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>> attacks represent a direct threat to international commerce and freedom of navigation. houthis are pulling the trigger, iran is providing the guns. >> john: that was nsc communications coordinator john kirby moments ago saying it is iran who was arming the houthi rebels, the same houthi rebels shooting drones towards navy ships. >> sandra: just yesterday, forced to shoot down another houthi drone in the red sea. united states has yet to take real direct retaliatory military action toward the houthis. awaiting a briefing from the pentagon and bring you the latest as we get it. >> j...

[bombing] >> it was obvious that we'll be back in war. hamas is not for peace. they do not want to co-exist. they want to be, for us to be eliminated. sorry, it's not gonna happen, ever. >> john: black smoke and explosions filling the skies over gaza as israel resumes the war against hamas. john roberts in washington. so begins a friday afternoon. >> sandra: good to be with you. sandra smith in new york. after a week-long truce which saw more than 100 hostages released, talks to extend that ceasefire collapsed after israel said hamas launched more rockets toward southern israel and f...

close, could bring some of the hostages home very soon, but i don't want to get into details or things because nothing is done until it's done. and we have more to say, we will. but things are looking good at the moment. >> sandra: at this hour, awaiting updates from both the state department and the pentagon on the war in the middle east of a the president there says a hostage deal with hamas is very close and he is optimistic. and also an update is expected from the pentagon a short time from now after the u.s. military carried out an airstrike last night, killing several militants...

airport hours and hours earlier and be prepared for any contingency. >> if you have to go to the airport, you better plan ahead, at least 3 to 4 hours ahead of time. >> wet weather from the south to the northeast could impact some on time arrivals and departures. some folks say that's why travelling early pays off. >> more people want to work right up to the last minute and then get their flight and it's congested and hectic and i would rather enjoy my time with family and friends without the stress of it all. >> a current look across the country right now, more than 2,000 delays and...

"the story" starts right now. >> martha: thanks, john and sandra. good afternoon. i'm martha maccallum. there's a lot at stake and going on behind chosed doors at this hour. we have high level meetings among members of the israeli government, possibly deciding if there is a deal that they can pass in their government to free some of the faces and the people behind them that you're seeing right now on your screen. about 50 hostages, women and children, in this first group is what is being considered right now. would be an exchange for a multiday pause in fighting and also for the rele...