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good morning. i'm jose diaz-balart. we begin with breaking news out of the middle east. earlier today a gun man opened fire at an israeli bus in the west bank injuring eight people. meanwhile, a nearby syria, insurgents detonated two car bombs and entered the country's second largest city aleppo. it's the first attack on aleppo since 2016. all this while hezbollah and israel are accusing each other of violating the seats fire a day after reaching the agreement. joining us from beirut, lebanon, matt bradley. great seeing you. what's the significance of all of this? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, when we are talking about these different moving parts in the middle east they are really joined together by the central conflict we have been seeing with israel and the neighbors. i hate to speculate, but i will since you are asking, jose, the fact is, is that we have seen a really not unprecedented but a

shocking revival of that civil war in syria which had been more bunt for quite a few years thanks to peace treaties in place. now it looks as though the islamist rebels and their turkish-backed allies, iran and namely hezbollah here in lebanon are on the back foot. hezbollah, before they had the year-long war that has since come to a peace treaty the last couple of days, they were fighting to defend the regime of bashar al assad, which is now under siege by these islamist rebels and turkish backed allies. we are seeing something of a real conflict here in lebanon and neighboring syria. we don't know for sure. this could just be an offends opportunity. at the same time it looks as though the timing is uncanny that these islamist rebels

choose now to launch a major offensive. >> yeah, very few things happen in a vacuum, my dear friend, as you know, matt. meanwhile, let's talk, if you would, on that ceasefire between, you know, lebanon and hezbollah and israel. there are some violations according to both sides? >> reporter: both sides are complaining that the other has violated the terms of the ceasefire. while this is typical for arrangements where they are ending a bruising battle going on for the better part of the past year, now we are seeing complaints. the israelis had launched an airstrike for the first time yesterday into lebanese territory. but at the same time despite all the odds and the fact that again this was a horrific conflict going on here much of the past two months, nearly 4,000 lebanese have been killed since the beginning of the hostilities back a day after those october 7th attacks last year in the gaza strip, now we are starting

to see a tenuous hold, a sort of a peace that could look as though it will endure despite the violations and complaints. remember, jose, i have been coming to you for two months. we have seen regular bombardment behind me. now it's still silent despite the fact that we are seeing violations. looks for the moment, and this could change at any time, this peace is going to hold. >> and matt, so you are there in beirut and can take us there. i mean, this is a city that has suffered is so much not only in the last since the massacre of october 7th, october 8th, everything going on there, massive explosion in the port area. how is that city, like, how do you see it on a daily basis there now? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, walking around this city, it's a world away, obviously, from what it was a couple of months ago. there were israeli bombings in the center of the city.

if you walk in central beirut now it's a totally different situation than when you go to the neighborhood of a shiite muslim-majority neighborhood south of beirut, a hezbollah stronghold. it has been really badly damaged in successive bombings. that's about where hassan nasrallah, the slain head of hezbollah was killed just about two months ago in a huge israeli bombardment. so now we are walking around there just yesterday and there were folks who were sitting on the streets, clearing out their homes. everybody seems determined to move back despite the fact this this peace is quite precarious. they are desperate. this is a situation that has really sprung out of nowhere for so many lebanese people. it was a huge displacement crisis. the government was not capable of handling it. now they are moving back in droefts. what we saw yesterday, hezbollah flags flying, people had hassan

nasrallah posters up. there was a lot of love for hezbollah in the hezbollah stronghold neighborhoods. elsewhere in the country you are seeing some amount of damage, seeing tensions created by this massive displacement crisis, a lot of people who would normally not be living next to each other are. that has flamed the sectarian tensions always somewhat in the background of this country regardless where you are. now we are starting to see that relieving itself. this has been a pressure valve on this country that kept not only the regional from going into a region-wide car that could have engulfed the middle east and the united states and iran, but released for this country as well and kept it from turning into the kind of civil war that we have been seeing stalking this land for 15 years before 1990. jose. >> matt bradley in beirut, thank you very much. appreciate it t my friend. take care. i want to bring in medal of honor recipient and retired member of the u.s. army colonel jack jacobs.

always a pleasure seeing. you how do you see the -- what's going on here. matt gave us a broad and very specific at the same time picture of what is going on, these different pieces. let's talk specifically about syria. what do you think is going on there? the dictatorship of bashar al assad in danger today more than it was six months ago? >> reporter: >> first, i agree with matt. too much of a coincidence that iran is on its heels and hezbollah is on its heels and the insurgents decided now is a good time to start making a move on aleppo. we have discovered over a long period of time that insurgencies are extremely difficult to put down. they last a long time. there are always going to be attacks. and even in a despot i can regime like that of bashar al assad, this is likely to continue. iran and rauch have taken

assad's side. there are a lot of reasons for that. not the least significant of which is that they are stereo strategic imperatives to russia to have places to put their ships in the medtorianian. suffice to say that iran and russia are on assad's side. they will continue to use whatever means they can to put down the insurgeonsy, but they are multi-farias and will persist. >> and so colonel, let's turn towards the israel and hezbollah, lebanon ceasefire that's suppose to be permanent. how do you see that? >> it's interesting. the last time there was a ceasefire like this was 2006. it lasted quite a long time. but you should never say never or always. things don't last forever and this ceasefire probably won't last forever either. the thing to keep in mind about this is that when wesiak sayings

of breaching the ceasefire is that the chain of command is never perfectly efficient to get the word down all the way to the bottom of the food chain to make sure that everybody complies, particularly on hezbollah's side. and on hezbollah's side in addition to that there is a significant number of people in hezbollah who despite all the difficulties they have had against israel disagree with the ceasefire and decided to, from time to time, to make attacks on israel. israel is going to continue to be -- is going to continue to respond, but will probably do so judiciously. israel is tired, too, of this war. it does not need to continue to fight a proxy of iran on its northern border, would like things to get back to as normal as they possibly can be. so agree again with matt that

this tenuous ceasefire is libel to continue, jose. >> and just there is no doubt that since october 8th, right, when hezbollah started stepping up its attacks towards israel, that israel has been supremely effective in really destroying much of the infrastructure of hezbollah from the pagers to the walkie-talkies to nasrallah to anything that is leadership of hezbollah has been severely degraded by israel, and so my question is, iran now, which is, you know, hezbollah's main source, is meeting today with britain, france and germany to discuss its nuclear program. iran responsible for much of what is going on in the region. how strong or weak is the iranian raanan regime now. >> the leadership in iran except for the political leadership has

moved a little bit further -- a tiny bit farther to the left. they are extremely tired of the restrictions put upon it. it has an educated and vociferous and rest i have con stiffiancy among the population. we have seen riots in the past and so on. yeah, and they are tired. and they would really like to find some way to become -- start becoming part of the international community. that's not gonna happen anytime soon because of the lot to-le hold that the imams have on the political and administrative structure of iran much these steps give us a little bit of optimism that under the right auspices controlled properly it's possible that iran might become less vociferous and less supportive of proxies that make

it extremely difficult for the international community. that sounds very optimistic. i don't want to be as optimistic as it sounds, but we are headed the right direction in that regard and keeping iran on its heels is the way to keep them at the table, jose. >> yeah, because that regime is based and its pillars, it's raison d'etre is the destruction of israel and the united states and those pillars have not changed since 1979 with that same regime that is still hanging people, that support women's rights, women that speak are, you know, just destroyed, and those pillars continue today. colonel, i am always happy to have your expertise and your analysis. i thank you very much for your time. >> thanks, jose. >> up next, heading home. you know, this thanksgiving weekend, how do avoid some of

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14 past the hour. this holiday weekend much of the country is seeing blistering cold conditions from the great lakes, bringing some. coldest weather to the midwest than the great plains have seen last winter after a powerful storm battered the northeast on thanksgiving day. heavy snow blanketed many roads. more 6 inches in parts of new england before people sat down for thanksgiving dinner. rain dampened the day for some. in new york city the macy's thanksgiving day parade went ahead as scheduled despite the wet weather. but the rainy conditions down the i-95 corridor, south carolina disrupted trouble for countless travelers. among the record 80 million holiday travelers aaa expects to be on the road and in airports this weekend. sunday to be the busiest day of all. joining us from newark liberty international airport nbc news

correspondent stephanie gosk. great seeing you. good morning. how has the weather impacted things there today? >> reporter: hi, jose. nice to see you as well. happy day after thanksgiving. well, that storm you were talking about moved off the coast and now there is sunshine and frigid temperatures. frigid temperatures don't get in the way of travel, but also there aren't a whole lot of people traveling today. if you think about the thanksgiving travel crush, it's more like a hurricane, right, and right now, friday, we are in the eye of this storm. it's quiet here at newark international, but that's going to change this weekend and those hurricane force travel winds are going to come roaring back. >> this morning millions waking up to frigid temperatures and dangerous driving conditions across the country. in parts of western and central new york thanksgiving brought heavy snow and cold lake effect weather. the governor staging more than 100 national guard members to respond to the storm.

three to four feet of snow accumulation is possible over the next few days. >> if you are in an area where there is snow or it's cold weather, have extra blankets in the vehicle, extra water, some flares, flashlights, anything that could potentially help you if you get stuck in traffic for a long time. >> reporter: snowplows clearing roads in rapid city, south dakota. the rails offer a easier way to go. >> you can relax and sleep and it's a comfy chair, better than being on a plane. >> reporter: some who waited to the last minute to travel were grateful for quiet roads and few flight delays. >> we didn't know how crazy the airport would be. it was nice. >> reporter: lines moving smoothly in normally busy airports. >> it was like the smoothest experience i have had at l.a.x. so crazy. >> reporter: the tsa administrator thanking workers for their efforts over the holidays. >> this has been a particularly busy year in the aviation sector.

>> reporter: the peak rush is suspected sunday when tsa says it's preparing to screen up to 3 million passengers. plan for extra traffic on the way to the airport as well. >> the longer you wait to leave on sunday, the worst the traffic is going to be. >> reporter: on top of the weather and the sheer volume of people expected to be at airports and on the roads over the weekend, the other issue that airports have been running it into is a shortage in air traffic controllers. that has been pronounced here at newark international affecting a lot of united flights because this is united's hub in the new york city area, and that could be a problem again this weekend, jose. >> stephanie gosk, thank you very much. and joining us nbc's meteorologist michelle grossman. great seeing you. happy day after. it's good to see you. >> always good to see you. hope you had a good time with your girls. weatherwise, jose, we have good news.

steph kind of touched upon it. no blockbuster storms the next three days. pretty quiet from coast to coast, but looking at some problems. those cold temperatures arctic blast will kind of get down to the south and also a lake-effect snow machine that will produce seven feet of snow in some spots. today from coast to coast, the west coast looking pretty good, the southwest will be dry, a little more cloud cover in portions of the southwest. it will be crisp, but sunny in the south central states and the central plains, temperatures in the 40s. the winter chilly in the northern plains, upper midwest, great lakes. the big story today besides the winter chill. lake-effect snow showers not only today. we have seen a foot of snow in some spots from last night. we will see that snow machine going until monday. if you are headed back sunday, monday, trouble there. and portions of central florida we have a weak front moving through bringing a chance for showers. could see some showers, too,

along the gulf coast. so as we look at the airport impacts or what we expect there looking pretty good. lots of green from the northwest to the southwest, the south central states into most of the northwest and mid-atlantic. chicago could see slowdowns and most likely we will see slowdowns into detroit because of that snow falling. that will create difficult travel in the air as well as the roadways. we highlighting i-75, i-90. the rest of the map is green. we are expecting smooth sailing today in terms of any weather on the roads. saturday kind of the same story. no huge storms to look at. we could see he is some snow in portions of the midwest. the big story will be the single-digit temperatures in the northern plains. that creates some issues, too. make sure that you have your gas all set up in the gas tank and you start the car a little bit earlier. temperatures really cold in minneapolis with lots of sunshine, but the west is dry. sun and clouds at the intermountain west, south central states, southeast dry as well as the mid-atlantic and

middle east. the lake-effect snow machine saturday and sunday. still snowing sunday. december chill moves down to portions of the southeast. so atlanta by sunday 55 degrees. sunny the south central states. jose, really dry on sunday, too, in portions of the intermountain west. on sunday a big day, we are looking pretty good weatherwise. lots of green on the map. detroit can see some slowdowns. otherwise we are not anticipating any slowdowns in terms of air travel when it oms could to weather. that is the same story for the roadways. a lot of green on the map here. i-75, i-90, lake-effect snow, tlm be feet of snow in some spots. the arctic air, we have been spoiled most of us in in the country with warm temperatures, language temperatures. a siberian express, this air travels 5,000 miles from canada from siberia and we have this area of low pressure that will funnel down, draw it down.

it will move pretty far south. we have some freeze alerts in the south. i will show you that in just a minute. temperatures 5, 10, 15, 25 degrees below typical for this time of year. people impacted by freeze alerts this morning, temperatures in the 30s and 40s. i want to say before i go we will see temperatures in the single digits today in the northern plains. >> so, michelle, obviously, we are so concerned about serious conditions afternoon the country. but you know that msnbc little bug, the graphic on the bottom right of the screen, it covers south florida. it covers the map when you are talking about south florida, which i just want to bring up and i am not trying to bring people back here because we are already, you know, i-95 is packed 24 hours a day. 85 degrees today. the low is going to be 63. no humidity. very few mosquitoes. just doesn't get any better. >> my husband and i say daily,

we will be there soon. >> much love to you and your family. thank you. >> thank you. love you, bye. >> likewise. coming up, we will talk with the aunt of a young woman still being held hostage by hamas. her message to america and israel to bring her home now. first, the aftermath of the thanksgiving bomb threats against elected officials just right after some of trump's picks were targeted as well. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports." my regards and love for ana cabrera, filling in for her today. r today. new alka-seltzer plus cold or flu fizzy chews. chew. fizz. feel better fast. no water needed. new alka-seltzer plus fizzychews. i've been worn by celebrities, athletes, and world leaders. but i've always felt most comfortable up here, with the folks that made me who i am.

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27 past the hour. a thanksgiving day of threats, several democratic lawmakers from connecticut received bomb threats yesterday, including senator chris murphy. thankfully, no devices were found. of this comes days after some members of president-elect trump's incoming administration received bomb and death threats. of course, this follows the summer that saw not one, but two assassination attempts against donald trump. joining us now from west palm beach, florida, near mar-a-lago, nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. always a treat to see you. what are we learning about these new series of threats? >> reporter: well, this is a perplexing rash of instances. what we know is that a number of law enforcement personnel, sometimes including bomb squads,

were dispatched to the homes in connecticut of lawmakers, the entire delegation nearly from connecticut. they all happen to the be democrats. nothing was found. that's similar to those in the trump orbit, cabinet picks and other top officials. so far, no explosives, no devices and the fbi says it's working with state and local partners and no arrests yet. new developments this morning as a rash of bomb threat hoaxes expands to include more elected leaders. in an alarming string of phony claims, law enforcement across at least three states raced to the homes of officials linked to president-elect trump and congress. democratic senator chris murphy was a target. his office writing, it appears to be part of a coordinated effort involving multiple members of congress and public figures. the thanksgiving focus on several connecticut democrats followed two days of similar

threats against prominent figures around president-elect, including cabinet picks and top advisors. in all, officials say no devices or explosives were found. president biden has been updated on the bomb threats and spent thanksgiving on nantucket where he visited a local fire station. while here in florida, president-elect trump celebrated the holiday at mar-a-lago. posted video shows him taking in a campaign song next to ally and billionaire advisor elon musk and the trump family. ♪ ymca ♪♪ >> reporter: a day after mr. trump spoke mexico's president following his tariff threats that he claims could hinder the flow of migrants and drugs. president biden says he hopes mr. trump will reconsider tariffs on close neighbors. >> i think it's counter productive. >> reporter: and commenting on the coming transfer of power. >> thankful for a peaceful

transition in the presidency. i want to make sure this transition goes smoothly. >> reporter: first comments on the u.s. homecoming of three americans who had been wrongfully detained in cheney as part of a prisoner swap seen here in an emotional reunion. >> i spoke with all three of them. it's a very happy day. >> reporter: and it is interesting that president biden and president-elect trump and vice president-elect j.d. vance, none have been a target of these hoax attacks. the secret service is not directly involved. it is hitting that level of appointees that donald trump would like to have in his next administration and lawmakers from congress. so the u.s. capitol police has also been involved. jose, even though nothing has been found, this, obviously, creates a sense of anxiety and because these were electronically distributed through email or social media

posts going to the members or to local police offices and departments, there may be a way for investigators to track through those electronic means whoever is behind these attacks. jose. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you. joining us republican strategist and msnbc political analyst susan and democratic strategist and former advisor to president bill clinton, richard. this string of threats against members of congress, president-elect's picks and their families, what do you think is going on here? >> it's, obviously, hard to know. i will point out that trump is talking about severe cuts to the fbi. so the notion that somehow or other that things will get better if he has his way regarding these cuts is lunacy, right? again, i in short order we will get to the bottom of who is behind this, is there a

political motivation, what have but i think for now all i can say is again please don't do the things -- joe biden talks about the tariffs being counterproductive. cutting the fbi will be counterproductive relative to threats as well. >> susan, when and if, but when political rhetoric maybe has something to do with the increase of threats or even death. who is responsible and as a society how can those efforts actually succeed? >> well, our elected officials and the rhetoric they use should be held accountable. and that is extremes on both sides of the aisle in the past, but it's emphasized and brought almost to a frightening norm under donald trump. and until he starts recognizing that his words matter and will start condemning these types of attacks on any member of

congress or public official or anyone else, for that matter, regardless of their political ideology, it's just so important that we recognize that this is not acceptable. and the most important thing that can happen is that that these people are caught and prosecuted and punished as swiftly as possible, and all should be condemned by both sides of the aisle. >> look, remembering that it was indeed donald trump that twice survived assassination attempts just this last summer alone. i mean, you know, this is a deep concern. richard, meanwhile, trump, there has been this back and forth between president-elect trump, mexico, canada, and china, trump saying that he was considering putting 25% tariffs on day one against these countries, trump spoke with president of mexico, claudia sheinbaum, they had this phone call week which both sides

claim was a very positive call. trump had a great relationship with the previous president of mexico, manuel lopez obrador. how could the trump-sheinbaum personal relationship be, and do you think that could have a role in what may or may not happen between the united states' tariffs and mexico that has threatened maybe counter tariffs? >> yeah, look, obviously, it's an extraordinarily important any president would have with the president of mexico. i will say a couple of takeaways from the reported call. one, claudia sheinbaum basically heard trump say things about use of fentanyl in mexico, which is not common. about caravan, again, these are right-wing fictions about -- i mean, a big problem in the u.s., and coming through the border, but he has this notion, trump, about things that work in the right-wing bubble that just don't work with foreign leaders

who know the facts. i think makes him, frankly, and the united states look weak. as far as the tariffs kind of generally are concerned with mexico and these other countries, i think trump's got two problems. if he proceeds, they are highly inflationary, jobs will be lost. there will be any number of -- could start a trade war. if he doesn't he looks like a big blufr and eventually that's counterproductive on the world stage not just as regards the tariffs but everything else he says. what else is he going to say that's a bluff regarding taiwan or ukraine or what have you. so i think the u.s./mexico relationship is important. so long as trump tauts talking points points he only hears in ret wink media, he will have problems on the world stage. >> very interesting perspective, richard. i want to point out most, if not all, of the fentanyl consumed by the united states an that is killing hundreds of thousands of people originates from china and

the cartels in mexico are -- have become really the biggest supplier of that mixed created fentanyl and it's brought into the united states that way. no doubt that the basic product of fentanyl is coming out of china. and i wish we could continue this conversation, guys, because there is a lot of things that awant to ask you about. but, susan, i want to talk about the political maneuvering on immigration and the reality on the ground which can look like -- texas authorities say they found this 10-year-old boy from el salvador left alone by human smugglers at the border. now, trump's incoming border czar thomas homan argues mass deportations are the humane move because they end this type of child exploitation. what could help end this type of thing that we're seeing, and it's not something that is new?

>> it's not something new. and unfortunately i think we are going to see it get a bit worse under trump because the policy will be even -- his remain in mexico policy which biden brought back towards the end of his administration i think will become stricter. let's not forget the tariffs are part of a threat that he uses against mexico. he did it in 2019. he said, i'll put in threats -- i'll put in tariffs on you unless you do more to keep people on your side of the border:a week later, there was an agreement reached and trump did not impose those tariffs. so i think what we have to look at this idea of mass deportation though is sending fear into a community and that's heartbreaking. it also leds to 10-year-olds being left at the border. but it's not going to be that practical immediately. they just can't implement and spend the tens of billions of

dollars next week. it's just -- we have to see what the plan is. we know that the places that they are going to look first is to migrant who committed crimes and looking to return them -- or deport them back to the country of organ. but the idea of mass deportation is just not going to show up next march. it just can't work that way. so we have to take care of the people we can at the border, but -- and recognize that people are living in fear and be there for them. but we also have to know how this can actually probably take years to be fully implemented. if at all. >> susan, richard, thank you both so much. appreciate your time. >> thank you. next, all kinds of illnesses this holiday season. what you can do to keep your family safe from a -- this walking pneumonia cases. they are on a huge uptick. we will talk about that next. miy moments better. especially when they're eggland's best.

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43 past the hour. there is a good chance this holiday season up be exposed a series of viruses spreading fast this season, including a surprising surge of walking pneumonia. many of those cases spotted among children and teenagers. joining sus is msnbc medical contributor dr. vin gupta. doctor, always a treat to see you. thank you for your same. what is this walking pneumonia?

>> well, jose, happy thanksgiving. walking pneumonia is really what it sounds. it's a pneumonia, basically a bad cold, but it's not a -- and it causes a pneumonia, but not so bad that it causes you to stay in bed throughout the day the. you can literally walk with it, and function. so that's why they wall it walking pneumonia. that z-pak that many of your viewers may be familiar with, that five-day course is usually the treatment for walking pneumonia caused by bacteria that we don't really talk often about. this is something we can talk -- seeing more and more since the pandemic. usually a bacteria that has sprung up maybe three, four years, especially in a pediatric population, but we are seeing more and more. it's reflective of the ways in which covid really changed the ecosystem of bacteria and viruses that we inhale. things are really unpredictable these days.

>> so, covid is a virus. this thing is a bacteria. how do we know that we have, you know, walking pneumonia and not a really bad cold or even, i mean, there are some kids that are able to, you know, walk around with some sniffles or cough, et cetera, and don't know they have it. how do we know the difference, and what are the -- what are the treatment differences? >> yeah, so these are such -- the critical questions here. this here is the issue. there are over 200 respiratory, human respiratory viruses that exist in the air around us to varying degrees. there are many more bacteria as well. the answer is it's very hard to kel based on your symptom profile because the symptoms mimic each other across viruses and bacteria that you inhale. here's what to do. if you are a parent at home and you have been hearing about this, you have seen children that go to school with your kiddo getting sick, you want to present to your pediatrician if your child is not getting better

after a few days, has a high fever, say over 102, difficulty breathing, those are are the things that should prompt medical attention. short of that if you are worried, is this a cold or sniffles, walking pneumonia, really it's about severity of symptoms and what will clear it. that's high level advice. anybody that's concerned should speak to their medical provider. i should also note though, jose, for the adults especially that are watching, those that are medically high risk because of age or underlying condition, for the first time this year we have covid, flu over the counter at-home tests that test for covid and flu at the same time. that's important because as you know, covid has its own treatment. flu has its open treatment. the earlier you start it t the better to keep you out of the hospital. now we have better tools at home. >> so important because i have seen those, those, you know, flu and covid tests. but are they effective? are they actually better than or

not than getting a -- just a covid test and then, you know, a flu test? >> the problem is the flu test stand alone doesn't exist within a home environment. this is that sort of three in one test that only exists that allows you to test for flu, and covid. the sensitivity of the tests, the accuracy is very high. no different than just the covid alone test. i recommend everybody stock up if you can. there is actually some black friday deals. not that, you know, i have a sort of any inside road here. but i saw some discounts today on black friday. you can get them on the cheap. submit the receipt to your insurance, hopefully, for full reimbursement, or if you want you can go to covid test gov to get four free covid tests delivered to your house. arm yourself with the tests so you are aware. if you have a medically higher risk condition, jose, what are the other things to stay safe.

make sure you stay up on refills. everybody asks me what i can do to optimize my health. 30% of americans don't stay up on refills. that's bad especially if you are traveling. hand hygiene is critical. not too late to get the vaccine. these are some things to get healthy. have plan your provider if you get sick. >> this is so important. i thank you, dr. vin gupta, for being with us today. appreciate it, my friend. >> thank you. still to come, hundreds of americans are making their lists and checking them twice for the best black friday deals of the season. the doctor was talking about one i will be looking into shortly. how to get the biggest bang for your buck next. hear death sente. at that moment, it was sadness, scared, surprised, worry... everything. every 15 seconds someone will hear the words,

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hours ago? >> reporter: absolutely, it is day three of this cease-fire, first what we know about that bus attack in the occupied west bank, it happened near the settlement of rel and according to the idf, the israeli military, four of the soldiers were wounded, in total, and eight people were injured and the idf said they have killed the attacker. hamas has claimed responsibility and this happened just a few hours ago, afternoon local time in the occupied west bank. as far as the cease-fire, you are right to say that each site is accusing the other of breaking the cease-fire, the israeli military is saying that it took out a portable hezbollah rocket launcher and the lebanese military yesterday said it was

in fact the israeli military that was breaking the cease- fire by firing at civilians attempting to return to their homes, the israeli military has issued quite a long list of villages and towns that it is prohibiting lebanese people from returning to. the terms of the deal give the israeli military 60 days to withdraw south back to its side of the border and for hezbollah to move north of the litani and there is a curfew on movement south of the litani river, otherwise they might put themselves in danger. >> and you have this extraordinary presence, you are able to communicate with us as so many things are going on, take us to old jerusalem and what is going on.>> reporter: so, i'm having a bit of trouble

hearing you, it is because of the call to prayer just started, it is friday, this is the day of prayer for muslims across the islamic world and in jerusalem as well, it is a day off for muslims and it is sunset in jerusalem, so it is the start of chabad, from sunset on friday through sunset on saturday. i was walking in the old city today and jerusalem is a magical place but it is also a place where there is a lot of tension between communities, especially in the last year and two months since the october 7th attacks with what is going on in the west bank, the expansion of settlements in the increase of violence between settlers and palestinian villagers and residents and attacks on them and of course with the second front in the north of israel with what is going on in south lebanon. so it is on edge and without opening a whole new story, many

know there is a lightning advance of syrian rebels, and this is something of course if you look at how weakened hezbollah, iran, and russia has been in this part of the world, this advance seems to be connected to all of that. perhaps that is a discussion for another time, jose.>> that is a perfect discussion to have with you, thank you very much. questions remain as to what this deal means, for the ongoing conflict in gaza and the more than 100 israeli hostages still being held there. joining us now is one of those hostages. thank you very much for being with us today. it has been more than 419 days since your niece was violated

and taken on that attack on israel, the massacre. i'm just wondering how you are 420 days later which is just inconceivable, to see how much pain you are dealing with. how do you go forward 420 days in? >> i know, it's like learning to walk again, one foot in front of the other every day, trying to maintain some kind of routine and all the efforts alongside of trying to get to the decision-makers to the inner circle of the decision- makers to implore the leaders to take action. it has been 420

days and barely nothing has happened for the release of the remaining hostages. you just get through the day somehow.>> i see the picture of her behind you. i'm just wondering, there has been some proof of life since the massacre but, what do you know and what are you told and what are the biggest questions that you have?>> there has been sign of life but it has been months since the last time we were notified that there has been sign of life. and of course our greatest worry is how are they surviving? she is the sweetest, strongest, determined girl, but it has been 420 days. winter is starting again, the second

winter in those tunnels. what is her physical condition? is she getting any kind of minimal attention, sanitary conditions, all of that is incredibly concerning and frightening. we want all of them to survive, just wait another day and another day until they are released, but with the winter coming, it is frightening. >> yeah, certainly is. i'm just wondering if you think that the cease-fire through the whole lebanese thing, do you think that could have an impact on what is going on in gaza? >> well, we certainly hope so. first, will it bring the attention back to gaza, or the attention back to hamas? we learned hamas is ready to come back to the table, that is what we know is reported in the

media. did we avoid an all-out war in the middle east? this is the time to leverage everything that has happened so far and take action and make that decision at the end of the day, it is a decision that the israeli government needs to make to bring them home. it is possible to create the conditions for a cease-fire with lebanon, it is possible to create the conditions with gaza and bring them home now.>> what do you want to say, and i'm just giving you the opportunity , what do you want to say to president biden or president- elect trump? >> i am a dual citizen and i sat around a thanksgiving table with friends yesterday, being grateful for the community, for the support, for the family and

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>> 12 past the hour, some people are heading back home today hoping to beat traffic which would be a pretty good idea, experts predict sunday to be the busiest day for holiday travel and with a frigid front coming from the north, that harsh winter weather might make travel a little more complicated. joining us now from the 95 rest area in virginia, gary and our weather meteorologist, what is the worst time to travel today? >> if you are listening on the west coast, you are right in the middle of it, but that is pretty much it for today in terms of traffic, the next big time we will see a rush is

sunday, then we are heading back to reality after a long weekend. that is the deal on the roads but in the skies, we are talking about a very different situation, because of what angie is going to talk about in a little bit, this massive storm that is coming across the north. ohio, michigan, upstate new york, these are hardy folks, they are used to big snow but if you see a foot or two of snow, that is going to impact the roads and the skies as well. right now we are seeing 245 delays and only three cancellations, good numbers right now but as the snow continues to pick up, it is going to change big time. the biggest delays are in detroit and at o'hare in chicago.>> thank you very much, all the best my friend. angie, what sort of weather conditions can holiday travelers expect today? >> we have a couple spots we are going to look for snowy conditions but a lot of the countries are going to be quite nice, on the cold side but dry

for any travel. most of the south will be fine, we have that wintry chill settling in for the northern plains but not expecting delays when it comes to air travel, that is going to be the parts of the great lakes that we do see that, detroit is likely one of those spots. chicago potentially with lake effect snow ramping up over the next 24 hours. those are going to be the roads, 90 and 75 that we look for difficulty when it comes to travel as well. the big picture look of the lake effect snow is going to be ongoing, it is already ramping up on your satellite and radar. we will see the snow piling up over the next couple days and we already have people piling up under these winter alerts because of that. upper 40s and low 50s water temperatures, we saw breaking records and water temperatures, that is adding onto the cold air coming off the lake and that means we have a lake effect snow machine having an effect over the next couple of

days. from buffalo down to cleveland, you will see that piling up, we could see upwards of five feet in some spots, this will likely cause delays on the roads especially in these areas. again, 90 and 81, all potentially could be slower as well as 95 imports of northern michigan. angie lassman, thank you, really appreciate it. coming up, demand for food banks is reaching all-time highs even though signs of inflations starting to cool down. plus, the warning on donald trump's terrace policy. [♪ take a little ♪] giving without expecting something in return. ♪ giving that's possible through the power of dell ai with intel. so those who receive can find the joy of giving back. ♪ [♪ that's the glory of love. ♪]

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>> 20 past the hour, as americans sat down last night to give thanks, there are many, millions who went without. food banks across the country are seeing record demand this holiday season, shannon reports from grand rapids, michigan.>> reporter: this thanksgiving holiday, it is shelves like these inside a food pantry in grand rapids, michigan where a growing number of people are returning to put food on the table. dominique flemings has seen her pay rise in recent years, up to $20 per hour working at a manufacturing plant, still, she said it wasn't enough to feed her children.

>> the cost of living is going up, the cost of groceries is going up, electricity, gas, water, it is all going up. i cannot get ahead. >> are using demand go down at all? >> we are seeing the exact opposite, we are seeing demand going up. the money that people make working and these are working people, isn't able to cover even a survival budget.>> reporter: it is a struggle being seen across the country, 65% of food banks saw an increase in demand over the past year, near dallas, thousands showed up last week to get the food to make a thanksgiving now. west michigan has given out nearly 23 million pounds of food this year. >> we have never seen the demand is high.>> reporter: lori was one of the moms who came for a box of food, after being laid off from her manufacturing job. >> this is what you guys are going to have to eat this week?>> yes.

>> reporter: for dominique flemings, she's not sure what she would do without the help.>> people don't want to know that they are struggling, that should not be the message. >> thanks to shannon for that, and joining us now, msnbc political analyst, republican congressman from florida, carlos and april ryan's, let me start with you, good morning, the fact that food banks are seeing record demand, there is a very real crisis, one that may have arguably been one of the reasons trump won the elections. how much of a honeymoon period do you think americans are going to give trump he takes office to lower the cost of living. >> can we be really frank and honest, i don't think there's

going to be that much of a honeymoon period, if there is an increase of food banks, pocketbooks are being hit, politics are as personal as it gets, we are hearing words of layoffs, et cetera and there's still price gouging. if you go to the supermarket and you by a product that you were buying before covid, the item is smaller and the price is higher. the bottom line is, we are filling it at the pump and the grocery store, we are filling it in every way possible and donald trump, if he's talking about tariffs , he's going to be hit with the discontent of the pocketbook and that will be very loud.>> trump is planning on cutting trillions from the government budget, all kinds of things, and of course the

largest mass deportation force in american history, how is that vision going to be able to be implemented or is it do you think? >> i think you are right to mention that a lot of people are frustrated with the inflation that is baked in, those increases are there, prices aren't going down, those voters showed up for donald trump and said we are going to try to see if we can make things better. some of the policies that trump is promising and certainly he can argue that he has the mandate because we can't pay on these policies like deportations, like tariffs , do promise to increase inflation or perhaps bring back inflation so a lot of those casual voters , especially who showed up for donald trump if they don't get that relief soon, remember, the next election is right around the corner, a lot of congressional republicans who won close races are hoping that those voters show up for them

again. those people may not show up or they might come back to vote for democrats. so this is a tricky situation for donald trump and i think he has to show some gains early on.>> yes, both trump and tom homan say there is no price tag for security, is there a conflict between the largest deportation force in history and economic growth? >> yes, there is a true conflict, let's go back to this issue, i talked to a company that said if these tariffs go through, the price of items will go up, that was walmart and years ago, when donald trump was talking about this, the international head of walmart even said, yes, immigration, if they stop people at the border it will change the economy, it means that the prices will also go up, there is some kind of balance when it comes to immigration and illegal immigration. some prices are lower because

of that and we just have to face that fact, but if indeed these people are deported, in the way that this president is talking about, it will impact our economy and that is one of the things, the balance will be off, if people don't understand, you don't want crime in your community and some people want to blame immigrants and i'm not saying that is always the case but there's also an economic factor in this country has worked with for years, for hundreds of years. >> yes, politically, carlos it is a tough balance but there is no doubt that there is a majority filling that those that have committed crimes that are here should be deported. the other question of the million plus that have deportation orders and haven't left yet, are those the ones that should be sought after next? but what happens after that?

>> we can see it in the polling, most americans want to see the immigration laws enforced in our country especially when it comes to people who are here to do harm to other americans and to commit crimes. i think a lot of americans on the tariff front support a confrontation with china because they feel that the chinese aren't fair competitors, they cut corners and they have child labor for example, and when it comes to imposing tariffs on mexico and canada, i think you have a lot of families and businesses that are at the borders, this is their source of prosperity so there's a lot of concern. i think the conversation here is hitting at the point that this has to be balanced, it can't be cruel when it comes to deportations and when it comes to tariffs , it cannot bring back inflation because we know that is what cost joe biden his popularity.>> and it is under

the radar many times, and homan talked about it, president trump has spoken about the cartels and just recently about declaring cartels terrorist organizations. my question would be, of course , they have been terrorist organizations since their inception but from a governmental point of view, declaring them terrorist organizations has a lot more repercussions on it. >> well, that is going to be challenged in court in some way because if we are now declaring these groups terrorist organizations, that opens a new world into how we deal with these groups, can we strike groups in other countries, that will become very messy. there's no somebody for many americans for cartels and terrorist groups whether they are legal or not, but the

implications in terms of how we deal with them, the actions that the government is allowed to take when dealing with terrorist organizations is very different from standard organized crime. >> thank you both very much, appreciate it. australia has just banned social media for young teens, questions remain including how that is even enforced. jose diaz-balart reports on msnbc. and long-lasting gain scent beads. part of the irresistible scent collection from gain. shop etsy's cyber spectacular until december 3rd part of the irresistible for up to 60% off all kinds of gifts carefully crafted by small businesses. save big on the perfect presents for practical parents. cute and cuddly creations for kids and other fetching finds made to make the holidays for any hard to shop for person on your list.

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now turning to australia, lawmakers have passed a landmark measure banning social media for children under 16. it passed with bipartisan support, it sparked immediate reaction online with many wondering how tech companies will implement this historic law. >> it is passed and the result in the infinitive. >> australia becoming the first country in the world to banned social media apps for anyone under the age of 16. the landmark law which overwhelmingly passed with partisan support drawing immediate reaction globally on the very apps expected to be the target of it including tiktok, facebook, instagram, snapchatted and x. under the

new law, tech companies will be required to take reasonable steps to verify a user's age and prohibit those under 16 from creating accounts or else face millions in fines.>> we have heard the cries of families who are suffering.>> the controversial measurement to help young people from the negative effects of social media, the american psychological association has warned about the addictive nature of these apps and the negative impact it could have on the child's mental health and body image. in australia, wayne said his son died by suicide after a scam. >> anyone that says this is not a good idea has not been through my life. >> but it is facing fierce opposition including from the big tech companies and elon musk who wrote, it seems like a backdoor way to control access to the internet by all australians and others including some teens are questioning how this will be enforced. >> it will only create a generation of young people who will be more technologically

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>> 41 past the hour, first let's go to paris where president macron revealed a newly reconstructed theater of notre dame, take a look at these pictures, the cathedral was severely damaged following a fire in 2019. those are the images back then, but now the interiors have been restored to its glory, scheduled to reopen to the public on the eighth of december. what a reconstruction project. in ukraine, more than 700,000 homes were left without power in the freezing temperatures following widespread drone attacks by

russia on thursday, president putin said the attack was in retaliation for ukraine's use of you -- u.s.-made supersonic ballistic missiles. in venezuela, the operations team are reporting multiple patrol cars parked outside the residence of machado's mother where they have been blasting residents with loud sirens on and on, there is reports also of some tanks surrounding her mother's house. the government has been left in limbo as maduro refuses to step down. we are following closely an

increasingly dire situation in haiti where justin last 10 days , 41,000 people have had to flee their own homes just to survive. violent gangs now control more than 85% of the capital city of port-au-prince. this is as flights were hit with gunfire. joining us now, president of the children's center and orphanage in port-au- prince, i have had the pleasure of speaking with you over these many months, unfortunately, when we speak it is to talk about a very dire situation that is going on in port-au- prince in haiti, i know that you are in the u.s. right now, you are grounded because you are unable to return because of that flight ben rhodes. what are they telling you about the situation for them and for

the kids ? >> i have only been back for two weeks so i know firsthand what they are going through. the people are filled with fear , they are afraid to leave their homes, their homes are becoming a prisoner of fear, they are hungry, thirsty. i read a report that said 5 million haitians are facing acute hunger. this because food isn't coming in, it is being blocked by the gangs along the routes from the ports, and the price of everything is just rising through the roof. i expect probably within a week or so, we will be paying $20 per gallon for diesel fuel to fill up our generators. there is such a shortage of doctors in haiti, and my wife

is working in the clinic, and she goes up every day on a motorcycle, and what she sees is terrifying. people are being killed and their bodies are laying in the streets, people set on fire, homes destroyed. one of our staff, the gangs invaded their house, stabbed the husband in the neck in front of their kids. so, people have this growing sense of hopelessness, they don't see any resolution to this, they don't know how it is going to end.>> let me ask you, so how do you, in this world you just described, which is getting more difficult by the hour in haiti, how do you keep those kids safe? how do you

tell them what they can expect going forward? what dreams and hopes can be described to these kids? >> well, last year, the streets became so dangerous that children were being kidnapped. i didn't have the funds, i was forced to build my own school to keep the children safe so they are not going out, we have a number of policemen who spent their off-duty time guarding the place and i did something about eight years ago, this was our third home, i wanted to be as far off the main road as possible so we went up a winding , very narrow dirt road and the hope is that, when the gangs seek to come through on the

main streets and they set things on fire. as a matter of fact, the missionaries of charity which i used to bring my kids to because they have a hospital for severely malnourished kids, we used to get so many infants that have spent the first month with us actually in this hospital, but the gangs completely ransacked the sisters place and they were forced to leave. so this is what is happening. so i'm hoping that they are not going to bother coming up because we are in a very poor area, most of the people around us don't have running water or electricity, so that is a part of it. and we keep a very low profile. we don't how to what we are doing, for most of the neighbors , when there is trouble coming. i warned them, if they are outside, get inside.

even me, i'm very restricted as to what i can do and when they do go out, two cups with bulletproof guns, bulletproof vests and whenever i leave, i have to pause at the gate if i'm shopping for something essential and just take a deep breath because i don't know if i'm coming back. you know, life is just so intense.>> and you think about the people of haiti, you know, who don't have any way of protecting themselves. and you referred to this but a recent report from unicef found that the number of children being recruited by hades gangs has soared by 70% just in the last year alone. gerry, as you have

deep knowledge and understanding of faith and brotherhood, and of the best of humanity, how do you explain to yourself, what is happening there in haiti, a country with such extraordinary history, a culture so rich, how do you square that? >> you can't understand what is basically irrational, you can't understand that politicians are funding the gangs by giving them money to buy the guns. it was probably some government person that asked somebody to shoot at those planes. it is so perplexing. last summer , schools are open all year and we have taken in some neighborhood kids because we are the only safe place. we had

to offer a special course in creative nonviolence to show the kids that violence is not the answer to these questions. there's nobody speaking out about nonviolence, about love or compassion. it's just, our staff risked their lives to come to work and they are so dedicated to the children, we have formed a real strong community among us. but even now, they are saying you can come to work and stay for three days and the next team will come for three days, to minimize the time they are on the streets, where they are prone to who knows what, and neighborhoods all around us are literally on fire, so a kid that used to live with us is in

his mid-20s, he sent me videos that he shoots of his neighborhood burning down and they are all running. there is such fear and nobody knows where to go. they just leave with whatever they can carry and women are ending up in camps where they are exposed to all sorts of violence and sexual assault. it is hell on earth. i know about gaza and ukraine, nobody is dropping bombs on us, but this is just, people aren't really understanding the depth of the crisis. and they are equating haitians with these gangs, these killers, our people are so dedicated to the children. >> thank you very much for being with us, thank you so very much for what you do and thank you so much for why you do what you do.

>> and i thank you for caring about haiti, if you can get me on a u.s. transport going back, i want to be there with my kids, i want to be there to share the terror they are experiencing.>> and i think it is incumbent upon all of us, in our own way, to try to make a difference. in our own way, help those who are helping others, thank you very much, i really appreciate it. we will be right back. my recommendation is simple: every home should have salonpas. powerful yet non-addictive. targeted and long-lasting. i recommend salonpas. it's good medicine. ♪ hisamitsu ♪

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school. >> dozens of kids so thrilled to finally get new eyeglasses, trying them on one after another. the school turned it into a celebration of sight. bringing in the detroit pistons cheer squad and partnering with the county nonprofit vision to learn, giving eye care to kids in need. this was the overwhelming show of support for first responders in greenwood lake, new york. hundreds of people on the streets saying thanks to firefighters, e.m.s., police and others for putting their lives on the line battling recent wildfires in the area. for fire chief alexander nicholas and his team, it's morale boost that meant so much. >> it's heartwarming that so many people come together. we don't do this for the thanks or the pat on the back. it was very, very emotional.

>> i appreciate you. >> and talk about a winning play. that's jake roberts in oklahoma sooners tight end, back at his old high school honoring former algebra teacher monica. >> you have a great heart. it really stuck with me. >> reporter: and surprising her with tickets for tonight's game against alabama. >> even if you don't remember every moment, i mean, you remember how i made you feel, which that's all i ever care about. >> yeah. >> that's why i do what i do. >> absolutely. ♪ happy birthday dear chuck ♪ ♪ happy birthday to you ♪♪ >> in pennsylvania, here is a bash folks are calling the surprise of the century. >> i'm flabbergasted. >> a 100th birthday party for

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