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Greg Abbott Ends Gavin Newsom and Fleeing Texas Democrats with Hilarious, Brutal Message – RedState– redstate.com

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Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott ended Democrat Governor of California Gavin Newsom and Texas Democrats who fled the state with a hilarious, brutal message, saying he’s still got plenty in his arsenal in this fight over redistricting.

Speaking to Glenn Beck on his podcast on Wednesday, Abbott literally laughed off Newsom who threatened him the day before to stop his plans to vote on a new congressional map that will give Republicans five more seats or else he would, somehow, add five more seats in CA to nullify the move, in a state that Democrats have already gerrymandered to benefit their party.

SMOKING GUN? James Comey Caught Red-Handed In Bombshell Report– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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A bombshell set of newly declassified FBI documents is creating questions over former FBI Director James Comey’s role in shaping the “Russia collusion” narrative against President Donald Trump — and whether classified information was intentionally leaked to damage Trump’s presidency.

The revelations were discussed by Just the News founder John Solomon during an appearance on Fox News’ Hannity, where he detailed how Comey bypassed official FBI press channels to manipulate the media narrative in Washington. According to Solomon, Comey sought to rehabilitate his image among Democrats after the 2016 election while simultaneously harming Trump’s reputation.

“What you find out is that James Comey decided not to work through the FBI press office when he wanted to change the narrative

Cincinnati Leaders Demand Prosecution of Mob Attack Victims– slaynews.com

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Local leaders in Cincinnati are calling for white victims of a brutal downtown mob attack to face charges.

However, the city’s police union says the move is politically motivated and undermines the integrity of the investigation.

The July 26 assault at the corner of Fourth and Elm Streets left six people injured and sparked national outrage after video of the beating went viral.

All seven individuals arrested in the attack are African American.

Despite prosecutors identifying the white individuals targeted in the incident as victims, Democrat Ohio state Rep. Cecil Thomas and other city officials are demanding additional arrests.

 

US Foreign Population Down Over 2 Million Since Trump Took Office– www.westernjournal.com

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There was a massive and unprecedented decline in the foreign-born population in the United States between January and July of this year, with some 2.2 million fewer immigrants present in the country.

According to a Tuesday analysis of Current Population Survey data from the Center for Immigration Studies, the total “foreign-born population of all ages, both in and out of the labor force” decreased by an “unprecedented” 2.2 million during the first seven months of the year.

The falloff in the “total foreign-born” population was entirely comprised of non-citizens, as the number of naturalized U.S. citizens has “actually increased some since January,” per the analysis.

Keir Starmer praises Trump for opening door to possible Ukraine ceasefire– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised President Donald Trump during a gathering of European leaders ahead of the U.S.-Russia meeting in Alaska.

Starmer, who has maintained a tense but friendly relationship with the White House, championed Trump for arranging the meeting in Anchorage on Friday.

“For three and a bit years this conflict has been going, we haven’t got anywhere near … a viable way of bringing it to a ceasefire,” Starmer said. “Now we do have that chance, because of the work that the president has put in.”

Dem-Appointed Judge Lets Convict Walk — He’s Now Accused of Kidnapping a Mom and Her Kids– www.westernjournal.com

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A Kentucky man who was sentenced to 14 years in prison last year but was put back on the street five months after his sentencing has been arrested after a Louisville woman and her children were kidnapped at knifepoint.

Armond Langford. 32, was arrested Friday after a six-hour manhunt, according to WHAS-TV.

Before his arrest, a woman and her two children were kidnapped. The woman said she was forced to drive to a bank as Langford demanded $20,000.

“He opened our back door and told them to get in the car…. They got in the car. They drove to the bank. He held a knife at her the whole time, he was telling her to drive faster,” Brandon Strong, husband and father of the victims, told the TV station.

Trump Reveals ‘Long-Term Plan’ to Use Congress to Clean Up DC– www.dailysignal.com

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President Donald Trump told The Daily Signal he plans to work with Congress to extend the 30-day federalization of the Washington, D.C., police force.

“If it’s a national emergency, we can do it without Congress, but we expect to be before Congress very quickly,” Trump said at a press conference at the Kennedy Center. “And again, we think the Democrats will not do anything to stop crime, but we think the Republicans will do it almost unanimously.”

On Monday, Trump declared a state of emergency in Washington under the Home Rule Act, which allows the president to federalize the metropolitan police for 30 days. He said he plans to ask for “long-term extensions” because 30 days is not long enough.

Elon Musk’s Grok AI Labels Trump as D.C.’s ‘Most Notorious Criminal’ in Posts to X– www.breitbart.com

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Elon Musk’s “anti-woke” AI chatbot, Grok, has repeatedly claimed this week that President Donald Trump is Washington D.C.’s “most notorious criminal.”

Elon Musk’s Grok AI responded to user questions about crime in the U.S. capital by asserting that Trump’s felony convictions in New York have earned him the title of the city’s most notorious lawbreaker. The chatbot’s statements come in the wake of Trump’s announcement on Monday, in which he declared plans to federalize D.C.’s police department and deploy National Guard soldiers to the city’s streets, citing what he claims to be an “out of control” crime situation.



HUGE WIN: Appeals Court Reverses Lower Court’s Order, Allows President Trump to Cut Billions in Foreign Aid Payments | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

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A federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed a district court’s order and allowed President Trump to cut billions of foreign aid payments that Congress already approved.

A three-judge panel on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 ruling overruled a lower court’s order that blocked Trump from cutting billions of dollars to USAID.

The three judges included: Majority: Karen Henderson (George H.W. Bush), Gregory Katsas (Trump), and dissent: Florence Pan (Biden).

Major Study Links Covid ‘Vaccines’ to ‘Sudden Unnatural Death’ Surge– slaynews.com

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A bombshell new medical review warns that Covid shots, especially mRNA injections, are quietly fueling a surge in “sudden unnatural deaths,” hitting even young, healthy people with no prior warning signs.

The researchers sound the alarm of a “ticking time bomb” as Covid-vaccinated people who appear healthy continue to die suddenly and unexpectedly.

The multi-country research team was led by Dr. Sakshitha Potluri of Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences in India.

They pulled together peer-reviewed studies, global surveillance data, autopsy reports, and genetic research.

Their conclusion is explosive: these vaccines can trigger overlapping heart and brain failures that end in instant and fatal collapse.

 

Abortion Pill Sellers Abandon Women to Deliver Fully Formed Babies Into Toilets– www.lifenews.com

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In a recent study, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin examined data from Aid Access. This self-identifying “non-profit” telehealth abortion service ships Mifepristone and misoprostol to women in all 50 states. The authors of the study claimed that telemedicine has become a crucial access point for lower-income pregnant women seeking abortions.

Oh, the ignorance of the highly educated. 

The study’s glowing headline attempts to frame telehealth abortion as a lifeline for the poor. But when you pull back the curtain, you find a system that offloads risk onto women, shields abortionists from accountability, and leaves some of the most vulnerable in our society alone in pain, sometimes delivering fully formed babies into toilets.

After Roe v. Wade was mercifully overturned in 2022, Aid Access saw usage of its services spike in states with strong pro-life protections. The study found that telehealth abortions were more than twice as high in these states. Why? Abortion providers are skirting protective pro-life laws by mailing pills into states where unfettered abortion is no longer the law of the land.

“400% Increase” Reported by Company That Provides PAID PROTESTERS amid President Trump’s DC Crackdown– wltreport.com

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What if I told you there are almost certainly PAID PROTESTERS showing up at anti-Trump events in Washington DC lately?

I’m sure most of my readers wouldn’t be too shocked by that.

After all, we’ve covered the likelihood that Democrats in particular have been paying for warm bodies at public events for years, particularly during the 2024 election.

Even the Black Lives Matters rioters, with an apparent behind-the-scenes logistical team providing everything from food, water, PARTICIPANTS… and BRICKS?

HBO’s Hard Knocks Spotlights Buffalo Bills Player’s Christian Faith– thefederalist.com

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The latest episode of HBO Max’s hit series Hard Knocks featured a powerful segment on a Buffalo Bills player’s Christian faith.

The moment came during this season’s second episode, which aired on the aforementioned streaming service Tuesday night. The episode featured profiles on several prominent Bills players, including safety Damar Hamlin.

Most Americans are likely familiar with Hamlin from Buffalo’s January 2023 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals, during which he had to be driven off the field in an ambulance after abruptly going into cardiac arrest. The University of Pittsburgh alum appears to have made a full recovery in the years since, and returned to the Bills’ lineup as a regular starter in 2024.

While the Hard Knocks segment on Hamlin mentions his freak accident and charitable advocacy for CPR training, the more significant part of the profile is the focus on his Christian faith.

D.C. Circuit Court Affirms Trump’s Slashing Of USAID Waste– thefederalist.com

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President Donald Trump had the presidential and legal authority to terminate billions of taxpayer dollars to the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) and its countless overseas pet projects, the Washington D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed this week.

Ever since Trump issued his day-one executive order effectively freezing USAID’s wasting of Americans’ hard-earned dollars, judges have encroached on his presidential authority by hampering his power to impound, or “decline to spend the full amount of an appropriated fund.”

In its 2-1 ruling published on Wednesday, the D.C. Circuit Court not only reversed those attempts, but also paved the way to limit the number of lawsuits and subsequent injunctions designed to keep Trump from doing his job by curbing American subsidization of covert programs like Iraqi “Sesame Street,” LGBT initiatives abroad, and even meals for terrorists.

WH Fires Back After Claims Dem Rep Told Mexican Summit She’s ‘Proud Guatemalan Before I’m an American’ – RedState– redstate.com

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Democrat Rep. Delia Ramirez (IL) sparked controversy after reportedly declaring at the second annual Panamerican Congress held in Mexico that she is a proud Guatemalan before she is an American.

Ramirez, whose husband is a DACA recipient and defines her marriage as “mixed-status” on a campaign website, apparently made the controversial remarks this past weekend at what the Daily Caller has described as a “radical” summit organized by the director of an “anti-American organization.”

“I’m a proud Guatemalan before I’m an American,” she told the group while speaking in Spanish, according to the outlet’s translation.

The Daily Caller informs us that they “confirmed the translation of her statement with multiple Spanish speakers.”

ICE Applications SURGE Like Crazy After Passage Of ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ — Over 78,000 New Applicants!– wltreport.com

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This is amazing.

Since the passage of President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ which gave ICE a giant boost in funding for mass deportations, recruitment has been surging wildly.

Speaking to Fox News today, Acting Director Todd Lyons revealed the numbers.

He says that ICE recruitment has been flooded by nearly 78,000 new applicants wanting to join the force to help deport illegal criminals!

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Poll of Residents Stomps All Over Democrat Narrative About D.C. Crime – RedState– redstate.com

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Democrats are arguing that crime in Washington, D.C. is not a real “emergency.”

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said that. Democrats are now placing themselves in the crazy position of not wanting to do something to help alleviate crime because they hate President Donald Trump.

It’s a losing issue. And it’s taking positions like this that may explain why their approval is in the basement.

We’ve outlined a variety of things that have blown up that narrative — from the D.C Police Union saying, yes, there’s a real problem, to even MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough admitting he knew of Democrats and media who were privately cheering Trump’s action.

Sen. Cornyn Pens Letter to FBI Director Kash Patel Urging Him to Help Return Texas Democrats Who Fled the State– conservativeroof.com

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) asked the FBI to intervene to help bring back state House Democrats who left Texas earlier this week to block the GOP from advancing a congressional redistricting map.

In a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday, Cornyn said he wants the bureau to “take any appropriate steps to aid in Texas state law enforcement efforts to locate or arrest potential lawbreakers who have fled the state” before referring to the Democrats who left.

Dozens of Texas state House Democrats left for other states, including Illinois and New York, this week, preventing state Republicans from doing business in the House on Monday. The remaining representatives voted to issue civil arrest warrants to the Democrats, while Gov. Greg Abbott ordered their arrest later that day.

DOJ Requests DNI Docs Following Russiagate Criminal Referral– thefederalist.com

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has sent the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) a request for a treasure trove of documents related to the ongoing federal investigation into the Obama administration’s Russiagate operation, The Federalist has learned. According to a letter to ODNI senior adviser Paul McNamara, which was obtained by The Federalist, the DOJ has requested from ODNI a wide array of documents about the Obama administration’s 2016 and 2017 attempts to frame then-President-elect Donald Trump as an agent of Russia who stole the 2016 election from Hillary Clinton.

The request comes on the heels of the declassification and public release of records from late 2016 and 2017 which show how top intelligence and law enforcement officials — including former FBI Director James Comey, former CIA Director John Brennan, and former DNI James Clapper — conspired to fabricate a narrative that Russia meddled in the 2016 election in order to elect Trump. The declassified records showed that top intelligence experts objected to the narrative, highlighted myriad issues with the so-called intelligence used to support false claims about Trump, and even told Brennan that he was misrepresenting facts and ignoring counter-evidence as part of a push to attack Trump, cripple his transition, and even hijack his presidency.

Fox News reported on Monday that the DOJ had authorized the empaneling of a federal grand jury to investigate whether Comey, Brennan, or other top Obama administration officials committed any crimes as part of their operation to use the nation’s top intelligence and law enforcement agencies to smear Trump.

The DOJ letter from a federal prosecutor, which was sent in response to a request from Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard for the DOJ to investigate any potential criminal wrongdoing related to the production of the Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) that claimed without evidence that Russia sought to elect Trump in 2016, asks for 12 different categories of documents related to Gabbard’s criminal referral.

“Pursuant to the authority and director of the United States Attorney General, I have been assigned responsibility for investigating this criminal referral,” the letter states.

Comer Demands DOJ Release Epstein Files; Subpoenas Bill and Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Merrick Garland and Others For Depositions– amgreatness.com

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Tuesday demanded that Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice release all documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. Comer’s subpoena asks the Justice Department to turn over all its Epstein-related materials by August 19.

The Committee also subpoenaed Bill and Hillary Clinton, two former FBI directors, and multiple former attorneys general, seeking to compel their testimonies related to the panel’s Jeffrey Epstein probe.

The deposition dates range from Aug. 18 to Oct. 14 for the following former officials:

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: October 9

Former President Bill Clinton: October 14

Former U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland: October 2

Former FBI Director James Comey: October 7

Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr: August 18

Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales: August 26

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions: August 28

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller: September 2

Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch: September 9

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder: September 30

Homeland Security Committee Member Loyal To A Different Homeland– thefederalist.com

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Forty-two years ago, a pregnant Guatemalan woman illegally crossed the Rio Grande River and gave birth to a baby who now has “birthright” citizenship. Today, that child sits in Congress — proudly declaring her allegiance to the country her mother left behind. This is the predictable result of a broken immigration system — one that has allowed the mass importation of both legal and illegal aliens regardless of their capacity or willingness to assimilate into the country.

“I am a proud Guatemalan before I am American,” Illinois Democrat Rep. Delia Ramírez said in Spanish during the opening remarks of the second annual Panamerican Congress in Mexico City. Notably, she sits on the House Homeland Security Committee — a committee dedicated to protecting the homeland.

Following backlash, Ramírez said in a statement that she is the “daughter of immigrants. The press release noted how she is “an American citizen by birthright.”

Kiev ‘ready’ to discuss territory with Moscow – Merz — RT World News– www.rt.com

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Britain, France and Germany threaten to reimpose sanctions on Iran as deadline nears– abcnews.go.com

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BERLIN — The top diplomats of Britain, France, and Germany threatened to reimpose sanctions on Iran as an end-of-the-month deadline nears for the country to resume negotiations with the West over its nuclear program and cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog.

The three countries, known as the E3, wrote in a letter to the United Nations dated Friday that they were willing to trigger a process known as the “snapback” mechanism, which allows one of the Western parties to reimpose U.N. sanctions, if Tehran doesn’t comply with its requirements.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Nöel Barrot posted the letter Wednesday to X. He co-signed it along with top diplomats from Germany and the United Kingdom.

Avery, Texas Considers Sanctuary City for the Unborn Ordinance– www.lifenews.com

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On Tuesday, August 13, the City Council of Avery, Texas (pop. 462) heard about the opportunity to pass an “Ordinance Outlawing Abortion, declaring Avery a Sanctuary City for the Unborn.” The city, located on U.S, Hwy 82 between the cities of Annona (pop. 288) and De Kalb (pop. 1,769), is another strategic location in the fight against abortion trafficking in Texas. The presentation in support of the measure was made by Right to Life Across Texas. The City of Avery is planning on adding the measure to their next city council meeting agenda for a vote.

Since June 11, 2019, over 90 cities and counties across seven different states have passed local ordinances going as far as they can to protect pregnant mothers and their unborn children from the tragedy of abortion. Over 70 of these cities and counties are in the State of Texas.

Located in Red River County, the City of Avery rests in a county where over 80% of voters cast their ballot for President Donald J. Trump in the 2024 presidential election. According to proposition votes cast during the 2018 and 2022 Republican Party Primaries, many of these Republican voters are strongly pro-life. During the Republican Party Primary in 2018, Red River voters had the opportunity to vote on Proposition #7, which stated, “I believe abortion should be abolished in Texas.” Almost 75% of voters voted in favor of this proposition. During the Republican Party Primary in 2022, Red River voters had the opportunity to vote on Proposition #5, which stated, “Texas should enact a state constitutional amendment to defend the sanctity of innocent human life, created in the image of God, from fertilization until natural death.” Over 90% voted in favor of this proposition.

<b>Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza</b>- <i> www.yahoo.com</i>

Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza– www.yahoo.com

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Four Al Jazeera journalists including prominent reporter Anas al-Sharif have been killed in a targeted Israeli strike near Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital.

Sharif and another correspondent, Mohammed Qreiqeh, along with cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal were in a tent for journalists at the hospital’s main gate when it was struck, the broadcaster said.

Two other freelance journalists were killed: Moamen Aliwa and Mohammed al-Khaldi.

The “targeted assassination” on Sunday was “yet another blatant and premeditated attack on press freedom”, the news outlet said. The Committee to Protect Journalists said it was appalled by the attack.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed it had targeted Sharif, alleging he had “served as the head of a terrorist cell in Hamas”.

Cory Booker skirts question on Zohran Mamdani endorsement | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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“You guys figure out your elections. I’m going to focus on mine.”

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) avoided questions on the endorsement of socialist candidate for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, during a recent CNN interview. This comes after some Democrats have thrown their support behind the far-left candidate, and others have refrained from doing so.

In an interview that aired on Sunday on CNN with Booker, the New Jersey Senator was asked if he supported Mamdani, like other Democrats have done in recent weeks after the socialist candidate beat former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the mayoral primary. “Democratic leaders are not supporting [Mamdani]. Is that a problem? Do you support him?” CNN’s Manu Raju asked.

Booker avoided the question altogether and said that the “lines that divide us in America are not nearly as strong as the ties that bind us.”

“Big corporations, people want to keep our eyes on the screen, want to pit us against each other and tell us how much we should hate each other. I am sorry. The left-right lens is not the right lens to look at this right now,” Booker added. “Right now it is: Can we get back to the pragmatic work of governing?”

After Booker dodged the question, the CNN host pressed him again, asking, “Mamdani, are you going to support him?” Booker declined to endorse the socialist.

 

Elizabeth Warren Announces Support for Zohran Mamdani, Surprising No One– legalinsurrection.com

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Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) announced her support for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani yesterday, suggesting that he is offering solutions and that this is the Democratic message.

None of this is surprising. Warren has always had one foot in the Bernie Sanders/AOC wing of the party. She is also always eager to be out in front of whatever the party’s far left base is embracing at any given time.

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‘Talk about affordability’: Warren boosts Mamdani as model for Democratic victory

Elizabeth Warren doesn’t have a problem with Zohran Mamdani being the face of the Democrats. In fact, she wants the rest of the party to follow his example on affordability.

The progressive senator from Massachusetts swung by New York City on Monday to pay homage to Mamdani, who overwhelmingly won the Democratic nomination for mayor in June — but still hasn’t secured endorsements from many of New York’s party leaders.

“Come talk about affordability for families,” Warren said at an affordable childcare event, when asked to respond to the democratic socialist’s many detractors. “This is who Democrats fight for, and Zohran is on the front lines in that fight out there fighting for families.”

CBS Refuses to Air Images of Emaciated Hostages– www.newsbusters.org

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The world was outraged at the sight of Israeli hostages, held in Gaza, showing evident signs of starvation. One American network, CBS, persisted in refusing to show these images to the American public when it had the opportunity to immediately do so.

One legacy network that did step up is ABC. Here’s the World News Tonight report in its entirety (click “expand” to view full transcript):

ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT

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DAVID MUIR: Overseas tonight, the haunting images of the hostages still being held by Hamas, appearing desperate and frail. The family of one hostage tonight describing him as a living skeleton. Tonight, what Israel is now threatening to do to get the hostages out. Here’s Ian Pannell.

IAN PANNELL: Tonight, the haunting images shocking Israel, prompting international outcry. Emaciated hostages in Gaza on the brink of starvation. The propaganda videos coming after weeks of terrible images of children in Gaza dying of malnutrition. Now, sources telling ABC News Prime Minister Netanyahu threatening to expand the military operation to occupy all of Gaza and get the hostages home. 24-year-old Evyatar David, seen in that disturbing video. His family saying he’s become a living skeleton, buried alive in a Hamas tunnel. We spoke with his brother, Ilay.

What impact has the release of the video had on the family?