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. >> and i'm jessica layton. today is the last day of the israel-hamas truce and another round of exchanges is set for today. on sunday hamas released 17 hostages from captivity as israel freed 39 palestinian detainee, all of them minors let's go now to claudio lavanga. good morning what more do we know about those who have been released >> good morning, jessica among those released sunday was abigail edan, an american girl who turned 4 only last friday while she was still held hostage in gaza. now according to her great aunt, who spoke to nbc's lester holt earlier this month, both parents of abigail were shot dead by hamas gunmen when they stormed their kibbutz on october 7th she also said that abigail was in her father's arms when he was shot by the hamas gunmen, then he fell on top of her and she had to crawl out from her -- the lifeless body of her father, all full of blood. she manage to run to her neighbor's house where she hid with her neighbors inside a bomb shelter, and they were all taken, the family an

grab some leftovers, because "early today" starts right now i'm jessica layton we begin this morning with breaking news overnight. the first pause in fighting since the israel-hamas war began is under way after weeks of negotiations, a deal has been reached, and it will begin with the release of 13 hostages from gaza in just hours. as part of the agreement, israel will adhere to a four-day cease-fire, but they continue to bombard gaza until the moment that pause went into effect at midnight let's bring in nbc's claudio lavanga for more on all this it took a lot of help from several countries, including the u.s. and qatar to broker this deal what can we expect over the next couple days? >> reporter: good morning, jessica. as you mentioned, the deal has come finally into effect at midnight eastern, marking the beginning of a four-day pause in the fighting now we expect throughout the day to see the first 13 hostages who are being held by haumas in gaz to be released out of a total of 50, in exchange for the release of 150 palestinians who are currently in jail in israel. we do expect m

i'm jessica layton >> i'm phillip mena. secretary of state antony blinken has just arrived in tel aviv for his fir 24thir4d visito israel since the war began >> reporter: the secretary of state arrives as a sign of the u.s.'s continuing support for a key ally and its ability to defend itself following the october 7 terror attack that killed more than 1400 israelis but blinken pushes leaders to minimize the harm to innocent civilians. he will also call for pauses in fighting to allow more humanitarian aid in to help innocent palestinians and to allow for goegss to continue to release some 240 hamas-held hostages >> as we said fromthe start, israel has not only the right but the obligation to defend itself and also to take steps to try to make sure that this never happens again. we've seen in recent days plip civilians continuing to bear the brunt of this action and it's important that the united states is committed to making sure everything possible is done to protect civilians. >> reporter: also on the docket, according to

. >> 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

. >>> good morning i'm jessica layton >> i'm phillip mena. it took just hours for a new york jury to find disgraced crypto king sam bankman-fried guilty the man who perpetrated one of the biggest financial frauds in his history faces the possibility of over 100 years behind bars kate rooney has more >> reporter: after just a few hours of deliberation the jury came back with its verdict sam bankman-fried, once the darling of the crypto industry guilty prosecutors declaring justice served at the peak of his fame, he could afford to be irreverent. fwli >> i don't give a [ bleep ] about mu oy legacy >> reporter: we sat down with the 31-year-old, famous for his dishevelled look in just two years, he had grown ftx to one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world and formed the hedge fund, alameda >> reporter: are there any worries about conflict of interest >> you know, one big piece of this is just like, i don't run alameda. i don't work for it. >> reporter: those words coming back to haunt him in court, where prosecutors laid out a case showin

"early today" starts right now good monday morning and thanks for joining us i'm jessica layton. >> 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

. >> 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 minors. among them is a young israel american girl who lost both her parents on o

. >> hi i'm jessica layton with a look at your top stories.se of positives by hamas saying. the deal was rage after a quote, extensive u.s. diplomacy. the president cautioned that hamas is still holding some american citizens and it is unclear when they will be released. he also talked about the children who are released. and the second exchange between israel and hamas is expected sometime later today. and now back to dateline! and now back to dateline! >>>>> >> it didn't take very long, when san diego investigators asked family, friends to tell them about the missing liz sullivan. they ran into it right away. she was a complicated person right? >> oh, yes. yes. very complicated. >> complicated? liz had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, which may sound like a big deal but it isn't so uncommon. millions of people deal with it. in liz's case, her journals, private, sometimes tortured thoughts of made it clear that for all her spunk and lust for life she had been battling deep-seated issues for years. liz opened up to friends

check on the other top stories as well outside of the world of money and business with nbc's jessica layton>> good morning, dom. kchaos in the streets of irelan. rioters set a bus on fire. outrage after a man used a knife to attack five people, including three children. a 5-year-old girl was seriously hurt. far-right protesters clashed with police after the stabbing. authorities have not ruled out a motive in the stabbing attack. >>> we are getting new information about the deadly car crash at border with canada and new york. there is no link of terrorism. they turned the investigation over to local authorities. two people in the car did die in the crash that was near niagara falls. >>> what a nightcap in the nfl. san francisco barrelled past the seahawks and never looked back. they had christian mccafccaffre with two touchdowns. dom, you watched that game? >> i'm a born and raised northern california bay area guy. that is a huge niners fan. i'm worse for the wear today, but i'm happy the 49ers have control of the nfc west. jessica, thank you. >>> strayight ahead in the show the growing rif

. >> i'm jessica layton. a look at the hour's top stories. on sunday release 17 more hostages, including four year old american abigail, and in exchange israel released 39 palestinian prisoners. all of them are minors. and an attorney for former police officer derek chauvin, says his family has not gotten any updates on his condition. this since he was stabbed in prison on friday. as spokesperson for the minnesota a.g. office says they expect him to survive. now back to dateline! >> welcome back to "dateline" i'm natalie morales. >> who shot millionaire inventor bill mclaughlin? investigators were talking to his girlfriend, nanette, who was cheating on bill within other man. and when the interviewed him, he was deceptive about whether he owned a gun. meanwhile, bill's daughters were trying to get their fathers affairs in order. what they were about to find that things weren't adding up. who else had access to bills accounts? here's keith morrison with more of "deadly trust". >> on the afternoon of the day he was murdered, bill mclaughlin drov

. >> i'm jessica layton.to be released into israeli custody as part of a deal that includes a four-day pause in fighting. 50 in total could be released if hamas honors the agreement. the pause began at midnight. hundreds of trucks, carrying humanitarian relief, expected to enter gaza during the pause, saying, supplies of food, water, gas, and medical equipment, are dangerously low. back to dateline. >>>>> welcome back to dateline, i'm andrea canning. two years after hippies rocked the sum revolve in san francisco, los angeles was a city paralyzed with fear. seven victims, plus actress sharon tates unborn baby had been massacred during a merciless today killing spree. it had been over a month since the rampage and detectives were stymied. or the murders even connected? whoever was responsible for that bloody carnage remained a mystery, but soon a most unlikely source would deliver a game changing jailhouse confession. here again is keith morrison with manson. autumn of 69, it was still hot in l. a.. with a pol

. (♪♪) >> i'm jessica layton with a look at what is happening right now.etween israel and hamas is now in effect. the pause in fighting began at midnight eastern time just a half hour ago, this is part of a deal to release 50 of the more than 200 hostages held right now. kidnap during the october 7th terror attacks in southern israel. officials from qatar says the first group is set to be released later today. and now back to dateline. >>> >> welcome back to "dateline". i'm andrea canning. the police and the public seemed to have it all figured out. they believe that denise huskins and her boyfriend, aaron quinn had made up their dramatic home invasion and kidnapping story for publicity. the media even dubbed it the "the gone girl" mystery, based on the fictional story of a woman who faked her own disappearance. but detectives campos and alvarez were about to learn something that would shift the investigation. another attack, suspiciously similar to the one that denise had been describing. too similar to ignore. here is josh mankiewicz with "twisted tale".

>> jessica layton, we look at what's happening. release of the first group of hostages in a few hours. black friday, traditionally starting to mark holiday shopping season could bring to cheer for retailers. the national retail federation, forecasting holiday shoppers could spend a record 966 billion this season. that is a 4% jump from last year. now, back to dateline. >>>now, back to dateline. >>>now, back to dateline. >> welcome back to "dateline." welcome back to dateline. i'm natalie morales! who shot emma walker? the day before she died, a menacing man dressed in black showed up at her house, triggering a panicked call to her ex boyfriend, riley. then the man was gone. now detectives were about to discover something really did not tell them. and it would sense the investigation into overdrive once again, here is andrea canning with noises in the night. >> emma walker had been murdered. and all over twitter, riley was the grieving ex. >> would he change the bio two? >> living every day through emma walker. rest easy my angel, i

. ♪ ♪ >> i'm jessica layton with the hour's top stories.stage deal after a second group was released from the gaza strip on saturday. 13 israelis and four tight nationals have now returned home. 39 palestinians were also [inaudible] from israeli prisons as part of this deal. ukraine's capital suffered what officials are calling russia's largest drone attack of the war. different histories if kyiv were targeted during the early hours on saturday. ukraine's mayor says five people were hurt, including an 11-year-old girl. now, back to dateline. ine. >> 24 hours after san dreher had been shot, his condition began to deteriorate, rapidly. sam's sister cindy was there when the family decided to take him off life support. >> i hated it. i thought of him like he was one of my children. i loved him that much. >> were you able to be with sam? were you able to hold his hand and say goodbye? >> i did. >> what did you say to him? >> i made him a promise that the people responsible for his murder would pay for it. >> the news of sam's passing hit dianne

. >> i am, jessica layton, with a look at what's happening.e in burlington, vermont, are's -- the young men were walking to a dinner near the university of vermont saturday when a gunman opened fire on them. according to the arab american anti discrimination community -- two of them were wearing traditional palestinian scarves at the time. one victim is in serious condition, the other two are stable right now. no suspect is in custody at. stick around for more inside with jen psaki right after this. with jen psaki right after this. >>>>> because i switched to every-other-month cabenuva. for adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete long-acting hiv treatment you can get every other month. it's two injections from a healthcare provider. now when i have people over, hiv pills aren't on my mind. don't receive cabenuva if you're allergic to its ingredients, or if you're taking certain medicines, which may interact with cabenuva. serious side effects include allergic reactions, post-injection reactions, liver problems, and depressio

. >>> i'm jessica layton with a look at what's happening.hting has been under way since midnight. 13 hostages kidnapped by hamas are expect today be released into israeli custody later today. president biden says his fingers crossed that an american girl whose parents were killed in the october 7th attack will be among the first hostages released. today is her fourth birthday. and now back to "dateline." and now back to "dateline. i'm andrea canning. john hinckley jr. shot president reagan in a twisted attempt to impress actress jodie foster. his state of mind was a hotly debated topic. we now have new insight from hinckley himself thanks to an astonishing document written in his own hand that after all these years is seeing the light of day. here again is troy roberts with "hinckley, diary of a dangerous mind." troy roberts: on the night he was arrested, hours after trying to kill the president, john hinckley began to keep a diary. john hinckley (voiceover): march 30, 1981. rushed to dc police headquarters. spent three hours handcuffed to d

. ♪ ♪ >>> i'm jessica layton with a look at what's happening. >>> we're less than 30 minutes from theear in the u.s. and now back to "dateline." e u.. and now back to "dateline. returned to little macedonia, iowa, back in 2012, cops and neighbors alike seemed all too willing to believe she simply lost her mind, left her son with her mom and split. ryan avis: in the small community where shes from, they all kind of believed that too, and nancy never could stand up and argue. keith morrison: nancy felt lonely indeed, until one day detective doty knocked on her door. nancy raney: i was a little bit stand-offish because-- keith morrison: been down that road before? nancy raney: right. yeah. keith morrison: yeah. nancy raney: finally he said to me, he said, well, i want you to know that i dont think she left on her own. and i tell you, my attitude just changed. keith morrison: the very thing shed suspected. keith morrison: they saw what you had seen all along? nancy raney: right. keith morrison: yeah. nancy raney: so then they-- then the investigation really got going. keith morrison: an i