four-times indicted ex-president. nbc news is reporting on potentially game-changing revelation base the former vice president, mike pence. we ll have more on what pence told special counsel jack smith s investigators later this hour. but first, we want to get to the fast-moving developments out of the middle east. at this hour, we are getting our first glimpse of the latest hostages to be released. here are some of the faces of the 12 prisoners released by hamas today, 10 israelis and 2 thai nationals. notably, many are older. among them, a mother and daughter who were kidnapped together. a retired kindergarten teacher. a grandmother of nine. and the 84-year-old founder of one of the kibbutz that was raided on october 7th. this is now day five of the extended truce that for now, barring another extension, is expected to last through tomorrow, for six days in total. as we know, it is a fragile truce and a fluid situation as underscored by the events of just the last 24 hours
the head of security for the court said threats are considered to be serious and credible. they are not hypothetical or expected. the limited gag orders have resulted in a decrease and disparaging messages. however, the number of threatening messages increased. the judge and his staff are being inundated with hundreds of harassing and threatening phone calls, for snow messaging that has resulted in the threat assessment unit, having to constantly reassessing evaluate. they have to put in place to ensure the safety of the judge and those around him. on thanksgiving, day special partner jack smith filed a copy of that statement. in the case of united states of america versus donald j trump where donald j trump is appealing a limited gag order, issued in that case by the trial course judge tanya. the appeals court, federal appeals court hearing in that case last monday indicated that the appeals court monday were in favor of preserving most if not all of the gag order issued
amid more and a warning. she s going to be here with me to talk about it in her first primetime interview. again, we have never done an interview before. i m going to be speaking with her in public for the first time here ever. it is next monday live here at nine pm. you have not heard about what is in her book because it s all about a very tight embargo. but you are going to want to see what she has to say. that is a week from tonight. i will see you then, that does it for me for now. and that was time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence. reporter: good evening, that means you know what that means to me for next monday night. that means have to get everything done and ready for my show, like a good 55 minutes earlier than i usually do so that i just don t miss a word of this first ever discussion between rachel maddow and this genie. reporter: thank you, i can send you a sleep aid or something to try to help adjust your hours? i will say, th
condition and their long and painful road to recovery, we ll have that for you straight ahead. as for the families of those left behind, all they can do right now is wait. three americans, including one little girl named abigail who turns 4 today could be among those released over the next few days. what the white house says it s doing to get them out as soon as possible. meanwhile, the other side of the deal also seems to be holding. you re looking at tankers carrying desperately needed fuel and gas into gaza today. what else hamas is getting out of this pause is ahead. we ve got a whole lot to get to. let s start with the reporting. joining us now from the west bank is nbc news correspondent david noriega. david, it was a much busier sight a little bit earlier in this afternoon and now evening for you. we now know the names and ages of tho released, for instance, bring us up to speed on where these newly rd hostages are now, and the special precautions taken to ease the tra
release after 48 days of fighting in gaza is now underway. israel waiting to accept 13 women and children who were kidnapped on october 7th. israeli media reports that hostages have been transferred to egypt. the four-day cease-fire in gaza setting the stage for that deal at midnight. it appears to be holding. but as the idf now awaits the final transfer of the first round of freed hostages, israel s focus is on getting back all of the nearly 140 people hamas has held for 48 days. welcome to a very special hour of america s newsroom. i m molly line. good morning, griff. griff: good morning, i m griff jenkins. it is indeed a special hour. bill and dana have the day off. as we watch in exchange for those first 13 hostages israel offering up other prisoners. the amount of prisoner israel gives up is not the top concern. molly: alex hogan has details on the unfolding exchange and cease-fire. first we begin with trey yengst live at an air base in southern israel where the ho