a diplomatic breakthrough overnight in the middle east israel and hamas agreeing to a cease-fire for the release of hostages we are live with the key take aways from the agreement which will also allow critical aid to flow into gaza drawing the line on

redistricting in a key battleground state the riverboat brawl that stunned the country heads to court. what we learned after the co-captain involved in that infamous fight pleaded not guilty breaking news. two stories sending shock waves through silicon valley overnight. one ceo back in, and another out. the latest twists in the open a.i. odyssey while the founder of the world's largest crypto exchange steps down after pleading guilty money la laundering meet the band in a new york state of mind. it's thanksgiving eve. "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm phillip mena >> glad you're with us, i'm frances rivera. breaking news

this. morning. benjamin netanyahu's government approved a deal early in the morning local time let's go to washington, d.c. and brie jackson what do we know about the involvement of the biden white house in the deal. >> >> reporter: a senior biden administration official confirms to nbc news that the white house spent weeks working on this hostage deal the u.s. and israel had discussed delaying the gaza ground invasion to make space for a potential deal, but that was rejected by israel negotiations were conducted through intermedi intermeet ars the president thanked the sheik

and president of egypt now because there are up to ten americans being held in the gaza strip, this deal will likely secure the release of three of them, including 3-year-old abigail. she was taken after both of her parents were executed during the surprise terror attack the deal breaks down like this hamas will release 50 hostages, mostly women and children in exchange for 150 palestinian women and children held in israeli prisons. a pause in fighting and drone flyovers will start sometime today and continue for four day, and hostages will be released in stages the truce will also allow much-needed humanitarian aid to reach gazan civilians and could be extended if hamas decide the s s decides to release more hostages.

netanyahu called it a difficult but correct decision and stressed that fighting will resume when the deal elapses there's only one obstacle now. israelis have 24 thhours to petition the country's supreme court to block the release of palestinian pris nurse, but th prisoners now colorado where donald trump's position on the ballot is still in question a state judge last week dismissed the case she decided that trump did engage in an insurrection but that the eligibility rules do not apply to former presidents the state supreme court will start hearing appeals on

december 6 the wisconsin supreme court has begun hearing arguments in a pivotal case that could have a major impact on the 2024 election attorneys for 19 democratic voters filed a lawsuit asking the court to rule that the state's district legislative maps are unconstitutional. they want the districts redrawn by march experts have argued that the current map is the most gerrymandered in the country wisconsin is a swing state, but the current legislative map heavily favors republicans abortion rights are expected to be a big part of the 2024 campaigns. and groups across many states are trying to get a head start to make sure the hot-button issue will get on the ballot dau dasha burns has this report from missouri >> reporter: week after ohio voted in favor of abortion protections, activists are hoping to continue the momentum in a state with one of the

strict est stric strictest bans in the country. two competing groups aring looking to put abortion access on the ballot in missouri in 2024 one of them led by a republican. >> i'm from missouri >> reporter: jamie coes jamie s behind the movement. >> i am a republican and i am also pro-choice i think that we now know that there are many more like me than one would think. >> reporter: a more progressive group wants to allow abortion later in a pregnancy why not try for something more expansive? >> it goes back to what is passable today women are truly, their lives are at risk when they're pregnant in missouri we need something that can pass, and we believe that voters will support this

>> reporter: but she's facing opposition, both from groups that want to keep the ban in place. >> in missouri, we are a pro-life state, and we've been a pro-life state for 50 years. >> reporter: and group that is want more protections like planned parenthood >> the idea that we would limit access at an arbitrary gestational age really says we're not paying attention to what's happening on the ground right now. >> reporter: isn't 12 weeks better than nothing? >> i'm going to say no it is not. >> reporter: views on abortion often defy party line. this is a catholic mom of five she never imagined she'd support abortion rights this will she experienced complications while pregnant with twins. >> it was terrifying it felt very, like i have, i had no options here. if something were no go wrong what was i going to do >> reporter: what did that feel like to know that in the state where you -- >> live. and i love living in missouri.

>> reporter: that hundred no choices. >> it's a really helpless feeling. almost make you feel like if you chose to leave the state that you're a criminal. >> reporter: her twins were born healthy, but she now supports abortions up to 12 week. an alabama riverboat co-captain was in court tuesday. damian picket was seen in this video from august that drew national attention he was attacked by boaters who refused to move their private boat out of the dock area reserved for the riverboat pickett has pleaded not gill foy a misdemeanor assault charge the case was filed by noir defe another defendant. they consider pickett to be a rick ti victim in the case tragedy strikes alaska about 200 miles south of ju know

sev the 450-wide-wall of mud and rock destroyed several homes the u.s. is seeing a boom in thanksgiving travel this year, according to aaa, a record 55 million americans will journey to holiday destinations by air and car. that include as 6.6% in air travel compared to last year cheaper gas and low fares are fueling the surge. thanksgiving travel getting an early holiday miracle the storms are finally moving out to sea nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the last lingering spots of trouble >> right on time we're going to see that big system we've been dealing with the past few days moving offshore. we had lingering showers, though, in the northeast and also along the east coast. and that's going to learn a bit

lichnger a bit. most of the heavy rain is over the mid atlantic we're looking at heavy rain across portions of the carolinas. we're looking at wintry weather, blue, where the snow is falling. could see up to 12 inches in some spots and northern parts of maine,goi amount of rain also along the carolina coast it's going to take a little longer to get off the coast. otherwise we're improving throughout the day we'll see the winds picking up but drying out ths of new england, especially in maine also showers this afternoon in

portions in florida, orlando, 82 degrees. that's your wednesday forecast many americans across country are prepping for tomorrow's thanksgiving feast. while there are plenty of ways to prepare a turkey, one in particular has officials urging caution, that's right there, frying the bird. they demonstrated how quickly it can go terribly wrong and gave pointers and thohow to ensure yr turkey is completely thawed. the perfect holiday cocktail maybe for after you deep fry that turkey. we're back with another late-night twist ithn e chaotic fight for control of chatgpt's parent company dr. garcia? crest reality checkup. that grimy film on your teeth? it's actually the buildup of plaque bacteria which can cause cavities in months. and your toothpaste just isn't cutting it. most toothpastes quit working in minutes.

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upcoming screen seven. sources tell "variety", it was due to social media posts barrerra had made about the conflict they were interpreted as anti-semitic rarig variety was told they have zero tolerance for anti-semitism in any form it comes after susan sarandon was dropped by a talent agency also over comments about the war. sarandon said jewish americans are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a muslim in the u.s. sarandon added at the rally she is against anti-semitism and islamophobia we are watching a major crypto crackdown there is yet another twist in the ceo saga for chatgpt's parent company let's turn to chair karen tso w the details. >> which human is in charge of the a.i. startup has gripped

silicon valley for days. sam altman was fired at open a.i., hired at microsoft and now rehired at open a.i. a new board has been appointed, including britt taylor as chair. he was the ex-chair of twitter, also the former co-ceo of salesforce there is also larry summers, a noted economist and former u.s. treasury secretary so an independent investigation will also be carried out into altman's conduct elsewhere in crypto world, the ceo of binance pleading guilty to money laundering and will step down from the exchange t has had a ripple effect on crypto world >> okay, karen, thank you.

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a diplomatic breakthrough. overnight, israeli leaders reaching a agreement with hamas to free dozens of hostages now families wait to learn if their loved ones will finally come home. we've got the details of that deal, including how the temporary cease-fire could b