also tonight, the dangerous escalation. the pentagon saying a u.s. warplane killed several iran-backed militia members after american forces were attacked by a ballistic missile in iraq. what we re learning. the massive storm moving east, disrupting thanksgiving travel. thousands of flights canceled or delayed. al roker is tracking it. north korea claiming it has successfully launched its first spy satellite. how the u.s. is reacting to that news. the dramatic body cam. an officer entering an ohio walmart after a gunman opens fire. four people injured. what police are saying. the mystery illness spreading to dogs across the country. and the big sister and the little sister, and the audition that landed them in this year s macy s thanksgiving day parade. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. as we come on the air, a tentative deal is on the table outlining terms of freedom for some of the israeli hostages kidnapped by hamas. that s
pirro in for sean tonight and we begin with breaking news. moments ago israel approved what prime minister netanyahu was calling a lull. in exchange they will turn in 50 hot tanks. just in reuters is reporting that hamas is supporting the deal. this is major news after weeks of trying to strike a deal. israel tonight says it s approved this hostage negotiation deal and what this would do essentially, how long the release of 50 hostages, women and children, in exchange for a four day cease-fire as well as the release of palestinians currently being detained in israel. israel also tonight says if 10 additional hostages are released every single day that will allow another pause in the fighting. we ve heard concern from israeli officials on the ground that any cease-fire would allow hamas to regroup, regame its forces and fight back, but israeli security officials tonight say they support this plan, and that the security and intelligence will be maintained on the ground. famil
reporting from new york. we begin with breaking news this morning, a tentative hostage deal reached pending israeli government approval. now, the israeli prime minister s office just announcing the war cabinet will convene at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. so one hour from now. this after a hamas leader said the group is, quote, close to a truce agreement with israel and multiple news reports are outlining the possible framework of a deal that would include a temporary cease-fire and the release of at least 50 hostages held by hamas in exchange for palestinian women and children in israel. let s get right to nbc s keir simmons in tel aviv, israel. and gabe gutierrez is with us from the white house. what do we know about the details of this plan? reporter: well, we know that prime minister netanyahu has said that he hopes that there will be good news soon, that there is going to be a series of israeli government meetings coming up in the coming hours that will finish with a meetin
there for the first one. i was too young to make it up. these birds have a new appreciation of the words, let freedom ring. president biden with some age jokes during the turkey pardon at the white house. meanwhile, his campaign is facing calls from democrats to become more active and aggressive against donald trump. speaking of the former president, we have a lot going on this morning. we ll explain what happened yesterday in the gag order hearing for his federal election interference case. plus, republican senator tommy tuberville s latest outlandish reason for blocking oh, my gosh. hundreds of military promotions. he can t help himself. he intellectually degrades himself every single day. stop him before he humiliates himself again. please, don t double down on dumb. also ahead, we ll have the latest on the hostage negotiations between hamas and israel, which appears to be centered on the pause in fighting in gaza. we ll have the very latest on that