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

next phase, a ground invasion. day of rage. security being beefed up across the country as hamas calls on its supporters to launch a day of protests. what to expect. i just shared with my colleagues that i'm withdrawing my name as a candidate for the speaker designee. >> the house in shambles. republican congressman steve scalise drops out of the speaker's race after failing to secure enough votes to win the gavl. what's next? good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. tomorrow will mark one week since the horror unfolded in israel. what's called the worst attack on jewish people since the holocaust. this morning we are learning israel's war on hamas may be close to entering the next phase. the israeli military is calling for the evacuation of part of gaza. perhaps a signal of israel's impending ground invasion. israeli officials say they have dropped

6,000 bombs over the past six days. the death toll is climbing, topping more than 2,800 on both sides, including at least 27 americans. this morning defense secretary lloyd austin arrived in israel one day after america's top cbs' shanelle kaul joins us in new york with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. overnight israel says it struck 750 hamas targets including underground terror tunnels, military compounds, and command centers. this morning a new sign from israel this war is entering its next phase. as israel prepares for a potential ground invasion of gaza, it's now warning the united nations that more than a million people from the north must move south in the next day. but the u.n. says that's impossible without devastating humanitarian consequences. the situation for residents in gaza, nearly half of them children, is already dire with hospitals overwhelmed.

israel's aerial bombardment on suspected hamas targets continues, now seven days after the terror group launched a brutal surprise attack on multiple communities killing men, women, and children. >> absolute pure hell that broke loose and destroyed everything that we know. >> reporter: as the violence escalates, the u.s. state department says it's arranging evacuation flights to get americans out of israel. the agency says at least 20,000 u.s. citizens have reached out since hamas attacked. >> we stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of israel. >> reporter: yesterday, secretary of state antony blinken met with leaders in israel. today he's in jordan for meetings with king abdullah and palestinian leader mahmoud abbas. a military spokesperson says israeli forces are, quote, preparing for a ground maneuver in gaza right now, but hamas is telling residents they are not to evacuate. secretary of state antony blinken's trip to israel and

shipments of u.s. weapons now offering a powerful level of support for israel's retaliation to hamas. anne-marie? >> all right, shanelle kaul in new york. thank you. as mentioned, the u.s. is moving ahead with plans to get trapped american citizens out of israel as early as today. ed o'keefe explains how the federal government will make it work. >> reporter: the biden administration's decision to organize charter flights to get people home comes as the major u.s. airlines suspended operations there for the next several weeks. >> we know there's a demand signal out there, and we're going to try to meet it. >> reporter: megan simmons is desperate to see her sister and family who live near the gaza border and have been struggling to 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 cyprus.

a state department notices any passenger must be ready to leave within eight 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's there she is one less minute where she is safe. >> reporter: cbs news has also learned the u.s. and qatar have reached an agreement to block iran from accessing about $6 billion in oil revenue that had been freed up as part of the recent prisoner swap. the white house had been facing bipartisan pressure in recent days since the attacks to lock down that money given iran's support for hamas. ed o'keefe, cbs news, the white house. security is being tightened across the u.s. and in other countries ahead of an expected pro-palestinian demonstrations today. hamas is calling on its

supporters across the world to participate in a so-called day of rage. u.s. law enforcement agencies are beefing up security to safeguard both jewish and muslim communities. police in new york and los angeles are also stepping up patrols. fencing was placed around the capitol in washington ahead of possible violence there. authorities say they're unaware of any specific or credible threats, though. stay with cbs news for complete coverage of the war. this morning, democratic senator cory booker joins "cbs mornings" in our times square studio. he is a member of the senate foreign relations committee and was in israel when hamas attacked. he's going to talk to us about that experience and the role the senate is playing in aiding israel. breaking overnight now, the struggle to choose the next speaker of the house has taken a major twist. after being nominated by his conference, republican louisiana congressman steve scalise is now dropping out of the race. natalie brand has the details. i'm withdrawing my name as a

candidate for the speaker designee. >> reporter: louisiana congressman steve scalise making that decision thursday after a day of closed door meetings with his colleagues. >> our conference still has to come together, and it is not there. there are still some people that have their own agendas, and i was clear, we have to have everybody put their agendas on the side and focus on what this country needs. >> reporter: on wednesday, scalise narrowly defeated ohio congressman jim jordan during a secret ballot vote among house republicans to select a speaker. 24 hours later, it was clear divisions remained with scalise still short of the votes needed to get elected on the house floor. >> work today, see what he'll get there. he's still going to be majority leader. i was in the exact same position that he was back in 2015. >> reporter: it's unclear what happens next, and for now business in the u.s. house remains on hold. foreign affairs chair michael

mccaul calls the infighting a dangerous game. >> our adversaries are watching us, and israel is watching. they need our help. >> this house of representatives needs a speaker, and we need to open up the house again. >> reporter: majority leader scalise, the number-two republican, says he's going to push to make that happen as quickly as possible. natalie brand, cbs news, capitol hill. well, new jersey democratic senator bob menendez is facing a new criminal charge. federal prosecutors charged menendez with conspiracy to act as a foreign agent for the egyptian government. he's accused, along with his wife and a business associate, of taking action on behalf of egypt and its military. the new charges comes weeks after menendez and his wife were charged with taking bribes of cash, gold bars, and a luxury car in exchange for political favors. they both pleaded not guilty. coming up, verdicts in the elijah mcclain case. the fate of two officers charged in his murder.

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thank you for joining us this morning. it is friday october 13th. >> let's get started. >> this is already the highest density population anywhere in the world. >> people are saying israel is revenge. no, no, no, it's not revenge. >> israel ordering an evacuatio of part of gaza in its attack against hamas. as palestinians fear it's not enough time. we are currently getting ou resources together. >> security is on high alert here in the u after hamas calls for worldwide protes