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more than 400 u.s. military promotions approved after the republican senator blocking them dropped his months-long hold that fight might be over, but another legislative battle is just getting started the streaming wars heat up while americans complain that stacks of subscriptions are straining their wallets. streaming platforms introduce a new way you can save a bundle. payday in the ncaa a new system would force the wealthiest schools to write a check. a sheriff's deputy being hailed a hero. his incredible quick thinking that saved a man's life. it's wednesday, december 6 "early today" starts right now good morning to you, i'm frances rivera >> i'm phillip mena. we want to begin with a dire situation developing in the northwest. parts of oregon and washington state are drowning in an atmospheric river. enormous amounts of rain continue to fall after daily

records were already broken monday and tuesday in the seattle area the u.s. coast guard sharing this video of a helicopter rescue five people were pulled to safety after their home was surrounded by four feet of water. the storm also caused a landslide that forced amtrak to suspend all service between portland and seattle angie, good morning. >> we still have numerous folks under these flood alerts i'll show you those in a moment. but first let's look at your satellite and radar. there's still rain working through washington and oregon, portland, specifically portions of southern oregon dry, but we really are going to see those locations get in on the action later today as well there's the flood alerts they extend up and down the coast from california to washington and those are going to last at least through tomorrow we've got the secondary push of the system we were watching yesterday, it brings more heavy rain the snow will also be something

we'll deal with in higher elevations across portions of the sierra mountains we'll deal with that wind threat, too. don't forget about that. as we get into tomorrow, another system had start to work a little closer to the coast it will bring snow and rain to this region. back to you. >> thank you so much, angie. gaza is suffering through a catastrophic hunger crisis that the world food program says had only get worse as the israeli assault intensifies and new evacuation orders squeeze palestinian refugees into smaller areas, more than 16,000 people have been killed in less than two months while it does not state military losses, it claims 70% of the dead are women and children. >> meanwhile, hamas' actions on october 7 are coming under increased international scrutiny with credible reports that israeli women were raped here's hala gorani

>> reporter: on october 7, hamas attacked within israel's borders with a wave of terror, murdering over 1200 people, including entire families. and israeli investigators say there is growing evidence that hamas unleashed another kind of horror against women >> something so horrific happened and the world should know. >> reporter: we spoke to a woman helping lead the investigation of allegations of repeated rape and sexual assault by hamas. where does your investigation stand? >> we have eyewitnesses that are slowly arriving and giving testimonies. >> reporter: disturbing accounts about october 7. including this woman, describing how a hamas terrorist, quote, laid a woman down. he is raping her then they pass her on to another person telling investigators the woman was' was alive and bleeding

another chilling account from yoni saadon, saying he was at the music festival where hamas slaughtered hundreds of israeli concert-goers. he hid under dead bodies, saying he saw a quote, beautiful woman with the face of an angel and eight or ten of the fighters beating and raping her when they finished, they were laughing and the last one shot her in the head, he said hamas has denied committing sexual crimes against women. israeli officials say the investigation is challenging, because most victims were killed but, among the evidence seen by nbc news, graphic photos of women's bodies with obvious signs of sexual assault, including some naked from the waist down >> some of the terrorists interrogated say this was happening and this was done. >> reporter: first responders describing naked female bodies tied to beds nbc news also reviewing this

hamas document that israeli officials say was carried by hamas militants on october 7, with instructions on how to say "take off your pants" in hebrew. the u.n. facing backlash for its response some deemed too slow, including this protest monday. critics blasting the secretary general for taking seven weeks to publicly call for an investigation of hamas and sexual violence. and the agency u.n. women for not putting out a statement until last friday. the agency telling us in part, within days of the horrific attacks, u.n. women began offering concrete support to the u.n. commission of inquiry, which is investigating these matters. >> we feel like the world has turned their backs >> reporter: miriam runs a rape crisis center in tel aviv and says israel's critics are down playing, even dismissing, alleged hamas sexual violence. you say people can be opposed to

what's happening to palestinians, but at the same time they need to be sympathetic to what happened >> yes, it has nothing to do with the fact that there can never, ever, ever be an excuse for rape >> our thanks to hala gorani for that report. now to an update on two major battles under way on capitol hill new funding for the war in ukraine is up in the air, but a republican senator's blockade on hundreds of military appointments is over here's peter alexander >> reporter: a dramatic reversal after months of single handlely blocking more than 400 military promotions for some of the country's highest-ranking officers alabama republican senator tommy tuberville is backing down, abruptly lifting his hold. >> i'm releasing everybody i still got a hold on, i think, 11 four-star generals. everybody else is completely released from me >> reporter: tuberville had been facing bipartisan backlash for holding up the nominations for

months in protest of the defense department policy that allows service members to be reimbursed for travel costs related to getting an abortion. still, there's another clash in congress threatening one of president biden's biggest foreign policy priorities. ukraine. ukrainian president zelenskyy's top aide warning, without more u.s. military aid, ukraine faces a big risk of losing the war >> any member of congress who does not support funding for ukraine is voting for an outcome that will make it easier for putin to prevail >> reporter: there's been a fierce debate with house republicans insisting on accountability for american funds already sent to ukraine and demanding at that democrats first agree to toughening restrictions at the u.s.-mexico border >> the battle is for the border. we do that first as a top priority >> reporter: the senate quickly confirmed about 425 military promotions, and president biden blasted tuberville's blockade as pointless. >> and our thanks to peter for

that report. elsewhere on capitol hill, fbi director christopher wray is urging a senate committee to renew the federal government's authority to conduct surveillance without a warrant outside the u.s. the surveillance powers are set to expire at the end of the month. wray argued that they are vital to u.s. national security, citing threats from iran and china. the program faces scrutiny f lawm fro lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. we are learning more about the house explosion in arlington, virginia. james yoo is presumed dead after the enormous blast he had no known criminal record, but neighbors say he exhibited erratic behavior the standoff began when police responded to reports of a flare gun being fired more than 30 times. the cause of the explosion is still being investigated apart from the suspect, there were no serious injuries now to an update on that deadly shark attack in the

bahamas. police have identified the victim as 44-year-old lauren eriksson van wart from massachusetts. nbc boston reporting sources told them she had just celebrated her wedding she was paddleboarding near the sandals resort in nassau when she was attacked an incredible rescue in texas where one wrong move could have changed the outcome rescue workers pulled a driver from a dangling truck on an interstate once the truck stabilized, search and rescue workers used aerial ladders to reach the driver, he was hooked to a harness and pulled to safety the driver was taken to the hospital and expected to be okay >> wow it might be winter, but the plains getting warmer than average temperatures let's bring back angie lassman with a look at the weather across the country hello, again, angie. >> you're exactly right about that record warmth i'll show you spots that could see record highs we've got a large ridge of high

pressure, mainly stretching across portions of the west, being influenced by that we also have an alberta clipper, a fast-moving system coming down from canada leaving us with chilly temperatures' cross the east 46 in washington, d.c. 46 for nashle areville. denver will hit 68 degrees well above normal for this time of year. usually 23 degrees cooler than that we'll see the upper 50s to low 60s' cross m across much of th. here's some of the spots where we'll looks there.

low 70s for san antonio. plenty of sunshine expected in houston with a high of 66 degrees and montgomery hits 55 today. and that's a look at your forecast, guys, back to you. >> angie, thank you. coming up, the big money proposal that could flip the field for collegeathletes. but first, crossing the streams. why some of the biggest names in streaming could be joining forces streaming could be joining forces. ok, someone just did laundry... no, i add downy light so the freshness really lasts. yeah, most scented stuff gives me a headache, but this is just right. and i don't like anything. but i like this.

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the pain and anguish from today's speakers is overwhelming in this room, is it not? so can you imagine the pain the people have here and the pain in gaza at this moment? >> right now at 5:00, impassioned calls for peace as san francisco supervisors hear demands for