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a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news in israel. new pictures of the emotional moments four hostages are reunited with their families, after being rescued during a daring daytime raid in central gaza. these pictures were taken at the hospital and provided by the israeli prime ministers office. those rescued include this woman , noa argamani, who became the face of the hostage crisis when h...

office. and in the midst of all of this, president biden will meet with stacey abrams, the woman widely credited helping flip the state of georgia and hand democrats control of the house. it comes at a critical time for voting rights in the peach state. sweeping new voting restrictions could be voted on as soon as monday. more on all of that coming up but first i want to bring in my colleague kelly odonnell at the white house and blayne alexander in atlanta. kelly, this trip has take...

the courthouse. three big decisions just came down from the judge, what are they and how do they affect the trial? >> these are major decisions. the judge in this trial ruled that he was going to deny a motion from chauvins attorney to delay the trial. the defense complained about the pretrial publicity and asked the judge to for this relief bill. they say it will just not be able to be avoided. and two he says he doesnt believe anywhere in the state of minnesota that the tension of th...

and that should make it easier for schools to meet the requirements. president biden will leave for atlanta, georgia. the president will be visiting the cdc just after this new guidance came out. theres a live look at joint base andrews. they say that they are about to hit the vaccination goal of 100 million doses a day. they will do it today, i should say, the original plan was for the president and vice president to promote that package. but the shooting changed those plans. now th...

of massachusetts and utah and they did a study looking at half a million kids in massachusetts comparing students three and six feet apart. there are a lot of caveats. in areas of high transmission, they want to keep the high school and junior high school at six feet apart. lets say where there is a choir or singing, you want to increase that. the most important part to mention about these guidelines -- it depends on a lot of things. first of all, the amount of ventilation in a classro...

school in person. federal health officials now say students need to remain only 3 feet apart as opposed to 6 feet as long as everyone is wearing a mask. that is a major policy change of interest to so many parents and so many kids who are eager to close the laptop on telelearning and get back to the classroom. well have much more on that in just a moment. the presidents visit to atlanta was originally scheduled as part of the white houses help is here tour, touting that $2 trillion r...

protesters gathering in tel aviv her weekly demonstration. the clouds have been there for months, now demanding new elections and the return of all the hostages. here is what we know about the mission that led to todays rescue of those four. ♪ ♪ i bid you all a very good day from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome in to "alex witt reports". we begin with this breaking news. the new reaction and emotional reunions as four israeli hostages have been rescued alive after b...

the shipping canal this week. nasa astronauts butch wilmore and williams gave a special look inside the star liner couple. docked at the international space station on thursday. the veteran is a board that station for 80 days before returning back to earth. and the parachute an assisted landing. this will be first for a nasa mission. and what we know about the rescue of four israelis during daylight hours in central gaza. a very good day to all of you. from msnbc world headquarters i...

welcome to this bbc news coronavirus special programme. ministers have sought to reassure people about the roll out of the coronavirus vaccine amid a reduction in supply which means most people in their 40s will now have to wait till may for a jab. the government insists it will still offer all adults their first dose by the end ofjuly, but in the commons earlier today the health secretary confirmed supplies would become tighter in the weeks ahead. the bbc understands a delay in the de...

hiroshi sasaki, suggested comedian naomi wattanabi, who is a plus—size model, should wear pig ears, at the opening ceremony. he later apologised, admitting it was "a huge insult". rule that the doctor richard friedman fitness to practice is impaired by reason of its misconduct. it would not consider what sanction if any to impose. —— the ioc has ruled that the doctor. next to the all—england championships in badminton where all of indonesias players and a turkish competitor hav...