And one of two israeli women released by hamas speaking out, saying she went through hell. Plus, the new video of a hostage still being held. Why his family wants you to see it. Also tonight, the pilot accused of trying to crash a plane in court today. Stunning new details. Prosecutors say he told police hed taken psychedelic mushrooms about 48 hours before the flight and had a nervous breakdown. And the second confrontation were learning about at the emergency exit. The fourth trump codefendant Pleading Guilty in the Election Interference Case. Her tearful apology in the courtroom, while in new york, the showdown in court as mr. Trump faced his fixer turned foe michael cohen. Whiplash in the house. Republicans picking a third House Speaker in three weeks. Then hours later he drops out. So what now . Tracking the first major winter storm of the season. And the father of two from miami left his family behind to answer israels call to serve. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening and welcome, everyone. As the picture of Gaza Under Siege grows dimmer and more urgent, a newly freed israeli hostage is speaking publicly about her ordeal in the embattled territory, including her capture along with her husband that she describes as a hell that we never knew before and never thought we would experience. The 85yearold offering a glimpse of her life in captivity. The assurances of her captors that they wouldnt hurt us, and the tunnels that resembled a spiderweb. And tonight we have new pictures of the desperate hours for civilians and First Responders inside gaza. Our camera crew capturing the drama of another child pulled from the rubble of falling bombs. Gaza Health Authorities report more than 5700 people have been killed there as its Health Care System appears to be failing, as israel continues to retaliate against hamas for the october 7th terror attacks. Its where we begin tonight with richard engel. Reporter gaza looks like it was hit by an earthquake. The hamasrun Health Ministry claims more than 700 palestinians were killed in just the last 24 hours, nearly half of them children in the deadliest day in gaza so far. Our camera crew captured one moment, a snapshot of gaza today. Multiple witnesses say this threestory building was hit by an israeli air strike. First you can see a hand. The girl is alive. And not alone. We counted five children pulled from this building, three living, two appear to be dead. Residents tell us theyre from the same family. The Israeli Government says hamas brought this upon gaza when it launched its brutal attack, murdering 1400 israelis, including Young Children and babies. Israel says its targeting hamas, and today stopped a cell of hamas divers attempting to infiltrate israeli territory by sea. The test for the west and for civilization is hamas. If hamas emerges victorious we will all lose. Reporter at least 220 hostages are still in gaza. Today we heard from one of the hostages released last night, 85yearold yocheved lifshitz. A swarm of people came through the fence. Reporter her daughter helped her describe what she called two weeks of hell. She was taken on the back of the motor bike. Reporter recounting how she was hit by sticks by her kidnappers, kept inside underground tunnels with five others. Lifshitzs husband remains a hostage. While today the families pleaded for their return. Why is no one crying out for these people be allowed for access to the red cross . Why is no one demanding just proof of life . Reporter eli davids brother is being held too, kidnapped from the Music Festival where hamas gunmen executed hundreds of israelis. He shared with us the videos hamas posted online. He is handcuffed with his hands behind his back, and a Terrorist Holding A Gun in one hand and in the other Hand Headlocking my brother. Reporter eli, like many israelis wants the world to see these images to understand what israel is up against. We know that he is alive. Reporter so far hamas has only released four hostages, all women. My brother is a young man. He is not an old man. He is not a baby. And maybe a disadvantage for him in that situation. So no hope at this time. Reporter there is so much pain and anger on both sides of this conflict, and not a glimmer of a resolution in sight. And i want the people of america to remember his name, to not forget until he comes home. His name david and dont forget his face. And thats it. Thank you for the opportunity. Richard, everyone is watching this, trying to understand where it could be headed, including this potential Israeli Ground operation that would target hamas in gaza. What do we know . Well, there is still no signs that a Ground Invasion is imminent, but israeli officials are signaling that the war could last months. Lester . Richard engel tonight, thank you. As the humanitarian crisis worsens in gaza, new calls at the United Nations for a ceasefire, and the u. S. Now suggesting there should be a pause in israels bombing campaign. Andrea mitchell has that part of the story for us. Reporter as israeli air strikes continue to pound gaza, twothirds of the hospitals are out of service, according to the world health organization. The u. N. Relief agency says it will have to stop operations in gaza tomorrow night when it runs out of fuel. Tonight unicef says there has been a devastating effect on children, and calling for an immediate ceasefire, a humanitarian disaster leading the u. N. Secretary general to echo that plea. Im deeply concerned about the clear violations of International Humanitarian law that we are witnessing in gaza. Reporter responding to the pressure, the u. S. For the first time opening the door to a pause in the air strikes to get desperately needed aid in and civilians out. The humanitarian pauses must be considered for these purposes. Reporter the israeli and Palestinian Foreign ministers facetoface, speaking past each other. We are here today to stop the killing, to stop the massacres being committed against the palestinian people. Reporter israel focusing on the Hamas Massacre 18 days ago. This massacre will go down in history as more brutal than isis. Hamas are the new nazis. Reporter Emilee Rauschenberger is among 400 americans stuck in gaza with her palestinian husband and five Young Children, unable to get out. Her father in florida says food and water are getting harder to find. Things are getting worse, and it scares me to death. And a meet Agent Meeting at the state department tomorrow, Secretary Blinken will urge chinas Foreign Minister to pressure iran around its proxy hezbollah not to wide 10 war. Andrea, thank you. The offduty pilot accused of trying to crash a regional jet he was riding in now faces state and federal charges. He told investigators he was having a nervous breakdown and admitted using psychedelic mushrooms days before the flight. Here is tom costello. All rise. Reporter in an oregon courtroom this afternoon, Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson facing 167 counts of attempted murder, reckless endangerment, and endangering an aircraft, plus, interfering with a flight crew. There is probable cause to believe that defendant has committed one of the offenses. Reporter today an fbi affidavit claims while offduty, riding in the cockpit jump seat, emerson told the pilot and copilot im not okay, and reached up and grabbed the red Fire Suppression handles to shut down the planes engines. For nearly 30 seconds he struggled with the crew before they kicked him out of the cockpit, declaring an emergency. Give you a heads up. Weve got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit. Reporter emerson allegedly walked the rear of the plane where he allegedly told a flight attendant, you need to cuff me right now or its going to be bad. Then with handcuffs on his risk, he tried to open the emergency exit, though thats impossible, saying i messed everything up and tried to kill everybody and said he thought he was having a nervous breakdown and hadnt slept in 40 hours. The affidavits say emerson denied taking any medication, but told police he had been depressed for six years and had taken psychedelic mushrooms 48 hours prior to the flight. Married with a family, neighbors say it was all out of character for the veteran pilot. How he treats the kids, the family, no indications anything were wrong. Reporter but the required pilot exams do not include indepth Mental Health evaluations. The faa requires pilots to report any kind of issues regarding depression or mental illness. But there really is no other intensive psychological screening. Obviously a Background Check is performed by the airline, and medical records are reviewed. But theres not too much deep diving into the Mental Health of a pilot. Tom, we understand emerson is tonight on Suicide Watch in the jail . Thats right. He did plead not guilty today, though he also told investigators he pulled the Engine Shutoff handles because he thought he was having a dream and he wanted to wake up. And he told them, im admitting to what i did. Im not fighting any charges you want to bring against me. Lester . All very disturbing. All right. Tom costello, thanks. Two former lawyers for donald trump in the spotlight tonight. One the latest codefendant to plead guilty in the Election Interference Case against the republican frontrunner. The other a Star Prosecution Witness at his fraud trial in new york. Laura jarrett has late details. Reporter for weeks attorney jenna ellis fiercely defended then President Trump as he falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged. Today she sobbed as she told a judge she was wrong. If i knew then what i know now, i would have declined to represent donald trump in these post election challenges. Reporter ellis in a georgia courtroom Pleading Guilty to a felony for helping fuel lies about thousands of dead people casting votes in 2020. I failed to do my due diligence. Reporter smiling for her mug shot just two months ago, now the fourth codefendant to flip in fulton countys sprawling Election Interference Case against the former president and more than a dozen others. Mr. Trump has pleaded not guilty, arguing he is being targeted by democratic prosecutors because hes the republican frontrunner. He was back in a manhattan courtroom today, facing a states star witness, his former fixer turned foe michael cohen. This is about accountability, plain and simple. Raise your right hand. Reporter it was cohens congressional testimony that jumpstarted the new york case, where his former boss now stands to lose his namesake company, accused of exaggerating the value of his assets to receive better loan terms in a 250 million civil fraud suit. It was my experience that mr. Trump inflated his total assets when it served his purposes. Reporter today cohen said he was tasked by the former president with boosting mr. Trumps total assets to achieve a number he arbitrarily elected, one mr. Trumps legal teams has argued real estate values are subjective. Outside of court, mr. Trump took aim at cohens credibility, pointing to his plea guilty plea for tax fraud and lying to congress. Hes a proven liar, as you know. So hes a liar, trying to get a better deal for himself, but its not going work. We did nothing wrong, and thats been proven. And laura is here. Michael cohen will be back on the stand again tomorrow . Yes, he will face more crossexamination by mr. Trumps legal team tomorrow as theyre trying to show the judge why he shouldnt be trusted given the things he said in the past. Mr. Trump also back in the court today. They were feet from each other today, the first time theyve been in the same room in five years. Lester . Laura jarrett, thank you. House republicans chose another candidate to be House Speaker today, but tom emmer of minnesota dropped out less than four hours later. Garrett haake is at the capitol. So garrett, this crisis continues . Yeah,less. As we enter a fourth week without a House Speaker, republicans seem no closer tonight to finding a nominee who can actually get the 217 votes necessary to claim the job. For a few hours today, it looked like tom emmer, who is currently the number three House Republican might have been that candidate after winning the nomination of a secret ballot but with nearly 30 republican lawmakers refusing to support him and former President Trump coming out strongly against him, emmer withdrew tonight without ever even calling for a floor vote on his candidacy. That sent the gop back to the Drawing Board with another closed door meeting planned for tonight. The question still looming, can anyone lead this fractured party, lester . All right, garrett, thanks. Were tracking the first significant winter storm of the season. It could bring more than a foot of snow. From parts of the northwest rockies. On the other side of the system, heavy rain and isolated floods are impacting the upper midwest. And a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for parts of texas and oklahoma through thursday. In 60 seconds, thousands more join the United Auto Workers strike. 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Taking ozempic® with a sulfonylurea or insulin may increase low blood sugar risk. Side effects like nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may lead to dehydration, which may worsen kidney problems. Living with Type 2 Diabetes . Ask about the power of 3 with ozempic®. Back now. The united auto worker back now. The united autoworkers escalating their strike for the second day in a row. Thousands more walking off the job. And as the strike nears the sixweek mark, the real world impact on consumers is only growing. Here is maggie vespa. Reporter tonight, another 5,000 autoworkers walking off the job, this time at a gm plant in texas. Inflation left us behind. The greedy ceos left us behind. We just want whats right. Reporter nearly six weeks into the uaw stoppage, close to 45,000 autoworkers are on strike against americas big three Car Companies. Theyre all about money. You know, its time to share. Reporter the Car Companies pushing back against uaws latest escalation. A new analysis estimates the strike has already cost the Auto Industry more than 9. 3 billion. For the first few weeks of the strike, we had some inventory on hand that we were able to get out and get to our customers. Its gotten a little tighter. We cant get the parts. Reporter the owner of chicagos Windy City Motors says staff cant find parts through normal suppliers, instead, turning online, even to ebay. Repairs that should take days he says now take weeks. Customers are now getting upset . Yes, theyre getting very upset. Theyre getting upset because its now affecting their life. If they cant use their car, they cant get to work. Reporter meanwhile, six weeks without paychecks hitting home for some workers. You didnt think it would go on this long . No. Reporter last month, we met jake deshon, a father of two on strike from detroits ford plant. Tonight he tells us he is behind on his mortgage and other bills. He says there are mixed emotions among workers. There are some people that are strong, thinking we can possibly get a little more. I would go back today. Reporter you would go back today if you could . Yeah. Reporter as the picket lines grow, some growing desperate for a deal. Maggie vespa, nbc news, chicago. There is more to come. Up next, Driverless Cars may be the way of the future, but for now california is suspending one companys cars. Well tell you whats companys cars. Well tell you whats im jayson. Im living with hiv and im on cabenuva. It helps keep me undetectable. For adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete, longacting Hiv Treatment you can get every other month. Cabenuva is two injections, given by my healthcare provider, every other month. Its really