will prevail. for our sake, for your sake, for peace and security in our region and in the world. mr. president, for the people of israel, there s only one thing better than having a true friend like you standing with us, and that is having you standing in this room. your visit here is the first visit of an american president in israel at a time of war. it is deeply, deeply moving. it speaks to the depth of your personal commitment to israel. it speaks to the depth of your personal commitment to the future of the jewish people and jewish state. so i know i speak for all the people of israel when i say, thank you, mr. president. thank you for standing with israel today, tomorrow, and always. that happened in the past hour and a lot has happened in the past 24 hours. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu showing appreciation for president biden s visit amid the country s war with hamas. that meeting happening just moments ago kicking off an extremely busy day for the pres
hamas. john: first time the president has spoken publicly since israel and hamas reached a deal to extend their truce by another two days. will he have anything to say about the roughly 8 to 9 americans still being held captive? sandra: monitoring his remarks for headlines as we begin a second hour of america reports . here we go, i m sandra smith in new york. john: good to be with you again after the holiday. john roberts in washington. here is where things stand at this hour. humanitarian pause in gaza has entered its fourth day now. the white house says hamas has committed to releasing another 20 women and children over two days. sandra: it is unclear if any 20 would be americans and the administration admitted this afternoon that all it can do is hope for the best. we certainly hope we will see them and hopefully today and if not today, over the next couple of days. we want to see them back with their families where they belong as well. we are not involved in t
hospital tonight. first, those new images this evening. the israeli military claiming video showing a hamas tunnel beneath the al shifa hospital, where israel had claimed hamas operates an underground command center. tonight, also the laptop the israelis say they discovered there, with photos and videos of some of the more than 200 hostages. and they say the body of a hostage has now been found near the hospital. and the latest tonight on the efforts to get some of the hostages out. matt gutman standing by with new reporting in israel. also tonight, my interview with secretary blinken on the hostages, on the evidence at al shifa hospital, and on the summit here in the u.s. president biden and china s president xi. military communications back up between the two countries. progress on fentanyl. and secretary blinken on the moment biden called president xi a dictator after the summit. also breaking, the verdict in the attack on former speaker pelosi s husband, paul pelosi
multiple people rushed to the hospital tonight. first, those new images this evening. the israeli military claiming video showing a hamas tunnel beneath the al shifa hospital, where israel had claimed hamas operating an understood ground command center. tonight, the laptop the israelis say they discovered there, with photos and slvideos of some of e more than 200 hostages. and they say the body of a hostage has been found near the hospital. and the latest tonight on the efforts to get some of the hostages out. matt gutman standing by with new reporting in israel. also tonight, my interview with secretary blinken, on the hostages, on the evidence at al shifa hospital, and on the sum hit mere in the u.s. president biden and china s president xi. military communications back up between the two countries. progress on fentanyl. and secretary blinken on the moment biden called president xi a dictator after the summit. also breaking, the verdict in the attack on former speaker