anne thompson, nbc news, new york >>> now to that breaking news here in new york city it the fbi seizing electronic devices belonging to mayor eric adams as part of a corruption investigation. taking them from him right on a city street jonathan dienst has the late details. >> reporter: in what appears to be a growing federal corruption investigation, the fbi seized the electronic devices of new york city's democratic mayor eric adams the fbi approaching adams monday two sources familiar with the matter saying he turned over two cellphones and an ipad and later turned over additional electronic devices. the mayor's attorney saying tonight he has not been accused of wrongdoing and continues to cooperate with the investigation. adams tonight saying, i have nothing to hide questions appear to center around adams' chief campaign fundraiser 25-year-old brianna suggs, whose home was raided by agents several days ago. earlier this week adams voiced support for suggs, who has not commented publicly. >> i sleep well at night. i am clear that we follow the rules we follow the rules. >> reporter: i

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pope francis with families of the hostages in gaza and with palestinian families anne thompson is in rome for us tonight. >> reporter: at his private residence, pope francis met separately with families of israeli hostages and palestinians with relatives in gaza. american rachel goldberg's 23-year-old son, hirsch, was captured october 7th the number of days he's been gone taped to her chest. >> i actually said to him, you know, my heart was taken 47 days ago, and i will wear the number on my heart until my heart comes back >> reporter: she brought a picture of hirsch and showed the pope a video of his capture. his lower left arm blown off by a grenade. >> how did the pope react to that? >> he put his hand on his heart, and he spoke in italian saying, his heart is with me. >> reporter: rachel and her husband john say today's hostage agreement gives them hope, even if their son isn't freed, because the red cross will finally be allowed to see him. >> we have a team of orthopedic specialists preparing detailed notes of exactly what medications hirsch should be on and what treatment he s

joining us now from rome is nbc's anne thompson. e pope's meeting comes hours after israel and hamas agreed to this deal. what was the pope's message to these families? >> reporter: it was -- you can sum it up in one word, jose, and that is peace. he prayed for peace finally in that part of the world. and he talked to them about suffering. he listened to their stories of the suffering that they've endured since october 7th. one of the people in the group with the israeli families is -- was an american, rachel goldberg, her 23-year-old son was taken hostage on october 7th. he was abducted from the music festival. rachel not only brought a big picture of her son, but she also brought a video showing how he was taken in the moments after the lower part of his left arm was blown off by a hand grenade. >> and i told him quickly because we had very limited time what happened to hersh on october 7th, and i quickly showed him the video of hersh getting loaded onto the pickup truck with his arm amputated. >> how did the pope react to that? >>

good advice going into the holiday season, jose. >> anne thompson, great to see you. you. >>> that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz-balart. reach me on social media. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on

nbc's correspondent anne thompson has more on what parents need to know. >> reporter: these scenes packedtal rooms raising alarms in china as it grapples with a spike in respiratory illnesses mostly in children. the world health organization is asking for more information. here flu is now spreading across the u.s. the cdc reporting a nearly 4% increase in flu-related doctors visits. the southeast hit especially hard, but not like last year's tripledemic, flu, covid, and rsv. doctors say rsv cases are on the rise. >> we've actually seen a tremendous increase in the number of children who we have diagnosed with rsv over the past 7 to 8 weeks, probably some of the highest that we've seen all season. >> reporter: dr. shane thinks cases have peaked at her hospital. they're increasing among children at gbmc health care. but a new aebd is in short supply. how many doses did you get, and how many doses do you need? >> i need a whole lot more than i've gotten. i've gotten -- received less than 50. >> reporter: dr. theresa said it's crucial mothers get it vaccine. >> they've made antibodies and hav

today in south carolina, where he was sentenced to 27 years for stealing millions from his clients anne thompson has that story. >> reporter: already a convicted murderer, today, alex murdaugh was sentenced as a thief. >> i trusted you with everything >> reporter: the clients he swindled out of millions of dollars telling the once prominent attorney just how he betrayed them, including murdaugh's life-long friend, jordan jinks. >> the money you stole from me, you could have asked me for it and i would have a gave it to you that's how i felt about you and your family. >> reporter: murdaugh stole more than $4 million from the sons of gloria satterfield, his housekeeper, who fell at his home and later died >> you lied, you cheated, you stole you betrayed me and my family >> reporter: gloria's sister asking this - >> i just don't understand did you not have a soul >> reporter: murdaugh agreed to a 27-year sentence for 22 financial crimes to be served concurrently with his two life sentences without parole for the murders of his wife maggie and son paul in 2021 murders today he insisted again he didn

i want to bring in nbc's anne thompson who is live in rome, and msnbc foreign affairs analyst dennis pe's meetings today and what the impact is or at least the vatican hopes it might be. >> reporter: i think, chris, there are two impacts. one is a global one, when the pope brings his moral authority to an issue, it forces the world to pay attention, and in this case, what he is hoping for is that his calls for peace will be realized, peace that goes beyond a temporary cease fire. the more immediate impact obviously is on the families, and in that group of israelis was an american, rachel goldberg, whose 23-year-old son hersh goldberg poland has been a hostage since october 7th. here's how she describes meeting pope francis. >> after each person spoke, he spoke directly to the person and really shared in our agony and anguish and validated our despair, and said that he was going to use any influence that he could to help free these hostages, get them home safely to their families. he really shared in our heartbreak. and it was a very validaing and beautiful moment. >> reporter: the mee

thank you, anne thompson, much appreciated.ts streaming now on nbc news now and on demand on peacock and you tube. >>> a couple of other things to get you up to date on. there are now more than 8 billion of us here on planet earth. the u.s. census bureau estimates the global population hit that milestone on september 26th. they do, however, warn that long term they are expecting a slow down, largely due to people living in older ages and a decline in fertility rates. london's high court, elton john's case against a british tabloid. accusing publisher associated newspapers of phone hacking and privacy breaches dating back 30 years. the publishing group which owns "the daily mail" was trying to get the case thrown out saying the accusations were too dated for legal action. the judge said it could all be decided at trial. >>> and still to come, airplane near misses on the ground and in the air. nbc news digs into why 2023 was such a tough year for the airline industry. >>> but first, a very happy anniversary to nbc at 30 rock. the

head toward winter we're seeing an alarming rise in respiratory illnesses like rsv in children anne thompsonow on what parents need to know >> reporter: these scenes of packed hospital waiting rooms raising alarm in china. as it grapples with a spike in respiratory illnesses, mostly in children the world health organization is asking for more information here flu is now spreading across the u.s. the cdc reporting a nearly 4% increase in flu-related doctor visits the southeast hit especially hard. but not like last year's tripledemic, flu, covid and rsv doctors say rsv cases are on the rise. >> we've actually seen a tremendous increase in the number of children who we have diagnosed with rsv over the past seven to eight weeks. probably some of the highest that we've seen all season. >> reporter: dr. shane thinks cases have peaked at her hospital they're increasing among children at gbmc health care in maryland but a new preventive antibody called beyfortus is in short supply >> how many doses did you get and how many doses do you need? >> i need a whole lot more than what i've gotten i have g

the mother of a person who was at the music festival after she met the pope, she spoke to nbc's anne thompson let's take a listen. >> i quickly showed him the video of hershall g getting loao the pickup truck >> reporter: how did the pope react? >> can he said his heart is with me and breaks for me and he would do everything he could to help all of us have our loved ones >> reporter: on wednesday, pope francis also met with the families of palestinians living in gaza who are suffering the consequences of the war. they said that they asked the pope to use his influence and his power for a long-lasting and just peace, but also they said they invited him to gaza and they said he replied that that was a good idea he would speak to his diplomats and he may travel when conditions allow happy thanksgiving >> i appreciate that, claudio, thank you. >>> actress jenna ortega will not be returning to the screen franchise. just one day after melissa barrera was fired, deadline reported that ortega is exiting the project due to shooting conflicts. the publication added that her departure is not connected t

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anne thompson has the latest. >> reporter: these are the flash points of the hamas war.o student groups. at ohio state, the university's president says there were two incidents that targeted the jewish community in the last 24 hours. two students were assaulted. the jewish center vandalized. people across the country are tearing down the pictures of the 239 hostages held by hamas. >> i feel personally attacked. >> reporter: many incidents going viral. including this one by a florida dentist. here is his explanation. >> to promote peace. it is to, you know, deescalate the situation. >> reporter: for jewish people, this is anything but deescalation. this is what happened covered with post aftereri lost. >> reporter: he prefers to keep his face hidden. the goal is awareness, not politics. what do you want people to see when they look at the posters? >> we want them to see the real humans. they are real human beings. >> reporter: even los angeles' museum of tolerance is not immune. police had to break up the brawl outside the screening of hamas attack on october 7th. israeli

nbc's anne thompson has the latest from vatican city, where pope francis condemned the war today and minent hostage release this morning, the pope met with families from both sides of the conflict, including an american couple living in jerusalem whose son was taken captive. this morning, hope on the horizon for some hostage families, a deal reached for around 50 of the women and children taken in the october 7th ter rror attacks to be released three americans are expected to be part of the group, including three-year-old abigail mor edan, according to a senior administration official. and hundreds of families hoping it leads to freedom for more hostages, including americans rachel goldberg and john poland, whose son was taken. >> we're just parents praying that our son comes out. >> we're so happy for the 50 who are getting out. it gives us hope that more are going to follow. >> reporter: this morning rachel met pope francis on a mission of hope. >> he really shared in our -- in our heartbreak and it was a very validating and beautiful moment. >> reporter: the number of days her son

ann thompson, friend of dr.ammam alloh, who was killed this weekend, the nephrologist travl to gaza. we're going to take a break and then come back to hear dr. hammam alloh's last words. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. nearly 200 medical workers have been reported killed in gaza since october 7. over the weekend, democracy now! learned dr. hammam alloh was killed saturday when a shell struck his family home, killing him, his father, brother-in-law, and father-in-law. he was a kidney specialist who worked at al-shifa, the largest hospital in gaza. he was 36 years old. he leaves behind a wife and two children, a four- and five-year-old. he spoke to democracy now! october 31 in want of his last interviews. amy: dr. hammam alloh, you have said every day i see a fear in the eyes i can't do much about. it is very painful. if you have kids, know how horrible it is not to be able to comfort them, to ensure they are alright, to make t

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my colleague anne thompson has more from rome. >> and his private residence, pope francis met separately with families of israeli hostages and palestinians with relatives in gaza. american rachael goldberg's 23 year old son hersh was captured october 7th. a number of days he's been gone taped to her chest. >> i actually said to him, my heart was taken 47 days ago and i will wear the number on my heart until my heart comes back. >> she brought her picture of hersh and show the pulp video of his capture. his lower left arm blown off by a grenade. how did the pope react to that? >> he put his hand on his heart and he spoke in a tally in and said his heart is with me. >> rachel and her husband jon poland says today's hostage agreement gives them hope even if their son isn't freed, because the red cross will finally be allowed to see him. the palestinians say the pope listen to them about their plight. >> he can ask for an immediate cease fire but, this is not what the only thing that we ask for. we ask him to use his power for more just and long lasting peace. >> as we wait for humanitarian

nbc news correspondent anne thompson was there and spoke to one of the families. e pope? >> reporter: today the message to the families, both palestinian and israeli, was a message of compassion that he is praying for them, for both sides, and praying for peace, andrea, but just as interesting is what the family said to him, the palestinian families asked the pope to come to gaza to visit that area, and he was non-committal. he thought that was interesting. the israeli families, in particular an american rachel goldberg whose 23-year-old was taken captive, she brought a picture of her son, and then she showed the pope just a horrific video of hersh being abducted after a hand grenade had blown off part of his lower left arm. >> i quickly showed him the video of hersh getting loaded onto the pickup truck with his arm amputated. >> how did the pope react to that? >> he put his hand on his heart, and he spoke in italian, which a lovely priest translated into english for me saying his heart is with me and breaks for me, and that he was going to try to do everything tha

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. >> anne thompson, great to see you. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> good to see you. >>> that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz-balart. reach me on social media. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," the truce entering a new phase. both sides agree to extend the pause for two more days, with hamas supposed to release ten more hostages each day in return for 30 palestinians a day being released from israeli jails. this as cia director william burns is in doha meeting with his intelligence counterparts seeking a longer cease-fire. >>> we with hearing emotional reactions from family members of 4-year-old abigail, days after her release. >> what i hope for her is she will be embraced. she's a miracle. she's the hope for the future. we will be able to let her live her life as just a little girl. >>> 99-year-old president jimmy carter is in atlanta today, emerging from hospice to travel more than 100 miles from plains to be at the tribu

my colleague anne thompson has more from rome. >> reporter: at his private residence pope francis met separately. american rachel goldberg's 23-year-old son hergs was captured october 7th. the number of days he's been gone stick to her chest. >> i actually said to him my heart was taken 47 days ago and i will wear the number on my heart until my heart comes back. >> reporter: she brought a picture of him and showed the poep a video of his capture, his lower left arm blown off by a grenade. how did the pope react to that? >> he put his hand on his heart and spoke in italian saying his heart is with me. >> reporter: rachel and her husband say today's hostage agreement gives them hope even if their son isn't freed because the red cross will be finally able to see him. the spal stinnians say the pope listened to them about their plight. >> he can ask for immediate cease-fire, but this is not the only thing we ask for. we ask him to use his power for more just a long lasting peace. >> as we wait for a humanitarian pause to begin we should note note so far only five of the the more than 200

anne thompson shares three stories from across the country to show how gun violence is evolving.arily the high profile shootings that have received a lot of coverage. what links them all together? >> sam, what links all these shootings together are their impacts. these acts of violence change people in communities forever with physical and emotional scars that never fully heal. people who were just living, celebrating a holiday, rushing to work, or closing up shop in the case of jessica hone and katie dunky. >> what is the truth of the morning of may 21st. >> the truth is it was a completely normal light up until it wasn't. >> also in the parking lot that night, russell, a customer helping katie and jessica close, speaking on television for the first time. russell says there was a confrontation between the women and ramirez. he told police ramirez pushed katie, then punched jessica. >> you knocked him down. he gets back up, and what happened? >> he shot katie point blank in the head, and jessica tried to run, and he shot her in the back. and he turned his pistol towards me and st

he opened up to anne thompson about that incredible journey.ht. it was enough to call off the plows in michigan, pennsylvania, even new york state. from the midwest to the east coast, temperatures plunging well below normal. al has what we need to know. but the message this morning, bundle up. drive carefully. >> that's right. we're starting to feel like winter out there we've got six million people under winter weather advisories. lake-effect snow warnings. you can see on the radar right now we're watching it coming in. it is really, depending on the direction of the wind, a degree or two difference means you are in the middle of a snow squall lake county, ohio 11 inches so far. 16.5 in east aurora. in new york state. constableville, 23 inches of snow and we look for maybe another 16 more inches between utica and watertown before this all ends by some time tomorrow. the temperatures awfully cold. it feels like 10 in buffalo. 25 in new york 3 in chicago 15 st. louis even nashville feels like 27 degrees. today's highs, 12 degrees below normal fo

nbc news correspondent anne thompson reports. >> reporter: these scenes of packed hospital waiting roomsn is asking for more information. here, fluids are spreading across the u.s. to the cdc, reporting a nearly 4% increase in the flu-related doctor visits. the southeast hit especially hard, but not like last year's tripledemic get flu, covid, and rsp. doctors say rsp cases are on the rise. >> we've actually seen it. is probably some of the highest we have seen all season. >> reporter: dr. shane thinks cases have peaked at her hospital. they are increasing among children at g bmc health care in maryland, but a new preventive antibody is in short supply. how many doses did you get, and how many doses do you need? >> i need a whole lot more than what i've gotten. i have gotten -- received less than 15. >> reporter: dr. theresa nguyen said it's crucial expectant moms get the rsv vaccine made for them. i got pregnant mothers between 32 to 36 weeks can get the vaccine , and if there has been four weeks, they have made antibodies and pass it on to their infants at birth. >> reporter: the cdc s