broader impacts. blinken is not currently scheduled to speak. the united auto workers union expanded its strike monday with 6,800 workers walking out of a stellantis plant in michigan. the uaw says it's called the strike because stellantis has, quote, the worst offer on the table of the big three carmakers. stellantis said it was outraged. and the texas rangers are world series-bound after beating houston in game seven of the american league championship series. they'll face either philadelphia or arizona, who have their own winner-take-all game tonight. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. it's tuesday, october 24th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news."

hostages freed. hamas releases two elderly israeli women days after an american mother and daughter were let go. the u.s. now pushing israel to delay the ground offensive to allow more time to try to secure the release of more hostages. and then there were eight. house republicans will meet behind closed doors again today to try to pick a speaker nominee as one candidate drops out of the crowded race. >> we got the try that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit. midair scare. a pilot under arrest accused of trying to take down a plane full of passengers. why did he do it. well, good morning and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we start in israel where two more hostages were freed and are back on israeli soil, giving dozens of families a glimmer of hope their loved ones will be returned. israel launched one of its heaviest barrages of air strikes yesterday as a top marine corps

general is helping them plan for the ground assault. the united nations says around 20 trucks with humanitarian aid made it into gaza yesterday, but the situation there continues to grow dire. and secretary of state antony blinken is expected at the united nations today for an update on the war. ian lee is in tel aviv with the latest developments. ian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. that rafah border crossing with egypt is the only lifeline for gaza, and every day more trucks with aid enter the coastal strip, 20 here, 12 here, but it's not even close to the number of trucks the u.n. says that are needed to sustain the people in gaza. and sources tell cbs getting aids in and hostages out is a priority for the white house. overnight two israeli women freed by hamas arrived at a tel aviv hospital. 79-year-old nurit cooper and

85-year-old yocheved lifshitz were taken hostage during the deadly october 7th hamas raids along with their husbands who are still being held. lifshitz's grandson says his family is excited and thrilled she's been released and hopes she's in good health. this latest hostage release comes days after two americans were also freed, but israeli officials estimate more than 200 hostages are still being held by hamas. >> it's crime against humanity. >> reporter: nir shani says hamas took his 16-year-old son during the kibbutz be'eri attack. >> he's a boy. he's not a warrior. he was taken from his room and from his bed. >> reporter: israeli air strikes have intensified in recent days, and there are new warnings for evacuations in gaza ahead of an imminent ground invasion. two sources told cbs news the white house has sought to slow israel's plans for a ground invasion in order to free

hostages and a give aid to gaza. yesterday president biden was asked if he supported the exchange of hostages for a potential cease-fire. trucks filled with humanitarian aid continue to flow from egypt into gaza, though united nations officials say civilians there need much more assistance. it seems like israel may keep postponing the ground invasion. for now the french president emmanuel macron is in town to meet with israeli officials while later today the u.n. council is expected to meet to discuss not only the war but the humanitarian situation in gaza. anne-marie? >> ian lee in tel aviv. thank you so much. well, family and friends of a young boy believed to be held by hamas in gaza gathered in is rile to mark his 9th birthday. ohad munder-zichri was kidnapped by hamas terrorists along with his mother and grandparents during their deadly attack. people held a photo of the boy and clutched balloons yesterday as they called for the release

of the family and the more than 200 other hostages. >> i hope he's celebrating in some way. i hope his mother is hugging him. god bless them. and we must free them now. >> the boy's uncle was killed in the october 7th attack. and while the u.s. is advising israel to delay its full-blown ground invasion, the military is conducting limited ground raids into gaza. "cbs mornings's" co-host tony dokoupil sat down with israel's chief military spokesmen to talk about the duel mission, rescue the hostages and eliminate hamas. >> reporter: as israeli air strikes pound inside gaza, rear admiral daniel hagari's job is to explain the aftermath. in these pictures every day of women and children in the rubble, that doesn't help your cause. >> this is a tough fight, but it shows the face of hamas using

the gazans as human shields. >> reporter: israel's chief military spokesperson says the war has two goals. >> one is to destroy hamas, leaders, infrastructures, and the other goal is to release the hostages. >> reporter: but for the families of the more than 200 people still held by hamas, hagari had little comfort. >> can you at least tell them tonight that they are alive and that they are not being mistreated? >> i cannot tell them that. we're in a war, and our goal is to bring everybody home as long as it takes. >> reporter: that commitment to fight comes from evidence like this, he says, a note newly recovered off the body of a hamas attacker. >> this is what it says. the enemy is a disease that has no cure. >> why was it so important for you to show it to us today? >> because the world needs to

understand it's not an issue of palestinians and israelis. it's an issue of a crime against humanity. >> reporter: but there's also the critical question of what comes after hamas, both for gaza and the israelis. and on that hagari said it's just too soon to tell. tony dokoupil, cbs news, tel aviv. >> and tony dokoupil will have more of his interview live from israel ahead on "cbs mornings" at 7:00 eastern. house republicans are expected to meet again today to try to nominate a candidate for speaker. eight lawmakers made their pitch to fellow republicans last night during a closed door forum. there were originally nine candidates, but one dropped out. it's been three weeks since kevin mccarthy has been ousted as speaker, and it leaves them unable to do business.

the next month's deadline to fund the government. donald trump is expected to face off today in a new york courtroom with his former personal lawyer, fixer michael cohen. cohen is set to testify in trump's fraud trial. trump is accused of deflating the value of his properties to gain favorable loan terms and tax benefits. in 2019 cohen called trump a con man and a cheat when he testified before the house committee. trump said he was a convicted liar. trump denies any wrongdoing. a terrifying scene in the skies now. an airlines pilot is due in court facing 167 counts including attempted murder. he's accused of trying to shed down a plane's engine mid flight on sunday. kris van cleave has the story. >> we've got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cob pic. >> reporter: it was about 30

minutes after alack can airlines took off withet 84 passengers holding infants in their laps. police say 44-year-old joseph emerson, an off-duty alaskan pilot riding in the jump seat attempted to shut off the plane's engines at about 31 feet. there are reports he may have tried to pull the red engine suppression handles. emerson was handcuffed in the back of the plane as pilots made an emergency landing in portland. there were no injuries. >> it seems like he settled down as soon as he -- after one moment of going a little bit overboard. rsher . >> reporter: passenger jessica verrilli testified, i was on this flight with my two kids. thank god everyone is okay. >> if i was in a cockpit jump seat, how hard would it be to grab the engine controls? >> all he or she would have to do is jump out of your seat and

grab sunday and turn the engines off. >> reporter: they wrote this is not connected in any way, shape, or form to world ee vents and i not related to any form of terrorism. he's a father of two and is seen visiting sick kids in the hospital. well, coming up, tragedy on a louisiana interstate. more than 150 vehicles are involved in a deadly pileup blamed on a so-called super fog. and later, spooky sticker shock. why the price of halloween chocolate is going up this year. this is the "cbs morning news." this year. this is the "cbs morning news." . because there are places you'd rather be. farxiga can cause serious side effects, including ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration, urinary tract, or genital yeast infections, and low blood sugar. a rare, life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. stop taking farxiga and call your doctor right away

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