At least four flights were delayed. Law enforcement sources tell nbc news they do not believe theres a terrorism leak and that it may be just a prank. Late sunday another dry ice bomb exploded in a restricted area employee bathroom. Fbi investigations are under way in both of those. A wanted al qaeda suspect is expected in a u. S. Court in new york today. Abu al libi who worked closely with Osama Bin Laden arrived on u. S. Soil saturday where he was formally arrested. He had been held a u. S. Warship and interrogated since his capture in libya earlier this month. Al libi is one of nearly three dozen men under indictment for the 1998 bombings of the u. S. Embassies in kenya and tanzania. Of those, nine are in custody right now. Eight have been killed. Three remain at large, and one died awaiting trial. Today the 49yearold will go before a federal judge ahead of his trial. The nsa is reportedly poring through millions of contact lists from around the world. The Washington Post reporting it intercepted hundreds of thousands of email address books every day from private accounts. In fact, during a single day last year, the post says the nsa collected 445,000 email address books from yahoo 105,000 from hot mail and 23,000 from unspecified providers. The paper reports the nsa analyzes the contacts to find possible links to terrorism and other criminal activities. The nsa says its only seeking information on valid targets and is not interested in the personal information of ordinary americans. Edward snowden provided the secret documents to the post. In the words of one top u. S. Senator today could be a bright day meaning a deal could be on the horizon. On that day 15 of the Government Shutdown that were seeing today. Senate majority leader harry reid and Mitch Mcconnell met on monday. They say they are closing in on an agreement to end washingtons paralysis and to prevent the nations firstever default from thursdays debt ceiling deadline. Im very optimistic that we will reach an agreement that is reasonable in nature this week to reopen the government, pay the nations bills and begin longterm negotiation to put our country on sound fiscal footing. Those discussions continue, and i share his optimism that we are going to get a result that will be acceptable to both sides. But they are not there yet. And the nation is not happy about that. A new abc news Washington Post poll finds 74 of respondents disapprove of the way Congressional Republicans are handling the budget crisis. Thats a new high, up 11 from just before the shutdown began. 61 of americans disapprove of democrats in congress. Up 5 from two weeks ago. Nbcs tracie potts is in washington. Good morning. The question might be do we have enough time . Reporter well, we definitely can get it done. Lawmakers i should say can get it done. The key is going to be will House Republicans go along. The mechanics, a budget that extends the government through january 15th and gets people to work immediately after that and also raising the debt ceiling through february 7th. The key, again, republicans in the house. Some lawmakers say Public Opinion polls have made a difference. I said this from the start. The only way we get the republicans to the table is if the National Polls showed they were way out of step with the American People, and thank goodness the American People are weighing in. Reporter we expect that the democrats and republicans in the house and their caucus meetings will get a look that the deal today. Richard . Thats coming in just hours. Thank you so much, tracie. A massive earthquake has struck the philippines leveling structures. The 7. 2 quake rattled the countrys central region, producing widespread panic. Emergency crews pushed or rather rushed to pull survivors from mounds of concrete while large crowds sought medical treatment for injuries. Fortunately maniy schools and offices were closed due to a National Holiday which may have saved lives. Belgian authorities found a clever way. Asan was arrested after being lured to brussels for what he thought was a documentary on his life. Undercover agents posing as filmmakers convinced the kingpin pirate to travel to belgium. When he got there, he was arrested on criminal charges stemming from a 2009 hijacking of a belgian ship. A u. N. Report has described hassan as one of the most notorious and influential leaders in somalias pirate network. There are Surprising New revelations about the health of former president george w. Bush. Nbc news has confirmed a report in the National Journal that the former president s heart problems were much more serious than previously reported. And he was, quote, very lucky that they caught them. The 67yearold received a stent over the summer to open up blood flow to a heart chamber. Sources familiar with the former president s medical situation tell the National Journal his coronary artery was 95 blocked. Incredible video coming out of kansas. Storm chasers capturing a severe storm that produced a landspout tornado about 15 miles from dodge city, kansas. It brought with it heavy rain and hardhitting hail. Nbc meteorologist bill karins here with more about this. Weve seen them on water before. Tornadoes over water are called waterspouts. And then if those waterspouts go over land, theyre called tornadoes. This is different. It has to do with the origin. Theyre not from supercell thunderstorms like the big ones that go through the midwest. These are weaker updrafts and circulations on the ground. Not quite as strong . Not usually. They dont usually do a lot of damage. Thats why theyre called landspouts. In the west yesterday it was another warm day in california, especially southern california. Even San Francisco, richard knows, 77 is a beautiful afternoon and sunshine. 82 in l. A. Looks like thats the weather pattern thats going to continue with the big, huge area of High Pressure over idaho. Huge storm system moving through the northern plains. Youre going to get just a string of beautiful days continuing. Where the high is located, all the cool air moves down through the rockies but then heads to the east. The warm air and the downslope components brings you warmer temperatures in San Francisco and l. A. Thats going to continue into today. Where the High Pressure is, its cool and chilly there. Boise is chilly, Salt Lake City, but also a nice mild start in l. A. At 59. Phoenix at 63. Still pretty chilly in portland and seattle. For this afternoon, thats about gorgeous. Just write gorgeous write across that. Looking nic humidities. Looking pretty nice with that light breeze. You cant have it all, karins. No, you cant have it all. You cant. And it looks great, though. An santa anas . Its not a fullblown event. Still looking good. Macys changing the rules on thanksgiving shopping. Plus the 911 call from this woman stuck on the drawbridge there in pink. And yeah, that time of the year, pumpkin regattas. Early today returns in two minutes. Welcome back. Well, getting some of the 911 calls made when a florida woman found herself hanging from a drawbridge. The race is off and shes there just hanging there, hanging. We need, like, a big ladder or Something Like that so you can get her down. I dont know how long shes going to last. Shes holding on tight. On to the beam. We need to get somebody out here. Wanda mcallen had just participated in a Cancer Awareness event when she passed warning signs onto the bridge. The rail company has not decided whether to charge her with trespassing. British police say they foiled a major islamist terror plot. At least four men were arrested across the uk. Officials say they plan to attack public areas of london armed with guns. Tragedy at sea. A 6yearold boy drowned while on vacation aboard the carnival victory cruise ship. The company says they do not have lifeguards on duty and require parental supervision for children under 13. Talk about a close call. Take a look at the bottom left of your screen here. A speeding driver narrowly missing hitting a massachusetts state trooper there. It happened in had a construction zone. That driver was later pulled over. The annual pumpkin regatta has wrapped up in maine. Socalled pumpkin heads raced. The tenday event also includes carving pumpkins, eating them and then weighing them. They actually float. A pumpkin weighing nearly 2,000 pounds took top honors in california. Thats about 30 pounds shy of the alltime record. Its owner takes home 25,000 in prize money. That thing is gargantuan. Now for business and cnbcs bertha coombs. Good morning, bertha. Reporter good morning, richard. Stocks reversed early losses on monday to close at the days highs. Investors are cautiously optimistic on word that Senate Leaders may be closing in on a deal to end the Government Shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, avoiding a potential default. And a new poll finds Older Americans are accepting now that they may have to put off retirement. Some 82 of people over 50 say it is likely that they will work for pay in retirement. Nearly half expect to quit working later than previously thought. On average now at age 66. And for the first time, macys plans to open at 8 00 p. M. On thanksgiving night. The move is an effort by traditional brick and Mortar Stores to keep up with online retailers who have offered early black friday deals in recent years. So a little football, a little turkey, some pumpkin pie and straight to the mall. Back to you. Bertha, im just going to eat. Thats all im going to do. Thanks so much. The Los Angeles Times reporting bow charged the army for new helicopter parts but used old ones. The details come from the pentagons inspector general. A boeing Spokesman Says they disagree with the igs report, adding theyve been fully compliant. Just ahead, monday night football highlights and all your sports headlines. First, a trivia question. Which iconic tv show premiered on this date in 1951 . Leave it to beaver . I love lucy . The three stooges . Or father knows best . That answer when early today returns. Before the break we asked which iconic tv show premiered on this date in 1951 . Leave it to beaver . I love lucy . The three stooges . Or father knows best . The answer is i love lucy. Lucille ball and desi arnaz. It began with an episode titled the girls want to go to a nightclub. In los angeles the dodgers mark ellis hits a fly to Left Center Field but the cardinals cant get this one. They tried, though. Adrian gonzalez hit a shot down the line to bring ellis home. With the first run there. Puig tripled off the wall in right field to score gonzalez. In the eighth we take you. Hanley ramirez playing with a cracked rib, hit a blooper into short right and Carl Crawford raced home from second, beating the flow to the plate. Los angeles, 30 over st. Louis. The cards now lead the series 21. What a game. During the game a guy in a bears costume was dancing on the dugout but Security Officers ended his fun quickly. I guess they didnt like the tshirt or the dance. Monday night football. San diegos Philip Rivers threw one touchdown pass to kenan allen for an early lead against the colts. Wayne made career catch 1,000, becoming only the ninth player in history to do that. Including one in the closing minute. San diego with a 199 win. In hockey we take you. Mike green of the Washington Capitals tried to hipcheck but his edmonton target moved aside. Green flipping over the boards right there. His teammates going hey look out for those sharp skates along the way. A tugofwar using a massive 200 yard long rope weighing 42 tons. The teams in japan are supposed to move it five yards. Didnt seem to move very much, though. One team was declared the winner in the end. Some wild rides in utah at the red bull rampage. Extreme mountain bikers racing on narrow paths down a 1500foot cliff. What are you thinking . Cam zinc with an amazing 78foot backflip. That won the best trick award. Now to some buffalo gals and their daredevil tricks in australia. They ride buffalo like horses. Theyve trained them to perform acrobatic jumps through fiery hoops and a little bit bigger, id say, maybe slower, too. Just ahead, leading the news with thanksgivica. Plus that jon bon jovi wedding. The rocker surprising a bride in vegas. Youre watching early today. Welcome back. Our resident expert richard lui trying to tell me this is definitely the time of year to visit the west coast and get out there and enjoy and problem is kids are in school, its hard to take vacations. I guess hes right because this is why. Look at this week in San Francisco. Arguably probably the best week weatherwise. Cool at night and beautiful, low humidity and the just perfect weather during each and every afternoon. Thats actually the case in many spots out here. Its a little chillier than youd like in superior sections into areas of idaho and montana, Salt Lake City there. As we go into tuesday and wednesday, not a lot changes. Just more of the same throughout this week. No big storms on the horizon either. Bottle it if you can. Thanks, bill. Anthony hopkins is a big fan of breaking bad. The actor wrote a letter to Bryan Cranston saying, quote, your performance as walter white was the best acting ive seen ever, end quote. You and all the cast are the best actors ive ever seen. Tomanks and Sandra Bullock were on the Jonathan Ross show, and they relived a bit of hanks past. Im not doing that last part. They looked good there. Yeah, they did as well. Liza minnelli broke her wrist sunday night. She was rehearsing for a benefit. Doctors telling her not to perform. Nevertheless she went on stage with her sister. Macklemore and will ferrell are big Russell Williams fans. Macklemore tweeted this photo at the seahawks game this weekend. A whopping 445,000 to take a photo with Sylvester Stallone and 395,000 just for an autograph. Does he need that money . He was not the only star to charge. Sigourney weaver charged 200 for a photo op as well. Rocker bon jovi fulfilled a fabs fans dream by walking her down the aisle. The bride started a website begging the rocker to come to her wedding. And he made her dreams come true there. I wonder how the husband felt. What do you think . Hes probably just so happy. Really . Okay. You think big time . You think hes a little sidenote . No, i dont think so. At the end of the day, i think youre right, whatevers good for my wife. Shes happy. Off to a good start. Shes the boss. Im richard lui, and this is early, we hope its just the first stop of the day on nbc. Maxine powell. The finishing School Instructor was known for developing the charm, grace and style of Motown Records artists including smoky robinson and the miracles, the jackson 5 and the supremes. And on nj. Com, thanksgivukkah. The first day of hanukkah falls on thanksgiving this year. That hasnt happened again since 1888 and wont happen again for another 70,000 years. Four of the seven aid workers kidnapped in syria have been freed. Armed gunmen seized them on the weekend on their way back from delivering medical supplies. The fate of the other three workers is unclear. The San Francisco bay area b. A. R. T. Train system will keep running. The union and management continued talks past the midnight deadline. The possibility of a strike today was looming after unions extended their deadline by 24 hours sunday. Workers last walked off the job for five days in july. The rail system is the fifth largest in the nation. And a milestone is reached for babies born through in vitro fertilization. Researchers estimate 5 million have been born through the procedure in the past 35 years. Half of those babies have arrived in many the past six years alone. So red bull is celebrating the oneyear anniversary of the worlds highest sky dive with stunning new footage to show you. Neverbeforeseen angles show Felix Baumgartners point of view as he fell toward earth faster than the speed of sound. Beyond the new angles, multiple graphs and statistics give us secondbysecond analysis of the 127,000foot freefall. He was doing a lot of twists and turns there, man. I mean, the gs they had a little thing on there how many gs he was doing. Yeah, really cool stuff and amazing feat. The u. S. Supreme court will hear arguments on an affirmative action case today. The high court focusing on a challenge to an amendment to michigans state constitution prohibiting universities from using race as a factor in admissions. And on this day in 1991, after controversy over Sexual Harassment allegations, the Senate ConfirmedClarence Thomas to the Supreme Court 5248. His narrow victory tonight came after a day of intense senate debate, debate that displayed raw emotions of anger and hate, hurt and joy. Happy birthday to the duchess of york, Sarah Ferguson is 54. Baseball hall of fame pitcher jim palmer turns 68. Actress Penny Marshall is 70. Keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. Im richard lui along with bill karins. Thanks