right now on "early start," a last minute deal extends the crews in gaza, but that is a big if. and legacy of henry kissinger, the revered diplomat dead this morning at 100 years old. and -- >> for many jewish people it is a matter of survival informed once again by history. >> stirring words from the high est ranking jewish leader in congress. good morning, i'm kasie hunt. it is thursday, november 30. 5:00 a.m. here in washington, noon in gaza where the truce with israel has now been extended for a seventh day. both israel and hamas confirming the news just minutes before the deal was set to expire at midnight. a senior adviser to benjamin netanyahu says that daily pause would only continue if hamas freed ten israeli hostages each day. secretary of state antony blinken met with netanyahu and his war cabinet earlier in tel aviv. blinken will also meet face-to-face with palestinian president mahmoud abbas today. families have been released of the new release of hostages. president biden says an israeli american woman was freed on wednesday. >> we have very good news to report. liat is safe in egypt, she's crossed the border. i talked with her mother and father. they are very appreciative. and things are moving well. she will soon be home with her these children. >> israel also released 30 palestinian women and children held in jails, many whom were never charged with any crime. but in the occupied west bank the palestinian ministry of health says israeli military incursions have cost more lives including two children yesterday. meanwhile another 200 aid trucks with food, water and basic supplies crossed in to gaza. the u.n. says over a million people now being housed in shelters. matthew chance is joining us live from tel aviv. matthew, good morning. good to see you. israel says that they are assessing this hamas claim that the youngest hostage, a ten month old baby and two family members of his, are no longer alive. bring us up to speed on that as secretary blinken travels to the region today. >> reporter: that's right, secretary blinken will be giving a news conference later on this evening here local time. but, yes, in the meanwhile the israeli governments say that they are looking into this claim that has been made, two of the youngest hostages held by hamas, a 10 month old baby, a 4-year-old child, and their mother were killed in what hamas says were israeli bombardments over the course of the past several weeks as they were inside gaza. they were meant to be released of course. now that is not possible. and it is something that the israelis say they are looking into. in the meantime, there is a new list of ten hostages who are alive that has been given by hamas to the israeli government via the mediators in qatar. and that process of release in exchange for palestinian prisoners and aid relief into gaza is expected go ahead for a seventh consecutive night tonight. and so that is very positive news. earlier hamas had said that israel had rejected a proposal to release seven hostages who were alive and the bodies of three more hostages. it is not clear whether that was this family or not. but israel has rejected that saying that under the firms of the current deal that they have, the ten hostages a day that need to be exchanged for a pause in the fighting and for that relief and release of palestinian prisoners, they have to be alive. about but obviously it raises questions about how sustainable this process can be because israel says that there are approximately 140 hostages still with hamas and other militant groups inside gaza. it is not clear at the moment what their condition is, how many to put it sfrait frankly ae and how many are dead. so that is a consideration moving forward. >> very difficult reality indeed. matthew chance, thanks for being with us this morning. now to this, former secretary of state henry kissinger died last night at the age of 100. almost as polarizing a figure in death as he was in life, kissinger was born in germany, he and his jewish family fled nazi persecution and came to the u.s. in 1938. he served in world war ii, earned a doctorate and taught at harvard eventually joining the nixon administration. kissinger dominated american foreign policy in the 1970s building u.s. relations with russia and china, negotiating important nuclear arms agreements. but no issue complicates his legacy like vietnam. critics say they needlessly expanded the war which ended for the u.s. with the fall of saigon at the cost of nearly 60,000 american lives. along with the deaths of hundreds of thousands of vietnamese civilians. here is kissinger's view of those events 35 years later. >> to me the tragedy of the vietnam war was not that there were disagreements. that was inevitable. given the complexity of the subject. but that the faith of americans in each other became destroyed in the process. >> let's bring in julian zelizer, i'm very grateful to have you here as this news was breaking overnight to talk about it. speaking of myths and legends, let's start with kissinger's accomplishments. what were they and what made him such a towering figure? >> i think what he will be remembered for most in a positive sense is his role in 1972 in working out the salt agreement which was an arms agreement with the soviet union at a really tense moment in the cold war. and opening relations with china and being a key figure in the nixon administration in allowing that to happen. both of which created a bit of a thaw in the cold war. so his supporters will be focusing on that element of his legacy. >> so then let's turn to the controversy because all of these years later, you know, i think "rolling stone" this morning is out basically saying good riddance the day after -- there it is -- war criminal beloved by the ruling class finally dies. that is a reflection of history that in the vietnam era, why this animosity and why the controversy? >> there is a long record. kissinger was part of a strategy that prolonged the vietnam war. it involved pretty ruthless bombing campaign against countries such as cambodia. kissinger is also an architect of policies that resulted in a coup, u.s.-backed coup in chile for example in 1973 where a democratically elected official was replaced with one who was not because it served american interests. and again and again kissinger prioritized strategy, real poll teek, over issues such as human rights. so i think that is why so many people are talking about this very damaging part of what he accomplished during the 1970s. >> kissinger also remained kind of on the public stage and as part of our public life and the experience conducting a foreign policy well after these decades. what has his life and what are his contributions in the years since left the white house? >> he is one of the only figures from the nixon administration to really survive politically water gat gate. and he continued to be seen as a statesman, presidents from both parties consulted with him, he published many books and remained an ongoing presence in discussions of diplomacy. and so by doing that, by courting the media which is something he always did incredibly well, he maintained his public role in life. but at the time of his passing, this record that he left behind in the 1970s won't be forgotten. and so i think that it is the dual sides of kissinger that we're discussing today for that reason. >> for sure. julian zelizer, historian at princeton, thank you for being with us this morning. all right. still ahead here -- >> he was extraordinary. >> rare praise from republican mitch mcconnell for democrat chuck schumer. we'll show you why. plus what is triggering lawmakers to quit congress at a record pace? we'll talk to one of them live. after october 7, jewish americans are feeling singled out, targeted, and isolated. in many ways we feel alone. >> that was senate majority leader chuck schumer highlighting the alarm felt by jewish americans as anti-semitism spikes in the wake of the october 7 attack on israelis and the war that followed. schumer made those remarks in an emotional speech on the senate floor yesterday. h heist ranking jewish democrat in history, he was confronting progressives generally warning some of what is happening today is reinforcing currents of anti-semitism that go back centuries. max foster is joining us live from london. max, good morning to you. i want to show a little more of what schumer had to say yesterday to try to underscore the point that he was making about how jewish people are feeling, trying to remind many younger generations who perhaps are not as familiar with the history of what happened really not that long ago. take a look at more of what he had to say. >> you cancan you blame us for vulnerable only 80 years after lirt hitler wiped out half of the jewish population while so many countries turned their back. >> can you appreciate the deep fear we might have what hamas would be left to do? because long arc of jewish history teams us a lesson that is hard to forget. ultimately we are alone. >> italy we are alone. you can help us understand how a little bit how that history played out? a lot of it is european history and american jews have felt that they were able to come here as that persecution was playing out. but that they are now feeling unsafe here as well considering what is going on. >> yes, that loneliness, you often hear that from jewish people i think around the world off the back of these attacks. and then that is a feeling that stretches back in history for many of them. i won't pretend to be an expert, i'm not jewish, but this is what i've been hearing in terms of the conversations around this. and jewish americans are alarmed to see some of the fellow citizens characterize a brutal terrorist attack as justified because of the actions of the israeli government. they feel lonely. they show support for other groups but those other groups aren't necessarily showing support for them. and that has echos of the past for them. we're seeing similar sort of conversations in other countries. i'll point out germany for obvious reasons. but also yesterday we were hearing from the head of domestic intelligence in germany really warning about the rise in anti-semitic language there. it has happened there again. again stretching back to the same period in history and he's saying there is a very specific problem that he is worried about and that is the fact that there are extremist groups and did disparate groups in germany coming together off the back of what happened in israel because they are seeing anti-semitism, the jewish population, israel perhaps, as a common enemy. he is now worried that these extremist groups that don't have much in common otherwise are coming together and may cooperate in future in the face of anti-semitism off the back of anti-semitism. these things are very complex, they go back decades as you suggested. and we don't all understand them, but there is a strain there, i think very senior people like schumer and head of intelligence in germany are seeing here. >> and max, one of the things -- i should note republicans have praised schumer for the speech. mitch mcconnell had extensive praise for him. i've seen it from other conservatives that i follow. and i think one of the things here is just -- and i know you have kids who are on tiktok. i think about my own grandfather fought in world war ii, he fought in the pacific. but, you know, he is 97. and is of a generation that many of these younger people are not as exposed to. to me it does feel a little bit like this serves as a reminder to people maybe who are for getting some of what had happened. >> and you see this with some of the protests here in europe for example where a lot of people are coming out in support of palestinians, a lot of jewish people are feeling do you really understand the long arc of history that led us to this point. a big debate on social media amongst young people for example from what i've seen that, you know, what israel is doing is disproportionate to what hamas did to israel. these are very simplistic arguments. and that is what is frustrating so many jewish people around the world. so i think that people like schumer stepping up and a really explaining how jewish people are feeling, at least will inform that debate to some extent when there is sympathy on all sides here for the civilians who really suffered in a horrific way on all sides. >> of course. max foster, thank you very much for being with us this morning. appreciate you as always. all right. former president doubling down on his calls to replace obamacare. what? what he's promising instead if he is elected. and millions of americans facing a severe storm threat. areas facing the greatest risk, coming up. welcome back. quick hits across america now. an arizona grand jury is indicting two local officials for delaying certification of the 2022 midterm election results. peggy judd and tom crosby could both face up to 2 1/2 years in prison. former president trump planning to attend a super pac fundraiser instead of the fourth gop primary debate. his campaign set up a contest offering a chance to meet trump to anyone who donates. and vice president harris set to discuss the israel-hamas war with global leaders on the sidelines of the critical climate crisis conference cop 28 in dubai this weekend. she will also deliver a speech saturday. now let's get to weather. about 20 million people under severe storm threats in the south with possible tornadoes in texas today. heavy rain could also bring flooding from missouri to louisiana and of course here to break it down is our weatherman derek van dam. wonderful to see you. sounds like people are in for a tough spell. >> yes, we call this the severe weather second season. typically february, march and april across the great plains, the collision of air masses as seasons start to change. and think about what time of year it is. it is late fall, heading into winter, and we're getting kind of the opposite. but the collision of colder and warmer air masses create this potential for severe weather. and this time it lies over a population density that is over 4 million people. so just incredible. in all it encompasses about 20 million. and houston incorporated within the heist probability with that risk for tornadoes from the storm prediction center. very clever meteorologist there recognizing some of the ingredients necessary for severe thunderstorm development in and around the houston area. at the lowest levels of the atmosphere, winds out of the due south off the gulf of mexico. and just a few thousand feet above that, winds are moving in the north to northeasterly direction. so that provides the spin necessary for potential thunderstorms that could start to rotate and that means tornadoes. you can see the sporadic nature to the thunderstorm development later today and then another round of showers and thunderstorms for the day tomorrow. all in all a very wet weekend across the deep south and into the southeast. so be prepared. plan accordingly. >> plan accordingly. that is why we have you. thank you very much. coming up next, the truce between israel and hamas in gaza extended for a seventh day. details on the hostage released and where the negotiations stand. and we're remembering former secretary of state henry kissinger who died wednesday at the age of 100. a look back at his life dominating diplomacy. to really set the standard for everyone who followed in this job. few people were better students of history, even fewer people did more to shape history than henry kissinger. >> remarkable life. good morning, i'm casey hunt. tha secretary of state antony blinken who is in israel talking about the man who had his job 50 years ago, henry kissinger. a controversial giant in u.s. foreign policy, kissinger died at the age of 100 at his connecticut home last night. we'll have more on this in a moment. blinken's visit to the middle east comes as the temp anorary truce is extended for a seventh day. he met with benjamin netanyahu and president herzog in tel aviv earlier today. >> we have been focused relentlessly on trying to secure the release of hostages. this process is producing results. it is important and we hope that it can continue. >> blinken will sit down with palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas in a few hours. a senior adviser to netanyahu has said a daily pause would only continue if hamas freed ten israeli hostages open day and this as negotiations continue in qatar. joining us now former israeli ambassador to the u.s., michael oren. ambassador, thank you very much for being here. i actually want to start -- i understand you worked with henry kissinger. i'd like to start there with the passing of will just absolute giant, very controversial one, but a giant nonetheless. what are your memories of him? >> first of all, good to be with you and thank you for having me on. it is always an extraordinary experience to meet and work with somebody who you've read extensively and you've studied. i had studied henry kissinger. we read his m.a. thesis on bismarck, his ph.d. thesis. where he h we read his books. a book called "crisis" is simply the transcripts of his decisions during the 1973 war. literally you cannot put this book down. and i got to meet kissinger in an interesting way. first as historian, he was concerned about his legacy and very concerned that the people of israel, the jewish people, would remember him fondly because he had played sometimes controversial role in our history particularly surrounding the yom kippur war. he prevented israel from launching a preemptive strike. and he also pressured israel to give up territory in order ultimately to make peace with egypt. he should be remembered fondly for that. and he would discuss his role and wanted to clarify that he had worked honestly for the people of israel. and then later as ambassador, i got to work with him again and would consult with him frequently about the nature of u.s.'s relationship. i'll never forget our first meeting when i said to him dr. kissinger, you always called him doctor, not professor, are you concerned that the united states makes a nuclear arrangement with iran, would america lose its position in the middle east. and he said what makes you think that anybody in the white house cares about continued american i nijemy in the middle east. >> and that is really just so remarkable. i think it also -- i'm glad you brought up his book and his role in those previous negotiations. because we're also hear talking about the news today about ongoing negotiations in the same region to try to extend a truce in a war between hamas and israel. and it really does seem as though kissinger, and i'm interested in your thoughts and reflections, the model that he built in 1973. it is one that is still in use today be it in a more modern way. >> he invented the whole system of shuttle diplomacy. he would go back and forth from jerusalem to cairo, from cairo to damascus. there was always that funny line every time he went to cairo, he would get kissed by anwar sadat and then go to damascus and get of syria. >> and so let's talk a little bit about what is going to unfold in the next 24 to 48 hours. because matthew chance was reporting at the top of the show that there had been some back and forth because one of the lists that hamas provided included people that were no longer living and israel said no, this deal is about making sure living people continue to come out of gaza, that is how we'll extend this truce. it does seem to be fraying around the edges. what are you looking for in the next 24 to 48 hours to see how we may or may not see resumption of hole tistilities in the regi? >> let me first say on a personal level, i'm delighted because i