haterges after being accused of making hateful remarks toward a halal food vendor. 64 year old stuart sadowitz was taken into custody in new york. he reportedly harassed workers spewing xenophobic and anti-muslim remarks. one of the food cart vendors said tuesday sellouts had been harassing him for several weeks. a construction worker said he tried to defuze one of multiple confrontation options. >> you had a lot of hatred, he was saying a lot of mean things. and i said, listen, this is not a place or time for this. you probably need to walk away from this gentleman and let him work. >> sadowitz claims the worker expressed support for hamas, which he said started the argument. the worker denies speaking about hamas at all. sadowitz admitted to abc news he overreacted and regrets what he said, but says there were no threats and no intimidation. >> in new details on a deadly shooting at a pah'-ha-row bar in monterey county, we've learned one of the victims is a san jose woman, 36 year old ca

. >> abc news reporter liz landers explains the stipulate of that deal this morning, a breakthrough for the hundreds of hostages being held in gaza as israel and hamas strike a deal for a truce agreement that will bring a temporary ceasefire to the conflict. >> qatar, the small nation that helped broker the deal, announced in a statement. the start of the humanitarian truce will begin within 24 hours and will continue for four days. subject to extension 50 women and children. prisoners in gaza will be released in exchange for 150 palestinian prisoners, according to us and israeli officials. the deal could also account for later hostages released as well and will also include the passage of humanitarian convoys and fuel into gaza after the israeli war cabinet met to approve the deal, prime minister netanyahu's office said their government will continue to fight for the elimination of hamas. and president biden saying in a statement he welcomes the deal and is grateful that hostages who, quote, endured weeks of captivity and an unspeakable ordeal will be reunited with their families once

abc's liz landers is now in washington. liz, good morning. big developments here. >> good morning, derek. a senior israeli official tells abc news the deal is not in danger of falling apart right now as families grow desperate to see their loved ones after initial hope for families, a delay in the release of hostages being held by hamas in gaza. israeli officials now say it will happen friday when both sides must sign a ratified document. prime minister netanyahu assured lawmakers and israelis that all hostages will be brought home in stages. an initial 50 hostages will be released in the current deal, including a americans for gaza. he also vowed to prepare for war during the ceasefire and said it will carry on until hamas is destroyed. here in the us, president biden spoke by phone with prime minister netanyahu, who president al-sisi of egypt and the qatari emir as the us stays in close contact on the hostage release deal. the israeli ministry of health is preparing for special care of the hostages once released. meanwhile al-shifa hospital

abc's liz landers is here now with more. good morning, ryan and congresswoman rashida talib became only the 26th member of the us house to ever be censured. >> meanwhile, talks are reportedly underway aimed at pausing the fighting in gaza. this morning calls for a pause in the fighting in gaza are growing louder for the website. axios reports. a proposal being discussed between the us, israel and qatar calls for a three day pause where hamas would release up to 15 hostages and then use the pause in fighting to verify the names of all hostages being held. believed to be about 240 people. the white house not confirming the report. you ask the prime minister of israel for the three day pause. >> we get a chance to talk to him. i did ask him for a pause in the past yesterday, tom hand thought his eight year old daughter was killed in the attack on israel last month. >> but the government recently told him she may still be alive. tom, sending this message to his daughter. >> i, i know you can be strong. she can survive it. you wi

abc's liz landers is here with all the details. z, good morning, lionel. >> the severe weather risk is expanding just as holiday travelers hit the roads in the airports. you can smell this tornado debris. at least five suspected tornadoes were reported in the deep south overnight, one in louisiana, four in mississippi. a possible twister causing this damage to homes and vehicles near jackson, mississippi. >> you guys come over here, you can see that they do have a blue tarp on top of the truck. and that is because a tree fell on top of it. >> weather could cause delays at five major airport hubs ahead of thanksgiving. the culprit is this storm system stretching from the gulf coast up to the great lakes this morning. heavy rain moves from alabama to georgia. airports in atlanta and charlotte could see delays. the severe weather arrives in the new york city area by tonight. northern areas could see snow and then it moves out hopefully by wednesday night, but not be dropping. >> even some snow. a coating of snow across parts of new eng

abc's liz landers is here now with the very latest. good morning. >> andrew, us officials say that more than 300 american citizens have been able to leave gaza in recent days, but about 100 are left behind. and as the fighting escalates this morning, airstrikes are intensifying in gaza as israel reports progress in its ground attack, saying it's now cut gaza in two surrounding gaza city ahead of an expected assault. the israeli military over the weekend took journalists into gaza. abc's ian pannell was among them for the first time since this war began, we go into gaza, the video we filmed was checked by the idf for operational security embedded with troops from israel's 401st armored brigade for a few hours, the first time they've taken journalists into the war zone since it began. >> we were driven about three miles into the gaza strip towards the northern side of gaza city. the landscape is apocalyptic. we're not allowed to say exactly where we are. you can see the tanks next to me. you can hear the sound of the tank fire. we're hea

abc news reporter liz landers has the highlights from last night's showdown. >> because your words note, it's just fireworks on the republican debate stage in miami last night and things quickly turning personal. >> when vivek ramaswami attacked nikki haley's 25 year old daughter for using tiktok while her own daughter was actually using the app for a long time. >> so you might want to take care of your family first. >> leave my daughter out of your voice. >> here's the truth. >> the easy answer the five qualified candidates took to the stage to debate politics and policy for the first time since war broke out between israel and hamas. >> offering their solutions to the conflict. >> you cannot negotiate with evil. you have to destroy it. the last time that we turned our back on a shooting war in europe , it bought us just a couple of years and then 500,000 americans were killed in europe to defeat hitler. >> the political outsider ramaswami addressing the republican losses in tuesday's election, owens pushing for accountability in the gop. >> we've become a party of losers. at the end

. >> abc's liz landers is here with the latest. beginning with that deadly protest here in the us. good morning. good morning, andrew. >> police in california are investigating a jewish man's death after he was allegedly attacked at a rally where pro-israel and pro-palestinian sides collided this morning month into israel's war with hamas. tensions appear to be escalating here in the us with one demonstration turning deadly . police near los angeles say 69 year old paul kessler died from his injuries at a rally sunday, hitting his head on the ground. witnesses say a pro-palestinian protester struck kessler with a megaphone before he fell. in washington state, pro-palestinian protests converged on the port of tacoma, briefly blocking what they thought was a shipment of military equipment for israel. >> my grandmother is palestine indian and i'm from jordan and i want palestine to have peace in indiana, police say a woman drove her car into a building believing it was a jewish school. >> but the building actually belongs to a group known for anti-israeli views. and in arizona, a man

when that brawl erupted, abc's liz landers is here now with the latest. we want to begin with that military action overseas right, liz ryan and the downing of a us drone comes amid growing concern about a wider conflict in the middle east. >> this morning, new video of a us military drone flying off the coast of yemen when it's blasted out of the sky. iran backed houthi rebels releasing the footage claiming to show militants shooting down a $30 million american reaper drone over international waters. abc has not independently verified the video. the pentagon yesterday also announcing a us airstrike on a weapons storage facility in syria used by iran and its proxies. >> defense secretary lloyd austin saying in a statement the united states is fully prepared to take further necessary measures to protect our people and our facilities. >> as iran backed militants across the region have warned of a widening conflict due to us support for israel's war on hamas. new airstrikes targeting hamas in gaza. this strike near a mosque, israel early ground forces say they