it is the fifth day of kwanzaa to celebrate a sacred performance was held at the san francisco maine public library. the african american holiday honors several different principles and today is dedicated to the principle which means purpose. that does it for us here at 5:00, we will see yo here tonight -- 12 weeks into war. israel intensifies attacks in gaza. dozens of civilians killed today. the humanitarian crisis rapidly worsening as the biden

administration approves new weapons sales. >> reporter: i'm on the israel gaza border where fighting expands as israel expands fighting in the south of the territory. also tonight, ukraine strikes back taking aim at russia with ammunition running low and western aid stalled. happy new year! >> countdown to the new year. today in new york a final test that the ball will drop in times square. security on high alert. west coast warning. a new storm stirs up the surf and trouble. some unable to resist the big waves. >> reporter: i'm elise preston in southern california with a look at precautions being taken to keep onlookers safe. thin ice. more than 100 fishermen rescued after stuck on a break away ice floe. cbs "money watch" year in review. no recession and the stock market's on a run. later, an old trade arriving

in this digital age. the business of book binding giving life to books old and new. >> we'll walk in saying something like i can't believe people are still doing this. captioning funded by cbs good evening. adriana is off. i'm michael george. today, several developing stories coming on the air. here in new york revelers are getting ready to usher in the new year under the bright lights of times square. today there was one last test of the crystal ball drop. the giant numbers, 2024, also in place, and law enforcement on high alert. in the west, dangerous monster waves slamming southern california and prompting new safety warnings. we'll have the late nest a moment, but we begin with the war in gaza. today's israeli forces pushed deeper into the besieged territory striking areas filled with displaced civilians.

cbs's ian lee is in tel aviv. ian, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, michael. a defiant israeli prime minister warned the war could last for many more months, until all objectives are achieved. misery in gaza starts here. airstrikes pounding the coastal territory. israel says its targeting hamas militants, but many times its civilians caught in the explosions. rescuers desperately work to pull this injured boy from the rubble. [ crying ] morgues become production lines of volunteers wrapping the dead. the white shroud. an ever-present symbol of heartbreak and loss. those who survive a strike or flee ahead of one end up here. massive tent communities crowding the southern city of rafah. cbs news found hundreds standing

in a food line friday. a handout away from starvation. "heim here to get some food for my siblings, because we can't afford it, says this girl. did you get any food asked the producer? no. it's crowded she replies. showing her empty bowl and bare feet. another concern no these cramped quarters is disease. united nations reports widespread outbreaks of respiratory infections, diarrhea, lice, scabies and chicken pox. for nearly three months israel has waged war in gaza. destroying hamas tunnels, searching for hostages and going after those responsible for october's murderous attack. but as the fighting rages in the south, it's also heating up in the north along israel's border with lebanon. israeli forces and hezbollah militants exchange fire on a

daly basis. as concerns grow, this could soon become a second front in the war. i was speaking with one israeli soldier today, michael. he told me his commander said it wasn't a matter of "if" a war starts with hezbollah, but, rather, "when." >> ian lee, thanks. on another front, the white house is urging congress to take action to provide ukraine with more military aid. today ukraine fired back at russia after being hit with the largest airstrikes since the war's start. several civilians have been killed in the latest fighting. cbs's skyler henry is traveling with the president. skyler, good evening. >> reporter: the president doubted the air defense systems, michael, the u.s. and its allies have been able to provide ukraine in its war efforts to help defend itself, but warned, unless congress takes urgent action in the new year, america won't be able to continue sending weapons to ukraine, saying that lawmakers need to step up and act without further delay. despite ukraine president

volodymyr zelenskyy's fate-to-face pleas to congress earlier this month, a proposed supplemental aid package north of $60 billion for ukraine has stalled as republicans want democrats to sweeten the deal on getting more funding to the u.s. southern border before signing off on more aid. earlier this week, the biden administration announced a $250 million military package to ukraine, including anti-aircraft missiles. now, the senate is expected to talk again about how to move forward. they have been working remotely and won't return back to d.c. until january 8th, but they have said that there is some progress on a deal. michael? >> skyler henry, thanks. to the west coast now where big waves returned today bringing danger with them. cbs's elise preston is in manhattan beach, south of los angeles. elise? >> reporter: good evening, michael. despite warnings of dangerous monster waves surfers are in the water and beachgoers are lining the shore.

this, as a second storm system slams the west coast. high-surf warnings are in effect today for the west coast from the u.s.-mexico border to oregon. waves up to 25 feet have prompted officials to close all beaches in california's ventura county, and many piers in los angeles county. >> pretty gnarly. >> yes. >> the waves are biggest i've ever seen. >> reporter: some surfers couldn't resist riding the massive waves, despite the strong swells and powerful rip currents. many people, including families, stayed on the shore to watch. >> you don't have to be too close to the break. it's probably a good idea to put back, sit back and enjoy it from a distance. otherwise you're tempting fate. >> reporter: coastal flooding is another threat in ventura county. to build berms as residents grabbed sandbags to help protect homes and businesses. >> ventura's a beautiful community. you have to put up with the

official floods or fires that we've experienced, but it's -- it's home. >> reporter: today's weather is a wash for many already struggling ski resorts across the pacific northwest. the warm rains in oregon are melting the unusually small snow pack forcing many resorts to close. mount hood in oregon is experiencing its worst ski season start in 34 years. >> well, we live by the snow. right? so if it doesn't come, it definitely makes it challenging on us to rahn ski resort. >> reporter: some piers including this one on manhattan beach will be closed new year's eve. officials say with the huge waves it's just not safe. michael? >> elise preston, thanks. y many of us on the move again this holiday weekend, we're getting ready to celebrate the new year, let's get a check of the national forecast from our partner, at the weather channel. molly? >> reporter: good evening, michael. another busy travel weekend and we have a lot of atmospheric traffic building in the west

with multiple storm systems that will move in for the first week of 2024. starting tuesday travel will be difficult along the 5 with heavy rain. meanwhile, we're going to see dangerous surf, large breaking waves and coastal flooding and snow in the sierra. it's a busy start to the year. meanwhile, no big storm systems. a few lake-effect snow showers in parts of the great lakes. chicago, detroit and lake erie snowbelt will all have falling snow at midnight, and in new york city, no flakes flying at as the snow drought continues in the big apple. really nice, mild weather to ring in the new year. michael, back to you. >> molly mccollum, thanks. to minnesota now where 120 people were rescued after becoming stranded on an ice floe that broke loose. fishing in a popular fishing lake about 60 miles south of the canadian border and took about two and a half hours to get everyone back on dry land. no one hurt but four people fem into the frigid water during the rescue. on the cbs "money watch,"

last year at this time many economists predicted a recession in 2023, but it didn't happen. there were other surprises. cbs's astrid martinez on wall street as wall street wraps up. astrid, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, michael. easing of inflation, a resilient economy, boost in the stock market all made for some of the biggest stories and trends in 2023. [ closing bell ] a blockbuster year for investors. dow, s&p and nasdaq all up with double-dump it gains. the federal reserve battled the worst inflation in decades with 11 rate hikes. >> we're not completely out of the woods on the recession front, but the odds of that soft landing has grown. >> reporter: higher borrowing costs hit the housing market. home prizes rising in most of the country keeping ownership out of for many. 2023 marked the worst banking crisis since 2008 with three major institutions collapsing. nearly 600 companies filed for

bankrptcy. a big bright spot, unemployment staid historically low. the economy adding more than 2.5 million jobs. labor flexed its union muscle to win more generous pay and benefits. more than half a million workers staged nearly 400 strikes. >> corporations have been making a lot of money on the backs of the workers that actually make the money. >> reporter: households strained by price hikes in the grocery aisles received relief at the gas pumps. 26 states ending the year with prices under $3 a gallon, and women were a powerful economic force in 2023. from the highest grossing film to two massive concert tours and movies with global economic impact. and when her "eras tour" concert film and music sales, taylor swift became a billionaire by the age of 33 with her economic power only set to grow. michael? >> astrid martinez, thanks.

we learned today of the death of british actor tom wilkinson best known for films like "the full monte." "michael clit clayton "and others. during his career he received two academy award nominations. his agent says he died suddenly at home. tom wilkinson was 75 years old. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," mickey mouse is about to enter the public dough mean. we'll tell what you that means. we'll tell you about a project that aims to measure how much singers are using their voices, and we'll visit a business that's practicing the ancient art of book binding. roo duckduckgo is a browser you don to your desktop and mobile devc unlike chrome, the duckduckgo browser has privacy built-in. it comes with a private alternt to google search, which doesn't spy on your searches and it blocks cookies and creey and there's no catch. it's fre. we make money from ads, but we don't follow you around. join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading duckduckgo on mobile and desktop today.

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campbell logan bindery gets novels, bibles and family heirlooms sent to them that have been through the wringer and back. if dogs are a man's best friend they're also the bindery's best friend. >> dog owners some of our best cusomers. >> does that still hold true? >> yeah. >> reporter: his dad alan started the business. a place where old books get new life and new books get their binding for the first time. >> there are very, very few that still do hand binding as we do it here. everything we do here is hand-operated. >> reporter: it's a skill handed down through generations. >> it's a spike machine or a national sewing machine. >> reporter: this is a third-generation book binder using lather and even cloth from japan to give written words a voice. >> lots of attention to detail. people walk in saying, something like, i can't believe people are doing this.

i made four calls to finally find you. >> match the stamping. >> reporter: the reward is telling. repairing books that are 500 years old and done it with machines you might find in a museum. some of this equipment is aged but effective. these cast iron book presses are 100 years old. from sheering to sewing to printing. restore a wedding album or bind a college thesis, working with pretty big names too. a project doing for author dean koontz and occasionally they get odd requests. >> we had one guy bind all of his emails one time. he had this big stack of emails he was sending back and forth to his girlfriend, and we bound it for him. why? i don't know. >> reporter: even with the internet replacing many traditional books, the campbells learned that their business is like a story -- that never ends. each generation is a new chapter in this unique trade. >> there's still going to be people who want books. it's fun to see somebody come up, pick up their book and cry because it's so beautiful now. it was such a mess when they came in. >> reporting for cbs news,

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a restaurant in san francisco is serving up second chances, how they are feeding the hungry while helping people who need to get back on track. and how do you recover from your worst day? we have a special report from wine country years after a devastating wildfire, meet the owner and artist finding the inspiration among the ashes. good evening, thank you for joining us, i'm andrea nakano. some intense winter weather is behind us, at least for now. that is time-lapse video, the gloomy clouds eventually gave way to mostly blue skies. and along the coastline, a high surf warning still in effect, we saw some crews cleaning up debris in capitola. and the peer took a beating, this comes after businesses were finally starting to recover from last year's storms. >> a lot of the restaurants were going full