There may be an imminent agreement for a ceasefire however temporary between how hamas and is real. They expressed hope that a deal could be reached and optimism grew but there were significant obstacles and anybody covering the story of the past few months knew that hopes of a ceasefire are dashed by realities on the ground and one of visual s obstacles and demands was that hamas should give a detailed list of hostages who would be released under the terms of any future agreement. Of course, in exchange for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. That list has not been provided by hamas. There are thought to be about 134 hostages held by hamas and other groups in gaza. About 30 of those may actually be there. If you wanted to know who was still alive, there. If you wanted to know who was stillalive, he there. If you wanted to know who was still alive, he was going to be released. That has not been forthcoming so we understand it is not official, but we understand from several well pla
looking lost and dazed and confused during the ongoing nato summit that has taken place in lithuania. unfortunately the start of his trip was not much better either. yesterday he appeared to awkwardly use king charles for balance, hanging onto him and walk with a noticeable stiffness we will call it. later he seemed to forget where he was, distracted in conversation with a british soldier before having to be led away by king charles. move this way, mr. president. whatever. i can t do it. since becoming president joe s time in office has been nothing but one embarrassment after another. the economy is in shambles. world affairs could not be any worse than there. now joe also skipped out on tonight s dinner with other nato leaders sending secretary of state tony blinken in his place. that should give you all the confidence. according to officials he has a big speech tomorrow and a four day. week which is frankly too much for your week, frail, cognitive mess of a president to ha
minutes? the lead starts right now. from iowa to new hampshire to the white house, candidate hit parade, kissed babies, and tried to make their case face to face with voters with one notable exception. then a burst of blast, but not fireworks. three more mass shootings in texas, indiana, and philadelphia are the latest sites of a uniquely american tragedy. plus, hidden cameras in the women s locker room exposed a troubling pattern of sexism and abuse. in this case, it was the police behind the offense. see what a cnn investigation reveals, and meet the brave women who want answers. welcome to a special edition of the lead. i m abby phillip in for jake tapper. we start with our politics lead. today is independence day in america, but it is no holiday for the many who are hoping to become the country s next commander in chief. republicans are all out on the campaign trail in the key battleground states of iowa, new hampshire, where voters pride themselves on getting
to mike tobin in chicago on the holiday crime surge showing no signs of ending. mike? starting in philadelphia, edward, identification of the gunman through the official channels. no answer for a man walking up the street in philadelphia and randomly shooting at people. the man had an ar rifle and 9 millimeter pistol and ski mast. he had a scanner to listen to the police. his first victim fled into a house and died of his gunshot wounds there. more information about the investigation is waiting. law enforcement made it clear this gunman will face multiple counts of murder and a psalm. another mass shooting on the west side. a holiday gathering right @midnight after the event shut down. gun fire created panic and blood shed. a lot of foot traffic, vehicle traffic. still file works were being shot off. people trying to flee the area from the multiple gun shots. it was difficult for them to navigate in to the area. back to the latest information in philadelphia, police the
white house deals with the fallout over that cocaine found inside the west wing on sunday. secret service officials expect to wrap up their investigation in ex week, but are downplaying expectations of those findings. and the white house is trying to pivot attention off the probe and onto today s jobs report with what they say is bidenomics working for the american people. correspondent mark meredith is following it all, joins us live from the north lawn with the latest. good evening mark. reporter: bret, good evening to you. tonight top white house aides say they do not believe national security was compromised after someone brought drugs into the west wing but tonight the white house says they re still looking into this. like the secret service and the rest of us, trying to figure out how those drugs ended up here in the first place. mr. president, any update on the cocaine. president biden once again ignored reporters questions about cocaine found in the white house.