we've lost 2018, 2020, 2022. no red wave that never came. we got trounced last night in 2023. >> i'm sick of republicans losing. >> mayhem in miami, as republican presidential candidates duke it out for a

third time. was it enough to make a dent in donald trump's massive lead? we're live with all the fireworks. tensions soar in the middle east after a u.s. drone is shot down in yemen. the u.s. launches a strike in syria the pentagon's response overnight to these developments lights, cameras, back in action. an unbearable good-bye. the national zoo says a final farewell to the giant pandas. and we're going to need a bigger cake. meet the family whose birthday celebration spans three generations. early today starts right now. good morning, i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. we're about two months away from votes being cast in the 2024

prime heirs. ap primaries. candidate nbc's brie jackson joins us from miami. were any of the candidates able to stand out last night? >> reporter: good morning, phillip, frances. the five candidates taking the debate stage here in miami last night were definitely hoping to draw some contrast with former president trump and with each other. former south carolina governor nikki haley was a frequent target of attacks. she and florida governor ron desantis clashed over china, criticizing one another over past development deals. >> mine was ten years ago. >> you gave them stuff. i didn't give them anything. >> what's your story? >> and i abolished that agency she's talking about. enterprise florida, we abolished

t it. >> you scrubbed the website last week. >> reporter: vivek ramaswamy also sparred with nikki haley, some of the attacks became personal. >> in the last debate she made fun of me for actually joining tiktok while her own daughter was actually using the app for a long time. sow might want to take care of your family first. >> leave my daughter out of your voice. >> the next generation is using. you have supporters propping her up, that's fine. >> you're just scum. >> reporter: donald trump once again decided not to participate. >> donald trump's a lot different guy than he was in 2016. he owes it to you to be on this stage and explain why he should get another chance.

he should explain why he didn't have mexico pay for the border wall. he should explain why he racked up so much debt. >> we need a president and a candidate who will actually help our base solidify and attract independent voters into our party. >> anybody who's going to be spending the next year and an florida. trump's senior advisor says the republican frontrunner does not plan to attend the fourth debate in december either.

frances, phillip? >> brie, thank you. now to breaking news overseas in yemen, the site of the latest escalation of violence against the u.s. according to a senior defense official, iran-backed houthi rebels shot down a reaper drone. meanwhile, a second strike was made in syria. it was a weapons facility. the strike is in response to a series of attacks against u.s. personnel in iraq and syria the senior defense official says they are very certain this did not involve any civilian casualties. and in the west bank, violence continues to escalate. raf sanchez has the details, but we do want to warn you, some of the images are disturbing. >> reporter: deep in the occupied west bank, an israeli with an assault rifle confronts an unarmed palestinian, and

then? badly wounded, he's carried away. three weeks later, he's still in intensive care. he's lucky to be alive. >> we remove the spleen, part of the pancreas, part of the bowel. >> reporter: while the world's eyes are on gaza, violence is also at record levels in the west bank. more than 150 palestinians have been killed since the october 7 hamas terror attack. mostly in confrontations with israeli troops, according to the u.n. but at least eight were shot dead by settlers. israel took both gaza and the west bank after it was attacked by its arab neighbors in the 1967 war. in 2005, israel left gaza, but today around half a million

jewish settlers live in the west bank. israel rarely prosecutes settlers who attack palestinians rights groups. the settler was questioned but released without charge. the investigation, they say, is ongoing. do you think the man who shot you will ever be held accountable? i don't think so, he says. the settler was accompanied by soldiers f they wanted to stop him, they would have done it. you see a soldier here, but he doesn't help him or confront the settler. instead, they walk away together. israel's military did not answer our questions about the so soldier's actions. violence was surge long before october 7. nbc news spent months investigating this attack in june. when hundreds of israelis stormed a village. most of the villagers are u.s. citizens.

>> i'm from ocaak lawn, illinoi. >> reporter: her husband was kill in the attack. police have provided no evidence to support their claim. >> and all i could think about was what am i supposed to tell the kids now? like what do i tell them? they're not used to this. we're not used to be saing away from each other. two and a half weeks after a detroit synagogue leader was stabbed to death outside her home police say they have a suspect in custody but gave no details. they call it an encouraging development and it is not the end of the investigation. a manhunt is under way in new jersey for a man wanted in connection with the january 6 attack. he's accused of spraying officer with chemicals during the attack. one official says it appears he

saw authorities coming tie rest himto arrest him and ran off. the pandas are heading back to china. tom costello has details on their bittersweet good-bye. >> reporter: daybreak in washington, as the national zoo's three biggest stars began their long journey home. after five decades, time has run out on the smithsonian's panda exchange program with china. >> it's been a hard week, and a hard morning. >> reporter: over the years, eight bears, including four cubs, have captivated visitors from around the world. >> i miss you. i really want to cuddle with you. >> reporter: returning to china, a 25-year-old, 26-year-old, and a 3-year-old. all three, loaded onto a fedex panda express plane complete with 255 pounds of food for their 19-hour flight home.

>> giant pandas belong to china. giant pandas also belong to the world. >> reporter: their departure comes amidstrained u.s.-china relations. the agreement expired this year. the last four in america at the atlanta zoo are set to return next year. >> i cannot imagine the national zoo, i cannot imagine washington, d.c. without giant pandas, and i will do everything i can to bring them back. >> reporter: hoping that good-bye isn't forever. tom costel loerlo, nbc news. it looks like rain coats for the south. angie lassman is here tracking that for us. good morning, angie. >> rain coats, umbrellas, all going to be needed for the southern plains. that's where we're seeing moisture working in just across the border from mexico to texas, del rio to presidio. and we're going to see that

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and her mother, and her grandmother. yeah, those three women share the same birthday and are ready for triple the celebrations. our bismarck, north dakota affiliate has more. >> she's perfect. >> reporter: teaghan jean weber is full of surprises. >> she was seven pounds three ounces when she was born. >> reporter: surprise number one. her mom was pretty confident teaghan was a boy. >> i was so sure she was a boy. we were positive. >> reporter: surprise number two. ms. teaghan decided to make her grand entrance on a pretty special day. >> she share as birthday with me and my mom. >> reporter: teaghan was born on october 23rd, just like her mom and her mom's mom. >> i was very surprised, yes. blessed. very blessed. >> i thought it was a possibility. but never in a million years. >> i thought, that would be

really cool if she would be born on my birthday and my daughter, valerie's birthday. and god blessed us. >> reporter: wanda and valerie have always celebrated their birthday together. >> that was in 2017. >> reporter: with cake and family. >> i think she was about 7 years old. >> reporter: photos of their special day date back 34 years. >> honestly, they're all my favorite. >> reporter: now the party has grown. three generations of birthday girls. >> person can't ask for anything better. >> reporter: now share this same special day. >> it's very special. >> reporter: but no matter how many birthdays they celebrate, valerie says this birthday might just be her best ever. >> it's going to be hard to top this one. >> i'd say so. our thank fors for that very un

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