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 be

expanded you remember the wild video after massive fight in alabama over a riverboat dock. the boat's captain in court this week pleading not guilty now police say he is the real victim b boats, cars, planes, a record thanksgiving for travel and there's plenty of films at the box office. and hundreds of treats donated to families living in new york city shelter. the bakers behind the desserts share their own stories of struggle it's wednesday, november 22nd. "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm phillip mena >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera breaking news this morning, israel and hamas have agreed to a four-day truce in the gaza strip and a limited prisoner swap, after a marathon meeting

in tel aviv, benjamin netanyahu's government approved the deal local time early in the morning. al ali alice barr starts us off. >> reporter: an agonizing wait almost over, after both the israeli government and hamas announced they'd approved the outline of a deal to free roughly 50 women and children taken to gaza in exchange for a four-day pause in fighting that could be extended for each day hamas releases an additional ten hostages a senior official told nbc news that the deal also hifrgenges oh release of 150 palestinian prisoners held in israel

israel is set to run security c checks on those prisoners. families and victims have time to appeal. for the hostages' families, weeks of worrying are compounded into one question. >> is my family going to be in this first batch or not? >> reporter: israeli american, mizrahi has four family members held by hamas, her cousins, and their mother the deal also allows hundreds of trucks into gaza per day, including fuel the deal has israel suspending overhead drone flights for up to six hour as day in the north and all together in the south. the israeli government emfat

take that the war will continue until all hostages are returned and hamas is asteroid. alice barr, nbc news there's also hope for more than two dozen premature babies rescued out of gaza for treatment in egypt several died in the al shifa hospital in gaza or in route but now most are safe, away from an active war zone here's erin mclaughlin >> reporter: they call him majul, arabic for "unknown", discovered in an airstrike in gaza city. the doctors here fear his family is dead. noone has come forward to clai him, he says more than a week ago, the world first met majul at the besieged al shifa hospital along with more than 30 other premature babies israel, the u.s. and european union have all condemned hamas for using hospitals as military bases and civilians for human

shields which hamas denies eventually, help arrived 31 babies vac wait hypothermic, dehydrated and starving yet alive although two didn't survive the trip to egypt. majul stayed in gaza tl stayed searas they search for his family, including this baby. if they die they die together, the father says. the violence forced his family south, leaving the baby alone in al shifa for more than 40 agonizing days they waited. we lost hope, hisdad says, we thought that's it, we're not going to see our son but the baby is going home we found him his grandma says i can't describe this happiness. at least for this family, there's tears of joy and smiles in gaza. as for majul, if no one claims

him, doctors say he'll be sent to an orphanage like some other babies in gaza >> our thanks to erin for that report the u.s. military says it has retaliated against iraqi militants. the pentagon said an iranian-backed official fired a close-range missile at theair base in iraq the missile hit an empty building, but several u.s. service minimums reported minor injuries a vehicle was struck killing several fighters there have been at least 65 attacks against u.s. forces in iraq and syria since october 17th defense officials say the missile used yesterday is an escalation of the other recent attacks. 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 one of the most gerrymandered in the country wisconsin is a swing state, but the current legislative map heavily favors republicans gun ownership is at a record high in america, with more than half of households reporting they own one according to a new nbc news national poll. it breaks down along party lines. two-thirds of republicans say they or someone in their household owns a gun, while just 41% of democrats say the same thing. the country remains almost evenly divided on gun rights 48% say the government will not do enough to restrict guns, while 47% say they fear lawmakers will overreach on restricting gun rights police in los angeles are searching for the 17 people behind the flash mob roib bberyt a nike store police say the thieves include four girl and 13 boy, ranging from 15 to 20 years old.

anyone with information is encouraged to call police. an alabama riverboat co-captain was in court on tuesday. damian picket was seen in this video from august that drew national attention we he was attac attacked by boates refused to move their boat in court records, zachary shipman says picket hit him first in the fight montgomery police say they consider picket to be a victim in this case now to the big thanksgiving travel get away. tuesday marked one of the busiest travel days this year. aaa says a record 55 million americans are hitting the roads and skies to see their loved ones for the holiday nbc's julia jester is at reagan national airport in d.c. with more >> reporter: the holiday travel season is kicking into high gear as a record number of airline

passengers are expected to take to the skies this week for the holiday. tsa is expecting to screen 2.6 million passengers, crescendoing in an expected record breaking nearly 3 million on sunday. it will be a busy travel week this week. that's hopefully not complicated by severe storms moving throughout the country here at reagan national airport, we've had heavy rains. they have not delayed too many flights, cannot be said the same for other airports nation wide more than2,000 delays so far, impacting big major airline hubs in denver and atlanta. and ground stop was issued in charlotte. hopefully travels will go smoothly for passengers and officials are advising them to arrive early, be prepared and have a contingency plan if their flights get delayed or canceled. back to you. >> all great advice, julia,

thank you u if y if you are one of the millions traveling todaytoday, you are in luck that system is moving offshore >> we're dealing with heavy rain, even wintry weather earl three morning. that will improve as we go throughout the day heavy rain falling along i-95. where you see the brighter colors is where the heaviest rain is following. on the colder side, we're looking at snow sffalling in vermont and maine. it should last into the afternoon and then we'll see improvement there. there goes the storm system as we go throughout the day today then weal start to dry out it's going to be breeze and chilly behind it as the colder air works in but the good news is we are improving as we go throughout

this wednesday we're not talking about a lot more in terms of rain totals by the end of the day, this is the totals we'll see anywhere from a quarter inch to half inch. some spots could see up to anm inc /* an inch let's talk about tomorrow, because the parade forecast looking good, too. we're looking at mostly sunny skies. it will be cool, it will bwell same story as we head to the south. portions of florida seeing showers and storms, also along the carolina coast that's your wednesday forecast >> all right, michelle, thank u. >> mm-hm

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come more special than this. inside each box, a baked flurry of flavor, crafted with care some 500 pumpkin and apple pies, not just made in any kitchen but in this new york city school cafeteria, going to feed the less fortunate this thanksgiving week and many of the bakers have never celebrated thanksgiving before or had these types of pie themselves [speaking in a global language totally new for him, this whole concept of thanksgiving. they are from migrant families from across the globe, who have fled untold horrors, and in some cases know what it's like to end up in the city shelter system while seeking asylum like darwin reyes who says he and his 7-year-old son santiago escaped being kidnapped and tortured in his native colombia. what does it mean to be helping other families in similar situations today on pie day? pie day represents gift banks

and to have these families and situations all united under one roof >> i'm a big believer that our services need to be individualized >> reporter: the nonprofit has been providing full-scope legal services to nearly 1,000 migrants and their families. >> we always ask this question s this our fight to fight? and it was immediately obvious, this sour fighis our fight to f. and when we think about t thankit, thanksgiving was about welcoming a stranger to america. >> reporter: also caught in the spirit, a family that fled ethnic and political persecution by the taliban >> i'm really thankful to god. i was the luckiest person, afghan woman who has opportunity to follow my dream i know that this opportunity

cannot be give n to everyone. s >> reporter: so it doesn't matter where you come, from friend friendship, family, that is true everywhere >> the u.s. is the land of dreams the land of opportunities. >> reporter: families who have had to rebuild their own lives now hoping to help others do the same, even if it's one pie at a time >> and our thanks to george solis for that report. when it comes to gratitude, it's an easy tradition to jump onto, noatter what m

right now at 5:00, hostage deal in the middle east. hamas is set to release dozens of captives as israel agrees to a pause in military offensive. we're live in washington with overnight developments. a live look at sfo, where holiday travel is hitting its peak. we've got team coverage on the record number of travelers in

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