No clear evidence of that. President biden yesterday on 60 minutes doubling down on a warning to others in the middle east. It comes as the u. S. Military is increasing its presence in the region amid a threat from iran and hezbollah. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken back in israel this morning to continue diplomatic talks after a weekend of meetings with leaders in the middle east. Meanwhile, in gaza, Palestinian Civilians are in dire need of humanitarian aid. Well go live to israelgaza border for the very latest on all of that in just a moment. Also ahead, an update on the speakers race here at home. Republicans have a vote planned for tomorrow, but it appears the nominee once again does not have the support needed to win. There is so much news on this monday morning. There really is. Probably the most important election in europe. Oh, my gosh. Over the past decade. Poland. I dont think thats an overstatement in poland. Right now, it looks like the pro west, pro european, the
turtle doves that flew up 25% since last year. our coverage continues with one mr. wolf blitzer in the situation room. i ll see you tomorrow. happening now, breaking news. ten more israeli hostages are now free and safe in israel, including a woman who also is a u.s. citizen. we re standing by for new information about their release just a short while ago and their condition after more than seven weeks in brutal captivity. all this comes as the truce between israel and hamas is due to end just a few hours from now following a six-day pause in the fighting. the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is now in israel amid urgent negotiations aimed at extending the truce and potentially allowing more hostages to be released. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv, and you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. the new group of hostages released by hamas has now arrived here in israel, in
behind. still, u.s. officials have maintained there is intelligence hamas was acting from within the complex. one big question is what does the operation do for hostage negotiations? a number of outlets are reporting a deal could be close at hand to release dozens of women and children. joining us now from tel aviv is nbc news foreign correspondent raf sanchez. raf, it s good to have you. let me ask you about al shifa hospital, the israelis have said they believe hamas is operating below the hospital. they have intelligence pointing to that. the u.s. says they have intelligence pointing to that as well. has the evidence they have produced so far backed that up? reporter: katy, literally in the last couple of minutes, the israeli military has released what it says is a video showing a tunnel shaft opening on the grounds of al shifa hospital. now, nbc news has not independently verified that. but israel is pointing to what it says is a tunnel opening as proof of its broader c
a gun and grenades hidden behind an mri machine. a stash of guns in a closet. military gear and uniforms. israel calling it proof hamas is using the hospital as a command center. hamas denying that. and what about the potentially thousands of civilians including dozens of premature babies taking shelter there? our team embedded with israeli forces in gaza. also tonight, face-to-face, president biden greeting chinese leader xi jinping in california. can the two leaders find a path to ease tensions? the deadly bus crash investigation. what we re learning about the six killed including three students. our nbc news exclusive, never-before-seen footage from the alec baldwin movie rust. baldwin seen firing a gun and speaking to the cinematographer later fatally shot. i m going to shoot right. want me to go on the outside of the camera? it comes as baldwin faces potential new charges. and she s been called the michael jordan of field hockey making history as the ncaa s
i m jose diaz-balart. overnight in washington, violent clashes between police and protesters outside the democratic national committee headquarters as tensions erupt over the israel-hamas war. meanwhile, overseas, israeli forces storm gaza s main hospital for the second time in 24 hours. what israel claims they found inside. china reacts to president biden calling xi jinping a dictator, just hours after the critical meeting between the two world leaders. breaking moments ago, the house ethics committee has released its report on its investigation into republican congressman george santos. and senator tammy duckworth joins us to talk about that and tommy tuberville s block on military promotions. we begin this hour in washington, d.c. where last night a violent clash broke out between pro-palestinian protesters and capitol police, just outside dnc headquarters. among the hundreds of people in attendance, police said dozens of demonstrators got into a shoving match with