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now. ♪ today, friday, november 24th, 2023, breaking news, finally freed. 24 hostages held by hamas are released from captivity, what we're learning about their identities and the growing thought that many could soon follow. the rush to the return. millions of americans with bellies full are starting to make their way back home after thanksgiving. meteorologist bill karins will track what they will face on the road and in the air. spending time. today, it is black friday. are you on a hunt for holiday deals? we will show you how to track down some of the best bargains out there. and vegetable vindication, why after years and years of revulsion, the mush-aligned brussels sprout is finally getting some respect. we will begin with breaking news. 13 israeli hostages held by hamas are freed for the first time in seven weeks, and back in israel. their release comes on the first day of the four-day pause in

fighting. video from the israeli military slows a bus convoy carrying those hostages into southern israel. 11 other hostages, ten thai nationals and one filipino were also freed as part of a separate deal. no americans were released today. in exchange for the hostages, 39 palestinian prisoners were released from three different israeli jails. president biden said today is only a start, and it is the result of a lot of hard work between several parties. also, as part of this deal, dozens of aid trucks have entered gaza. egypt's government says 200 trucks are expected to cross every day. some israeli tanks, they were seen leaving gaza today, as the pause in fighting took hold. israel's defense minister says battles will resume forcefully once the temporary truce ends. joining us now is nbc news correspondent erin mclaughlin in tel aviv and senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell traveling with president biden in nantucket. erin, let's start with you on this.

13 hostages released back in israel. what do we know about them, their names, how are they doing, have their families spoken out? >> reporter: well, we understand from an israeli military spokesperson that the 13 hostages have all undergone that preliminary medical evaluation. they were then taken to an air force base where they were given the opportunity to connect with their family members, via video link, and then from there, we understand that they are now on their way to one of five hospitals in israel, two already having arrived at one of the hospitals in question, and we're starting to begin to hear from the families of the hostages today, we heard from yoni asher, his wife dorin and two daughters were kidnapped on october 7th, they were visiting family at the time, said that his wife texted him, saying that hamas had entered their home, and then he told us that it was just

horrifying, watching on his phone, tracking them, as they went straight into gaza, just days after the october 7th attack, he appeared on nbc news, pushing for their release. take a listen to what he had to say to nbc on october 9th. >> they're my only family. we are a regular family. they're lovely girls. very energetic. very happy girls. and love to sing. love to dance. love their mother. love to play. they have a lot of friends. and they're like every other ordinary child, and to think that they have, by hamas right now, for apparent -- it is the most horrific thought that someone can, that someone can

think. >> reporter: you can hear the pain and anguish there in his voice. today, yoni releasing a statement of relief, saying, quote, they are finally here at home. there will be more time to talk about everything. for now, thank you all from the bottom of my heart, for the support and the warm hug. there's no victory picture until everyone returns. now, the key question is, how many hostages will be released tomorrow? we know that 50 israeli hostages are expected to be released as part of the deal. at minimum, four-day cease-fire. but the key details of how many hostages, and when the release will happen has not been made public. at pren, an israeli military spokesperson saying that the ball is in hamas' court, as so far today, the cease-fire is holing. he ellison? >> kelly, president biden said today this is only a start but it is going well. and he went on to say that he

doesn't trust hamas to do anything right, he only expects them to respond to pressure. what else did the president say? and did he get -- did you get the sense that the white house, the administration is going to keep this optimism up, as these next few days come to pass? >> reporter: well, the optimism reflects not only the good news that happened today, but it set acetone for the ongoing expectations of this deal, because it is incremental, there's great risk at each step of the way. and projecting that optimism may be able to keep all of the parties calm and willing to adhere to what they have agreed to, so there's certainly an interest on the president's side to try to claim a little bit of the victory today, he talked a lot about his own personal diplomacy, but also made the very important point about concern for those hostages who we don't have a full picture at all, of how they are doing, where they are, and the president said he did not have

proof that all of them were alive, here's a little bit about how he reflected on the fate of the hostages, and his own gratitude about the progress that's been made thus far. >> we also remember all of those who are still being held and renew our commitment to work for their release as well. two american women and one 4-year-old child, abigail, who remains among those missing. we also will not stop until we get these hostages brought home. and an answer to their where-abouts. >> reporter: and the president also talked about the ultimate solution here being a political one, having two states living peacefully side by side, a state of israel, of course, and a state for the palestinians. that is a long way off, and it has been a many-decades-goal of a lot of the participants in all of this. so the president spoke about gratitude, about diplomacy, and about an ultimate way to try to resolve this. we have a long way to go before

that. ellison? >> we heard from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on this? >> reporter: we have. the israeli prime minister releasing the following statement, saying we have now completed the return of the the first-ever abductys, children, their mothers and other women. each and every one of them is a whole world but i emphasize to you the families and to you the citizens of israel, we are committed to the return of all of our abductees, this is one of the goals of the war, and we are committed to achieving all of the goals of the war, and of course, when the war was declared, the primary goal was to eliminate hamas and israeli officials today making it very clear that while there is this temporary cease-fire, there will come a day at the end of it, when the fighting will resume, and letting the palestinians today in gaza know as much, when the cease-fire was declared, and became under way at 7:00 a.m., some of the palestinians tried to return to their homes in northern gaza, israeli soldiers

firing warning shots and distributing leaflets letting them know that this was a pause in the violence and that the violence would continue. ellison? >> erin mclaughlin and kelly o'donnell, thank you both. we appreciate it. now that thanksgiving is over, the scramble to make it back home is just beginning, all across the country. between now and sunday, roads and airports are going to be packed. in fact, travel experts believe sunday could be a record-setting day for air travel alone. weather is going to be a key factor in all of this. so let's bring in nbc news meteorologist bill karins, bill, what are you seeing and what should people expect this weekend. >> sunday would be a horrible day for a big storm. that's what it sounds like. let's get into this. we have been dealing with a storm in the rockies, denver has had some snow and had some significant snow in the higher elevations, we had some snow spreading through nebraska at the current time, and this is really the only storm out there, across the board. so as we go throughout the next 24 to say 48 hours, we're going to track this through the middle of the country and all the way

to the east coast. this is as we wake up saturday morning, light snow, through the panhandle of texas, and also some light snow showers around omaha and sioux fall, and by the time we get to saturday afternoon, we have snow in northern oklahoma and in kansas. and enough for accumulations mostly on the bridges. i think the main roading will be okay. be careful interstate 35 especially and by the time we head to sunday morning, this mess heads to st. louis and chicago. st. louis no snow accumulations for you but north of the city, we could get some of the grassy surfaces and same for the chicago and the roads okay, and grassy surfaces and careful on the bridges and by the time we get to sunday afternoon, the storm heads into canada but a new storm develops off the coast and rain moving through new jersey and into new york city, late in the day, on sunday. and most of sunday is dry, and for any of the travel in the mid atlantic and the afternoon and evening is when we will get into. it here is the saturday forecast, some showers in fort lauderdale, and miami, and other story is the snow in the middle of the country, and the west coat by the way, i haven't been talking about you, you're gorgeous, you're looking perfect, as we go throughout

saturday, no road impacts whatsoever on both coasts, just interstate 5 and 30 in kansas. by the time we get to sunday, the storm heads into the great lakes, temperature of 36 in chicago and even with snow, and it might as well be rain. the roading will be wet. and same with roads from nashville to atlanta. late in the day in new york, that's why we covered these airports, in the morning, fine, late into the afternoon and evening, some delays are possible there on the east coast cities, chicago, for you, it looks like early in the day. so this is not a huge big storm. this isn't one that i'm fearful, even if i had travel plans and all my family, i would say go ahead with them, give yourself a little extra time, and those few spots that will be dealing with inclement weather. >> bill karins, thank you. coming up, next, ready, set, shop. black friday shopping, it is under way, both in person and online. we're breaking down the biggest deals and discounts. plus, why disgraced athlete oscar pistorius will soon be out of prison. a little over tenears y

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in today's consumer confidential, we want to wish a happy black friday to all of those who celebrate, nearly 131 million americans are planning to dash for deals today. the holiday shopping spree is expected to total 967 billion dollars. according to the national retail federation. nbc news business and data reporter brian cheung joins us now from the roosevelt field

mall in new york. brian, prices this year slightly higher than last year. what's your advice for people hoping to find the best discounts on most items? >> reporter: yes, inflation is pinching american's wallets, prices 3.2% more expensive this time of the year compared to a year ago. for what it's worth, data shows the discounting leading into black friday was averaging around 24%. that's the highest we had seen in at least the last four years. so that places some good discounts, and we spoke with experts what the best way to approach the deals are. take a look at the advice. >> black friday deals tend to be a little bit tighter in terms of maybe it's one model, or one category. i find cyber monday to be a slightly more exciting day to shop, because there is more wiggle room with the sales. >> reporter: so the interpretation of that is if you have a specific thing on your,

item on your list you see it on black friday, and now is the time to get it before they sell out and then peruse on cyber monday. some of the deeper discounts in categories like electronic, appliances, specifically small appliances, for the home, as well as footwear, so if you can, if you try to get some deals there, especially for the late shoppers like myself, ellison. >> brian, a mall in new jersey was briefly evacuated today over a bomb threat. quickly, before we let you go, is security ramping up in other part was country around shopping areas? >> reporter: yes, that occurred just about 35 miles away from here in east rutherford, new jersey, for what it is worth, officials i spoke with here at the garden city mall here in new york on long island, say they have been beefing up security. i saw canine dogs and nassau county police were outside the main entrance this year. so with the large volume of people coming in to shop on this black friday, malls like this are taking that security very seriously. >> brian cheung, thank you. scary situation for some.

more americans are turning to social media to do their holiday shopping this year. in fact, a recent shopify gal up survey founds half of americans between 18 and 29 will do some of their shopping on platforms like tiktok and instagram. julia boorstin has more. >> social media advertising is projected to drive 10 times more holiday shopping business this holiday season than traditional marketing according to insider intelligence. this is thanks not just to influencers and ai targeted ads but also to amazon. amazon is now partnered with pinterest and meta and snap, so shoppers can buy directly from amazon ads within those apps, by logging in to their amazon accounts. and writing that the amazon partnership will help met were a to better analyze which products and ad units create the most clicks creating more personalized ad experiences. meta is offering other advertisers its new ai tools to

optimize ad buying as well as targeting. while it is also testing some new generative ai tools to roll out next year. meanwhile, tiktok is taking a totally different approach. with its own tiktok shop, which launched in september. with 200,000 merchants. selling directly on the tiktok platform. well, meta is focused on building up its ad business, and using amazon as a partner, tiktok wants its own e-commerce shop, in competition with amazon. back over to you. >> julia, thank you. a month after being released from the hospital, gymnastics icon and olympic gold medalist mary lou retton is opening up about overcoming her life threatening battle with pneumonia. here is stephanie gosk. >> one of america's most celebrated olympians sharing a thanksgiving message about what matters most, mary lou retton writing, my heart is overflowing with profound gratitude.

i want to express how truly thankful and blessed i am to be slowly improve can and at lome with my guys. she spent more than two weeks in the icu fighting a rare life-threatening form of pneumonia. over the thanksgiving holiday, the gymnastics icon posted touching pictures of her daughters on instagram. and the love and support of my four amazing daughters has been a source of strength and inspiration throughout my journey. their presence in my life is the testament to the incredible bonds of family. her daughter made the initial announcement in october about her mother's health battle says she was fighting for her life and not able to breathe on her own. >> thank you so much for all of the love and support that you've given to my mom. >> the family said a crowd funding goal of 50,000 dollars because rhetton was not insured. the response, overwhelming. more than 8,000 people contributed nearly half a million. many donors were calling fond memories of rhetton at the 1948 olympics when she vaulted her

way into america's heart, taking home gold at just 16 years old. >> it has always been a lifetime dream for anyone, any athlete, to be on the olympic team. >> now at 55, retton is thanking her family and supporters during her health challenge, writing thon day of giving thanks, i am reminded of the preciousness of life, the love that surrounds me, and the resilience of the human spirit. stephanie gosk, nbc news. coming up, alarming video shows airline workers crashing a passenger's wheelchair on the tarmac. what the airline is now saying about this, as millions gear up to head home after thanksgiving. stay with us. you're watching "nbc news daily." when moderate to severe ulcerative colitis takes you off course. put it in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when i wanted to see results fast, rinvoq delivered rapid symptom relief and helped leave bathroom urgency behind. check. when uc tried to slow me down... i got lasting, steroid-free remission with rinvoq.

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doing shopping and smiling. we found quite a few shoppers in good cheer ready to show off the deals they got for loved ones and for themselves. that's more than one pair of shoes. >> it's cheap, too. good prices. >> reporter: most stores didn't have lines like this one, most of them did have signs like these, advertising big price cuts. we saw signs of the times, increased security and surveillance cameras to deter auto break-ins and smash and grab theft at stores. the national retail federation estimates people will spend $875 this season, with black friday sales shoppers hope those dollars will buy more. >> we hope to get new hopes. >> shoes, maybe a jacket. >> reporter: no presents for anybody? >> maybe a christmas present. >> maybe for our parents. >> reporter: two helpful hints.

one, don't forget your parents. we do appreciate the presents as well. also, make sure you check the return policies. some retailers are closing the window, shortening that window for returns and making the policies different in other ways. make sure you ask what your loved ones want and also what the return policy is in case you don't find what they want. kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> thanks very much. last night in pleasant hill, a smash and grab at a kohl's. they rammed a car into the store, got away with merchandise and ditched the car at the scene. cops are trying to track down the thieves. three more stories to share. a christmas tradition is returning to the south bay. a new report grades bay area roads. first, today marks two years since the deadly shooting of a former bay area police officer. he was shot and killed in oakland while working as a guard protect being a tv news crew.

she feels the man accused of her husband's murder is not being prosecuted aggressively enough. the trial begins december 4th. a third man is sti at large. there's a $40,00 reward if you can help cs fine him. it doesn't surprise anyone who drives in the bay area, roads are mediocre according to a new study. the metropolitan transportation commison grades roads, 0 to 100. the bay area scored 67 for the seventh year in a row. san francisco got a 74, which is on the higher range. 74 is good they say. san hoe sdaz, the city with the most road miles, scored a 69. that's fair. oakland got a 54. that's at risk according to the commission. a bay area holiday tradition returns. san jose's christmas in the park is opening. the 44 year tradition brought people together for a few generations. organizers tell us it features new splashes of color.

local artists are hand painting special murals. we enjoyed great weather for the thanksgiving holiday. will it last? >> our temperatures today will be cooler. only reaching into the low to mid 60s across the bay area. we will see a high of 64 in oakland. 64 in san francisco. it will be sunny and cooling down tonight. tomorrow, we are seeing more of the same. it's going to be a repeat of today. there will be some slight warming for some of our inland valleys from the south bay down to santa cruz with highs in the upper 60s. we will have some chilly temperatures, a light wind and a clear sky over the next several days. by next week, we will watch out for rain. we will talk about that and what we can expect for temperatures coming up in the seven day forecast in 30 minutes. >> a plus for that.

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three young children and two adults were stabbed. the protests turned especially violent between police and far right protesters. some protesters held signs up saying irish lives matter. and we're were also chanting phrases like get them out. irish police arrested 34 people after the riot. two people involved in the crash at a border checkpoint between the u.s. and canada have been identified by police. 53-year-old curt vialoni and his wife 53-year-old monica of grand island new york were in the vehicle at the time of the crash at the rainbow bridge. both were killed. the wednesday morning incident is still under investigation. the cause of the crash remains unclear. an arizona zoo now has a highly anticipated new resident. wildlife world says a female white rhino calf was born earlier this month and is in excellent health. the calf's arrival has been nearly a decade in the making, for the zoo's rhino conservation program. the birth now gives the species a new bloodline for the future. their brand new sexual assault allegations against

music mogul sean diddy combs. diddy has denied any wrong doing in separate lawsuits filed by two women in new york. one woman alleges combs drugged and assaulted her while she was a college student in new york 32 years old. the other said she was coerced with having sex with combs and then raped by another new session. nbc news correspondent steve patterson joins us now. and there are three sexual assault cases and he settled one last week but you reported last hour there is another one that has been filed today. what can you tell us about all of these? >> reporter: ellison, all of the allegations are heinous, the lawsuits are now coming in rapid succession, and we can go back over the last two, of course, that the first one came from his long-time girlfriend cassie, sort of started the flood of all of these, the last two, one coming last night, another coming just a few hours ago, as you just mentioned, just reporting it, as breaking news, but let's talk about the one that came before that, this one is from a then college student,

syracuse university student says she was on winter break, she said she was very young at the time, met diddy for dinner, they had dinner, and that she had talked about then being drugged, and drugged so badly that she couldn't fit off what was then reported as a sexual assault. not only that, but the sexual assault was recorded. and shown to other people as part of, as in the lawsuit, reported as a revenge porn incident. and that other people had seen that incident. diddy did respond to this, his attorney says, quote, the last-minute lawsuit is an example of how a well-intentioned law can be turned on its head. the accuser's 32-year-old story is made up and not credible. he never assaulted her and indicated that things that did not exist and purely a money grab and nothing more. following, that we heard a few hours ago about another sexual assault allegation, this time 1990 or 1991, a singer named

erin hall, at a party, or at an event and meet a woman, and a lot of flirting going on, and they take this accuser back to an apartment where she is repeatedly sexually assaulted by both men. according to the lawsuit. and diddy has responded to that as well, essentially calling the claims false. and all stemming from this sexual assault sort of law that is expiring in new york, which is allowing all of these lawsuits to happen. and the expectation is there may be many more before the day's out. ellison? >> steve patterson, thank you. former paralympic champion and convicted murderer oscar pistorius will be released from south african prison after more than a decades, from when he killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. the double amputee sprinter known as the blade runner because of the prosthetic legs he used in competitions was granted parole today. he served a little over half of his sentence. nbc news foreign correspondent megan fitzgerald joins us now with more. this was a case that was closely

followed around the world. because of pistorius's athletic career. remind us what happened, and explain to viewers why he is being paroled now. >> reporter: yes, it was valentine's day of 2013 that oscar pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, through a closed bathroom door, in a south african home, pistorius has maintained that he thought reeva was in bed and he was shooting at an intrude ner the bathroom. the court didn't buy it and was eventually convicted of murder. now, he was eligible for parole because of the south african law, which allows people to be paroled after serving half of their sentence. and i want you to listen to what the department of corrections spokesperson had to say. >> parole placement does not mean the end of a sentence but it clearly says that he was, he will complete your sentence outside of the facility which is part and parcel of the rehabilitation efforts. >> reporter: now here is what we know about his release and the conditions around it. he leaves prison on january 5th,

he has to undergo anger management courses, and has to ask for permission from authorities, to leave the city, where he will eventually be living. ellison? >> reeva steenkamp's family was not at the parole hearing today but the court did release a victim impact statement that was written by her mother. what did that say? >> reporter: you're absolutely right, this has been an incredibly difficult journey for reeva's family especially losing reeva's father in september, and how he was her rock and how difficult it has been without him and in a statement she didn't have the energy to be there today, to see pistorius, she also doubts that he has in fact been rehabilitated. i want to read for you part of the statement that she released earlier today. it says, i do not know which rehabilitation programs were attended by oscar while incarcerated, but i sincerely hope that his rehabilitation included psycho therapy, to deal with his temper, and abusive behavior towards women. at this time, i am not convinced

that oscar has been rehabilitated. now, because oscar has not admitted that he knew he was shooting at reeva, her mother doesn't believe he is capable of being rehabilitated, and believes that he could reoffend. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. just as millions of people head to airports after the thanksgiving holiday, one video is going viral, but for all the wrong reasons. take a look at this. you are looking at baggage handlers working at miami international airport. they sent a wheelchair down a ramp, you can see it go flying here, leaving it to crash into a metal barrier and fly on to the tar pack. nbc news correspondent guad venegas joins us live from miami international airport. those baggage handlers, they were moving bags for an american airlines plane. what do we know about what happened here? >> reporter: this is coming when people ride their wheelchairs, they use the wheelchairs to get up on the plane and have to get off the wheelchairs and many times helped on to the plane and that's when handlers have to

take these down to the bottom part of the airplane, to load them, of course, the video was recorded right at the moment when that handler was dropping them from the top of the sky bridge and then it hits the tarmac, now this is something that happens more often than most of us know. so because this became viral, it has gotten a lot of attention, and for those that require wheelchairs to travel on a plane, it is an opportunity to highlight the challenges of travel, of accessible airline travel for them. american airlines has reacted to this. they are saying that the visual is of course deeply concerning and gathering more details so they can address this, with their team. now, there's a consumer report that is shared by government authorities every month, and then this consumer report, they look into the number of scooters and wheelchairs that are mishandled by airlines around the country, and the last one that came out is from the month of august, and just in the month of august, more than 1100 scooters and wheelchairs were

mishandled so this is a problem that is happening a lot and of course, advocates are asking for the government to act. in fact, senator tammy duckworth from illinois has called on congress to take action and do more for people who require wheelchairs for travel. >> all right, guad venegas, thank you so much. we appreciate it. in order to work in wealthier communities, many teachers in the u.s. rely on affordable housing sometimes provided by their own school district but high school students in aspen, colorado, are helping to provide similar solutions by constructing tiny homes. here's nbc news correspondent valerie castro. >> reporter: in the heart of the rocky mountains, a house is taking shape. the master builders, high school students in aspen, colorado. >> the walls come up in the first place, that was really cool to see. >> their instructor, john fisher. >> this next piece is siding. >> reporter: the project is more than a hands-on learning tool.

this 190 square foot home will one day house a stevener from this very district. >> where would you sleep? >> you will sleep in the loft. you will be able to lay down and not raise up and hit your head. >> reporter: an answer to the need for more affordable housing. aspen is a billionaire's playground. the median home listing price around $3 million. the properties like this, easily go for much more. pricing out teachers with a starting base pay here of just over $50,000. >> if they didn't have that affordable housing, would you be teaching here? >> i would not be teaching here if they did not have the affordable housing because the first question i asked during my interview, is there housing available. >> the tiny homes are still in the works but 37% of aspen school district employees do live in other district-provided housing and apartments, like journalism teacher kimberly zimmer. >> that was the game changer, because there is absolutely no way, i would have never been able to break into this community. >> and that's the point of the tiny dwellings.

you've heard of starter homes, well, consider these starter rentals. >> if you're spending more than half of your income as a teacher on your place to live, that's not viable. and that's the situation for a lot of our educators here. >> reporter: scott cooper works on the board that oversees the project, gathering grant money and donations to pay for construction materials and tools. and aspen teachers are not alone. across the country, renning even a one bedroom is a stretch for teachers in a slew of cities according to the national council on teacher quality. the least affordable school districts, san francisco, portland, and san diego. where starting teachers would pay more than 40% of their salaries for the average rental. new york, boston, and dc, not far behind. that's driving some districts to fund affordable housing developments. popping up in places like new mexico, texas, and arizona. the chino valley unified school district north of phoenix also opted for tiny homes, and the country's second largest teachers union opened this affordable housing for teachers

in west virginia. back in colorado -- students who work on the homes learn trade skills nand some cases can also earn college credit. in a few months when this is all completed, more than a tunes will have had a hand in the design, construction and finishing touches on this tiny home. >> and on the back, you have a window. >> senior jonathan kelly works to fine-tune the blueprints for another tiny home. >> is this something you're interested in as a career? >> yes, i would like to go into architecture. >> reporter: a tiny blueprint, building a foundation for a big career, and a place for a teacher to call home. valerie castro, nbc news. coming up, the most vociferous of sind rel ka stories. why the brussels sprout is making a triumphant comeback. you're watching "nbc news daily." we're also streaming free 24/7 on nbc news now, you can watch us wherever you stream live, the news continues right after this.

if you're hungry to save some money on food, there's an app delivering deep discounts. but there is a catch. it's on so-called salvaged food. what is that, you might ask? reporter chris chmura with our nbc station in san francisco explains.

>> meet the trava family. jennifer and nick, plus three kids. keeping five bellies full quickly empties the wallets especially these days. >> prices have definitely gone up. >> recently they tried something new to find food bargains, salvage food shopping and jennifer says she is saving a lot. >> at least half of what it costs in the grocery store. >> jennifer uses martie. >> martie is an online discount store. we work with vendors and food producers and we take everything that is overstock, closeout, surplus and we sell it on this online store at 30 to 70% off 0 consumers. >> the co-founders in san francisco and l.a., they set out to help fellow west coasters save. two years later, they opened a new centrally located texas warehouse and they are taking martie nationwide. >> in general, you know, there's enough food to go around, if it is going around issue.

>> 30 to 40% of the food we grow and produce does not actually go to people. >> paul sheaf ser president of amy's kitchen. after these meals are made. logistics can go sideways. issues like distribution delays, canceled orders, or printing kinks. >> now the product is great food, but in the wrong label, for what the market needs, and that's another example of the type of food we really want to make sure gets to people and not gets, isn't wasted. >> reporter: enter martie, it buys the food, advertises it online and then ships to your doorstep, the nonperishables that food producers can't ship to stores, think of this texas warehouse as a 40,000 square foot grocery clearance rack. it's literally tons of salvaged food that louise insists is safe to eat. >> you will not find products on martie that have passed the best before date. >> inventory shifts daily. say your grocery list includes peanut butter, or almond butter. >> we can't guarantee that we have the same nut butter there week as next but we can

guarantee you that we have a nut butter and it will be 50% off. >> we fact collected martie's prices against identical items in local grocery stores, they did check out and some stuff was tougher to compare, we found some specialty and regional brands on sale in martie for other parts of the country, that stuff is not sold locally. some longstand standing brick and mortar stores like grocery outlet specialize in food overstocked, too and louise concedes they win on instant access but still, she contends that martie is the only national discounter completely online. >> we are changing how liquidation is done. >> this family is on the receiving end of this liquidation innovation. >> i think it is great that we're saving things from go can in the trash that are still good. >> chris chmura, nbc news. there are a lot of things that can divide families during the holidays but bet you never thought brussels sprouts was one of them. either you love them or you hate

them. nbc news correspondent jake ward has more. >> reporter: stinky, spongy, slimy, brussels sprouts have a terrible reputation, even among the farmers who grow them. >> my mom, god bless her, she's a great cook, but i couldn't eat the brussels sprouts. >> when steve's father first planted the crop on the fourth generation farm in the 1960s, most ended up frozen and then boiled. overboiled. >> they were really bitter. and we kind of turned off a whole generation of potential customers because of that. >> brussels are naturally bitter to ward off pests, but generations of breeding have eased that up, while keeping them hearty and making them easier to pick. we're not just better at growing them. we're better at making them, too. >> the head chef at gabriella cafe showed me how it is done. fry them for two minutes or so.

>> this is the secret. >> a little sweet apple vinegar and crunch on top. >> right here. here is the crunch. >> hazel nuts. >> yes. >> yum. >> just sweetens them up just a little bit. >> the owner paul conty says he sells hundreds a night. >> at least half the tables order them. >> at least half. >> very popular. >> and even a once reluctant kid now eats them three times a week. >> you're not sick of them yet? >> no, not at all. they're wonderful. >> these are not mama's brussels sprouts. >> there are so many reasons to be grateful. family, friends, good fortune and 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, nbc news, watsonville, california. stay with us. when you're looking for answers, it's good to have help. because the right information, at the right time, may make all the difference. at humana, we know that's especially true when you're looking for a medicare supplement insurance plan. that's why we're offering "seven things every medicare

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or what i said to him directly, i am disturbed he was on the receiving end of such language. the temperature is cooling. kari hall has your weekend forecast with a chance of rain next week. today the sunshine continues. it only reaches the low 60s for highed today. it will be colder tonight with a low of 35 for some of our inland valleys. frosty conditions for parts of the north bay. into saturday and sunday, our weather is on repeat. i think the coldest morning we will see will be on monday morning as more people are going back to work. as we go toward the middle of the week, there will be more rain chances in the forecast. we may continue to see a chance of showers beyond that point. we do have a few more days of the sunny skies and dry conditions. it will be cool as we are keeping the sweaters on throughout the weekend and lows in san francisco in the low 40s. >> thanks very much. tom brady is taking his

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welcome back to "the fast forward." i'm chris chmura. the promise of self-driving cars brings the future of safer, more stress-free alternatives to gave gating and sitting in traffic. as we have seen in san francisco, the technology isn't perfect. senior investigative reporter digs into what's next for tech and its future passengers. >> reporter: i'm joining you from san francisco in the back seat of a driverless car.

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