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concerns about the patients inside and a remarkably high-stakes summit in san francisco. what's on the table today as president biden meets with china's xi jinping for the first type i time in a year that was fraugt with tension chaos at the capitol the wild day in both chambers, from a cheap shot in the house to a near brawl in the senate. why the fed could finally be done with interest rate hikes. friends forever. the tributes to matthew perry. we're halfway to friday and halfway through the month. "early today" starts right now >> good morning, i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with the high-stakes summit happening within hours in california china's president xi jinping has arrived for the apec summit. it's his first time on u.s. soil in six years president biden has also arrived in san francisco for these talks, which could play a big

role in his foreign policy moving forward nbc's brie jackson joins us now from d.c what can we expect from this meeting today? >> reporter: good morning, frances, phillip this summit is seen as a chance to defuse some of the tension that's been building 2009 the u.s between the u.s. and china we've seen the chinese spy balloon incident and some near misses between the u.s. and chinese war planes, and the u.s. has accused china of supplying russia's war in ukraine. one goal is to restore communications, something china cut off after nancy pelosi visited taiwan last summer >> get back on a normal course of corresponding, being able to pick up the phone and talk to one another if there's a crisis, being able to make sure our militaries still have contact with one another we're not trying to decouple

from china but what we're trying to do is change our relationship for the better >> reporter: and the two leaders are expected to discuss the two wars in the middle east and ukraine. they're also expected to talk about regulation on artificial intelligence and the flow of fentanyl from china to the u.s chinese officials say president xi wants assurances from president biden that the u.s. does not want a new cold war with china the meeting could last hours and after it's over, president biden will hold a news conference to share any progress that is made so keep an eye out for that. in oka >> okay, brie jackson, thank you. turning now to the israel-hamas war the situation in gaza's largest hospital is growing more dire by the minute israeli troops say they're conducting a targeted operation against hamas inside al shifa hospital after the white house said it had information that hamas and other militants are using tunnels underneath

hospitals to hide in and keep hostages hamas and palestinian health officials deny that allegation here's raf sanchez >> reporter: israel says its military is now in control of gaza city center, as the largest hospital there is becoming a grave yard without power, water or basic medical supplies, staff at al shifa hospital tell nbc news they buried 80 people in a mass grave. in nearby streets, other palestinians lie where they were killed and as fighting rages all around the hospital, time is running out for dozens of premature babies whose incubators can't run without power. how are you caring for these little babies? >> okay, we cover them from below and from above, to cover them to keep the temperature okay >> reporter: israel's military says it's prepared to evacuate them using mobile incubators, but the hospital says it's received no firm offer from the

idf. the u.s. says its intelligence shows hamas and palestinian islamic jihad are using hospitals to conceal operations, a claim hamas denies >> hamas and pij members operate a command-and-control node from inside the hospital in gaza city, they have weapons stored there. >> reporter: gaza's remaining hospitals struggling to serve the estimated 180 women giving birth every day. and the newest arrival, this little daughter born just a few hours earlier. the family fled gaza city by foot my fear and my exhaustion are what made me give birth before my due date, she says. fragile new life emerging into the horror of war. israel's military confirm as 19-year-old female soldier held captive by hamas has died. it's the first time israel is confirming the death of a

hostage. tens of thousands of people streamed into our nation's capital to show support tfor israel jew jewish groups bussed members in from around the nation the march was peaceful, and there were no arrest and no major counter demonstrations it appears that lawmakers will punt the budget battle past the holidays the senate is expected to take up a stopgap funding bill after the house signed off on the plan last night in a bipartisan vote. but as ryan nobles reports, it came on a day when tensions ran high >> reporter: chaos on capitol hill >> hold, stop it >> is that your solution >> reporter: a fight nearly breaking out at a hearing of the senate health education, labor and pensions committee, between republican senator markwayne mullin of oklahoma and teamsters

u union president. challenging o'brien after he seemed to intelligent the senator on twitter, writing, quote, greedy ceo who pretends like he's self-made, in reality just a clown and fraud always has been, always will be. quit the tough guy act in these senate hearings. you know where to find my anytime, anyplace, cowboy. >> sir, this is a time, this is a place. you want to run your mouth, we can be two consulting adults,que finish it here in okay, that's fine, perfect. >> you want to do it now >> i'll do it now. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders standing in. >> you're united states senator. sit down, please >> can i respond >> hold it hold it! if we can -- no. i have the mic you'll have your time. >> can i respond >> no, you can't this is a hearing. and god knows the american people have enough contempt for

congress let's not make it worse. >> reporter: mullin unapologetic after the hearing, citing congress' at-times violent past. are you concerned that's the way the skfgs hconversation is happn capitol hill >> it was legal to do duels. if you have a difference, you have a difference. i have no hard feelings. he challenged me, and i accepted the challenge. >> reporter: and in the house, a physical altercation between former speaker mccarthy and one of the eight republican congressmen who ousted him from power. >> he elbowed me in the kidneys as he walked by. >> reporter: an npr reporter capturing audio of that moment >> sorry, kevin. didn't, why did you elbow me in the back, kevin? hey, kevin, you got any guts? jerk i said hey, kevin, and he didn't answer he heard me. we had a few words he just acted like, ah, i don't

know what you're talking about >> reporter: mccarthy denying he ever hit him yintentionally. >> if i hit somebody they would know i hit them. >> reporter: and thousand matt ga now meat matt gae matt gaetz filing an ethics complaint. the jury is expected to begin deliberations in the trial of david depape. in an explosive move, the defense called depape to the stand himself, aiming to paint a portrait of a man radicalized by disinformation he is charged with assault of an immediate family member of a federal official and attempted kidnapping of a federal officer. if convicted, he faces up to life in prison now to a tragedy on an ohio

interstate six people were killed in a horrific chain reaction crash. a semi collided with a charter bus carrying high school students to a conference the three passengers in the bus died they were only 15 and 18 years old. a chaperone and faculty member were also killed a section of the freeway damaged by a monster fire will not need to be demolished, but repairs will take three to five weeks, which means bad news for commuters and people hitting the road for the thanksgiving holiday. angie lassman is tracking storms in the southeast. >> it's a good day to remind you not to drive through flooded roadways, especially if you live in florida where we have flood watches up from daytona beach to miami. 7 million people included in these with more rain on the way through the afternoon hours. it spreads all the way to

portions of the northeast. alabama, mobile, new orleans and ail you'll see that throughout the day today. ft. lauderdale, miami, homestead, west palm beach included in this as we look at impressive rainfall rates possible later today one to three inches per hour you see a lot of flooding, it's not hard to get. we will be watching a low develop off the coast of florida and make its way up the coast as we get to the weekend. friday through saturday, the potential for heavy wind and atlanta. detroit hit 61 degrees later this afternoon and full sunshine expected from chicago to green

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level clocked up around mid 2022 gasoline prices fell aggressively we saw a drop in car prices, but still challenging aspects here around food prices no doubt skurps have still noted that recreation costs can also be a challenge. but the structural issues around supply chains have been ironed out. demand much more difficult around services. we may get rate cuts from next year but it's a wide range. consensus is around may next year more dovish forksecasts say marh still a lot up in the air, back to you >> a long way to go, karen, thank you. ninflation isjust one facto widening the generation gap. a new study analyzed life differences between baby boomers

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a are speaking out here's miguel almaguer >> you and you >> reporter: though they played friends on television, their connections were far more than just an act. >> you don't think we'd buy a house and not have a joey room, do you >> oh, my god. >> reporter: matt leblanc and courteney cox paying tribute to a real-life friend matthew, it's with a heavy heart i say good-bye, writes leblanc the times we had together are honestly among the favorite times of my life sharing a series of photos from some of their funniest scenes. leblanc and matthew perry's talents were only matched by their admiration for one another. leblanc saying spread your wings and fly, brother, you're finally free >> i'm getting married >> do you think he knew i was here >> reporter: cox also shared this iconic scene with perry

the cast saying good-bye publicly for the first time. i am so grateful for every momently with you, matty, and i miss you every day it was an honor to share the stage with you and to call you my friend. i will always smile when i think of you, and i'll never forget you. never. the best of friends till the end. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> i mean, they took their time, like we mentioned. two weeks since he had passed before they could finally articulate their feelings like that i mean, it makes sense it's shocking when you hear a sudden passing of your friend like that. >> still haven't said anything public yet it is still too tough. they have said time and time again, they are more than just friends, they are family it's going to be a while, i can imagine, before they get to that point. >> seems like the catalyst was attending the memorial service in person. if are you a fan of "friends",

can you head to beantown this cafe is full of friends easter eggs like the neon sign the cafe honored the late matthew perry handing out chandler bing quotes >> a heavy heart remembering him. >> you see people all the time heading to the place where they shot "friends. that's it for us here on this wednesday on "early today. i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. have a great wednesday see you right back here tomorrow morning.