we are learning more about the recent round of american air strikes in syria, along with the the regionce members kille it comes alongside disturbing

reports indicating a looming catastrophe at gaza hospitals. we have a live report with the latest meanwhile, u.s. lawmakers locked in another shutdown showdown if you're feeling a jolt of deja vu, you are not alone. just six weeks after the last funding fight, congress is back at it. but can the new house speaker get his party in line? a controversial new trial uses a popular party drug to treat ptsd doctors and veterans praising mdma calling the results a game-changer how soon the fda might take a stance on the program. what happens in vegas might be hard for some jets fans to watch. we're breaking down the weekend in sports, including the sunday night nail-biter women nominate this year's grammy nominee list. see how girl power is breaking apart the entertainment industry's boys club it's monday, november 13th "early today" starts right now >> good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> glad you're with us

i'm frances rivera we begin this morning in the middle east where the u.s. has conducted air strikes against targets in eastern syria two locations were attacked, abu kamal and mayadin. this is the third strike against iranian-linked bases in that country since hamas launched war against israel a month ago claudio, good morning. what more can you tell us about the recent air strikes >> frances, phillip, good morning. the strikes targeted a training facility and a safe house in eastern syria used by iran's revolutionary guard and groups affiliated with it in a statement, the dod said the strikes were precise and it's the capabilities of those responsible for recent attacks against forces in iraq and syria. they believe there were also militias from iran's

revolutionary guard inside, but it's unclear whether there are any casualties among them. >> claudio, turning now to gaza, there is disturbing news coming out of the al-shifa hospital in gaza city. what can you tell us that? >> well, al-shifa is the biggest hospital in the whole of gaza. and according to the palestinian health ministry, it has been left without electricity since saturday morning as heavy bombardment and fighting have intensified outside of the complex. now according to the ministry, since throughout the weekend, because of the lack of electricity, at least 13 patients, including three babies have died, and that at least 35 other babies that were born prematurely are faced now, and i quote, possible death at any moment now since the start of the war, the hospitals all across gaza have been completely overwhelmed with patients, with people who are injured, due to heavy bombardment. but also people who were seeking shelter.

and despite that, they have come under a fire, and most of them, if not all of them now are without electricity, making the job for doctors practically impossible but now according to international law, hospitals are not legitimate targets in a war, but israel says they are because they are being used as command centers by hamas well, now benjamin netanyahu appeared on "meet the press" yesterday, and kristen welker asked him whether the facts that they claims they have been using them as command centers justifies the lives of sick patients and babies are in jeopardy let's take a listen. >> i think every civilian death, every dead baby is a tragedy but that tragedy should be placed squarely at the responsibility of hamas that is keeping its military installations inside hospitals, its command posts inside hospitals, inside schools, inside unrwa, u.n. facilities and so on. we obviously don't want to give them immunity.

>> back to you, phillip and frances. >> all right claudio lavanga for us claudio, thank you just days after the third republican presidential debate, the field of candidates is narrowing by one more. >> when i go back to iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate. i am suspending my campaign. i think the voters -- >> south carolina senator tim scott announced on sunday night he'll be dropping out of the republican presidential race to the seeming surprise of fox news host trey gowdy. scott began his campaign back in may. despite major spending on ads in iowa and other primary states, scott failed to make a considerable impact in any polls. he becomes the second major candidate to exit the race following former vice president

mike pence last month. scott has yet to endorse any of his fellow candidates, and he downplayed the idea of a potential vice presidential bid. it is deja vu in d.c. where the clock is ticking toward another government shutdown this morning. it was just six weeks ago we have the same conversation when a last-minute deal averted a shutdown but now there is new house speaker, and he has no plan to keep the government. but does he have enough supporter from his allies? >> there is just phi days left until the government shuts down. some of what's at stake, pay for military and federal worker, while social security and medicare checks will still go out. new house speaker mike johnson now pushing an untested plan to keep the government open with a two-step approach. the first would fund some parts of the government until january. the second funding the rest until february but notably absent from the plan, military aid to israel and spending cuts.

johnson can only afford to lose four votes, and right now at least three house republicans publicly oppose his plan the new speaker trying to convince hard-line holdouts of the urgency felt by some members of his caucus. >> it is too urgent. we can't sit back and do nothing. >> reporter: but johnson's plan may hinge on democrats' support. >> it looks gimmicky to me but i'm open to what the house is talking about. >> reporter: relying on democrats could prove risky. it was former speaker kevin mccarthy's decision to work with democrats on the last continuing resolution that ultimately cost him the gavel. >> our thanks to allie raffa for that report. another member of president trump's family will be returning to the witness stand in the trump organization's civil fraud trial. donald trump jr. will appears a the first witness for the defense in the case. the former president and three of his children all took the stand over the last two weeks in new york state's $250 million

case alleging years of exaggerated financial statements by trump's businesses. when prosecutors questioned donald trump jr., he testified that he had relied on the company's internal and outside accountants when it came to their financial statements all members of the trump family have denied wrongdoing in the case the son of a prominent hollywood agent has been arrested, suspected of killing his wife as our miguel almaguer reports, the gruesome details are sending shockwaves throughout hollywood. >> reporter: los angeles detectives retrieved the unidentifiable body from a dumpster after the gruesome discovery, police say surveillance video led them to this home, where samuel haskell, the son of a famous hollywood executive lives. haskell lived with his wife mai and her parents. >> we're not sure who the decedent is, but we're looking for three people that are still unaccounted for. >> reporter: arrested on suspension of murder, haskell is being held on $2 million bail.

involved in the entertainment business, he's the son of famed and former hollywood agent and producer sam haskell, whose clients include george clooney, martin short, and dolly parton nbc news has not yet heard back from the hollywood executive >> i would just say sheer shock. >> reporter: inside the multimillion-dollar property, police say they found evidence consistent with a killing and dismemberment. haskell and his wife are the parents of three small children who are safe and staying with family back at the family home, neighbors are stunned. >> when i understand that she and her parents were missing, my heart dropped. completely shocked >> reporter: as police work to identify the body they found, the search continues for the missing, who haven't been seen in days. >> that was our miguel almaguer reporting. a major freeway near downtown los angeles is shut down indefinitely after a massive fire

this was the scene on saturday morning near i-10 after a storage yard under the freeway burst into flames. the fire burned so hot, it damaged the overpass the state's governor declared a state of emergency as officials assess the damage. about a two-mile stretch of i-10 going in and out of l.a. will be closed until further notice, meaning more delays for the city's already terrible traffic. the gulf coast is starting the week off with a round of wet weather. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking when that rain is set to start what a start to a monday good morning, michelle. >> i know. it's a soggy start hi there, guys it's great to see you. the silver lining is this is a official rain that's going to help ease the drought conditions a stalled front kind of coming together to create this rain so it's going to slowly move the system along the gulf coast. we're looking at heaviest rain from texas to southern mississippi, and we could see over 5 inches of rain in some spots. then it's going to move slowly towards the east

now we're talking alabama, florida, georgia could see some thunderstorms too with a little bit more energy there. also looking at the chance of localized flash flooding possible on roadways in those areas that usually do flood. now in terms of rainfall totals, we're talking about portions of texas, into louisiana. also along the gulf coast, into panama city, we're looking at 2, 3, even 5 inches of rain in some spots. that's going to be the big story. otherwise relatively quiet today. we do have an atmospheric river setting up that's going to bring the chance for rain mountain snow to the west. not only today, but wednesday and through friday as well that's a look at the big weather story of the day here is a closer look at your day ahead. guys, that's your monday forecast. >> okay, michelle, thank you coming up, the raiders takes

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swift kicked off the latest leg of her eras tour in a swing through south america. it's on track to become the highest grossing tour of all time. >> welcome to the eras tour. >> reporter: swift also smashing the record for the biggest concert film ever. ♪ beyonce also had her own blockbuster summer of shows. together, herren sans tour and the eras tour generated more than $5 billion of spending. >> hi, barbie. >> reporter: while at the box office, barbie made more than one billion. the soundtrack picked up 11 grammy nominations ♪ dance the night away ♪ >> reporter: capping off a groundbreaking year for female artists. >> and our thanks to tom llamas for that report. it's going to be the soundtrack of 2023, the girl power right there. >> i think of the summer barbie, all the halloween costumes and all that the year totally own by taylor swift. a character known for his hatred of christmas is actually

spreading some holiday cheer at a children's hospital in north carolina the grinch made a stop at brainerd's children hospital in winston-salem, visiting patients one by one and giving them a chance to see the grinch come alive. this comes before his tour performances later this month through the greensboro, north carolina area, just in time for christmas. the grinch gets a bad rap, but look at him now, spreading holiday cheer. >> it's his that's right that's what, three times or smaller than everybody else's. now obviously not the case in that hospital. thanks for watching "early today. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. have a great monday. we hope to see you right back re tomorrow.he

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