Now, ahead. Vice president harris heads to the sun belt ready to fire up voters in Battleground Georgia as a state gop official says the race is tighter because of her. And israel sends tanks and troops into the west bank adding even more anger and instability in the region. Good to be with you. Im katy tur in for andrea mitchell. Jack smith has filed a new Superseding Indictment against donald trump for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election. While he doesnt add new charges, jack smith recasts his case as a prosecution of a Candidate Running for office, trying to work around the Supreme Court decision that gives president s broad immunity for, quote, official acts while in office. Gone are the conversations donald trump had with the doj. Gone is the primary reference to him as the 45th president. Instead, hes mainly described as a candidate and changed is coconspirators like Rudy Giuliani are described, they are, quote, private attorneys. Will that be enough . We have analysis
Case. And hes quoting a conservative Supreme Court justice to make his point. Good morning. 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart in for ana cabrera. And we start with that Breaking News overseas. Israeli forces say they have rescued a 52yearold hostage from a Southern Gaza location. He had been abducted by hamas on The 7th Of October Massacre and is in stable condition. Lets get to matt bradley in tel aviv with the very latest. What more do we know about this . This operation and who this hostage is and how hes doing . Hes 52 years old, as you mentioned. Hes a member of the bedouin arab minority here in israel. And hes been held since october 7th, well more than 300 days. And he was rescued by Special Forces from a tunnel in the Southern Gaza strip. Now, this is a man who has 11 children. He was a Security Guard at a kibbutz in southern israel. Hes from a bedouin Arab Community in southern israel. So this man now, hes in stable condition, according to the idf. He
Afterwards is, well, just what the Christmas Season is all about. Early today starts right now good morning im valerie castro. Glad youre starting your week with us im Frances Rivera the start of this week brings new hope the u. S. May soon see the approval of a coronavirus vaccine, but as the country anxiously waits, cases and deaths continue to climb as of today, there have been over 14. 8 million infections, and over 283,000 deaths, according to an nbc news tally. The pandemic isnt stopping pope francis from spreading an uplifting message this Holiday Season at his sunday blessing, the pontiff said the Christmas Season provides a sign of hope in this difficult time his words come as most of california enters a new virus lockdown nbcs Meagan Fitzgerald has the latest. Valerie, good morning millions of californians are waking up to some of the most restrictive measures weve seen since the beginning of the pandemic all while state officials do what they can to try to stop hospitals fro
Retailers and the Small Businesses fighting to survive. How to find a deal and support your community. Shocking death the founder of zappos, the revolutionary shoe company, dies after a house fire keeping it real. The sudden run on Real Christmas trees. Why are so Many Americans dumping the fake one and kicking into history. I just want to tell like all the girls out there that you can do anything you set your mind to. Like you really can. The first woman ever to play in a Major College Football Game this is Nbc Nightly News with jose diazbalart good evening. The message from Public Health officials remains the same socially distance. Wear a mask. But the numbers keep changing this weekend we surpassed 13 million covid cases in the u. S. We now have more people hospitalized for the virus than ever before. And tomorrow the number of people traveling is set to hit its highest number since the pandemic began. In one city the number of cases quadrupled in a month. Theyre now taking extreme
Now as the fda begins approval of the first Covid Vaccine, and we take you inside the giant worldwide operation to distribute it. How one carrier plans to move billions of vaccines at temperatures well below zero. Swedens surge and the new restrictions now in place did their Herd Immunity Experiment fail the scare in the air. The windshield of this American Airlines plane cracked all over with passengers on board. And music with heart. Gloria estefans new mission and the heroic nurses who are stealing the show. Stand by me this is Nbc Nightly News with jose diazbalart good evening. As we hit more than 12 million covid cases today, the country finds itself in a perfect storm, a surging virus mixed with Colder Weather plus the strong pull of family and tradition. Were all making hard decisions about the upcoming Holiday Airports are crowded as many choose to travel to see family but hospitals are crowded, too, many at a breaking point it took nearly 100 days for the u. S. To reach its fi