hallie?> kelly o'donnell, thank you. >>> one of president carter's biggest achievements in the white house, the camp david accords brokered between egypt and egypt. andrea mitchell takes a look at how the former president managed to bring adversaries together in a region that had seen conflict for decades. >> reporter: tonight, horrific war in gaza still raging with peace in the region elusive, but nearly five decades ago, jimmy carter brought two age-old enemies to camp david to bridge their grievances, egypt's anwar sadat and israel's menachem begin. it was a bold plan, built on little more than hope and his own confidence in his own powers of persuasion. >> the members of all three delegations have spent endless hours, day and night, talking, negotiating, grappling with problems that have divided their people. for 30 years. >> reporter: there had been shouting matches and threatened walkouts, carter even blocking the door at one point so they couldn't leave. six months later, a signing cer

hallie? >> andrea mitchell, thank you. in south korea tonight, the first words from one of only two survivors from the horrific plane crashed that killed 179 people. steve patterson is not far from the wreckage tonight, and steve, this is a disaster that has consumed that country. >> reporter: it is, hallie, one of the most striking things on scene here is the smell, you can still smell the jet fuel days later. this is still a nation in mourning. new year's celebrations canceled here across the country. >> tonight, investigators digging through the remnants of the jet, now recovering both black boxes. that boeing 737 800 skidding down the runway, slamming into a wall, bursting into flames paid 175 passengers and four crew members dead. miraculously, two crew members survived, including a 33-year- old flight attendant who reportedly asked doctors what happened and why am i here? the flight was traveling from bangkok, thailand when the pilots were warned of the potential bird strike, but aviation experts are questioning why

hallie? >> we'll be watching, george solis, thank you very much. >>> to a new headline now out of the trump transition and the controversy over the presesident-elt's latest pick to join his administration. with the selection of kash patel as fbi director. patel is a trump loyalist who pushed the lie of the legitimate 2020 election was stolen, it was not. allie raffa is in w west palm beach near the president-elect's mar-a-lago home with more. good morning. >> reporter: hallie, good morning. president-elect trump's pick of hard-line loyalist kash patel to lead the fbi sets up arguably the steepest path to senate confirmation of all his choices so far, given patel's long time push of conspiracy theories and calls to purge the leadership of multiple government agencies including the one he's been tapped to lead. the president-elect in this announcement saying patel will bring back fidelity, bravery and integrity to the fbi. the pick underscoring mr. trump's dislike of current fbi director whom h

jojo 1212 -- hallie, that is right. ukraine and whether he would raise prices for americans and his campaign promise to carry out mass deportations. >> reporter: you have talked about prioritizing people ever criminal history. >> correct. >> reporter: is it your plan to deport everyone here illegally? >> i think we have to do it. it is a very tough thing to do. but you have to have rules, regulations, laws. you know, the people that have been treated very unfairly are the people that have been here to come into the country. >> reporter: when asked about members of the january 6 committee? >> honestly, they should go to jail. >> repodo you think they should go to jail? >> for what they did. >> anybody who voted in favor -- >> the fbi director and your attorney general, you would send them to jail? >> they will have to look at that. i will focus on drill, baby drill. >> you say that. >> reporter: you tap these people to lead the justice department and the fbi. >> they can do whatever they want. >> reporter: the president-

of hope, following a fire that destroyed this sacred space, but never its soul. >> our thanks to hallie tomorrow.

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here's jose diaz-balart and hallie jackson. ♪ >>>. >> reporter: there were so man moments that inspireda beloved crossing guard retiring after almost 20 years. >> the world belongs to you guys. you goat to make a difference -- got to make a difference in the world. that's what i want for all of you, to make a difference. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> on campus, these guys giving their dorm security guard a birthday he'll never forget. >> this is first time someone is going to celebrate my birthday for me. since i've been in this country. thank you. [ applause ] >> reporter: so much love and solidarity. >> no -- please no. no. >> reporter: people supporting each other during tough times. >> nobody should fight cancer alone. so i'll do it with you. >> reporter: in this season of light new beginnings. >> i'm happy to grant the adoption and make it official. yay! [ cheers ] >> reporter: adoption -- >> the adoption is granted and rendered. yay. >> reporter: after adoption. nearly 20 kids in all finding their forever families in texas. >> nay have given me the opportunity to be a mother becaus

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"nbc news now" anchor hallie jackson has more. >> actress gal gadot opening up about a life threateningonths pregnant she was diagnosed with a massive blood clot in her brain. gadot writing on instagram in part, for weeks i had endured excruciating headaches that confined me to bed until i finally underwent an mri that revealed the terrifying truth. in one moment my family and i were faced with how fragile life can be. it was a stark reminder of how quickly everything can change, and in the midst of a difficult year all i wanted was to hold on and live. in a matter of hours gadot was rushed to cedars sinai medical center in los angeles for emergencsurgery. as gadot describes it, her daughter was born during that moment of uncertainty and fear, but after a long road to recovery she now says she is fully healed and filled with gratitude for the life she has been given back. supporters rallying around "the wonder woman" star writing online, i'm glad you okay. pregnancy needs to be talked about more often and what women go through. the israeli born actress got her star "fast and furious" fi

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hallie. >> kathy park, thank you. >>> dylan is in for al this weekend tracking storms. we're getting a first look at what new year's eve will look like. maybe a wet one. >> i know. it is storm after all, right? we should know what will happen by now. but the heavy rain that kathy was talking about is moving up into eastern long island into connecticut and rhode island. we also have wet weather back through cleveland into buffalo and a secondary storm system that will bring in some rain and snow back through the upper midwest and northern plains. this will dive down through eastern nebraska as we go into later this evening. we will see rain from arkansas into missouri. we'll see some of that heavier rain. and this is going to make for the rainy new year's eve for new york city. here you see by 8:00 tomorrow evening we will see some of the rain. for those folks hanging out there well before the ball drops, we will see some of that rain. whether or not it is still raining at midnight is still to be determined. it will be close. 11:00, 11:30, we will see that rain come to a

it seems like we do have a lot of, according to what hallie said, the broligarchy leaning in on this. >> look, it's really not that different than we've seen really over the course of the history of our country. wealthy businessmen with interests in what the government does and what the government regulates have always wanted and have always had proximity to presidents. i think elon musk is a little bit of a special case here. i think that's worth looking at. not just because of the amount of money that he invested in president trump's re-election, but because he has sort of extra close proximity. he is spending a lot of time at the president's side in mar-a-lago and he seems to have more interest than normal. on the one hand, findnia businessman or woman to doesn't want to see their industry deregulated and without the shadow of the federal government dictating how they do business. you can't find one that doesn't want that in some way, shape or form. it's very normal. president trump during his first term was big into deregulation. i'd expect that in the second term no matter who w

hallie? >> steve patterson in south korea, thank you. >>> we turn now to an important health alert on a troubling rise on norovirus across the country. cases of the contagious stomach bug are up in several states right now. nbc's shaquille brewster joins us with more from chicago, including, importantly, what health officials want you to know before you head out to the celebrations tonight. shaq, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. look, i know this is the last thing we want to be talking about on this new year's eve, but new numbers show a spike in norovirus clashing with these holiday festivities. if you are going out in a celebration later today, there are some simple precautions you can take. this morning, a holiday health warning as cases of the norovirus surge. >> norovirus is our last little christmas gift. >> reporter: an increase in outbreaks with 91 reported in the first week of december acro 14 states, more than double the number for the same week over the past three yea

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i'm hallie jackson in for lester.ming on the air tonight with the details just into us on how the nation will pause to remember jimmy carter. as you can see memorials to the 39th president growing in atlanta and in his hometown of plains, georgia. a live look there at flags flying at half-staff across the country. the former presidents state funeral proceedings will beginin saturday in georgia, then mr. carter will make one final trip to washington to lie in state at the capitol fore a funeral service next thursday at the national cathedral. a moment when the nation's leaders will come together, united by grief, to honor and celebrate the former president, and a day when the federal government will largely shut down for what president biden has named a national day of mourning. we have team coverage tonight, starting with our kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: his century of life will be honored by days of events into the new year to remember a

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our own jose diaz and hallie jackson share some heartwarming stories from across america.ch this. >> reporter: this year, there were so many moments that inspired us. profound words of wisdom from a beloved crossing guard retiring after almost 20 years. >> the world belongs to you guys. you got to make a difference in the world. >> reporter: so much love and solidarity. people supporting each other during tough times. >> she is my hero. she always will be. >> reporter: we saw communities celebrating our military heros. a sing along for a world war ii veteran. >> ♪ oh say can you see by the dawn's early light. >> what did that mean to you? >> breathtaking and it will never leave me. the kids with shining faces. >> and there were hugs after hugs after hugs for the nation's newest service members. >> why did you all decide to do it tame like that? >> we miss you and we are here for you, you know? >> we saw hard work pay off. a young film maker and his family finding out he had been nominated for an oscar. >> reporter: college football players celebrating, too. >> what about a

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i don't know if that meant hally or classroom. with that indicate that shooter had a targeted area?d to go to? >> i think you are right. my sources are already telling me that there was no interaction with the shooter and law enforcement. so that already tells me the shooter probably took their own life, whoever that was, he or she. the shooter may have had an exact target that he or she was looking for in this incident. so we don't know where we are at at this point. again, very early in investigation. local, state, county, feds, we are all involved in the investigation and, especially the fbi, we will assist in any way we can with the locals on this matter. >> neil: jack, there were no metal detectors at this private school. it is not a demand for private schools. do you think it should be? >> you know, neil, that's the million-dollar question, right? it depends what town you live in, right? >> neil: sure. >> sometimes do, some towns don't. do i think so? yeah, why not? if you're not doing anything wrong, i don't see a problem with it, but that is my personal opinion and my profes

. >> you read the hallie biden transcript. and that's beau's widow. yes. and essentially he turned her into a crack addict. and this was all happening in 2017, 2018. and joe and joe biden were so concerned about their family that they decided to run for president. yup. i just so when you talk about the word selfish, i it's almost like the word doesn't. i mean, i their decision to run for president put the entire democratic party and the united states of america in the position that it's in now. >> really, chuck? really? chuck. todd's disgusted now when he doesn't have a show anymore. everyone knew this four years ago because it was in the laptop. he was saying, was russian lying about pardoning hunter was the last straw for chuck todd. chuck todd didn't say diddly when biden made the american people broke. he only had had enough when biden made a liar out of him. so where does the democratic party go now? clinton's been me, too. barracks and hiding biden's jimmy carter. so what's next? well, there's a struggle for the soul of the democratic party, and no o

would you consider dropping out now, you also told our colleague hallie talbot on the way in that he has the support and confidence of trump at the moment, but the question is, does he have the votes? that is ultimately whether he can actually get a simple majority of republican senators to back him in the new senate? and there's simply no indication that he's near that at this point. in fact, there are more than three republicans that he could only afford to lose three republicans on a party line vote in order to get confirmed. there are more than three republicans who have concerns whether they actually vote no. that's a different question, but there are more than have concerns with him at this key time, which is why he has to resolve a lot of those concerns about his past conduct, whether he is qualified to do the job and all these allegations that have come out in the press, something that he plans to do, including this afternoon. what will be a pivotal meeting with senator joni ernst? she is someone who has pointedly not said how she would vote, whether she would support this no

you read the hallie biden transcript. and that's beau's widow. yes. and essentially he turned her into a crack addict. and this was all happening in 2017, 2018. and joe and jill biden were so concerned about their family that they decided to run for president. yep. i just so when you talk about the word selfish, i it's almost like the word doesn't i mean, i their decision to run for president put the entire democratic party and the united states of america in the position that it's in now. >> why didn't chuck todd say that 2017 and 18 now, liberal joe mika, they have a different take. they are lashing out at their fellow radical left wing journalists. the legacy media that is now dead, accusing them of hysteria. why? for simply reporting the facts surrounding biden's unprecedented pardon of his troubled son. zero experience hunter. take a look. >> i'm not asking you to take sides here. >> i'm just saying talk about the frustration that many democrats are having on the new york times, the washington post, the wall street journal. a lot of mainstream or

the national assembly in august and hallie the intentions to undermine society. and campaign freely. it is particularly concerning and the election irregularities stating there's no evidence has since gone into hiding. an incredible practice in this safety. the department of state and human rights and labor committed to supporting this opposition and the fencers and engaged in direct communication and speaking after the election for safety in support of the democratic cause and continues to do so. we supported the defenders of democracy through diplomacy and the organization of american states in this resolution that process currency in the election result in production of election integrity and continues to work through the renewal of the mandate on venezuela. this place a vital role the community's efforts to hold the regime accountable in the human rights abuses and join the european union 28 joint statements on minnesota and there is retained. it's worth noting september 12, the countries joined outside of the un security council discussions to resort democra

i wonder what you think specifically of what you heard from hallie. him saying, i'm not 100% clear who he wants as secretary of defense. right now. really interesting thing today as he's as the meeting has been postponed to next week, which could be next week, to never depending on how this week goes. what do you think? >> yeah, i think that's right. i think that the trump team is putting names out there. they're muddying the water right they are signaling that we are okay. if you guys are not going to vote for him or this is not going to move forward, i think desantis is a smart move. he has. he's an executive. he's you know, he's led a major state. he understands there's some concerns here operationally. and just because i don't agree with his policies doesn't mean he wouldn't be good at running the dod. but he he's also been vetted at a national stage. so, you know, i think the trump team is smart to put names out there because there are some actually qualified people who have the character and the experience to lead a major organization like dod s

nbc's hallie jackson with that report. nichols, former news host and former congressional candidate and new york's first district john avlon back with us, and special correspondent for "vanity fair" and host of "the fast politics podcast," molly jong-fast, her latest piece looks to answer what's scariest about donald trump's cabinet. also with us, chief washington correspondent for "the new york times," carl hulse, his latest article, "a second trump term poses a crucial test of the senate's independence." we saw some independence in the matt gaetz pick. last week even before the letter was broken by "the new york times" from his mother calling him basically a serial abuser of women, even before "the new yorker" last night talking about how he was kicked off of several veteran -- vets organizations because of drunken behavior, according to those reports, senate republicans were starting to break against him. i'm curious now, with kash patel, and, of course, tulsi gabbard out there with fighting in syria picking up again, i