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path of destruction, we will make sure they get there, and we have shown enormous progress in reaching that goal. >> kevin: major spielman, always a pleasure, the best to you and your countrymen as we continue to follow this story. >> thank you so much. >> arthel: absolutely the best, sir. absolutely. 2:00 p.m. on the east coast, 9:00 p.m. in israel. a special edition of "america reports". i'm arthel neville. we are waiting to hear from president biden. meanwhile, here with my friend kevin corke. >> kevin: great to be with you. we are anticipating hearing from president biden, he'll be apparently making a statement and commenting on the first wave of hostages being released. he is in nantucket, massachusetts, lucas tomlinson is there, we'll go to that as soon as we have it. but arthel, kick it off with trey yingst. >> arthel: we are going to wait for the president but first trey yingst in southern israel, we have heard a lot from the idf. and some of the hostages have been released and everyone in israel, they are breathing a sigh of relief because of it, the war is far from over. friday night, 9:00 p.m., an air of joy but yet still a lot of distrust. tell us -- tell us more, trey. >> arthel, absolutely. we are here in front of the air base in southern israel. there are a group of israelis behind us in this air base now, and they are receiving treatment. we understand that two out of the 13 people who were released were taken to medical facilities immediately by helicopter, likely in need of more medical care. as a straight deal, there were ten thai hostages released and one filipino national. all of this was taken place amid a lot of uncertainty in the air here. the ceasefire went into effect at 7:00 a.m. local time. and almost immediately it was violated by hamas, there were two rocket alerts in southern israel. and raised questions if the ceasefire was going to hold. but since this morning it's quiet across gaza. an opportunity for both sides to relax after 49 days of conflict. with that said, the israelis remain on high alert. they understand that there will be intense days of battle ahead this. is simply a four-day pause in the fighting to get an estimated 50 israeli hostages out in exchange for 150 palestinian prisoners. and seen images from jerusalem and from the west bank, palestinian prisoners are starting to be released. and this indicates everything at least so far is going according to plan. with that said, the israelis say they have not yet received the list of hostages that are supposed to be released tomorrow. so, the release of hostages for tomorrow could be delayed despite the fact that 13 were released today. and so it's a lot of fluid parts moving in this story. we continue to follow the developments on the ground. you heard from rear admiral daniel hagari earlier today, the israeli military spokesman who discussed preparations to continue fighting. there's a real understanding that hamas and islamic jihad will use this lull in battle to basically reorganize and get ready for the fighting ahead. but again tonight, israel confirming and breathing a sigh of relief after 13 of their hostages were released by hamas as part of this larger deal negotiated by the qataris. arthel, kevin. >> arthel: we'll take a pause for that bit of good news right there. trey yingst reporting in southern israel. thank you, trey. kevin. >> kevin: good news indeed, i'll say. go to lucas tomlinson travelling with the president, as we await the remarks of the hostages released. big day in nantucket, lucas. >> it sure is. any minute we are expecting to hear from president biden, setting up at a local hotel, the president will speak after the first 24 hostages have been released from gaza, although it's notable, kevin, it does not include any americans. up to ten american hostages that are being held inside gaza by hamas and the president we heard the first statement, he said this deal should include some americans. they are expecting up to three american citizens to be released among the first 50 over the next 3 or 4 days. so we are waiting president biden's remarks in nantucket any minute now. >> kevin: great stuff. we will touch base with you. we continue our coverage, your reaction to what lucas is just telling us, the president expected to speak. what might he say in a circumstance like this, and i think it's also fair to ask, does he know more than he'll be sharing with the american people? >> well, the last question, i certainly hope he knows a lot more than he's going to share with the american public. the big question is, like you started out, what is he going to say. i mean, this administration has been very clear from the very beginning that they wanted to halt or slow down the israeli offensive, they wanted to focus on getting the hostages out. but the number one objective, and also the best for u.s. american citizens peace and security long-term as well as israelis is the defeat of hamas. i hope he says something about that. >> arthel: captain sadler, i would like to find out what you think in the meantime as we wait to hear what the president is going to say. what do you make of the fact that hamas has not yet released a list of the next wave of hostages that are supposed to be released tomorrow. >> there's two pieces of this. in the last few days, you have members of the white house, the national security adviser admitting that they think hamas has subcontracted out their terror to a lot of other groups and criminal organizations inside gaza, so they have lost control of the hostages. that could be one part. the other is it was no secret that hamas on october 7th intentionally going and getting elderly people as well as women and children, young children, and taking them back to hold them hostage so that they could run the clock and hold off an israeli offensive. so, there's two things at play here and probably a little bit of both. >> kevin: i want to dive in and ask you about something that we have been covering for the last several hours and it's been happening for quite a bit of time. 73 attacks on u.s. forces in iraq and syria, dating back to october 17th. why is this happening, what does that mean, and could this expand the conflict in the region? i think that's got to be a legitimate concern. >> the first thing, the conflict has spread beyond gaza and that's by the design of iran, the finance, as well as ideological lead. you had a u.s. destroyer shoot down again houthi launch from yemen in the red sea. so it's already happening. what's really driving this beyond iran's active support is the fact the united states has not for two years acted more forcefully and gone after the iranian leadership in and working physically in iraq and syria, going after those leadership as was done before, so they have an effect, the type of language and activity the iranian people understand, and we have been lucky we have not seen more american casualties. >> arthel: captain sadler, congressman issa basically shared your sentiments saying iran is the head of the snake that needs to be cut off and says the international community, the leaders are saying yes, we support some sort of aggressive action toward iran to stop them in their tracks. if america has that support, why is america not acting? >> i think for the biden administration, i think politically here domestic politics is driving some of their hesitancy. it's no secret a large part of the party does support hamas, unfortunately, or at least the palestinian movement that's misdirected and misled right now, and so i think domestic politics is part of the answer. the other is what international leadership says publicly is one thing but the private support and facilitation of a lot more sharper military action, that's what i would be looking for and perhaps we are starting to see some of that. >> kevin: if i may piggy back off that question, we talked earlier about this idea going all the way back to 1979, if you want to take it that far back, it is a complicated, a complicated relationship in the region because we do have partners in the region and yet we have to at some point you would imagine finally and be determined to end what has been happening at iran all the way back to the fall of shah, is that overstating what the u.s. policy is and/or should be. >> i think it's important to take what is very complex on its surface and boil it down to its simplest points and iran is that simplest point. as long as there is a fanatical religious leader in power in iran, we are not going to see the end of the radicalization or attacks on american innocents in the future. victory in hamas is a small piece, a small step to that and i hope the administration can support israel to that end until it actually is achieved. >> kevin: and i think it's critical and people have said as much and you would agree to separate the leadership in iran from the people of iran, there is some great people there. always a pleasure, arthel, over to you. >> arthel: the stage is set for the president to speak, we are going to squeeze in a quick break before he begins. stay tuned. 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hamas terrorists have released 24 hostages, 13 israelis, ten thai citizens, one filipino citizen. president biden expected to make remarks on this very tenuous situation any moment now. but right now, lucas tomlinson is travelling with the president, spending the weekend in nantucket for this thanksgiving holiday weekend. what are you hearing? do you have an idea of what the president says? i know we can't say much, but tone or anything you can tell us? >> arthel, officials say president biden is going to be thanking the amir of qatar and egypt and benjamin netanyahu, and about the president's remarks, about the 24 hostages released, it's important to note 200 hostages remain and up to ten american citizens, including the 3-year-old american girl, miss, excuse me, abigail, and it's notable we are receiving word four more attacks on u.s. forces in the middle east on thanksgiving day, that brings the total to over 72 attacks, 73 exactly in the last month. so we'll also have to see if president biden will address that as well. these increased attacks on u.s. forces. attacks by iranian proxy groups, those attacks continue. perhaps we will see more airstrikes in the near future. arthel. >> kevin: lucas, i'll take it from here, inside the two-minute warning. quickly, what are you hearing about a possible second wave if at all. do we have any news on that front? >> certainly officials here at the white house want to see more american hostages released, see more hostages released. remember, this deal was for 50 hostages to be released. so far, 24. about 50% of the way there, and this is a four-day truce. some time in the next day or two we should be getting the rest of the hostages out and you see the notebook up on the lectern, the second wave of u.s. airstrikes, if that's what you meant, as the attacks ramped up i asked john kirby a few days ago, are you seeing any of these attacks decreasing against u.s. forces. he said the opposite. the attacks have gone up. so perhaps more american airstrikes in the region. >> kevin: as we look at the lectern, looks like the president about to speak shortly. in circumstances like this, you usually will bring the notebook out, and then after that, usually they will make sure that the room is clear, or in this case, that the president is prepared to walk in, they'll usually make remarks fairly quickly and then leave unless this is a circumstance where they want to throw us a bit of a curveball and take a question or two. any sense on that end, lucas, that someone may be able to shout maybe the pool and get a question to the president? >> that's right, kevin. the pool is gathered and for our viewers, that means some of the reporters travelling with the president, certainly a number of print reporters there and some of our other tv colleagues will be in the room. so, after the president makes remarks we'll see if he takes any questions. and here is the president. >> all right. yesterday families all across america gathered together with their loved ones and to give thanks. we must be thankful for in america. the food on our table, the family and loved ones on our homes, and many blessings that come from living in the greatest nation on earth. today we can also be thankful of the families being recruited and reunited with loved ones who have been held hostage for nearly 50 days. beginning this morning under a deal reached by extensive u.s. diplomacy, including numerous calls i've made from the oval office to leaders across the region, fighting in gaza will halt for four days. this deal also is structured to allow a pause to continue for more than 50 hostages to be released. that's our goal. this morning i've been engaged with my team as we began the first difficult days of implementing this deal. it's only a start, but so far it's gone well. earlier this morning 13 israeli hostages released, elderly woman, a grandmother, and mothers with young children, some under the age of 6 years old. separately, several thai nationals and filipino nationals were also kidnapped by hamas on the 7th, they were released as well. all these hostages have been through a terrible ordeal. and this is the beginning of a long journey of healing for them. the teddy bears waiting to greet those children at the hospital are a stark reminder of the trauma these children have been through. and at such a very young age. jill and i, jill is with me here, keeping them in our prayers today. today is a product of hard work and works of engagement. i along with my team have work and the clock to secure release. we saw this with the result of two american hostages in late october, followed by the release of two israeli hostages. i've consistently pressed for a pause in the fighting for two reasons. to accelerate and expand humanitarian assistance going into gaza and to facilitate release of hostages. over the past several weeks, i have spoken repeatedly with amir of qatar and others, and thank you all three leaders. i spoke with the amir and president el-sisi, and today's release the start of a process. we expect more hostages to be released tomorrow, and more the day after and more the day after that. over the next few days we expect dozens of hostages will be returned to their families. we also remember all those who are still being held, and renew our commitment to work for their release as well. two american women and 1 4-year-old child remain missing. we will not stop until we bring them home and answer to their whereabouts. i remain in contact with the leaders of qatar, egypt and israel to make sure it stays on track and every aspect of the deal is implemented. you know, this extended pause in the fighting brings a critical opportunity to deliver much needed food, medicine, water and fuel to the civilians in gaza and not wasting one single minute. since my trip to israel last month, focused on delivery of humanitarian assistance to gaza in coordination with the united nations and red cross. i spoke with my special envoy for an update and asked him to monitor our progress hour by hour and keep me personally informed. from the beginning, we put in place mechanisms to prevent hamas from diverting these supplies. and we are continuing that effort. to make sure aid gets to the people who need it. more than 200 trucks arrived at a crossing point in egypt into gaza today. these trucks carry food and medicine, as well as fuel and cooking gas. the fuel will be used not only to power the trucks delivering this lifesaving supplies, but for desalinization, hospitals, water wells and bakeries, and hundreds more trucks in position as well ready to enter gaza to support the innocent palestinians who are suffering greatly because of this war that hamas has unleashed. hamas doesn't give a damn about them. we also look to the future as we look to the future we have to end this cycle of violence in the middle east. we need to renew our resolve to pursue the two-state solution, where israel list and palestinians can one day live side-by-side in a two-state solution, equal measure of dignity. two states for two peoples, and more important now more than ever. hamas unleashed this terrorist attack because they fear nothing more than israelis and palestinians living side-by-side in peace. you know, to continue down the path of terror and violence and killing and war is to give hamas what they seek, and we can't do that. so today let's continue to be thankful for all the families who are now and those who will soon be brought together again. i want to once again thank you the amir of qatar, president sisi of egypt and benjamin netanyahu to make what they have done possible and for continued leadership as we all keep working to implement this deal. and over the coming days i'll remain engaged with leaders throughout the middle east as we all work together to build a better future for the region. a future where this kinds of violence is unthinkable. a future all children in the region, every child, jewish, muslim, christian, israeli, palestinian, arab, grow up knowing only peace. that's what we do, we are waiting now, just a matter of i thought maybe as soon as by the time i got here, but in the next hour or so we'll know what the second wave of releases are. and i'm hopeful that it's as we anticipate. so, thank you all for listening. i'll take a few questions. >> mr. president, when will the first american hostages be released? >> we don't know when that will occur but we are going to be expected to occur, and we don't know what the list of all the hostages are and when they will be released but we know the numbers, they are going to be released. it's my hope and expectation it will be soon. >> of the time the americans are unaccounted for, do you know all o

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