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hit mexico leaves destruction in its wake after hurricane otis swept through acapulco. how one of the most popular tourist deat tourist destinations are picking up the pieces. >> hear what residents fear when speaking out against the government. after publicly fighting with his team's leadership, a star player's absence spoke volumes. why it's now being investigate bid the nba. we're headed into hollow-weekend. the new england patriots are kicking off festivities for a scary good cause. tricks and treats for kids in need. "early today" starts right now. >> thanks for ending the week with us. i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. breaking late last night on president biden's order, the

u.s. has conducted airstrikes on eastern syria, targeting facilit facility used by iran's revolutionary guard and related troops. they were in response to attacks on u.s. troops in the last couple weeks. 21 service members were injured but have returned to duty. we are learning more about the lives lost in the mass shooting that still has the state of maine on edge. one of those was joey walker the manager at a bar where one part of the attack happened -- >> he picked up a butcher knife and tried to go at the gunman to stop him from shooting anybody else. >> reporter: does that change your pain at all, knowing that? >> it need it worse. >> lewiston is still locked down while the search for the killer continues. there was increased police presence last night at homes

linked to the suspect. our sam brock has more. >> reporter: in rock bert card' hometown of bowdoin, maine, it's shock. >> it's unbelievable. >> reporter: evens a the suspect's own family reveals details. his sister-in-law telling nbc news they alerted police and military officials that he was experiencing an acute mental health episode in the months prior to the massacre, saying he'd been fitted for high opi high-powered hearing aids and picking up voices he'd never heard before and his mind was twisting them around. >> what we did, meeting him and the way he showed us to use a weapon, the man's smart. he's really smart. he's tactical. >> reporter: phil gregory says he used how to use an m-16 rifle from card. they weren't in the same unit, but the 40-year-old left an

impression on gregory. >> he knows warfare, he understands it. he may never have been deployed, but he's smart. he knows what to do. i think they need soldiers to beat him. i really do. >> reporter: the assault rifle believed to have been used was purc purchased legal any 2023. and card threatened a military base and was sent by his own commanders to a mental health facility for two weeks of psychiatric treatment in july. how can someone who fits that profile still be in possession of semi-automatic weapons? >> i know we will be reviewing that information as we move forward. >> reporter: back in bowdoin, where card's family has owned land for generations, his childhood neighbor is blindsided. no one would have seen this coming? >> never, never would have expected this to happen here. >> the white house is claiming

that russia has started executing soldiers who don't follow orders. n national security council spokesman kerby sp spokesman kirby says. the claims are from classified intelligence but not corroborated beyond that. he did not say how many soldier also been executed, nor did he cite specific examples. the war between israel and hamas has created a rift in the science world. michael eisen said he was being replaced on e-life because he shared a post that called out the indifference to the lives of palestinian civilians. the board of directors says his approach was hurting the coe

significa cohesion. five have resign, and some signed an open letter saying this would have a chilling effect on expressions in their fi field georgia has been ordered to redraw congressional voting maps. lawmakers have until december 8 to submit new plans. alabama was recently given a similar order. the devastating toll from hurricane otis is becoming more clear in mexico. at least 27 people were killed when otis hit near acapulco as a category 5 hurricane. telemundo's julio vaccaro is there. >> reporter: utter devastation in acapulco. at least 27 dead after a hurricane landed on the tourist destination home to nearly a million people. i don't know how we are alive,

he says, but we. hurricane otis, now the strongest storm ever to hit mexico's pacific coast. otis, more than doubled its strength just hours before landfall, leaving residents and tourists with little time to prepare. some of the worst damage along the city's waterfront, where 165 mile per hour winds shredded high-rise buildings and left the streets choked with mud and debris. the exterior of this hotel room, 21 storeys up, ripped clean off as the terrified guests sheltered inside, with the streets under water and power out for hundreds of thousands, mexican authorities are now scrambling to assess the damage and provide relief. our house was a total loss, this woman said, as desperate residents fend for themselves. the devastation in acapulco has no precedent. this is one of the most famous and most important presorts in mexico. its recovery will be a huge challenge for the government and

president obrador. for now we still don't understand the scope of the damage. >> and our thanks to julio for that report. now to storms here in the u.s. the system that brought flooding and snow to the middle of the country is heading east. angie lassman is here tracking where the rain is heading. >> we're still going to have the potential for plenty more rain on the way for folks in the middle of the country, but yes. this is the system we're watching over the next couple days. it's going to advance farther to the midwest where we'll see rain stretching through michigan to texas. that's where we'll watch for thunderstorms through the day today. you can see as we get into tomorrow, we'll have the big surge of moisture. this is what i'm talking about with another chance for rain in the middle of the country. we'll peck we'll pick up snow in the higher elevations of the plains. also moving into portions of the northeast and new england to wrap up our weekend. when it's all said and done, we'll pick up maybe one to three

inches, stretching from places like cincinnati to dallas, the highest amounts of rainfall and a couple inches of snow as well. places like denver, anywhere between two to four inches. we'll see higher amounts close to eight inches the higher elevations wgo. the 80s from philadelphia to washington, d.c. charleston deals with partly cloudy skies and highs into the upper 70s. and that is a look at your forecast, guys, back over to you. >> angie, thank you. coming up, a different perspective on the israel-hamas war. thousand how how it's impacting area communities inside israel. area communities inside israel. a communities inside israel. and h communities inside israel. nd ho communities inside israel. d how

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some arab families are staying quiet. some have been fired and some accused of sympathizing with terrorists. >> reporter: the israeli city, arabs have been working on the same land for centuries. a grandfather and one of the arab citizens says his family has been leer here for 80 years these days he fears if he says one word about the treatment of arabs he fears being arrest ed y shin bet. we're in the middle. since the israel-gaza war started human rights groups say hundreds of arabs have been

fired or accused of sympathizing with hamas, mostly on social media. israel's police chief has zero tolerance for pro-hamas. he says anyone who wants to sympathize with gaza, go ahead, i'll put them on bus and send them there. one wrote, when we feel the offense is criminal in nature we will report them to police. an arab group represents 80 students who have been suspended or expelled. >> we are trying to explain that they have the right to express their opinion. it has nothing to do with supporting violence against israelis. >> reporter: amir, not his real name, was threatened with disciplinary proceedings.

what was the response to that post? >> well, the response was people accusing me of justifying terrorism. the university sent me an e-mail, basically saying that they have reason to believe that i am supporting the action of a certain side. >> reporter: the side of hamas, whose terror attacks killed more than 1400 people and triggered an israeli response that many arab citizens say includes an unprecedented crackdown on free speech. amir, who says he opposes violence on civilians requested anonymity because he fears more retaliation for speaking out about what happened. how risky is it for you to speak out right now? >> i mean, everyone is terrified. >> reporter: others report being doxed, their home address posted on social media. and a popular singer was detained for two days and placed

under house arrest. she says they tried to strip me of my humanity, silence my voice and humiliate me in every way. they've investigated 110 cases of incitement. at least 17 have already been indicted. most, although not all, are believed to be arabs. nbc news told these act of incitement present a threat. in a nation of nearly 10 million people, roughly 2 million are arab. about a fifth of the population. in many mixed cities in israel, there are mosques right next to synagogues. some arabs were also israeli citizens, say they feel caught between conflicting identities. >> reporter: yousef is at the bustling market buying vegetables. he tells me, what you see in the media, jews and arabs always at

odds isn't what you see in the market. here's a jew, here's a jew. i'm an arab. he says here in a mixed city, we're family. the problem, you see, is government. >> our thanks to josh letterman for that report. >> still to come, josh allen balls out on thursday night football. and a super star begin as new chap iter in the midwest. and right into my shower! dial with hydraclean complex and vitamin e cleanses deep but is gentle on skin. dial up your day. let's do this. 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. hey guys, check it out: it's mrs. stevens. they say she can make things appear out of thin air. hey!

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week. he threw for two more touchdowns. one to dalton kincaid and the other to gabe davis right there in the corner. the bills get the win over the bucs, 24-18. believe it or not, we're an almost halfway through the regular season in the nfl, week eight. >> here we are pfafhalfway thro. jumping to another set of bucks. dame time kicked off. you've got damian lillard who made his bucks debut alongside the face of the franchise, giannis antetokounmpo. while philly took the lead late in the fourth, a pair of three-pointers from lillard seal the win for milwaukee. >> he was one of the most coveted guys to get.

there was a lot of drama going on, especially with one player not on the court for that game. james harden. he did not play for philly last night. and his absence is coming under major scrutiny from league brass. the nba is investigating whether the sixers violated the participation policy and determined whether he missed the game for league-approved reasons. he has been publicly at odds after he requested a trade to the los angeles clippers. the star did not travel with the team. he tried to travel with the team. the team held him back. now there's a conversation about why did they hold him back, and he didn't show up for training camp. he didn't show up for any of the practices. >> one preseason game. >> not even that. he showed up after a few practices right before. and now he wants to be part of the team because he wants to get paid, but he also wants to get out. he's done this before with two different teams, houston and

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>> i am wednesday. >> reporter: these kids rocking scary good costumes tuesday night. >> he's the tin man. he's the sayre crow. >> i'm gru. >> reporter: for the halloween party at gel et gillette stadiu. >> i'm a guy in a rocket ship. >> reporter: swapping out uniform uniforms and going out of this world for the occasion. the end of the day, they're making our day. >> reporter: they are super heros in real life. bravely fighting cancer at several boston-area hospitals >> ply dmy daughter has been in treatment for eight months. >> my son just finished chemo at children's hospital in boston. >> reporter: with families by their side, tougher times put aside for a few hours. >> i think it just feels good to

know that you're not alone, not only as parents, but for the kids, too. >> reporter: and spirits lifted. so these kids can enjoy these magic moments. >> we sit down, start talking to them. they start opening up. it's always awesome. >> our thanks to kristin glavine for that story. it's wonderful no see,to see. patriots on the field not having the greatest of seasons, but who cares when you see smiles on faces that way. >> and the parents seeing their kids do something that, you know what, with all the things they've been through, all the treatments and ups and downs, those smiles are priceless for them. now to this. caught on camera. a hotel security guard came dangerously close to a bear, watch this, that made its way into a hotel kitchen. it happened at the st. regis in aspen, colorado. luckily, the guard was not

seriously hurt. it's not like he fell. it's like the bear literally put his paws up on him. the bear got in from a courtyard entryway, passing through several doors to reach that kitchen though. in the end, sadly, they had to euthanize that bear. but that is beyond, i mean, the bear must have been freaked out and scared, too. it could have been so much worse on multiple fronts. yes. >> didn't continue to attack him. thanks so much for watchin

right now at 5:00, the very latest overnight on an ongoing manhunt for the accused gunman in maine, following deadly mass shootings. new details on the search and the way the community is rallying around the victims's families. plus, sparking new calls to police in san francisco. the troubling signs one man is