breaking news on "ana cabrera reports." moments ago, the idf announcing it has heard from the red cross

that they have received two more israeli hostages today, and more are still expected. but rising tensions threatening to unravel the delicate cease fire at any moment. coming up, i'll talk to a woman whose 9-year-old cousin was just released by hamas. look at him run to his dad. what happened to him in captivity as another relative remains in hostage. one of the most influential figures in u.s. foreign policy dies at the age of 100. a look back at henry kissinger's divisive legacy. also ahead, george santos holding a free wheeling press conference this morning airing grievances as the house prepares a vote to expel him. >> if the house wants it start different precedent and expel me, that is going to be the undoing of a lot of members of this body. and later, elon musk's profanity-laced live stream rant against advertisers. could it finally doom the platform now known as x.

thanks for joining us on this thursday, it is 10:00 eastern. i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. we began with the breaking news, a last minute deal to extend the truce between israel and hamas just before it was set to expire. the cease fire extended for another 24 hours with the idf announcing that two israeli hostages have just been released to the red cross with eight more hostages expected to be freed by hamas today. and among the hostages released yesterday, this woman, an israeli american and mother of three, liat benine, and still seven americans remain inside gaza. this comes as america's top diplomat touched down in the region today and has met with israeli and palestinian officials, but secretary blinken's visit comes as tensions rising rapidly, a

shooting at a jerusalem bus stop earlier today left three people dead, while four palestinians were killed by israeli forces during a raid in jenin including an 8-year-old boy. nbc's erin mclaughlin is joining us from tel aviv, and our monica alba is in washington. so erin, what do we know about these two hostages who were just released? >> reporter: we know from the israeli military that they are currently with the red cross. the red cross then takes them through the rafah crossing into egypt where they are then transferred to israeli forces who bring them into hospitals inside of israel to be reconnected with their families. we do not have their identities as yet. that information has not been provided by the family forum. but this is another sigh of relief for the region. there was a point this morning where it looked like this exchange might not happen after israeli officials gave hamas a 7:00 a.m. deadline to provide the list of hostages for the

day. it seems that that deadline was met and the exchange now, of course is going forward, but it does highlight just how fragile this process is. this as the cease fire had been extended for just 24 hours. prior to that, the extension was 48 hours. so many diplomats in the region saying that there had been this push for a longer, more substantial cease fire to allow for the release of more hostages. also to get that critical aid into gaza. they seem to have settled for this 24-hour extension, raising the question will this extend until tomorrow. we're just not hearing from israeli officials on that. >> what are you hearing at the white house about what the white house's role has been in trying to extend the troops and get these remaining american hostages in particular out? >> reporter: those have been the same questions we're asking here. u.s. officials have said this is minute by minute, hour by hour.

we know that because secretary blinken is there in the region this is a big priority for him. we know that other key u.s. administration officials have been a part of these around the clock negotiations. take a listen to how he framed it. >> from day one we have been focused relentlessly on trying to secure the release of hostages. we have seen over the last week, the very positive development of hostages coming home, being reunited with their families, and that should continue today. >> reporter: so you heard that there from secretary blinken that we will continue to see this, as we've seen those two you mentioned and potentially more, but the biden administration is unclear whether the group today could include that additional american woman who we believe to be held in gaza who is different, of course, from the woman who was

released yesterday. liat beinin. it is unclear where this other woman is held, that is a big challenge in terms of the visibility, whether she's being held by hamas or potentially another group. now we know the discussions start in earnest and will continue about potentially getting other kinds of groups of hostages out and the u.s. is committed to that next phase of the discussions as well, ana. >> so erin, outside of the gaza strip, tell us more about what's happening with this flare-up of violence in jerusalem and the west bank? >> reporter: yeah, well, this morning in jerusalem, ana, there was a terror attack according to israeli security forces. two palestinian men from east jerusalem opened fire during rush hour on the main highway that connects tel aviv and jerusalem killing at least three and wounding 13. the suspects were then shot and killed. hamas claiming responsibility for the attack, citing a litany of grievances from the siege on

gaza to the situation in the occupied west bank. the israeli prime minister seizing on the attack this morning to make the point following his meeting with the u.s. secretary of state that israel will not stop until hamas is eliminated, promising the continuation of this war. all of this amidst this increased tensions in the west bank. yesterday two palestinian boys, 8 years old and 15 years old were shot and killed by israeli security forces. the israeli security forces alleging that the boys had explosives, palestinians denying that, but the shootings caught on camera. hamas pointing to that incident in their claim for this jerusalem bus stop attack. it just illustrates how tense this situation is, and it also illustrates the challenges that the secretary of state faces as he's trying to negotiate for an extension of the cease fire, more aid into gaza, and he's also been pushing for the

israeli officials to be more responsible for when and if -- when and if the war resumes that the israeli military takes more caution when it comes to those civilian casualties. today's attack certainly complicaing those efforts, ana. >> as we see these cease fires, these truces sort of extended day or two at a time, i'm wondering how long that can be sustained. at this point, it's been just women and children who have been released as hostages. we're told there are about 145 hostages that remain. do we know how many more women and children that includes? >> reporter: yeah, i have the breakdown right here, ana, it's 145 hostages in total, 117 men, 28 women, 134 israelis, 11 foreign nationals. 10 hostages remain between the ages of 75 and older. that is the breakdown of the

current hostages being held inside gaza. each one of those hostages has a story, has a family, has people wanting for them to come home. i guess the question at this hour is will there be more hostage releases in the coming days, ana. >> and monica, the president spoke about the american freed yesterday. what did we hear from him? >> reporter: he really spoke to the relief that the family was experiencing but also the continued anguish because we know that liat beinin, was freed yesterday, but they believe that her husband is still being held in gaza so that duality of an exhale while still feeling the agony of waiting on news for more family members, is something we have seen repeatedly during these kind of releases of hostages. we do know that the president spoke with liat's father and he spoke with nbc news moments after that. he thanked the biden administration. he told my colleague he was very grateful for what they had done and that the president even

invited him to the white house for a meeting in the coming weeks and he would like to take him up on that. this is part of the ongoing conversation that continues between several of these hostage families and the white house. we know there have been several meetings with high level officials who have been trying to keep them in constant update given all of the fast moving developments here. >> monica alba and erin mclaughlin, thank you. now to news that broke overnight, henry kissinger has died at the age of 100. a monumental figure in american history who helped shape our foreign policy for decades. the former secretary of state was both revered and reviled. nbc's andrea mitchell takes a look back at his complicated history. >> henry kissinger served presidents richard nixon and gerald ford and was widely credited with shaping the nation's cold war policy and opening the first doors with china. but the nobel prize winner was heavily criticized for his actions during the vietnam war.

he'd come to america at the age of 15, his family escaing the holocaust. he continued to advise presidents for decades after leaving office. this morning henry kissinger is being remembered as a towering figure in american diplomacy. >> i think we've made further progress. >> reporter: brilliant and controversial, the former secretary of state reshaped u.s. foreign policy under presidents nixon and ford, with nixon he helped ease tensions with the soviet union and conducted secret negotiations with china spearheading nixon's historic trip to china in 1972. he also negotiated an end to the vietnam war, but declared success prematurely, just days before the 1972 election. >> we believe that peace is at hand. >> reporter: those negotiations won him the nobel peace prize, but kissinger had legions of

critics, some calling him a war criminal for bombing cambodia and prolonging the vietnam war. born in germany, his jewish family fled the nazis in 1938. he attended public schools in new york city, returned to germany with the u.s. army in world war ii, and later earned a ph.d. at harvard where he became a professor attracting the attention of president nixon, kissinger first became his national security adviser, then secretary of state. the only person to ever hold both jobs at the same time. >> there is no country in the world where it is conceivable that a man of my origins could be standing here next to the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> reporter: kissinger's influence and charm made him an unlikely celebrity. he met the love of his life, after leaving government kissinger traveled the world advising heads of state and counseling u.s. presidents of both parties. he celebrated his 100th birthday

in may before returning to china, the scene of his greatest diplomatic triumph where he received a red carpet welcome from president xi jinping. his greatest achievement was certainly his opening to china, which transformed the global landscape so that the u.s. and china, not russia, are now the world's two great economic and technological superpowers, and the fact that he took that long trip to china this past july at the age of 100 is remarkable. and in his meeting with president xi, helped lay the groundwork for president biden's recent summit, which restored communications between the u.s. and china that had been in a dangerous freeze for the better part of a year. kissinger was always pushing forward. in his final days was writing and speaking about artificial intelligence. >> quite a full life, andrea mitchell, thank you. and when we're back in 60 seconds, george santos may join an exclusive club that apparently money can buy. he could soon become one of six

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being bullied? >> why do you think you're being bullied? >> i mean, it's the third time, and each time for different reasons and they just keep going -- i don't know. ask them. i don't care. >> i just want to remind you of some of the things the ethics committee found santos used campaign funds for, botox, an atlantic city casino weekend, a honeymoon in vegas, only fans, ferragamo shoes, hermes, and that's not all. he didn't resign today, not that we expected him to and he didn't provide any new evidence to try to support his case. so what exactly was the point of this morning? >> reporter: i suppose it was drawing out the spectacle of this moment, ana, and perhaps making it uncomfortable for some of the republicans -- and there are still some who are uncomfortable with the idea of voting to expel him before he has been convicted of anything. that would set a new precedent, even the speaker of the house says he's not sure that's the right course, but he's

encouraged members to vote their conscience. i also found it interesting that congressman santos went out of his way to praise donald trump and suggested the importance of him getting elected in 2024. whether that's interest in working with donald trump down the line or maybe getting a pardon from him should he become president. an expulsion vote tomorrow is still the least of congressman santos' problems. he faces 23 federal criminal charges still, none of which go away with his expulsion, all of which he's of course denied. that's still what's waiting for him after his time in congress likely ends sometime tomorrow morning. >> so what's latest there in terms of behind the scenes? what could this expulsion vote look like tomorrow? >> reporter: well, they're going to need two-thirds of the body to vote for him. what we expect to see is every democrat, every indication that all democrats will vote to expel, and you'd need at least 70 to 80 republicans. the folks who have been most committed to getting rid of santos, his fellow new york

freshmen have indicated they think they'll have more than enough votes to get over that hump. as you pointed out in the intro, kind of the linchpin to what makes this different from prior ones is that the ethics committee, the house's own internal monitor, if you will, has now weighed in. the last expulsion vote, everyone was waiting to see this initial report from the ethics committee. that report has been so damning, a number of republicans will cross over. the question is how big that number ends up being tomorrow. >> garrett haake, thank you very much with the latest from capitol hill, and let's bring in democratic congressman from new york, dan goldman. congressman, let's play a little bit more of what santos had to say this morning. >> no decent cop would bring this to a prosecutor or a d.a. and say here's our report. go ahead and charge him, right? so this is what the ethics committee put out. god bless them and what they think they're doing and what their work is. you know, i believe they do good work when it's relevant, but this ain't it.

>> god bless them, congressman. you're called him a criminal want to be mastermind. your reaction to what santos is saying this morning. >> well, it's pretty clear he's never practiced criminal law. i was a federal prosecutor for ten years, and i would charge george santos today based sole i on that ethics report, as the department has done. and in fact, what the department of justice has not yet done but i would expect them to do, is charge him with embezzling funds from his campaign for his personal use. when i filed the ethics complaint in january based on my review of his campaign finance disclosures and the obvious red flags that were there, i fully expected there to be campaign finance violations, which the ethics committee found. i did not expect to see this he just outright stole money from his campaign. there is no question that any reasonable american would vote to expel him from congress

because he does not belong here. he lied, cheated and stole his way into congress by deceiving the voters of the third district of new york, and he does not belong here, and i hope -- i hope he will be expelled tomorrow. >> speaker johnson says he has reservations about the precedent this would set, expelling an elected member of congress. your response? >> well, look, in past cases, the ethics committee has generally deferred their investigation until after the department of justice has done theirs. so part of the reason why this is number is that the ethics committee actually moved forward in advance of the resolution of the criminal case. but the ethics committee did an exhaustive investigation and interviewed many, many witnesses. george santos had his due process. he tried to obstruct the investigation, and he refused to come in and cooperate with it. he had his due process, and so now the evidence is out there.

it looks very credible, well done, bipartisan, and george santos has to face the music once and for all. i just hope the republicans vote him out. they've spent 11 months protecting him, including the new york freshman republicans that garrett mentioned. >> how confident are you that you have the votes to oust santos? >> well, i have no confidence in this republican party. they have protected george santos for 11 months. he was the deciding vote for kevin mccarthy to become speaker and kevin mccarthy did absolutely everything he could to make sure that george santos stayed in congress because he needed his vote. he needed that slim majority, and the republicans have put their own political power over the integrity of the congress all year as it relates to george santos, so i wish i could tell you i have confidence that he would be expelled tomorrow, certainly my democratic colleagues recognize that he must be. but with this republican party and the way that they put politics over people i have no idea.

>> congressman, i want to pift pivot here is and ask you about the rise in anti-semitism and islamophobia in this country especially since the war broke out. your brooklyn office was faced with pro-palestinian graffiti. your thoughts about the tension surrounding the war. >> i urge everyone to watch leader schumer's speech on the senate floor yesterday. it really encapsulated so many things that i and others feel. october 7th was a horrific day, the brutality and the barbarism of hamas trying to intentionally kill people because they were israeli or jewish. but we know that hamas is a terrorist organization, so although the severity was shocking, it was not surprising that hamas wanted to attack israel. what has been incredibly surprising and deflating for many jewish americans, especially liberal jewish americans like myself who have

always believed so strongly in equal rights, in social justice because we identify based on our own history of persecution with other groups who have faced persecution and discrimination, is we feel abandoned right now, and the rise in anti-semitism is truly shocking in the aftermath of a horrific genocidal crime designed to kill jews because they are jews, and so i think there's a lot of historical context that needs to be brought out, especially with this younger generation because their perception of israel and judaism is simply inconsistent with history where we have been repeatedly, repeatedly persecuted, including, of course, the worse genocide in the history of the world during the holocaust. so you know, senator schumer really hit the nail on the head, and the disappointing part, and i will happily say this as a jewish american, there is also

absolutely no room for any islamophobic hatred. the shooting at the university of vermont, which has not been determined yet to be a hate crime, but certainly seems that way. the killing of the 6-year-old boy in illinois. this is unacceptable. violence of any sort based on identity is simply unacceptable. hate based on any identity is not acceptable in our country. we are a country of immigrants. we must celebrate the differences of each other. it makes us better. it makes us stronger, and i really hope that people get ahold of themselves, frankly, and peacefully protest if they need to, but stop with the vandalism, the violence and the threats. >> congressman, i want to come back to the work on the hill real quick before we let you go because the session is almost over for this year. there has been a lot of focus on expelling george santos and questioning hunter biden. given everything that's going on in the world right now, is this the best use of congress's time

right now? >> of course not. we don't have a single piece of substantive legislation on the floor this week. we have had two continuing resolutions kicking the can down the road, but the house republicans are not working with the democrats in the house to resolve our budget issues, and set a budget for next year. but they can't even resolve it among themselves. they cannot pass their own bills, which are so draconian they have no chance of getting through the senate or signed by the president, and they don't seem to have any interest in actually legislating and actually providing the services and the help that the american people need. we democrats are ready, we want to help the american people. it's what we did in the last congress in unprecedented fashion, historic fashion, and now we just hope that the house republicans will come work with us in a bipartisan way so we can help the american people. >> congressman daniel goldman of new york, thanks so much for taking the timitus. up next here on "ana cabrera

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prime minister netanyahu's office just released their names, and one of them is 21-year-old nya shem. she was in that video that hamas released shortly after the octo 7th attack. the other hostage released this morning is 40-year-old amit soussana. we'll bring you more updates as we have them. these two women now freed handed over to the red cross is the very latest. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas traveled to the southern border yesterday where crossings are increasing again. border patrol hasn't released thebe for november just yet but say they're up so much agents across texas and arizona have had to be reassigned to help with the increase. for some the difficult journey has turned deadly. the el paso times describing the border crossing known as the pasa del norte, a graveyard

without tombs. they're seeing a shift in migration trends. what's the situation? >> reporter: yeah, ana, it's definitely a dynamic situation, those international crossings that are impacted as a result of this shift are in eagle pass, texas, and in lukeville, arizona. both of those locations according to cbp have so many migrants in their area that they've had to basically shut down or temporarily lower vehicle crossings so they can divert agents to help process the thousands of migrants in that location. i can speak that here in texas, we're across the street from san antonio's largest shelter. they are at capacity and have been for the past several months, and they really don't know how much longer they can sustain this current flow. i do want to share with you just a glimpse of what's happening along the border with some videos released by the texas dps tactical marine unit on the

river as they rescued multiple migrant families. and i do want to warn you some of the video you're about to see is tough to watch. >> reporter: in texas dps emphasized that everyone seen in that video survived, and they had to perform cpr on one woman, but they were able to revive her, and that is just a glimpse of what's currently happening at the border, ana. you mentioned no official numbers in yet, but the impact

we're seeing is unmistakable. >> morgan chesky, thank you for bringing us that reporting from the border. and now to burlington, vermont, where the parents of two of the three college students of palestinian descent who were shot last week, have just arrived from the middle east. ali wartani was eager to see his son hasham who doctors say will never walk again due to the bullet that hit his spine. >> i hope i will not collapse when i see him. i have no words. i hope he will walk again. >> nbc's shaquille brewster is joining us from burlington, vermont, with more now. shaq, how are those students? how are their families doing? >> reporter: hi there, ana, two of the parents are back here in burlington, it was an emotional return, as you saw some of that video as they arrived at the airport here. you heard the parents of hisham.

he's still in the hospital right now with that bullet, recovering from that bullet to his spine. doctors saying that he may not walk again, and that's part of that emotional return that you saw. we also know that the parents of keenan have also come here to burlington. he was released from the hospital earlier this week. they said in a statement earlier this week that he was actually fearful of leaving the hospital, just as a sign that it's not only physical wounds that these students are recovering from but also emotional wounds that they'll have to recover from. but fortunately two of those three students now have their parents back here in the united states. the parent of the third student, they're still working on some visas to allow that return to happen. >> shaq, we have new reporting that police previously confiscated a gun from the accused ooter. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, this comes from some incredible exclusive

reporting from our colleague deon hampton who reviewed police doments since about 2006, i believe it was, and saw that there were about three dozen interactions between the suspected shooter here and police. while some were interactions that the suspected shooter initiated, one included an interaction with his ex-girlfriend who back in 2013 asked police to remove a shotgun from his custody. the police, it's not clear that any charges were ever filed from that interaction, but it's just a sign that there was some interaction. that was in syracuse, new york. there was some interaction between the suspect in this case and police. one important thing to note is that while those were interactions in syracuse, new york, officials here in vermont have said that this suspected shooter was not familiar to them, that he didn't come up in any of their searches outside of some minor traffic incidents, ana. >> shaq brewster in burlington,

vermont, thank you. next here on "ana cabrera reports," i'll talk to a family of member of newly released israeli hostages. what they've told her about the conditions they were living in for 50 days under hamas control. and how they're readjusting to their freedom. their freedom. iphone in any condition into a new iphone 15 pro with titanium and ipad and apple watch se - all on us. only on verizon. ♪♪ we're not writers, but we help you shape your financial story. ♪♪ we're not an airline, but our network connects global businesses across nearly 160 markets. ♪♪ we're not a startup, but our innovation labs use new technologies to help keep your information secure. ♪♪ we're not architects, but we help build stronger communities. ♪♪ we're not just any bank. we are citi. ♪♪ i'm kareem abdul jabbar. i was diagnosed with afib.

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so that was 9-year-old ohad munder running to his father's arms hours after he was released from hamas captivity, along with his mother and 78-year-old grandmother. there he goes again. they were among the first group of hostages released in israel's cease fire with hamas.

ohad turned 9 years old while he was a hostage. he's one of at least 70 israelis now freed from hamas since this temporary truce began. but many others, incluing ohad's grandfather have yet to come home. ohad's cousin is here with us now. thank you so much marav, for coming in. boy, what an emotional roller coaster you and your family have gone through. i know you had a chance to speak with ohad and his mother. >> and i met them last saturday. >> you got a chance to actually see them in person. >> of course. >> what was that like? >> it was so -- it was very excited. first of all, we had a phone call on friday around midnight after they arrived to the hospital, and it was very emotional, and i told her that i saw that she lost -- she and her mother lost a lot of weight, so she asked me how did you see

that? so i told her, what do you mean? i saw you on tv. so she said was i on tv? i mean, she didn't have a clue that she's all over the world, her face, ohad's face, her parents' face, and all the hostages' faces are all over. >> yeah, they were literally in the dark. they didn't know what was happening in the outside world and what has transpired since. >> they didn't know. they were kidnapped without my uncle since he can't walk, he walks with a cane, and the terrorists took the three of them with their pajamas barefoot saturday morning, and they left abraham, my uncle alone there, and karen, my cousin saw that they're trying to starting to burn the house, so she begged them. she told them please, please don't, and she didn't know until they returned, they didn't know if he's alive or not. and they were happy, happy to

understand that he was kidnapped and he's alive. but we had to tell them that their son, karen's brother, was murdered on that saturday in the kibbutz. >> i'm so sorry for your loss and everything that your family has been going through. we keep watching this video of this -- >> he was the first one -- >> heartwarming video of ohad running into his father's arms. what was that moment like for your family? >> we were watching it before that in our group, in our family group. it was -- all the emotion, all the thing has we're going through the last past almost eight weeks, yeah, almost eight weeks. >> 50 days. >> yeah, but i'm telling the past week that another week that passed from that moment, it's

really roller coaster because it's emotions that you didn't have before. i mean, and you know, we came all the 240 hostages, the families of those 240 hostages, we are together like a family, so i know all the families of the other kids, and i was emotionally involved with all the families. i know the aunt of these kids and i know the father of those kids. so it's really -- you know, we feel like we are in a movie, like it is a movie because from the 8 of october, i stopped working. i stopped my regular job, and that's what i'm doing. >> this has been your full focus ever since then. >> yeah, yeah, everything i can with politicians, with media, with everything. everyone. everyone who can hear we are talking about the people behind the pictures because it's not only pictures. >> and your uncle is still in

captivity. i'm sure you and others are wanting to know what his experience is like. what have you learned about the experiences of these other family members who have been freed. what happened to them? >> first of all, as i said, they lost a lot of weight. they used to eat. they got food but they got not enough food and not the healthy food that you need. they ate a lot of bread, a lot of rice. they got water but not enough water. they couldn't go to the bathroom. they had to ask to go to the bathroom, and it took time that they will allow you, like an hour or two hours. >> so they would ask to go to the bathroom and they'd have to wait another couple of hours. >> they'd have to knock on the door and ask for bathroom. they hardly had showers. i think only once in 50 days or something like that. >> they slept on plastic chairs. >> yeah, they slept on benches or on mattress. it depends, i mean, it depends

where were they. they were moved from place to place. >> they moved a lot during captivity? >> i don't know exactly. they can't remember, you know, 50 days, you can't remember what you did and who you met and where you went. the good thing is that there were three of them all together. because i know there were families that were separate. there were kids by themselves, you know, ohad was with his mother, with his grandma. he was protected. there are lots of kids that were by themselves after they saw they were witnesses how they murdered their members of the family, mother, father, sister, whatever. and then they kidnapped them. so -- >> so much trauma. >> a lot of stories, yeah, with a lot of trauma, and it will take time. i'm not professional in that, but i think it will take time to understand what happened to them, you know, the first few days you are in high emotion and

you're happy and all the friends. ohad in the hospital, they told him to pick one or two friends to come and see him in the hospital on saturday. he was just released on friday night, and he said, well, i can't choose one or two. i need them all. and they came all eight of them. they ate ice cream, ate pizza, you know, like a regular 9-year-old kid. >> i love hearing that. we wish him a full and complete recovery, and sending our absolute best with your whole family. >> thank you. >> i know this has been so hard and you're still wanting to bring home your uncle and all the rest of the hostages. >> he's not in a good condition, and there was an 85-year-old lady that arrived back, and she's in the hospital now in a bad situation. and she was walking to the -- when they kidnapped her, she was walking there. she was in good health. she just needed her pills, you

know, she's 85. >> needed medication. and your uncle i know, like you said isn't in the best of health either. >> and the red cross is not helping us at all, and we don't know their situation. we don't know if they're getting their medicine. >> well, that must be really, really heart wrenching to not have the certainty in that. thank you so much for coming in and sharing your story and your family's story with us. merav raviv. we really appreciate it. our hearts and thoughts are with you and your whole family. >> thank you. pope francis addressed concerns about his health during an event at the vatican today. the pontiff revealing he has been suffering from a case of acute bronchitis and that illness has now forced him to cancel a planned trip to dubai for a climate summit at his doctor's advice. pope francis who turns 87 next month has had a number of health problems over the last few years, a few of which required hospital stays. next here on "ana cabrera reports," the ramifications of elon musk saying this to companies pulling ads from x.

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range of topics from a.i. to cybertrucks, spacex, unions and after apologizing for his controversial post, he shared some of his strongest words for the advertisers who have since left his platform x. a defiant appearance by billionaire businessman elon musk. >> go [ bleep ] yourself. is that clear? >> reporter: the richest man in the world speaking out in an interview with cnbc's andrew ross sorkin at "the new york times" deal book summit amid a firestorm of criticism over his inflammatory comments on social media. earlier this month, musk appeared tone doris an anti-semitic post on x that accused jewish communities of pushing hatred against white people, writing the actual truth that unleashed a barrage of backlash from the white house to a weave of companies including nbc's parent company comcast pulling their advertising from x. and musk potentially adding fuel to the fire last night, and

scoffing at the advertiser boycott. >> if somebody tries to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go [ bleep ] yourself. >> but -- >> go [ bleep ] yourself. is that clear? i hope it is. hey, bob. >> musk appearing to specifically call out disney's ceo bob iger, who was also interviewed earlier. >> by him taking the position that he took, in quite a public manner, we just felt that the association with that position and elon musk and x was not necessarily a positive one for us. >> last night, musk did later admit in advertiing boycott could kill the company and apologized for his original inflammatory tweet. >> i'm sorry for that tweet or post. it was foolish of me. doing my best to clarify it, six ways to sunday.

>> reporter: he traveled to israel to meet with prime minister netanyahu. musk insisting it was not an apology tour. now separately in that same interview, musk expressed his concern over the pace at which artificial intelligence is developing. remember, he -- one of his latest ventures is a startup, an a.i. startup and he said that he believes that a.i. is more dangerous than nuclear bombs, just one of the many head turning comments he made throughout that conversation. >> you never know what you're going to hear from him when he opens his mouth. thank you for breaking it down. up next on "ana cabrera reports," wheel of misfortune. new survey findings about what makes most americans dangerous drivers. drivers. ♪ [man relieved] if you struggle with cpap, you should check out inspire. inspire. sleep apnea innovation.

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welcome back. turning to some risky behavior on the road. a newly released aaa survey finds americans are fast and furious, nearly 60% of drivers confessed to dangerous driving, things like speeding, texting, running red lights, road rage, even drunk driving. those numbers born out in a separate world health organization analysis finding that america is the seventh most dangerous place to drive in the whole world. nbc's tom costello has more. >> reporter: this is a really eye opening study from aaa saying that half of us admit to doing something dangerous behind the wheel. this is i-270 in maryland.

we had a police officer here last month, suffered horrendous, horrendous injuries when he was trying to stop a speeder who was going double the legal speed limit. speed is a problem nationwide. it leads to horrific accidents and sometimes deadly crashes. for drivers out here, things can go catastrophically wrong in a matter of seconds. and this morning, new figures suggest we have a long road to travel when it comes to making the streets even safer. with more than half of all drivers in a new aaa survey admitting they engage in bad behavior behind the wheel. >> it is unfortunate because i think that we do things behind the wheel of our car that we wouldn't do in line at a grocery store and lives are at stake when we're on the road. >> reporter: the national highway traffic administration say 19,000 people have been killed on the nation's roads just in the first half of this year. an alarming rate despite improvements over the last year

and a half and the most recent data showing speed is a fact factor. >> whether it is with other passengers in the car or a cell phone, that's really a combination that is going to lead to some bad things and some careless things happening. >> reporter: pennsylvania state police say troopers issued more than 10,000 speeding citations over the recent thanksgiving travel period. that's up 14% from the year before. while in maryland -- >> whiskey 10, i got hit. i need fire rescue. >> reporter: a montgomery county police officer had to have both legs amputated after a teenager allegedly doing doughnuts and driving twice the speed limit intentionally hit the police officer when he tried to stop him. about a third say they have driven distracted or aggressively. >> these are behaviors that most

people wouldn't admit to a friend or a neighbor, but we're willing to admit in this anonymous survey, which means that they're almost certainly underestimates of really risky, dangerous potentially life altering behaviors. >> reporter: drilling down on that distracted driving portion of this, take a listen to this. if you're on a highway like this and take your eyes off the road for five seconds to read a text, maybe to try to text, that's five seconds you traveled the length of an entire football field blind. you're not looking at the road. and in that instant of a second, terrible things can happen. a message we should all be taking home. back to you. >> such an important reminder. thank you, tom costello that . that does it for us today, same time, same place. until then, i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. we have breaking news.