this morning, the world remembers rosalynn carter. the former first lady passing away at the age of 96. we look back on her legacy of public service with a live report from the nation's capital. a potential deal to release dozens of hamas hostages is on

the horizon. that's according to u.s. officials. we'll have a live report outlining what we know about the possible agreement as israel's leaders weigh in taylor swift postpones her concert in brazil after a fan dies before her show hear from other fans about the experience in the crowd. to infinity, but not quite beyond for spacex. the spacecraft meant to take astronauts to the moon ending its test in an out-of-this-world explosion. an important reminder as we get ready for holiday travel what is the best way to board a plane? some airlines are switching things off to make sure you're ready to take off. it's november 20th "early today" starts right now good morning i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we want to begin with a look back at the incredible life of rosalynn carter. she was first lady, but her devotion to public service continued for decades beyond her time in the white house. our lester holt has more on her legacy >> it's now my pleasure to

introduce someone whom i love and respect and cherish, my wife rosalynn >> reporter: she was jimmy carter's friend and wife for more than a quarter century. fiercely determined, rosalynn carter was known as the steel magnolia, and she made the role of first lady her own. born rosalynn smith in plains, georgia, she was a neighbor to jimmy carter, three years her senior >> i was shy >> i was shy and found that he was so easy to talk to we just kind of hit it off really well. i think i was already in love with him. >> reporter: they married in 1946 when she was 18 >> we have been equally and totally dedicated partners, even when i was still earning a living as a peanut farmer. >> reporter: jimmy ran the family farm. rosalynn helped manage the business they raised a family, three sons

and later daughter amy jimmy got into politics, elected georgia governor in 1970 then running for president with rosalynn's enthusiastic support. >> and people got to know him. when they know him, they vote for him. >> thank you both very much. >> she is completely objective and unbiased >> i love politics >> reporter: the small-town girl with the poor family who never finished college thrived on the national stage >> every day i see things that i think i could help with, things i want to learn more about. >> reporter: jimmy carter won the election with rosalynn playing a key role >> i was involved with the selection of the vice president. >> reporter: she was front and center from the start, attending cabinet meetings, leading on policy issues, including mental health becoming the first first lady since eleanor roosevelt to testify before congress. >> i am here as a concerned citizen. >> there are so many

opportunities. and if i don't use the influence i have to help those people who need help, i think that's a terrible waste. >> reporter: she served as president carter's emissary, taking high profile trips to latin america and asia >> i think that i am the person closest to the president of the united states, and if i can help him in understanding the countries of the world, then that's what i intend to do. >> reporter: often more popular than the president himself, she was his advocate in chief. >> i'm proud of jimmy carter and the job he is doing, and he is without a doubt the best person in our country to see us through these times. >> reporter: but faced with a troubled economy and a painful hostage crisis, carter lost to ronald reagan in 1980, and the carters returned to plains they founded the carter center and together began a remarkable decades long post presidency devoted to human rights, international diplomacy, eradicating disease, and year

after year building low-income housing with habitat for humanity in 1999, they were awarded the presidential medal of freedom. >> i think now is one of the happiest times of my life. there is life after the white house. >> reporter: through it all, she remained her husband's greatest champion >> it irritates me when people say he is a good former president. he was a good president. i don't worry about his plays plays in history >> reporter: as foreher own place in history, rosalynn carter was characteristically modest. >> i just did the best i could. >> rosalynn carter was 96 years old. >> former president jimmy carter says rosalynn was his equal partner in everything he accomplished in a statement, he said his wife gave him wise guidance and encouragement, and as long as she was in the world, he knew somebody loved and supported him. brie jackson joins us from d.c. with more on how rosalynn is being remembered and the carters have touched so

many livers of the last eight decades. >> that's right. good morning many people know rosalynn carter as jimmy's devoted partner who cofounded the carter center with him. but in 1987 she also founded the 1987 rosalynn carter institute for caretakers, being a champion for anyone taking on the role for helping family or friends. she was an advocate for mental health rights and mental health awareness. in a statement, the center says mrs. carter was caring person. every time we see a butterfly, we will be reminded of her legacy of tenderness and resilience president biden says first lady rosalynn carter walked her own path, inspiring a nation and the world along the way. and first lady jill biden shared this tribute at an event in virginia >> she was well-known for her efforts on mental health and care giving and women's rights so i hope that during the

holidays, you'll consider saying -- you'll include the carter family in your players. >> meanwhile, bill and hillary clinton said ms. carter will forever be remembered as the embodiment of a life lived with purpose. a funeral for rosalynn carter is planned for next wednesday in plains, georgia. >> and of course daily tributes leading up toe that. brie jackson for us. brie, thank you. now to the other big story dominating the news, gaza, where around 240 hostages are currently being held by hamas and islamic jihad. they're of every stripe, from soldiers to farmers. they are toddlers and seniors. and this morning, there is renewed hope for them as sources confirm to nbc news that negotiators are closing in on a deal with hamas to release some of them. for the latest, let's go live to claudio lavanga. claudio, good morning. this seemingly is great news what do we know about these

negotiations >> good morning, phillip those sources are saying that negotiators are israel, hamas and the united states have been meeting for weeks now in qatar, are closing in on a deal to release some of those hostages in exchange of a pause in the fighting but the same sources warn that there is no final decision taken yet, and the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu, during a press conference on saturday said that those rumors are unfounded. now netanyahu has been under heavy pressure by the hostage families since the start of the war. and the families are now walking for the past five days, they've been walking from tel aviv to jerusalem to demand action by the government in securing their release. in the meantime, the israeli military continues to try to find evidence that al-shifa hospital, the main hospital in gaza has been used as a command center by hamas.

they released some security footage on sunday from inside the hospital that they say shows two of the hostages, two foreign workers, one from nepal, the other from thailand being forcibly taken inside the hospital by armed hamas fighters they also showed on sunday a video they say shows a tunnel under the compound of the hospital well, now in the meantime, talking about al-shifa, palestinian health authorities say throws 30 premature babies who were being treated inside the hospital have now been evacuate and taken to a hospital in egypt as you may remember, several of those babies have died throughout the week following a power outage following also intense fighting around the hospital and now unicef has said that those babies were clinging to life, and one unicef official told nbc news that unfortunately two of those babies didn't survive that journey phillip. >> those babies so vulnerable. it's heartbreaking to hear about. claudio, thank you today an appeals court in

washington, d.c. will consider the gag order placed on former president trump. mr. trump was slapped with a limited gag order in his federal election interference case last week an appeals court temporarily lifted that going order. juveniles will now examine whether restricting a former president's speech that way is even constitutional. good news to start the week for commuters in california. eastbound and westbound lanes along i-10 are back open in downtown los angeles crews have worked around the clock to reopen the highway after that massive fire scorched the freeway a week and a half ago. however, on and off-ramps are still closed and officials warn drivers to expect intermittent lane closure others the coming weeks. thanksgiving travel troubles already here thanks to storms across the country nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking a system that could impact you. >> we're look a at big storm moving throughout the country today and also tomorrow. really tricky travel the rain falling early this morning. also seeing some lightning, hearing some thunder in portions

of the central and southern plains that's going to be the case as we go throughout tonight tomorrow we could see an outbreak of strong thunderstorms later today. the rain mainly falling on the warm side. on the cold side snow falling throughout the rockies and the high plains. this is the area of low pressure the good news, it's going to be quick-moving we're going see it move throughout the plains today. we're looking at pockets of heavy rain from the gulf to the great lakes. also watching tonight, later on this evening into the nighttime hours, tornadoes, hail, heavy rain, and also the chance of some damaging winds. winds can gust up to 5 miles per hour it's going to quickly move into the northeast tomorrow then we're looking at snow showers possible in the interior parts of the northeast, and a whole lot of rain. it's going to be tough as we travel tomorrow. hoo sorry ple wherac places like jackson, mobile, new

orleans, houston, even san antonio with storms. all right. that's your monday forecast. >> all right, michelle, thank you. >> sure. now to a happy song for a dog named elvis. a chicago shelter called the anti-cruelty society that elvis was the only dog who didn't find a home at their fall adoption event. millions of people saw his story and now he has found his forever home with a former elvis impersonator elvis' new family does plan on keeping his iconic name. but of course. >> coming up, the broncos and vikings put on a show in the sunday night spotlight but first, tragedy strikes at a taylor swift concert in rio. we're back in just 60 seconds with the details want luxury hair repair that doesn't cost $50? pantene's pro-vitamin formula repairs hair. as well as the leading luxury bonding treatment. for softness and resilience, without the price tag. if you know... you know it's pantene. have fun, sis!

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temperatures that felt like nearly 140 degrees nbc'smeagan fitzgerald has more >> reporter: new concerns and questions after a 23-year-old died at the taylor swift friday night. the woman was among thousands attending the concert in rio in sweltering heat. swift, taking to instagram to express her condolences, saying "i can't believe i'm writing these words, but it is with a shattered heart that i say we lost a fan earlier tonight." hours later, she postponed her saturday night show until monday due to the extreme temperatures. climatologists warned of potentially deadly heat with friday seeing a heat index of 138 degrees. new yorker joey was at the concert the night the woman died >> the crowd was really struggling during this show. >> water, water! >> reporter: and it appeared as though there was a lack of

water. in this social media video, swift stopped performing and tries to help. >> we don't need to chant. it's totally fine. we just need to get water to them >> she could see the extent to which the crowd was struggling i believe she was struggling herself. >> reporter: many fans agree, pointing to this video, saying you can see swift may have been having trouble in the heat with her back to the audience, seemingly trying to catch her breath but despite the controversy and the death. >> i'm sorry it's very hot. we need water. >> reporter: there is change cooler temperatures are expected for monday night, and the rio government now allowing fans to bring their own water into the stadium as taylor swift's brazil show goes on meagan fitzgerald, nbc news, london still to come, it's not any easier to handle vegas when you're driving at over 200 mesil per hour formula 1 takes over the strip, right after this

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>> reporter: oh the pain of boarding the airplane. sometimes it truly seems like it makes no sense >> people not processing through airplanes quick enough, getting on and off >> reporter: yep, that's the problem. and all that stuff we bring on board matters. the issue is quite simple. according to unlv physics professor jason stefan, it's all about spacing. >> what you really want to do is have passengers putting their luggage spread throughout the aisles instead of having people put their luggage away at once, you could have 10. >> let's take you on board to illustrate how you could space apart using the professor's method from the back to the front using the even rows on one side board window seats then middle and then aisle after that's done, switch to the other side using the even, boarding window, middle and aisle. then repeat the process using the odd, window seat, middle,

aisle. and wind, middle, and aisle on the other. >> the main thing is to spread people out so when i'm putting my luggage away, have i one extra row of space. >> reporter: he first published his method in 2008 and tested again in 2011. he says his method could shave minutes off the fastest processes right now. but he also acknowledges it may not be the most practical way with families wanting to board together it's why he thinks even a free-for-all may be more efficient than the away most airlines board right now. >> another way is to get on the intercom and say the airplane is open everybody get on. >> i would love to see it. hey, the airplane is open. everybody get on board let's see how that goes. >> you would have a big line at the beginning, and it would empty out faster than -- it would empty out faster than i think people would realize. >> reporter: last month united airlines reinstated a windows middle aisle boarding system, but the airline still lets

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