Trump Calls for Ending Filibuster; Judges Order USDA to Pay SNAP Money | NTD Evening News (Oct. 31)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, President Trump calling on Congress to reopen the government, even if it means ending the filibuster. That's a snap or food stamps are set to expire tomorrow. Why pilot and air traffic control unions are supporting the Republican bill to reopen the government. Jack Bradley reports. Judges have ordered the government to make food stamp payments with contingency funds, but Secretary Rollins says the USDA is not allowed to do so. FBI director Cash Patel says agents have stopped a possible terrorist attack in Michigan. Multiple individuals were arrested and investigations are now underway. Christina Corona has latest. A federal judge today has blocked a Trump order that requires proof of citizenship on federal voter registration forms. A Republican le Ohio panel approves new House districts today. Arley Richards has more on the latest move by a state legislature in the battle for congressional majority. [Music] This is NTV Evening News live from our global headquarters in New York City. Here's Tiffany Meyer. >> Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. President Trump is calling on the Senate to slash the filibuster to reopen the government after a monthsl long shutdown. NTD's Washington correspondent Jack Bradley has more. >> Open up the country and we'll meet. We'll meet very quickly, but they have to open up the country. >> President Trump is calling on the Senate to slash the 60 vote requirement known as the filibuster and pass a government funding bill to reopen the government. Trump wrote on Truth Social late last night, "It is now time for the Republicans to play their Trump card and go for what is called the nuclear option. get rid of the filibuster and get rid of it now. Ending the filibuster would allow for the majority party in the Senate to pass any legislation based upon a simple majority vote. Congressional Democrats tried to get rid of the filibuster during Biden's first two years, but were unsuccessful in garnering enough support from their own party. What's at stake here are food stamps or SNAP benefits, which are set to expire tomorrow. But a federal judge said the agriculture department must use its emergency funds to pay out these benefits of which over 40 million Americans rely on. >> All the Democrats have to do is say let's go. I mean, you know, they don't have to do anything. They don't have to. All they have to do is say the government is open and we only need five Democrats. When you talk about SNAP, you're talking about largely Democrats. But I'm president. I want to help everybody. I want to help Democrats and Republicans. But when you're talking about SNAP, if you look, it's largely Democrats. They're hurting their own people. >> Other areas feeling the weight of this government shutdown are air traffic controllers who recently received a Z paycheck. Many of them not showing up to work and working other jobs to make ends meet. That's driving a lot of flight cancellations and delays. Several leaders of unions representing pilots, air traffic controllers, and other travel unions were at the White House yesterday, and they called on the Senate to side with Republicans in passing the continuing resolution, which extends current levels of government funding. >> You do not get to take the American people's government hostage and then demand that we give you everything you want in order to pay our air traffic controllers. You're seeing uh impacts of this shutdown on our airspace and that means uh travelers are delayed, travelers are cancelled. It has real problems. >> Pass a clean CR, get to the table, negotiate a deal, do not put working people in the middle of a problem they should not be in there. It is time to pass a clean CR. Use that as the opportunity to get into a room behind closed doors uh and negotiate hard on the real and substantive issues that the American people want our politicians on both sides of the aisle to solve. Meanwhile, the State Department just added Nigeria to a watch list for violating religious freedom. President Trump said Christians in the West African nation are under threat. Trump wrote on Truth Social today that Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed, saying radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. In response, the State Department added Nigeria to a countries of particular concern list. Other countries on this religious freedom watch list include China, North Korea, and Russia, among others. Reporting by Jack Bradley, NTD News. >> President Trump called on Senate Republicans to end the filibuster over the funding bill battle and reopen the government for the American people. Despite the White House's frustration at the political impass in Congress, Republicans on the Hill have opposed such a measure. Our Washington correspondent Luis Martinez has the details on the story. The filibuster has traditionally been viewed as a very important safeguard. If the shoe was on the other foot, I don't think our team would like it. House Republican leadership has been clear they do not want to see the end of the filibuster in the Senate. But without the support of Senate Democrats, the government will remain closed past November 1st when millions of Americans will begin to lose critical nutrition assistance benefits. Could be that what's going on is that they're going to hold on until uh the president and Republicans decide that they have to use the filibuster, add the filibuster for these things. I hope not. >> November 4th is another important milestone in the government shutdown battle as both the House and Senate Democratic leaders are from the state of New York. And on Tuesday, New York City will elect its new mayor. Not all Democrats agree with their leadership strategy of leveraging government funding to achieve policy objectives. >> And like I said to all of the viewers, I'm apologizing that that um we we can't even get our together and just open up our government. >> Democratic senators Cortez Mastos, Angus King, and John Federman have consistently voted to reopen government. Senator John Federman, the Democrat from Pennsylvania, has even supported the idea of eliminating the filibuster, but just for the government funding votes. >> I think it's it's entirely appropriate. And I would remind, you know, all of us, the Democrats, we wanted to to nuke the entire filibuster. You know, I'm referring to right now carving out this specific uh right now. I'm not talking about eliminating the entire filibuster. Senate Majority Leader John Thun and Senate Republicans have been outspoken in their opposition to ending the filibuster. >> We're not going to end the filibuster on a short-term uh funding bill. Um, frankly, we're not going to end the filibuster over anything in this Congress. Well, it would mean that you never face a supermajority vote in the Senate again. And if you eliminate it for a four-week funding bill, the Democrats, they take power. will use it to make Washington DC a state to get two senators in perpetuity. They'll use it to pack the Supreme Court. >> If the government shutdown continues, by the end of next week, it will have become the longest government shutdown in American history. Reporting from Washington, DC, Luis Eduardo Martinez, NTD News. Two judges have ordered the federal government to continue paying SNAP benefits by using contingency funds, but the agriculture secretary says it can't do so without an appropriation from Congress. Entities David Lamb has more. >> Two judges from Massachusetts and Rhode Island have ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds for SNAP, the nation's largest food assistance program. Millions of Americans starting Saturday were set to have their SNAP benefits paused as a result of the federal government shutdown. SNAP serves about 1 in8 Americans and costs about $8 billion per month nationally. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins addressing Americans a day ahead of the planned lapse in benefits. >> So the fact that the Democrats are saying, "But wait, USDA has money in their accounts. Why it is really their fault? I've seen it over and over and over from some of their leaders is absolute false and it is a lie. >> She explained the Department of Agricultures position on why it could not use contingency funds to cover the food stamp program. >> So there is a contingency fund at USDA. But that contingency fund, by the way, doesn't even cover, I think, half of the 9.2 billion that would be required for November SNAP. But it is only allowed to flow if the underlying program is funded. It's called a contingency fund. And by law, contingency fund can only flow when the underlying fund is flowing. >> On October 25th, the Trump administration stated that it wasn't permitted to use a contingency fund with approximately $5 billion in it to fund SNAP. But Rollins did mention a silver lining that there's a national conversation on the program. She noted that the program costs rose to unprecedented highs during the Biden administration and that under President Trump, the USDA is adding more accountability. For example, she said they are stopping illegal immigrants from receiving benefits and rooting out fraud and abuse. Rollins also said she's imploring Senate Democrats to reopen the government. David Lamb, NTD News. As the government shutdown enters day 31, our everyday Americans concerned that the SNAP program could potentially run out of funds. Entity Sam Wong was out on the National Mall in DC to hear from the people. >> Are you concerned about SNAP programs running out of money soon? >> No, I think it actually maybe should be a wakeup call for people that they need to go do something to provide for themselves because the government is not always going to be able to provide for them. Well, food stamps are affecting the poorest of the poor and the most needy people and what over 40% or something or 50% are children. Let's give it a break already. You know, let's cut it out and take care of the people. >> People in my family like, uh, you know, cousins, stuff like that. They're, uh, affected by it. So, um, you know, it is like a concerning matter, but, uh, of course, it's something that can be solved. >> Yeah, I'm concerned, but I think we also need to look at that program and really find out who the people are who need it. I know something about this. I teach in a prison. So, a lot of my students uh come from families that are highly dependent on these programs. Uh but with able-bodied parents who could work but choose to sort of, you know, milk the system. And that happens with all whites, blacks, uh yellows, and browns. It's just a program that we need, I think, to manage better. >> I know that this country was founded by guys that came over in a boat with a shovel and an axe. And if you didn't work, you didn't earn, you didn't pay your way through, you you you just didn't make it. By having handouts and programs like that, we all want to protect the needy. We want to have that safety net for them, but it breeds people taking advantage of it and more and more they expand it and expand it and expand it to where it just doesn't make sense. Now, >> are you concerned about the potential fallout since like one in every eight Americans rely on food stamps? >> Potential fallout can be disastrous to the neediest people in our society. >> I mean, yeah, of course, cuz you know, it affects more than just personal families. It affects people who aren't on food stamps as well because, you know, when people need things, they're going to go get them regardless of, you know, how they get it. >> I'm concerned about people not understanding why they're not getting their SNAP benefits. You and I both know they're not getting it because we need five more Democrat votes. They don't they're not told that's the reason for mainstream media isn't exactly telling them the truth on this issue. So, they're angry. >> Yeah, I think that's something to be concerned about. But again, um, uh, you know, maybe if they turned the government back on and and did fund it and then, you know, let's look into it and see if we can manage the system better. But certainly, yeah, I'm concerned about my fellow Americans. I think we all should be. >> We have generous hearts as Americans. We aren't going to let our people suffer. And so, no, I'm not concerned at all. I think it's an opportunity for them to realize they need to go take care of themselves and stop being dependent on other people. And for more analysis on SNAP benefits and where things are heading on Capitol Hill, hear from Josh Lafazanne and Rosemary Betki tonight on Capitol Report at 700 p.m. Eastern time. Authorities made multiple arrests this morning after the FBI says it disrupted a plot for an attack in Michigan. Officials say these suspects were planning a violent act over the Halloween weekend. And today's Christina Corona has the latest. FBI director Cash Patel says that several individuals who were planning a violent attack over the Halloween weekend were arrested in Michigan on Friday. Five people ages 16 to 20 were taken into custody. The FBI and police conducted raids near the cities of Dearborn and Inkster. Footage shows investigators carrying items out of a house. Investigators say the plot may have been inspired by ISIS and they are checking whether the suspects were radicalized online. According to officials, some of the group talked about the attack in an online chat room, calling it pumpkin day around Halloween. Investigators also say it was unclear whether the suspects had settled on a specific time or target for the attack. The names of the arrested individuals have not been released, and officials noted the suspects did have access to firearms. Patel praised the FBI's swift action with local authorities, saying it prevented what could have been a tragic attack. Last month, Patel confirmed that over 1,000 domestic terrorism cases were under investigation. >> Currently, we have 3,500 international terrorism investigations. Specifically, we have in this country 1,700 domestic terrorism investigations, a large chunk of which are neistic violent extremism, NVE, those who engage in violent acts motivated by a deep hatred of society. >> Patel said more information will be released as the current investigation unfolds. Police emphasize there is no ongoing threat to the public. Christina Corona, NTD News. >> Homeland Security says death threats against immigration officers have increased 8,000% this year. A new report shows a rise in online threats, stalking, and harassment targeting ICE agents and their families. The DHS says they arrested an illegal immigrant living in Dallas earlier this month for posting a video on Tik Tok allegedly offering $10,000 for the murder of ICE agents. Other incidents include threatening phone calls and social media posts against officers and their spouses. DHS Assistant Secretary Trisha Mccclaclin says political rhetoric demonizing ICE agents has contributed to the surge in violent threats and assaults. The White House says critics have likened ICE agents to the Gestapo and the secret police. In the battle to hold a congressional majority, another Republicanled state legislature has adopted new US House districts. Meanwhile, Virginia's Democrat-led General Assembly advances their own plans for redistricting. Entities Arling Richards has the details. >> Ohio Republicans on Friday entered the intense battle over congressional seats taking place across several states. The Ohio Redistricting Commission adopted new US House districts that could boost the GOP's chances of winning two additional seats in next year's elections, >> having received a unanimous vote by members of the Ohio Redistition Commission, as well as two affirmative votes from members of each of the two largest political parties in the Ohio General Assembly as required by article 19 section 1E of the Ohio Constitution. The congressional district plan for the state of Ohio is adopted and will remain effective until the year 2031. >> Before the final vote, local Democratic citizens criticize the new map. >> We expect you to do right by the voters and create fair voting districts. >> Our redistricting process remains deeply flawed, lacking fairness, collaboration, and transparency that true representation demands. Several Ohioans said the new map is gerrymandered more for Republicans than the one it is replacing. Ohio's state auditor said the map was fair because 55% of the population is Republican and 45% is Democrat. This citizen disagreed >> because you're saying under your theory then every single district in Ohio would end up being Republican and we would have 15 Republican representatives in Congress and zero Democrat. even though 45% almost half the population is Democratic. >> Meanwhile, Virginia's Democratic le Senate approved a proposed constitutional amendment on Friday that would give the Virginia General Assembly the authority to temporarily bypass a bipartisan redistricting commission and gerrymander their maps. The amendment leaves the commission intact, but provides an option for the legislature to act between January 1st, 2025 and October 31st, 2030 if another state redraws its congressional districts before the next census. The measure would still need to pass the general assembly again next year, then go before voters in a statewide referendum. Arlene Richards, NTD News. A federal judge today ruled that the Trump administration can't require documentary proof of citizenship for federal voter registration. DC district court judge Colleen Keratelli ruled that the proof of citizenship directive is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers. Her decision sides with Democratic and civil rights groups that sued the Trump administration over the requirement. The administration had argued the requirement is necessary to restore public confidence in US elections. The judge's order permanently bars the US Election Assistance Commission from taking action to enact the requirement. Only four days to go until the New York City mayoral election. Candidates are still making their last minute pitches to voters today as nearly 400,000 New Yorkers have cast their ballots in early voting. Entities Dave Martin asked some New Yorkers for their takes on the candidates. Take a look. I'm voting for Cuomo because I really don't know Mand Mandani, right? I don't know enough of him and I don't trust him enough to run the city. His promises is like a little bit outlandish. Like I just don't I just think it's too much like you know free busing. I don't think that's going to happen. I think Cuomo you know I felt like he is a fair governor. His personal business does not have to do with his work ethic. >> Yeah, I'm planning on voting for Zoro Mandani. I think he's great for the people. He really makes me think of like myself as a New York resident. I feel very connected and I especially like what he wants to do with the MTA. I really think that's a good thing, especially cuz so many New Yorkers here like are dependent on commuting whether that's for work, for school. >> From I'm 23, my 23 years of living, you always hear politicians going to do this, going to do that. Then when they get into office, something happened and they do a fraction of what they actually said they were going to do. $30 minimum wage, freezing rand, that sounds good. Who wouldn't want that? But I don't really think it's going to happen. And Siwa, I hear I think he's the man for the job. I don't think he's going to win either. From what I know about him, he's been in the streets of New York since like the 70s. I heard he got shot over it. I think he really is in New York's best interest. Know what it's called. I don't think there's enough dollars behind him that's going to actually help him win. >> Coming up, California's crucial Proposition 50 is up for vote next week. Dave Martin joins us at the data hub to explain what it's all about. Are the US and China now in a trade truce following the Trump sea meeting. An analyst joins us to unpack the meeting as well as the future of USChina trade relations. Ukraine says it managed to destroy some of Russia's advanced new hypersonic missiles touted as being indestructible. Arian Pazdar has what Ukrainian officials say about the reported interception. And newly released hostages are welcomed by crowds of people in Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, Israel hands over the bodies of 30 Palestinians after it received the bodies of two hostages. Jason Perry reports after the break. [Music] Welcome back. I'm Tiffany Meyer. We're joined now by Entities's Dave Martin, election data hub analyst at our data hub. Dave, lot going on right now in the sports world, but let's focus on the election right now because California is proposing to redraw their congress congressional districts in a vote that will take place on election day Tuesday. Can you walk us through what this exactly entails? Yeah, basically this is all about the balance of power in the US House of Representatives. Well, we'll get to that into just a second. Now, California's Prop 50 vote would authorize a new congressional state map that would likely result in five more Democrats uh being added to the US House of Representative. That's based on how each area voted or how each district voted in the 2024 presidential election between Donald Trump and Kla Harris. Now, here's this is a look at how the current lines are drawn up right now. Now, you've got these districts. Dark blue here is where Kla Harris won by more than 10%. These few light blue here is a lean Democrat, which they won by won by less than 10%. Conversely, we've got dark red here where Trump won by more than 10% and the light red where he won by less than 10%. Now, if you can see the before and then the after here, obviously there's less red on this map. Now, California Governor Gavin Newsome said the red redistricting plan is really to counter Texas's redistricting plan that would add five Republican seats there uh to the House of Representatives. >> So, it sounds like Texas and California's redistricting plans would essentially cancel each other out. But there are other states also considering redistricting as well, right? >> Yeah, redistricting is what a whole bunch of states right now are doing. Let's take a look at here. Now, we've already mentioned Texas's plan would add five more seats to the House. Has already been approved in August. But also, we've got Missouri. They signed into a uh they signed into a a plan, a new map one month ago that should give Republicans one more seat there. Also, we've got Ohio just passed a uh a redistricting plan today that should give Republicans two more seats in the House. Also, North Carolina, swing state here. They approved a new map this month. They should add a Republican seat there. Indiana, meanwhile, will hold a special session on Monday to do redistricting. They could add one to two seats. We'll just we'll just say one here for the sake of argument. Also, Florida Governor Ronda Santis has expressed support anyway for doing this redistricting. Nothing in concrete yet, but most people think they could get two to three seats here. So, we'll go with the we'll go with the low end here with two. And finally, Kansas could add one Republican seat. Now, they have a large enough majority majority in both chambers to survive a veto by their Democratic governor. Now, on the flip side, we've already gone over California and their their plan to get five more Democrats in. But also Virginia, they could add up to three Democrats, though it is a bit of a three-step process to do so. They're on step one right now, which is having a special legislative session to consider it. Maryland also could add one more Democrats to the House. Now, they tried in 2022. A judge struck it down as unconstitutional gerrymandering, though. And finally, Utah here. They could they could approve a redrawn map that would add one more Democrat next month. A judge will decide that on November 10th. Now, if you add all these things up, we got Democrats, I'm sorry, Republicans would add potentially potentially 13 up to maybe 15 seats here after all if all these pass through, while Democrats would add 10. So technically Republicans hypothetically would add three more seats here. Now let's look at where we are at right now. Republicans have a 219 to 213 majority in the US House of Representatives. We also have three vacancies going on right now. So this if this redistricting plays out like we just went over, all of a sudden it shifts to 222 to 210. Keep in mind during the 2018 midterm elections, this was during during Trump's first term, uh, the Democrats regained control of the House. I think they they they netted 40 seat wins there. So, this will still come down to the 2026 midterm elections, but I think certainly you can say all this redistricting is definitely going to affect that. I >> mean, definitely looks like based on what you just laid out there, lots at stake here. >> Quite a speedometer here, right? Well, Dave, thanks for joining us and you'll be here breaking down all all of this data at the data hub every day leading up to the election. >> I will be. >> And on that note, make sure to tune in on Tuesday, November 4th at 7 p.m. to get the latest election results with live analysis from our data reporters and on the ground teams. Entity Steve Lance and I will bring you our live special coverage of all the biggest races from New York's mayoral election to the gubanatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia. That's Tuesday, November 4th, starting at 700 p.m. Eastern, only here on NTD. Don't miss it. And we'll be right back with more evening news after this short break. [Music] Welcome back. I'm Tiffany Meyer. President Trump met with Chinese regime leader Xinping this week in a highly anticipated meeting. Before this meeting, the Chinese Communist Party tried to impose curbs on global rare earth exports, but it let up after the negotiations with Trump. The CCP also published its new 5-year plan this month. So, what does the future hold for USChina relations? Can the Chinese economy survive Trump's reordering of global trade? And who holds more cards in the trade war? Joining us now to unpack all of this is Anders Core, publisher of the journal of political risk, principal at Core Analytics, and author of the concentration of power. Anders, thank you so much for joining us. A lot of focus on the Trump meeting. It covered a lot of ground from fentinel, soybeans to rare earth according to reports. Now, given these are verbal agreements, no deal has been signed yet. Is it more of a trade truce than a trade deal? How are you reading this? >> That's a great characterization. Uh the devil is in the details here. You know, Trump decreased the uh fentinel related tariffs by 10% from 20%. Um you know, so clearly there's some very hard bargaining here. Um and the you know, we'll see what happens as far as whether China actually makes changes to its counter narcotics enforcement, but um I don't think anyone's really holding their breath. And I think that uh the 10% drop uh in that particular one is probably a goodwill gesture. I think Trump was really making an effort. I think you see in his relation his his relations with she that he's really uh bending over his backwards essentially to you know extend the best hand put the best foot forward uh try to be friendly despite all of the problems uh which is to his credit um you know but I didn't see Xi Jinping returning the favor at all really >> now fentinel of course huge issue another of the key aspects people were watching for in that Trump she meeting was the issue of rare earths While China has agreed to delay the recent rare export controls for a year, the ones from April appear to still be in place. Now, those covered seven of the metals as well as magnets that are critical for automakers and defense companies. What do you make of these verbal trade agreements? Is it back to the status quo before the recent escalations? >> I think that's a good good uh approach or thought. uh you know it's these rare earth uh element um export controls are really kind of boiling this the frog slowly as it were. It's um you know we're starting to get used to the idea of China imposing export controls on its rare earth elements. It it had it it didn't do that in a serious way before it did it a bit to Japan in 2010 and um some some other minor stuff but um you know we really should have been on this decades ago in terms of stockpiling everything that was necessary getting our own supply chains in order um you know as soon as we saw them do that against Japan a decade and a half ago we should have we should have taken more action but we didn't and now we're caught flatfooted essentially um and we're a bit over the barrel in these negotiations. So what Trump is doing is really a buying time so that we can get our own supply chains going that are independent of China. B we are uh you know engaging with uh Japan, Australia, Malaysia, even Cambodia which is usually thought of in China's court um to uh ink deals on rare earth elements. problem is that the the key there's a lot of rare earth out there ironically but uh the refining of the rare earth elements is the key issue and there's a couple of rare earth elements that are in China and Myanmar only so uh we should really be looking uh to another Trump deal with Myanmar if we can get it but of course Myanmar is in a civil war there was a coup recently um so it's a it's a very dynamic situation and we're going to see what happens successfully. >> And on that global roll out of China's export controls, we are seeing American allies like Canada leading the charge at the G7 summit to launch a new alliance in a bid to reduce China's rare earth monopoly. In your view, does that signal a growing coalition of freedomloving countries banding together against authoritarianism? >> I think so. um you know the the rare earth element export controls from China are a real eye openener for a lot of countries because it's a glo it's essentially a global law they're they're trying to impose their will uh globally on the entire uh rare earth element market um and that would obviously have major implications for uh military industries, defense industries um everything from missile defense radar, uh, drones, uh, you know, even AI semiconductors, all these things are affected by would be affected by a rarest element export ban by China. And so they could be pickers and choosers in terms of which defense industries win and lose, which would of course be a disaster for Taiwan. It would be a disaster for the United States and Europe uh, in its fight against Russia. So, um, countries aren't going to just roll over and let that happen. But at the same time, um, it's a very difficult, uh, road to hoe because, uh, again, we don't have our we don't have our supply in order. So, we're in trouble. We better get moving. >> And switching gears a little bit, you have a piece out on the Chinese Communist Party's new five-year plan. First, what stood out to you in that? >> It's a bit more of the same. I mean they they're they're picking and choosing uh which industries are going to be the the the winners, which ones are going to be subsidized by the state. Um and those include AI, semiconductors, um you know, drones, all of the things that one would expect them to expect to be the next big thing uh in you know, world technological development. They wanna they want to control things in the same they they see what the power is of controlling something like rare earth elements or semiconductors. The US currently along with Japan and the Netherlands controls the best semiconductors and semiconductor making machines. So they want to put themselves into that position of uh you know essentially being a gatekeeper for a major global technology um and being able to leverage that for immense amounts of power. Um and that that's what they're doing is subsidizing but the people who pay the biggest price for that is the Chinese consumer and the Chinese citizen uh because they have you know their their uh purchasing power in terms of what percent of it drives the or what percent of that Chinese economy is driven by consumer purchasing is you know around 50% and that's a lot less by 10 20% uh compared to uh the rest of the world. So unfortunately for the Chinese consumer, the Chinese Communist Party has a has a lock on them and is able to squeeze them for everything they got in order to for the CCP to try to um use that economic power instead of for buying consumer goods for its citizens use it for their own malign purposes. >> Well, Anders Cor as always, thank you so much for joining us. >> Thank you. Ukraine says it managed to destroy one of Russia's advanced new hypersonic missiles previously touted as being indestructible. Fighting in Ukraine continues. Officials reporting attacks in multiple eastern cities today. ENT's international correspondent Aaron Pastar has the war update. >> Russia launched an overnight attack on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sunumi, injuring 11 residents, including four children. Footage shows the night sky lit by an orange glow followed by sounds of explosions. People were also seen evacuating as firefighters host burning buildings and other structures. Ukrainian officials say attack drones damaged multiple residential buildings and homes. Ukraine's train operator also says the drones struck a passenger train depot in Sumi, damaging its premises and rolling stock. Fighting also continues in the strategic eastern transport hub of Porc. Both sides have recently been focusing their attention on the city. This week, Ukraine reported that about 200 Russian troops have infiltrated the city in small groups. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zilinski provided another update on Friday, saying he's optimistic Ukraine will stop Russian advances. We continue to destroy the occupier and the most important thing is to stop Russian assaults wherever and whenever possible. The Russians want to turn our whole country into what they're doing to Prosk, to Kian, and to our other towns and communities. Zalinski also commented on the European Union's 19th sanction package, which the block is currently working on. The Ukrainian president says the sanctions target more than 50 individuals, mostly Russians, who are working for Moscow in the Ukraine war. And Ukraine reports managing to destroy one of Russia's advanced new hypersonic missiles. The Kremlin previously touted them as being invulnerable to air defense systems. According to Ukraine, the incident took place two years ago. One of three Ornik missiles was successfully destroyed on their territory. It was a very successful mission and at that moment we did not say a word about it, but time has passed already. NTD can't independently verify the claims and Russian officials didn't yet comment on the assertion. Arian Pastor, NTD News. In Israel, a newly released hostage called for the remaining bodies of deceased hostages to be returned. And just a day after receiving the bodies of two hostages, Israel returned the bodies of 30 Palestinians to the Gaza Strip. Entities Jason Perry has the update. [Music] >> Residents in Israel held a prayer service at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Friday. In attendance was a newly released hostage who described how he prayed while he was in Hamas captivity. >> At first, I was strictly forbidden to make a sound. So, I prayed quietly in my heart, deep inside the stomach, in the deepest place where the soul resides. Later on, we prayed out loud. I am sure it was faith that got me out of there. And I know that our shared faith is what will bring back those who are still there. Another newly released hostage was seen sitting next to his father during a welcome home prayer ceremony and he explained what it's like to be back. >> During the 2 and 1/2 weeks that I have been here, I have probably seen only a small part of what has been done. But what I have understood is that out of the pain, the heartbreak, and the trauma, you rose up to stay by my family. And for that, I am eternally grateful. The Hamas terrorist group returned the bodies of two hostages on Thursday and they were later identified as Amir Cooper and Sahar Baruch. Still, the bodies of 11 deceased hostages remain in the Gaza Strip. On Friday, Israel handed over the bodies of 30 Palestinians. However, the Hamasrun Health Ministry has struggled to identify them without DNA testing. And on the same day, residents in the territory were seen collecting food at a community kitchen in Kunis in the southern Gaza Strip. >> We are coming out of a war and we're in a truce today. In the mornings, people are fighting each other. As much as people push to get food, they drop it on each other and get burned. >> Meanwhile, the foreign minister of Turkey said he was concerned over whether the ceasefire will continue. and he said Turkey will hold a meeting on Monday with other foreign ministers to discuss the situation in Gaza. And in another development, the United Nations says the Iranbacked Houthi terrorist group in Yemen is currently detaining 59 UN employees. The Houthi acting foreign minister said some of them will now face trial over Israel's air strike in August that killed Houthi leaders. The UN has rejected accusations that its staff were involved in that attack. Jason Perry, NTD News. >> Coming up, the president and first lady bring Halloween joy to children by handing out candy to trick-or-treaters on the White House South Lawn. Plus, safety tips for children tonight when we come back. [Music] Welcome back. I'm Tiffany Meyer. Today is Halloween and to celebrate the White House opened its gates last night to some of its youngest guests. President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greeted trick-or-treaters on the south lawn. Children, parents, and families got to meet the first couple and collect full-size candy bars. The guest list included military, law enforcement, foster, and adopted families, as well as administration staffers with children. The south lawn was transformed with jacko-lanterns, skeletons, and spooky music as kids and costumes made their rounds. The celebration marked a return to full-scale festivities for Trump. His last Halloween event at the White House in 2020 was scaled back due to the pandemic. It's a big night for costumes and candy, but before the fun begins, there are some important safety concerns parents should know about. We break down five dangers to avoid to keep kids safe while trick-or-treating. It's a day filled with carved pumpkins, costumes, and candy. But before you head out this Halloween, make sure your trick-or-treaters stay safe. >> It can be dangerous for lots of different reasons. >> Dr. Manisha Agarwal with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta says there are five Halloween hazards to keep in mind today. First, costumes can cause a child to trip. So, she says to make sure it fits properly. And if there's a mask, make sure the child can see through it. Second, nighttime visibility is a hazard. So, make sure the trick-or-treater can be easily seen at night, even if their costume is dark. >> Think about adding reflective stickers and other designs that might make it easier for your child to be spotted by people who might be driving by. >> Third, being a pedestrian at night can also be dangerous. Agarwal says to stick to sidewalks, go over how to safely cross a road, and if there's a car, make eye contact with the driver before crossing. It's also really important to remind our older kids and teens to stay off their phones. Yes, distracted driving is a thing, but so is being a distracted pedestrian. Fourth, some candies can be a choking risk to young children, especially if they're running around. So, Agarwal says to keep treats like hard candies away from little ones. And finally, watch out for cannabis, which can look like candy. It's really important to carefully check the labels of your child's candy or any other goodies they bring home. Dr. Agarwal says all adults have a responsibility to keep kids safe from these Halloween hazards. If you're driving, slow down and look for children and think about the candy you're handing out to young trick-or-treaters. Consider having a separate option for them if your treats could be a choking hazard. And that's all for today's news roundtheclock coverage. Visit us at ntd.com/live or download our NTD app. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Tiffany Meyer. Good night. [Music]