the new discovery israel says its troops made a tunnel outside the hospital. a live report on the latest. congressman santos facing a scathing report from the house ethics committee, finding the

lawmaker stole funds speaking of fraud in new york, hundreds of thousands of fake luxury items discovered two people facing charges in what officials say is the largest bust in u.s. history swing and a miss despite oakland's best effort, the athletics are heading for sin city we break don't unanimous vote. when winter hits in the northeast, it's time to bundle up see how the national zoo in washington, d.c. keeps their animals toasty warm through the colder months. it's friday, november 17 "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm phillip mena >> happy to be with you this friday i'm frances rivera this morning, all eyes are on the al shifa hospital in gaza as israel seeks to justify a military raid into what's supposed to be a humanitarian safe zone. after first claiming a modest haul of firearms and explosives

that israel says was stashed in the hospital by hamas, the idf now also saying they found a tunnel entrance, not inside the hospital but outside on the hospital grounds let's bring in nbc news foreign correspondent claudio lavanga. what more do we know about this supposed tunnel? >> reporter: frances, phillip, good morning the new video shows a large hole surrounded by concrete and sand. the israeli military believe that was a tunnel shaft used by hamas, but it wasn't found inside or under al shifa hospital as you mentioned. its what found on hospital grounds outside of the main building they were searching the area around al shifa hospital and found a vehicle full of weapons, they believe hamas either used or intended to use in the october 7th attack now this comes as you mention, just a day after in another video, an israeli arm spokesperson was showing and describing a number of weapons

found coulncealed inside al shi hospital to israel all these findings are just proof, yet another proof that the hospital was being used as a p o racin operational centr but hamas denies it saying it's a repetition of a weak narrative demonstrat demon demonstrated by the weak performance of the spokesperson. they found the body of a hostage, a 65-year-old woman who was kidnapped from one of the kibbutzes that were attacked on october 7. the cause of death is not clear, but this comes literally three days after another woman, a 19-year-old israeli soldier was found dead, and this time hamas claimed that she was killed by, during an israeli airstrike. phillip, frances >> horrible news that i'm sure

their families and friends have been dreading. back here at home, police have made an arrest in the death after jewish protester near los angeles as tensions rise from coast-to-coast here's julia ainsley >> reporter: it was a shocking moment at a california protest last month a jewish man, paul kessler, lying on the ground, knocked down during what witnesses say was a physical altercation with a pro-mipalestinian protester, kessler later died, and police ar arresting a computer science professor. outside democratic party headquarters, protesters clashed with police. all of it as tensions are boiling over on college campuses, too. at cooper union, jewish students huddling in a library as protesters pound on the door

this week, the fbi direct are warning that it is rising. >> the biggest chunk of threats reported in to us are threats to the jewish community >> reporter: at the university of connecticut, jewish students tell us they have seen anti-semitic flyers. jewish students trained for extra security what do you think people should know about what it's like to be a jewish college student in america right now? >> it's scary. >> reporter: she is a junior >> i hadide my straar of david because i feel more secure that way. >> reporter: lena, a recent graduate says she received this recent voice mail. >> you're supporting baby killers, people who rape grandmas i can't wait to see you dead >> reporter: how did you feel? >> it makes you wonder what else

are they capable of doing if they're going out thereof way to get your number. >> reporter: the school condemns islamophobia just as it condemns anti-semitism and is investigating. now the critical infrastructure agency is offering experts to campuses to put stronger security plans in place. >> we have seen an uptick in requests for our support >> reporter: do you have enough people to do this work >> the demand is always going to outstrip the supply here >> reporter: yeshiva university among those reaching out >> this is a scary time for jews, certainly on college campuses >> our thanks to julia for that report david depape has been found guilty in the paul pelosi hammer attack case. a federal jury found the 43-year-old canadian citizen guilty of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official paul pelosi is the husband of nancy pelosi the attack happened late october

last year. jurors do not believe the defense's claim that depape never intended to kidnap anyone. the next court date is wednesday in two weeks he faces up to life in prison. now to capitol hill where it seems george santos will only serve one term in congress the new york congressman announcing he will not run for reelection, as the house ethics committee releases a damning report about his conduct ryan nobles has more >> reporter: embattled representative george santos' days in congress may be numbered >> he should be expelled >> reporter: this after the bipartisan house ethics committee released a blistering report, outlining a long list of allegations against the new york congressman. >> the level of misconduct here, criminal conduct, is off the charts i've never seen anything like this >> reporter: among the new revelations, that santos used campaign funds to pay for his personal rent, to take out cash from an atm at a casino.

to spend lavishly at designer stores for cosmetic treatments like botox, and on the website onlyfans known for adult content. santos already faces a lengthy criminal indictment. the ethics committee reefiferri to the doj as he left washington he was defiant. >> i will take whatever comes my way, the way it comes. >> reporter: he announced he would not seek reelection but vowed to stay in his seat, quote, up until i am allowed, but that may not be for long as a flood of members who once said santos deserved due process before talk of expulsion are ready to kick him out. >> the ethics committee found he did not cooperate with the investigation, and he's been given the fair due process now >> reporter: and for his fellow new york republicans that vote cannot come soon enough. >> the ethics report is not really going to change your mind on george santos >> no, george santos is a fraud. he should not be a member of

congress >> reporter: a vote to expel santos could happen soon after the thanksgiving holiday it would require two-thirds of the house to pass. an ohio man has been sentenced to nearly five years for his role in the january 6 capitol riot federal prosecutors say kenneth tomorrow as harassed and pushed police office officers who were trying to clear the capitol. they say he used social media to spread false information about the attack the traffic nightmare in los angeles is coming to an end much earlier than expected. california's governor announced interstate ten will reopen on tuesday at the latest. a massive fire score oched the freeway. but the bridge structure itself was in better shape than anticipated. originally they expected repairs to take six weeks. so commuters will have something

extra thankful for thanksgiving. debris went flying damaging two houses in the havana neighborhood >> the city told us to get out for like the past three years. and we left like two and a half months ago, imagine if we had stayed there still >> crews are digging through what's left of the rain-soaked collapsed building they searched the rubble after hearing a homeless man had been known to take shelter there. there have been no reports of injuries a wet weekend on the way for much of the country. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman has her eye on when and where we're going to get wet morning, michelle. >> hi there, guys, happy friday. we are wet on both coasts. we have a cold front stretching from the midwest to portions of the tennessee valley, the lower mississippi valley

places like the upper midwest into the interior northeast. you're going to be wet today you could see heavy spots of rain this friday also a low pressure system that soaked florida is moving up the coast. we're going to see some spots in the carolinas seeing light rain. most of it should stay offshore we're not talking about a lot of rain, but we're starting out the weekend wet in spots, and we'll see a wet saturday for some in the northeast. we'll see heavy downpours as we go throughout friday also wet on the west coast a powerful system moving onshore bringing heavy rain along the coast and mountain snow as well. as we look towards saturday, it's wet in the west, a gorgeous day throughout the south, the midwest, into portions of the central plains, a chilly breeze in the ohio valley and wet ind o

valley, midwest and great lakes. looking to the south nice and mild. lots of sunshine in houston. 80 degrees in corpus christi that's your friday forecast. >> we will celebrate it. thank you so much. the ravens and bengals duke it out on a thursday night thriller but first, no ki o tfanguthe feds the history-making billion dollar bust on counterfeit goods in new york. this is not just a shot. ( ♪♪ ) this is protection made easy. ( ♪♪ ) for those who got plans. ( ♪♪ ) get your free flu and covid-19 vaccines in one trip. ♪ on your period, sudden gushes happen.

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zoo during colder months and wondered how they stay warm, the animals here we headed up to the zoo today to find out >> to them, it's just like taking ta taking a shot of bourbon >> reporter: inside, those beautiful birds are essentially in a hot tub >> we actually heat that water to 75 degrees, as you can see from the steam coming off, it's pretty toasty. >> reporter: shelby burns is an animal keeper at the birdhouse she's tasked with making sure the birds are comfortable, winter, spring, summer or fall >> these guys can stay out in a lot colder temperatures than you might think in their natural environment because we do keep that water pretty toasty in there. >> reporter: and on the other side of the zoo? >> we are ready to go. can you open the door please >> reporter: yes, even the mightier animals need to keep warm >> and these guys are just walking around and don'tappear to have that extra layer of protection, but they actually do

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