politicsnation. tonight's lead a hope for peace. ♪ ♪ ♪ right now, we're getting more details on the third group of hostages and prisoners exchanged by israel and hamas in what was the third day of the cease-fire. 14 new israeli hostages were released to the international red cross this afternoon. along with three foreign nationals. one of them a four year old american girl. president biden addressed the release earlier today. >> let me put it this way, i'd like to see the pause go on as long as privileged kept coming up. >> meanwhile, israeli released 39 palestinian prisoners. all of them minors, according to officials from the neighboring country of qatar. we will keep you updated throughout the hour, as we learn more about the released in the look ahead to tomorrow. the final day of the pause. here in the united states, authorities are investigating whether the non fatal shootings of three palestinian college students in burlington, vermont, was a hate crime. tonight, our call for us all to rise up against the threat of anti-semitic and anti-islamic hate that is festered over the last two months of this war. shortly, new york mayor eric adams joins me to talk about the city's efforts to care about refugees in an fbi investigation into the campaign in person allegations against him. that's later on politicsnation. we start with today's news out of gaza. joining us now is nbc's david -- in israel. david, please give us the summary of the events of the last couple of hours? >> reverend, we can now confirm that day three of the cease-fire agreement has been completed successfully a group of israeli hostages, and additional foreign national hostages has been released and are in israeli territory. in 39 more palestinian prisoners, all of them children, have been released from israeli military jails. as far as the hostages, nine of them are children, the youngest are for. two of those children are four years old. one of them is abigail edan, that four-year-old american girl that you mentioned. she just turned four on friday, which is the first day of the cease-fire remit. obviously, that announcement massively important to american audiences, we heard president biden speak on it earlier. we know that prime minister benjamin netanyahu also spoke to president biden. we know there are more americans being held hostage in the gaza strip, two of whom are women, therefore potentially included in the framework of the cease-fire agreement. reverend? >> what can we anticipate for the fourth and final day of the truce coming tomorrow? what can we anticipate? >> given the way things have gone the last three days, reverend, we can anticipate to see more or less the same thing tomorrow. a group of israeli hostages released from the gaza strip, possibly including foreign nationals, which hamas has been releasing outside of the framework of this agreement. and a final group of palestinian prisoners, also released into the occupied territories. today went much more smoothly than yesterday. there was a tense moment yesterday during which hamas delayed for several hours the release of the hostages from the gaza strip. today, we saw no delays. no real hiccups. that said, reverend, we should not take for granted that this truce will hold or that this exchange of hostages and prisoners will actually take place. this is, and has always, been a fragile and tenuous agreement. additionally, all of you with this, reverent we are hearing positive notes from both parties involved in this conflict of hamas and israel with respect to their willingness to extend the cease-fire, additionally, day by day. this was a possibility that was always built into the framework of the agreement. we are hearing positive sounds from the parties involved, including also from the very netted states, which has been involved in brokering this agreement, all parties seem to be willing to extend it. but again, we cannot count on that to happen until we actually see it happen. reverent? >> all right thank you to nbc's david noriega in israel. joining me now, jeremy bash. former chief of staff at the cia and a department of defense under president obama. jeremy, as we mentioned earlier, 17 hostages were released by hamas today. including a four year old american israeli. in exchange, israel released 39 palestinian prisoners, all of whom are minors. president biden said a four-year-old american abigail edan is now in israel. take a listen. >> two days ago, two days ago, one of our fellow americans, a little girl named abigail, turned four years old. she spent her birthday, that birthday, and at least 50 days before that, held hostage by hamas. today, she's free. jill and i, together with so many americans, are praying for the fact that he's going to be all right. she's free, she's an israel now. so, those who are now wrapping abigail in love and care, the support of services she needs. >> what are your thoughts on the efficiency of how this exchange went, jeremy? >> well, rev, the last three days and proceeded exactly courting to the plan. after this four-day truce, there still will be 180 hostages still under hamas control. including nine americans. so, we think about those nine americans, and as one a mention their first names quickly, we can't forget them. cindy, eta, he doesn't, omer, hirsch, jody, in the at. today we saw the release of two americans, -- who is the elderly woman who needed urgent medical care, which is why the hostages moved directly from the gaza strip into israel without even going into egypt first. she was medivac to a medical facility. of course, four-year-old abigail. who had to witness the murder of her own parents before being objected by terrorists and held underground for the last two months. so, this is a horrific situation, there's obviously a sigh of relief for the families who are experienced in these reunification's. but president biden and his counterparts in the region from israel from egypt, from qatar, from other countries, cannot, must not, and shall not rest until all 180 hostages or returned home. >> national security adviser, jake sullivan, didn't rule out the possibility that the four-day cease-fire or pause could be extended when he appeared on meet the press today. saying the next steps are largely up to hamas. the white house has been under intense pressure from within its own party. to push for an end to the fighting. and to curb civilian casualties. how likely do you think it is for this pause to go beyond tomorrow? >> i think there is a good chance, i would say maybe a better than even chance, that the pause continues. and the reason i say that, rev, because i truly believe that it's in hamas's interest to not have the idf come barreling down on them. the last two months have seen very significant gains by the idf in gaza. the idf have taken out many hamas leaders, they've taken out many tunnels. many aspects of hamas commander control. hamas wants this period of quiet. they also want to fuel, they also want the relief inside the gaza strip. i also think it in israel's interest to continue to see the return of hostages. the netanyahu government is under intense pressure from the israeli people to work tirelessly to get these hostages back. there is this alignment between both sides in this war to continue this period of quiet, to continue the truce. in the long run, rev, in the long run, i think we have to figure out a way to degrade hamas's capability, and to continue to deter them from attacking israelis. we don't want to have a unilateral cease fire by one side. let hamas re-arm and then they commit another october 7th terrorist attack again, killing 30 americans and taking 14 american hostages. that would not be in america's national security interest. >> yesterday, vice president kamala harris weighed in on the pause during a visit in los angeles. take a listen. >> so, we're gonna continue to be diligent and diligent in doing all that we can in that regard, to ensure that there is humanitarian aid going, in that hostages are going out, and our highest priority, that the american citizens who are being held. >> it is the united states doing enough here in supplying aid to gaza? the supplies that run low there? >> yeah, the united states has coordinated up to 200 trucks of food and fuel and water and medical supplies into the gaza strip. we in the united states are working very closely with our counterparts in the u.n., as well as with other arab governments, including egypt, which has that continuous land border as well as the government of qatar to ensure that aid goes in. very important. of course, israel in the united states in these other countries are not at war with the palestinian people. israel is at war with hamas. which is using the palestinian people, not only as human shields, but they're using them as a way to prevent any effort to remove them from power. as you know, rev, and as your viewers will know, israel left the gaza strip in 2005. since then, for the better part of 17 years, hamas has been the government. there they have been in control of the governmental ministries. they have decided how much aid, how much food, how much fuel get to the people. they have decided whether it's been diverted to build tunnels. terrorist infrastructure, rockets, missiles, by weapons. at the end of the day, there has to be decisions by the arab leaders, and by the palestinian people, who shall govern the gaza strip? do you trust hamas to do that? do you want them there? or would you rather have a new palestinian leadership? i think people who seek peace, you want reconciliation, who want an end to violence, have to be thinking about that day after. what is palestinian leadership look like? in the future? >> all right, thank you, jeremy bash. switching gears now, joining me is new york city mayor eric adams. mayor adams, thank you for coming on the show. the one >> thank you. i want to get into the migrant situation in budget challenges. but i wanted to have you also to discuss a number of issues facing the city. first, though i have to ask you about several items in the news relating to you into your administration on wednesday, a lawsuit was filed against you or woman who says you sexually assaulted but working for the city in 1993. you said thursday you don't recall ever meeting the accuser, what more can you tell us about this case if anything and why is it being brought if, as you say, you never know inverse. >> i don't know that. i want to be clear. the law that was passed that allow and a look back period of any form of action like this, i support the law. i think it should be used and not abused. i have no idea why this was brought forth. i don't recall ever meeting this person, over 30 years ago. this was stated took place. and people like you, who know me, i have always fought on behalf of not only women, specifically, but in general, uplifting people and protecting people. i protected people for 22 years as a police officer, and i know what it is to make sure that people should always see the protection that they deserve. and we don't know the full scope of what this allegation is, but it's gonna follow its due process, and i'm gonna continue to do what i have to do to make sure the city navigates this challenge. >> there's also the fbi campaign finance investigation federal authorities have this month raided the homes of the chief fund-raiser, as well as another aid, and seized several of your electronic devices. the probe is reportedly looking at whether at turkish consulate building may have been approved. you said you are cooperating with investigators, and haven't been accused of any wrongdoing. but for city residents who are concerned about corruption, and who have read stories about your past trips to turkey, and have questions, what is your message to them right now, mister mayor? >> well, i've been consistent on one thing, reverend sharpton, to my team. number one, we participate in investigations, and we follow the law. we follow the rules. as i stated, as a former law enforcement person, i know what it is to follow the rules and follow the law. and i'm telling my team to do that. we want the same thing the southern district once. it's to find out exactly what took place. and people point to the number of trips to turkey. i traveled to africa seven or eight times. south america, central america, to china, new york city is an international city, and we have some of the largest population of the various diasporas of all of these various groups, and i try to make it clear that we are a welcoming city. and we want to have these international relationships. the united nations sets off the east river of the city. that's the raw hub as the mayor of the city of new york. so we're gonna be as cooperative as possible to give any information that is needed. i continually tell my team to cooperate, and follow the rules and the law, and that's what we're doing. >> now, switching gears. i was honored to have you join us on thursday we to serve thanksgiving meals to the needy. and you've been there just about every year, about 41 years, and you've certainly been there on christmas since you've been mayor. but the thing that was different this year, the number of migrant refugees seeking shelter in our ci right now. and you've been very vocal about the di situation that large u.s. cities face as temperatures drop and shelters are full. many of these migrants are coming from climates that they certainly are not ready for winter here, or in chicago, or in other places. what needs to happen right now to address this issue, mister mayor? >> you know, you're right. as i joined the national action network and others on thanksgiving day, throughout the week -- giving out food, everyone's day, just about, on 34th straight. but we also traveled threat the city, and your analysis is the correct one. as i saw the faces of people, i saw different groups of people coming from west africa, from south and central america, russian-speaking locations, all coming through our southern border and making it their way to new york city, chicago, los angeles, houston, and other municipalities. and as we're seeing this play out in massachusetts right now, where they basically stated they have no more room, we've opened over 210 what we call humanitarian relief centers. several different shelter systems, even opened a large -- this is going to cost five billion dollars during this fiscal year, seven billion dollars we need to find in january. it is economically not sustainable, and the place is not sustainable. in other cities, people are sleeping in precincts, and hospitals, sleeping on the streets. we must come up with a real decompression strategy, and and share with that we can use the over 108,000 different cities, towns, and miss nyssa palette is to spread this problem across the entire country and not just in certain cities. it's not sustainable, it's unfair to the migrants, it's unfair to new york's taxpayers in the city. >> cyan article in the new york times just the last couple days, that there is been thousands of migrants coming in from china that are coming through south america. so, it's not just as easy as trying to hit one nationality as some people are, for their own biased reasons, wanting to do. but you're taking heat, as other mayors are, for budget cuts that you have to propose. and he did earlier this month, cutting spending and every city agency, even closing libraries on sundays. you've talked about the cost of caring for migrants, and the need for more federal help. but what do you say to critics who argue your cuts to social spending in, particular, will only make it worse with the problems of homelessness and crime that you're trying to address? could the cuts be done differently than what you've laid out with, and what could the federal government do to help you and other mayors? >> i joined them. i know new yorkers are angry. i know migrants are angry. they want to work. they've called for the opportunity to work in our city, and our state, in our country. when we have a large number of jobs that are available. this is not the type of budget i want. i want to budget where i'm invested and children, and families, and clean streets, and making sure we continue to get the success that we're seeing a decrease in crime in the city. homicides and shootings are down in double digits. our transit system, you see 4 million riders speaking at back on our system. this is not the budget i want, and i respect the fact that new yorkers are angry. but by law, i have to balance a budget two years out. and in november plan that was a readjustment was the realization that the numbers we put in place last -- at the beginning of the year last year was not really fitting what the costs were actually going to be. so by law, i'm required to balance the budget, and when you're looking at roughly 33 billion dollars, it's really -- we have discretion on the money has to come from somewhere. so we're seeing a perfect storm. we're seeing the sun setting of the covid dollars that we received. we're seeing union trump contracts that had to be settled. many union members were gone without contracts. and we're seeing a migrant crisis, and will not be covering -- not recovering financially as much as we want. the team is doing a great job to try to minimize the pain, but this is the reality that we're facing. if we don't get the help from the national government that we deserve. >> mayor eric adams, thank you for being on politicsnation with me tonight. >> thank you very much. >> coming up, i'll tell you what you can do to rise up against the scourge of hate. spreading across the country. later, as the biden works around the clock to free american hostages, americans that are looking at this we, seeing republicans playing politics in the middle of tense negotiations. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. dad brought puffs plus lotion to save it from harm. puffs has 50% more lotion and brings soothing relief. don't get burned by winter nose. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. america's #1 lotion tissue. the subway series? 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