Networks Plan Special Weekend Programming To Cover Israel-Hamas War

Ted Johnson
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Broadcast and cable networks will supplement their ongoing news coverage of the war in Israel with programming specials this weekend.

NBC News is planning two primetime specials, NBC News Special Report: Israel-Hamas War, to be simulcast across MSNBC, NBC News Now and CNBC from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday. The special also will stream on 11 NBC News local FAST channels and on NBCNews.com. The specials will be anchored by Tom Llamas, joined by Jose Diaz Balart on Saturday and Kate Snow on Sunday. Richard Engel, Raf Sanchez, Kelly Cobiella, Josh Lederman and Ellison Barber will report from Israel and Matt Bradley from London. Llamas also will anchor a special one hour edition of NBC Nightly News from Israel on Saturday for NBC News Now.

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PBS tonight is presenting War in the Holy Land: A PBS News Special Report, co-anchored by PBS NewsHour‘s Amna Nawaz from Israel and Geoff Bennett from Washington. Also featured will be Middle East-based special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen, and guests including Ehud Barak, former Prime Minister of Israel.

CBS News’ 60 Minutes on Sunday will feature Scott Pelley’s interview with Joe Biden, as well as Lesley Stahl’s report on the family behind a rescue effort at kibbutz Nahal Oz after it was attacked by Hamas.

Anderson Cooper has an in depth look at the attack on the Nova music festival near the Gaza border that will air on CNN’s The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday. The report will feature interviews with survivors and family members of kidnapped victims.

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