shalit's story gripped the nation. each year, hundreds of israelis gathered to commemorate his capture. for his family, and audio recording was one of the few signs that their son was still alive. >his father continued to plead for his son's release. for more than three years, the family received no word on him. then in october 2009, a glimmer of hope, his captors released this video. that was all. despite repeated requests, the international red cross was not allowed to visit. negotiations continued behind the scenes with the help of germany's intelligence services. hamas demanded that israel release hundreds of palestinian prisoners including militant leaders. a majority of israelis supported the prisoner swap but netanyahu's government refused to release any palestinians serving sentences for terrorist crimes. the calls became even louder. more than 7000 people joined the soldier's family in a march on jerusalem. they set up a protest tent in front of netanyahu's residents, they said that they would stay until their

where is shalit right now? >> we're only going to be talking about his whereabouts when he's safely back in israel after being held hostage for five years. it would be irresponsible for me to go into a play-by-play. there's an indicate and worked out process. when one stage is done, we move to the second stage. when that stage is done, we move to the third stage. that process is moving forward according to plan and hopefully gilad shalit will be back in israel shortly. >> clearly this choreography is practiced. but there is also kind of a set of scales here. in these scales, on the one hand you have sergeant major gilad shalit. on the other you have more than a thousand palestinian prisoners and some sitting in jail for serious offenses. do you think israelis accept the high price they've paid for the freedom of only one soldier? >> you raised a very legitimate question. i can only answer by telling you that my prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said this was the most difficult decision he's taken so far in hi

that's gilad shalit on egyptian tv. you're looking at pictures of gilad shalit being interviewed.e'll continue to follow this breaking story this morning. >>> let's go to meteorologist rob marciano. i hear there's a freeze warning for much of the midwest. already? i guess it's about time, a couple weeks before halloween. >> it is. this is the month where we'll have temperatures that will be record breaking one day and snap back the next. that's what we're seeing right now. temperatures in the atlanta area. in the 80s yesterday, record highs. temps will snap down into the 20s before too long. a couple weather systems heading across the country. this one through the mississippi river valley. rain and thunderstorms through st. louis, across little rock and shreveport, louisiana. the last system is heading up into parts of florida. that's going to be with this system which is a tropical one. it's going to feed in tropical moisture getting caught up in the jet stream. we don't think it will develop into a monster hurricane or anything, small chance of it becoming a depression or storm

>> obviously, i miss my family a lot. >> gilad shalit. we will now take you live to a press conference from benjamin netanyahu. we do believe gilad shalit has been reunited with his family. let us listen to mr. netanyahu. >> -- priority was to return our kidnapped soldier gilad shalit alive and healthy, to bring him home. today this task has been completed. it involved a very difficult decision, difficult indeed. in front of my eyes stood the need to return home the one who was sent by the state of israel to the battlefield. as a soldier and a commander, i went out on many occasions tasked with the idea, but i always knew if i all my friends were held captive the state of israel, the government of israel, would do everything they could to return us home. and this is the thing that now i carried out as the prime minister of israel. as a leader who sends daily soldiers with the idea to defend the citizens of israel. i believe that our common care for each other is not only a saying, but it is one of the basic cornerstones of our existence.

a mediator for the release of gilad shalit. watching gilad shalit speak himself.rms of a sense of achievement. >> it certainly is an extraordinary moment. it is hard not to be filled with emotions now. i spoke with the chief israeli negotiator. gilad shalit is in our hands now. the involvement has been since the third day of the kidnapping 5.5 years ago when hamas called me and said the electricity is off and we are being bombed. from that moment, three days after the kidnapping in june 2006, i have been trying to bring people together behind channels. i believe this should have been done a long time ago. we spoke with hamas and israeli counterparts and could give produced disagreement a long time ago. >> why did not this happen ago? why now? is a netanyahu said we have no other way of bringing him home and he has been there too long. that was the moment he appointed a mediator. the prime minister is primarily irresponsible for this decision. and it was entering the international arena. he needs to find an alternative safety place such as egypt. there was a readin

gilad shalit is expected to be free within hours. our correspondent send this report earlier. -- sent this report earlier. >> a song of celebration for this family. strong in number, and hamas supporters to the court. the head of the household is missing. 25 years ago he was given four life sentences for carrying out attacks on israelis. in this photo, and he is with his son who is also an israeli jail. omar's 18 grandchildren should meet their grandfather for the first time when he is free today. his wife says the torture of the last two and a half decades will be forgotten once he is back home. she says her husband is only as much a terrorist as any israeli soldier. unsurprisingly, israel does not see it the same way. some of the prisoners being freed today were involved in planning suicide bomb attacks like this one on a jerusalem pizza restaurant in 2001. 15 israelis were killed. among men, -- among them, their daughter. 1000the roth's, palestinians is the price too high to pay. >> let's take the case of the woman who murdered ou

gilad shalit returns home. spain's credit rating is downgraded. greece braces for another strike over austerity cuts. the vaccine against malaria for adults. it is 9:00 iun the morning in singapore. >> it is 2:00 a.m. in london. broadcasting on pbs and america and around the world, this is "newsday." hello, welcome once again. an historic prisoner swap between the israelis and palestinians. five years after he was snatched an ambush, the israeli soldier gilad shalit is enjoying his first night back home with his family. a huge celebration took place in gaza as families there celebrate. jeremy bowen reports from jerusalem. >> this evening, gilad shalit was flown home. his family campaigned for five years to get him back. they won the sympathy of the israelis from military service was a rite of passage. he was smiling as they drove him in. most israelis support the deal made for his freedom, even though his ransom was the release of people they regard as murderers. this morning he was waking up in gaza for the last time. then gilad shalit, pale and

we have reports now from jerusalem. >> this evening, shalit was flown home. his family campaigned for five years to get him back and won the sympathy of israelis, whose military service is a rite of passage. he was smiling. most israelis support the deal that was made for his freedom, enthough it was the release of people who are regarded as terrorist murderers. as his family was picked up, he was waking up in gaza for the last time. then shalit, pale and thin was marched to freedom by the hamas military wing and bodyguards. he gave an interview to egyptian tv. >> i miss my family, being active. he hoped the deal would end wars between israel and the palestinians. from dawn, hamas fighters were across gaza a show of force of what they saw as a victory. and palestinian families were gathering to welcome the prisoners home. men and women who were jailed for taking up arms against israel are ex halted for actions seen as legitimate resistance against a brutal occupation. this 11-year-old was waiting for her mother, in prison for 10 years for helping suicide bomb

gilad shalit was released after five years.ebrated in the streets. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is going to meet with transitional officials to offer medical help to help with the transitional government there. >>> and a 15-year-old florida girl last seen with the son of win of those three arrested in the philadelphia enslavement case. she's not a victim, she's a run away. that is what we're hearing from philadelphia's police commissioner. police say four mentally challenged adults were kept shackled in this philadelphia basement, all in this alleged scheme to steal their social security checks. by the way, we're actually going to hear from some of those victims. chilling accounts, their time in the basement. >> now moms and dads, beware of bumper pads in your toddler's crib. they say they should never be used. there is a risk that babies could get trapped, suffocated, or strangled by those bumpers. >>> and -- did you hear about this? someone jacked a presidential vehicle and it's been recovered at a hotel but we don'

shalit has been in captivity for more than five years. now israel says it will release 450 palestinian prisoners, and once gilad shalit is free, another 550 palestinian prisoners will be released. for the hamas leadership, this is a huge propaganda coup. and it has been very quick to point out the scale of its success. >> 1,000 men and 27 women feel they are to be released in two stages. within a week, 450 prisoners will be released, followed by the second part of the deal in two months' time. a thaw deal will also be extremely popular here in israel. gilad shalit's five-year captivity has been an open sore in a country where most families send a son or a daughter to the military. the one thing it will not do, though, is bring an israeli-palestinian peace deal a step closer. if anything, by boosting the popularity of hamas, it could make a resumption of peace negotiations that much harder. but in jerusalem, no one is thinking about politics or hamas. instead, gilad shalit's family and supporters have begun their celebration. after five ye

mixed emotions on shalit's deal. feelings fluctuate from joy at the prospect that he will be free after five long years from captivity to trepidation that the release will lead to more terrorism and violence. take a look at "gulf news" shalit deal a win-win situation for all. a debate raging in israel that some believe is unethical or a betrayal of victims' memories. the majority, however, are too busy savoring the euphoria of the moment to care. finally "wall street journal asia" israel unequal exchange. sooner or later israel will learn the name of its next gilad shalit. sooner or later, too, it will learn that the better course is to give its enemies reasons to think twice before." it was a big propaganda coup. some of the fear now is that will they do this again? will there be more gilad shalits? >> zain verjee, thank you so much. >>> we'll still connect with matthew chance joining us live from gaza city and we'll go to him as soon as we are able to connect. also later this hour, we'll talk with israel's ambassad

then gilad shalit was marched to freedom by the head of the hamas wing. he gave an interview to egyptian tv. of course, i miss my freedom, meeting people, being active. he hoped the deal would end wars between israelis and palestinians. a show of force ahead of what they saw as a victory. and palestinian families were gathering to welcome the prisoners home. men and women who were jailed for taking up arms against vearl are exalted. this 11-year-old was waiting for her mother imprisoned for 10 years for helping suicide bombers reach their target. her father wasn't being released. back in israel gilad shalit was become welcomed by benjamin netanyahu. he needed some good news after a difficult political summer. he ran a tenacious campaign that helped israelis pay a high price for his son's freedom. in gaza palestinian prisoners were welcomed by hamas leaders who's own need for a victory meant they cashed in their israeli offense for less than they've heard. other prisoners are being deported. an illegal israeli act say human rights campaigners. on the west

israeli soldier gilad shalit is now free and back in israel after five years of captivity in gaza but the families of other missing israeli soldiers say the government is doing nothing to bring the boys home. bus or disorder new york police officers could face punishment for harsh tactics used against anti corporate campaigners on bourbon street also. chickasaw as regards my return nothing is decided until the people have voted ordinary citizen paulie's has a choice to make but in a putin says it's probably should who assume he'll win next year's presidential election it is first interview since confirming he'll stand again for russia's top job. move or be moved the deadline approaches for costs of an serves to leave the board of barricades after a demand by nato but protesters vow to stand firm. be watching out for moscow with me kevin zero in our top story eight pm for you it's been hailed as an historic middle east's a prisoner exchange for the first group from a total of over a thousand palestinians being swapped for just one israeli soldier gilad shalit who's become a celebrated

only once shalit was free were the palestinian prisoners released. many into gaza, to a massive welcoming crowd. they may be terrorists in israel but they're celebrities here. and several threatened to capture more israeli soldiers. the evidence is it works. gilad shalit had a different hero's welcome, saluting the prime minister who had paid such a high price for his freedom. hugging the father who had led a tenacious campaign to get his son home. the release of gilad shalit removes a major thorn from the side of israeli/palestinian relations but whether it represents a breakthrough is another matter. there's no sign of that. instead, whatever the joy here, the deal may have strengthened the hands of the hamas militants in gaza strip. shalit's tough negotiations have secured the release of a thousand prisoners that more moderate non-violent palestinian leadership could not. mark phillips, cbs news mitzpe hila, israel. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton was unusually blunt today during an unannounced visit to libya. she said that the uni

for those of israel all over the world a world of much stronger in bringing the issue of gilad shalit more than bringing visual more than seven thousand palestinian prisoners who are some of them have been nailed for decades inside this way to jails and prisons for more in-depth coverage than explosive food it's had to our website r.t. dot com. iraq's refusal to grant us soldiers an extended stay with diplomatic immunity means the troops are heading home they'll find the details online. and the heart of moscow eliminated in a brand here was a laser show check out the spectacular video on our t.v. dot com now were you teaching. earlier in the week around five hundred people marched through new york against tough police tactics in dispersing at a quarter protests on friday over thirty occupy wall street activists were arrested demonstrators complained police are taking to having an approach to they are continuing peaceful rallies it's week five of the occupy wall street protest against global banks and washington's inability to do something about it and a growing gap between rich and fo

shalit's captors, hamas, called today's release a victory for the palestinian struggle. and vowed to capture more israeli soldiers in order to secure the release of the more than 5,000 prisoners still in israeli jails. israel is celebrating too, an overwhelming majority of israelis support the swap, even if some are worried it may encourage more attacks. as both sides celebrated today, clashes between palestinian youths and israeli soldiers in the west bank served as a painful reminder, peace is no closer than it was when shalit was first captured. now, that interview gilad shalit gave with egyptian television was not part of the deal, brian, and caused quite a bit of controversy in israel. the world is really interested in hearing what he has to say. >> we want to welcome you to our family, ayman, for our viewers just joining us, a native and veteran of the region. great to have you. thanks for your reporting. >>> the new transitional government in libya got a high level show of support from the u.s. today. secretary of state hillary clinton made an unannounced trip and

exchange where there were thousand palestinians being swapped for just one israeli soldier gilad shalit was freed following five years in captivity at a massive campaign for his release in israel where his homecoming has left many jewish families bitter as possibly are found out. every day comes here to a place that looks after israeli soldiers who are known in the country or who come from difficult backgrounds but being here is often more of a comfort to him than the youngsters he hopes because it brings him and that little bit closer to his son mashpee who disappeared one year before gilad shalit was taken hostage. i have said this over and over again the government and the country are now doing a march for mine and you there is the media has the option to give to the show you . there are at the moment seven israeli soldiers who've been kidnapped or who missing in action now is nice and magically disappeared while hitchhiking to his army base major one of our it was captured twenty five years ago after his a craft was shot down over lebanon these are the last pictures of him alive tak

you with us here on r t our top story after five years held captive by hamas israeli soldier gilad shalit is finally free but it's costing israel thousand palestinian prisoners in return the first group has already been transported from israeli jails and expected in the west bank shortly archy's paullus leader has the latest from tel aviv. the israeli soldier gilad shalit is now in egypt in the hands a short time ago he was handed over at the kerem shalom border crossing between israel and gaza and we expect that he will be handed over from the egyptian authorities to the israeli army now this completes the first phase of the prisoner exchange deal already before daybreak some four hundred and seventy seven palestinian prisoners were transferred to two locations one on the gaza border and another inside the west bank the majority of israelis do support this deal but some of the families of missing israeli soldiers they say that the government has simply not done enough to bring a very boys home in the way that it did for the lad shalit let's take a look. every day he comes here to a place

ten am in moscow i met good to have you with us here on r t our top story israeli soldier gilad shalit has been released from captivity he'd been held by hamas for five years he's been freed in exchange for more than a thousand palestinian prisoners the first of which have already left israeli jails we go live now to our teams paulus we are standing by in tel aviv with the latest hello paula so where is shelley now. well this is one of those rare occasions when both israelis and palestinians are celebrating because it's official off to five years of captivity the israeli soldier gilad shalit is now in egypt sin hands a short time ago he was handed over that the kerem shalom go to crossing between israel and gaza and we expect that in the next hour also he will be handed over from the egyptian authorities to the israeli army now this is the first phase of the prisoner exchange deal already before daybreak some four hundred and seventy seven palestinian prisoners were transferred to to locations one on the gaza border and another inside the west bank according to the deal some of those p

the same cannot be said for shalite. today the young soldier's ordeal should be over. but israel's conflict with hamas will go on. >> the somali islammist insurgent group has called on kenya to immediately withdraw its troops from somalia in order to avoid what it called bloodyt. after the kenyan government said the group was behind a recent space of kidnappings. >> among those kidnapped in recent weeks were two spanish health workers from this, the world's largest refugee camp on the kenyan somali border. the kenyan government blames the islammist insurgent group for the kidnappings and have sent their troops tens of kilometers into somalia in an effort to push the insurgents away from kenyan territory. but the al qaeda linked group denies responsibility and issued a stark warning to kenya. withdraw immediately or kenyan targets would be attacked. >> the denial of involvement in the kidnapping is too little too late. we know very well that kenya is not saying that they are involved in the kidnap because we are speculating, because of intelligence and because of our fa

group from a total of over a thousand palestinians being swapped for just one israeli soldier gilad shalit who has become a celebrated calls in his homeland has now returned to israel after being held for five years by hamas the exchange has been greeted by thousands on the streets on both sides are these polls here is following the story from israel. this does close the first phase of this prisoner exchange some four hundred and seventy seven prisoners has been transferred to gaza and the west bank they have been welcomed by families and by her masses political leadership there they were given a hero's welcome but it doesn't complete the kind of questions that are there people are now beginning to ask and one of those questions is why has so much international media attention been put on the story of one soldier being released with some people suggesting that it is the well the israeli propaganda machine that manages to see this happen and they was it one incident at the bay to nia checkpoint where the families who had been waiting for their loved ones to come we're told at the last momen

israeli soldier gilad shalit is now free and back in israel up to five years of captivity in gaza but the families of other missing israeli soldiers say the government is doing nothing to bring the boys home. and other news law and disorder new york police officers could face punishment harsh tactics used against anti corporate campaigners on wall street also. as regards my return nothing is decided until the people have voted for the ordinary citizen always has a choice to make but the mere protest says it's premature to resume go with next year's presidential election in his first interview since confirming i'll stand again for russia's top job. and move or remove the deadline approaches for host of serve to leave their border barricades after a demand by nato of protesters proud to stand firm. and also global markets continue their barge into negative territory after last week's welly we have more analysis and business in twenty minutes. that's five pm here in moscow this is arts you coming to you live i mean you know it was our prop story it's been held as a story middle east pris

i heard them earlier today, we want a new gilad shalit. that is pretty ominous and it is important to remember that this deal has been done today, but the conflict has been going on for decades now. it is still very much there. >> for more on the implications this prisoner swap has on the wider prospects of peace in the region, i am joined by the director of the center for the middle east that the atlantic council. what does this do for the peace process? >> quartet mediators are supposed to go to jerusalem next week in a speech separately to israeli and palestinian negotiators because they are not ready to speak to each other directly. i can't imagine those talks will be any more productive. israel released the prisoners to hamas, not the palestinian liberation organization. in fact, this ends up being a step that hurts of the palestinian negotiating side and strengthens hamas, the political rival of the palestinian authority. and israel has announced that it is going to move forward with building a large settlement, a new settlement. >>

over a thousand palestinian prisoners in exchange for one israeli soldier gilad shalit returned home after a massive media campaign but other israelis who've had family members missing for years asked what about that. long and disorder new york police officers could face punishment for harsh tactics used against anti for protect painters on wall street. as regards my return nothing is decided until the people have voted ordinary citizen always has a choice to make. but the man who didn't says it's premature to assume he'll win next year's presidential election in his first interview since confirming tell stand the gaff for russia's top job. and move or remove the deadline approaches for kosovan serbs to leave their border barricades after a demand by nato of protesters for how to stand firm. line for moscow you're watching archie i'm nice now with our top story and it's been held as a historic middle east prisoner exchange with the first group from a total of over a thousand palestinians being swapped for just one israeli soldier gilad shalit was to become a celebrated cause in his h

israeli soldier gilad shalit who is now free and back in israel after five years of captivity in gaza but the families of other missing israeli soldiers say the government is doing nothing to bring the boys home. also r.t. tonight's law and disorder the new york police officers could face punishment for harsh tactics used against anti corporate campaigners on wall street. and cost over the serbs begin to resist any possible attempts by nato to clear their border barricades and alter makes about the alliance demanding that they move all the. broccoli watching r t live from moscow with me kevin now in our top story at ten pm tonight it's been hailed as an historic mideast prisoner exchange with the first group from a total of over a thousand palestinians being swapped for just one israeli soldier gilad shalit who has become a celebrated cause in his home and has now been returned to israel after being held for five years by hamas the prisoner exchange has been greeted by thousands on the streets on both sides of his call asli is following the story from israel for us. this does close th

group from a total of over a thousand palestinians being swapped for just one israeli soldier gilad shalit was to become a celebrated cause and his homeland has now returned to israel after being held for five years by hamas the exchange has been greeted by thousands on the streets on both sides let's cross live to our correspondent paul the sillier who joins us now from israel paula so much scrutiny of all this the world is watching how smoothly did the transfer go. well the prisoner exchange when smoothly right now gilad shalit is here at this tel north if force base he is meeting in private with his parents and finding this meeting the family will then take a private flight to their home in northern israel now earlier today choose state gilad was transferred by him us to egypt and authorities the first pictures that were shown of him came from egypt television he gave an interview to a presenter in which he gave answers that were very short he appeared to have trouble talking he does come across in his pictures as having trouble walking he also has trouble drinking from a water bottle n

those prisoners being released in exchange for gilad shalit. let's listen in. >> it looked like a moment of thanks, perhaps a moment of prayer, as that individual kneeled and was on the ground. then you can see the support, the music, the raised hands and the celebrations on the palestinian side as they welcome those who have been in prison under israel. we'll have more of this breaking news story, a rell historic moment between the israelis and the palestinians and a move forward, hopefully in the peace process, and a lot of negotiating parties are trying to make sure that the israeli soldier was released and that the palestinian prisoners will be released as well. we'll take a quick break and get back to this in a moment. and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. from free checking to credit cards to loans, our commitment to the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. ♪ visit us online to learn what makes our bank so d

the release of the captured soldier gilad shalit. in return, israel will hand over 10 -- 1000 palestinian prisoners. >> and dozens are reported to have been freed. authorities in new zealand arrest the captain of a container ship which has caused a maritime pollution disaster. it is 11:00 in singapore. >> it is 4:00 in london. broadcasting to viewers around the world. welcome to newsday. iran iran has said it is our rage by allegations from the united states that it was involved in a plot to assassinate the saudi ambassador to washington. u.s. officials say the people -- say the plot was conceived and directed from iran. they arrested two men with links to the iranian government. in response, iran embassadors accused the u.s. of politically motivated warmongering. >> the alleged plot was to kill this man, the long serving saudi ambassador to washington. it sounded like fiction, but the polis all too real, said this u.s. official. >> individuals from this country saw to conspire with a drug- craft -- a drug trafficking cartel in anoth

we are just getting word of a prisoner exchange involving israel and gilad shalit. stay right there. . >>> welcome back, everyone. i was a very busy tuesday. news that a deal tentatively has been struck between the israeli government and hamas to see the release of captured it izzy soldier gilad shalit, who was captured back in 2006. i want to get more details. i understand that mr. netanyahu spoke a while ago. >> reporter: in the last hour and a half the contours of this deal have become clear. now, what we've heard directly is that a deal has been struck between the palestinian militant group holding gilad shalit among them and the israeli government that would receive somewhere around 1,000 palestinian prisoners free in exchange for gilad shalit. he's an israeli soldier captures by hamas and other militant groups operating in the gaza troop in the summer of 2006 and his five-year long captivity has become a major issue here in israeli society. every year, on the anniversary of his capture, every birthday that he celebrates in captivity, has become sort of a day o

is made the soldier gilad shalit who is now free and back in israel after five years of captivity in gaza but the families of other missing israeli soldiers say the government is doing nothing to bring their boys home. law and disorder a new york police officers could face punishment for harsh tactics used against anti corporate campaigners on wall street also. as regards my return nothing is decided until the people who are voters ordinary citizens only something choice to make it easier for june says it's premature to assume he'll weigh in next year's presidential election in his first interview since confirming he'll stand again for russia's top job. and move or be moved the deadline approaches for kosovo and serves to leave their border barricades after the man by nato but protesters vowed to stand firm. and in business the russian markets were mixed at the close on tuesday but they are mine since gaining nothing one and a half percent more in twenty minutes. live from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching our team with me and he said now it's seven pm here in the ru

a moment five years in the making, israeli soldier gilad shalit is free. members of the jewish community came together in san francisco this morning to watch each milestone of shalit's release. >> if you look at the people in the room, you see a tempered joy. >> reporter: israel's counsul general reminded everyone there is another side to today's event. >> on the one hand there's the sense that the country has been true to a captive that needed to be brought back. on the other hand the rest of the society will bear the brunt, because it can affect our security. >> reporter: in exchange for shalit israel promised to release more than 1,000 palestinian prisoners. several hundred were driven out early this morning. >> our struggle will never stop he said. this is our victory today. >> reporter: in the hours that followed, at least one hamas leader called on militants to seek out and kidnap as many israelis as possible to ensure the release of more palestinian prisoners. the prime minister of israel says any prisoner who returns to violence will be punished. t

only one thing about the condition of gilad shalit.anged his clothes. they gave him new clean clothes before the transfer, but that's the only information we've received about this soldier, now 24 years old, who's been in captivity here in gaza the past five years. rosemary? >> it's just extraordinary. when would we expect to hear some details? people would want to know. this is more than five years later. they would want to know more about his current condition, how he's feeling, what he's thinking after such a long time in captivity. when are we likely to get more information on this? >> reporter: i've been pushing hamas officials to give me some information about shalit, but it's been totally taboo for the media to discuss with hamas officials. it's all been discussed by the more military wing of hamas, and they don't talk to us at all. what one official did tell me is, look, if you're interested in what shalit looks like, what he's feeling like, you're going to have to wait a few days until he arrives and israel, and you can ask hi

israeli soldier gilad shalit who is now free and back in israel after five years of captivity in gaza but the families of other missing israeli soldiers say the government is doing is nothing to bring their boys home. also in the program law and disorder a new york police officers could face a punishment for harsh tactics used against the corporate campaigners on wall street. because of an surge began to resist any possible attempt by nato to clear their border barricades to make mines demanding big move all be moved. welcome you watching our team from moscow is kevin over here this hour at nine pm moscow time and our top stories been hailed as an historic mideast prisoner exchange with the first group from a total of over a thousand palestinians being swapped for just one israeli soldier gilad shalit who's become a celebrated cause in his homeland is now been returned to israel after being held for five years by a prisoner exchange and greeted by thousands so on the streets on both sides of sleaze following the story from israel force. this does close the first phase of this prisoner