FBI Director Kash Patel and D.C. assistant police chief of specialized operations Jeffery Carroll give updates on the shooting blocks from the White House which left two National Guardsmen in critical condition. Patel said that President Donald Trump has been informed, and that anyone responsible will be brought to justice. One suspect has been apprehended…

Thirty balloons, 28 floats and 11 marching bands are getting ready for the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. NBC News’ Steven Romo reports on what it’s like to see the balloons inflated in-person and what the new additions to this year’s line-up are. source https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/thirty-balloons-are-inflated-for-macy-s-thanksgiving-day-parade-253089861717

Flames engulfed an apartment complex in Hong Kong. The inferno raged for hours and tore through several buildings. Officials say at least 40 people are dead and nearly 300 people are still unaccounted for. NBC News’ Daniele Hamamdjian reports. source https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/massive-inferno-engulfs-hong-kong-high-rise-253113413840

Authorities said that two National Guard soldiers deployed to Washington as part of President Trump’s crime crackdown were shot in a targeted attack. Two U.S. officials said the suspect has been identified as an Afghan national. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports. source https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/sources-afghan-national-shot-two-national-guard-soldiers-in-targeted-attack-253116485623

New Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva was thrown into the national spotlight and has become an unexpected but unwavering voice for sexual assault victims. source https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrat-rep-adelita-grijalva-voice-sexual-assault-survivors-epstein-rcna245140

Hong Kong police have arrested three people after a massive fire tore through a high-rise housing complex, leaving at least 55 people dead in the city’s deadliest blaze in three decades. source https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/hong-kong-high-rise-fire-death-toll-rises-arrested-construction-bamboo-rcna246180

The suspect in the Washington, D.C., shooting that critically wounded two National Guard members was an Afghan national who served alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan, officials and a relative say source https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-national-guard-shooting-served-us-troops-afghanistan-relative-rcna246170

The 45-person list includes Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who both co-chaired the transition, as well as GOP megadonors. source https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-transition-team-discloses-donors-one-year-pledged-release-rcna246131

The best early Black Friday deals to shop at Walmart include cookware, tech, gifts and more from brands like Apple, Ninja and La Roche-Posay. source https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/early-walmart-black-friday-2025-rcna244820

Thirty balloons, 28 floats and 11 marching bands are getting ready for the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. NBC News’ Steven Romo reports on what it’s like to see the balloons inflated in-person and what the new additions to this year’s line-up are. source https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/thirty-balloons-are-inflated-for-macy-s-thanksgiving-day-parade-253089861717