secretary of state antony blinken pushes for a humanitarian pause in gaza.

>> this is a process. israel has raised important questions about how humanitarian pauses would work. we've got to answer those questions. we're working on exactly that. in fact, we agreed that our teams would get together and they're doing just that, including today, to work through the specifics, the practicalities of pauses. >> >> coming up, a live report with the view from d.c. maui is now open for business again after the deadly wildfires three months ago. some locals not happy with the decision to welcome back mass tourism. what's next for sam bankman-fried, the disgraced wonder child is staring at life in prison. his lawyers are appealing and congress is trying to find out how to regulate the industry. >> can't shake her off, taylor swift fills the blank space at the top of the charts with her biggest debut ever. jay gray takes us into an

oasis of peace in israel. a community sticking together in a time of harsh violence. it's monday, november 6th. "early today" starts right now. good monday morning, i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. this morning secretary of state antony blinken is engaged in another round of shuttle diplomacy in the middle east, visiting israel for the fourth time since the outbreak of hostilities between hamas in gaza and israel. blinken also made surprise visits to the palestinian seat of government, ramallah, and later baghdad. today he is in the turkish capital of ankara. we want to go live to chris pollone in d.c. what did secretary blinken achieve on this latest trip? >> reporter: good morning to you. the final result of course remains to be seen, but it's very clear what the secretary has been trying to accomplish as he makes stops in many cities throughout that entire region, including landing in turkey just a short time ago. the biden administration has said that the u.s. is trying to

deter other countries or groups from using this war between israel and hamas as an impetus to expand the conflict across the broader region. speaking in iraq secretary blinken warned iran and its militias don't do it. blinken is also there to continue pushing israel for humanitarian pauses in the fighting so much needed aid can get into gaza, palestinians can evacuate if they want and negotiations can move forward to get hamas-held hostages released. since october 7th iran-backed militias have claimed responsibility for at least 40 drone and rocket attacks against u.s. troops in syria and iraq. blinken isn't alone in trying to keep the war contained. cia director warren burns is in israel meeting with intelligence officials there as well. as this goes on back in washington congress continues considering how best to provide foreign aid not only for the israelis, but also for ukraine in its fight against russia despite the pause passing an aid bill for israel only, several senators said over the weekend

they expect that chamber to take up a much broader bill that has funding for both israel and ukraine and some other international and national priorities. phillip and frances, back to you. >> thank you. a hit and run on stanford university's campus is now being investigated as a possible hate crime. it happened on friday afternoon, officials say a driver in an suv hit an arab muslim student while yelling drag tore comments. the student was taken to the hospital and released a statement saying, quote, the physical wounds will heal with time, but the emotional scars are likely to linger. the university also released a statement condemning the incident. it is said to be a historic day in the trials of donald trump. the current front runner for the presidential republican presidential nomination is expected to take the stand today in a manhattan courtroom. testifying to defend himself in the civil fraud trial as the fate of his business empire hangs in the balance. mr. trump is accused of inflating his assets on

financial statements by millions of dollars to get better loan terms. an ally of trump tells nbc news that the former president's mood is defiant going into today's hearing and says mr. trump wants this moment to push back against a false narrative. ford has hit a speed bump as it rebounds from the uaw strike. the automaker is planning to temporarily lay off more than 1,500 workers at a louisville, kentucky, plant. the united auto workers union confirmed the layoffs saying that the 40-day strike caused supply chain issues that have backed up production at the assembly plant. the layoffs are only expected to last a few weeks. there is no end in sight to a major teachers strike in portland, oregon. union members went on strike november 1st after talks fell apart between the district and the teachers union. both sides failed to reach a deal over the weekend so classes are canceled again today. ashley graham has the latest from our portland affiliate. >> reporter: as the portland teachers strike continues

through the weekend families are faced with the possibility that schools could be closed again next week. some parents say the past few days have already been difficult. >> it's -- you know, it's been a hard week. >> luckily, we have grandparents so they are in town to take care of the kids. >> it's really inconvenient for us but we will be with them as long as we have to be. >> reporter: despite the hardship many saying they support teachers who have walked off the job. >> we want teachers to have more money and smaller class sizes. >> we love all of our teachers and community. >> i want to go back to school. >> we want everyone to go back to school. >> reporter: caught in the middle are students. >> i feel like i should be learning, i could have learned more in the past two days. >> to get salmon to study them at school but we can't because the strike is happening. >> reporter: and those kids won't be back in the classroom until a deal is reached. this weekend both the district and union are bargaining, attempt to go find a resolution, but parents are not so

optimistic. >> realistic that it probably won't happen monday. i have a feeling we are in this for a while. >> we are expecting monday to be closed but we are, again, hoping that they come to an agreement as soon as possible. >> our thanks to ashley graham for that report. three months after the devastating fires in hawaii all of west maury except lahaina is welcoming back tourists. the governor josh green supports the push to reopen but many residents feel it's still too soon. dana griffin has more. >> reporter: nearly three months since one of the deadliest wildfires in u.s. history, the beautiful but embattled beaches of west maui are officially back open for tourism, except for some of the hardest hit areas of historic lahaina, but the decision to welcome back visitors to the popular tourist destination is being met with some frustration. >> i don't know how the governor and the mayor can be deaf and blind to -- to what the people of lahaina are experiencing

right now. >> reporter: last month more than 17,000 people signed a petition asking state leaders to delay the reopening, voicing their demands at a la hyena strong rally outside the capital building. >> we have no schools, we have no day care, we have no grocery stores just opening up. the hierarchy of needs has been turned on its head. >> reporter: governor josh green pushing forward with his plan, assuring a slow but necessary return to tourist operations. >> i respect people who protest, i respect the petition, but also it's my job to give us some certainty. >> reporter: many business owners eager for tourists to return in order to make ends meet, with the island losing as much as $11 million a day in revenue and visitors dropping by nearly 58% since the fires. >> tourism is obviously very important for us to get the economy going and all that, but there's a fine balance. >> reporter: the drastic drop in

tourism was felt almost immediately after the tragedy, at airports incoming passengers dropped by more than 70% from before the fires. now airlines reporting they are already seeing an increase in passengers coming in from the mainland. maui's reopening coming as 6,808 displaced maui residents are still living in 36 hotels across the island, leaving many locales feeling abandoned. >> we don't have the opportunity to work through what we've experienced. that takes time and my concern is that if we're not given that time, that trauma will rear its head in some other form. >> reporter: for those who are traveling, the impact of their visit weighing heavily on them. >> we're just here to support your businesses and your families and we're only here for, you know, support, we're not here to, you know, take anything away from what happened. >> reporter: a balancing act for both residents and tourists alike, all on an island

struggling to heal. dana griffin, nbc news. a soggy start to the week for much of the country. heavy rain in the pacific northwest that could bring snow to the mountains. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the wet weather this monday morning. >> it's going to be a day that you want to linger a little longer in the pacific northwest. you have had waves of moisture move on shore, you will see that once again today and we could see heavy rain at times. that's the story throughout this monday. also really gusty winds, winds could gust up to 60 miles per hour, because of that we do have wind advisories, that's where you see the blue. portland, eugene, down to las vegas could see gusty winds. that's one spot that will be soggy. also the northern plains, great lakes, ohio valley, interior parts of the northeast we're looking at rain falling, could see snow mixing in as well. it will be light but one of those mondays. it will be breezy as the storm system passes through. one spot that will be warm, we're looking at a lot of warm through the south central

states, portioners of the great lakes, ohio valley into northeast. well above normal in so many spots. this november warm, even record breaking possibly, we're even into the 60s in rapid city, that's 11 degrees above normal for this time of year. warm in chicago 68 degrees. we are into the 80s in lots of spots in the south central states. little rock 16 degrees above normal. we will keep it warm tomorrow, we are looking is a southerly low bringing temperatures up. st. louis tomorrow 20 degrees above average, 78 degrees. this is going to extend into the northeast as well, looking near 70 degrees in new york city, then it's back to normal soar i phoenix, also tucson and lots of 80s throughout texas. and that's your monday forecast.

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cnbc's kate rooney has a look ahead at what to expect from his sentencing in march. >> reporter: before he was 30 years old sam bankman-fried was already worth an estimated $26 billion. he founded an ran the crypto trading exchange ftx. its name splashed across a miami sports arena with celebrities in corporate commercials, politicians in washington sought his advice, magazines asking if he was the next warren buffett. he is a convicted felon facing a possible lifetime in prison. a jury in his federal case taking just a few hours to convict him on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy. bankman-fried's lawyers indicating they will appeal. >> my client, mr. bankman-fried, maintains his innocence and we're going to continue to vigorously fight the charges against him. >> reporter: but prosecutors whose case laid out how bankman-fried used customer money from ftx to cover bad bets at his crypto hedge fund, buy expensive real estate and make political contributions called

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intensifies their guiding mission faces new challenges. nbc's jay gray takes us inside the town for an exclusive look at this one of a kind community. >> reporter: tucked away in the hills of central israel about 30 miles or so from gaza, the sound of children playing above the echo of explosions in this tiny village known as the oasis of peace. >> we are trying to offer the world like how we can do it peacefully without killing each other. >> reporter: for more than 40 years here israelis and palestinians have lived side-by-side. >> as neighbors, as partners for a dream, for a community, coexist, equality. >> reporter: that dream much more difficult with the nightmare of what's happening in gaza. >> it's not easy for both sides. >> is it something you talk about? >> yes. yes. we have talks jews with jews, then arabs with arabs then both together talking about the

situation, how we feel about it, what we expect each other, what we need from each other. >> reporter: and one thing more than any other keeps these families working for unity. >> we have to be the bridge between the ugly reality and the future that we wish for our kids. >> reporter: at the community school jewish, muslim and christian children sit side-by-side in classrooms where lessons are taught in both hebrew and arabic. they play together during recess, seemingly unphased by the roar of fighter jets overhead but fully aware of all that's going on around them. >> translator: me and my brother were sitting on a swing, with he heard three bombs, boom, boom, boom. i looked at the swing and it was vibrating. every day i'm thinking about the situation, when the rockets are coming, when the sirens are going off i'm always thinking about war. >> reporter: a war that challenges the core of this community's mission. >> this is a hard war and this

is the test for us. can we pass the hard time like now i think one of the hardest times, can we pass it as partners, it's a crisis but it's okay. we should know we want to continue and we will continue together. >> reporter: providing a glimmer of peace in a place where it's so hard to find right now. >> thank you, jay gray, for bringing us a hopeful story. that one quote that stood out when she said they have to be the bridge to the future that they want to see. it's so powerful and sums it all up. >> an example of how it could be. seems like it could be simple but so complicated on so many fronts but

a diplomatic dash through the middle east. secretary antony blinken mounts a major push for a humanitarian pause to the fighting in gaza.