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the warehouse transition. president-elect trump capping a fox news host. south dakota governor christine will lead homeland security. we have a taken side of the news cabinet. strumming a third airline was struck by gunfire over haiti. this time a bullet found in the side of an american airlines jet. the faa now telling flights to steer clear of the country. breaking overnight, a large explosion that rocked louisville, now deadly. three people were killed in the blast that injured a dozen others. the latest from the investigation and what sparked the blast. the bitcoin boom. why the election is fueling the greatest crypto craze in years. from dr. mifflin, to the people at -- john krasinski is

this year's sexiest man alive. it's wednesday, november 13th. "early today" . starts right no good morning. i'm frances rivera. donald trump will return to the white house in just a few hours. president biden has invited the president-elect for an oval office meeting today. something mr. trump refused to do in 2020 for then president- elect biden. this meeting comes as the new trump cabinet is coming together. garrett kicks off our coverage. >> reporter: president-elect trump is tapping top allies to his national security teams. expected to announce marco rubio as his pick for secretary of state according to multiple sources familiar with the transition process. he would be an historic choice. the son of a cuban immigrant, he would be the first latino to hold that position. rubio was a fierce trump rival in 2016 and vocal supporter during this year's campaign. >> you know what donald trump

saying? when he's president our enemies will know we are strong and that will bring about peace and avoid a war. >> reporter: his hawkish views on china, iran and -- honed in on the senate. he also said the war in ukraine should come to a swift and pick >> ukrainians have been incredibly brave and strong standing up to russia. at the end of the day, we are funding as a stalemate war that needs to be brought to a conclusion. >> reporter: john fetterman posting, rubio, is a strong choice. i look forward to his confirmation. meanwhile, the president-elect picking another for a key role. announcing congressman mike walt as national security advisor. he's a decorated green beret and combat veteran who takes a tough stance toward china and shares the view that nato allies must pay more for their own defense. % >> what i want to see are portions of nato truly step up and do their fair share of

defense spending. >> reporter: trump announced mike huckabee as his pick for ambassador to israel. huckabee has previously rejected the notion that the west bank is occupied by israel. % trump selecting his former director of -- ratcliff as cia director. one that democrats say politicized his role. he also named elon musk and vivek ramaswamy for a department of government efficiency. and combat veteran pete hegseth will lead the department of defense. prior to his television career, pete hegseth helmed an organization. christine noel will serve as his secretary of security. -- little inspects -- experience in some areas, including fema and the secret service. dhs also close the border patrol and ice. recently touting trumps mass deportation plan. >> president trump has indicated that he wants to start by making sure we are deporting the most dangerous

first. criminals, murderers, that are threatening safety in our community's. >> my things to garrett for that report. at the capital stay president- elect trump will also meet with the house speaker and new senate majority leader. but we are still waiting to see that leader will be. john cornyn and rick scott are looking to replace mcconnell for this role. a vote is set for this morning. control of the senate looked back to republican control in the selection with only one race left to be called by nbc news. nbc news has not had projected which party will control the house, with 12 races still uncalled. republicans have 216 seats out % of the 218 needed for a majority. president-elect trump ise tapping mike huckabee to serve as the u.s. ambassador to israel. if confirmed huckabee would be the first non-jewish person to hold the position since 2011. meanwhile, the state department announced the u.s. would not change its policy and

arms transfers to israel even though a humanitarian situation remains dire in gaza. let's bring in matt for the latest. morning, matt. >> reporter: huckabee's intended nomination comes at a critical moment for the region. negotiations between israel and hamas have come to a standstill after qatar suspended its efforts as mediator between the two. the former arkansas governor is a staunch supporter of israel. also a longtime ally of the president-elect. the announcement has been celebrated by top israeli officials overnight and it's not hard to see why. huckabee has views on the conflict that are known. in 2016, during his own presidential run, he rejected the concept of a, quote, occupied west bank. he said, referring to the area as judea and samaria, these are ancient terms used by the israeli right-wing. israel's foreign minister wrote on x that huckabee is a, quote,

long-standing friend of israel. trump, during his first term, formally recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel and moved to the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to the city. in his upcoming second term trump has promised to stop the conflict and bring peace to the region. this all comes as the humanitarian situation in gaza continues to spiral. yesterday actually marked a deadline set by the u.s. for israel to meet a number of requirements all aimed at boosting aid into gaza. the state department said it will not be changing his policy on arms transfers to israel at this time, claiming that the israelis have taken a number of steps. according to the british red cross, however, gaza is currently only receiving around 6% of the daily humanitarian aid that it needs. that's about 30 trucks a day, down from 500, before the start of the conflict last year. francis? >> matt, thank you. new this morning, a former massachusetts national guard member will spend 16 years

behind bars for sharing military secrets online. a federal judge sentenced jack for illegally collecting and leaking highly classified military documents about the war in ukraine on discord. the 22-year-old pleaded guilty to six federal charges. the faa is banning flights for the next 30 days in and out of the haitian capital after three u.s. planes were met with gunfire in tour de france. american airlines, now the third airline to report their plane was shot after departing the city. no injuries were reported. a spirit flight had to do favor to the dominican republic after multiple bullet struck the plane and injured the flight attendant. and a jet blue flight also found gunfire damage on the exterior after arriving safely in new york. u.s. embassy saying it is, quote, aware of gang led efforts to block travel to and from port-au-prince, which may include armed violence and disruptions to roads, ports and

the airport. two people are dead after an explosion injured several others in louisville, kentucky. the blast happened at a food coloring factory prompting a shelter in place order for nearby residents. nbc has the latest details. >> reporter: a commercial plant in louisville, kentucky tore apart after a massive explosion. >> there's a large explosion that occurred. we have smoke showing. >> reporter: the blast, seen from the sky camera walks away, happened just after 3:00 p.m. >> i live about a mile away from here and i was just inside my house and heard a huge room and the whole house shook. the power went off for a couple of seconds. >> reporter: at least 11 people rushed to the hospital, two in critical condition. >> we were able to get them out and rescue them. as well as 50 . others and evacuation. >> reporter: the explosion blowing out windows. residents within a mile of the building temporarily ordered to shelter in place as louisville emergency services initially

called it a hazardous materials incident. multiple patients are in decontamination. >> we started air monitoring and daily. it's ongoing. rest assured, nothing at this point has ever shown any type of chemical in the air in this entire region. >> reporter: a prior explosion at the same plant kelly worker in 2003, according to a federal government report. the investigation concludes the incident was preventable. officials praising the emergency action plan that they say helps first responders on the ground. >> just another show of heroism today in louisville. >> reporter: nbc news. kansas city area homes belonging to chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes and tight end travis kelsey were broken into just hours apart last month according to police reports. officers were dispatched to the home in missouri just after midnight october 6th. the report does not say whether anything was taken. the next day police responded to the other homework a police report indicated $20,000 in cash was stolen. it's not clear whether

authorities have identified any suspect. the firefight continues in new york and new jersey with whipping winds up to 30 miles per hour. the jennings creek fire, torching 2700 acres in new york alone. that's nearly double what is typically burned in the entire state all year. it has also devoured more than 2200 acres in the garden state. the state is facing its worst . drought since 2002. just south, new york city, amtrak says a brushfire cost is trying to lose power, suspending service to the area on tuesday. for the latest on the fire danger let's turn to nbc meteorologist angie. good morning. >> we still have fire conditions throughout the day today with 35 million people under these fire alerts from boston, stretching to georgetown. the wind is a little later today. still, that low humidity and dry conditions for this region. notice, there is rain on the way. unfortunately, not going to

make it as parched areas across parts of the northeast. instead, it is draped across the mid-atlantic as we go to the next. day or so. out west, we have winter alerts for folks up and down parts of california and the pacific northwest. that's where the heavy rain and the snow will be on tap over the next couple of days. we will see the flooding potential in the burn scar areas through the day today. and then, more of that lingering across that region here as we get into tomorrow. and we're still not done with hurricane season. we've got an area of disturbed weather that we will watch for potential de and philadelphia. mostly cloudy for columbus, with 559 degrees. rain in the forecast from omaha to kansas city, st. louis, and indianapolis. 55 degrees today in chicago. and that's a look at your forecast. >> things, andy. coming up, people named the

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bitcoin is booming. expect -- brian cheung explains why crypto currency users are excited. >> reporter: crypto investors have made a lot of money. >> trumps getting elected made me $18,000 in two days. >> reporter: the price of one big coin soaring from $60,000 to record-breaking highs over $85,000 just since election day. it's a big deal for the millions of americans using crypto, particularly young americans were more likely to dip into digital currencies. >> hello, bitcoin. thank you very much. >> reporter: the major catalyst of the price surge? president elect donald trump,

who targeted the crypto base on the campaign trail, promising a pro-crypto agenda of new regulators and friendlier rules. >> this is the steel industry of 100 years ago. it really is. >> reporter: a notable shift from his tone just three years ago. >> bitcoin just seems like a scam. >> reporter:. mckenzie covers crypto. why do you think he made that about-face? >> this year we saw the crypto industry raise money and force. more than $250 million raised by crypto companies and individuals. >> reporter: trump even advertised his own crypto currency during the campaign. championing crypto as a reprieve from the government. >> the world liberty financial token sale is now live. crypto is the future. >> eporter: the trumpet about -- trump bob - -- now now offer easily investable funds and even options for retirement. >> people are diversifying their life savings into bit point, into ether, for the

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we are back with the family reunion that turned out to be the surprise of a lifetime. when a chicago man came face-to- face with his biological mother just blocks from his home. friend nbc chicago regina waldrep has the story. >> reporter: there are lots of bakeries in chicago. give me some sugar in the south shore neighborhood had lamarr hunter hook pick >> lemon bars. was my case. and the chocolate chip cookies. and the lemon pound cake. >> reporter: he started coming here about 10 years ago. he said he felt at home here. as a matter fact, he lived about a block away and also enjoyed talking . to the owner. when lamarr was 35 confirmation of what he always suspected, he was adopted. he got a genetic profile and some help from a genetic genealogist. when she was ready she called

from a familiar number. >> i had the bakery in my phone, locked in. i was like, give me some sugar. i'm thinking in my head is, why give me some sugar? i'd what is this? it's still not dawning on me. and then, . like hello. >> i started crying on the phone. >> reporter: eleanor had put lamarr up for adoption when she was 17. >> i left the adoption open. i said, if he wants to find me then he will be able to find me. otherwise, his life must be great. i won't interfere that life. >> reporter: their relationship now? like they've never been apart. with lenore now semiretired lamarr runs a business. the puzzle that always haunted him is now complete. >> i love my mom. i love having a mother.

>> i. love my son. and the fact that i have him now, in these later years, that's just god. god is love. >> what an incredibly sweet gift for the two of them. thank you to regina waldrep for the report. three childhood favorites are fighting their spot in the national toy hall of fame at the strong national museum of play. my little pony, the phase 10 card game, and transformers are joining toybox royalty. my little pony quickly became the most popular of the many doll line when it was leased in 1983. hasbro introduced transformers in 1984 and