nearly 3 million travelers today and complicating things, very bad weather. rain and snow are pummeling the northeast and we'll have a live report in a moment. first. >> every day i wake up it's the same day, and i wait a minute or two to listen for the familiar sounds i'm used to hearing on there is nothing. >> this is the first birthday he is not going to be with us. to be the last one, we need to bring him home. >> every one of them need to come home and not in coffins. >> dana: hoping against hope israeli families welcoming a deal to free at least 50 women and children after six weeks of uncertainty. bill is off today. good morning, john. >> john: good morning, dana. john roberts, "america's newsroom." we'll see how this day unfolds in the hours ahead. diplomatic breakthrough was negotiated by qatar with help from the united states and egypt. the pause scheduled to last for four days initially. israel says it is willing to extend the truce in exchange for more hostages. hamas claims the process will start at 10:00 a.m. local time tomorrow morning. that start time has not been confirmed by israel. in the meantime, heavy fighting still underway in gaza. team fox coverage now the former secretary of state mike pompeo is here with us with analysis. first let's go to jeff paul in tel aviv for more on this deal. jeff. >> we're expecting an update from benjamin netanyahu a little later today. these will be the first comments he makes after his government took more than six hours to debate this hostage deal. ultimately approving it around 3:30 a.m. local time. under this deal, israel will get 50 of their hostages back. mostly women and children. in exchange, israel will be releasing 150 palestinian prisoners. the hostages we understand will be freed in groups of 10 to 20 over the span of 4 to 5 days. during that time, and each time the hostages are released, there will be a pause in the fighting. prime minister netanyahu, under increasing pressure from the families of the hostages said it was a tough decision, it was the right decision. but he also added there campaign to root out hamas will continue. >> we are at war and will continue this war until we achieve all our goals to eliminate hamas, to bring back all of our hostages, and missing people, and to insure in gaza there will be no factor that threatens israel. >> hamas released a statement regarding the agreement saying in part we affirm that our fingers remain on the trigger and our victorious fighters remain on the lookout to defend our people and defeat the occupation. for the civilians who call gaza home they are running low on essentials to live. the pause in fighting could allow more fuel, food and clean water to enter so many right now in gaza are suffering and now welcoming the news of an agreement. >> we have been waiting for it for over a week. we have been waiting for a cease-fire every day. cease-fire and nothing was happening. >> the first group of hostages could be released as soon as tomorrow. in previous releases this is what we've seen. they go to the rafah crossing. from the rafah crossing they cross into egypt. from there they're flown to israel. go to a medical center and hospital to get checked out. once they are healthy enough they will talk with israeli security members to not only tell them how they're feeling and what they experienced but what they have seen while in captivity. >> john: we'll see what the israeli prime minister has to say just ahead. jeff, thank you. >> dana: let's bring in former secretary of state mike pompeo. "wall street journal" writing today the hostage deal. inoh center will be freed, terrorists get a chance to regroup. also saying that even as israelis rejoice for the women and children who will return home, they know hamas is rejoicing, too. its war crimes have been rewarded. a very difficult decision for the israelis. do you think there is a lot more perhaps that they know behind the scenes that gives them comfort that this is the right move at this time? >> dana, good morning. i'm confident they do. i'm confident that the security folks in israel, prime minister netanyahu understand the mission set. the complete annihilation of hamas. unmitigated joy of the families when they see loved ones return if it happens as they have described it is unimaginable. something we should all remember in america. the hamas folks don't feel that way. the excruciating nature of this decision the israeli leadership had to go through. hamas leaders are just about killing, destruction and rape and don't value human life the way we do. it sets the mission and context against the release happens. i'm so happy this is going to happen. i pray hamas will for a first time live up to a promise it's made. the devil in this deal will prove to be in the details just as that devil sits in tehran today. make no mistake about it, the israelis must continue their effort. the reason these hostages are coming home, if they do. the reason they'll be returned to the families is because of the good work the israelis have done to put pressure on hamas leadership over the past six plus weeks. >> dana: there is a 3-year-old american girl being held. she will turn four on friday. she might be released and she won't be the one talking to the media. as i understand it, several past experiences would lead us to believe adult hostages that are released, women and older children that will be released in the first 50 likely they have been given instruction by hamas to go on air to talk about how wonderfully trerp treated because they warned loved ones left behind, men, brothers, husbands, fathers, will be in danger if they don't. i think that's something we all need to keep in mind as we start to hear from them. >> that's a good thought to hold. these folks will not only have been through the horrors of detention by the terrorists but under continued pressure, as will the israeli leadership and families of the hostages to speak about this in a way that does its level best to get the remaining 150-some hostages home as well. a terrible conundrum. we'll learn about the conditions of detention of all of these hostages when and if these folks are ultimately released. i pray it is so. only continued pressure will get the remaining hostages home. we need to bring them home now and hamas needs to release them now and the butchers in tehran need to support that. >> dana: as soon as the pause starts you can bet there will be voices calling for a permanent cease-fire and israel won't except that. they have determined they will destroy hamas. that will happen. again it's another situation where israel will be under a lot of pressure perhaps even by the biden administration. i wanted to ask you about this. over in the region sabrina singh, the unities has been attacked approximately 66 times since october 17th and 34 separate times in syria and 32 times in iraq. these are all the attacks happening against americans. what do you think about the retaliatory strikes that we're doing? should we be doing more? >> dana, so long as the iranians continue to attack america we have to put pressure on the regime itself. this is an important point. there will be if this deal moves forward there will be a cease-fire, a pause, a truce call it whatever you will, moments where there won't be israeli attacks into gaza. iranians won't stop their efforts across the world. this is a localized effort to get a group of hostages home. i suspect these attacks on americans will continue. until this administration dosage that all of this, the horrors of october 7th, missiles flying in from hezbollah into israel out of lebanon today, the rockets that the yemen is firing into saudi arabia and the ship tee took in the straight these are iranian backed attacks. we will get americans killed if the administration refuses to put pressure on the regime itself. if we just wonder by firing missiles into empty warehouses it won't stop the attacks on americans from iran. >> dana: great to have your expertise here this morning. thank you. >> happy thanksgiving. >> dana: and to you, thank you. >> john: it is one of the busest travel days of the year. tens of millions of americans getting out of town for thanx giving but you knew there will be a but. a major storm system could disrupt plans. c.b. cotton and laguardia airport in new york city. a lot of horrible weather we had yesterday moved out to sea. how is it looking there? >> i can tell you security lines are moving fairly quickly here at laguardia. newark and jfk some terminals have wait times of 20 to 30 minutes and bracing for the congestion to increase. the lingering storm system continues to push east. according to tracking site flight aware right now more than 600 flights across the country are delayed and 40 flights canceled while a large storm system that arrived tuesday evening continues to clear the east coast. this morning bringing rainshowers and winds along the i-95 corridor. parts of new england waking up to sleet and snow. major airports in orlando, atlanta, washington, d.c. and new york could be impacted. if you are driving aaa says the best way to avoid traffic back-ups is hit the road before 11:00 a.m. heavy rainfall along the east coast means you might want to wait until evening to get behind the wheel. those flying paid more for tickets. the rising cost for a flight, aaa says millions are shelling out. >> people have a desire to travel. they are willing to make cuts in other areas of their life perhaps cut back their budget in different areas, 4.7 million are expected to fly. that number is significant. that's a jump from 2022, 6% jump. >> this holiday season's record travel comes as airlines deal with congested airspace and shortage of air traffic controllers. travel experts tell us check your flight status before you leave home and bring your patience for any unexpected travel hiccups. back to you. >> bill: i decided to drive home this afternoon and stay there for four days. we'll be traveling over christmas. so there is that to look forward to. cb, good to talk to you. thank you so much. >> dana: president bidens caption to nantucket for thanksgiving. the problems with the polling aren't going anywhere. what voters are telling them. new york city under a heightened threat environment. what police are doing to keep folks safe. most americans trying to avoid policy at the thanksgiving table and we'll give you advice on diffusing the awkward situations. ♪ hi, i'm jason. i've lost 228 pounds on golo. ♪ i don't ever want to go back to wearing a 4xl shirt or not being able to climb up stairs without taking a break. so i'm committed to golo for life. another excuse, i mean, reason for my family to crave a little pizza time. well, i've got one. my cuisinart indoor pizza oven, ready to bake up some bubbly, cheesy, savory sauciness with that perfect artisan crispy crust in about five minutes. it's great for snack time, dinner time, game time. me time. anytime. it's always time for home baked pizza. >> dana: even though the supreme court rejected president biden's $4 hundred billion student loan bail-out new guidelines are making it easier for borrowers to claim bankruptcy to get out of paying their debt. >> good morning, dana. one thing to know in this political debate over student debt. despite the ruling president biden has so far wiped out $127 billions in loans and not done. most of that debt is owed not to a bank but to you as a taxpayer. when the administration forgives a loan, it doesn't disappear. it comes out of your pocket to the federal treasury. right now student debt exceeds $1.6 trillion. one way to reduce that acarding to the president is allow students to walk away through bankruptcy. the administration is issuing new guidelines allowing borrowers to claim undue hardship by filing a document. if expenses exceed income and they've shown a good faith effort to pay the feds can cancel that loan. critics say it's too easy. >> there should be a very high bar when it comes to federal student loans because basically you are talking about not repaying innocent people, taxpayers, the money that they gave to borrowers for that borrower to do something they thought would be highly profitable for them. >> how is the president reducing student debt? one, resetting balances for underwater loans. forgiving loans for borrowers who paid for 20 years. reducing payments in low paying jobs. canceling debts for those who enter public service and students who attend so-called predatory colleges. >> countless conversations with borrowers who had lives turned up side down because of debt that burdens them because of the historic failures of our student loan system and predator schools. >> the battle is not over. who gets paid, is it fair for those who never attended college. so if your dinner tomorrow gets boring, bring this up at the table and everyone has an opinion, i'm sure. >> dana: i know where my family is on that. we wouldn't have much debate but we would rant a lot. >> we have nine weeks to go before the primary. given the delayed nature of the 24 race. i think after new year's a lot of folks will decide. >> john: new hampshire governor sununu today as the presidential campaign kicks into holiday mode. meet and greet opportunities for the candidates coming up in the next few days. less than two months, wow, can you believe it, before the iowa caucuses. a new fox poll of primary voters shows former president trump running away with the nomination at 62% and desantis sits at 14%. rich lowry the editor and chief is with us. chris sununu said there is still a lot of opportunity for the other candidates to move up. trump is not 5, 10 or 15 points out in front. he is nearly 50 points out front. those are incumbent numbers, not i'm a candidate numbers. >> yeah, exactly. iowa and new hampshire the end to break but what is supposed to be a competitive primary with the frontrunner this far ahead about 60%. it's just astonishing. now, the iowa/new hampshire look more competitive but trump has a strong position in both of those states as well. so far this thing is just broken down ideally for his purposes. iowa, to have nikki haley and ron desantis as they have been in a couple of polls tied in second place. evenly splitting the vote is an ideal scenario for trump. >> john: some people might say it's over before it gets started and word erred that myself. as we know with the primary process, a lot of different things can happen. for example, nikki haley is -- her numbers are getting much better. bob vander plaats in iowa just endorsed ron desantis as did kim reynolds. >> i'm thrilled to throw my personal endorsement and support behind governor ron desantis of florida. we need to find somebody who can win in 2024. desantis took a reliable toss-up state in florida and made it complete red, won by 20 points. won in demographics we haven't won in. >> john: he has a good record. endorsed cruz in 2016. he won iowa. didn't win the nomination. and as we know, iowa is one of those states where retail politics means a lot and desantis plans on doing a full grass lead if he hasn't already visiting all 99 counties. that's how others won. >> they santana has done everything right in iowa. he has visited all 99 or 98. he has done retail politics. endorsement of the popular governor, endorsement of a very important social conservative leader as we heard there. but the question is can he budge off his current number. he is tied at 17 with nikki haley. he needs to get some separation and then make the case i'm the only guy in iowa that has a chance against trump and see if he can make the surge. mike huckabee and rick santorum. nikki haley is rising everywhere. hard to see her winning iowa but could finish second in iowa based on current trends. she is ascending. >> john: sometimes they become about momentum. new fox news polls has disastrous news for joe biden. high disapproval among every key voting block. 63% disapproval among men. 62% voters under age 45. college degree holders 57%, black voters 41%. an interesting point of comparison. this time in 1967, lyndon johnson had 42% approval, 46% disapproval, four months later he bowed out and said he wouldn't seek re-election. his numbers are better than biden's. >> amazing. biden -- it's a business mall across the board. the big factor. they can figure maybe the economy gets better or if they run against trump they can make him unacceptable. the thing that won't change that can only get worse is concern about his age, right? he won't get any younger. we saw the birthday cake yesterday. looked like it had a blow torch with 81 candles. doesn't matter what the press coverage is people can see with their own eyes how frail he looks and that -- democrats are rolling the dice with their own -- pretending he can serve another four years. >> john: i said you put any more candles on the cake it could contribute to global warning. people said who puts 81 candles on a cake? and then there you go. >> didn't get an 8 and 1 candle for two candles. >> john: that's what you do when kids turn 13. thank you. have a great thanksgiving. >> dana: felons are entering through the southern border. a closer look at how israel is using a.i. on the battlefield and why some critics say that technology crosses a line. wondee a few seconds to pray with me real quick. in the name of the father and son, holy spirit. amen. lord jesus, come to us now. help us to surrender ourselves completely to you. help us to listen to your voice. even when we're distracted or tired, we pray this in the name of the father and of the son of the holy spirit. amen. thank you so much. i just want to encourage you that if you want to join me in more prayer, check out hallow it's the number one prayer app in the world. 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>> recently we've seen a.i. write term papers, alter videos. now it is waging war. this is a real turningpoint in history. >> we've never seen this type of acceleration of targeting of surveillance. >> for the first time artificial intelligence is on the battlefield in a major war. it is going to change the way humans fight each other, for better or worse. matt is from the institute for the study of war and specializes in the middle east and conflicts of the future. for the last two years he has watched israel pump huge sums of money into an a.i. program created specifically for its military. so israel calls this fire factory designed to process huge amounts of information so they can act more quickly and more efficiently. >> fire factory is the centerpiece of the israeli defense forces revolution on artificial intelligence for military operations, bringing in intelligence from open source, communications, satellites, surveillance cameras, folks on the ground, bringing it all together to make rapid decisions in the war. >> fire factory analyzes data to choose targets for lethal munitions. >> israel insists its commanders have final say but some see a leap in technology that crosses a line humans should not cross. >> life and death decisions should only be made by humans. >> max is president of the future of life institute which op opposes all a.i. in weapons. >> they lack context and the human values that have to go into these decisions. >> they acknowledge the ethical conundrum. today we watch israel. tomorrow china. china has built its military future around a.i. >> xi has put a.i. as the center point of his modernization of the chinese military. he wants to be faster, smarter than the united states. >> and the united states, he says, must prepare to defend itself for the a.i. future. back to you, dana and john. >> bill: this is all moving very quickly. douglas, thank you. >> dana reads sports. >> dana: well, john, a college basketball heavy weight showdown ends in chaos. marquette and kansas get into a brawl at an invitational. marquette took down kansas jayhawks, what? 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joining me now is a political commentator and author of a book "politics for people who hate politics." a lot of people do. i don't think i've ever had a situation like this amongst family. but it does happen? >> my family tends to agree on most issues as well but it does happen. we all have some degree of difference in how we think. the key is not whether or not we agree but how we disagree. >> dana: so if somebody brings up something especially let's talk about the war, for example. if you have a young person from college saying that they think that israel is in the wrong here, how do you deal with it? >> something i have had to personally deal with as i talk about these issues all the time. how do i speak about the issue from the perspective of humility, curiosity and honor? my whole spiritual world is focused on speaking the truth in love. i don't always nail it. my book is all about how many mistakes i've made and what i learned in the process. the way that i would engage. i would seek to understand what's underneath that comment. what are you trying to say? expressing empathy for the other side? a perspective i should share? something i can see your perspective and disagree and cling to the relationship to present receive the unity? >> dana: curiosity, humility and love. it is good for people to have a good go change the subject line. everyone might have an opinion about travis kelce and taylor swift. or where do you want to travel to in 2024? what are you looking forward to in 2024? >> we're not all that disciplined. sometimes we the end to dig in and like a dog on a bone. i have definitely been that way more often than not in my political career. as long as we don't really need to have a distraction if we're really engaged and our intention is to understand and love that other person and meet them where they are. again, unity does not connote conformity. it is important to speak the truth. that's an important part. otherwise we feel like we compromise ourselves. >> dana: this woman said her four adult children have not spent the holidays with her since she voted for donald trump in 2020 and i love my children and these have been the worst years of my life. but hopefully this year they will get back together. i don't want anyone to lose a friend or family member because of politics. that's something we should not do. what about if you know someone is a troublemaker, if you know someone is coming to dinner that you are anxious today because you know that person will be there, any tips for that? >> we all have that friend, don't we? >> you know, there is nothing you can do about what people will say. we're only responsible for keeping our eyes on our own paper and speaking the truth that we have in love. there is nothing you can do. the best way that i found is saying way, you know we'll disagree on this issue and i can speak until i'm blue in the face and i won't change your mind and you won't change my mind. let's figure out how to respectfully disagree andling to the relationship part of this whole situation. >> dana: or you could throw mashed potatoes in their face. >> it probably won't help. >> dana: i love the characteristics something to keep in mind as we go through the holiday season and beyond into the election year. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> john: mashed potatoes are too good to throw in somebody's face. how about cranberry jelly? the holiday rush kicking into high gear and with it police presence. what new york city is doing to protect the bustling tourist hot spots. a spike in crime across california is robbing the golden state of its luster. now the people who live there want a do over. leo terrell gets into all of that coming up next. this is your season to smile -- to raise a toast and gather together, to wrap up the fun and round up the gang. to help get you ready, your aspen dental team is celebrating 25 years of affordable care with an epic anniversary savings event. right now, new patients without insurance get a free full exam and x-rays. plus, everyone can get 20% off their treatment plan. but hurry, because while the season won't last, the memories you make together will. aspen dental. book today. >> dana: new york city on high alert as the frantic hustle and bustle of the holidays is in full swing here. officials say there are no specific threats. lauren green live in manhattan. organizers are preparing for tomorrow's thanksgiving day parade on high alert and watching out for all of us. hi, lauren. >> that is right. here on the upper west side of manhattan, ahead of the parade, police are out in full force. the balloons for that parade will inflated today for the parade tomorrow. looming over this festive atmosphere is the threat of terror because of the war in the middle east. take a listen to the mayor. >> the threats the deputy mayor and commissioner and whole team at nypd and deputy commissioner wiener have been monitoring these threats. we have a joint terrorist task force. monitoring a lot of chatter. >> the war between israel and hamas has created tensions and strife around the world and here in the united states. new york city and state officials are challenged with insuring a safe environment for millions during one of the most watched and attended events of the year. at a time when there is marked increase in the threat of terror. for nearly 100 years the macy's thanksgiving day parade has been the centerpiece of the holiday season kickoff in new york. despite the threat of extremist activities officials say there is no credible threat. later today mayor adams will have a press briefing to talk to the press about the precautions the city is taking to insure people have a festive and enjoyable and secure holiday season. >> dana: you are in the best part of new york today watching the balloons be blown up. thanks, lauren. >> it is the nerve center, yes. >> dana: have a great time out there. [crowd shouting] >> john: fed up communities in california seeking to recall progressive prosecutors as a spike in violent crime. let's bring in civil rights attorney and former history professor leo terrell. the latest soft on crime prosecutor is the d.a. of alameda county includes oakland, california, pamela price. her election was backed by wait for it, george soros, leo. >> thanks for having me, john. i live in california. there is a strong correlation between the increase in crime in california and soft on crime prosecutors backed by george soros. alameda county, san francisco, l.a. county, there is a spike because they don't prosecute crime. john, in california it's legal to steal. if you steal -- shoplift under $950 you won't go to jail. they do not punish criminals in california. this d.a. in alameda county has only been in office one year and subject to a recall petition and guess what? people of all different colors are promoting this recall. >> john: we should say the actual law says that under $950 is a misdemeanor. how many prosecutors aren't prosecuting misdemeanors. oakland, california, where she is the d.a. 2022 to 223. aggravated up, rape up. total violent crime up 22%. here is what she says, pamela price, about her performance. people of alameda county elected me to do this work and we're doing it and so thank you. the soft on crime prosecutors, leo, they are watching their juris jurisdictions fall apart around them. what part don't they get? >> first of all, they play a smoke and mirror game. they claim the system is racist. it is unfair to people of color. guess who is being hurt? people of color. guess who is promoting the recall petition against her? people of color. they are being hurt because police officers are being told to stand down. i will give you the best example. george gascon in l.a. county is running for re-election. guess who endorsed his policies? black lives matter. that should tell you everything about the progressive politics in california. >> john: i was going to say soros. that would have been obvious. you mentioned george gascon subject to two recall petitions, both failed. the only one california voters managed to put through was boo dean. now they want the certification of that recall vote put under a microscope. the challenge in the courts. here is what george gascon said about that effort. listen here. >> the majority of the people that signed the petition did that because they believe that i have was creating insecurity in their community. and to those people, not only do i want to reach out to them, i will continue. i never stopped. >> john: i will continue, i never stopped. what is he referring to there? i will continue being soft on crime? i will never stop being soft on crime or i will continue to reach out to them? >> i tell you, john, the problem with george gascon is not only is he backed by george soros, but by the liberal mayor in los angeles, karen bass. he basically has political support. the problem is this. this guy is anti-law enforcement. the sheriff in this county, the former sheriff was running for re-election but george gascon withheld critical evidence. this guy is anti-police and anti-crime regarding putting people in jail. he doesn't want to because he believes everyone is a victim of the system. he is basically hurting people in los angeles. i live in los angeles county. >> john: on that point you just made he has an ally of his, robert luna, as the l.a. county sheriff. it was alex villanova, not a fan of his. you mentioned withholding evidence. assistant district attorney, who was in the justice system integrity section, says she was demoted after bringing to attention the fact that gascon allegedly withheld some evidence exonerating officers who were involved in a controversy that was weighing on alexno