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toys, they had to leave and emptied the truck and come back for another load. so, it was pretty special. >> that is wonderful. he says the event has been held every first saturday of december for the past six years. >> that is it for us at 5:00 tonight, new fury. attacks on gaza again. the death and damage as the crisis and humanitarian territory worsens. >> reporter: i'm in tel aviv and i'm at a broken cease-fire. hunting for a serial killer.
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los angeles police make an arrest after a suspect targets the homeless. >> 24 hours ago we announced there was a killer on the loose. now, he is in custody. countdown to iowa. today, donald trump and ron desantis hold rallies with caucuses just weeks away. >> i think it's the most important election in the history of our country. plus, headed for the exits, why george santos isn't the only lawmaker departing washington. >> reporter: a retirement wave is building. multiple storms make a bee line for the pacific northwest while the south gets swamped. and later, pickle ball soars to new heights. why it is now blimp worthy this weekend. >> reporter: a game of pickle ball is being played from the sky. this is the cbs weekend news
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from washington with adriana diaz. >> good evening. tonight, a new warning for israel from the united states. defense secretary lloyd austin says israel must protect gaza civilian population or ricks driving them into quote the arms of the enemy. today, israel intensified its airstrikes on the palestinian territory. and health officials said the death toll there now tops 15,000. in his first public comments since the end of the temporary cease-fire, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said troops are preparing for quote total victory. chris is in tel aviv and leads us off. >> reporter: good evening. that broken cease-fire means palestinian prisoners are no longer being exchanged for the hostages leaving the families in a state of dread over their fate in the next stage of this war.
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today marks eight weeks since hamas kidnapped some 240 hostages including the bevis family. this week, they claimed 4-year-old ariel bevis and the mother were all killed by an israeli air strike and released a video of the father we're not showing because he may have been speaking under duress. israeli defense source says they're examining the information. the cousin of the mother, shiri. >> you see the psychological behind it. it's torture for us. i wish i could go there and bring him here myself and make this over. i need my family back. and i can't stop, i can't. a 10-month-old baby and a 4-year-old child.
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>> reporter: with the collapse of the cease-fire the hostages and the people of gaza are once again caught in the crusible of war, heeding calls of israel to evacuate, they flee in the south and others clamor and sift through the rubble. the entire building collapsed. here, we have paralyzed women and frightened infants. are they the target for israel? we want a cease-fire. at this hospital women and children rush for treatment and safety despite the bombing, israel says it will facilitate the entry of aid into gaza. but the red cross says that will be difficult because everything i gaza is at a breaking point. meanwhile, adriana, the cries to release those hostages continues. more than 130 remain in hamas captivity, eight of them are americans. >> thank you. now to breaking news in los
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angeles. tonight, police announce an arrest in connection with the deaths of four people, three of them homeless and shot while sleeping. mayor karen bass identified the suspect as a 33-year-old man. >> together we did this. the individual responsible for these horrific crimes was found, caught and will now be held accountable. >> the shootings prompted warnings to the homeless to seek shelter and avoid sleeping alone. today, dueling campaign events in iowa with just six weeks to go before the presidential contest. it happened on the day ron desantis fulfilled his campaign pledge. >> let's go get this done. we're going to win and we're going to change this country. >> also in iowa today, former president donald trump, the republican front-runner is already looking past iowa to a rematch against president biden.
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>> 45 days and we're going to do something that i think it's the most important election in the history of our country. >> in new york, candidates are already lining up for the congressional seat once held by george santos. he was expelled from the house friday after a scathing ethics report. other lawmakers though are leaving on their own. cbs' scott mcfarland explains why. >> from headlocks -- >> anything you can tell us about the schedule -- >> to gridlock. >> we're in a very bad position as a party. >> reporter: to a 15 round speaker deadlock. >> a speaker has not been elected. >> reporter: the ouster. >> the house is sort of a mess. >> reporter: congress has rpeatedly departed from its norms. now, dozens of its members is about to depart. is there enough civility here now? >> no. it's not gotten better. >> reporter: more than 40 members of the senate and house
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have announced flair retirement including a former presidential candidate and mccarthy is considering doing the same. in some cases the recent dysfunction became too much. >> it's in a sad place. i hope that changes but think it will take a while. >> reporter: nearly half of the u.s. house has served five years or less and losing more of its, i guess, -- institutional memory, in excluding these two and since the clinton administration and passed more than 60 bills. >> do i worry about the state the house of representatives is in? >> i certainly do. so many con sit tuents asked me, how can you stand it? it's so polarized. is it tough? yes. but american is worth it. >> reporter: they will also lose an american military doctor. >> some people asked me what's
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your favorite moment since you've been in congress. i said, when steve scalise walked back onto the floor. >> reporter: who helped save the life of steve scalise wounded in virginia in 2017. >> the people can see it and it's a different time, i don't buy that. that doesn't mean you can't get things done. >> reporter: departures are a biannual thing in congress. two races could impact the white house. minnesota democrat dean phillips is taking on president biden and west virginia senator, joe manchin hasn't ruled out doing the same thing. today, the biden administration released new rules aimed at reducing climate methane for the oil and gas industry. it came at the largest summit.
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today is said to be recorded as the hottest day on earth and the day records broke oil and gas production. >> reporter: in colorado this week, president biden visited the largest manufacturer of wind towers in the world. >> what's your name? eddie, i'm joe. good to see you. >> reporter: touting funding for clean energy projects across the country. >> building a clean energy project in america. >> reporter: he didn't mention thy are making record fuel oil and climate change. 2023 is expected to be the hottest year on record. >> "drill baby drill." >> reporter: compared to former president trump, mr. biden actually approved more drillings on public land and now the u.s. is the largest oil and gas producer in the world. >> we can't be building new infrastructure.
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we will see the missions come to a peak this year. they will no longer climb as they have in the past. the bad news is reaching a plateau isn't good enough. those emissions have to come to zero and do that pretty quickly. >> reporter: those emissions will not go down like that if we continue to burn fossil fuels? >> that's right. we need to bring carbon emissions down to zero. >> reporter: phasing out fossil fuels is a heated debate and many fear the process has been compromised by being held in the oil rich uae and the head of the state run oil company. >> it looks bad and probably bad. >> reporter: he hopes world leaders will rise to occasion and cut planet changing emissions before it's too late. los angeles. today, a powerful earthquake struck off the philippine coast prompting a tsunami warning.
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it had a magnitude of 7.6. it left those at this restaurant holding on as drinks and table swayed. so far no reports of injuries. there's a new weather tlhret in the u.s. a parade of storms could pummel the pacific northwest. my partner at the weather channel has the full forecast. >> good evening. we have lots of moisture coming in across the west coast. atmospheric rhythms and areas of low pressure and three moving in here. we have flood watches from bellingham all the way off towards eugene. the i5 corridor is going to be a wet one, so wet we're looking at the coast and can see up to a foot of rain. not snow but rain. it will be adding up in the rain
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department but also adding up in the snow department. the further inland you go we will be seeing feet of snow, possibly 3 feet and more snow towards the northeast as well and rain will be moving in. back to you. >> to chhe weather channel. investors had a good week and why stocks are soaring. later, why pickle ball has ascended to the sports world's upper echelon.
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stocks have hit a new high after several twists and turns and a sluggish summer. november was their best month in more than a year. that's probably good news for your 401(k) and money watch, why investors are so bullish. >> bells are ringing and investors celebrating on wall street. the dow friday topping 36,000 points, its highest close this
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year. the s&p 500 also reaching a 2023 high investors cheering signs the federal reserve could be done raising interest rates. >> ultimately and historically that's always been a positive. >> home buyers aren't positive margarita is struggling to buy a home in this area. she says as a single mother it's her dream to leave a home for her son. morg rates have eased but still close to the 20 year high in october and a scarcity of homes nationwide. that could change in 2024 if rates continue to fall. >> more home sellers will elect to put their homes on the market because of interest rates and because they're tired of putting their life on hold. >> reporter: while interest rates drop many americans are
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feeling the pinch. >> many people say, i feel lousy still. it's inflation. you look at the numbers, they're spending a lot of money. >> reporter: last year, americans took on an average $1500 in debt to pay for the holidays and this year's holidays is on track to be even higher. michael george, cbs news, new york. coming up, how tiktok is super charging the market with second-hand clothes.
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with the holidays coming up, savvy shoppers are turning something old into something new. it is big business. used clothing sales are expected to exceed 77 billion dollars by 2025, more than double the amount from four years ago. showing us stores, credit, thrifty gender buyers, the environment and tiktok.
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>> and they're gucci and fabulous and yes! >> reporter: one person's trash is another person's. >> i found dior and tommy. >> reporter: thrift-tok tock and billions enopportunity toering,o we tagged along. >> the's self-control. >> reporter: she teaches half a million buyers how to shop efficiently for thrift stores and yard sales and technical buy is 40 bucks. >> i started going to the thrift store and realized, oh, my god, these items are here, not like a random track & field marathon t-shirt. >> reporter: with 90% off retail, attitudes about thrifting have changed seen better for your budget and the
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envir environment. >> why do you think there have been so many emerging consumers? >> it's a generational shift in consumption. they care about the planet and sustainability and their future. >> reporter: top fashion designers are taking part in the trent. more than 120 are making clothe for this. >> it's amazing to watch this thing that isn't just like a little bit more accepted than normal and actually really cool and exciting. >> reporter: ellis preston, cbs news, los angeles. . >> some good tips. next on the cbs weekend news, after five decades, a kiss good-bye. we'll explain why.
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it is the end of the road for the rock band, kiss. they are, of course, going out with a bang. tonight, the pyrotechnic loving rockers played their final concert at new york's madison square garden. they first performed there 50 years ago. last night, the empire state building was lit up in their honor. they have at le least 44 albums. they are ending on a high note and tonight's concert is sold out. beyonce's anticipated concert film has arrived and no surprise the queen bee is at the box office. her documentary is on track for
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finally tonight, pickleball has arrived as a major sport if arriving means having a giant blimp overhead. carson, california, explains. >> reporter: it's the fastest growing sport in amerca. this week we saw the game of pickleball reach an even greater height. 1500 feet, that is, on the iconic good year blimp. the one-on-one match also mark as new peak for the aircraft itself, giving aerial coverage over this weekend's pickleball
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association finals for the very first time. while drones may dazzle the blimp paved the way. >> we basically invented the broadcasting of sports. >> reporter: good year took their first flight almost 100 years ago, keeping a watchful eye from american skies. >> the blimp patrol. >> reporter: they've been part of the navy's defense team in world war ii and christened by icons like amelia earhart and sally ride and signals above natural disasters like andrew in 1992. it was 1955 that marked a new era for the fleet, with the rise of television, good year became the first aerial platform to live broadcast an event for tv. when the first super bowl kicked off in 1967 for cbs, the blimp was there. >> we fly over all the largest events. >> reporter: taylor dean has
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been a blimp pilot for 11 years. >> stanley cup, nba finals. if we're there it's usually a pretty big event. >> reporter: now a new game has been added to the roster. >> i've driven by the blimp and seen it at events. >> she number one pickleball player in the world. >> i guess pickleball has made it now. the blimp comes. >> it just exploded. i started when i was 10 and now i'm 16. i've kind of grown with the sport. >> reporter: pioneers from the sport and the sky elevating the game to blimp worthy status. donnia bachus, cbs news, los angeles. >> love that blimp history. that is the cbs news. first thing tomorrow with jane
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paulie, followed by "face the nation." presidential candidate, chris christie and congressman mike turner, chair of the house intelligence committee. i'm adriana from washington. good night. from cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. >> i don't want it to escalate where she might hurt a human. >> now at 6:00, celebrity dog trainer brings his nationwide tour to san francisco and brings controversy about his training methods as well. >> that's unethical, and doing it is technically abuse. >> unfortunately, snake oil is still in business, and this guy is selling. plus, a shoplifting blitz. a closer look at the strategy that seems to be making a dent in san francisco's retail crime. and later, pushing a
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neighborhood's history to avoid building more housing. how a fight on the peninsula is exposing a potential loophole in a state law. live from the cbs studios in san francisco, i'm brian hackney. >> and i'm andrea nakano. we begin in san francisco. >> that dog trainer gained a huge following on social media. he's being accused of dog abuse and cruelty by fellow dog trainers. he held a training event this afternoon and was met by protesters and our da lin. >> reporter: there are no regulations when it comes to dog training. no license, no oversight. some dog trainers claim one man is abusing the system and dogs. 6-year-old mikey is a german shepherd husky mix. his dog mom is worried about his behavior. >> i have a vicious dog here. so, well, that's why we want to just try it,
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