in fighting, and exchange for the release of 50 hostages. the timing of it all may still be an open question. now the deal was brokered by qatar, egypt, and the united states. and it was also supposed to start by 3 am eastern time tonight. but israeli officials are now saying that the release of hostages will not happen before friday. what that means for the timing of the temporary cease-fire is unclear. the new york times reports that the cease-fire may also be delayed until friday. but nbc news has not confirmed this. the deal itself involves the release of 50 civilian women and children currently held by hamas. the release of 150 palestinian women and children currently held in israeli jails. and the delivery of more humanitarian aid to gaza. u.s. officials have warned that we won t know for sure which hostages will be released until they are actually released. but national security adviser jake sullivan told nbc news today that three americans should be part of this initi
thanksgiving. have a great holiday. you too, and enjoy your mother is delicious, reportedly delicious thanksgiving stuffing. it s the best! see you. thanks to you at home for joining me this hour. after 47 days of fighting, 47 days of israeli hostages held in captivity, israel and hamas have agreed to a four-day pause in fighting in exchange for the release of 50 hostages. the timing of it all may still be an open question. now the deal was brokered by qatar, egypt, and the united states. and it was also supposed to start by 3 am eastern time tonight. but israeli officials are now saying that the release of hostages will not happen before friday. what that means for the timing of the temporary cease-fire is unclear. the new york times reports that the cease-fire may also be delayed until friday. but nbc news has not confirmed this. the deal itself involves the release of 50 civilian women and children currently held by hamas. the release of 150 palestinian women and
dark without power after catastrophic damage. tom is there. live pictures, it is devastating. you reported on all sorts of storms. you have been in new orleans a number of times over the years. put in perspective what it looks like now. how bad is the damage. reporter: stephanie, this morning it is bad. now that the sun is out, we re seeing how bad it is. information is trickling in. the problem is it is trickling in slow because of massive power outages. there s been catastrophic damage, that s the language that entergy is using to the power grid. there s no electricity here whatsoever. we can say that, it is hard to understand, imagine living in a place where your cell phone is not working, no power in the house, sewage pumps may not be