♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening, everyone. jericka is off. i'm errol barnett. we begin tonight in central tennessee, where powerful storms killed at least six people and unleashed a trail of terror in the state. tonight crews are still digging out from the rubble after an outbreak of tornadoes flipped trucks, flattened homes and

toppled power lines. tens of thousands of people are still without power right now. cbs's manuel bojorquez leads us off tonight in nashville, tennessee. manuel, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, errol. in this neighborhood power lines and poles were toppled and homes are now missing entire sections. it's also in this area where three people were killed including a child. there was little doubt as the intense storm blew through middle tennessee. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: that these incredibly large funnel clouds near the heart of nashville -- >> oh, my god. >> reporter: -- would cause major damage. >> i hope nobody was in those houses. >> those are really bad. >> reporter: this is the rubble left in its wake. devastating. deadly. and widespread. >> this morning we have a lot of families who are suffering. >> it's going to take a lot of time, a lot of resources, and us coming together to get through this difficult time. >> reporter: the damage is

heaviest in clarksville. and in hendersonville where little is left of this ant roantique mart where they rushed to the shelter below. >> we with got down to the basement just in time. within less than five minutes we shut the door and everything began to rip apart. >> what was that like? >> it was frightening. >> had you not gone down there what do you think -- >> oh, we'd have been under all this stuff. no doubt. >> we made it. we made it! hallelujah. >> reporter: tonight those here are salvaging what they can, cleaning up and taking stock. >> we need help. we need help. we made it. >> reporter: how grateful are you right now that you and your customers are okay? >> god was with us the whole time. no doubt in my mind. >> reporter: crews have been deployed to these hard-hit neighborhoods to try to restore power, but at last check more

than 20,000 customers were still without electricity and temperatures are expected to dip below freezing overnight. errol? >> all right. manuel bojorquez, thank you. at this moment severe storms are roaring from coast to coast. in california firefighters are battling a wind-fueled wildfire in ventura county which spread to 3,000 acres overnight. it's inching closer to homes right now. and in north dakota it's the blustery winter storms causing problems, blanketing roads like these in grand forks. meanwhile, here in the northeast there are flooding concerns. let's bring in meteorologist paul goodloe with our partners at the weather channel. paul? >> errol, december outbreaks of severe weather aren't common everywhere but they are common here across parts of the south and mid-south as well. that's what we're still in the middle of, storms still rolling eastward producing at the least 25 reports of tornadoes and even more throughout the day. we're not quite done. later on tonight still watching east in parts of north and south carolina, east of 95 still could

bring some strong and severe storms, maybe even some tornadoes. same system, heavy rain across the east and heavy snow eventually across parts of ski country here, couple inches of rain, maybe a foot or so of snow. but the winds also coming in tonight and staying up through if you're traveling at any of these airports in the red, good luck with that for your monday. major delays are expected. out toward the west more snow for the ski country here. and also southern california. the high winds giving us the wildfire threat. they should be diminishing as we head into your monday. errol? >> paul goodloe from the weather channel, thank you. tonight state media in syria reports israeli rockets were intercepted by the country's air defense system near the capital damascus. meantime, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is warning hamas militants in gaza that the end is near and is urging them to surrender. cbs's charlie d'agata is in tel aviv. >> reporter: good evening, errol. today the head of the u.n. in gaza in his strongest statement

yet described the situation there as the worst he's ever seen, warning of a total humanitarian collapse inside the territory. the israeli military has been battering areas in and around the southern city of khan younis, claiming it's the hamas command center. but aid agencies say the relentless bombardment is exacting an horrific toll on the civilian population. israeli troops forging ahead after the u.s. blocked the latest u.n. security council attempts at a humanitarian ceasefire and promised the delivery of more weapons. cbs news in gaza spoke with families fleeing khan younis to the border town of rafah. aya mustapha zorab says her whole street was on fire when they left. her disabled child needs medical attention. "he is sick. there's no treatment.

and i have no money to travel," she says. "there's no food. no water. we're begging from others." with the world food program warning that half the population in gaza faces extreme hunger and severe water restrictions, now save the children says deaths from starvation and disease might top those killed in the bombings. it's becoming too dangerous for aid agencies to operate, spokesperson for the u.n. in gaza julia toomey told us. >> we have come to a point where we're not sure if we are able to fulfill our mandate and provide assistance to people in need in gaza. this is unprecedented. >> reporter: but despite a series of airstrikes near the rafah border crossing with egypt, israeli colonel elad goran told us it's safe to pass through. >> so i can tell you that first, there is a humanitarian corridor. we are not attacking the humanitarian corridor. second, we know exactly where

the shelters are. we didn't attack any. any truck, u.n. truck that wanted to facilitate or to bring goods for shelter. >> reporter: we asked the colonel how it was possible to move trucks through an active combat zone like that. errol, he said rafah is a big place. but whatever the case tonight, aid agencies say tens of thousands of people will go to bed hungry and thirsty, some with no shelter at all. >> all right. thank you, charlie d'agata. tonight we can report on a stark reversal for former president donald trump. he announced on his social media platform that he will not take the stand as the final defense witness tomorrow in his new york civil fraud trial. trump already testified when the state presented its case. the new york attorney general filed a $250 million lawsuit against trump and his company alleging they are liable for illegally inflating the value of trump's properties for decades. today in oslo, norway the

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm errol barnett in new york. thanks for staying with us. former house speaker kevin mccarthy shocked the political establishment when he announced he'll be retiring at the end of the year. you may remember two months ago mccarthy became the only house speaker in history to be ousted

by his colleagues. and although his retirement will cut into the republicans' already slim house majority, mccarthy insists he's got other plans to help the gop. robert costa reports. >> when you go into senate it's like being in a country club. not a lot of people. the house, it's like you walk into a truck stop to have breakfast, right? but that's the way the founders designed it. we're a microcosm of society. so everything good and bad in society is going to be here. >> it's rough. >> it's rough. >> truck stop rough. eight of them kicked you out of the speakership. there are still those in the ranks who want to burn the house down. >> they never said it would be fair. but i give as good as i get. >> reporter: california republican kevin mccarthy holds a place in history. as the first ever speaker of the house to be voted out of that position. >> keeping government open and paying our troops was the right decision. >> reporter: historic. >> mr. kevin mccarthy for speaker of the house. >> reporter: but looking at how his tenure began, hardly a

shock. >> a speaker has not been elected, not been elected. >> not been elected. >> reporter: back in january it took mccarthy 15 ballots, more than any speaker dating back before the civil war to win the gavel. since he was elected to congress in 2006 and rose as a so-called young gun, mccarthy has made no secret of his ambition. >> did you ever say to yourself during that speaker vote, maybe i don't want this job? >> no. i never said i didn't want this job. i love the challenge. i knew at the time i probably wouldn't be able to end the job. not on my terms. i knew who i was dealing with. i think history will say they were wrong in that decision. >> i did love the job. >> reporter: now the 58-year-old mccarthy is quitting congress a year before his term is out. he leaves republicans with a slim majority that is struggling mightily to find consensus. >> let me read you a quote from

the famous speaker sam rayburn. "any jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build it." is he right? especially when it comes to this place, the house of representatives. >> yeah. and it takes a lot of builders. i mean, i've had the privilege of being here 17 years, and i got to be a part of building two majorities. i come from california. i grew up in a family that were democrats. i applied for an internship in a congressional seat. i got turned down. and now i got elected to that seat. i couldn't get an internship for. and i got to be the 55th speaker of the house. tell me any other country is that possible in? >> but at the same time how do you reconcile all of that good feeling with the eight who pushed you out and they showed the country they don't really want to govern, they like chaos? >> that's true. but you're going to have that in any industry in any place that you live. >> i think this is pretty particular to this place. >> yes, but remember this, for

everybody in america, we don't get to hire who works with us and we don't get to fire who works with us. >> reporter: but it wasn't hard for rank-and-file republicans to fire him. in october when mccarthy struck a deal to keep the government funded eight republicans responded by pushing him out. >> the office of speaker of the house is hereby declared vacant. >> reporter: his chief antagonist a congressman from florida. >> when you hear the name matt gaetz what word comes to mind? >> look, i think history will show who matt gaetz really is. >> will you support a primary challenge against him and the others who went against you in 2024? >> i'm not focused on that. >> you're not ruling it out. >> look, we have too many challenges. and you know what? that doesn't determine the future. >> reporter: of course kevin mccarthy does have a focus these days on the prospects of another florida resident. >> will donald trump be the nominee? >> yes. in the republican party, yes.

and if biden stays as the nominee for the democrats, i believe donald trump will win. i believe that republicans will gain more seats in the house and republicans will win the senate. >> can he count on your support? >> yes. >> that's an endorsement? >> i will support the president -- i will support president trump. >> would you be willing to serve in a trump cabinet? >> in the right position. look, if i'm the best person for the job, yes. look, i worked with president trump on a lot of policies. we worked together to win the majority. but we also have a relationship where we're very honest with one another. >> reporter: that relationship with trump has become a central park of mccarthy's own political story. >> the president bears responsibility for wednesday's attack on congress by mob rioters. >> reporter: his stark reversal after the january 6 insurrection, going from blaming trump to standing with him, drew scorn from democrats and some republicans, who saw him rehabilitating a dangerous

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there's a man in southern california who spent the last few decades teaching a history lesson and uniting his community. all through a donut shop. adam yamaguchi has his story. >> reporter: off route 66 in southern california this small donut shop has been a community fixture for decades. jim nakano is the donut man. he opened the shop with his wife in 1972.

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made the best of it. the american dream. >> reporter: adam yamaguchi, cbs news, los angeles. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this monday. for some of you the news continues. fr others check back later for "cbs mornings" and of course follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the broadcast center here in new york city i'm errol barnett. this is "cbs news flash." i'm matt pieper in new york. ukrainian president volodyyr zelenskyy is set to visit the white house tuesday. it comes as additional funding for ukraine remains in limbo with a vote on more money failing in the senate last week. congress has already allocated $111 billion to assist ukraine. rudy giuliani will be in federal court today, where a jury will decide how much he'll have to

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damaging winds and snow. we'll bring you the complete forecast. also, the santa ana winds fanning the flames of a wildfire in ventura county, california. authorities warning residents to get to safety. call to surrender. >> i'm charlie d'agata in tel aviv with the fight raging across gaza. prime minister benjamin netanyahu tells hamas it's time to surrender. >> meanwhile, while the bombing of southern gaza intensifies so does the desperation of the people left in the rubble. and later for you, beacons of the past. mark strassmann shines a light on the push to save america's aging lighthouses. >> that's why there is a lighthouse, for days like this. >> exactly. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening, everyone. jericka is off. i'm errol barnett.

we begin tonight in central tennessee where powerful storms killed at least six people and unleashed a trail of terror in the state. tonight crews are still digging out from the rubble after an outbreak of tornadoes flipped trucks, flattened homes and toppled power lines. tens of thousands of people are still without power right now. cbs's manuel bojorquez leads us off tonight in nashville, tennessee. manuel, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, errol. in this neighborhood power lines and poles were toppled and homes are now missing entire sections. it's also in this area where three people were killed including a child. there was little doubt as the intense storm blew through middle tennessee. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: that these incredibly large funnel clouds near the heart of nashville -- >> oh, my god. >> reporter: -- would cause major damage. >> i hope nobody was in those houses. those are really bad.

>> reporter: this is the rubble left in its wake. devastating, deadly, and widespread. >> this morning we have a lot of families who are suffering. >> it's going to take a lot of time, a lot of resources, and us coming together to get through this difficult time. >> reporter: the damage is heaviest in clarksville. and in hendersonville, where little is left of this antique mart. that's where cam miller and five customers including sheila mayes and gwendolyn murphy gardner rushed to the shelter below. >> we got down to the basement just in time. within about less than five minutes we shut the door and everything began to rip apart. >> what was that like? >> it was frightening. >> had you not gone down there what do you -- >> oh, we'd have been under all the stuff. no doubt. >> wow. >> we made it! hallelujah. >> reporter: tonight those here are salvaging what they can, cleaning up and taking stock. >> we need help. we need help. we made it. >> how grateful are you right

now that you and your customers were okay? >> god was with us the whole time. no doubt in my mind. >> reporter: crews have been deployed to these hard-hit neighborhoods to try to restore power, but at last check more than 20,000 customers were still without electricity and temperatures are expected to dip below freezing overnight. errol? >> all right. manuel bojorquez, thank you. at this moment severe storms are roaring from coast to coast. in california firefighters are battling a wind-fueled wildfire in ventura county which spread to 3,000 acres overnight. it's inching closer to homes right now. and in north dakota it's the blustery winter storms causing problems, blanketing roads like these in grand forks. meanwhile, here in the northeast there are flooding concerns. let's bring in meteorologist paul goodloe with our partners at the weather channel. paul? >> errol, december outbreaks of severe weather aren't common everywhere but they are common

here across parts of the south and mid south as well. that's what we're still in the middle of. storms still rolling eastward producing at least 25 reports of tornadoes and even more throughout the day. we're not quite done. later on tonight still watching the east and parts of north and south carolina, east of 95 could still bring some ever strong and severe storms, maybe even? tornadoes. heavy rain across the northeast and heavy snow eventually across parts of ski country here, couple inches of rain, maybe a foot or so of snow. but the winds also coming in tonight and staying up through the day on monday. if you're traveling at any of these airports in the red, good luck with that for your monday. major delays are expected. out toward the west more snow for the ski country and also southern california the high winds giving us the wildfire threat. they should be diminishing as we head into your monday. errol? >> all right. paul goodloe from the weather channel, thank you. the university of pennsylvania has now named a new interim leader for its board of trustees after the school's president and the chair of the board resigned saturday.

this follows widespread outrage over magill's testimony last week at an antisemitism hearing on capitol hill. cbs's nikole killion joins us from just outside the penn campus with the very latest. good evening, nikole. >> reporter: good evening, errol. former president liz magill will stay on here at the university of pennsylvania until a new president is named and she will continue in a tenured faculty position. many board members and students hope this is an opportunity to move forward. university of pennsylvania president liz magill stepped down from her role saturday, telling the school community in a short statement, "it has been my privilege to serve as president of this remarkable institution." but it made no reference to the firestorm surrounding her testimony last week to the house education committee about antisemitism on college campuses. >> does calling for the genocide of jews violate penn's rules or code of conduct? yes or no? >> if the speech turns into

conduct, it can be harassment, yes. it is a context-dependent decision, congresswoman. >> it's a context-dependent decision? that's your testimony today? calling for the genocide of jews is depending upon the context? >> reporter: new york congresswoman elise stefanik who questioned magill and the presidents of harvard and m.i.t. posted, "one down, two to go. this forced resignation of the president of penn is the bare minimum of what is required." the house panel has now opened an investigation with subpoena power into the universities. >> this is not just confined to these campuses. we want to look at columbia, cornell and many, many other institutions. >> students raised their voices -- >> reporter: magill's resignation was welcomed by pennsylvania's governor, who also sits on the school's board. while some students had mixed reactions. >> president magill didn't really seem to have a very strong grasp on the situation on the ground on campus. >> there's a lot of tension on

campus, and i really hope a lot o it starts to go down. >> reporter: m.i.t.'s board says it still stands by its president. meantime, hundreds of harvard faculty members have signed on to a letter opposing president claudine gay's removal according to a source familiar. errol? >> nikole killion, thank you. there's a lot more news to come here on the "cbs overnight news."

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight state media in syria reports israeli rockets were intercepted by the country's air defense system near the capital damascus. meantime, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is warning

hamas militants in gaza that the end is near and is urging them to surrender. cbs's charlie d'agata is in tel aviv. >> reporter: good evenin, errol. today the head of the u.n. in gaza in his strongest statement yet described the situation there as the worst he's ever seen, warning of a total humanitarian collapse insidethe territory. the israeli military has been battering areas in and around the southern city of khan younis, claiming it's the hamas command center. but aid agencies say the relentless bombardment is exacting an horrific toll on the civilian population. israeli troops forging ahead after the u.s. blocked the latest u.n. security council attempts at a humanitarian ceasefire and promised the delivery of more weapons. cbs news in gaza spoke with

families fleeing khan younis to the border town of rafah. aya mustapha zorab says her whole street was on fire when they left. her disabled child needs medical attention. "he is sick. there's no treatment and i have no money to travel," she says. "there's no food, no water. we're begging from others." with the world food program warning that half the population in gaza faces extreme hunger and severe water restrictions, you now save the children says deaths from starvation and disease might top those killed in the bombings. it's becoming too dangerous for aid agencies to operate, spokesperson for the u.n. in gaza julia toomey told us. >> we have come to a point where we're not sure if we are able to fulfill our mandate and provide assistance to people in need in gaza. this is unprecedented. >> reporter: but despite a series of airstrikes near the rafah border crossing with

egypt, israeli colonel elad goran told us it's safe to pass through. >> so i can tell you that first there is a humanitarian corridor. we are not attacking the humanitarian corridor. second, we know exactly where the shelters are. we didn't attack any, any truck, u.n. truck that wanted to facilitate or to bring goods for shelter. >> reporter: we asked the colonel how it was possible to move trucks through an active combat zone like that. errol, he said rafah is a big place. but whatever the case tonight, aid agencies say tens of thousands of people will go to bed hungry and thirsty, some with no shelter at all. >> all right. thank you, charlie d'agata. a new cbs news poll is showing most americans disapprove of president biden's handling of the israel-hamas war, with few thinking his administration's actions are bringing things closer to a peaceful resolution. cbs's skyler henry joins us from the white house to break this all down for us. skyler?

>> reporter: good evening. there's an increasing number of democrats who think president biden is giving too much support for israel. but it's not just the war. 7 in 10 americans say they disapprove of the president's handling of inflation and immigration at the border. it's an issue that's hung up in congress as lawmakers have yet to find common ground on an aid package which would provide more border support as well as funding for both israel and ukraine in their respective wars. late today the white house announced that ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy will travel here to d.c. tuesday for talks with the president and lawmakers. the poll also shows that 16% of americans are concerned about the state of democracy and 12% say they're worried about gun violence in the country. on inflation those numbers are down and in fact there was a strong jobs report released just last week. 46% of people say they feel worse off than their parents were at their age than better,

especially among those between the ages of 30 and 64. a majority of people also said a combination of the time from the pandemic shutdowns to right now are some of the most difficult economically, especially as americans say their income isn't keeping up with inflation, and most think a president can control those numbers. president biden's approval rating is stable at 41%, but errol, it appears largely to hinge on the economy. >> all right. skyler henry, thank you. tonight we can report on a stark reversal for former president donald trump. he announced on his social media platform that he will not take the stand as the final defense witness tomorrow in his new york civil fraud trial. trump already testified when the state presented its case. the new york attorney general filed a $250 million lawsuit against trump and his company alleging they are liable for illegally inflating the value of trump's properties for decades. all right. straight ahead for you we'll take you to arizona for a look

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this weekend arizona governor katie hobbs visited one of the busiest ports of entry at the southern border. the lukeville crossing has been closed due to a recent surge of migrants beyond what border patrol agents can handle. hobbs is demanding more resources from the biden administration. cbs's adam yamaguchi is in lukeville for a firsthand look. >> reporter: every day last week hundreds of migrants gathered to turn themselves over to border agents at the lukeville crossing in arizona, near a port of entry that was officially closed monday due to the massive number of arrivals. it's daybreak, and so after a long cold night of sleeping around campfires, trying to sleep around campfires, the

processing may begin momentarily. >> reporter: this mother of four tells us she's escaping the violence of mexican cartels. >> translator: i am fighting as much as i can so my children can have something better. >> reporter: this is one of the border's most remote stretches, now one of the busiest. in the last year there's been a 140% spike in migrant apprehensions in this area. our cameras captured the moment smugglers helped dozens of people cross illegally. >> and there the smugglers go. this is the breach in the wall that the smugglers have cut through, and this is what the border patrol is up against. and this is not an anomaly by any means. here's another one that was just cut and repaired today. agents are really sort of playing a game of whack-a-mole. they see a breach, they respond to it, they try to seal it up,

and then somewhere else along this very long corridor of the wall another breach occurs. and this is all by design. the smugglers realize that this particular area is vulnerable because there are so few resources and agents. and so they stand a much better chance of being able to funnel as many migrants as they can illegally into the u.s. adam yamaguchi, cbs news, lukeville, arizona.

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landmarks for navigation. and many of them are in need of desperate restoration. cbs's mark strassmann shows us how preservationists are helping the beacons of the past shine again. >> always fun to greet history. >> reporter: frank sciame owns a coastline ghost. >> this i wanted to remain the way it was. >> reporter: the saybrook breakwater lighthouse in connecticut. built in 1886 and bought by sciame as a handyman special right in his connecticut back yard. >> it was a mess. >> so you knew you had a major project. >> we did. >> reporter: hundreds of lighthouses dot america's shorelines. mystical sentinels from centuries past, symbols of safe passage through the storm. but they need some tlc. >> they definitely need some tlc, yes. >> reporter: katie kales with the general services administration, the federal agency overseeing government property including lighthouses. >> the coast guard doesn't have

the money for the tlc, but they also don't have the need for the lighthouses as a whole. >> reporter: under the national lighthouse preservation act roughly 150 lighthouses in disrepair have been given to local governments or non-profits for restoration. so what's this floor? >> this is the state room. >> reporter: or auction to private buyers like frank sciame. his price tag, $290,000 plus all the repair. the new owners promise to refurbish and maintain the lighthouses. sciame's a preservationist who owns a construction company. >> we wanted it to be old, rusty, weathered and worn, cracked and chippy. any crack that wasn't structural we left. >> reporter: all four floors renovated in four weeks. a complete redo to win the approval of any lighthouse keeper and teach sciame's grandchildren about preservation. it's a waterfront property to remember. >> what to you is the romance of the lighthouse?

>> well, the setting is so special. the history. you know, the history -- it was in need of help. and who wouldn't want it? >> reporter: this lighthouse has come through a different storm. neglect. >> wow, nice day to be out here. you got the rain. isn't it great? >> this is perfect. well, that's why there is a lighthouse, for days like this. >> exactly. >> reporter: mark strassmann, cbs news.

today a highly anticipated debut for nba star lebron james's son. freshman bronny james returned to the court for his first game for the university of southern california. bronny went into cardiac arrest during a preseason workout back in july. last week he was finally cleared to play by his doctors after months of recovery. a gigantic sea monster discovery on southern england's

jurassic coast. take a look at this. scientists unearthed a nearly seven-foot-long skull of a plyosaur. many of its 130 teeth and dagger-like fangs are still intact. the 40-foot-long creature, longer than a school bus, was known as the ultimate killing machine 150 million years ago. today in oslo, norway the nobel peace prize was awarded to iranian human rights activist narges mohammadi despite her ongoing detention inside iran. mohammadi's twin children kiana and ali rahmani accepted the medal and diploma on her behalf, reading aloud a prepared speech. under a portrait of their mother, who they haven't seen in eight years, they said, quote, either human rights will become respected internationally or human rights violations will continue to spread across state borders. a timely record was set today for a good cause. a watch made by casio, not usually associated with high end, fetched more than $400,000 at auction.

it's a special edition made of 18 karat yellow gold. the money will help fund the nature conservancy here in new york. and that is the "overnight news" for this monday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for "cbs mornings" and of course follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the broadcast center here in new york city, i'm errol barnett. this is "cbs news flash." i'm matt pieper in new york. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is set to visit the white house tuesday. it comes as additional funding for ukraine remains in limbo with a vote on more money failing in the senate last week. congress has already allocated $111 billion to assist ukraine. rudy giuliani will be in federal court today where a jury will decide how much he'll have to pay for the defamation n of o georgia election workers.

he accused them of ballot harvesting in the 2020 election, leading to threats and harassment. and "the boy and the heron" leads the way at the box office this weekend. it's just the third anime ever to do so and the first time in the storied career of director hayao miyazaki. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new york. it's monday, december 11th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." call to surrender. the warning from israel's prime minister to hamas militants as the fighting in southern gaza intensifies along with the desperation for palestinians. >> first, picking up the pieces. tornadoes carved a path of death and destruction across tennessee, and now that system is moving up the east coast.