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paving the way for the release of hostages. we're live with the latest as the anticipation mounts for famili families desperately waiting to see if their loved ones are coming home. dueling protests we hear from students on both sides about what it would take to cool tensions new york city's mayor under fire eric adams accused of sexually assaulting a woman 30 years ago. his response to the new civil lawsuit. football fans had plenty on their plate for thanksgiving and don't break the bank this brack friday. h bl black friday. grab some leftovers, because "early today" starts right now i'm jessica layton we begin this morning with breaking news overnight. the first pause in fighting since the israel-hamas war began is under way after weeks of negotiations, a

deal has been reached, and it will begin with the release of 13 hostages from gaza in just hours. as part of the agreement, israel will adhere to a four-day cease-fire, but they continue to bombard gaza until the moment that pause went into effect at midnight let's bring in nbc's claudio lavanga for more on all this it took a lot of help from several countries, including the u.s. and qatar to broker this deal what can we expect over the next couple days? >> reporter: good morning, jessica. as you mentioned, the deal has come finally into effect at midnight eastern, marking the beginning of a four-day pause in the fighting now we expect throughout the day to see the first 13 hostages who are being held by haumas in gaz to be released out of a total of 50, in exchange for the release of 150 palestinians who are currently in jail in israel. we do expect most of them, if

not all of them, to be women and children this deal was meant to come into effect on thursday, about 24 hours ago, but it was postponed, extended for the already-nerve-wracking wait for families in israel waiting to hear whether their relatives were among the hostages about to be released, but also palestinians living in gaza who had to endure another 24 hours, an extra day of bombing. well, now, the, they both sides will hope that this pause will go beyond four days, because israel has already said they are ready extend the truce by one day for each additional ten honks hostages that are released beyond those 50 that have been agreed upon. but we don't know weather hamas is ready to do that yet. hamas did say part of the deal cl included access to gaza by aid

trucks they have been suffering the consequences of weeks of blockade and relentless bombing by israel. now finally, this break through was made possible by weeks of negotiations between israel and hamas brokered by the u.s., qatar and egypt, but in particular, a lot of credit is being given to president biden, who is believed to have convinced the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu, to accept in the end this deal. jessica? >> major developments. claudio lavanga, thank you the war has created stark divisions on campuses nationwide antonia hilton returned to one school for a candid conversation with student activists on both sides of the issue >> reporter: the campus of cornell may look the same as always, but it feels different here students are on edge and have been since the war began and a student was arrested for making violent, anti-semitic threats. how would you describe the climate right now?

>> we're getting threats on campus so it's like how can you mourn >> i'm numb. i feel like i'm desensitized >> reporter: we asked students from the jewish organization hillel and those for for just physijustice fo palestine to meet together, but they declined. >> my cusssonousin is a paratro 20 years old, in the first dave the war, 20 of his friends were killed or taken hostage. >> i do hear stories of like, what israeli militia did to them >> reporter: at one point, the tension was so high at cornell, classes were canceled. and the department of education is now investigating alleged harassment complaints at cornell and other schools. >> i've noticed a lot more

stares, a lot more unease just around me being around >> it's been really, really challenging for people on this campus, when i'm seeing my peers march down the streets chanting things like "from the river to the sea", which we see as ethnic cleansing of jewish people >> reporter: many see that slogan as a call for violence. many muslim students say it's a call for equal right >> it says from the river to the sea, palestine will be free. where is it from river to the sea palestinians shouldn't feel safe let's look at the map and say i want palestinians to be free, i want jewish forecasts to be free >> my problem is with that sl slogan in specific, not whatever message they think they're sharing with it. hamas has used it. it's been appropriated by a terrorist organization

>> reporter: cornell tells nbc news they condemn all forms of discriminatory bias. >> our coalition, our individual organizations all came together and condemned anti-semitism. >> reporter: what would it take to maybe just slightly open the door to either healthier dialog or more dialog here on campus? >> for no one on the campus to use the slogan "from the river to the sea, kplpalestine will b free." >> untilki i can be seen as a human. it's hard to have a conversation >> reporter: for now, neither side believes the other can see their humanitarianity. antonia hilton, ithaca new york. we're getting new information about the deadly car crash pe border crossing between canada and new york. the fbi saying there is no link to terrorism, adding they've turned the investigation over to

local authorities. two people inside the car died in that crash near niagara falls. new morning, a civil lawsuit accuses new york city mayor eric adams of sexual assault. the legal summons was filed by a woman who says she was assaulted by adams when they worked together in 1993 in the filing, she says she also experienced discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work environment. a spokesperson for city hall says the mayor does not ever recall meeting this person and that adams vigorously denies the claims the lawsuit is seeking $5 million in damages th> the president ane presiy celebrated thanksgiving in nantucket. he was asked about the situation in gaza and said he wasn't prepared to make a statement but is hopeful to make a statement

later today. football fans had a lot to be thankful for. it was an action-capped plate cap off by the 49ers the birds' defense playing like the tryptophan was setting in, as christian mccaffrey rushed for not one but two touchdowns not even close for the nfc west rivals 49ers take 31-13 but it was a record-breaking blowout in the east that had everyone talking daron bland delivering the da dagger with the fifth pick six of the year. dallas runs away with it and the packer the came back to life to stun that dominant detroit squad. green bay leaping out to the early lead lions couldn't claw back, falling 29-22. and there's more action today. the dolphins and jets facing off in the nfl's first black friday

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either you love them or you hate them but we talk about some changes making the most vilified ve vegetable the new desirable dish >> my mom, god bless her, she's a great cook, but she couldn't, you know, i couldn't eat the brussels sprouts >> reporter: when steve's father first planted the crop on their fourth generation family farm in the 1960s, most ended up frozen. and then boiled or overboiled. >> they were really birtter and we turned off a whole generation because of that >> reporter: they are naturally bitter to ward off pets. but generations of breeding have lessened that. we aren't just better at growing them but making them, too.

i was shown how it's done. you fry them for two minutes or so a little sweet apple i apple iny gvinegar adds crunch on top the owner says he sells hundreds a night. >> at least half the tables order them very popular >> reporter: and even a once-reluctant kid now eats them three time as week >> these are not my mama's brussels sprouts >> reporter: there are so many reasons to be grateful friends, family, good fortune. but this year, enjoy the fact that your food is more fresh and you are better at making it than at any thanksgiving in history jake ward, watsonville, california and here's al roker with a look at what's coming up on the "today" show >> we're going to meet a woman working to make vintage shopping more inclusive for everybody

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a pause in the fighting between israel and hamas as the world waits for the first hostages to be freed