displaced, many sheltering in schools. 15-year-old mohammed halas is now homeless. "we're sleeping in a hospital with nonstop bombing above us," he says. "i hope that the world looks at us with some mercy." this is gaza tonight, almost complete darkness. despite some international criticism, prime minister benjamin netanyahu has also ordered a complete blockade of gaza, meaning israel won't allow in food, fuel, or water until israeli abductees are returned home. but hamas says it refuses to negotiate their release until israel lifts its siege. only amplifying the misery of the more that two million people who live here, including around 600 americans. israel has repeatedly targeted gaza's rafah border crossing with egyptian government negotiates with the u.s. and israel to let in fuel and humanitarian aid.

but egypt is refusing to allow an exodus of palestinians into its countries over fears israel will try to prevent them from ever returning to the gaza strip, which means for those trapped there, there is nowhere to run. norah? >> imtiaz tyab, thank you. one of the first and deadliest attacks in the war took place at a music festival where mostly young people were dancing and spending time with friends. hamas militants killed 260 people and took others hostage during the first wave of terror. cbs' holly williams traveled to the site where a weekend of music turned into a nightmare for the entire nation. >> reporter: in the scrubland of southern israel is strewn the aftermath of a party that became a bloody massacre. . >> people's mattresses, the tents, their blankets are still here. >> reporter: thousands of people

were gathered here around three miles from the border with the gaza strip, sitting ducks for hamas. this place is indescribably eerie. young people came here for a party, for a celebration, and then they were slaughtered. and here you can still see the toiletries. a toothbrush, their clothing. early on saturday, after a night of dancing, hamas gunmen arrived with murder on their mind. as partygoers ran for their lives, they were cut down. israel says at least 260 people were killed. others were taken captive to hold as hostages. >> it's too much to talk about. >> reporter: we found these men as they returned to collect their belongings. it was hell, they told us. one of the militant's motor bikes is still here, along with the stench of death. just behind me is the dead body of one of the militant, and it's

been left here, intentionally by the israeli military. soldiers are here to guard the area from another attack and to clean up the carnage. suddenly, a shot rang out. and then another. we've been told to get down. we don't -- we don't know what's happening at this point. there was several minutes of confusion. says a country on edge, and it's little wonder why. ahead of us, the storages had a man surrounded and on the ground. >> was arrested. he had a knife. everything is under control. >> reporter: there were fears that militants could still be hiding inside israel. a the man apprehended today is being questioned. >> there is high alert here for a reason. 260 people were butchered here less than a week ago. that's why the forces are here, to make sure it's safe to come back here. >> reporter: but after a nightmare on this scale, israel's sense of security has been shattered.

the israeli military told us there was active fighting today at another location close to the border with the gaza strip. and norah, earlier in the week the police told us that they shot and killed two militants inside a municipal swimming pool. >> wow. holly williams, thank you. the funerals for some of the victims killed at that music festival have already begun. cbs' charlie d'agata spoke with a family who lost their daughter. >> reporter: today ayo waldman said goodbye to his young daughter. >> today we buried my daughter, my youngest daughter danielle, was an amazing girl. only 24. never done anything bad to anyone. >> reporter: california native danielle and her boyfriend, noem shy were shot dead while trying to flee that music festival on saturday morning. >> they were attacked by five terrorists from two sides. >> reporter: their shot-up car shows the ferocity of the

attack. "60 minutes" profiled waldman back in 2019. then the high-tech executive was building his business by building bridges, employing palestinians in the west bank for his leading computer chip company. >> i want to strive for peace. i want to engage with the palestinians, but if i think you're threatening any of what's important to me, i will kill you. >> reporter: now having lost what's more important to him than anything, the former commando says those behind the attack should pay the price. you know, for the short-term, we need to resolve this thing. maybe not in a peaceful way. and we need to show force. and we need to be strong. >> reporter: he said as hard as today was, he expects the days ahead to be harder, realizing danielle is no longer around. >> she was one of the happiest person in the world. she used every second to live a great life, and i'm happy for that. >> reporter: he invited us to

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family who live near the border. they have been struggling to find a which out. >> all you want to do is hug your family member and know that they're okay. and knowing that the u.s. government hasn't done that yet is really -- it's very frustrating. >> reporter: the charters beginning friday will travel to athens or frankfurt, while ships will leave haifa in northern israel, ferrying people to cypress. a state department notices any passenger must be ready to leave in 8 to 12 hours, bring only a sui suitcase, a small carry-on and no pets. and they'll have to pay back the government. france, mexico and brazil have already begun evacuation flights, which makes this even more frustrating for megan simmons. >> it feels like every minute that she is there, she is one less minute where she's safe. >> reporter: cbs news has also learned tonight the u.s. and qatar have agreed to block iran from accessing $6 billion in iranian oil revenue, freed up as part of the recent prisoner swap. the white house has been facing bipartisan pressure to lock down the money given iran's support

for hamas. norah? >> ed o'keefe, thank you. a stunning new charge against a powerful democratic senator. the details next.

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is bringing snow to the rockies and heavy rain to the upper midwest and great lakes region. that system will head next to the northeast where it could be another weekend washout. a spontaneous moment of unity takes place in israel in the aftermath of tragedy. that's next. finally tonight, we want to share a moment that touched us. take a look at this. ♪ >> hundreds of israelis near tel aviv stood on their balconies last night to sing israel's national anthem.

a moment of pride for a nation in mourning. and the world hatikfa, that means the hope. and that's the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and remember, you can follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from tel aviv, israel, i'm norah o'donnell. ♪ this is cbs news flash. i'm jarred hill in new york. the israeli military is warning

people to evacuate gaza. they giving the people 24 hours to move south. the u.n. called that type of evacuation impossible. this could be a precursor to israel's ground invasion. louisiana congressman steve scalise has dropped out of the race for speaker of the house. republicans narrowly nominated scalise for the role, but he wasn't close to securing the 217 votes needed to be elected. and taylor swift, the air store is out in theaters today. good news, swift east. dancing and singing are encouraged. for more download our news app on your cell phone other connected telephone. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening, and thank you from joining us from here in tel aviv on day six of the war.

the main headline here is israel's bid to crush hamas with a near constant barrage of air strikes on gaza ahead of its expected ground invasion in the coming days. the catastrophic damage in gaza is leading to a humanitarian crisis. the united nations now warning that food and water are quickly running out for the more than two million palestinians who are trapped there. more than 1200 people have been killed in israel, and over 1500 in gaza. the number of americans killed is now at 27, and there are 14 americans still missing. and the horrors of war keep getting worse. we have a warning for our viewers of a disturbing image released by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. a baby he says was killed by hamas terrorists. netanyahu met with secretary of state antony blinken in tel aviv today while the state department arranges charter flights to help americans leave israel starting tomorrow.

we sat down with blinken to hear america's plan to deal with the ongoing crisis. we also traveled to a hospital near the gaza border where we witnessed the human cost of a nation at war. but we do want to begin with israel's pledge tonight to destroy hamas. six straight days of air assaults. the israeli military dropping 6,000 bombs since they began their counterstrike on gaza. while troops on the ground ready for an invasion any day, today the u.s. showing its support with secretary of state antony blinken in tel aviv. >> the united states stands with israel and with its people. >> the death toll rising, the grim task of recovering bodies continues. and cbs news has learned that on saturday, hamas militants breached the border wall in 29 different spots. >> i think as israelis go back and look at what happened here, it may well be not that they

didn't have something, but that they didn't interpret it in what proved to be the right way. >> reporter: we drove south to the port city of ashkelon and a hospital inundated with casualties. just yesterday a rocket tore through a children's center there. this is where the missile hit. >> yes. >> right up here. >> yes. >> hospital official ailet asrael told us because they are just miles from gaza, the children were evacuated days ago. >> this is really a miracle because everything was on fire over here. >> this is the moment of impact recorded on the clock just outside the director's office. he was here. >> this is the emergency room. >> reporter: dr. ron lobel has worked here for more than 43 years. >> within the first few hours, more than 200 injured arrived into the hospital. >> can you describe some of the injuries of those that were brought here?

>> people came in with gunshot injuries, either to their head, their face, the chest. some came with 20 bullets. >> dr. lobel saw not only the horrors of hamas in the hospital, but also at his home. >> for about six hours, they totally controlled the village, moving from one house to another, slaughtering the people inside. > how did you survive? >> i don't know. i don't have a clue. i'm not equipped with guns. >> you're a doctor. >> yeah, i am a doctor. and all i could do is close all the windows and the doors and pray. >> among the patients here, two of sabine taasa's sons. how are they doing? >> not good. my little one, shai, lost his eye, cannot see. he will be blind, with one eye. >> how old is he?

>> 8. >> my other child received many pieces of granite in his body. >> sabine told us in chilling detail how one militant stormed her house. she says she will never forget his face. >> he came to me and -- came to me to kill me. he didn't kill me. why? i don't know. >> but they did kill her husband gil. >> my husband was a fireman. he was a tough man. they put the granite and then they kill him next to the children. >> your children saw that? >> yeah. >> their father die? >> yeah. >> it only got worse as she learned her oldest son, 17-year-old orr was murdered too. he was surfing when hamas stormed zikim beach by sea. i'm wondering what you think about the amount of time it took for the israeli forces to

respond. >> i can't even understand, because when a bird hits the fence, there is an alarm. we know about it. when a donkey touches the fence, the alarm is set. when somebody gets close to the fence, there are automatic weapons that start shooting. nothing of that happened. >> now across the border to gaza, where innocent civilians who have nothing to do with terrorism are trapped with no way out. cbs' imtiaz tyab reports tonight on some of the youngest casualties of war there. and a warning, some of the images are disturbing. >> reporter: across gaza and it's children who are paying the ultimate price. the lifeless body of a baby girl is placed next to her dead father in the middle of the street. at the main hospital, tiny bodies covered in blood are treated by exhausted doctors. there are so many casualties, intensive care units are

overflowing, and there is just three days of fuel left. other hospitals are already out. this is dr. mohammed matar. >> i think the whole health department maybe will collapse in maybe two or three days. >> reporter: over half the population of gaza is under the age of 18, just children who had no say in hamas' brutal assault on southern israel. at least 300,000 people are displaced, many sheltering in schools. 15-year-old mohammed halas is now homeless. "we're sleeping in a hospital with nonstop bombing above us," he says. "i hope that the world looks at us with some mercy." this is gaza tonight, almost complete darkness. despite some international criticism, prime minister benjamin netanyahu has also ordered a complete blockade of gaza, meaning israel won't allow in food, fuel, or water until israeli abductees are returned home. but hamas says it refuses to negotiate their release until

israel lifts its siege. only amplifying the misery of the more that two million people who live here, including around 600 americans. israel has repeatedly targeted gaza's rafah border crossing with egypt as the egyptian government negotiates with the u.s. and israel to let in fuel and humanitarian aid. but egypt is refusing to allow an exodus of palestinians into its countries over fears israel will try to prevent them from ever returning to the gaza strip, which means for those trapped there, there is nowhere to run. norah? norah? >> imtiaz tyab, thank you. do you shop for vitamins at walmart? force factor products powerfully improve your health, but they're also delicious, easy to use and affordable. that's why force factor is now the number one best selling superfoods brand in america. unleash your potential with force factor at walmart. wowwww... this new charmin ultra soft smooth tear

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the group lights out d.c. is to find birds. but this bird-watching expedition is not what you might expect. in most cases, lizbeth and her team are not looking to the sky. there is a bird. >> reporter: but to the ground, collecting dead fowl after they've collided with buildings. >> this is a huge problem. they estimate that over somewhere between 300 and one billion birds a year die in the united states from window collisions. and these are migratory birds. so we are interested in documenting this problem so that people become aware of the issue. >> reporter: it's an issue that motivated the redesign of the birdhouse at the national zoo, which features dozens of species native to north america. it's one of the first in the country to create a structure that is completely bird friendly. what makes it bird friendly? >> what makes it bird friendly is you can see the two-inch horizontal strikes. so birds perceive that as something they can't fly

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the biden administration is taking aim at the so-called junkies that you see on everything from airline tickets

to concert tickets. >> reporter: consumers base their selection on the advertised price. but at checkout, there are often added costs, including resort fees. >> fees known as junk fees. >> reporter: president biden is pushing for new rules that would force companies to post the full price up front on everything from hotel stays to utility bills. >> folks can end up paying as much as 20% more because of hidden junk fees. >> reporter: if the rules are finalized, businesses would be banned from charging hidden fees. they'd also be required to show if fees are refundable, and companies that don't disclose fees could be subject to penalties. ♪ shake it off, shake it off ♪ >> reporter: that would include tickets for concerts and sporting events. some companies like ticketmaster have already made a change so customers can opt to see prices with fees included. the biden administration also wants to lower credit card late charges and make cable fees transparent. >> i think consumers have to be aware that this is a strategy that many businesses are following. >> reporter: chuck bell with consumer reports says until

these new measures take effect, consumers need to do their research. >> sometimes you might find that you're on the internet for 15 minutes researching all the fees that you might be charged. but right now that's the only way to know what the full cost is going to be. >> reporter: it will likely be months before the proposed rules can be put into place. michael george, cbs news, new york. that is the "cbs overnight news" for this friday. don't forget to check back later for "cbs mornings," and you can follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. ♪ this is cbs news flash. jarred hill in new york. the israeli military is warning people to evacuate northern gaza. according to the united nations,

the idf is giving the 1.4 million people in the region 24 hours to move south. the u.n. called that type of evacuation impossible. this could be a precursor to louisiana congressman steve scalise has dropped out of the race for speaker of the house. republicans narrowly nominated scalise for the role, but he wasn't close to securing the 217 votes needed to be elected. and "taylor swift: the eras tour" is out in theaters today. good news, singing are encouraged for more download our news app on your cell phone other connected tele one. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. tonight, evacuation flights for americans stuck in israel are set to begin as israeli troops stage near the border, preparing for a ground invasion into gaza, and the u.n. warns of a growing humanitarian crisis.

here are tonight's headlines. israel hammers gaza, promising to destroy hamas. >> hamas is isis, and just as isis was crushed, so too will hamas be crushed. >> this is the moment of impact recorded on this clock just outside the director's office. we travel south near the gaza border to visit a hospital, the children's center there hit by a rocket. we speak with doctors and family members witnessing the horrors of war. >> and they kill him, one, two, three balls right in the head. >> cbs' holly williams visits the site of the music festival massacre, where hamas killed over 250 people. >> this is already an incredibly eerie place because on saturday it was filled with thousands of young people who were here for a party. and as a result of that, they were slaughtered. inside gaza tonight with civilians cut off from the

world. the concerns of a humanitarian crisis grow. >> i think the whole health department will collapse maybe in two or three days. the u.s. government is working to get americans out of israel, but warns you will not be able to choose your destination. america's top diplomat meets with israel's prime minister. survivors and families of americans held hostage when he what he told us about whether there was an israeli intelligence failure. tonight our cbs reporting on the $6 billion iranian fund. >> she danced. >> and a grieving father's dream. >> to build the future for our children. we need to find a way to stop killing each other. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening, and thank you from joining us from here in tel aviv on day six of the war. the main headline here is

israel's bid to crush hamas with a near constant barrage of air strikes on gaza ahead of its expected ground invasion in the coming days. the catastrophic damage in gaza is leading to a humanitarian crisis. the united nations now warning that food and water are quickly running out for the more than two million palestinians who are trapped there. more than 1200 people have been killed in israel, and over 1500 in gaza. the number of americans killed is now at 27, and there are 14 americans still missing. and the horrors of war keep getting worse. we have a warning for our viewers of a disturbing image released by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. a baby he says was killed by hamas terrorists. netanyahu met with secretary of state antony blinken in tel aviv today while the state department arranges charter flights to help americans leave israel starting tomorrow. we sat down with blinken to hear

america's plan to deal with the ongoing crisis. we also traveled to a hospital near the gaza border where we witnessed the human cost of a nation at war. but we do want to begin with israel's pledge tonight to destroy hamas. six straight days of air assaults. the israeli military dropping 6,000 bombs since they began their counterstrike on gaza. while troops on the ground ready for an invasion any day, today the u.s. showing its support with secretary of state antony blinken in tel aviv. >> the united states stands with israel and with its people. >> the death toll rising, the grim task of recovering bodies continues. and cbs news has learned that on saturday, hamas militants breached the border wall in 29 different spots. >> i think as israelis go back and look at what happened here,

it may well be not that they didn't have something, but that they didn't interpret it in what proved to be the right way. >> reporter: we drove south to the port city of ashkelon and a hospital inundated with casualties. just yesterday a rocket tore through a children's center there. this is where the missile hit. >> yes. >> right up here. >> yes. >> hospital official ailet asrael told us because they are just miles from gaza, the children were evacuated days ago. >> this is really a miracle because everything was on fire over here. >> this is the moment of impact recorded on this clock just outside the director's office. he was here. luckily because of the sirens, he was able to make it down into the bomb shelter and was okay. >> this is the emergency room. >> reporter: dr. ron lobel has worked here for 43 years. how many injured came here on saturday? >> within the first few hours,

more than 200 injured arrived into the hospital. >> can you describe some of the injuries of those that were brought here? >> people came in with gunshot injuries, either to their head, their face, the chest. some came with 20 bullets. >> dr. lobel saw not only the horrors of hamas in the hospital, but also at his home. >> for about six hours, they totally controlled the village, moving from one house to another, slaughtering the people inside. >> how did you survive? >> i don't know. i don't have a clue. it was the most frightening event of my life. i'm not equipped with guns. >> you're a doctor. >> yeah, i am a doctor. and all i could do is close all

the windows and the doors and pray. >> among the patients here, two of sabine taasa's sons. how are they doing? >> not good. my little one, shai lost his eye, cannot see. he will be blind with one eye. >> how old is he? >> 8. >> my other child received many pieces of granite in his body. >> sabine told us in chilling detail how one militant stormed her house. she says she will never forget his face. >> he came to me and -- came to me to kill me. he didn't kill me. why? i don't know. >> but they did kill her husband gil. >> my husband was a fireman. he was a tough man. they put the granite and then they kill him next to the children. >> your children saw that? >> yeah. >> their father die? >> yeah.

>> it only got worse as she learned her oldest son, 17-year-old orr was murdered too. he was surfing when hamas stormed zikim beach by sea. i'm wondering what you thought about the amount of time it took for the israeli forces to respond. >> i can't understand, because when a bird hits the fence, there is an alarm. we know about it. when a donkey touches the fence, the alarm is set. when somebody gets close to the fence, there are automatic weapons that start shooting. nothing of that happened. >> there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overni t

♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> now across the border to gaza, where innocent civilians who have nothing to do with

terrorism are trapped with no way out. cbs' imtiaz tyab reports tonight on some of the youngest casualties of war there. and a warning, some of the images are disturbing. >> reporter: across gaza and it's children who are paying the ultimate price. the lifeless body of a baby girl is placed next to her dead father in the middle of the street. at the main hospital, tiny bodies covered in blood are treated by exhausted doctors. there are so many casualties, intensive care units are overflowing, and there is just three days of fuel left. other hospitals are already out. this is dr. mohammed matar. >> and the health department maybe will collapse in maybe two or three days. >> reporter: over half the population of gaza is under the age of 18, just children who had no say in hamas' brutal assault on southern israel. at least 300,000 people are

displaced, many sheltering in schools. 15-year-old mohammed halas is now homeless. "we're sleeping in a hospital with nonstop bombing above us," he says. "i hope that the world looks at us with some mercy." this is gaza tonight, almost complete darkness. despite some international criticism, prime minister benjamin netanyahu has also ordered a complete blockade of gaza, meaning israel won't allow in food, fuel, or water until israeli abductees are returned home. but hamas says it refuses to negotiate their release until israel lifts its siege. only amplifying the misery of the more that two million people who live here, including around 600 americans. israel has repeatedly targeted gaza's rafah border crossing with egypt, as the egyptian government negotiates with the u.s. and israel to let in fuel and humanitarian aid. but egypt is refusing to allow

an exodus of palestinians into its countries over fears israel will try to prevent them from ever returning to the gaza strip, which means for those trapped there, there is nowhere to run. norah? >> imtiaz tyab, thank you. one of the first and deadliest attacks in the war took place at a music festival where mostly young people were dancing and spending time with friends. hamas militants killed 260 people and took others hostage during the first wave of terror. cbs' holly williams traveled to the site where a weekend of music turned into a nightmare for the entire nation. >> reporter: in the scrubland of southern israel is strewn the aftermath of a party that became a bloody massacre. >> people's mattresses, the tents, their blankets are still here. >> reporter: thousands of people were gathered here around three

miles from the border with the gaza strip, sitting ducks for hamas. this place is indescribably eerie. young people came here for a party, for a celebration, and then they were slaughtered. and here you can still see the toiletries. a toothbrush, their clothing. early on saturday, after a night of dancing, hamas gunmen arrived with murder on their mind. as partygoers ran for their lives, they were cut down. israel says at least 260 people were killed. others were taken captive to hold as hostages. >> it's too much to talk about. >> reporter: we found these men as they returned to collect their belongings. it was hell, they told us. one of the militant's motor bikes is still here, along with the stench of death. just behind me is the dead body of one of the militant, and it's been left here, intentionally by

the israeli military. soldiers are here to guard the area from another attack and to clean up the carnage. suddenly, a shot rang out. and then another. we've been told to get down. we don't -- we don't know what's happening at this point. there was several minutes of confusion. says a country on edge, and it's little wonder why. ahead of us, the storages had a man surrounded and on the ground. >> was arrested. he had a knife. everything is under control. >> reporter: there were fears that militants could still be hiding inside israel. the man apprehended today is being questioned. >> there is high alert here for a reason. 260 people were butchered here less than a week ago. that's why the forces are here, to make sure it's safe to come back here. >> reporter: but after a nightmare on this scale, israel's sense of security has been shattered.

the israeli military told us there was active fighting today at another location close to the border with the gaza strip. and norah, earlier in the week the police told us that they shot and killed two militants inside a municipal swimming pool. >> wow. holly williams, thank you. the funerals for some of the victims killed at that music festival have already begun. cbs' charlie d'agata spoke with a family who lost their daughter. >> reporter: today eyal waldman said goodbye to his young daughter. >> today we buried my daughter, my youngest daughter danielle, was an amazing girl. only 24. never done anything bad to anyone. >> reporter: california native danielle and her boyfriend, noam shai were shot dead while trying to flee that music festival on saturday morning. >> they were attacked by five terrorists from two sides. >> reporter: their shot-up car shows the ferocity of the attack. "60 minutes" profiled waldman back in 2019.

then the high-tech executive was building his business by building bridges, employing palestinians in the west bank for his leading computer chip company. >> i want to strive for peace. i want to engage with the palestinians, but if i think you're threatening any of what's important to me, i will kill you. >> reporter: now having lost what's more important to him than anything, the former commando says those behind the attack should pay the price. you know, for the short-term, we need to resolve this thing. maybe not in a peaceful way. and we need to show force. and we need to be strong. >> reporter: he said as hard as today was, he expects the days ahead to be harder, realizing danielle is no longer around. >> she was one of the happiest person in the world. she used every second to live a great life, and i'm happy for that. >> reporter: he invited us to his home tonight, even though his family has begun a period of

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find a way out. >> all you want to do is hug your family member and know that they're okay. and knowing that the u.s. government hasn't done that yet is really -- it's very frustrating. >> reporter: the charters beginning friday will travel to athens or frankfurt, while ships will leave haifa in northern israel, ferrying people to cypress. a state department notices any passenger must be ready to leave in 8 to 12 hours, bring only a suitcase, a small carry-on and no pets. and they'll have to pay back the government. france, mexico and brazil have already begun evacuation flights, which makes this even more frustrating for megan simmons. >> it feels like every minute that she is there, she is one less minute where she's safe. >> reporter: cbs news has also learned tonight the u.s. and qatar have agreed to block iran from accessing $6 billion in iranian oil revenue, freed up as part of the recent prisoner swap. the white house has been facing bipartisan pressure to lock down the money given iran's support for hamas. norah?

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midwest and great lakes region. that system will head next to the northeast where it could be another weekend washout. a spontaneous moment of unity takes place in israel in the aftermath of tragedy. that's next. finally tonight, we want to share a moment that touched us. take a look at this. ♪ >> hundreds of israelis near tel aviv stood on their balconies last night to sing israel's national anthem.

hatikvah, a moment of pride for a nation in morning. and the word hatikvah, that means "the hope." and that's the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and remember, you can follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from tel aviv, israel, i'm norah o'donnell. ♪ ♪ snot ♪ this is cbs news flash. jarred hill in new york. the israeli military is warning urging people to evacuate northern gaza. according to the united nations, the idf is giving the 1.1

million people in the region 24 hours to move south. the u.n. called that type of evacuation impossible. this could be a precursor to israel's ground invasion. louisiana congressman steve scalise has dropped out of the race for speaker of the house. republicans narrowly nominated scalise for the role, but he wasn't close to securing the 217 votes needed to be elected. and "taylor swift: the eras tour" is out in theaters today. good news, swifties. dancing and singing are encouraged. for more download our news app on your cell phone other connected tv. it's friday, october 13th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." israel's punishing air strikes, and today a warning to palestinians in gaza that could signal the start of the war's