Top through its institutions all the way down. This while gazas humanitarian crisis escalates and hostages hang in the balance, their loved ones back home desperate. I wipe my face and i say now i have to go fight. Can they be freed and safely evacuated . Once the ground operation begins, there are no chances for negotiations. Plus come and knock on our door remembering Suzanne Somers, best known as chrissy snow on Threes Company. Who would have thought that chrissy snow would be the feminist. But her savvy business skills propelled her into infomercial stardom, selling that famous thigh master. We might not have been born with great legs, but now we can look like we were. Sharing her secrets for staying young. I want you to go one day when youre this stage, suzanne did it. You can do it too. And the poem her beloved gave her the night before she died. Nightline will be right back. From the worlds number one nerve care company. 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Meanwhile, the plight of some 199 hostages in the territory grows more desperate with each hour. Families urging the government to intervene, and the white house announcing tonight President Biden will travel to israel on wednesday. Picture your mother being told that you are either dead or with your arm blown off, kidnapped by a terrorist organization and being held hostage in gaza where there is a war. Those are the only two options. So thats how we are. Byron for jonathan pole and rachel goldberg, the last week has been a hell they cannot escape. The chicago couples son hersh is roughly one of the 200 people the terrorist group hamas says it has taken hostage, and could include up to 13 americans who remain missing. How are you able to, and i ask this less as a journalist, more as a parent. How you just able to get up every day and face each day . Getting up is not as hard when you dont go to sleep. Try to go through the many, you know, texts or emails that were getting. Im going to go do my cry now, and i go into my room, and i do my primal mother, and then i wipe my face, and then i say and now i have to go fight. Byron fighting while painstakingly waiting, as the war between israel and hamas intensifies. And an id f Ground Invasion of gaza seems imminent. For israel, a growing urgency to free hostages taken by hamas. While in gaza, a humanitarian crisis worsening. Israel has mobilized around 360,000 reservists, vowing to take out hamas after its attack in israel last week. The death toll from that attack now rising to more than 1400, including 30 americans. We will strike hamas from the top, through its institutions, all the way down to the individuals that conducted the butchery of our babies. Reporter tension in the surrounding areas continues to grow. Today hezbollah, an iranianbacked terrorist group based in lebanon also launching missiles at northern israeli towns and military posts, stoking fears that a second front could emerge. If you have hamas and hezbollah on the north and iran doing something as well, that is potentially a very serious situation. Byron as the u. S. Moves another military ship to the Eastern Mediterranean near israel, Top National SecurityCouncil Spokesman john kirby sending a clear message to lebanon and other countries in the region. Dont get involved. Do not try to widen or deepen this conflict any more than it already has. Byron tonight, 2,000 u. S. Troops prepare to be on alert for possible deployment to the middle east. As israel continues its counteroffensive in gaza, civilians are caught in the crosshairs. In the last week, more than 2,700 palestinians have been killed and nearly 10,000 wounded. Hospitals already overwhelmed, now on the brink of collapse. This Ice Cream Truck turned into a makeshift morgue. They have been bombing for 12 hours, from 9 00 to 9 00, with no stop. Byron the Israeli Government urging millions, more than one Million People to evacuate northern gaza. The questions remain how and to where. My colleague matt rivers is in egypt. Its important to remember that if you want to leave gaza by land, there is only two ways to do so, one is by crossing into israel. Of course thats not happening. And the other crossing into egypt. Now overnight, a source in egypts Security Forces telling us a deal had been reached to temporarily open that border. That has not happened. The egyptians are not inc incentivized to take the refugees because they dont know who is hamas and who is a palestinian. Very, very difficult because the country has to agree to let them out through the gate. Then the israelis have to agree to stop bombing. Byron hamas reportedly telling residents to remain in place, and even blocking some from moving south, according to secretary blinken. The situation dire as electricity and Food Supplies remain cut off. Water down to a trickle on only one small part of the gaza strip. Among those trapped in gaza, upwards of 600,000 palestinian americans like maha barakat. Abc spoke on the phone with the aid worker from new jersey. She managed to flee south, but fears what may happen next, and says she is now staying with 48 people in one house. You had to leave your home . I did. I am with my nephews and nieces. My brother could not leave because have i an older sister who she has a disability and she cannot move. Reporter you say youve been contacted by the state department twice. What have they told you . Theyve been trying to evacuate us, but we have hundreds of people gathering at the crossing, but with no direction. No one is telling us anything. Reporter amid the chaos unfolding in gaza, the safe return of hostages is a top priority for both israel and america. Tonight for the first time were hearing from one of them, hamas releasing this video of 21yearold israeli mia shem. Her family giving us permission to show these images. Taken from the dance party we can see her arm wrapped in gaza. I just ask you youll bring me home as soon as possible to my family, she says. To my parents, to my brothers, please get us out of here as soon as possible. Israelis are quite aggressive when they go into hostage situations. In some ways the u. S. Hostage rescue is much more risk averse than israel, but israel also has far more experience than the u. S. Does. Israel has this party with ethos, the belief that in order to have a peoples army we have the principle that we dont leave anyone behind. Reporter Gershon Baskin has negotiated with hamas before, and has been speaking to members of hamas over the last week. More than a decade ago, he led efforts to bring idf soldier gilad shalit home after five years in captivity. Shalit was exchanged for more than one thousand palestinian prisoners. One of the prisoners reportedly released in this shalit deal, the alleged mastermind behind last weeks attack. The leader was in israeli prison for 22 years. Israel saved him. He had brain cancer when he was in prison, and he was healed in an israeli hospital, and he is the leader of hamas today. Reporter he says this situation is unprecedented due in part to the sheer number of being held, as well as hamas Dense Network of tunnels in the north. We dont have five years and four months to wait the free these hostages. There needs to be extreme pressure put on hamas. Once the ground operation begins, there are no chances for negotiations. Reporter as for the 13 americans thought to be held hostage by hamas, baskin says its an especially difficult situation. It does bring up the question of whether or not the United States and these other countries have a bigger role in using their leverage. Some of them met with Prime Minister netanyahu yesterday. It with us the first time they met with him. President biden spent an hour and a half on the phone with representatives of some of the hostages. Reporter one of those families hershs parents, jonathan and rachel. President biden got on the call. And for 90 minutes, he stayed and he listened to us, and he cried with us, and he understands loss. So he said the right things. Reporter he was celebrating his birthday with friends at the Music Festival in southern israel when his parents say he was captured by hamas. This picture their last proof of life and a beacon of hope. He is seen here in this bomb shelter near the Music Festival. The family learned through friends who survived Hamas Terrorists had thrown hand grenades into the shelter. Most of the people in there died. They came in and they said to three young men, who they could tell were still alive, stand up and hersh was one of the three. Reporter the police eventually located hershs phone in gaza. Now rachel and jonathans hope lie with the government and their faith. What action would you like to see . We need not only the u. S. Administration, but others screaming to the world that there are hostages in dire need of medical care. It needs to get to them. Reporter where does your kind, clarity of purpose come from . We have too much to do. And i remember years ago, someone was going through a bad period in their life, and she told me when youre going through hell, keep walking. Reporter winston churchill. Were keeping our faith, even when its hard. Even when its dark. Byron keeping their faith even when its dark, even when its hard. Hershs parents asked all of us not to forget their boy or any of the hostages. When we come back, in other news, remembering sitcom star and business mogul Suzanne Somers. When i was diagnosed with hiv, i didnt know who i would be. But here i am. Being me. Keep being you. And ask your Healthcare Provider about the number one prescribed hiv treatment, biktarvy. Biktarvy is a complete, onepill, onceaday treatment used for hiv in many people whether youre 18 or 80. 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Here is my nightline coanchor juju chang. Come and knock on my door, weve been waiting for you juju with her unique blond pigtails and charm, her comedic times as chrissy on Threes Company helped launch her as one of the most popular women on television in the late 70s. Well, this is typical, getting a girl pregnant. Only a man would do a thing like that. Juju but her life was so much more than her dumb blond persona. She turned her starmaking role into a onewoman empire, morphing into a infomercial queen. Thigh master. We may not have been born with great looking legs, but now we can be like we were. She always was an extremely popular figure, but she found a which to monetize that popularity in a way so many famous people would after her. Kind of a kardashian 1. 0. Juju the day before her 77th birthday, she passed away pleas pacific northwestfully, surrounded by family, including her devoted husband of 46 years, allen hamil. Born in 1946, in san bruno, california, sommers began acting in the late 60s. Her first credited role, the blond driving the white thunderbird in george lucas 1973 film american graffiti. Why do fools fall in love wait, what did you say . Juju but her life changed when she landed the role of chrissy, one of three platonic roommates on Threes Company. I always say its a little homey touches that make a home homier. I was always proud of that character because she had a moral code. She wouldnt take your husband or boyfriend. She would never lie to you. Juju the abc show became a smash hit, and somers became a household name. She spoke to Barbara Walters in 1979. Do you think of yourself as sexy . Yeah, i am. My husband thinks im sexy, and i believe him. Juju but summers left after just five seasons. She says she demanded to be paid the same as her costar, john ritter. I was the first female who asked to be paid parity with men, and i got shot down. Who the would have thought that chrissy snow would be the feminist. When she held out to get more money from Threes Company, that really paved the way for more prime time stars to insist that they get paid what theyre worth. Also, that more women get paid what they were worth as opposed to what men were getting. Juju but back in 1981, sommers was written off the show. My career was dead because the public got mad at me for being greedy. And really what i was asking for, i still think that i deserved it. She was seen as kind of a pariah, and there was a lot of question what she would do to get back in show business after that. Reporter but sommers found away forward. I felt sorry for myself, maybe for the first time in my career, for one year. And one day i heard a voice, why are you focused on what you dont have . Why dont you focus on what you do have . And then my voice in my head said, you have enormous visibility. Everybody in this country knows your name. And i thought, god, we can do something with that. Juju with her manager turned husband by her side, sommers took her talents to las vegas, starring in her own variety show. Yes, hes a tramp, i adore him juju and proudly leveraged her famous face and signature good looks to become a savvy marketer and infomercial royalty, most famously for the thigh master. It became a phenomenon. We ended up selling over 10 million thigh masters. Reporter sommers continued to work in hollywood, appearing in tv shows and movies, including the hit 90s show step by step with patrick duffy, which ran for seven seasons. This keeps up, ill be Walking Around here buck naked. I have no problem with that. Buck. Juju sommers never shied away are from her age. You know what this is, suzanne . Thats the fountain of youth. You own it apparently. Reporter i spoke with her in 2012 at her home in palm springs. Celebrities would never sit down and say im 65. Look at me. So im saying that, because i want you, one day when youre this age to go suzanne did it. I can do it too. A whole lot of shaking going on juju embodying the mantra, youre only as old as you feel, at 68, she lit up the stage on dancing with the stars. I honestly love my ainge. I love it. I look forward to next year. As long as i can still wear my high heels and my short skirts. Juju sommers insisted that her vitality came from a nontraditional approach to health and wellness. She wrote 25 books on the subject, including 14 best sellers, at times drawing controversy, some of what sommers advocates in her books is not backed up by the mainstream medical community. Yeah, everybody is different. All i can do is put it out there. I feel that by example, others will want what i have. Juju in 2000, she was first diagnosed with Breast Cancer. This july, sommers announced her Breast Cancer had returned, writing on instagram, i know how to put on my battle gear, and im a fighter. The night before she died, sommers read a poem from her husband, which he shared on instagram, describing her love. There are no words, there are no actions, no promises. We are one. I am in love with you, my beautiful suzanne, for all of eternity. The message is be grateful for the highs and be grateful for the lows, because its in the lows where you learn. When youre down here and you got the blues and nothing is going your way, thats the opportunity right in there. Byron some would call that a sermon. Our thanks to juju. Well be right back. My a1c was up here; now, its down with rybelsus®. His a1c . Its down with rybelsus®. My doctor told me rybelsus® lowered a1c better than a leading branded pill and that people taking rybelsus® lost more weight. I got to my a1c goal and lost some weight too. Rybelsus® isnt for people with type 1 diabetes. 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