a diplomatic break through in the israel-hamas war. more hostages set free, as both sides strike a deal to extend the cease-fire throughd today. the vermont shooting suspect faces a judge for the first

time the charges he's facing after he allegedly opened fire on three college students of palestinian descent. tempers flare in the race for the republican nomination. what you need stay healthy and protect your kids as flu case and rsv cases rise across the country. why tiktok is going bananas for a california couple's fruit stand. it's tuesday, november 28. "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm phillip mena >> gradlad you're with us, i'm frances rivera israel and hamas have extended their truce. yesterday, 11 women and children were freed by hamas as 33 were freed from an israeli prison

richard engel starts off our coverage this morning. >> reporter: with the deadline for a four-day truce about to expire, hamas released another batch of hostages from gaza through the red cross. 11 more israeli women and children all from the kibbutz of nir oz close to gaza were freed after diplomacy led by qatar and egypt. and more may be coming out hamas and israel agreed to extend their truce two more days, at least hamas says the same terms apply. three palestinian prisoners freed from israeli jails for every hostage. along with other conditions, including more aid into gaza there were no americans in this group, only one has been released in the cease-fire so far, abigail idan, who turned 4 in gaza and is now an orphan both of her parents were killed by hamas during the group's october 7th massacre of 1200 israelis abigail was sheltered by neighbors, until they were all kidnapped. abigail, who goes by guli, has

become a symbol of tragedy and hope in israel we met her aunt. >> we're protecting her. and lots of love and lots of care and what she needs right now she's only 4, and she's been through hell she's quiet now. and due to heal from everything she's been through ♪ ♪ >> reporter: this girl celebrated her 13th birthday in an israeli hospital. she was surrounded by a small group of friends, including emily hand, who was sleeping over at her house near gaza and was kidnapped alongside her. but her mother wasn't at the party. she remains in gaza. held by hamas. she was freed on saturday and greeted by her uncle he told me she seems to have disassociated herself from the trauma, like that happened to a stranger even with you, she doesn't show much emotion >> no, she speaks about it like a scene from a movie the facts that it happened

>> reporter: like it happened to somebody else. >> yeah, it's a story, but she doesn't get sad when she talks about it >> reporter: despite the extended truce, it's still far too early to talk about a lasting cease-fire benjamin netanyahu visiting troops in gaza this weekend, says the military operation will continue until hamas is driven from power but that seems far off hamas has been battered but remains in control of gaza and has been using the prisoner releases to show that even its military wing is still standing. >> and our thanks to richard for that report. there is relief in the arab-american community after a man was arrested and charge with the attempted murder of three students of palestinian descent in burlington, vermont police retrieved several weapons from jason eaton who told police he had been expecting them >> the most severe injuries, one

of the men was shot in the spine. he may no longer be able to walk all three men have a lengthy road to recovery the suspect is identified as jason eaton, who has been living in the area for some time, according to authorities atf agents were said to have been in the area canvassing for evidence when they knocked on the apartment not far from where the shooting occurred. they're encountered the suspect who said he'd been waiting for them or something to that effect they returned with a search warrant to find a pistol, shotgun and rifle. victims' family members are hoping this does turn into a hate crime investigation officials saying right now there is no evidence that they can say will definitively link this to a hate crime, but they have no doubt this was a hateful act meanwhile, the family members are saying the brois in good spirits and hope they make a full rye discovery fwuk

>> george, thank you tribute also continue today today in georgia for lowrosalynn cart. jimmy carter is expected to attend a memorial service. also on the guest list are president biden and vice president kamala harris and their spouses. as well as bill and hillary clin a cinton, and av every other livin first lady let's turn to the race for the white house. new report wiing of frustrationd chaos among the allies of ron desantis a fight nearly broke out at a board meeting over a desantis-aligned super pac here's dasha burns

>> reporter: tur noyl moil in ds world. one board meeting earlier this month nearly ended in a brawl. as the florida governor's allies struggle to reverse a slide in the polls and a surging nikki haley. >> the race is always framed around donald trump, whether someone can beat him or not. people want an alternative and they made a summary judgment on desantis that he wasn't it, because he, his polling numbers were i have, very, very high ann they tanked. >> reporter: during a discussion, a long-time confidante ch confidante challenged a pac consultant to a fight and two other board member also to restrain them. >> people are frustrated >> reporter: and the internal strife playing out as one says

you can't keep throwing money at radio shack. the ceo announcing his resignation last week. >> i love you, too >> reporter: nikki haley now the biggest threat to the desantis campaign, has pulled even with him in iowa and ahead of him in other primary states desantis and his allies taking the battle for early state voters to the air. >> we know her as crooked hillary. but to nikki haley, she's her role model the reason she ran for office. >> reporter: a new desantis allied super pac launched after that meeting at never back down tied this spot to hillary clinton. >> ifyou like what we're doing in iowa, then you'll love what ron desantis will do for this country. >> reporter: and desantis securing an influential evangelical leader in the hawkeye state. >> you need president that's going to surround themselves with the best and brightest

people versus having a hard time attracting them again. and someone who's actually going to do what they say they're going to do. >> reporter: desantis barnstorming iowa in a tour and preparing for a highly-anticipated debate with california governor newsom as he is looking for a spark >> our thanks to dasha burns for that report. a 17-year-old murder suspect is on the run in louisiana after escaping jail for the second time police say he got away with another teenager suspected of murder they broke out of east baton rouge juvenile detention center which has had episodes of prisoners escaping new york saw snowfall on monday some places getting anywhere from 3 to 8 inches, and other parts could get 12 inches.

>> thanand that snow is stickin around angie lassman is tracking the weather. >> you see on our radar, we still have that snow falling lake effect acrossy owe ohio, pennsylvania and new york. 6 million people impacted. can you see right along the lakes is where we're looking for alerts to be up through today. potentially into wednesday for some so we will pick up on additional snowfall but it will tarstart to staper i to taper off. we'll see reduced visibility, slick on the road. gusty winds, too that will be something to contend with as well as we get into tomorrow, the snow east of the lakes, erie and ontario will continue. so hides eads up for that

you see the brighter pink, that is 8 inches. western new york could see a really good, substantial amount of snow falling. meanwhile, chilly temperatures have settled in for parts of the midwest and stretching out east. low 50s for wilmington, 30s for indianapolis we'll start to get more seasonal conditions 41 for washington, d.c but check out 50s that settle in as we get to thursday, friday, and texas, low 6 20s for dallas. and that's a look at your forecast, guys, back to you. coming up on "early

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with winter fast approaching we're seeing an alarming rise in respiratory infections in children >> reporter: china is grappling with a spike in respiratory illnesses, mostly this children. the world health organization is asking for more information. here, flu is spreading across the u.s. the cdc reporting a nearly 4% increase in flu-related doctors visits the the southeast hit especially hard, but not like last year's triple-demic, flu, covid, and rsv doctors say rsv cases are on the rise >> we've actually seen a tremendous increase in the number of children who we have diagnosed with rsv over the past

self t seven to eight week. >> reporter: dr. shane thinks cases have peaked at her hospital they're increasing among children at gbmc hey,alth care n maryland but a new anti-body drug called beyfortus is in short supply how many did you get in and how many doses do you need >> i have received less than 50. >> reporter: dr. theresa nguyen says it is crucial that expectant moms get the vaccine made for them. >> if there's been four weeks, they have made anti-bodies and have passed it onto their infants at birth >> reporter: though the cdc says 77,000 additional doses will be made available, it's advising doctors to prioritize those who need it. including infants six months and younger young or with underlying

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business selling favorites like sliced watermelon. but the owners behind this cart are not just known by locals alejandro and his wife have amassed nearly 1 million followers on tiktok, thanks in part to their incredible knife skills the couple telling nbc los angeles that daniela started gaining followers on tiktok while sharing makeup tutorials that's when she had the idea to start promoting their business, which includes two carts in two different locations on social media. [speaking in a global language >> reporter: their videos taking off. alejandro jumping from 30 viewers to 20,000 on his third live stream. [speaking in a global language >> reporter: those new followers also translating to new customers, too [speaking in a global language

>> reporter: the couple, more are both originally from mexico also share videos of their personal life, including with their chin their content reaching followers from all over the world. [speaking in a global language >> reporter: videos bringing a smile to the faces of those who watch them online. and it appears it's good for business, too. >> and our thanks to ellison barber for that report when it comes to the world of post, asmr is all about it and i watched them cut up that fruit. >> it looks delicious. you could tell they're tremendously skilled as well imagine a missteak earning y mistake earning you hundreds of,00 thousands of

dollars. the cashier presented the ticket and he won a lump sum of $390,000 >> a mistake that paid off thanks for waking up with us "early today." i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. the "today" show is kicking off give tuesday with an annual to

right now at 5:00, the middle east cease-fire extended between israel and hamas. new overnight developments, including what it means for those still held captive. flaring at an east bay refinery sends plumes of smoke skyward, raising major concerns with neighbors. we're tracking the potential fallout and the latest from the health monitor.