israel's retaliation is ramping up. relentless air strikes. people running for shelters in bunkers as the conflict threatens to expand even more. >> i'm elizabeth cook. israel is mobilizing more than 300,000 reservists to join the fight against hamas. the death toll on both sides of the conflict is up to 1600. that includes at least 14 americans and at least 20 other americans are still missing. we begin our coverage

with cbs reporter natalie brand live from the white house for us. natalie? >> reporter: hi, liz, president biden today called the hamas terrorist attacks an act of sheer evil. he spoke to prime minister benjamin netanyahu three times since this began. the administration has said that it remains focused on making sure israeli defense forces have what they need to defend themselves. israel is carrying out punishing air strikes in gaza as the iron dome intercepts incoming missiles from hamas. the israel military says they are designed to cause maximum destruction in areas where hamas terrorists congregate. hundreds of targets were hit in ramal and the main port was struck. >> israel has to win this one conclusively so that no one

else, whether it's hamas or hezbollah or iran tries to test it in the future. >> we stand with israel. >> reporter: speaking at the white house, president biden reiterated u.s. support for israel. >> we will make sure the jewish and democratic state of israel can defend itself today, tomorrow as we always have. >> reporter: the u.s. is surging additional military assistance including ammunition and missile interceptors and intelligence to help with hostage recovery. americans are among the captives. >> hostages who hamas has threatened to execute. >> we are looking for our son. we have to find our son. >> reporter: she was at the music festival that came under attack. he took refuge in a bomb shelter and is missing. >> he spoke with a witness that saw him taken away on a pickup truck. >> reporter: as rockets light up the night sky, there has also been deadly fire with hezbollah along the border with

lebanon fueling concerns about the conflict expanding. the administration says the u.s. has also enhanced its military posture in the region to send a message of deterrence and we have learned that secretary of state antony blinken will be headed to israel and expected to arrive on thursday, liz. >> natalie, thank you so much. we are getting more information about the americans killed in israel over the weekend when hamas gunmen launched a surprise attack. one held duel and american israeli citizenship. he hid in a closet with his neighbor. another victim was an american citizen but lived in israel. hamas gunman shot and killed her husband when they broke in their home. her father told cnn his daughter died as she tried to shield their teenage son from the bullets. he was shot but survived. san francisco business

owner manny yucatillo is in tel aviv. he went to visit family but is volunteering with a group that is sending supplies to troops and families near the front lines. today he told us he is still having to take shelter. >> i was on my way to my nieces bar mitzvah and that was people running out of their cars in the middle the street and finding cover. there was a -- missiles exploding above me. sirens going off and, so, people from all over the area had to run and duck and find cover because we were not near any bombshell tears. >> up until now it had been a divisive year in israeli politics. tens of thousands were protesting on the street virtually every week for the past 10 months following' netanyahu's judicial overhaul. now the civilian population is

mobilizing to the same goal. across the nation, volunteers are gathering supplies for war victims and soldiers as israel braces for a long fight against hamas. >> instead of being home and listening to the news and crying, i'm here. >> they got women, children. somehow whatever we need to do to help out. >> while many u.s. airlines have canceled flights to and from tel aviv, the main carrier for israel says it's operating as scheduled but they don't have a direct flight from sfo to israel. a nonprofit based in the south bay is trying to help israelis stranded in the u.s. the group is called unacceptable. they are working to find travelers including students a flight back on private jets. >> some people need to go back and they can't because the direct flight of united from

sfo has been canceled. and therefore they need to stay around. so, we created a platform to host families who are getting stuck, israelis stuck here and around the country. >> they are following the conflict closely. two of their three daughters are in israel right now serving in the army. >> it's heart wrenching now for us to have kids in the front line. and we do -- i cannot protect my daughters. they have to do it on their own at this point. so, yes, we will try to figure out can we make it, how close can we get, what help can we afford them. >> they are working on plans to hold rally this friday in san francisco. palestinians in the bay area are also watching the violence overseas in horror as entire buildings in gaza are being leveled by israeli air strikes. we spoke to a san francisco native whose parents are from gaza. he talked about

the fear and anxiety that he and others have been feeling. >> i still have aunts and an uncle, cousins and we just try to reach them every opportunity we can to check in on them. unfortunately for palestinian americans, folks from gaza, every few years we have to deal with this emotional roller coaster and every moment not knowing if the family members will make it or not. it's difficult to sleep. you try to sleep and a bomb explodes. the strip is a small strip of land. if you bomb in the middle of gaza, they will feel it in the south. >> and we will continue to follow the latest developments out of the middle east. stay with us on air, streaming on cbs news bay area and online at kpix.com.. you can find live updates. still ahead, a new alert system is coming in california. how ebony alerts are meant to help missing african american

youth and why advocates say it's so necessary. making sure the hispanic community is seen in entertainment. how a south bay native is working to create opportunities. we have more rain in the forecast for us late tonight. we will have more on that coming up

catching you up on other top stories of the day, the chinese consulate in san francisco is closed after a chaotic scene where a driver was shot and killed by police after driving into the consulate lobby. the police department has not released any information on the driver or the details leading up to the police shooting. this was the scene there today. you can see the medical door blocking the entrance there. people were lined up outside hoping to get visas and passports. >> i have somebody leaving tomorrow. i need my passport. i said i get it. there is nothing i can do. >> i have to talk to my boss and see what i can do. >> no word on when the consulate will officially reopen. the san francisco police department and state department are investigating. kaiser is planning to lay off dozens of workers in the east bay according to company filings with the employment development department. the filing shows the layoffs will happen in november. close to 40

employees will lose their jobs. the highest number will be at the pleasanton hospital. the coalition of unions representing kaier workers is warning of a second strike. they say it could be as soon as next month if they can't reach a deal. the last strike involved 75,000 workers and the union says the next strike will be larger. union reps say kaiser is not going far enough to address staffing shortages. kaiser says it has hired 10,000 workers for union represented roles in 2023. another side effect of the fighting between israel and hamas, oil prices by about $4 a barrel. israel is not a large producer but experts say oil prices could skyrocket if other middle east nations that are major producers like iran get drawn into the fight. back at home, prices at the pump have actually dropped over the past week. you heard of amber alerts meant to help find missing

children at risk individuals. now california has a new tool specifically to help find missing african american youth. governor newsom signed a bill that creates ebony alerts meant to quickly notify the public when an african american person between the ages of 12 to 25 disappears. >> you see the difference of when white girls go missing and black girls go missing, the sense of urgency is not there. >> african-americans children or young adults are often listed as run a ways. >> the author of the bill, stephen bradford said african american youth make up 40% of individuals that come up missing. he and community activists say the new law will fill a great need. >> with this, the attention, the need, the urgency, i feel will be met and it will be a game changer. >> they can use technology like roadside signs. black youth considered at risk or mental or

physical challenges will qualify. as we celebrate hispanic heritage month, we look at the issue of representation in entertainment. latinos make up 20% of the u.s. population. according to a 2022 study by the latino donor collaborative less than 3% of lead actors in tv shows were latino. only 1.3% of directors were latino. gianna franco spoke to a native who is on a mission to create opportunities for those in hollywood. >> we write our own characters. >> reporter: she knew making movies was what she was meant to do. >> me and my friends, cousins would do skits. i was directing

and acting everyday of my life in my childhood. >> reporter: growing in in san jose that passion for performing early started early. >> i went to a church called cathedral faith. every year they had these huge theatrical productions during easter time. so, i spent all of my childhood being in this theatrical plays with my aunt and my sister. >> reporter: she made the leap to hollywood as so many do pursuing a career in film and television. >> i was an extra on all these tv shows and, i mean, i did everything you could think of. >> reporter: as she looked for those opportunities, auditions were sometimes all the same, stereotypical roles, one-liners. >> i did everything i could to get that experience and sort of like find my way. >> reporter: after years of working to honey her craft, she learned screen writing and the are of directing. >> i was behind the scenes

learning, learning, constantly then finally 15 years later, i can say that i'm going to release my directorial debut. >> reporter: the film is called demise. it's a suck thriller. >> i had a lot of latino representation in demise in front and behind the camera. so, i'm really proud about that. it's important. it's important for our community. it's important to show that we are huge percent of the population. >> reporter: moving forward, is that something that you will focus on. >> yes. and, you know, not because it's by force. it's just because naturally i'm latino. i will write roles for other latinos. >> your chance of conceiving are less than 1%. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: what was the

inspiration to write the story line. it's intense. >> yes, it is. so, this is funny. growing up, my mom would watch these movies and these romantic thrillers that were popular in the '90s. me and my sister would get into her stash and start watching these movies. it kind of led me into writing this genre of film. >> reporter: creating opportunities for so many latinos by doing what she loves. >> getting to this point in the filmmaking process has taken her a couple of years. the next step is distribution which means finding a platform to dam buy her movie. join us friday at 4:00 p.m. as we bring you hispanic heritage month, stories from across the bay area. you can find the stories at kpix.com. all right. to first alert weather now. it's looking and

feeling like fall outside. meteorologist jessica burch tracks the next chance of rain. >> last week we had the major heat wave. this week two cold fronts in a row, the one yesterday and the one moving through in the afternoon hours. this will bring in a little bit of rain. cooler temperatures this afternoon and a lot of cloudy skies for us into the overnight hours tonight. that tracks to the south. behind it is cool dry air. we will see sunshine in the forecast tomorrow to set us up for success. let's take it a step back. how much rain will reexpect in the bay area? not too much. about .001. this is a fast moving system that will bring us gusty conditions. wind gusts up to 20 miles per hour with the onshore flow ranging from fairfield all the way back to the coast near san francisco. let's match that up with the daytime highs today,

nice and cool. feels like fall this afternoon. beautiful weather to get out there and smell the rain, maybe bring an umbrella if you head outside just in case. 60s today from novato down south to san francisco. mild conditions across the bay bridge and into the south bay 70s this afternoon. more 70s as we head to the east bay, concord over into antioch. let's take a quick look at the next seven days. mild today. we crank up the heat about 10 degrees within the next two days. then it's upper 70s, lower 80s back and forth into the weekend forecast with a chance of showers into next week. let's take a look at the bay area forecast from san francisco across the bay bridge to oakland. 60s this afternoon. then forget about 60s, we are dealing with 70s. partly cloudy skies filling the bay into next week's forecast. still ahead, there are

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mystery irrelevant no more. the 49ers won the 15th straight regular season game sunday night. quarterback brock purdy is getting major props. glenn vern reports he is staying humble. >> this is the volkswagen red and gold report. >> reporter: brock purdy outplayed dak prescott sunday night and continues to do all the right things leading to this explosive 49ers offense that is averaging 33 points per game. >> 13 is cold. he is cold. he can really go out there and play with the absolute best of them. >> reporter: vegas is starting to agree. he is the favorite to win nvp ahead of patrick mahomes. nice to see him get

respect after four touchdown against what was supposed to be the best defense in the nfl. >> you see the guys we have on offense? we aren't worried about nobody's defense. >> i have been a part of good teams but the way the offense is playing is unlike anything i have seen. >> i'm not trying to get caught up in what other people are saying. there is still on film that i can get better. >> reporter: with the red and gold reported, i'm vern glenn. still ahead, taking a moment for your mental health. the portrait campaign urging everyone to pause and reflect. and, remember, you can watch us any time, anywhere on our streaming service cbs news bay area. catch the live newscasts and news and weather throughout the da

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at 5:00 tapping into wastewater to flush out drugs. the interesting trend that has north bay scientists taking note. that story and more with ryan yamamoto and myself at 5:00. today is world mental health day raising awareness about the one in eight people globally living with mental health conditions. one campaign at the london national portrait gallery is urging people to close their eyes and reflect. it was created during the dark days of covid and since then dozens of celebrities have led their famous faces to the cause. it's not just the rich and famous. >> it was like someone threw a life jacket in, being reminded to not lose myself. it changes evening, your outlook, how you parent. you are more present.

>> people initially said you saved my life. like i was going to do something today and now i'm not going to do it. that's how powerful it can be. >> if you would like to participate in the campaign, take a picture of yourself with your eyes closed and upload it to social media with the #take a moment. very powerful. well, "cbs evening news" is next on kpix. local news continues on our streaming service, cbs news bay area. i will see you at 5:00. ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight we are live in tel aviv. president biden denouncing attacks by hamas as "pure, unadulterated evil" as israel pummels gaza with its fiercest air strikes