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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[♪♪] seeing all the places i come from, i know, if it's a serrano it's something to be proud of. give the gift of family heritage with ancestry. welcome back to politicsnation. we're following breaking news this evening. senate majority leader chuck schumer telling his democratic colleagues he intends to bring president biden's 105 billion dollar aid package for israel, ukraine, and the border to a floor vote the week after next. lawmakers are hoping to secure a deal by christmas, but members on both sides of the aisle are expressing serious reservations. joining me now is congresswoman jennifer lee mcallen, who is a democrat of virginia. a congresswoman, thank you for being with us. let me go right to it. your republican colleague, congressman mike turner, was on meet the press this morning, saying it would be difficult to pass an aid deal with by the end of the year unless the biden administration meets gop demands on border security. democratic senator chris murphy of connecticut was on another sunday show, stressing support for conditions on israel aid, and making sure ukraine is included in the package. where do negotiations stand? >> well, i think that there are a significant number of democrats who support the presidents plan as introduced and think that we need to provide aid for our allies in israel and ukraine, and humanitarian aid for civilians in gaza. and we support that package, and that any republican wish list, particularly the poison pills that they continue to put on must pass ridge legislation throughout the year that had nothing to do with those items i just mentioned, should be dealt with separately. but we have serious needs, in ukraine, israel, and in gaza, the need to be met as quickly as possible, and i support a bill that will do that. we >> now, i want to switch to voting rights. the latest version of democrats voting rights bill in for the late congressman john lewis introduced in september by alabama congresswoman terry -- your colleague, her bill restores to voting rights acts protections that have been undermined by the robin supreme court. requirements for states with discriminatory histories and legal mechanisms making it easier to file voter discrimination lawsuits. republicans are unlikely to support any bill expanding voting rights ahead of 2024. why was it strategically important to bring this bill back up now? >> well, first of all, we filed on i think it was national voter registration day, and it is always the right time to push forward for voting rights. our democracy is at its most fragile probably since the civil war. since this voting rights act has been counted, we've seen a rash of bills across the south in particular, but across the country putting barriers in place. virginia is one of the only states that is gone the opposite direction and strength and voting rights, thanks to a bill that i passed with delegate -- 2021. but you're right to vote shouldn't depend on what state you live in, and we need to make sure that we're restoring the voting rights act which has been critically important to having a democracy by and for all of the people. >> not to mention the circuit ruling that we are now groups and individuals we can't go to court or sue on behalf of section two of the voting rights act. it must come from the attorney general, which is all the more reason you better have a president that will nominate an attorney general that fights for voting rights until that is dealt with. but another issue congress will have to tackle when they return on tuesday's new york congressman george santos, is facing another expulsion for an ethics committee report alleging he used campaign money in appropriately. desantis's last out on an event friday, accusing his fellow lawmakers of engaging in corruption. what's your response to what santos had to say, and what's your stance on this latest expulsion effort? >> well, george santos has shown from day one that is work can't be trusted. he lies about just about everything. it wouldn't surprise me if he's lying now. i'm gonna vote to expel we because the ethics report, raises serious allegations. we know he lied to get elected. we know he's lied since he's been in office, and these allegations are very serious and show that he does not deserve the privilege to serve in congress. >> democrats controlled the virginia general assembly after the states election two weeks ago. and they just introduced a slate of bills to raise the state tax minimum wage, to ban assault style firearms, and to restore voting rights for former felons. they also introduced an amendment to enshrine abortion access after oron played a key role in this month's election. and democrats have had some recent successes getting similar amendments passed and other states. what are your thoughts when on your party's recent successes in virginia, and how they're trying to build on them so far? >> well, i'm ecstatic about them. i worked very hard to ensure that they happened. as you know, i began the year as a member of the state senate where i carry that very constitutional amendment on abortion myself. so i'm ecstatic to see that it is moving forward. i'm ecstatic to see that we are building on the progress, the generation progress that we made in 2020 and 2021. all of which was on the ballot. and voters made it clear they wanted us to continue the job of protecting access to reproductive rights, voting rights, and they wanted us to build an economy so -- that's what these bills are gonna do, and i can't wait to see them pass. >> congresswoman, thank you for being with us this evening. we're coming up, former president trump we mix a deep drive into nikki haley territory at this weekend's parliamentary bowl. but, will he be dancing in the end zone? come primary time in south carolina? our political panel breaks it down next. down next. >> that didn't get clean? i don't. cascade platinum plus... with double the dawn grease fighting power and double the scrubbing power. for a no rewash clean... and a cabinet ready shine. upgrade to cascade platinum plus. dare to dish differently. woman: who's that, who is that? 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(fisher investments) no. we structure our fees so we do better when clients do better. that might be why most of our clients come from other money managers. at fisher investments, we're clearly different. welcome back to politicsnation. let's go now to our my political panel. -- democratic strategist and former executive director of the new york state democratic party, and miles taylor, republican strategist and former department of homeland security chief of staff. basil, earlier today, more than a dozen hostages were released by hamas and returned to israel, including a four-year-old american girl. the biden administration has been working hard behind the scenes to secure the release of more american hostages, and to extend the cease-fire as long as possible. do you think these efforts can help heal the rift inside the democratic party about the white house's handling of the conflict so far? >> i do, rev, and historically, foreign policy does not motivate voters. but in this modern united states, and certainly in the modern democratic party, which is significantly more diverse, you have a lot of first and second generation voters that are keenly aware of what's happening around the world, and particularly young voters, who really want to be engaged and, you know, what they're administration, and democrats more broadly, to be more active and human rights issues around the world. so i do think that this will help energize a lot of voters who were previously doubting on joe biden. even though people talk about his age, with the don't talk about is the experience, and the experience in this case that is showing particularly in the ways his administration dealt with netanyahu and in their conversations with officials and qatar. so, these pictures are very important. the hostages coming home, very important. but also, those images of aid going into gaza, very critical, particularly as there's about to be negotiations, as you talked about earlier, on support and funding for israel and ukraine. so i do think that it helps men that riff, if you will. >> now miles, before the release of abigail today, president biden was under fire from republicans for not bringing american hostages home. for example, republican congressman cory mills said on acts that the biden administration, quote, failed, and was, quote, am i a. and donald trump took to truth social to criticize the hostage deal while the details were still being worked out. how reckless is it to attack the president politically while he's trying to negotiate the release of hostages when? >> well, rev, i think it is pretty reckless to turn it into a political issue. but republicans are trying to find some sort of comparison to history here. in fact, i think what you'll find is that behind the scenes, they're talking about the comparisons to jimmy carter and the hostage crisis in iran, and how when ronald reagan came in as president, and hostages were released, it was a boon to that republican administration. they're trying to find some analogy here and exploit this crisis for political gain, but as you noted, i think that the deal that was announced, it takes some of the oxygen out of those republican -- the biden administration is not doing something, and puts additional points on the board for the white house. but i normally agree with basil. the one place i think all disagree today is i'm not sure it moves the needle very much for president biden politically within the democratic party. but because another point basil had made -- international relations and foreign policy don't tend to really motivate voters. and i think the battle lines on the israel palestine conflict have become very, very fundamental, and i don't think that bodes well for the white house. >> now, basil, let's switch gears. a new years time report we -- crucial in electing two democratic senators in 2021. they're facing a cash crunch as donations dry up and border enthusiasm is waning. we've been watching biden's sagging poll numbers, especially with african americans. how troubling is this story to you, if at all? >> it is a little troubling. and i actually want to talk about miles's point earlier in relation to this story. because in many ways, there are parts of the democratic party, some voters, that actually don't like the fact that the president is talking about sending aid to israel, sending aid to ukraine, because there's a lot of conversation about, what about us? what about americans who've been here for a while? particularly when you throw in the migrant crisis, which has become such a huge issue particularly in new york and some of the northeastern states. so, when it comes to georgia, i think it's also part of a bigger problem, which is that state parties have been struggling for a long period of time. as someone who used to run the street party -- understands that the parties that were used to, and that function well when they elect -- if they're not supported, there are very few entities that are able to actually fill that void. and so, i do hope that the biden administration, the campaign, i should say, actually starts to put some more money in the street, so to speak, to be able to get some of this energy going. and i say it every time that i have an opportunity to. you've got to activate kamala harris. the vice president can talk about intersectionality in ways that know joe biden and many other democrats cannot. she is the party's secret weapon we. they're utilizing her more, but they can still do a lot more to be able to -- >> now, miles, trump showed up in the wee parliamentary bowl in south carolina yesterday to watch the rivalry football game between university of south carolina and -- which is when nikki haley's alma mater. trump got a lot of tears, but also some loud boos. take a listen. [crowd chanting] >> as successful at was he at upstaging nikki haley on her own home turf? even though she wasn't at the game. >> look, he was successful, rev. and i'm not listening to the booth, and looking at the polls. what worries me is right now, donald trump leads with 53% of republicans supporting him and south carolina to nikki haley's 22%. he is fire in the league. and let me remind you, this is the state that essentially handed donald trump the nomination in 2016 when he only won 30%, around 33% of the vote among republicans. so donald trump has increased his voting share in south carolina, and keep in mind, that's only 12 weeks away. and that state could potentially determine whether or not donald trump is the nominee. because of nikki haley's as most formidable challenger, and she's defeated on her home turf, then donald trump is very, very likely to be the republican nominee. >> basil smikle, miles taylor, thank you both for being with us. thank you both again. up next, my final thoughts. stay with us. stay with us. huh. two things at once. two things at once! ♪ two things at once. i'll have the... ...two things at once, please. now back to two things at once. ♪ two things at once. that's not two things at once. moooom! travis? ask about getting this season's covid-19 shot when getting your flu shot. i have long stood for a two-state solution to the issue of israel and palestine. and that it should be achieved with respect for human life, particularly of civilians, on both sides of the argument. even 22 years ago, i stood with sharon perez in july and -- in gaza, against terrorism. and i've been consistently feeling that way ever since, publicly as well as in my communication with leaders on all sides. that is why i was glad to see hostages released, and reunited with their families, and prisoners released and brought back to gaza. we must rise above violence at all costs. but clearly, we should be about not using civilians that are not decision-makers and opinion creators as collateral damage for those that don't want to see a solution to a very serious problem. we'll be right back. 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