an american warship threatened in the middle east, shooting down several armed drones and sparking new fears that hamas-israel war could spread as israel expands its ground invasion throughout gaza.

we'll have a live report with the latest. a terror investigation unfolds in paris. tourists stabbed near the eiffel tower. what the suspect told police about why he did it. an impeachment inquiry into president biden looms on capitol hill. the critical vote could come as soon as this week. why some members of the republican party are speaking out against the move. a.i. is making their favorite celebrities endorse products they've never heard of. the disturbing trend targeting online shoppers. how the spot these scams. a maryland town's new holiday tradition is bringing neighbors together one string of lights a the time. how the heartwarming celebration got its first spark. it's monday, december 4th. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> glad you're with us. i'm frances rivera. the israel-hamas war is conning to have ripple effects beyond the borders at the gaza strip. american defense officials confirm to nbc news that the uss

carney warship shot down three drones heading toward it in the red sea off yemen. yesterday there were four missile and drone attacks on major ships along that major shipping route. let's get to claudio lavanga who joins us live. good morning. do we know who is responsible for these attacks? >> frances, phillip, good morning. yes, u.s. officials believe that both the drones and the missiles were launched by the houthi rebel group in yemen. as you mentioned, u.s. officials yesterday say the drones were intercepted and destroyed by the uss carney over the red sea. it's not clear whether the american destroyer was actually its target, but also, the two missiles were targeted and struck two commercial vessels who were operating in international shipping lanes still in the red sea. while there were no casualties there and minor damage was reported, while the u.s. calls

this attack threats to international maritime security says the attack was also commissioned or enabled actually by iran and that the u.s. is considering the appropriate response. now elsewhere in the region in iraq, the u.s. still on sunday carried out an air strike over the city of kirkuk in northern iraq, killing five men the u.s. believes were preparing to launch explosive projectiles towards u.s. forces based there. now the islamic resistance group in iraq confirmed five of its men had been killed and pledged retaliation against the u.s. but let's go back to what really kick started this tension in the region, the war in gaza. as you know, the ceasefire ended abruptly on friday, and the fighting resumed. israel since then has pledged it's trying its best to avoid civilian casualties by telling palestinians also to leaf the areas it expects to target.

but still, gaza officials say that since then, since friday, another 700 palestinians had been killed in the air strikes. phillip, frances? >> thank you for the update. french police are considering a terrorist motive in the stabbing murder of a young german tourist near the eiffel tower in paris on saturday. the suspect had apparently sworn allegiance to isis, be also suffered from mental illness. >> reporter: staring down the threat of terror once again after an attack that may have been fuelled in part by anger over the war in gaza. just steps from the eiffel tower, a man killing a german tourist with a knife, then striking two others with a hammer, injuring them both. french authorities say the man shouted "allahu akbar" and was tasered by police. authorities say the suspect called france an accomplice to atrocities in gaza.

emmanuel macron call it a terrorist attack. the suspect, a 26-year-old french iranian served four years in prison for a previous failed terror attack and was then put on a watch list. they also say he suffered severe mental illness. and before this attack, investigators say he pledged allegiance on social media to the islamist stake. the attack comes as tourists are flocking to paris ahead of the holidays and just eight months before paris hosts the olympic games. >> that could be me. that was my first feeling. >> reporter: paris has been at its highest alert of terrorists. a suspect josh lederman, nbc news. now to queens, new york, where a stabbing suspect attacked police officers. a young girl called 911 early sunday morning and said her cousin was killing her family members. when police arrived, the suspect stabbed one officer in the neck and hit another before he was fatally shot.

an 11-year-old girl was found stabbed outside the house. she did not survive. three other family members also died in the attack, including a 12-year-old boy. a 61-year-old woman is in critical condition. the officers who are hurt are expected to be okay. an investigation is ongoing. now let's turn to capitol hill where the house could vote as soon as this week on authorizing an impeachment inquiry into president biden. but some republicans are warning against this effort. here is allie raffa. >> reporter: house republicans are gearing up to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into president biden possibly as early as this week. >> i think it's something we have to do at this juncture. >> reporter: the inquiry the first of a multipatchy fog step process in the house that could result in an impeachment vote. speaker mike johnson hopeful his conference has the votes to make this first move, despite its narrow majority. >> i believe we will. i expect no democrats will assist in this effort, but they should. >> reporter: former speaker kevin mccarthy opened the

inquiry. >> house republicans have uncovered -- without a vote in september over allegations the president benefitted financially from his family's overseas business dealings. but it has yet to produce any evidence implicating mr. biden. johnson now pushing to formalize an inquiry in an effort to bolster its pogs against hunter and the house. a statement calling the effort, quote, a baseless politically motive attempt to smear president biden with lies. >> are you ready to make history, iowa? >> reporter: 2024 gop presidential hopeful ron desantis also weighing in, offering these words of caution to house republicans. >> don't use that inquiry as kind of a trojan horse to not then meet your responsibilities. >> reporter: even if this inquiry leads to a successful appointment vote in the house, a possible conviction and removal effort in a democrat-controlled senate would likely be doomed. >> our thanks to allie for that

report. at least 11 mountain climbers are dead after a volcano erupted in indonesia. 12 more people are still missing, but the search was put on old over safety concerns. the marapi mountain eruption sent ash nearly 10,000 feet into the air, coating nearby villages in a cloud of gray and white. officials say it was so bad in some parts it actually blocked out the sun. the west is in for a few rainy days. today might just be a simple drizzle, but millions are facing flood alerts during the storm system. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is here tracking this slow-moving storm system. good morning, michelle. >> good morning, guys. great to see you. we've seen so much rain in portions of the northwest over the past week. it's a parade of storms that continue toe move onshore. you mentioned a little bit of a break as we go throughout the day, but picking up in intensity as we go throughout the monday night hours and into tuesday, and really lasting throughout the week. millions under flash flood watches. we had that in the green, seattle, portland, eugene.

we could see up to 11 inches of rain in some spots. we're going to see the chance for localized flash flooding, urban flooding, stream flooding and river flooding. we have winter alert. winter storm warnings are in the pink. that includes park city, steamboat springs to aspen. feet of snow in some spots, though it's a little warmer compared to last week. we're going to see a mixture in some spots. winds gusting up to 65 miles per hour. we have high wind warnings in the purple, and wind advisories are in the blue. in terms of the rainfall, lots of rain along the s and 80s in orlando 81 degrees. jacksonville 75. tampa 76. aged that's your monday

forecast. >> okay, michelle, thank you. coming up, the chiefs can't shake off the packer, in a sunday night shocker. liinut first, seeing isn't beevg anymore. the new high-tech scam using fake videos of real celebrities. this is not just a sewing kit. - oh are you in a rush? - oh very much so. thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. (♪♪) this is help with the holidays... ...right in your neighborhood. give me the hat! walgreens. let's go! we're going to make it. honey... honey... nyquil severe honey. powerful cold and flu relief with a dreamy honey taste. nyquil honey, the nighttime, sniffing, sneezing, couging, aching, fever, honey-licious, best sleep with a cold, medicine. i'm adding downy unstopables to my wash. now i'll be smelling fresh all day long. [sniff]

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misleading future, where celebrity product pitches you see online -- >> watching this video, you're one of the 10,000 lucky people who will get an iphone 15 pro. >> may be scams. stars like tom hanks and gayle king warning their followers about fake versions of themselves, also known as deepfakes. >> more tools are coming out that make it easier and easier. >> reporter: it's so easy, the team at slack shack films did it to me. >> what is secret to weight loss? >> i've honestly been a bit hesitant to share this with you. i think now it's time. the secret is chocolate cake. >> whoa. >> copious amounts of chocolate cake. breakfast, lunch, dinner. brunch, afternoon snack. chocolate cake. >> man. >> there it is. >> wow. >> reporter: here's how they did it. they had an actor play the part of me. and then using a.i., digitally replaced his voice. >> a full chocolate cake diet

will absolutely make you lose weight. >> reporter: it is not perfect. but if you're scrolling through on your phone -- >> it look likes a real person. >> there are going to be bad actors who take this stuff and monetize it and do bad things with it. >> reporter: this professor studies deepfakes at berkeley. >> the ears are pretty good biometric. >> all around the world now. you're seeing interference, and disinformation campaigns and fraud. >> reporter: already we've seen fake videos of ukrainian president zelenskyy. even a fake attack on a pentagon. >> in two minutes, the stock market dropped half a trillion dollars. that's insane from a single image. >> reporter: how to spot a deepfake? well, that's hard. slow down. don't just reshare something that feels real to you. search online for the image you're seeing. if it's fake, someone out there probably knows. and check your sources. if you don't prorecognize where came from, don't post it. the professor warns those tips won't last. >> in three months they won't

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packers walk away with a statement victory 27-18. so now you've got the chiefs, they're 8-4. still atop of the afc west. but now they're the fourth seed. a tough one, a streak that was broken, a certain miss taylor swift was there. the streak, all the games she would show up they would win that streak is done. >> the streak that did continue is the packers not losing at home in december in four years. even if they've had kind of a mid season, they're somehow pull it together right before christmas. all right. there is just five weeks left in the nfl regular season. but as sunday's games prove anything, i mean anything can happen. the denver broncos, who started off the season horribly run a five-game win streak but that came to an end after the hands of the texans after the interception thrown by russell wilson. and up in pittsburgh, steelers fans had to deal with weather delays and being upset by the cardinals. running back james conner

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get 6x longer-lasting freshness, plus odor protection. try for under $5! in a neighborhood just outside baltimore, a new holiday tradition is bringing a neighborhood together. nbc's kate snow has more on the holiday decorations that are tying the community together. >> reporter: in the rogers forge neighborhood just outside baltimore, the message is in the

lights, love lives here. see, these aren't the riggs' lights or the mortons' lights, they're the community light, connecting neighbor to neighbor. >> hey, friend. how you? >> good. how are you? >> reporter: it all started in the height of the pandemic when kim morton was feeling down. >> this began as a wonderful gesture of a long friend. >> reporter: her neighbor, matt riggs had an idea to cheer her up. >> so i strung slights up my tree, and then i wanted to see if i could get them to come across. because i did want to create that connection. >> texted me, hey, come out and look. and i find a tin of cookies on my doorstep and the lights. and it with cuz just wonderful. >> reporter: at first it was just their two homes. >> hey, friends. >> howdy. >> how you? >> hi, guys. >> reporter: house by house, their neighbors joined in until nearly every single house was linked by light. >> and then the next thing you know, within two or three weeks, more lights started coming up. and it was just beautiful. >> reporter: but it wasn't just

their block. other streets throughout the neighborhood joined in too. >> jim, on top. i'll be right there. >> reporter: a logistical and time-consuming effort. >> one, two, three! >> reporter: but one that's paid off. >> it brought us all together during that time, and it continues to bring us together. >> being able to have that sense of connection is so important. >> reporter: now every year, a new holiday tradition. >> six, five, four, three, two, one! [ cheering ] >> are they all lit? >> yes! >> reporter: spreading joy to the world, one house at a time. >> it's a beautiful feeling to know that we were part of this, just a little thing that others wanted to get in on. >> you have to have that sense of love lives in here, in there. we're going to share it. and that's what's going to push back the darkness. >> our thanks to kate snow for

sharing that story that is the coolest idea for them to all jump across. literally love and light in that neighborhood. >> i'm a sucker for string lights any time of thor. >>. when you add, that it gives it such a viefbe. it's fantastic. in st. paul, a new exhibit dedicated to charles m. schultz has come to life. and it's also giving local students a chance to show off their own comics inspired by schultz. just a floor below that main exhibit, those comics are on display. all this is open through june o

right now at 5:00, new tensions surge as israel expands its ground offensive in gaza. we have overnight developments from washington, and the growing fears the middle east conflict may extend into neighboring territories. plus, it is almost time for college finals, but some