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this is the first, hoda and i are right here at herald square.y minute in one hour, it's starting earlier than ever. craig and sheinelle holding it down in studio 1a. happy thanksgiving, guys. >> happy thanksgiving to both of you all. >> looking great >> you too. >> we're going to get back to studio 1a in a few minutes we want to turn now to our special guest, the 97th macy's thanksgiving day parade will start with jeff gennette, chairman and ceo of macy's inc. right here at the helm great to see you, good morning. >> happy thanksgiving, savannah and hoda so great to be back with you again. >> we're happy to be with you. we're ready to have a parade, perfect weather for it tell us what this means to the employees of macy's, to you, and really to the whole country now. this is 97th year. >> on behalf of the 100,000 colleagues at macy's inc., we love the opportunity to kick in the holiday season this is an iconic event, and this is the beginning. we've got a great lineup this year. >> every year savannah and i say it's bigger and better than ever t

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hoda loves that asmr vibe you have going on there. this is a great story.ake videos i had that knowledge but i think it is just a huge passion. cliche as it is. >> right that's what matters. you have a cook book out now congrats on that what are we going to make today? for our today show >> today we're making peri-peri chicken. it's one of my favorites it is like a spicy chicken, smokey grilled. >> get into it. >> it is a great, great dish. >> okay, cool. >> start by chopping some onions this is for the sauce. so there's a lot of flavors in there. we have red onon in the blender we have roasted red peppers. chuck the onion in there then you want to grate it. >> just a little bit of -- >> yeah. so lemon zest in there then we have some rose mary which i will pop in there. loads of flavors they all melt together when we mold them. if you don't like spiced chilli, use others garlic cloves. >> this is sam's first time in the united states of america. >> wow. >> wow >> i said as a passionate food guy, been here two days from london, from oxford. what have you bee

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good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. there are intense negotiations taking place right now to extend this cease fire, which has seen hamas free some of its hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. i'm hearing from sources directly involved in these talks that progress is being made. they are hopeful but so far no new deal has been announced. after more hostages were released last night, urgent derd the fragile truce. nearly all of the 10 israelis freed yesterday were elderly there were no americans. israel released 30 palestinian prisoners. but time could be running out for more exchanges today is the last day of a six-day truce. israel has promised to resume bombing gaza to destroy and overthrow hamas. the u.s. is working to extend the cease fire and free more americans. and hostage families are making an 11th hour appeal for their loved ones to be included on precious freedom lists in tel aviv, this family held a rally in support of hostages they held orange balloons to evoke the children's hair color. kafir at

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb.e from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today". hope you have a great holiday weekend. >> it is not just any monday, by the way. cyber monday. we got a live look inside a busy amazon warehouse in robinsville, new jersey. so coming up, why this year could be the biggest online shopping day ever and the deals you need to know about. >>> and we're going to the middle east this morning. more hostages are expected to be released this morning, the final day of this four-day cease-fire. yesterday, hamas released 17 hostages including 4-year-old abigail idan who lost both parents on october 7th. >>> the shooting of three college students of palestinian decent in vermont. >>> we've got it all covered with the release of one of the hostages. but first, richard engel who joins us from israel. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. today is day four of what is supposed to be a four-day truce. and it is expected that later today, more

>> reporter: yeah, hoda. this is interesting.d access to the jeep that was seen outside the home where wilson was killed. while on the stand, strickland testified that he had shared the security code to get inside his house with about 30 other people and that his keys and armstrong's keys were often kept in a bowl in a common area of their shared house. hoda. >> morgan covering the trial in dallas, thank you, morgan. >>> just ahead, the growing debate over the reach and risks of tiktok, it's driving a new push to ban that wildly popular app. >>> but first, new images and an intense legal battle over what is being called the holy grail of shipwrecks, and tom costello is all over it. >> holy grail, holy molly, gold and silver and emeralds, billions of dollars at the bottom of the ocean and an urgent push to raise it. we're going to be talking about that, take you inside when he come back. [indecipherable di] [the wind sounds are reduced] will you marry me? [woman screams in excitement] [fountain sounds are reduced] we miss you so m

hoda, savannah, back to you?ard engel in tel aviv, richard, thank you. >>> we were just discussing 4-year-old american abigail edan she was freed on sunday, heard her aunt say she's israel's baby we're joined by her aunt and her daughter they are speaking out for the first time since abigail's release. good morning it's so good to be talking to you under these circumstances where abigail is finally free. what, if anything, have you heard about how she's doing, her condition and how it's been going in the 24 hours or so since she was released >> well, first we're thrilled she is released. we -- abigail was held hostage with a mother and her three kids and that was a blessing because she had a woman, a mother, who could hold her and comfort her in the darkness for 50 days. abigail is with family she's with her aunt, her grandmother. they met her she's been reunited with her brother and her sister, and that was magical in the sense that a brother and sister who for 50 days waited and hoped that abigail would come ho

good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. this morning fierce fighting at the israeli military says it's encircled gaza city. air strikes raining down thursday, hitting the refugee camp. un officials say their largest shelter was struck killing 20 people. hospitals are overflowing with patients as body bags lined the halls and sidewalks outside. idf officials say the strikes destroyed hamas infrastructure and killed one of its top commanders. israel is under pressure for a cease fire as antony blinken arrives in tel aviv since the surprise attack on october 7th. among the discussions, humanitarian pauses to allow people to get out. >> do we advocate pauses by both sides here, temporary, localized to be able to get americans out, to be able to get aid in? you bet you we do. >> reporter: for the third day in a row, americans are getting out. president biden says 79 americans have crossed the rafah border into egypt since wednesday. among them, a pediatrician from colorado who was treating kids in gaza. >> people panicked. and p

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hoda? >> all right, garrett haake for us there in d.c.rett, thank you. >>> the border crisis, a new surge of migrant crossings is being reported by officials in several states. and we're seeing dramatic body cam footage from state troopers in texas working to rescue multiple families on the rio grande. nbc's morgan chesky is with us from san antonio. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. our crew has seen vans with migrant, men women and children arrive at this san antonio shelter all night long. this really is a snapshot of what's happening all across the country. if they can't get in, since this shelter is at capacity, i want to show you the alternative, just beyond our camera, this is the scene. dozens of families sleeping on sidewalks, trying to get whatever shelter they can. all part of what authorities are calling a migration trend, impacting states nationwide. >> you got it. you got it. >> reporter: a race to save lives on the rio grande. texas state troopers pulling an unconscious migrant mother and her fright

the texan talks with hoda and jenna about her love for running and the 26.2-mile trek through the bigact that after it's all passed and some people are looking ahead to next year, we're focussing on the many, many stories that come out of this marathon. >> she is definitely one to highlit. sky's the limigh >>> we are learning more about the recent round of american air strikes in syria, along with the u.s. service members killed in the region it comes alongside

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a monday morning. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast is here. we keep saying thanksgiving the. >> this is the week after. here's a live look at los angeles international airport. that l.a. gridlock can be worse this week. if you are hitting the road, today may be your last chance to avoid heavy traffic. tomorrow and wednesday, the busiest days between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. we're watching a major storm that's going to snag travel, as well. al has the full forecast coming up. >>> let's start with the tributes pouring in for rosalynn carter. she was 96 years old. had just entered hospice care at home on friday after a lifetime of devoting herself to social causes, including advocates for mental health issues and the needs of elderly people. blayne alexander has more on her life and her legacy and her long marriage. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. the former

hoda >> maggie vespa for us there in chicago.aggie, thank you. >> al is keeping a close watch on all this. what do you got? >> good morning, guys. hoda, for you, new orleans, take a look this system has moved through there but they have a lot of fog. that's crescent city bridge right there. so let's show you where that system is right now moving in. you can see snow back behind chicago. icy mix. heavy showers and thunderstorms stretching all the way down to mobile, alabama, panhandle of florida. as we move down there, we have a risk of severe storms, tornadoes likely montgomery to albany mobile, alabama with the possibility of some severe weather. today heavy rain and wind moving toward the east coast with snow, interior sections of the northeast, icy conditions as airport delays in new york, philly really impacted d.c., raleigh down to atlanta, chicago and detroit. big hubs if you're going to be driving, i-80, i-40 all going to be mess is the system gets out of here by this afternoon and evening but gusty winds behind it that wi

hoda? >> gabe gutierrez for us there in d.c. gabe, thank you. >>> in the meantime, we are learning more this morning about israel's raid on the largest hospital in gaza. israeli defense forces releasing this video, showing what it says are weapons and equipment hidden by hamas, throughout al shifa hospital, where people are being served right now. nbc's chief international correspondent, keir simmons, has more on that and the new violence inside israel overnight. keir, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. that operation in al shifa hospital continues and the death toll continues to mount. this morning, we're hearing that 50 israeli soldiers have now been killed inside gaza since the ground operation began. and overnight, we're hearing of an air raid, killing 50 palestinians in east gaza, and another in south gaza, killing 26 palestinians. meanwhile, this morning, news of a shooting here in israel. gunfire this morning at a check point south of jerusalem, frightened bus passengers taking killed three assailan

>> in a word, hoda, it's costs last year's returns cost $800 billion. a lot of returns. that cost $5 to $9 to ship, $2 to $3 to process and don't get me started on those who try to scam the system they order an expensive item then they try to return something less expensive >> wait. what are you talking about >> it is like you order a pair of nice black pants and then you put in a cheap pair of black pants and return it. it is certainly fraud that adds up the cost for all of us. we're all probably guilty of it. it's called bracketing you order multiple of the same item in multiple colors. knowing that you will keep one and return two >> my wife is a bracketer. but is that against the law? >> that is when we were tentative about do you really want to online order they want to make it so simple those days are limited now. >> so how might we see this manifest itself? >> yeah. apparel companies starting leading the way. they were quick to introduce these fees because apparel sees such a high rate of return but now you are seeing it at j. crew nordstrom rack

hoda. >> tom costello for us on that story.olas cassadine on "general hospital." he later starred on the nbc soap opera, "days of our lives." he was an advocate for mental health and addiction treatment. tyler christopher was just 50 years old. >>> all right, >>> all right, six minutes after the hour let's turn to the world series the texas rangers are one win away from their first championship thanks to a big night at the plate in game four. >> rangers ahead, 7-0. crushes a ball to left field to the wall, good-bye. it is a route in game four. >> marcus semien led the way for texas with a home run and triple, the rangers beating the diamondbacks, 11-7 they can close out the series tonight in arizona with a win. >> so good so good. ladies, i hope you didn't get your fill of sweets last night. >> never >> i'm told carson daly has a very special boost, halloween treat coming up on "popstart." >> really? is it edible >> yes, it is. >> okay. >> now you got excited. >> i did >> i want to make sure. >>> we are going to share a really

hoda is off. so, laura, you have the morning boost. >> this is a good one.by brother for a spin and it worked like a charm. the baby immediately calmed down maybe out of fright? and just sat back and enjoyed the ride and big sister didn't have to put down her capri sun i love that. >> it reminds me of that, "you see me rolling". >> can't it weird i want to now do that? >> i want a capri sun. >> that's good, too. >>> coming up in "popstart," wait until you see how some stars celebrated the holidays, including the queen of thanksgiving herself martha stewart's incredible spread. >>> hopefully she has enough pies, but first, harry smith went back to college to learn the origin of the legendary "we are penn state" chant. why it is so much more than a football rallying cry, right after this (vo) get in the holiday spirit with chex cereal's 12 days of surprises! learn easy recipes, get festive freebies, and more. shop specially marked boxes of chex cereal today. i've never been healthier. shingles doesn't care. but shingrix protects. proven over 90% effective, shi

hoda has the morning off. perhaps she was watching the cmas.eat show. >> i wouldn't be surprised. the highlight of the show, the tribute to the late legendary jimmy buffett. we'll show you all the highlights and the winners coming up. >>> but first, our top story. a heated republican debate. five candidates, minus donald trump, clashing in miami over foreign policy, abortion access, a lot of personal attacks, too. >> as for the front-runner himself, the former president was a few miles down the road rallying his supporters in a bid to up stage his rivals. >> we've got all the highlights. we'll stop with nbc's senior national correspondent, tom llamas, who was in the room for the face-off. hi, tom. good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah and craig, good morning to you guys. we saw a side to former ambassador nikki haley that many voters likely have never seen. what happens when someone crosses the line, both her wardrobe and even her daughter, dragged into last night's debate. as you're wabtd to see, she had enough, though most of last night wa

the two will speak to hoda kotb on the last conversations with perry, just a couple of weeks ago.will talk about the great loss of their colleague and friend. >> it was great. he was happy. chipper. he didn't seem weighed down by anything. he was in a really good place. which is why this seems so unfair. >> you can watch the interview tomorrow morning on the "today" show on nbc. >>> a medical treatment could save thousands of lives. the fda is looking at a cure for sickle cell decides. a cell developed by vertex. sickle cell blocks the blood flow in your body. the cell uses technology to edit dna and get rid of the parts that cause sickle cell. if approved, it would be green lit by the fda to use that technique. it could be allowed for clinical use as soon as december 8th. >>> up next, back to breaking news sur rounding the raiders. >>> late night news shaking up the nfl. the raiders made a huge change. they fired the head coach and the general manager. >> here's the deal. it needed to be done. but it's going to cost mark davis a lot of money. the raiders are fed up. skw that guy.

both producers were by his side during the run and now they're speaking out, talking exclusively with hodab in an interview, about the complete blindside when they learned of his death. >> i was just in utter shock, you know, my first impulse was to text him, honestly. and then deep sadness, so much sadness. it's hard to grasp. one minute he's here and happy, and then, poof, and doing good in the world. really doing good in the world. >> it is still hard to believe, because he was -- he was such a sort of alive person that it's hard to believe he's not here. >> you can watch hoda's exclusive interview coming up on "today," including the final conversations had with perry at 7:00 this morning, right after us here on "today in the bay." >> it's got to be so hard for the people that knew him. big loss. >>> well, it is 5:49 right now. and festivities for dia de los muertos begins today. the annual day of the dead celebrations through tomorrow, they continue. now, it is time to celebrate and honor loved ones who have died. the holiday roots back to mesoamerican civilization. >> during these two

coming up after today in the bay, savannah, hoda and al will have a sneak peek before the fun kicks offck in with jimmy fallon, before he jumps on his float. that is all ahead here on nbc bay area. >> we will take a turn now and talk about more on the vehicle explosion on the rainbow bridge at the u.s. canada border. it happened just before noon yesterday. a car, sped towards a border checkpoint on the u.s. side of niagara falls. it hit a booth and exploded. that driver and the passenger were killed. the fbi this morning say there does not appear to be terrorism related. the governor of new york revealed no explosives were found at the scene, one of the victims is from new york. niagara falls police are now treating the crime as a traffic investigation. >> they just finished their scene, swab in for explosives. they tell me there was no evidence, no evidence of chemicals or substances used by terrorists to create an explosion. this is another sign that confirms that this is not terrorist related. >> the niagara frontier transportation authorities say they have increased security systemw

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hey, morgan. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. nearly two weeks o testimony resulting in two hours of deliberation. coming up, the key piece of evidence helping a jury find kaitlyn armstrong guilty in the death of pro cyclist anna moriah wilson. >>> and then ahead with millions of americans set to shop for thanksgiving this weekend, we will take you behind the scenes at america's largest grocery chain. an exclusive look at the revolutionary ways walmart is keeping with record demand up >>> coming up, the star of "the crown". >> she will be right here live to talk about the show's final season, its take on the people's princess and those controversial scenes but, first, your local news. ♪♪ each curve of the bottle, each drop, sourced and bottled for the perfect taste. ♪♪ curating an experience, that's timeless. saratoga, the official water of bravo's top chef world all stars. (buzz) are you guys telling secrets? mine is that honey nut cheerios can help lower cholesterol. saratoga, the official water (leslie) that's not a secret. it

hoda has the day off. we have tom llamas here.ving. so many families, in fact, we're hoping to set a guinness world record. it will be an inspiring way to start the week. >>> let's get right to our news at 8:00. israel launched new air strikes in gaza overnight. but it agreed to humanitarian pauses. that move could provide relief to civilians in the war zone. and to families of hamas hostages. keir simmons joins us from jerusalem this morning. keir, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. i think the hope for those hostage families here in israel and around the world whose loved ones were taken on terror attacks where 1,400 people died is the way the white house is talking about this, talking about it as a significant first step. being clear, frankly, that it does hope for more than just a four-hour pause per day. but listen to the israelis. we haven't heard so much detail from them. they are being more cautious in the way they describe them talking about tactical and localized pauses. both the white house

savannah guthrie and hoda kotb and cher taking place. >> and another holiday event happening in memphiss is the first ever televised concert from elvis presley's estate. casey musgraves, cane brown, john legend are among those who will be ushering in the holiday and honoring elvis' legendary status. big legend there. >>> also. for christmas at rockefeller center special, that starts at 7:00 p.m. kelly clarkson takes over hosting duties at 8:00 for the tree lighting. "christmas at graceland" airs at 10:00 p.m. >>> if you're nice and cozy in the bay area, maybe stay in. it will be cold tonight. >> it will be cold, but that sets the tone for the tree lights we have going on, whether you're watching it on tv or going to the chase center or other areas around the bay. we are going to have an all clear evening, but we'll be watching out for a few spotty showers in the forecast tomorrow. the weekend is looking nice, but at times we may see some passing rain. not a big storm coming our way, but we'll be watching it. >> sounds good. >> thanks for joining us. we're online 24/7. another one in the

wonderful and you're going to want to stay right here, tuned to nbc to catch the parade, join savannah, hodajoin the show before jumping on his own float, that's ahead here on nbc. this is probably my favorite time of year we've got all the food and football and parades and traditions and all that. then we have all of the holidays right in front of us >> and most importantly, a chance for everybody to really, really think about what they're thankful for thankful for espe 7 day old tuna casserole! how'd you know that?! even my nose is strong! you need hefty ultra strong! it has arm & hammer continuous odor control! hefty! hefty! hefty! oh, and uhhh... toby needs a bath! stay one step ahead of stinky. >>> a major new development in the talks to free dozens of hostages held by hamas when will th

kelly clarkson will host with special appearances from today's savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. >>> san francisco holiday favorite is coming back, talking about the lighting of the holiday tree in union square. this is the 34th year of the great tree lighting ceremony. the festive atmosphere will be through the start of next year and tonight's ceremony starts 6:00. >>> we are covering preparations for next week's apec summit from all angles. that includes one symbol of pride making a return just in time for the big event. illuminate sf will reinstall this, display of rainbow lasers along san francisco market street. first made its debut during pride last year, organizers say the plans are to go live next monday. it will happen next monday with the display running through thursday night. because darkness comes so much earlier this time of year, more people will be able to take this in. pretty cool. >>> golf lovers, now is your chance to tee off at oracle ball park, back 9 is coming back for a second year. here is how it works, caddies take players and teams of four to nine different elev

kelly clarkson will host with special appearances from savannah guthrie and hoda. it is crazy to hear that christmas music when you are saying more great weather today. >> let's look at that foreforec. the sun is out there, but it is a chilly 42 degrees there. san jose good morning in the south bay. 48 to start. also starting to feel like christmas. look, they set up the tree right there. but those changes will start to come about. let's get you hour by hour through this sunday. we're still sticking with the 60s throughout the coast. make your way into this afternoon with a few more high clouds passing through. so it will feel a touch different than what we had yesterday. but there are major changes already forming in the pacific. we're seeing this low pressure system developing and it is going to tap into warm moisture out there. let's get you a closer look. it will tap into some moisture coming as far south as hawaii. right there, mostly headed our way for tuesday. the pattern and where this is heading is trending a little bit more to the north and a little bit t

. >> coming up -- >> out there >> coming up after today in the bay, savannah and hoda and all this morning have a sneak peek before the fun kicks off. check in with jimmy fallon, he's got his own flow. he will jump on that. all ahead on nbc bay area. >> we are taking a turn now, learning more about the vehicle explosion on the radar bridge of the u.s. canada border at niagara falls. it happened just before noon yesterday. a car was entering the border from the u.s. side, hit a booth, and exploded. the driver and the passenger were both killed. the fbi saying it does not appear to be related to -- the governor of new york reveal that no explosives were found. one of the victims is from western new york. niagara falls police are now treating the crash as a traffic investigation. >> they just finished scene swapping for explosives, and they say there is no evidence, no evidence, of chemicals or substance use by terrorist to create explosion. this is [inaudible] confirms this is not terror elated. >> reporter: the -- niagara frontier transportation authority has increased [inaudible] >> back t

"today's" savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, along with names like cher and barry manilow are taking part>> i love christmas in general. i love that i'm getting to perform. i think hosting the whole e haven't, my family is going to be there, it's our first christmas to be here and hang out at christmastime. it's magical in the city. you just walk around and the lights, everything makes you feel good. >> following tonight's christmas at rockefeller center special, another live holiday event is happening in memphis. preparations are under way for christmas at graceland, the first ever televised concert from elvis presley's estate. kacey musgraves, post malone, john legend among those who will be ushering in the holiday and honoring pressley's legacy. the christmas at rockefeller center special starts at 7:00 p.m. kelly clarkson will take over the tree lighting at 8:00. then christmas at graceland airs at 10:00 p.m. certainly a lot to get you into the holiday spirit. >> my hometown, memphis. graceland is not far from my parents' home. >> they probably won't be able to get anywhere close to i

"all the homes have gone," says hoda. top of me, my daughter, the flower "of our household, died. "we came here to live humiliated in tents, with no water, "food and just the clothes we were wearing." each generation here knows a conflict that is decades old and has now flared up again. stealing lives, hope, theirfuture. mark lowen, bbc news, jerusalem. a little more on that new one of the main roads heading north and south is open today for four hours to let those people, said to be more than 100,000 people still trying to stay safe in the north of the gaza strip, some of them will be trying to leave. with me now is mark lowen. there were dangers and difficulties on the road the last time it was opened, no guarantee the safe route is safe. , ., , is safe. yesterday they tried, the israelis, is safe. yesterday they tried, the israelis. they _ is safe. yesterday they tried, the israelis, they tried _ is safe. yesterday they tried, the israelis, they tried to _ is safe. yesterday they tried, the israelis, they tried to allo

he sat down that november with today show co-anchor hoda, then a dateline correspondent. >> it has beenorrect. >> he pretty much shrugged when it came to finding stacey. >> i would be looking at a beach. >> what do you mean? >> a beach somewhere warm. >> you think she ran off with someone and is enjoying herself on the beach somewhere? >> i believe that. but i'm guessing. >> he said he had no idea why she took off. he did not see the point in shedding any tears. dishing the dirt, that he could do. >> stacey was spoiled, stacey wanted what she got, she wanted a boot, job i got her job, she wanted a tummy tack, she got that. stacey loved militant shun, and we did all -- she wanted, she had it. >> in what had become a pattern, he repeated offensive comments about her, once he had already shared with pastor and other reporters. >> stacey was on an emotional rollercoaster from month to month, and i'm not trying to be funny here but it seemed to go with her menstrual cycle if she was a pmf thing, she wanted a divorce. if she was, not everything was -- romantic and happy. >> reporter joe rosy

"all the homes have gone," says hoda.has been pulled in _ and today goes to turkey. yeah, he has been pulled in two _ and today goes to turkey. yeah, he has been pulled in two different i has been pulled in two different directions. israel's prime minister has publicly said they will be no humanitarian causes until the hostages are released, the 240 hostages are released, the 240 hostages seized on the 7th of october by hamas the strategy is to try to balm hamas to the negotiating table, a risky strategy —— bomb. in the other direction the arab countries he spoke to injordan, egypt, qatar, turkey later today, saying there needs to be an immediate ceasefire, aid delivery is the priority. trying to go somewhere between the two by advocating humanitarian short—term pauses rather than ceasefire because as you heard in the report of the ceasefire would potentially allow hamas to regroup. trying to show the steadfast support for israel, the us is as well�*s most important ally, but also trying to show he is alive to the sufferi