This week with George Stephanopoulos starts right now.

Freedom for hostages.

Israel and Hamas reportedly closing in on a deal to release hostages from Gaza and Pa's fighting.

We've been working intensely to try to bring hostages home.

Israel expands its ground operations while raiding Gaza's largest hospital in search of Hamas.

Hospitals are not battlegrounds.

The latest this morning with White House Deputy National Security Advisor John Feiner, Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog, and Thomas White of the UN Palestinian Refugee Relief Agency.

High stakes talks.

I believe there are some of the most constructive and productive discussions we've had.

The world's two major powers hit a diplomatic reset, but remain divided on key issues. Can the US and China work together and

avoid conflict? We'll ask former Joint Chiefs Chair Admiral Mike Mullen. Shrinking Field.

This debate next month, I expect there to be three candidates on the stage.

Tim Scott drops out as Nicky Haley surges, but with just two months until the first votes can any

candidate catch Donald Trump. Our powerhouse roundtable weighs in. And we have to be prepared to make the hard decisions to get to a better

place and that is what I have done as mayor. With San Francisco on the world stage

we talked to its trailblazing mayor about tackling the major

challenges facing her city and so many others.

From ABC News it's this week. Here now, Martha Raditz.

Good morning and welcome to this week.

President Biden likes to think of himself as the foreign policy president.

But no matter the depth and breadth of his experience,

this was a challenging and even harrowing week.

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