albuquerque. the complaint says followers flooded the account with unsolicited messages filled with pictures and videos of genitalia which she received at least three to four times per week. >> i don't think they have a deep appreciation for how many predators there are in these spaces. >> if you're a predator today, are facebook and instagram the best places to do business? >> absolutely. absolutely. there are simply not enough safeguards in place. this is a place where predators have the upper hand. >> reporter: meta declined to comment on the lawsuit, but said in a statement it uses sophisticated technology to help root out predators and disabled more than half a million accounts in a single month for violating child safety policies. >> the message to parents nationwide should be that they can't trust that meta is a safe place for their children. period. >> reporter: now child predators unfortunately are present across social media platforms, and the

new mexico attorney general says they will investigate other companies. but looking ahead, mark zuckerberg is set to testify before the senate judiciary committee next month on child safety, and he will be joined along with his ceo of x, formerly twitter, snap, and tiktok. norah? >> parents are very interested in this. jo ling kent, thank you so much. in another major development tonight, republican senators blocked a white house request for more than $100 billion in emergency aid, primarily for ukraine and israel. there is money in that bill for the border, but conservatives are demanding big policy changes. nancy cordes is at the white house. all right, nancy, what is it that republicans want? >> what they want are sweeping concessions on immigration policy. the president had some harsh words for them here today. he said ukraine is going to lose its fight against russia without more american help soon. and he said the failure to provide that assistance before the holidays would be the best gift that russian president vladimir putin could get. here is the issue.

many republicans in congress actually support the $61 billion the white house is seeking for ukraine. but they're vowing to vote against it until they secure those sweeping changes to u.s. border policy in the face of a record number of migrant crossings this year. democrats called their plan extreme. so we're now in a situation where past u.s. assistance to ukraine has all but run out. the white house has promised ukraine and all of its allies that more help is on the way, and yet now this is all tied up until the two sides can work out something on immigration, an issue that has divided them bitterly, norah, for decades now. >> nancy cordes at the white house, thank you. well, now to the death of an american icon, who changed the face of television. famed writer and producer norman lear died last night at the age of 101. leer is being remembered as a champion for social justice for using comedy to shine a light on prejudice, intolerance, and

inequality. rob reiner, who co-starred on "all in the family" said i loved norman lear with all my heart. he was my second father. many of leer's hit sitcoms aired right here on cbs. in a statement, said "norman's broad impact on our industry is surpassed only by his personal influence on the lives of the innumerable people he touch at every level." all the networks are airing a tribute to leer ahead of tonight's prime-time programing. bill weir looks back on his life and legacy. >> my name is norman lear. >> reporter: for a time on television, norman lear was king. ♪ by the way glen miller played ♪ >> reporter: his reign began in 1971 when he created an insurgent little sitcom, ""all in the family." the language was shocking. >> let me tell you something. if he spits in your face get out there and hustle for it just like i did.

>> reporter: the topics, from homosexuality to rape a racism were rarely seen on tv before. the central character, a politically incorrect working class bigot archie bunker. >> i didn't have no million people out there marching and protesting to get me my job. >> no, his uncle got it for him. >> reporter: what made you think that bigotry could be pun funny. >> it wasn't bigotry per se. it was the state of the man's mind. he was afraid of tomorrow. he was afraid of anything new. >> reporter: "all in the family" was the number one show for five straight years. number two for much of that time was another leer hit, "sanford and son." it was one of three leer shows focusing on african american families. >> dyno-mite! ♪ >> reporter: and then there is "maude." >> i'm pregnant. >> reporter: at one point, leer had seven hit shows on

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reelected. instead, the former president answered in the affirmative, admitting he would be a dictator, but only on day one. was it a joke, or an example of saying the quiet part out loud? here is cbs' robert costa. >> reporter: today president bden said there are probably 50 democrats who could beat former president donald trump. >> i'm not the only one to defeat him, but i will defeat him. >> reporter: last night trump was already previewing a possible second term. given two chances to push back against democrats who say he is a threat to democracy, heed a first deflected. >> do you in any way have any plans whatsoever if reelected president to abuse power, to break the law, to use the government to go after people? >> you mean like they're using right now? >> reporter: then asked to clarify -- >> you're promising america tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody? >> except for day one. he says you're not going to be a dictator are you?

i said no, no, no, other than day one. we're closing the border, and we're drilling, drilling, drilling. after that, i'm not a dictator. >> reporter: inside the gop sources tell cbs news there are worries that trump is leaning into rhetoric that could alarm some voters. but other republicans are mostly shrugging off trump's comments. >> i sort of laugh and think he is trying to entertain his base. >> reporter: on tuesday, during a fundraiser in boston, the president suggested he might not have run if trump wasn't running. he then expanded on his remarks. >> would you be running for president if trump wasn't running? >> i expect so, but look, he is running, and i have to run. >> no, not now. >> reporter: all this comes ahead of tonight's fourth republican primary debate here in alabama, which trump will skip. sources tell cbs news they expect the contenders to be asked about trump's latest comments, but revealingly, these contenders will not focus on

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inspecting a plant in ecuador, saying contaminated cinnamon is likely the source teleof the le. the recalled products were called under the names of wanabana, schnucks and weis. "time" magazine names its person of the year, and there is no bad blood with this choice. that's next. finally tonight, the era of taylor swift has hit a whole new level. the 33-year-old superstar was named time's person of the year for her cultural, critical and commercial success as an artist and businesswoman. ♪ i promise that you'll never find another like me-me-me ♪ time's senior executive says taylor swift is both the writer and the hero of her own story,

and what a story it is. swift's eras tour is on track to become the highest grossing tour of all time. and she's had not one, not two, but three number one albums this year alone. the taylor effect has boosted voter registration drives and even economies all around the world. simply put, there is little that taylor swift can't do. that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later or "cbs mornings." remember, you can follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm jarred hill in new york. las vegas police say three people are dead. a fourth is in stable condition after a man shot up the campus of unlv wednesday. the suspect said to be in his 60s was killed by police. so far no word on the motive.

fireworks last night as four candidates took the stage in the fourth gop primary debate. it's expected to be the last one before the iowa caucuses on january 15th. there was a lot of attention on nikole ca nikki haley, who has been rising in the polls, but front-runner donald trump skipped out again. and mcdonald's is branching out with a spin-off restaurant called cosmc's. the first of ten locations opened in illinois later this month. for more, download the news app on your cell phone or connected tv. jarred hill, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> we want to begin tonight with new developments in a shooting on a college campus just hours ago. we are just learning from law enforcement that multiple people

were killed after a gunman opened fire inside the business school at the university of nevada, las vegas. >> three of the victims are confirmed deceased. there is a fourth victim who suffered a gunshot wound and is now currently in sunrise hospital, upgraded to stable condition. >> vanessa murphy from our cbs affiliate in las vegas has the new details. >> suspect at this point is deceased. >> reporter: sirens blared through the streets of las vegas as officers responded to reports of an active shooter at unlv shortly before noon. >> we have one patient right now. supposedly we have more patients inside with an active shooter. >> reporter: campus police sent out alerts to students and faculty to tell them about shots being fired in the beam hall building and run, hide, fight. >> honestly, everybody was panicking.

we were just having a normal class. and then all of the sudden someone said ative shooter running across. >> reporter: this unlv student said he and other students in a nearby building used tables to barricade themselves inside a classroom. >> our teacher just locked up the room. i said they're not letting nobody out. i wish i could trade spots right now. that's crazy. she doesn't deserve to be in there right now. >> there are a lot of calls coming in that students are hunkered down. they're afraid. they're scared. >> reporter: some students were let out in formation, as others reunited with family. >> people are scared now because every time you step on a college campus, there are shootings, every year now. it's getting scarier and scarier for us students. >> reporter: the scene here remains secured. we've been talking with students leaving campus. some of them were in hiding. they tell us they receive emergency alerts on a regular basis. this time they learned it was the real thing. a lot of raw emotion here

tonight. norah? >> van nice is a murphy, thank you very much. turning overseas to the war in gaza. tonight israel said it is closing in on the man they say is the mastermind of the october 7th attacks. just tonight the prime minister released this video statement saying the idf is currently surrounding the southern gaza home of yahya sinwar, that's hamas' gaza chief. cbs' chris livesay has the latest tonight from jerusalem. >> reporter: from the north to the south in khan yunis, house-to-house fighting with the israeli military hunting down hamas fighters. israeli forces are hammering targets behind me. they say they're now operating across the gaza strip, leaving vanishing options for hamas fighters to flee, but also for civilians. some 600,000 people have been told to evacuate, according to the united nations human rights chief, who says life in southern gaza has become apocalyptic.

summer sukar, displaced for the fifth time, washes her baby, just 10 days old. "what did she do to deserve being in a tent?" i named her "innocence" because she didn't do anything to deserve this." at a hospital, a girl desperately searches for her father. in a moment, tears of sorrow turn to rare tears of joy. rarer still since the collapse of the seven-day ceasefire, when more than 100 hostages were freed from hamas captivity, like mia lehmberg and her dog bella. lehmberg giving her first interview. >> she was a huge help to me. she kept me busy. she was moral support, even though she didn't want to be. but, yeah, and i'm just so happy that i managed to do this journey with her. >> reporter: but the rage of other freed hostages is boiling over.

in leaked audio of a meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, one woman is heard complaining of the feeling that "no one was doing anything for us. i was in a hiding place that was shelled. an israeli helicopter shot at us on the way to gaza." tonight the situation is growing dire for palestinians trying to flee southern gaza. egypt has now deployed thousands of troops to prevent potential refugees from storming what's become the last exit out of the strip. norah? >> chris livesay, thank you. turning now to the severe weather causing havoc across the pacific northwest. a powerful atmospheric river drenched parts of washington and oregon with up to 9 inches of rain. cbs' carter evans reports authorities are investigating the deaths of two people found in flooded areas. >> reporter: rapidly rising floodwaters led to this dramatic rescue in western washington. the coast guard lifted five people to safety after they were

stranded by rushing water. in oregon, officials are investigating the deaths of at least two people whose bodies were found in swollen creeks. washington's stillaguamish river peaked at over 21 feet, setting a new record. in neighboring stanwood, emergency crews filled sandbags to help fight the flooding. jason toner is stanwood's police chief. >> it's been probably 15 years since it's flooded into the city this much. >> reporter: it look likes it's pretty deep there. it looks like it's 5, 6 feet at least. >> yeah, that's probably 4 feet right there. once you get out to the field, it's probably 6 feet. >> reporter: some drivers are risking washed out roads. >> i'm watching every single one of these people ruining their transmissions. >> reporter: a landslide forced amtrak to cancel service between seattle and portland for a second day, and saturated ground led to the collapse of this section of a state highway in washington's cowlitz county. you can see these cars here still under water. some homes flooded too. the good news is the water here

is starting to recede. but the national weather service says some rivers won't go below flood stage until later this week. norah? >> carter evans, thank you very much. in another major development tonight, republican senators blocked a white house request for more than $100 billion in emergency aid, primarily for ukraine and israel. there is money in that bill for the border, but conservatives are demanding big policy changes. nancy cordes is at the white house. all right, nancy, what is it that republicans want? >> what they want are sweeping concessions on immigration policy. the president had some harsh words for them here today. he said ukraine is going to lose its fight against russia without more american help soon. and he said the failure to provide that assistance before the holidays would be the best gift that russian president vladimir putin could get. here is the issue. many republicans in congress actually support the $61 billion the white house is seeking for ukraine. but they're vowing to vote

against it until they secure those sweeping changes to u.s. border policy in the face of a record number of migrant crossings this year. democrats called their plan extreme. so we're now in a situation where past u.s. assistance to ukraine has all but run out. the white house has promised ukraine and all of its allies that more help is on the way, and yet now this is all tied up until the two sides can work out something on immigration, an issue that has divided them bitterly, norah, for decades now. >> nancy cordes at the white house, thank you. house, thank you. th to 50 years with my best friend and my soulmate. [sfx: spilling sound] [sfx: family gasp] nooo... aya... quick, the quicker picker upper! bounty absorbs spills like a sponge. and bounty is 2x more absorbent

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americans undergo hip replacement surgery. there are usually no complications and the patient can be out of the hospital in a day or two. with our partners at kff health news, we've been reporting on one hip replacement system that's been breaking inside hundreds of people, and it turns out that many of these fractures could have been prevented. anna werner has part two of this investigation. >> so you were riding your bike up this path, right? >> yes. >> reporter: this is where the pro femur artificial hip implant terry parks got six years before broke, as we rode along this los angeles beach. >> i felt like the hip dislocated. >> reporter: suddenly, he couldn't control his leg. >> and i fell over into the sand. and i then tried to get up, and i couldn't get up. >> reporter: at the emergency room, an x-ray showed part of his hip implant, a two-inch titanium neck connecting his hip

to his leg had snapped in two, something he said the doctor couldn't believe. >> he'd said he had never seen anything like it. >> reporter: parks is just one of hundreds of people whose pro femur hip implant fractured, leaving them needing painful surgeries. it involves removing deteriorating hip bones and implants parts, typically a ball and cup connected to a stem that fits inside the thigh bone. the pro femur was different because it added a detachable neck between the ball and stem, made in different sizes to try to achieve a custom fit. but experts we spoke to said that titanium neck was vulnerable to fracture. >> so essentially, that piece, that small piece would snap? >> that's correct. >> reporter: dr. lee ruben is a prosthetic hip expert at yale university. >> this piece would break in half. >> reporter: cbs news and kff health news found reports to the fda of titanium pro femur necks breaking inside of u.s. patients as early as 2005.

yet it took 15 years, until 2020 for any of those necks to be recalled, and even then only some sizes. by that time, more than 800 reports of those fractures had been submitted to the fda. yale university orthopedic surgeon dr. idine pur studied those fractures. >> we basically recommended the system to be completely removed from the market. >> reporter: do you think they waited too long? >> i think they waited too long, true. the implant should have been cuddle puld out of the market earlier. >> reporter: it wasn't. but in 2009, wright medical did begin making the neck out of a stronger metal, a cobalt chrome al lye loy. that's the product kristen bjorn, a former dancer from pasadena, california got her hip replacement in 2013. >> it was fabulous. i was able to walk without pain. and you know, i just wanted to get back to my normal life. >> reporter: but less than two years after it was implanted, her pro femur hip broke. it took three surgeries to fix

her hip, including implanting this metal cage-like device she calls the claw. it looks really painful to me. >> yeah. it is. to this day it's painful. >> reporter: it's still there? >> yeah, it will be there for the rest of my life. >> reporter: four months after her implant broke in 2015, fda records show the new owner of the profemur brand, chinese company microport recalled the specific cobalt chrome neck used in bjorn's hip, affecting some 10,500 implants. but that recall only involved one size of the cobalt chrome neck. 11 other sizes remained on the market, despite reports that some were corroding inside some patients' bodies. microport did not respond to multiple request for comments. the company that bought it, stryker has still not commented. the fda received over a dozen

reports of pro femur necks breaking inside patients. are you surprised by that? >> i'm not surprised. i'll tell you why. we know there are patients that have going to have the implant that have not failed at five years, but they would fail at some point in the years after. it's amazing that this is still going on. >> reporter: something kristen bjorn worries about. >> i really hope other people are okay. i think about them a lot, honestly. >> reporter: why? >> because of everything i went through. and i know what they're in store for. it's scary. >> in 2020, fda records show that microport recalled all of the profemur necks. the recall was temporary so microport could update the packaging documents. it added a precaution for doctors, saying in part that patients should not have unrealistic expectations, including, among other activities, substantial walking. we're going to keep you posted on this

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he made americans think, but he also made them laugh. several years back, gayle king sat down with lear to discuss his life and his remarkable career. ♪ by the way glenn miller played ♪ ♪ songs that made the hit parade ♪ ♪ guys like us, we had it made, those were the days ♪ >> you really weren't trying to be controversial with "all in the family"? >> i promise you, we were not trying to be controversial. it turns out because we were serious, we were controversial. >> you don't have to be nervous. >> so inappropriate. what may have been uncomfortable territory for some, would become a trademark for producer norman lear. >> come on, the weather? that's not what's bugging you. it's sex, isn't it? >> sex? >> if arthur harman found out

that at my age i was pregnant, he would laugh himself sick. >> his iconic shows changed the landscape of television. >> one, two, three. >> the biggest problem my family faced in the years before "all in the family" was that the roast was ruined or the boss was coming to dinner. >> yeah. >> well, i lived through more serious problems. >> reporter: lear drew inspiration from his own life experiences. one of the most formative was in 1931. that's when his father was convicted of fraud. >> when your father is going off to jail, your mother is selling the furniture, and the red leather chair that you and your father lived in to hear sports and comedy and so forth is being sold, and the guys she is summoning puts his hands on your shoulder and says, "well, norman, you're the man of the house now". >> and you were 9. >> i was 9 years old. you have to understand something

about the foolishness of the human condition. >> reporter: lear says his dad inspired "all in the family's" archie bunker. >> you are a meathead. >> he was described as a lovable bigot. i always hated that term. is a bigot lovable? >> the intention was to show there is humor in everything. i never thought of him as a -- as a hater. >> what planet, what planet -- >> so much of a fearful man of progress. ♪ my home sweet home ♪ >> the show won 22 emmys over its nine-season run. but behind the scenes, lear and carol o'conner, who played archie bunker, struggled to see eye to eye. >> he bore the responsibility of carrying that character. >> geez, i don't think i can get through this.

>> and that was a heavy responsibility. somebody who was as unpleasant in the eyes of so many people. but i knew that carol's face and personality and soul -- >> you got a little boy. >> -- would make him lovable. >> i don't want to argue that you know more more, and i get my chair back! >> lear created "maude" as a spin-off of "all in the family" in 1972. ♪ and then there is maude, and then there is maude". >> "goodg "good times" came a fs later. the show was a hit but there was a lot of turmoil with the cast. >> ester roll and john who played the first african american parents, family, heavy responsibility. the country had not seen this before. they were the people representing their race to the rest of america. so we had to understand that was

really difficult for them. >> the bacon grease in my collard greens. >> reporter: the show faced accusations of promoting racial stereotypes. >> dyno-mite! >> even prompting an in-person protest from the black panther party. you tell a story of black panthers showing up at your office. >> yeah. >> looking for the garbage man. and the garbage man is you. you're the garbage man, because they're very upset with the portrayal. >> it's just that i'm tired of living like this. always behind. >> they were very upset with why does the only black man on television have two jobs, he had taken a third. >> yeah. >> to make the living he required. >> that's a good question. >> that was a great question. it certainly moved us in the direction. >> to go to "the jeffersons". >> ♪ we're moving on up to the east side ♪ >> the jeffersons quickly became

another hit spin-off. >> i didn't know the jeffersons had a couple. >> a couple of what? >> a maid and a butler. >> sherman helmsley played george jefferson. >> they must be real rich. >> hold it, diane. we are the jeffersons. >> you were fearless in terms of the topics that you tackled -- bigotry, sexism, abortion, racism. >> everything you have just listed, nothing was unfamiliar to every family in america. not one subject. >> lear was fearless, both in and outside of his career. as a world war ii combat veteran, he continues to take a stance on what he believes in. >> it's dangerous because that clown has access to a button. >> who do you think is getting it right when it comes to tv today? >> well, if i want to be sure of the laugh, he will go to "south park." and i do believe laughter.

>> my name is norman lear. >> and have i hundreds of times stood behind an audience. and when they belly laugh. and you will find them. they come a little bit out of their seats. they go forward like this, and they come back like this. i don't know more spiritual moment than a belly laugh. >> music to your ear, right? >> yes. and music to my ears and time to my life. ♪ are all a sour grape, those were the

a christmas dream is becoming a reality for a young dancer from minnesota. muriel mosey has that story. ♪ >> reporter: savannah menzel doesn't take a day off. when she is not in school, she

is here at larkin dance studio in maplewood, making herself a better, stronger dancer, which paid off in a big way when she landed the role of a lifetime. >> i made it through every cut, and i was so surprised. >> reporter: this is a team win for the larkin family when they learned one of their own was cast as clara in the nutcracker performance in the christmas spectacular at radio city music hall in new york city. savannah made the move to manhattan and started perforing as clara a week before thanksgiving. ♪ >> i've never danced on a stage quite this big. it's like the most magical feling ever, because you can just like imagine all of like the hours you spent training and stuff, and it's all paid off. >> savannah is definitely one in a million. she goes above and beyond all of her training. lots of expression, okay? >> mckenzie larkin is one of savannah's dance teachers who is so proud to see her succeed on a

national stage. >> we can't wait to see her shine even more, come back even stronger, and be on that next level. >> and take. >> reporter: savannah's accomplishments are an inspiration to many young dancer, including her little sister scarlett. >> keep reaching for your dream, because it can come true. >> that is the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and you can always follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. this is cbs news flash. i'm jarred hill in new york. las vegas police say three people are dead. a fourth is in stable condition after a man shot up the campus of unlv wednesday. the suspect, said to be in his 60s, was killed by police. so far no word on the motive. fireworks last night as four

candidates took the stage in the fourth gop primary debate. it's expected to be the last one before the iowa caucuses on january 15th. there was a lot of attention on nikki haley, who has been rising in the polls, but front-runner former president donald trump skipped out again. and mcdonald's is branching out with a spin-off restaurant called cosmc's. it will focus on specialty drinks in coffee with a limited snack menu. the first of ten locations opens in illinois later this month. for more, down tv. ja hill, cbs news, new york. ♪ tonight, the breaking news. an active shooter on a college campus in las vegas. what we're learning about the gunman and victims. all the developing details. terror on campus. the fbi and atf now responding. fighting between the israeli

army and hamas intensifies as most of gaza becomes a battlefield. >> israeli forces are hammering targets behind me. they say they're now operating across the gaza strip. record floods hit the northwest. the rescues under way, with more rain in the forecast. meta is facing a disturbing new lawsuit. the social media giant accused of enabling the exploitation of children. the alarming details in our exclusive tonight. ♪ moving on up ♪ and remembering legendary producer norman lear, who brought us iconic sitcoms. ♪ those were the days ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> we want to begin tonight with new developments in a shooting

on a college campus just hours ago. we are just learning from law enforcement that multiple people were killed after a gunman opened fire inside the business school at the university of nevada, las vegas. >> three of the victims are confirmed deceased. there is a fourth victim who suffered a gunshot wound and is now currently in sunrise hospital, upgraded to stable condition. >> vanessa murphy from our cbs affiliate in las vegas has the new details. >> suspect at this point is deceased. >> reporter: sirens blared through the streets of las vegas as officers responded to reports of an active shooter at unlv shortly before noon. >> we have one patient right now. supposedly we have more patients inside with an active shooter. >> reporter: campus police sent out alerts to students and faculty about shots being fired in the beam hall building and

ordering them to run, hide, fight. >> honestly, everyone was just panicking. we were just having a normal class, and then all of the sudden someone said active shooter running across. >> reporter: this unlv student said he and other students in a nearby building used tables to barricade themselves inside a pclassroom. >> i'm still scared out of my mind right now. and i'm not a person that gets scared like that. >> reporter: as a campus of more than 30,000 remained on lockdown, those off campus used their phones to keep in contact with panicked loved ones. >> her teacher locked up the room. they're not letting nobody out. i wish i could trade spots right now. that's crazy. she doesn't deserve to be in there right now. >> there is a lot of addition calls coming in that students hunkered down. they're afraid, they're scared. our officers are going unit by unit, building by building to make sure we don't have additional victims. >> reporter: some students were let out in formation, as others reunited with family. >> people are scared now because every time you step on a college campus, there are shootings, every single year now. it's just getting scarier and

scarier for us students. >> reporter: the scene here remains secured. we've been talking with students leaving campus. some of them were in hiding. they tell us they receive emergency alerts on a regular basis. this time they learned it was the real thing. a lot of raw emotion here tnight. norah? >> vanessa murphy, thank you very much. turning overseas to the war in gaza. tonight israel said it is closing in on the man they say is the mastermind of the october 7th attacks. just tonight the prime minister released this video statement saying the idf is currently surrounding the southern gaza home of yahya sinwar, that's hamas' gaza chief. cbs' chris livesay has the latest tonight from jerusalem. >> reporter: from the north to the south in khan yunis, house-to-house fighting with the israeli military hunting down hamas fighters. israeli forces are hammering targets behind me. they say they're now operating across the gaza strip, leaving

vanishing options for hamas fighters to flee, but also for civilians. some 600,000 people have been told to evacuate, according to the united nations human rights chief, who says life in southern gaza has become apocalyptic. summer sukar, displaced for the fifth time, washes her baby, just 10 days old. "what did she do to deserve being in a tent?" i named her "innocence" because she didn't do anything to deserve this." at a khan yunis hospital, saba desperately searches for her father. in a moment, tears of sorrow turn to rare tears of joy. rarer still in the ceasefire when 100 hostages were freed like mia lehmberg and her dog bella. lehmberg giving her first interview. >> she was a huge help to me.

she kept me busy. she was moral support, even though she didn't want to be. but, yeah, and i'm just so happy that i managed to do this journey with her. >> reporter: but the rage of other free hostages is boiling over. in leaked audio of a meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, one woman is heard complaining of the feeling that "no one was doing anything for us. i was in a hiding place that was shelled. an israeli helicopter shot at us on the way to gaza." tonight the situation is growing dire for palestinians trying to flee southern gaza. egypt has now deployed thousands of troops to prevent potential refugees from storming what's become the last exit out of the strip. norah? >> chris livesay, thank you. turning now to the severe weather causing havoc across the pacific northwest. a powerful atmospheric river

drenched parts of washington and oregon with up to 9 inches of rain. cbs' carter evans reports authorities are investigating the deaths of two people found in flooded areas. >> reporter: rapidly rising floodwaters led to this dramatic rescue in western washington. the coast guard lifted five people to safety after they were stranded by rushing water. in oregon, officials are investigating the deaths of at least two people whose bodies were found in swollen creeks. washington's stillaguamish river peaked at over 21 feet, setting a new record. in neighboring stanwood, emergency crews filled sandbags to help fight the flooding. jason toner is stanwood's police chief. >> it's been probably 15 years since it's flooded into the city this much. >> reporter: it look likes it's pretty deep there. it looks like it's 5, 6 feet at least. >> yeah, that's probably 4 feet right there. once you get out in the field, it's probably about 6 feet. >> reporter: some drivers are risking washed out roads. >> i'm watching every single one of these people ruining their transmissions.

>> reporter: a landslide forced amtrak to cancel service between seattle and portland for a second day, and saturated ground led to the collapse of this section of a state highway in washington's cowlitz county. you can see these cars here still under water. some homes flooded too. the good news is the water here is starting to recede. but the national weather service says some rivers won't go below flood stage until later this week. norah? >> carter evans, thank you very much. there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> now to a cbs news exclusive, a new disturbing lawsuit against meta, the parent of facebook and instagram.

new mexico's attorney general is accusing the social media giant and its ceo mark zuckerberg of enabling child sexual abuse and trafficking on its sites. senior business and technology correspondent jo ling kent reports on the undercover investigation that used a.i. >> it was shocking, quite frankly, to see the explosion of sexual interest in these kids almost immediately. >> reporter: new mexico attorney general raul torrez says his investigation into meta found fa facebook and instagram's algorithms created a marketplace for the sexual exploitation of children. the civil lawsuit alleges that it allowed adults to find message and groom minor, soliciting them to sell pictures or participate in pornographic videos. law enforcement set up an undercover operation using test accounts like this one, showing a.i.-generated photos of a fictional 13-year-old girl from albuquerque. the complaint says followers flooded the account with

unsolicited messages filled with pictures and videos of genitalia which she received at least three to four times per week. >> i don't think they have a deep appreciation for how many predators there are in these spaces. >> if you're a predator today, are facebook and instagram the best places to do business? >> absolutely. absolutely. there are simply not enough safeguards in place. this is a place where predators have the upper hand. >> reporter: meta declined to comment on the lawsuit, but said in a statement it uses sophisticated technology to help root out predators and disabled more than half a million accounts in a single month for violating child safety policies. >> the message to parents nationwide should be that they can't trust that meta is a safe place for their children. period. >> reporter: now child predators unfortunately are present across social media platforms, and the new mexico attorney general says they will investigate other companies.

but looking ahead, mark zuckerberg is set to testify before the senate judiciary committee next month on child safety, and he will be joined along with the ceo of x, formerly twitter, snap, and tiktok. norah? >> parents are very interested in this. jo ling kent, thank you so much. in another major development tonight, republican senators blocked a white house request for more than $100 billion in emergency aid, primarily for ukraine and israel. there is money in that bill for the border, but conservatives are demanding big policy changes. cbs' nancy cordes is at the white house. all right, nancy, what is it that republicans want? >> norah, what they want are sweeping concessions on immigration policy. the president had some harsh words for them here today. he said ukraine is going to lose its fight against russia without more american help soon. and he said the failure to provide that assistance before the holidays would be the best gift that russian president vladimir putin could get. here is the issue. many republicans in congress

actually support the $61 billion the white house is seeking for ukraine. but they're vowing to vote against it until they secure those sweeping changes to u.s. border policy in the face of a record number of migrant crossings this year. democrats called their plan extreme. so we're now in a situation where past u.s. assistance to ukraine has all but run out. the white house has promised ukraine and all of its allies that more help is on the way, and yet now this is all tied up until the two sides can work out something on immigration, an issue that has divided them bitterly, norah, for decades now. >> nancy cordes at the white house, thank you. well, now to the death of an american icon, who changed the face of television. famed writer and producer norman lear died last night at the age lear is being remembered as a champion for social justice for using comedy to shine a light on prejudice, intolerance, and inequality. rob reiner, who co-starred on

"all in the family" said, "i loved norman lear with all my heart. he was my second father." many of lear's hit sitcoms aired right here on cbs. in a statement, cbs said "norman's broad impact on our industry is only surpassed by his personal influence on the lives of the innumerable people he touch at every level." in a rare move, all theare airi ahead of tonight's prime-time programing. bill weir looks back on his life and legacy. >> my name is norman lear. >> reporter: for a time on television, norman lear was king. ♪ by the way glenn miller played ♪ >> reporter: his reign began in 1971 when he created an insurgent little sitcom, "all in the family." the language was shocking. >> let me tell you something. if he spits in your face get out there and hustle for it just like i did. >> reporter: the topics, from

homosexuality to rape to racism were rarely seen on tv before. the central character, a politically incorrect working class bigot archie bunker. >> i didn't have no million people out there marching and protesting to get me my job. >> no, his uncle got it for him. >> reporter: what made you think that bigotry could be funny. >> it wasn't bigotry per se. it was the state of the man's mnd. he was afraid of tomorrow. he was afraid of anything new. >> reporter: "all in the family" was the number one show for five straight years. number two for much of that time was another lear hit, "sanford and son." it was one of three lear shows focusing on african american families. >> dyno-mite! ♪ and then there's maude ♪ ♪ >> reporter: and then there is "maude." >> i'm pregnant. >> reporter: at one point, lear had seven hit shows on television. >> did you plan to topple old

taboos when you put these on the air? >> they weren't taboos to me. you could hear anything we were saying on a schoolyard. what was the big surprise? >> i think the big surprise is that you put it on tv. first one to do it. >> i 'fess up. >> reporter: norman lear changed the face of television, and in the process changed the way we saw ourselves. ♪ those were the days ♪ >> reporter: bill whitaker, cbs

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tonight six people are dead and three injured in a shooting rampage in texas across two major city, san antonio and austin. police charged a 34-year-old man with capital murder after he allegedly went on a day-long string of killings, including taking the lives of his parents. investigators say last year the gunman cut off his ankle monitor from a previous arrest for domestic violence. this past summer, police were called to the house for a mental healthcheck on the suspect. there is some major political news from right here in washington that impacts republicans' already slim majority in the house of representatives. former speaker kevin mccarthy revealed today he is resigning from congress at the end of the year. that's two months after he was booted from his leadership role. and tonight the campaign for president is being rocked by remarks by donald trump, who was asked in an interview to deny that he would abuse his power if reelected. instead, the former president answered in the affirmative,

admitting he would be a dictator, but only on day one. was it a joke, or an example of saying the quiet part out loud? here is cbs' robert costa. >> reporter: today president biden said there are probably 50 democrats who could beat former president donald trump. >> i'm not the only one to defeat him, but i will defeat him. >> reporter: last night trump was already previewing a possible second term. given two chances to push back against democrats who say he is a threat to democracy, he at first deflected. >> do you in any way have any plans whatsoever if reelected president to abuse power, to break the law, to use the government to go after people? >> you mean like they're using right now? >> reporter: then asked to clarify -- >> you're promising america tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody? >> except for day one. he says you're not going to be a dictator are you? i said no, no, no, other than day one. we're closing the border, and

we're drilling, drilling, drilling. after that, i'm not a dictator. >> reporter: inside the gop sources tell cbs news there are worries that trump is leaning into rhetoric that could alarm some voters. but other republicans are mostly shrugging off trump's comments. >> i sort of laugh and think he is trying to entertain his base. >> reporter: on tuesday, during a fundraiser in boston, the president suggested he might not have run if trump wasn't running. he then expanded on his remarks. >> would you be running for president if trump wasn't running? >> i expect so, but look, he is running, and i have to run. >> no, not now. >> reporter: all this comes ahead of tonight's fourth republican primary debate here in alabama, which trump will skip. sources tell cbs news they expect the contenders to be asked about trump's latest comments, but revealingly, these contenders will not focus on them. norah?

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likely the source of the lead. the recalled products were sold under the brand names wanabana, schnucks and weis. "time" magazine names its person of the year, and there is no bad blood with this choice. that's next. finally tonight, the era of taylor swift has hit a whole new level. the 33-year-old superstar was named time's person of the year for her cultural, critical and commercial success as an artist and businesswoman. ♪ i promise that you'll never find another like me-me-me ♪ time's senior executive says taylor swift is both the writer and the hero of her own story, and what a story it is. swift's eras tour is on track to

become the highest grossing tour of all time. and she's had not one, not two, but three number one albums this year alone. the taylor effect has boosted voter registration drives and even economies all around the world. simply put, there is little that taylor swift can't do. that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later or "cbs mornings." remember, you can follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm jarred hill in new york. las vegas police say three people are dead. a fourth is in stable condition after a man shot up the campus of unlv wednesday. the suspect, said to be in his 60s, was killed by police. so far no word on the motive. fireworks last night as four

candidates took the stage in the fourth gop primary debate. it's expected to be the last one before the iowa caucuses on january 15th. there was a lot of attention on nikki haley, who has been rising in the polls, but front-runner former president donald trump skipped out again. and mcdonald's is branching out with a spin-off restaurant called cosmc's. it will focus on specialty drinks in coffee with a limited snack menu. the first of ten initial locations opens in illinois later this month. for more, download the news app on your cell phone or connected tv. jarred hill, cbs news, it's thursday, december 7th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." >> terrified. scared for my liv. -- liv. >> i was hoping to get away alive.