i am fredricka whitfield in atlanta alongside wolf blitzer in tel aviv. >>> calls for a cease-fire growing as is really -- israeli forces move in. they are calling for an immediate cease-fire after summit with antony blinken. he had the position clear that now is not the time for israel to hold back. >> it is our view that the cease-fire now is simply going to leave hamas in place, able to regroup and repeat what it did on october 7. you do not have to take my word for it. a few days ago, senior hamas officials said it is their intent through october 7 again and again and again. >> across gaza, or scenes of destruction. israeli forces continuing the barrage on the enclave and we are watching significant developments along the border crossing. they say that hamas is blocked foreign nationals from exiting gaza until israel guarantees that ambulances from gaza can reach the crossing. a source says more than 700 people are waiting to cross into egypt, including nearly 400 americans. >> reporter: thank you. joined by the spokesperson. major, thank you for joining us. i first want to ask you abo

i'm fredricka whitfield. new today, israel defense forces are now responding, after questions about hamas weapons allegedly found inside gaza's largest hospital. video evidence analyzed by cnn had suggested that the idf may have rearranged weapons found at the al shifa hospital before international news crews visited the scene. the idf says the discrepancy is due to more weapons and assets being discovered throughout the day following a raid earlier this week at the facility, and it comes as israel defense forces are now vowing to advance anywhere hamas is found. there are growing signs that the idf may soon expand its operations into southern gaza. right now, families of hostages are gathered in tel aviv pleading with the israeli government to ensure their loved ones' safe return. that's where we find cnn's jeremy diamond. what are you hearing from people gathered? >> reporter: well, fred, thousands of families of hostages and friends and loved ones are here in tel aviv gathered to try to pressure the israel

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i'm frederica whitfield alongside wolf blitzer in tel aviv.nd we have this breaking news, just moments ago, some of the israeli hostages released by hamas today arrived at the schneider children's medical center. this was the moment a helicopter carrying them touched down. we're also learning all 17 hostages released today have now been transferred to hospitals. it marks a dramatic end to the 50-day ordeal that they have been through since being kidnapped by hamas on october 7th. and among those released in this third hostage handover, dual israeli american citizen abigail edan who is only 4 years old, president biden spoke with abigail's family earlier today. she's the first american released since the four-day truce began between israel and hamas. moments ago, hamas announced its intention to extend that truce which is set to expire tomorrow. a source now tells cnn that israel's war cabinet met today to discuss that very possibility of doing just that. let's go now to tel aviv and wolf blitzer. wolf? >> frederica, thank you very much. cnn ha

i'm fredericka whitfield. we'll get back to wolf blitzer in a moment. being looking at ramallah. these were some of the palestinian prisoners released today. qatar said israel is releasing 39 palestinian prisoners. cnn's nada bashir has more on the reaction to the home comings in the occupied west bank. >> carried through the crowds, celebrated by thousands of palestinians, these boys are among 33 teenagers released from israeli prisons on saturday. [ cheering ] >> this is, for many here in the occupied west bank, a moment of hope. and for those now freed, a moment of utter relief. >> i am so happy i can't believe this is real. i don't even know what to say. >> this scene, a product of a delicate four-day truce agreement between israel and hamas set to see 150 palestinian prisoners and detainees released and at least 50 israeli hostages freed from hamas captivity in gaza. there are many palestinian families who will still be waiting anxiously to hear if their loved ones will, too, be freed. the family seen here on sidatury rallied for months and he was

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i'm omar jimenez in for fredericka whitfield. we begin this hour with the u.s.l government shutdown. the clock is

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i'm fredicka whitfield alongside my colleague wolf blitzer in tel aviv. following an agonizing 50 days held by hamas, today jubilation in the streets of israel as another 17 hostages are now returned and safe. it's the third exchange of hostages as part of a four-day truce in hostiles between hamas and israel. right now the 13 israelis released as part of today's deal are being treated in hospitals. among them, 4 combrrd american abigail edan. she was the youngest american captured by hamas on october 7th. an additional four foreign nationals including three thai nationals and a russian-israeli dual citizen. let's send it over to wolf. >> fred, thank you very much. we have a team of our correspondents covering all these developments. matthew, what more are you learning about the conditions of the hostages released today? >> reporter: wolf, we're not being told about the medical condition of those hostages. we know there are nine children amongst the israelis released in this third group of people to be released from gaza under this hostage deal. the major

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i'm fredricka whitfield with kate bolduan and john berman. sara sidner has the day off. cnn "news central" continues right now. >>> we have breaking news involving the u.s. secret service. an agent on the security detail for the president's granddaughter naomi fired a weapon to prevent some people from breaking into the government vehicle. this happened on the campus of george washington in washington, d.c. what do we know? >> well, this happened overnight, john, and there are a number of questions of why this secret service agent fired at those people trying to break into the vehicle, but this is highlighting the uptick of crime around washington, d.c., where in fact over the past year motor vehicle theft is up 98%. this is the statement from the secret service saying that november 12th, last night, at 11:58 p.m., in the george washington neighborhood, secret service agents encountered three individuals breaking into a parked federal vehicle. a secret service discharged a firearm. and this is from a secret service agent. the people fired at fled in a red car, and a look

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i'm john berman with kate bolduan and fredricka whitfield is in for sara sidner. this is cnn "news central." >>> happening right now, donald trump jr. has just gone into the courtroom in manhattan and soon he is going to be taking stand, again, to testify, and this time, it is going to be as the defense team's first witness. still at stake, the fate of the trump business empire as you remember the judge in this civil case has already found the family liable for fraud, and so what is donald trump jr. going to try to do to tip the trial in favor of he and his family, and these are the live pictures that you are looking at of donald trump jr. sitting and waiting for the proceedings to get under way. this is the first and only look inside of the courtroom aside from the courtroom sketches before this gets under way. we go check in with cnn's brynn gingras with the strategy that will be under way in earnest? >> yes, the defense, kate, they are going to try to prove that the trump organization did not try to have this conspiracy to defraud the banks and the insurers to

i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta, alongside wolf blitzer in tel aviv. we're monitoring breaking news. cnn has learned a convoy of egyptian ambulances and a bus are now moving toward the gaza side of the rafah border crossing. they are set to transport 20 hostages expected to be released by hamas. the exchange is set to happen at any moment now. these late developments follow an anxious hours-long dispute that delayed the transfer of the second group of hostages. officials say the group will contain 13 israelis, including eight children and five women. qatari officials say an additional seven foreign nationals who fall outside the framework of the agreement between the two sides, will also be released. we're learning qatar, the u.s. and egypt helped to smooth over tensions, after hamas disputed the amount of aid being delivered from gaza and the selection of the 39 palestinian prisoners set to be released by israel as part of this brief four-day truce. let's send it over to tel aviv and wolf blitzer. >> fred, thank you very much. cnn has, of course, our

i'm fredicka whitfield. we begin with breaking news. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken speaking moments ago during an unannounced trip to iraq as he continues his high-stakes trip through the middle east as the israel-hamas war intensifies. here is what he had to say. >> we just finished meetings here in bagdad. we started with a briefing for our entire team at the embassy about the security situation. as you know, there have been a series of attacks directed at our personnel, both in iraq as well as in syria. job number one for me is to ensure the security of our people. so i got an update on everything we're doing to make sure our personnel are safe and secure. in addition, i had a good, productive, candid meeting with the prime minister. there were two areas of focus. the first was to reaffirm our commitment to our partnership with iraq. we've made tremendous progress with iraq in recent years, particularly working with the iraqi government on everything from economic reform, to energy independence, helping to strengthen its institut

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin in israel where families are desperate for the return of hostages who have been held by hamas for more than six weeks. right now families are gathered in tel aviv and they're calling on israel's government to do everything they can to bring them home safely. it comes as defense forces continue their battle in gaza. officials vowing to advance anywhere hamas is found, with increasing indications that could mean idf forces expanding ground operations into southern gaza. meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis is growing across the f at al shifa hospital, one official says six doctors remain to care for the remaining 120 patients too vulnerable to move. the palestinian authority's ministry of health says only nine of gaza's 35 hospitals are still operating. fuel tankers and other aid entering gaza through the rafah border crossing today, the israeli war cabinet agreeing to allow two fuel trucks to enter daily. the u.n. says the limited supply is far from enough to meet gaza's urgent

i'm omar jimenez sitting in for fredicka whitfield. we begin with heavy shelling and fighting in gaza putting emergency centers in emergency situations. the red crescent society said gaza's second largest hospital is out of service due to the dep please of supplies. israel defense forces say they're enabling safe passage from gaza's hospitals, but medics say it's too dangerous to leave because of intense fighting. with civilian casualties mounting, today israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu told cnn the lives lost fall squeri on the shoulders of hamas. >> i think any civilian slos is a tragedy and the blame should be placed squarely on hamas. it prevents them from leaving the zone. the other day, to prevent palestinians from leaving harm's way, it puts rockets inside schools, hospitals. it has tunnels below children's beds. this is what we're dealing with. so obviously we can't give them i'm munlt. >> today for the first time since thursday, foreign nationals were able to evacuate at the raff far crossing. we are correspondents sta

i'm fredricka whitfield. and we're following several big stories at this hour overseas and right here in the u.s. u.s. secretary of state tony blinken continues his high takes meetings in the middle east. today he made an unannounced visit to iraq, as he tries to bridge the divide with america's arab partners in the region over the israel-hamas war. it comes as israel is resisting u.s. pressure for humanitarian pauses in the war and defending its air strikes against hamas and gaza, despite the mounting casualties. and all of this happening as former president donald trump prepares to take the stand tomorrow in his civil fraud trial that threatens his business empire in new york. >>> and new polling numbers are also giving us a snapshot into a hypothetical matchup between trump and president biden, exactly one year before the 2024 presidential election. >>> cnn's priscilla alvarez is traveling with the president and join us us live from rohoboth beach, delaware. priscilla, lay out some of these poll numbers fo

i'm omar jimenez in for fredericka whitfield. we begin this hour with the u.s. barreling toward another potential government shutdown. the clock is ticking. there are now just five days for congress to,a vert a shutdown of the federal government. newly elected speaker mike johnson has announce a two-step plan to fund the government and it is running into opposition from democrats and some republicans. cnn's manu raju has the details. >> speaker mike johnson in his first test as speaker unveiling the plan to keep the government open with just a handful of days before the end of the week deadline, but already facing fire from his right flank who members of the house freedom caucus concerned about the lack of spending cuts. democrats didn't want any spending cuts and would vote against it and it would not have aid to israel and they're criticizing the unconventional approach by johnson and some agencies would be funded until mid-january and others until early-february and this is an unusual approach, but one johnson says can help achieve their legislative objective

i'm jessica dean in for fredicka whitfield. the focus of israel's war in gaza has become al shifa hospital, israel long says that hamas uses that hospital to cover up what it says is an extensive terror network underground. israel believes it's building its case with the exposure of what it says is a tunnel shaft on the hospital's grounds. cnn's oren liebermann entered gaza with the israeli defense forces saturday night to see the tunnel shaft and what lies beneath. cnn reported from gaza under idf supervision. submitting footage to the israeli military for its review. >> reporter: we go in under cover of darkness. it's lights out. we switch into an armored personnel carrier for the final stretch. through a night vision screen you can see the magnitude of the destruction on the seats of gaza city. we offload at al shifa hospital. we have to keep our lights off most of the time or risk exposing our position. cnn reported from gaza under israel defense forces escort at all times. as a condition for journalist, media out let's mus

thank you so much for joining us, i'm fredricka whitfield. wolf blitzer was in tel aviv. you'll see him again at the top of the hour. our breaking news coverage continues righ t now. >>> you are watching special live coverage, i'm alex marquardt and wolf blitzer. after hours of uncertainty, a second group of hostages are on their way home to israel. you can see several red cross vehicles leaving the gaza strip and making their way into egypt, and moments later, several hostages are seen exiting the ambulances and entering a building on the egyptian side of the border crossing. they will now be making their way into israel soon. qatari officials say among the hostages released today are 13 israelis who are being released. eight children, five women, four foreign nationals are believed to be in the second group released today. cnn's wolf blitzer is live in tel aviv. and brings us the latest on the significant next step in the four-day truce between israel and hamas. >> a dispute over the amount of aid going into gaza threatened to derail the whole thing earlier today. every

i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta along with my colleague, wolf blitzer, in tel aviv. our breaking news coverage continues with alex marquardt and kaitlan collins. >>> you are in the "cnn newsroom." i'm alex marquardt in washington. my colleague, kaitlan collins, is in tel aviv. jim acosta is off tonight. thank you very much for being with us. we do begin with breaking news in what is now the third day of a temporary pause in the fighting between israel and hamas. hamas saying tonight that it does want to extend this temporary cease-fire into a -- beyond the original four-day deal. sources telling us that israel's war cabinet is discussing that possibility. today was yet another emotional day for families in israel. a third group of 17 hostages who were held inside gaza since early october were finally freed. these are the 13 israeli women and children released by hamas. they range in age from 4 to 84. and for the first time in this temporary truce, an american is also among the freed hostages. 4-year-old abigail idan. you see her right there. her family celebrating, s

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i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta, alongside wolf blitzer in tel aviv. we're monitoring breaking news in the middle east, tense moments as families in israel await the release of a second group of hostages, who have been held by hamas for an agonizing 49 days now. and just moments ago, we learned of a diplomatic scramble happening behind the scenes, as officials from qatar, the u.s. and egypt are pushing to sort out the current situation. right now hamas says there is a delay in the handover to the red cross, the handover was expected to happen hours ago. they say there is an ongoing dispute about the amount of aid being delivered into gaza, and the selection of palestinian prisoners set to be released by israel as part of their brief four-day truce. israeli officials had told cnn that they were preparing for 13 more hostages to be released today, but so far that has yet to happen. for more, let's send it over to wolf blitzer in tel aviv. >> fred, thank you very much. we have team coverage tracking all of these important late developments in this delicat

i'm john berman with kate bolduan, fredricka whitfield is in for sara sidner.nn news central starts now. >>> this morning, only one hospital remains operational and still receiving patients in northern gaza. according to a new report from the united nations, gaza's two largest hospitals are effectively shut down, they say, after saying that they have run out of fuel to power generators, which also, of course, powers important medical supplies like breathing machines. israel has been calling for these hospitals to evacuate as the idf pushes further in to gaza. the world health organization says evacuating critically ill patients now would be a quote death sentence, though. here's president biden's take yesterday. >> it was my hope and expectation that there will be less intrusive action relative to the hospital. the hospital must be protected. >> after that the white house did come out to clarify the president's remarks. spokesperson john kirby saying that the president was referring to the, quote, extra burden that faces the idf to preserve civilian life. compl

i'm jessica dean in for fredricka whitfield. and we begin with breaking news. israel defense forces just wrapping up a press conference a short time ago after releasing what they say is important new video from al-shifa hospital which has become a flash point of the war in gaza. the video shows what the idf says is a tunnel shaft on the hospital grounds. israel has long said that hamas uses the hospital to cover up what it says is an extensive terror network underground, something hamas and hospital officials have denied. oren lieberman entered gaza with the israeli defense forces last night to see the tunnel shaft for himself and what lies beneath there. and cnn reported from gaza under idf escort at all times as a condition for journalists, had to submit the footage for review. and cnn did retain editorial control over the final report. oren, we want to lay that out for everyone so they understand what they are seeing. walk us through what you saw there on the ground in gaza. >> reporter: of course. and all of that simply part of embedding with the israeli mi

i'm fredicka whitfield. we begin with breaking

thank you so much for joining us, i'm fred dreek with a whitfield alongside wolf blitzer in tel aviv. >>> now to our breaking news. 13 israeli hostages are now back in israel. they were released by hamas after being abducted and held prisoner in gaza for 50 days. among those released today, dual israeli-american citizen abigail edan who is only 4 years old. she is the first american released since the four-day truce began between israel and hamas and that got started on friday. we're told 12 of the hostages were taken through the border fence directly from gaza to israel, while one was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital. an additional four foreign nationals separate from today's deal arrived in egypt earlier today. that group includes three thai nationals and a russian-israeli dual citizen. there are also celebrations in the west bank where 39 palestinian teenagers have now been released from israeli prisons as part of today's agreement. as the truce naears the end of the third day we're seeing more humanitarian aid arrive in gaza. egyptian officials say at least 120 aid trucks ent

these times, which is a motion challenging for the deal. straight and team have shown the support whitfield of jackson of mine called the situation in gauze, unfathomable to comprehend. now he and his fellow play as planned to donate a portion of the match fees from cheese days, game tools, humanitarian efforts in garza, let's say for footballs, governing body fee has been silent on the place of palestinians. unlike it support for you crate at the start of the wall, the which is suspended russian teams from international competitions. fee for is the gatekeeper. its the go. busy custodian a football. busy so they're all pleasant teams and, and that families who are suffering as a consequence of what's happening, i'd say, so his said no, think maybe if palestine was a big country, more influential to fee for then absolutely faithful would have made some kind of statement on what is happening despite this match being held on neutral territory and you wait many palestinian ex pat traits are expected to announce to support the team focusing on football at a time like this may seem trivial to som

i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta. we're watching breaking news unfolding in the middle east. we're told a convoy of egyptian ambulances and a bus are moving toward the gaza sild ode of the rafah border krogcrossing. the exchange could happen at any moment now. we're standing by for word from the red cross that the transfer has, indeed, happened. and this latest movement follows intense hours long delay in the hostage exchange. hamas says it disputed the amount of aid being delivered to gaza and the selection of the 39 palestinian prisoners set to be released by israel as part of this brief four-day truce. wolf blitzer is joining us now from tel aviv. wolf. >> reporter: thanks very much, fred, we're watching all of these major developments unfold. cnn of course as a team covering all of the late breaking developments. matthew chance is with me in tel aviv. there's a lot of work that still needs to be done. there's some indication that things are beginning to move in the right direction right now, but we don't have that hard. >> reporter: we've got the military wing of hamas, t