another hostage freed from hamas, as israeli troops expand their ground offensive it comes as israel's leader rejects c rejects calls for a cease-fire we are witnessing a steep rise in anti-semitic hate crimes students at cornell university

terrified. a race against time and the t tides. a ship stranded for eight days on a florida beach with the captain living on board. the city of jacksonville has given him a deadline to set sail the queen of country honored, not for her music but her style. all the glitz and glamour of dolly parton sits in one dazzling nashville exhibit we'll take you behind the scenes and halloween is here. but so is holiday shopping we've got a look at the top toys for this holiday season, with the chief toy insider. "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm frances rivera >> i'm phillip mena. the israeli army has recovered one of their own soldiers from gaza, rescuing a woman held from

the attack on october 7. militants still holiday more t hold more than 230 hostages >> reporter: in tel aviv, the families of israeli hostages were gathered to pressure the government mott to forget their loved ones amid the fury to attack hamas this man's daughter liri is a soldier, kidnapped from a watch tower from a kibbutz hamas killed 12 of them and kidnapped six or seven that's liri in the glasses >> now was the message that the army release one girl. i hope that this my daughter i hope hallo. >> reporter: he checks to see if maybe the released soldier is

liri >> not my daughter, but she was with liri. >> reporter: how does that make you feel >> even not my daughter, it makes me happy >> reporter: ori was freed by israeli troops israel says she's doing well medically and has met with her family but hamas has plenty moore hostages in gaza, israel raising the estimate to 239, including 33 children. and hamas is taunting israel with them, releasing a video of three captives we met neta, a friend of the family she's speaking for them because everyone in the family was killed or kidnapped by hamas how do you watch this war and watch all those explosions and not think they might be underground, under one of those bombs? >> i think about it, and this is

the reason we want her back now. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu under fire, saying there will be no cease-fire, that israel must retaliate for the 1400 israelis killed >> just as the united states would not agree to a cease-fire after the bombing of pearl harbor or terror attack of 9/11, israel will not agree to a cessation of hostilities with hamas. this is a time for war >> reporter: in gaza, more than 2 million civilians are suffering because of a war they didn't start, can't escape and which is escalating by the day according to the health ministry run by hamas, more than 8,000 palestinians have been killed so far. hospitals have become refugee centers for the newly-homeless

they destroyed our house on top of us this man screams israel says there's a safe haven in the south, but it's bombing in southern gaza, too. and the roads to get there aren't safe. an israeli tank fired on a car traveling on the main highway. witnesses tell us there from chiwere children inside. the israeli military wouldn't comment. this war is only three weeks old, and it's hard to see much but suffering ahead. defiant palestinians are refusing israeli orders to evacuate a major hospital in gaza city. aid workers say the israeli military issued two warnings monday to immediately abandon the hospital where some 14,000 people are sheltering or seeking treatment. the warnings have raised concerns that the hospital may be targeted directly

a coordinator said in a statement, quote, for people who can't evacuate because they have nowhere to go or are unable to move, advanced warnings make no difference >> this war has fuel added a rin islamophobia and anti-semitism around the world for more on this, here's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: the u.s. is condemning this pro-palestinian mob that stormed an airport in russia looking for jews, some carrying banners with slowinga rushed onto the tarmac some protesters burned israeli and american flags how concerned is the white house that these demonstrations will spiral out of control >> we brief elieve in the rightf

peaceful protest nobody wants to see them turn violent or dangerous >> reporter: the u.s. is announcing new steps to fight anti-semitism and islamophobia, including improving coordination between campus law enforcement and state and local counterparts at columbia university >> there are jewish students who do not feel safe on campus >> reporter: the university says a series of horrendous messages threatening violence were posted online junior molly goldstein what's sense of fear like on campus >> i would say all students are absolutely terrified people don't know what to do with themselves and whether they should stay or leave campus. >> reporter: the anti-defamation league reports since the war began, anti-semitic incidents in the u.s. are up nearly 400% from the same period last year. as the man accused of stabbing a 6-year-old boy near chicago,

there is an uptick nationwide. mat nearly 800 complaints this month. incidents like this one where a palestinian i.t. specialist said someone slip addped a note undee door saying go back where you came from. >> my heart sank >> reporter: as the white house tries to get a grip on the rising hate, charges were announced against a nevada man threatening to exterminate a u.s. senator for supporting israel a british man has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing an american slens wo intell american intelligence worker in march, he attacked the unnamed woman with a knife, nearly killing her she was stationed at gchq,

britain's electronic spy agency. despite the life sentence, he would be eligible for parole in 30 years panera bread has added a new warning about its charged lemonade drink the change comes after the family of sarah katz sued alleging that she died after drinking the caffeinated lemonade she had a heart condition and they say she would not have chosen that drink had she realized it had more caffeine than a standard energy drink they are adding more detailed disclosures, saying the lemonade is not recommended for children or people sensitive to caffeine. it looks like it's going to be a dry halloween for much of the country, but parents might want to make sure kids are bundled up i'm bummed about that. the coats every cover up the costumes underneath. >> when i was a kid, that was the ultimate devastation of having to wear your coat over your costume and unfortunately, in some

spots, yes, we're going to need the jackets, the extra layers. a couple areas will be quite nice right now, though, 83 million people are under frost or freeze alerts it extends from cleveland to portions of texas. so heads up for that with these really chilly temperatures taking shape this morning across this region. kansas city feeling like 23 degrees right now. 20-degree wind chill in minneapolis. even temperatures in the 30s are feeling like the 20s across the midwest and stretching into the plains dallas feeling like 35 degrees right now. we're going to see a dramatic drop across the east coast temperatures yesterday in the 80s now into the 50s a 30, 35-degree change in places like raleigh, which will only get into the low 50s this afternoon. but look at the forecast this afternoon. halloween night. we'll deal wita high of 42

degrees. new york hit 50 degrees, plenty of sunshine. and that is a look at your forecast, guys back over to you >> angie, thank you. we are back in one minute with a strange story of a sailboat marooned on one of florida's busiest beaches. the clock is ticking to get the boat back into the water (♪♪) this is vaccines made easy... for those who've got plans. (♪♪) the ball is out and there's a pile-up. -let's go! -get in the pile! ugh, i'll deal with this tomorrow. you won't. it's ripe in here. my eyes are watering. i'm a busy man. look how crusty this is. shameful. ugh, it's just too much.

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>> reporter: for eight days he has been holding court on his ship >> nobody gave the $10 for the pictures >> reporter >> this thing stood straight up, nose up in the air coming in >> reporter: he told our jacksonville affiliate he was leaving the sea and air show when the boat lost power about a fourth mile out from the beach >> the weather changed i pulled anchor and was going in, and the engine failed. >> reporter: as the boat got pulled closer to shore, the captain was forced to abandon ship once the situation became unsafe, paddleboarding and swimming to shore. >> it was quite a ride coming in all right 35,000 pound vessel is also rehberg's home. and the coast guard says it's his responsibility to get it off the beach. >> everything inside looks like you shook it around and threw a hand grenade in it

>> reporter: among the krousd, good samaritans, one group offering to pull it back into the water using a tugboat during high tide on sun, but declined. >> we would damage their boat and possibly endanger them of becoming another rescue. >> reporter: jacksonville beach officials now hitting him with a three-week notice to move that boat he says he will need about $12,000 to pay for industrial-grade tugboats that can move him back into the water, money, he says, he doesn't have >> appreciate the goodwill and support. i'll do my best to get this boat off you guys' beach. but right now i'm doing what i can. >> reporter: as such, two gofundme pages have been opened on his behalf. both with $10,000 goals. now a race against time and tides to get this vessel back out to sea rehema ellis, nbc news

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they're giving their students some real-world experience from global super star dolly parton, bringing her new costume archive book to life in an exhibit i wouldn't think to put a student on a job this big. but they did he is doing some work only some graphic designers could dream about. >> we wanted to pull a lot of inspiration from it in the way we built the exhibit >> reporter: shawn isn't just designing what's on these four walls. he's create d a timeline of dolly's fashion through the years a tee shirt with a photo exclusive to the book. and what might be his proudest moment? a billboard in nashville. >> and so when you actually start seeing things come together, it's just been cooler thanki

than i can imagine >> reporter: 42 students over 12 majors have worked since the spring to bring this exhibition to life. >> i had no idea it would be this big or this impactful >> reporter: she never could have imagined when they reached out to team dolly asking for a few pieces to showcase at the school they'd instead send the brand-new book and say go for it >> she stands on a huge platform for education and literacy so this is literally education and literacy we are standing in front of a library. >> reporter: it's exposure the students are not taking for granted. >> they could definitely have taken this into their hands if they wanted to but they trusted us. >> it looks really good. i was very proud i'm amazed at how much i've done in my lifetime i really am. somebody says how's it feel to see all that i think woo, that's a lot of

living >> she sure has done a lot of living our thanks for that report she was blinged out before all the rappers of the '90s and 2000s. dolly parton came first. >> maybe it could be a whole other exhibit when it comes to wigs and hair. and she always has those gloves. >> an artist from head to toe. >> thanks for watching "early >

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