A 16yearold is dead and other victims are recovering following the shooting at a house party. How School Leaders say theyre making sure their students are supported following the weekend violence. Good morning to you. Thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. Im marcus washington. Im laura garcia. The latest out of the middle east. We have a live look at gaza city at this hour. Leaders say the total number of confirmed deaths now tops 5,000, including more than 2,000 children. The Biden Administration is advising israel to hold off on plans for a Ground Invasion for now. The plea comes following the release of two american hostages on friday. The white house says more time is needed to negotiate the releases of other hostages. In the meantime, the Israeli Military is notifying the families of 222 hostages taken by hamas, including foreign nationals. New video right now of a third convoy of aid trucks rolling through the rafah crossing from egypt today. Lines of empty trucks could