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. >> i'm frances rivera. the nation is mourning the loss of a former first lady who dedicated her life to serving others memorials will begin for rosalynn carter next monday with a ceremony at georgia's southwestern state university. then the public can pay their respects at the jimmy carter presidential library in atlanta. a funeral will be held wednesday in plains, georgia, where she and the love of her life spent most of their years together for more on rosalynn's legacy, here is kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: the long and consequential life of rosalynn carter ended where it began, at home in plains, georgia, with family by her side she had entered home hospice care friday. and when she passedway away, president carter shared this "rosalynn was my equal partner in everything i ever accomplished she gave me wise guidance and encouragement when i needed it as long as rosalynn was in the world, i always knew somebody loved and supported me at age 99, president carter has been in home hospice care for nine mont

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. >>> we have latest on our other stories in new york with frances rivera. >> thank you, dom.has been released from the u.s. navy. a distress signal after rockets were shot at from yemen. five men took over the ship and the "uss mason" responded. the houthi group would take over the ship and no israelis were on board. >>> president biden will skip the climate summit for the first time in two years. neither the president nor vice president will attend the cop-28 summit in dubai. special envoy john kerry will be in attendance. this serves as a global check-in to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius. >>> and the ravens spotted flowers and pouints on sunday night football. baltimore against the chargers and the rookie brought in the first score and the eventual game winner on the 37-yard touchdown. chargers turned the ball over four times and the ravens win 20-10. they currently sit atop of the afc. dom, those are the headlines. >> thank you, frances rivera, for those headlines. >>> straight ahead on the show, forget match.com or conttindr. the top dating web sites when we

"early today" starts right now good morning, i'm phillip mena >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera breaking news this morning, israel and hamas have agreed to a four-day truce in the gaza strip and a limited prisoner swap, after a marathon meeting in tel aviv, benjamin netanyahu's government approved the deal local time early in the morning. al ali alice barr starts us off. >> reporter: an agonizing wait almost over, after both the israeli government and hamas announced they'd approved the outline of a deal to free roughly 50 women and children taken to gaza in exchange for a four-day pause in fighting that could be extended for each day hamas releases an additional ten hostages a senior official told nbc news that the deal also hifrgenges oh release of 150 palestinian prisoners held in israel israel is set to run security c checks on those prisoners. families and victims have time to appeal. for the hostages' families, weeks of worrying are compounded into one question. >> is my family going to be in this first batch or not? >> reporter: israeli american, mizrahi has four family m

today" starts right now good morning, i'm phillip mena >> thanks for ending the week with us, i'm frances rivera. this morning all eyes are on the al shifa hospital in gaza, as israel claims a modest haul of firearms and explosives that they say was stashed in the hospital by hamas. the idf saying they found a tunnel entrance, not inside the hospital but outside on the hospital grounds let's bring in nbc news foreign correspondent claudio lavanga. what more do we know about this supposed tunnel? >> reporter: frances, phillip, good morning. >>> the new video show as large hole surrounded by concrete and sand the israeli military says that was a tunnel shift used by hamas, but it was not found inside or under al shifa but on hospital ground outside the main entrance this comes a day after in another video handed out by the israeli military, an israeli military spokesperson was showing or showed a number of weapons found counncealed the al shifa hospital so all these thing combined to the israeli military is proof that al shifa has been used as some sort of operational or command center, something

. >>> hi there, i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. it is election day. we may be one year out from the presidential election but there are results to watch out for today. we could see big political shifts in leadership in state-wide races and it could be seen as a preview for what's to come in the 2024 races. we are joined by drew petramoix. what should be on our radar today? >> reporter: good morning phillip. ohio is one of the states that will be sending a message that will be heard nationwide. voters will go to the polls to decide whether abortion rights should be enshrined in the state's constitution. several states have held similar votes since the court overturned roe versus wade. it is expected to be a big issue in the 2024 campaign. it's also playing a role in the race for governor in kentucky. democrat andy beshear is facing republican challenger cameron. cameron's defending a near total abortion ban and bashir is opposing it. the bashir campaign shows only 12% of kentuckians support the ban. there's another close race for governor in mississipp

"early today" starts right now >>> good morning i'm frances rivera in >> i'm phillip mena. catastrophic, the word the world health organization is using to describe the hospitals in gaza, as israel is accused of shelling the so-called indonesian hospital in gaza city killing 12 people we go to chapman bell, who's following the story for us good morning what do we though know about the situation it hospital? >> reporter: as israel's ground offensive against hamas continues inside gaza, this time fighting around another hospital, and this one is said to hold thousands of people, both patients and displaced people, sheltering from the fighting the health ministry of gaza run by hamas saying 12 people were killed by israel when they shelled the hospital israel of course denies shelling the hospital, saying it did shoot back, though, after being feare fired upon from the hospital grounds, this all coming as we hear another warning from the w.h.o., saying that more problems could be on the horizon. have a listen. >> this is creating a concentration of people, which is driving epi

i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. we want no get right to the latest election results.ts ohio voters have passed issue one, adding the right to abortion care into the state's constitution. and ohio has become the 24th state to approve the use of recreational marijuana. >> ballot measures backing abortion have passed in every election so far. >> in kentucky, democratic incumbent andy beshear has been elected to a second term, defeating daniel cameron. >> a choice to reject team r or team d. and the state clearly shows we are one team kentucky, a choice of jack harlow over sarah huckabee sanders. >> meanwhile, in mississippi, republican governor tate reeves has held onto his seat for a second term. reeves faced a surprisingly competitive fight in the deeply-red state but ultimately survived a challenge from brandon presley, and note that last name, yep, a relative of elvis presley. >> not too bad for what the democrat super pac today called one of the most unpopular governors in america. >> history was made overnight in philadelphia. democrat cheryl parker has been electe

i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. gaza's southern border was unsealed. here we see the gate at the rafah crossing now open, with hundreds of foreigners flooding out of an active war zone and into egypt. americans among them. nbc news foreign correspondent raf sanchez reports from the region. >> reporter: for the first time in three weeks of war, civilians making their way out of gd to the safety of egypt. it's a diplomatic break through after long negotiations. but only around 300 lucky foreigners found this names on the list to pass through the rafah crossing. among them, a handful of americans, including 71-year-old aid worker, ramona akamara who came to make prosthetic limbs for children. >> we are so relieved and grateful she is finally on her way to safety. >> reporter: hundreds more americans are still trapped. the u.s. says hamas has been blocking them. >> we see more of this process going on in the coming days. we're working non-stop to get americans out of gaza as soon asand as asand as safely as possible. >> reporter: 8-year-old salom was wound

. >>> good morning, i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. there is new hope this morning about cooperation between the united states and china. following a year of rising tensions, president biden spoke with his chinese counterpart for hours. mr. biden coming away from the summit saying the two have made real progress. alice barr kicks off our coverage. >> reporter: a potential reset in the fraught relationship between the world's two largest economies, after hours of talks between president biden and chinese president xi jinping. >> i believe they're some of the most productive discussions we've had. >> reporter: a central priority moving to restore critical military to military communications, the lack of a direct line for talks part of what made tensions spike when the u.s. shot down that chinese spy balloon earlier this year. >> we're reassuming military to military contact, direct contacts. >> reporter: but the president said he would take a trust but verify approach toward china, and when asked if he still considered president xi a dic

november 23rd, "early today" starts right now >> thanks for being up early on this holiday i'm frances rivera >> i'm phillip mena. we begin in new york where the fbi is investigating a fiery crash near niagara falls at the canadian border. a car on the u.s. speed was traveling at a high rate of speed before it crashed, caught fire and exploded. you can see the moment the car went airborne. both people in that car died and border protection officer sustained minor injuries >> he was flying, over a hundred miles per hour he swerved out, went in front of the car, hit the fence, went flying up into the air i think there was an elevation part, he went up into the air, and we just seen a fireball, and that's all we could see. it was covered in smoke everywhere >> new york governor kathy hochul said there's no indication of terrorism at this time all western u.s. bridges crossing into the u.s. have reopened after closing new york city mayor adams says security has increased due to the thanksgiving holiday >>> now to the latest update on the e the dea deal to releas de. israel announced that no hosta

"early today" starts right now good morning, i'm phillip mena >> glad you're with us, i'm frances rivera. breaking news this. morning. benjamin netanyahu's government approved a deal early in the morning local time let's go to washington, d.c. and brie jackson what do we know about the involvement of the biden white house in the deal. >> >> reporter: a senior biden administration official confirms to nbc news that the white house spent weeks working on this hostage deal the u.s. and israel had discussed delaying the gaza ground invasion to make space for a potential deal, but that was rejected by israel negotiations were conducted through intermedi intermeet ars the president thanked the sheik and president of egypt now because there are up to ten americans being held in the gaza strip, this deal will likely secure the release of three of them, including 3-year-old abigail. she was taken after both of her parents were executed during the surprise terror attack the deal breaks down like this hamas will release 50 hostages, mostly women and children in exchange for 150 palestinian women an

"early today" starts right now >>> good morning i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. there is breaking news this morning. the temporary cease-fire between israel and hamas in gaza has been extended. the israeli military says negotiations for further prisoner exchanges are ongoing, warranting a renulewal of the truce. let's go to megan fitzgerald what do we know about the extension of the cease-fire? had. >> re >> reporter: yeah, it was set to expire just before midnight eastern time but a deal was reached to extend the cease-fire at least for another day. we understand that same rules apply. we expecting to see the release of 30 palestinian prisoners in exchange for ten israelis that are being held hostage by hamas. now all this happening just before secretary of state antony blinken landing in the region there. he is now on his third trip to israel he's there he's expected to push for an extension of this cease-fire and the release of all of those israeli hostages that are being held by hamas. now, to give you some context about what we are seeing from the release of

i'm frances rivera. >> i'm jessica layton.srael's military pushes deeper into gaza as the human toll of the israel-hamas war is really coming into focus. crews are sifting through what's left of the biggest refugee camp this morning, hoping to find any sign of life after israeli airstrikes leveled it. richard engel begins our coverage this morning. >> reporter: israel devastated part after refugee camp on the edge of gaza city. carrying out what it called a large-scale strike in one of the most densely-populated areas in the world. a nearby hamas-run hospital said dozens were killed and hundreds injured. nbc news cannot independently confirm those figures. the camp is full of apartment buildings, and people can be seen carrying away wounded and dead and digging through rubble. israel said it was targeting one of the leaders of hamas' october 7 massacre of 1400 israelis and that its strike collapse add subterranean structure. israel blamed hamas for the civilian deaths, saying hamas uses civilians as human shields. [speaking in

. >> i'm frances rivera. we want to get right to those election results. the voters of ohio have spoken, and the right to abortion access will be enshrined in the state's constitution. ballot measures backing abortion rights have won in every election so far, ever since the supreme court overturned roe versus wade. ohio voters also voted on recreational marijuana, becoming the 24th state in the nation to say yes to cannabis. >> let's turn to the candidates who won big last night. brie jackson joins us. there were closely-watched governor races this year. tell us about that. >> reporter: that's right, good morning, frances, phillip. let's start in kentucky. it may be a red state, but democrat andy beshear has won a second term as governor, defeating daniel cameron. beshear used the victory to call for more unity. >> it was a victory that sends a loud, clear message. a message that candidates should run for something and not against someone. and a clear statement that anger politics should end right here and right now. >> reporter: in mississippi, republican

. >> good morning, i'm frances rivera >> i'm phillip mena. we begin this morning in the middle east where the u.s. has conducted airstrikes against targets in eastern syria two locations were attacked. this is the third strike against iranian and iran-linked bases in that country since hamas launched the war against israel more than a month ago. >> meanwhile, five service members have died in a training accident as the assault continues, there are alarming reports coming out of al shifa hospital >> reporter: as israeli troops push deep near gaza city, desperation and despair at the city's main hospital now surrounded this doctor runs the al shifa hospital's burn unit are you inside the hospital? >> i am inside the hospital. so f y if you can hear in the backgrou background, it's bombardment >> reporter: he says power outages and a lack of essential supplies jeopardize the remaining 700 patients according to the palestinian health ministry in gaza, at least 16 have died due a lack of oxygen and medicine, including three babies born premature.

"early today" starts right now >>> good morning, i'm frances rivera >> i'm phillip mena. the palestinian gaza strip could be looking at their final day of quiet, as the cease-fire between hamas and israel is set to expire tonight but as more prisoners are exchanexchanex exchanged for honstages, there are talks going on >> reporter: the cease-fire is holding. this video released of another group of hostages released this time most of them are elderly. the oldest 184 t 84. in exchange, israel will release 30 palestinian prisoners but hamas doesn't have all the hostages in gaza dozens are held by other militant groups, and their families worry they're being ignored. in tel aviv, the bibas family held a rally in support of their family members, all hostages in gaza they held orange balloons to evoke the children's hair. these are their before videos. the baby giggling as his father gives him kisses, at 10 months, the youngest hostage the baby and toddler have been held for seven weeks in gaza where freed hostages say they were kept in the dark, often in tunnels with barely en

i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. hours ago five republican candidates tried their best to stand out on a debate stage in miami. the night was filled with deeply personal atax and also serious conversations with foreign policy. but candidate candidates do enough to convince republican voters that they should be the nominee over the absent frontrunner, donald trump. alice barr breaks down the big moments for us. >> reporter: in the third republican presidential debate, a slimmed-down five candidates aimed to narrow the field even more. >> you gave them stuff. i at any time give them anything. >> what's your story? >> reporter: they're trying to knock each other out of the way to be the opponent of frontrunner donald trump. >> he needs to be on this stage to explain why he should get another chance. he should explain why he didn't have mexico pay for the border wall. >> anybody who's going to be focussing the next year of their life in courtrooms should not be running for president. >> reporter: foreign policy featuring

early today" starts right now >>> good morning, i'm phillip mena >> grad youlad you're with us, frances rivera is increased fighting around the biggest hospital in gaza city, al shifa. as plans to evacuate patients en masse are seemingly going nowhere. 32 makepatients have died in tht hospital in three days for lack of care. chapman, good morning >>> help us understand why hospitals are such hot spots in this conflict. >> reporter: well, frances and phillip, israel's defense force relea releasing an edited video they say is proof that hamas is using these hospitals to store bombs, grenades and other munitions and that they are connected to this vast tunnel network. they also said they found evidence that hostages had been held at one particular hospital at one point, also releasing video showing a militant with an rpg walking onto hospital grounds. doctors deny this. and it's flnot possible for nbc news to verify any of these videos, but it comes as president biden says hospitals in gaza must be protected. this goes along with international law. and the biggest suffering from all of this fight

"early today" starts right now >>> good morning i'm phillip mena >> good to be with you, i'm frances rivera. israel and hamas have extended their truce by two more days, allowing for more aid into gaza and further prisoner exchanges. let's go to chapman bell who's following developments for us. good morning what do we know about the terms of this renewed truce? >> reporter: good morning, frances and phillip. it's been a big push by boiiden and his administration working closely with qatar and other regional partners. and the hope is for two more days of a pause in fighting that will see ten israeli hostages released each day, along with 30 palestinian prisoners, also released each day, bringing it to 20 more hostages and 60 palestinia palestinian prisoners, and this includes more aid into gaza and a pause in fighting. israel has maintained that their fight with hamas is not yet over that times of israel reporting that israel's defense minister yoav gallant saying to troops that you now have a few days, and we will return to fighting we will use the same amount of power and more, adding that

good morning, i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. we're about two months away from votes being cast in the 2024 prime heirs. ap primaries. candidate nbc's brie jackson joins us from miami. were any of the candidates able to stand out last night? >> reporter: good morning, phillip, frances. the five candidates taking the debate stage here in miami last night were definitely hoping to draw some contrast with former president trump and with each other. former south carolina governor nikki haley was a frequent target of attacks. she and florida governor ron desantis clashed over china, criticizing one another over past development deals. >> mine was ten years ago. >> you gave them stuff. i didn't give them anything. >> what's your story? >> and i abolished that agency she's talking about. enterprise florida, we abolished t it. >> you scrubbed the website last week. >> reporter: vivek ramaswamy also sparred with nikki haley, some of the attacks became personal. >> in the last debate she made fun of me for actually joining tiktok while her

. >>> good morning, i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena.n in the middle east where israeli families see hope rekindled of a kidnapped loved ones appear in hostage videos. they put out footage of an elderly woman and young boy with a young clear proposal to release them. keir simmons has this update from tel aviv. >> reporter: they are alive. 77-year-old hannah, who's in a wheelchair and a young boy, yagil, that's the message from hamas, claiming they're ready to release them. the white house says israel has agreed to implement daily four-hour pauses, limited in time and area, and not a cease fear, israel says. already this week, humanitarian corridors have seen tens of thousands of palestinians forced to flee to southern gaza, and there has been intense pressure from president biden. >> did you ask for a three-day pause to netanyahu? >> no, i've been asking for a pause for a lot more than three days. >> reporter: raising hopes of a hostage break through, nbc news is told the cia director and mossad met to confirm details of a potential host

. >>> i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. the new house peekspeaker is fa an uphill battle. the bill is facing growing scrutiny ove scr scrutiny over its price tag. despite these cuts in the bill, there's still a lot of criticism. >> reporter: yeah, phillip and frances, good morning to you. that's right. a new analysis is raising concerns about the true cost of this bill. the plan is proffered by new house speaker mike johnson and would give over $14 billion in aid to israel and takes the same amount of money away from the irs. but, according to the non-partisan congressional budget budget office, the proposal would actually grow the deficit. the cut us to the irs would cut revenue by more than $26 billion. speaker johnson told reporters he's not surprised by the findings. >> not surprised at all. only in washington when you cut spending do they call it an increase in the deficit. >> the speaker should start over. this time without terrible partisan poison bills. >> reporter: as that's happening on the hill, today america's top diplomat is heading whback to israel and the mi

a2024 american gir a coincidence connecting to a little girl in minnesota >>> good morning, i'm frances rivera >> i'm phillip mena. catastrophic, that's the word the world health organization is using to describe the situation in gaza. a w.h.o. official says most hospitals are no longer functioning, as israel is accused of shelling the so-called indonesian hospital in gaza city, killing 12. for the latest, let's go to chapman bell, who's following the story for us what do we know about the situation at that hospital >> reporter: good morning, phillip and frances. yeah, more continued fighting around these hospitals as israel's ground offensive into gaza continues this time, as you say, a different hospital being a focal point. this one said to house thousands sheltering from the fighting in gaza the health ministry in the gd strip, run by hamas, saying 12 people were kill tid hospital after israel shelled the building now israel denies shelling the hospital, saying it did shoot back, though, after being fired upon from the hospital grounds, as the civilians continue to be caught up in this fig

i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. israel will begin having four-hour daily pauses. it falls far shof and human rights groups have been pleading for. let's go live to claudio ha lavanga. do we know how these pauses will work in practice? >> reporter: phillip, frances, yes. on thursday the national security council spokesperson, john kirby, explained that the new pauses will be announced beforeha beforehand, about three hours before they come into effect. thi going forward, these pauses, as they're being called, will have predetermined times and will be announced beforehand. but while this sounds like a breakthrough, the israeli military has somehow down-played the announcement bit white house, explaining that these pauses will berestricted to very small areas. sometimes just neighborhoods and will at no time will they interrupt operations all across gaza. now a second announcement john kirby made on thiften thursday that a second route or humanitarian corridor will be opened on the coast of gaza to allow civilians to move south as israel has advised them to do for a

"early today" starts right now good morning, i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. the situation for civilians in the gaza strip is dire this morning. there is increased fighting around the biggest hospital in gaza city. al shifa as plans to evacuate patients are seemingly going nowhere. the gazan health ministry says 32 patients have died at the hospital in the last three days from lack of care. three premature babies among them let's go live to chapman bell who's following developments break down why hospitals are such hot spots in this conflict. >> reporter: good morning, frances and phillip. yeah, israeli's defense forces releasing an edited video they say shows proof that hamas is using hospitals to store weapons, including bombs, grenades, rocket-propelled grenades and other munitions and are connected to that vast tunnel network that runs beneath the gaza strip, that vast tunnel network, and also they say they found evidence that hostages had been held at one particular hospital they also released video they say shows a militant with a rpg. but they say it sh

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. just over four weeks ago, hamas stunned the world with its murderous rampage across southern israel, and the people of gaza have been paying a cruel price ever since. the u.n. says roughly two-thirds of palestinians there are now internally displaced. according to local health officials, an israeli air strike on a refugee camp in the central gaza strip killed dozens on sunday as the palestinian death toll inches close to 10,000, an unprecedented casualty count. for latest development. s in the middle east, our hala gorani has the breakdown from tel aviv, starting with the efforts for diplomacy. >> reporter: another big diplomatic push this sunday for the secretary of state antony blinken. he made two surprise visits, one to ramallah and the occupied west bank where he met with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas, and the second one to the iraqi capital of baghdad. he brought with him the u.s. message that the country supports the idea of a humanitarian pause in order to

. >> good morning, i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. we again in gaza where israeli troops say they're conducting a targeted response to a hospital. they say hamas is using tunnels underneath hospitals to hide in and keep hostages. palestinian health officials deny that allegation meanwhile, the situation inside the al shifa hospital is reaching catastrophic levels chapman bell joins us now with more good morning, chapman. what's the latest on the conditions there >> reporter: good morning, frances. as you say, catastrophic conditio i mean, things have been dire for days, and no sign of improvement, really, with gaza's mane h main hospital no longer functioning, according to the w.h.o. they've had no food, no water, no power for days, and this as dozens of babies who are struggling for incubators in a neonatal unit where we've seen deaths already, there are estimates that 180 women inside the gaza strip give birth every day. israeli defense forces say they're trying to bring in mobile incubators to transfer these babies to other hospita

" starts right now >>> good morning, i'm phillip mena >> happy to be with you this friday i'm frances rivera this morning, all eyes are on the al shifa hospital in gaza as israel seeks to justify a military raid into what's supposed to be a humanitarian safe zone. after first claiming a modest haul of firearms and explosives that israel says was stashed in the hospital by hamas, the idf now also saying they found a tunnel entrance, not inside the hospital but outside on the hospital grounds >>> let's bring in nbc news foreign correspondent claudio lavanga. what more do we know about this supposed tunnel? >> reporter: frances, phillip, good morning the new video shows a large hole surrounded by concrete and sand. the israeli military believe that was a tunnel shaft used by hamas, but it wasn't found inside or under al shifa hospital as you mentioned. its what found on hospital grounds outside of the main building they were searching the area around al shifa hospital and found a vehicle full of weapons, they believe hamas either used or intended to use in the october 7th attack now this comes

. >>> fwogood morning, i'm france rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. the gaza strip could be looking at their final day of peace as the cease-fire is set to expire tonight. but as more prisoners are exchanged for hostages there's intensive diplomacy going on behind the scenes. chapman, do we know anything about whether or not this truce will be extended beyond today? >> reporter: well, good morning, phillip and frances. we know that negotiations are under way in qatar. the cia director burns along with the head of israel's intelligence agency, the mossad, in qatar, trying to see what they can do to extend this temporary truce. now qatar, of course, has been central in mediating this current truce in exchange of hostages. burns focussing on ways to extend the temporary pause beyond this two-day extension to bring all the hostages home as well as possible long-term solutions to this war. a senior administration official tell nbc news, but there are questions as to what happens once they exhaust the exchange of women and children. what happens when they n

. >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera today is the last day of the hamas-israel truce, and another round of prisoner exchanges is set for later. on sunday, hamas released 17 hostages from captivity as israel freed 39 palestinian detainee, all of them minors let's go live now to claudio lavanga who is following the story for us claudio, good morning. what more do we know about those who were released? >> reporter: good morning, frances. well. >> a mong those released on sunday was abigail edan, an american girl who just turned 4 years old last friday while she was still being held hostage in gaza now according to her great aunt who spoke to nbc's lester holt just earlier this month, both parents of abigail were shot dead by hamas gunmen after they stormed their kibbutz on october 7th. she also said that abigail was in her father's arms when the gunman shot him dead he fell on top of her, and then abigail had to crawl out from her dead father's body, full of blood and managed to run to her neighbor's house she hid with the neighbors' family in a bomb shelter, but then all of them inc

this cyber monday it's november 27th "early today" starts right now >>> good monday morning, i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm jessica layton. we begin this morning with breaking news overnight. police have made an arrest in the shooting of three college students of palestinian dissent in vermont this past thanksgiving weekend on saturday night 48-year-old jason eaton approached the three and fired at least four rounds authorities now say that eaton was arrested after his house was searched he is expected to be arraigned later today. now, the victims, two of which have dual citizenship, were speaking arabic and wearing traditional palestinian scarves when they were shot. the mayor of burlington says a hate crime motive is being prioritized in this investigation. two of the men are in the icu right now, all three grew up together in ramallah on the occupied west bank. >>> meanwhile, today is the last day of the hamas-israel truce and another round of prisoner exchanges is set for later today. on sunday hamas released 17 hostages from captivity as israel freed 39 palestinian detainees, all of them m

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. within just hours, former president donald trump is expected to take the witness stand. the current republican front-runner for 2024 is set to testify in the new york city fraud trial with his business empire in jeopardy. new york's attorney general has accused mr. trump of inflating his assets on financial statements by millions in order to get better loan terms. the former president has pushed back, saying this case is one of the many examples of the legal system being weaponized against him. >> i got indicted four times within a period of about 90 seconds. if i fly my plane over a blue state, i have to go to a grand jury the next day and then they indict me. you know, they've weaponized this stuff. >> an ally of donald trump tells nbc news that the former president's mood is defiant going into today's hearing and says mr. trump wants this moment to push back against a false narrative. >>> this morning, secretary of state antony blinken is engaged in another round of shuttle diploma

it's november 20th "early today" starts right now good morning i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we want to begin with a look back at the incredible life of rosalynn carter. she was first lady, but her devotion to public service continued for decades beyond her time in the white house. our lester holt has more on her legacy >> it's now my pleasure to introduce someone whom i love and respect and cherish, my wife rosalynn >> reporter: she was jimmy carter's friend and wife for more than a quarter century. fiercely determined, rosalynn carter was known as the steel magnolia, and she made the role of first lady her own. born rosalynn smith in plains, georgia, she was a neighbor to jimmy carter, three years her senior >> i was shy >> i was shy and found that he was so easy to talk to we just kind of hit it off really well. i think i was already in love with him. >> reporter: they married in 1946 when she was 18 >> we have been equally and totally dedicated partners, even when i was still earning a living as a peanut farmer. >> reporter: jimmy ran the family farm. rosalynn helpe

i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. just days after the third republican presidential debate, the field of candidates has narrowed by one more >> when i go back to iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate. i am suspending my campaign. i think the voters -- >> reporter: south carolina senator tim scott announced on sunday night he will be dropping out of the republican presidential race to the seeming surprise of fox news houston trey gowdy scott has served in the senate since 2013 began his campaign in may. >> despite major spending on ads in iowa and other early primary states, scott failed to make a considerable impact in any polls. he becomes the second major candidate to exit the race following former vice president mike pence last month. scott has yet to endorse any of his fellow candidates, and he downplayed the idea of a potential vice presidential bid. >>> all right. stop us if you've heard this one before the clock is once again ticking toward another government shutdown this morning. we had the same co

. >> and i'm frances rivera. the nation is mourning the loss of a former first lady who dedicated her life to serving others rosalynn carter's devotion to public service continued for decades beyond her time at the white house. nbc's lester holt has more on her legacy >> it's now my pleasure to introduce someone whom i love and respect and cherish. my wife, rosalynn. >> reporter: she was jimmy carter's partner, best friend and closest adviser in and out of the white house for more than three quarters of a century. soft-spoken, politically savvy, and fiercely determined, rosalynn carter was known as the steel magnolia and she made the role of first lady her own born rosalynn smith in plains, georgia, she was a neighbor to jimmy carter, three years her senior. >> i was shy and found out that he was so easy to talk to and we just kind of hit it off really well i think i was already in love with him. >> reporter: they married in 1946 when she was 18. >> rosalynn and i have been equally and totally dedicated partners,

. >> and i'm frances rivera. this morning secretary of state antony blinken is engaged in another round of shuttle diplomacy in the middle east, visiting israel for the fourth time since the outbreak of hostilities between hamas in gaza and israel. blinken also made surprise visits to the palestinian seat of government, ramallah, and later baghdad. today he is in the turkish capital of ankara. we want to go live to chris pollone in d.c. what did secretary blinken achieve on this latest trip? >> reporter: good morning to you. the final result of course remains to be seen, but it's very clear what the secretary has been trying to accomplish as he makes stops in many cities throughout that entire region, including landing in turkey just a short time ago. the biden administration has said that the u.s. is trying to deter other countries or groups from using this war between israel and hamas as an impetus to expand the conflict across the broader region. speaking in iraq secretary blinken warned iran and its militias

time for the check on the headlines outside of the world of business and your money with nbc's frances rivera in new york. frances, good morning. >> hi, frank. good to see you. good morning to you. we begin with the impending return of former president trump to the witness stand. trump will testify on monday, december 11th as the final witness in the $250 million tax fraud trial. he testified three weeks ago and the former president appeared to lose his cool and appeared to attack the judge. he denies the charges that he and his family members lied about the company's worth to get favorable loan terms from banks. >>> and millions are facing heavy snowfall which made for treacherous conditions across the roads. temperatures are plunging across the northeast. >>> it was quarter after quarter of turnovers by the vikings on monday night football. vikings joshua dobbs threw four interceptions which gave the bears the chance to overcome their struggles. the bears hit the game-winning field goal with seconds left. you know, frank, that is how they have been doing it since '93. >> i'm spin it positiv

. >>> time for a check on the morning headlines outside the markets and your money with frances rivera morning. >> hi, frank. good morning. we begin with breaking news. the death of henry kiss eenger. he has died at the age of 100. he was known as the most influential diplomats shaping u.s. and foreign policy. the daughters of richard nixon reacted to kissinger's death promoted a generation of peace for the nation. and george w. bush remembered him as one of the most distinctive voices on foreign affairs. >>> also breaking this morning, the temporary cease-fire with israel and hamas. it has been extended. negotiations for further prisoners exchanges are ongoing. the truce has held for more than a week now. one citizen has been held in gaza. the second u.s. citizen. frank, back to you. >> frances, thank you. >>> strayeight ahead on "worldwe exchange,." we dig into the healthcare and a.i. right after this quick break. first time i connected with kim, she told me that her husband had passed. and that he took care of all of the internet connected devices in the home. i told her, “i'm here

. >>> let's check on the headlines with nbc's frances rivera in new york with the latest good morning begin with the reaction at home to the israel-hamas war tens of thousands of people are expected to march in washington, d.c. today for a rally in support of israel. the organizers expect 100,000 people to gather at the national mall calling for the release of hostages taken by hamas. >>> after months of pressure, the justices are now bound by a formal code of conflict and the activities to avoid and recuse and reaffirming the existing rules with gifts the question is how the rules will be enforced and what happens if they break a code. >>> and the bills managed to take a lead over the broncos late in the fourth quarter on monday night football. after the broncos moved down the field, will lutz closed out the week of a record of walk-off field goals to give denver the upset win 24-22. mike, that's the news and sports headlines. back to you. >> frances, thanks so much. >>> as we head to break, today's consumer stat. 0.5% of total card spending including debit and credit cards was down

. >>> let's check on the other top headlines with frances rivera in new york with the latest. >> dom, good morning. we start with the middle east where the u.s. has conducted air strikes against targets in eastern syria. two locations were attacked. this is the third strike against iranian and iranian-linked bases in the country since hamas launched the war against israel a month ago. >>> senator tim scott will drop out of the republican presidential race despite major spending on ads in iowa and other early primary states, scott failed to make a considerable impact in any poll since beginning the campaign in may. he is the second major candidate to exit the race following mike pence last month. >>> and the major freeway in downtown los angeles caught fire. the storage yard under the i-10 going in and out of los angeles caught fire. more headaches for the drivers with the hustle and bustle of the holidays to come. >> i can very much em practice size with the traffic out there. thank you. >>> straight ahead on the show, trying to strike twice. how the co-founders of myspace i.e