release after 48 days of fighting in gaza is now underway. israel waiting to accept 13 women and children who were kidnapped on october 7th. israeli media reports that hostages have been transferred to egypt. the four-day cease-fire in gaza setting the stage for that deal at midnight. it appears to be holding. but as the idf now awaits the final transfer of the first round of freed hostages, israel s focus is on getting back all of the nearly 140 people hamas has held for 48 days. welcome to a very special hour of america s newsroom. i m molly line. good morning, griff. griff: good morning, i m griff jenkins. it is indeed a special hour. bill and dana have the day off. as we watch in exchange for those first 13 hostages israel offering up other prisoners. the amount of prisoner israel gives up is not the top concern. molly: alex hogan has details on the unfolding exchange and cease-fire. first we begin with trey yengst live at an air base in southern israel where the ho