vermont for thanksgiving what police have said about the 48-year-old suspect. relief and joy as another round of hostages are released by hamas, including a 4-year-old girl the emotional reunions this morning as we enter the final day of the ceasefire, there is growing hope that the truce could be extended. congressman george santos locked in a fight for his political life the new york republican says he expects to be kicked out of the house this week, but he's not going down quietly. a safety warning this morning for honda owners before the morning commute. the automaker is recalling over 300,000 cars and suvs. we will tell you which models are affected. savings are just a click away where you can find the biggest deals of the year this cyber monday it's november 27th "early today" starts right now good monday morning, i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm jessica layton. we begin this morning with breaking news overnight. police have made an arrest in the shooting of three college

students of palestinian dissent in vermont this past thanksgiving weekend on saturday night 48-year-old jason eaton approached the three and fired at least four rounds authorities now say that eaton was arrested after his house was searched he is expected to be arraigned later today. now, the victims, two of which have dual citizenship, were speaking arabic and wearing traditional palestinian scarves when they were shot. the mayor of burlington says a hate crime motive is being prioritized in this investigation. two of the men are in the icu right now, all three grew up together in ramallah on the occupied west bank. meanwhile, today is the last day of the hamas-israel truce and another round of prisoner exchanges is set for later today. on sunday hamas released 17 hostages from captivity as israel freed 39 palestinian detainees, all of them minors. among them is a young israel american girl who lost both her parents on october 7th and

turned 4 in hamas captivity. our erin mclaughlin is in tel aviv and has the latest. >> reporter: 4-year-old american abigail edan is coming home. the first u.s. citizen to be released by hamas is part of the temporary ceasefire agreement, joined by 16 other hostages according to the israeli government, in exchange for 39 palestinians held in israeli jails according to the israeli prison service al jazeera broadcasting this shocking footage which they claim were shot in gaza city you can see children loaded into red cross vehicles and an older woman requiring immediate medical treatment, the vehicle surrounded by hamas militants. all this in the same city the u.s. military has declared to be under idf control. president biden expressing his relief that abigail was finally released. >> today she's free and jill and i, together with so many americans, are praying for the fact that she is going to be all right.

>> reporter: abigail's aunt releasing this video statement. >> she just landed in hospital and she's being checked and taken care of. i want to thank everybody for all your love and support. >> reporter: the youngest american taken hostage now a symbol of the brutality of october 7th when terrorists stormed her family's kibbutz earlier this month her great aunt sitting down with lester holt describing the moment hamas shot and killed abigail's father with the little girl in his arms. >> abigail actually had crawled out from under her father's body and full of his blood went to a neighbor and they took her in. >> reporter: four members of the family and abigail were then kidnapped, all now released. scenes like these of heartfelt reunions giving other families hope that their nightmares, too, can be over. like this moment when two were reunited, overcome by emotion. and this moment when emily hand

reunited with her father her father said he had been told emily was dead only to find out weeks later they had reason to believe she was alive and take ton gaza at the time the single father had this message for his little girl. >> what do you want to say to emily? >> hopefully you will be here for your birthday. be strong. >> reporter: emily missed her birthday but is now back home safe, reunited with thomas, this as we're learning new details of what life is like living in hamas control. karen was released friday alongside her mother and son, telling a relative they slept on benches and were given bread and rice, but not regularly. we're getting new details of the terms of this ceasefire agreement. there should be red cross visits for any hostage that remains behind in gaza erin mclaughlin, nbc news, tel

aviv. a tanker hijacked in the middle east has been freed by the u.s. navy. the merchant vessel central park in the gulf of aden sent out a distress signal after rockets were shot at it from yemen five armed men took over the ship the u.s.s. mason responded with help from allied ships the hijackers tried to flee but were detained by u.s. forces while it's not yet clear what, if any, organization they belong to, the houthi group said it would target israel after the gaza war broke out the central park belongs to an israeli-owned company but no israelis were on board last week a cargo ship linked to israel was seized by the houthis. the group has also fired missiles towards israel during the course of the war. george santos is fighting for his political life this morning. the house could vote as early as tomorrow on whether to expel the embattled republican after an investigation found evidence of flagrant ethics violations but

he is not going down quietly brie, good morning, santos sounded defiant over the weekend. >> reporter: that's right. good morning george santos lashed out at his colleagues on social media friday but also appeared to accept his fate, saying he expects to be voted out of congress this week the new york republican has already survived two previous attempts to kick him out of the house but that was before the bipartisan ethics committee found that santos fraudulently exploited every aspect of his house candidacy for his own personal profit. he allegedly used the money to pay for his personal rent, to take out cash from an atm at a casino, to spend lavishly at designer stores, for cosmetic treatments like botox and on the website only fans which is known for its adult content. while the report did not make any explicit recommendations, the gop chairman of the ethics panel filed a resolution to kick the lawmaker out now, for his part, santos called

his colleagues hypocrites. >> i have colleagues who are more worried about getting drunk every night with the next lobbyist that they're going to screw and pretend like none of us know what's going on. [ bleep ] happens every single week where are the ethics investigations in that >> and as you mention, the house could take up that resolution as early as tomorrow. now, it would need a two-thirds majority to pass and the decision would be historic, only five members of the house have been expelled before and santos has said he will not resign on his own. frances. >> watching closely this week for that, brie thank you. services for former first lady rosalynn carter begin today with a motorcade procession. mourners are invited to honor her life along the procession route. the motorcade's first stop will be at the rosalynn carter hewitt and human science complex with a wreath laying, the next stop the

jimmy carter presidential library and museum the public is welcome to pay respects as mrs. carter lies in repose there president biden and vice president harris are expected to attend the memorial service tomorrow. it has been an extremely busy holiday weekend for airports across the country and travelers will still feel the effects this morning this thanksgiving weekend is predicted to be a record breaker with sunday likely the biggest air travel day in american history. this year, though, airports have largely avoided a cascading delay and system wide melt downs that marred so much of holiday travel in 2022. and if you were hoping to miss out on the mayhem by leaving today, well, storms near the great lakes might throw a little bit of a wrench in that plan michelle grossman is tracking the snowfall across that region. good morning. >> it's a lot of snowfall. most spots seeing 1 to 3, 3 to 6, 4 to 8 but some spots could see up to 4 feet of snow, mainly downwind of lake erie and lake ontario. we have winter alerts stretching

across the great lakes, millions under winter weather alerts. we have advisories stretching into new england as well because we will be seeing snow falling and we are seeing snow falling right now. on radar where you see the blue that is the snow, also seeing a mixture throughout portions of interior parts of the northeast. looking at a mixture, too, in new england. looking at the snow falling and heavy rain falling throughout maine. this is going to clear out, could see lingering snowshowers and length range rain showers in maine. we will continue to see that snow falling these alerts are in place through wednesday. notice pinks and purples downwind of lake erie and lake ontario, where we expect the highest amounts of snow and could see 36 inches or higher, that's mainly near the tug hill plateau region, they see a lot of snow throughout the winter. where we're expecting snow to continue today and tomorrow and gusty mid-atlantic, the

northeast as well, the ohio valley, temperatures mainly in the 30s. all right. guys, that's your monday forecast. >> michelle, thank you. "early today" is back in 60 seconds with a recall alert for honda owners. and what better way to start your first day back after the holiday weekend than by browsing for deals. don't tell your boss we say that, cnbc's steve sedgwick will tell us why cyber monday could be bigger than ever this year. but a little metamucil everyday can help. metamucil's psyllium fiber gels to trap and remove the waste that weighs you down and also helps lower cholesterol and slows sugar absorption to promote healthy blood sugar levels. so you can feel lighter and more energetic. lighten every day the metamucil way. and for a delicious way to promote digestive health try metamucil fiber thins. ♪ holiday music and trumpets ♪ ♪♪

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so far there have been no reports of injuries related to the issue. the return of colder weather is also bringing a new kind of freeze to businesses in a reversal of trends, retailers are hiring fewer workers for the holiday rush with the fewest seasonal job openings since 2013. employment analysts attribute this slowdown to a larger cooling in the labor market as well as questions about consumer confidence and holiday spending. companies are expected to bring on about 573,000 holiday workers this year, that is a 60% drop compared to 2021. cyber monday is officially under way. online deals are reigning supreme and it is expected shoppers will spend $12 billion today. let's bring in steve sedgwick from cnbc. good morning >> good morning. it's really interesting hearing what jessica had to say and i think this migration to online sales rather than bricks and mortar all that continues. we're expecting a busy cyber

monday black friday was really big, it was a 7.5% increase than we saw a year ago generating $9.8 billion in u.s. online sales $5.3 billion of those online sales came from mobile shopping. in terms of cyber monday as well, we're expecting a record, wait for it, $12 billion to be spent today and over the five days of thanksgiving to cyber monday expecting $37.2 billion in online sales in total as well certain days apparently bring certain bargains as well yesterday the best discounts were in toys, up 35% and apparel up 25% but cyber monday as goes the name, cyber, the best deals are seen on electronics, 30% and furniture as well seen pretty good as well very interesting despite the concerns about the consumer, about the retail environment, the whole thanksgiving period is generating enormous amounts of online sales back to you both. >> all right steve, thank you so much.

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for his fifth and final touchdown of the day so you got the eagles who win it and also punched their ticket to the playoffs, too. tough for josh allen when it comes to being on there since 2018, never really winning in overtime >> here we go again. and i just want to say i don't think kickers get enough credit. that 59 yard field goal, wow. with the dust from rivalry weeks settled the showdowns of the college football season are starting to take shape next weekend will feature 11 conference championship games with spots in upcoming bowl games and the college football playoff on the line. not surprisingly georgia and alabamath two titans of the s.e.c. will face off for their conference title michigan on saturday punching their ticket to the big 10 championship game against iowa with their win over ohio state so then oregon and washington will face off in the final pac-12 championship game as well you see all the lineups here, all the standings, buckle up because there's plenty more

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streaming on max dives into the extraordinary life of michael chow nbc's richard lui has more >> reporter: his friends were the chic of chic >> andy, keith herring may west, kerry grant. >> do you understand the kind of power. >> reporter: hollywood stars, yes, the center of culture, yeah, but he was still missing something. they researched his life for a new film. >> he showed people that even someone who is bullied can be who he is today. >> remove his helmet approaching mongolia track is as predicted. >> reporter: the voice was stereotyped in insulting roles, he is motivated by tearing these barriers down. >> reporter: michael chow was the son of the marlon bran dough

of politics, his father's fame and career was taken away. >> he was 12 and suddenly lost everything and found himself in london. >> he said to me wherever you go, always remember, you are chinese. >> reporter: which meant only two career options in the west. >> laundry or restaurant >> it has nothing to do with me. >> and the whole thing i live with it, i breathe with it. >> reporter: he was oppressed by it. >> they won't allow me to be and an artister. >> reporter: for 50 years they have set the standard for luxury dining brands. >> it was never only a restaurant, it was always an embassy and he was the ambassador and he really does have a way of putting his finger on the moment. >> reporter: and today's moment, reborn in his 80s with a new career and a new name, the artist m. >> i'm an expression artist and it deals with injustice. >> m. >> m. >> you just say m and give me a

little warmth. >> all these different personas he has taken on and all these different careers he has taken on over the years, i can't think of anyone else, really. >> my painting is a recipe of identity. >> i showed the film to him. he turned to me and said, thank you, that you didn't make me look like a chinaman, you made me a human being. >> reporter: richard lui, nbc news new york. >> some dimension toss mr. ciao, all the arts, visual, culinary, performing. >> today could be the day that you pick up your new carr, you eene

we are now in the final day of the ceasefire between israel and hamas as famil