. >> and we go one on one with shannon sharpe. how the nfl hall of famer has found a second act after football, with others picking up that same football. >> i look at myself as the ale version of barbara walters or an oprah winfrey. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with hallie jackson. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with those consequential moments in the middle east. the first steps in a long and copley kated process that could bring peace to a region reeling from brutal war. you are seeing some of the dramatic images here just in to us. threisraeli hostages now free and rereturned to their mother' arms after 470 days in captivity. an emotional release for them. and in gaza, where there are celebrations, as dozens of palestinian prisoner , were freed, women and children. these scenes marking the beginning of this new ceasefire deal and the end, for now, to the fighting that has killed tens of thousands of people and triggered a massive humanitarian crisis in gaza. it is not clear how long this tentative truce will ho

now you're seeing the full arsenal of shannon sharpe.s or oprah winfrey. >> love that intro. >> reporter: one of several athletes turning to a podcast playbook. >> welcome back to new heights. >> reporter: from the kelce brothers to micah parsons, pro athletes cashing in on personality, finding new fame and fortune off the field. we wanted to channel that same atmosphere with sharpe answering questions. i'm just missing one thing, good to go now? >> yes. >> it works. it definitely works. >> reporter: sharpe remembering this advice from his grandfather. >> doing something over and over doesn't mean you're working hard. that's a habit. he says, you make sure you put the time in to do it right, because you're not going to want to do it over. >> reporter: an idea echoing from the end zone to the air waves and beyond. jesse kirsch, nbc news, atlanta. >> larger than life in so many ways. thanks so much for starting your week with "early tod." i'm frances riayra >>> from nbc news, this is a special report. here's savannah guthri

it's a game changer for the nfl and super bowl champ shannon sharp on his second act as ♪♪ ♪♪ dreamsere. welcome to the goodnight club. clemency to five more people and commuting the sentences of two this morning he is posthumously pardoning the late black nationalist marcus garvey. garvey was born in jamaica and was influential to civil rights leaders including malcolm x and martin luther king, jr. he founded the universal improvement association in 1914, and through the unia, garvey pushed for racial pride and economic development for black people. he led the back to africa movement and created the black star line to take people back and forth to africa. garvey was convicted of mail fraud in 1942 and deported to jamaica. he died in 1940, also receiving pardons. today, a top virginia lawmaker and advocates for immigrant rights, criminal justice reform, and gun violence prevention. the president also commuted the sentences of two people. michelle west was serving life in prison for her role in a drug conspiracy case in the early 90s, and robin peoples was convicted of robbing banks i

sharp. >> jimmy: i'm making it too easy. ♪ ♪ shannon you made it from p.a. but yesterday there's something you should kw ♪ ♪ you're probably going to hear "basic being basic" by djo ♪ ♪ or however that song goes oh ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yes! fantastic. gonna hear it tonight. thank you very much for being here. that's fantastic. [ cheers and applause ] can i scoot through? do you mind if i -- i'm gonna cut through. excuse me for a second. how you doing? >> i'm sorry. >> jimmy: oop, sorry. that's all right. hello. probably -- i'll go the other way. how you doing? good to see you. how are you, bud? hello. hi. nice to see you. sorry i'm cutting through. hello. [ cheers ] thank -- i won't trip, thank you. nice hat! hello. sorry. all right, here we are. i'm on the other side. that's what i wanted. [ cheers and applause ] that's what i'm talking about. yes! perfect. i came just for you. >> that's nice. >> jimmy: now, what is your name, and where are you from. >> gina. >> jimmy: gina. gina. and where are you from, gina. >> old tappan, new jersey. >> ji