. it s good to be back with you in this second hour of chris jansing reports. we have breaking news, a u.s. official and a diplomat in the region tell nbc news one american could be among the hostages released today. just moments ago, the red cross transported two former captives over the border as urgent talks continue to extend the truce in gaza, possibly by another two days. we re live in tel aviv with the latest. plus, hamas now claiming that three hostages, a ten-month old baby, his 4-year-old brother and their mom will not be coming home, and that all three were killed during the fighting. israel is still looking to confirm that. also ahead, we ll talk to the former director of the cia about the challenges of bringing the remaining hostages home with israel ready to return to combat at any given moment. then later, a set for the angels, the heart wrenching tribute for the young lives cut short at an israeli music festival. so much to get to in this hour, but i
i think it was complete insanity. he was her mentor, her virginia v svengali, to have a party in the same building with where her body is decomposing it made no sense to me. even though he says whitney would want the party to go on, i don t think she would have wanted it to go on that very evening. i think anything, even if he wanted to have the party, they could have moved it. it just felt very gauche to me and a bit eerie. i know whitney and her mother, her mother is active in the community and all, not as close to james brown and michael but i know them what bothers me is the negative, negative, negative and not even dealing with even the strength of her mother, cissy houston, and how these families, even when you deal with these stories about finances, how these families sometimes are the only thing that keeps these artists going when everyone else have
to get through the shock? my understanding is there wasn t really enough time. people were already arriving, people were already there. there wasn t enough time for them to actually stop it. as puffy said last night, this is a party. whitney would have loved this. that s who she was. she enjoyed having a good time and laughing and being with people. so in many ways it was a fitting tribute for that to continue, for the party to go on. alicia, what do you think whitney houston s lasting legacy will be? i think err lasting legacy will be her voice. we covered that party, if you want to call it that last night. clive davis who introduced her at that event 20-something years ago said whitney would want the party, the show to go on. she had all these trials and trib layings, you saw her downfall. you cannot deny that beautiful voice she had before the drugs ravaged it. you cannot deny it. that thankfully, will live on certainly. alicia corals and allison
he hasn t gotten gratitude from rush. let s listen about what happens to the republican nominee if this process continues. the longer this goes on, the longer obama can t attack our nominee because we don t have one. you heard him salivating over what they have waiting for romney. the longer obama is delayed with the media from attacking the better. i also happen to agree with the notion that the longer this thing goes on and the longer it takes for the realization to sink in that conservatism is what will be the deciding factor whether we win or lose. that s good too. conservatism is the deciding factor is not an argument for romney. not at all. i think what s fascinating, it s interesting to see rush spin this. this is good for the party to go on. i think a lot of people have been trying to think about this in 2008. there was a lot of worrying and
let s listen about what happens to the republican nominee if this process continues. the longer this goes on, the longer obama can t attack our nominee because we don t have one. you heard him salivating over what they have waiting for romney. the longer obama is delayed with the media from attacking the better. i also happen to agree with the notion that the longer this thing goes on and the longer it takes for the realization to sink in that conservatism is what will be the deciding factor whether we win or lose. that s good too. conservatism is the deciding factor is not an argument for romney. not at all. i think what s fascinating, it s interesting to see rush spin this. this is good for the party to go on. i think a lot of people have been trying to think about this