israeli forces say two israeli hostages have been released and more are expected to be handed over soon. it comes after renewed violence in gaza and jerusalem in the last 24 hours. will this affect the chances of extending the truce deal beyond today? global reaction to the death of former secretary of state henry kissinger at 100. and the u.s.-mexico border, a record number of migrants are dying at the el paso sector. we re going to speak with a journalist who reports it is so bad, residents are oftentimes stumbling over bodies in the desert and even in the towns. and new this morning, republican congressman george santos has a warning to his colleagues if they vote to expel him from congress. that is going to be the undoing of a lot of members of this body because this will haunt them in the future. and we begin this hour with more on the breaking news in the israel-hamas war. at this moment, we are awaiting the release of more hostages just about an hour after two