struck before by an israeli rocket just four days earlier, injuring four members of staff. speaking to cbs news, fadel naim, a doctor said israel's army sent a warning to evacuate the facility less than 48 hours before that explosion. >> they called our medical director and they told him, we warn you. why are you still working? why didn't you vacate the hospital? >> reporter: hundreds of people have been killed in the blast. there are so many dead, they're running out of body bags. there were young children whose legs were blown off, this man says. "i just can't unsee it." the explosion and its deadly aftermath has triggered a fury across the middle east not seen in years. in beirut, thousands demonstrated outside the u.s. embassy while president biden was in neighboring israel where he said the israeli military was not to blame. but from the streets of tehran,

to even war-torn yemen, few here believe the president and say israel is squarely responsible for the explosion as well as the widespread misery unfolding in gaza. including a strike tonight on a building just yards from another hospital. with the protests only spreading, president biden left the region without meeting any arab leaders face-to-face. all u.s. allies, after they canceled a previously planned summit in jordan, followng the blast. now president biden did have a phone call with egyptian president abdel fattah el sisi and did give him credit for opening the border with gaza to allow 20 trucks of humanitarian aid, all to address a rapidly growing crisis on the ground there. but with anger only spreading across the region, more will need to be done. norah? >> imtiaz tyab, thank you. for more on this extraordinary visit, let's turn to cbs' chief foreign affairs correspondent

margaret brennan. all right, margaret, i look at those protests in the streets across the middle east. i wonder what is president biden saying to some of these arab leaders? is he sharing that intelligence? what's their reaction? >> yes, and the president spoke on that flight back with egypt's president about all of this. but keep in mind the u.s. has a credibility problem in this region of the world when it comes to u.s. intelligence conclusions, and president biden referenced today the mistakes made by the u.s. after 9/11 when decisions were made too swiftly and based on rage. and that is likely a reference to the invasion of iraq. he did call for respect for the law of armed conflict and to minimize impact on civilians, but norah, he refrained from calling for a cease-fire. in fact, the u.s. vetoed a u.n. resolution to that effect earlier today. given that there have now been 11 days of bombing of gaza by israel with thousands killed, there is a perception in arab countries that this looks like the u.s. is treating palestinian

lives differently than israeli lives. >> well, and also, margaret, with gaza in crisis, the looming ground invasion, what does the administration do now? >> they have a full plate. and one of the tough questions the biden administration is putting to the israeli government is what happens next. the 2.3 million palestinians in gaza after israel ousts hamas. president biden warned against a military occupation. he said the palestinians do have a right to return to their homes, and he has been reaching out to the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas to begin talking about a vision here. but in the immediate term, the u.s. is working to help get out 500 to 600 americans stuck inside gaza. they're helping israel secure the release of hostages, including 13 unaccounted for americans. and norah, this is a big shift for an administration that wanted to avoid entanglements in the middle east in order to focus on competition with an agressive china. but once again, they're forced

to focus back on this region. >> margaret brennan, thank you. while in israel, president biden set another pop priority is freeing the hostages in gaza, which includes as many as 13 americans who remain unaccounted for. one person being held is described as an all-american kid who went to israel to find his roots and defend the country. cbs' jim axelrod has the incredible story. >> reporter: on long island, new york, omer neutra's family and friends are in anguish. ten days ago, orna and ronin neutra got a call from the israeli consulate asking to meet right away. >> and then they walked in the door and said he's been taken captive. it's just insane that you feel relief to think that your son is not dead. >> they get here. they tell you your son has been taken hostage, and you're relieved? >> yes. it's unreal. just unreal. >> reporter: for now, the neutras are holding tight to positive thoughts about omer.

his brother daniel -- >> omer is a natural born leader, an amazing role model. he is strong. he is funny. >> reporter: a grandson of holocaust survivors, omer put off attending binghamton university to go to israel, eventually joining the idf, the israel defense forces. >> omer is an american-born kid that wanted to help his grandparents' homeland and defend it. >> reporter: did you raise the idea of risks? >> of course. >> of course. >> yeah. >> of course. >> he was crying over this. this was not an easy decision to be made. >> reporter: omer was a tank commander near gaza when news of the attack broke. >> immediately, i texted him. omer, what's going on? nothing. we called him, nothing. >> reporter: what can you tell us about what you know happened? >> we know that the army did an investigation.

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>> tonight, president biden is on his way back to the u.s. after a historic visit to an active war zone. the trip a dramatic show of support for israel and his push to allow humanitarian aid to be allowed to enter gaza appears to have had some success. new tonight, the white house just announcing that president biden will address the nation tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. in an oval office speech. tensions are rising in the middle east after that deadly hospital explosion in gaza. u.s. senators just getting out of an intelligence briefing. the biden administration telling them it has high confidence that israel was not responsible, and that a misfired rocket from a terror group inside gaza led to the blast. now, that assessment is based on intercepts and satellite images. but all that data has done little to tamp down the anger sweeping across the region. many still blaming israel for the carnage. back here at home on capitol hill, around 300 protesters demanding a ceasefire were arrested.

and there is a new warning tonight that terrorist groups like hezbollah and an al qaeda affiliate are calling for attacks against the united states. we have team coverage starting with cbs' charlie d'agata in tel aviv. good evening, charlie. >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. president biden was only on the ground here for about seven hours and there was actually a lull in fighting. it was an extraordinary show of support for the people here and amid massive and growing anger for the explosion that took place at that hospital in gaza. it wasn't long after president biden touched down in tel aviv to the embrace of a prime minister at war that he addressed the hospital explosion that's left hundreds of people dead. >> based on what i've seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you. >> reporter: "the other team" meaning palestinian militants, citing u.s. intelligence. >> u.s. officials tell cbs news

that includes communication intercepts and satellite images, giving high confidence israeli forces were not responsible. that supports intelligence from israeli defense forces saying this independently shot video shows that rocket comes up and down, fired from a nearby cemetery, landing on hospital grounds. releasing what they say is an audio intercept implicating islamic jihad militants in the launch. daytime images of the aftermath show extensive explosion damage in the parking lot, not necessarily a direct hit of the hospital. hamas still insists israeli air strike is to blame. the president's visit, as much a pledge of solidarity as a message to israel's neighbors. >> i come to israel with a single message. you're not alone. you are not alone. since this terror attack took

place, we've seen it described as israel's 9/11. >> reporter: at the same time, he urged restraint over retaliation, persuading the israeli prime minister to allow basic humanitarian aid to be delivered to southern gaza from egypt, desperately needed food, water, and medicine. >> as we proceed in this war, israel will do everything it can to keep civilians out of harm's way. >> reporter: even as the two men spoke, not far away, heavily armored bulldozers were getting in position to plow into gaza. whatever may be happening in diplomatic circles, the steady buildup of hundreds of thousands of israeli troops and military equipment at staging areas like this continues, not much more than a mile from the border with gaza. before israel withdrew from gaza, troops there were under command of retired major general israel ziv. how important is president

biden's visit? >> immense. president biden have shown amazing leadership. he is a leader of the modern world, of the democratic world. >> reporter: and a significant boost in morale. he told us the offensive ahead will be like nothing before, including a lot of firepower. even while israeli air strikes continue to pound gaza tonight ahead of that expected offensive. now, we asked the former general if he had any idea about the timing of the ground offensive. he said the air campaign isn't over yet, and more time was needed for what he called a very deep operation. norah? >> charlie d'agata, thank you. tonight, the secretary of defense, the director of national intelligence, and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff briefed senators.

lawmakers telling cbs news they were shown evidence that israel wasn't behind the blast at that gaza hospital. evidence that could soon be publicly released. but all of that is doing little to ease tensions in the middle east where we're seeing anger in the streets. cbs' imtiaz tyab is in east jerusalem. >> reporter: the scale of the devastation here is hard to fathom. as those with missing loved ones try to make sense of it all. this woman says, "dad, mom, please answer me." the aftermath of the massive explosions at the al ahli hospital is still a smoking wreck. what should have been a safe haven has turned into a living nightmare. "we left our home to come here," this woman says. "we thought it would be safe, but then we got bombed." the anglican church which runs the hospital has said it was struck before by an israeli rocket just four days earlier, injuring four members of staff. speaking to cbs news, fadel

naim, a doctor at al ahli says israel's army sent a warning to evacuate the facility less than 48 hours before that explosion. >> they called our medical director and they told him, we warned you. why are you still working in this hospital? why didn't you vacate the hospital? >> reporter: hundreds of people have been killed in the blast. there are so many dead, they're running out of body bags. there were young children whose legs were blown off, this man says. "i just can't unsee it." the explosion and its deadly aftermath has triggered a fury across the middle east not seen in years. in beirut, thousands demonstrated outside the u.s. embassy while president biden was in neighboring israel where he said the israeli military was not to blame. but from the streets of tehran, to even war-torn yemen, few here believe the president and say israel is squarely responsible for the explosion as well as the widespread misery unfolding in gaza.

including a strike tonight on a building just yards from another hospital. with the protests only spreading, president biden left the region without meeting any arab leaders face-to-face. all u.s. allies, after they canceled a previously planned summit in jordan, following the blast. now president biden did have a phone call with egyptian president abdel fattah el sisi and gave him credit for helping to open the border with gaza to allow in 20 trucks of humanitarian aid, all to address a rapidly growing crisis on the ground there. but with anger only spreading across the region, more will need to be done. norah? >> imtiaz tyab, thank you.

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>> i'm jeff pegues in washington. president biden has cut a deal with israel to allow truckloads of humanitarian aid to enter gaza from egypt. the israelis insist the trucks have to be inspected for weapons, and israel wants assurances that the aid will not go to hamas. hundreds of trucks carrying food, water, or fuel and medicine are now waiting on the egyptian side of the border. on the gaza side, tens of thousands of palestinians hoping to get out. chris livesay reports. >> reporter: the last exit out of gaza blocked. thousands of palestinians caught in a bottleneck at the rafah gate, hungry, thirst city. >> and exasperated. >> these people here, leave, it's not life! >> reporter: among them up to 60 u passport holders, according to the state department, like susan

basiso of utah. >> i feel like i'm betraying my family and my friends. i'm leaving them behind. i don't know what's going happen to them. i don't know if they're going to be okay. i don't know if i'm ever going to see them again. >> rporter: on the other side, egypt, where security forces fear they could be overwhelmed by a human stampede, says former egyptian lawmaker and israel expert ahmad gad. >> you have two choice. number one, do try to prevent them and shoot them. >> reporter: and shoot them? >> yeah. in order to apprehend them, you must use arms. >> reporter: you can just do that? >> no. this is one choice. i think it's impossible. the second choice, that egypt can allow for them to enter for a temporary time. >> reporter: but then there is no guarantee. >> there is no guaranee according to historical experience. >> reporter: he points to the millions of palestinians living in syria, lebanon, and jordan for decades, temporary camps turned permanent.

egypt must also brace for potential violent extremists among the religions crossing its border. this after egypt in recent years waged war in the sinai peninsula with its own jihadist insurgency, linked to hamas and right at the gaza border, a border with a vast network of tunnels used by hamas to feed its deadly arsenal. there is little to stop terrorists from blending in with civilians entering egypt, he warns. >> and egyptian will be afraid from this scenario. that's why egypt doesn't open the rafah gate to palestinians. >> reporter: despite egypt and israel fighting repeated wars in the last century, the companies now enjoy normalized relations. egypt each served as a peacemaker between israel and hamas in recent conflicts. for now there is a plan under way to allow some gazans with foreign passports to good out in

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much, but that don't mean i don't stay in touch." and i do. i'm in touch, and i worry, and i pray, and i think what all can i do. so we all need to do things in our own way to try to make a change. we should all love one another. >> change she hopes to continue to bring to the world. you end the book with "watch out. there is a lot more to come." what's next for dolly parton? >> well, i never know what's next. i always say that i wake up with new dreams every day. i'm always dreaming. i'm always doing, and i hope to do that until the day i die, which i hope is a long time from now. >> norah o onnell with

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farm is. ron edwards is a farmer here and tells me they've caught plenty of people schnopping around, trying to get the secret of pepper x. >> it's really a big deal, bigger than i ever thought it would be. >> reporter: curry says the secret is really about cross pollination, finding out what works and what doesn't. >> they've again a lot hotter since we started. >> reporter: but for those who think they can handle the heat of the raw pepper, a warning from somebody who knows firsthand. >> and i don't recommend that anybody try this. that is the "overnight news" for this thursday. check back later for "cbs mornings." reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. this is cbs news flash. i'm jarred hill in new york. president biden is back from israel, where he pledged support for the israeli state and promised humanitarian aid to

civilians in gaza. tonight biden is set to speak from the oval office about the conflicts in the middle east and ukraine. the site of the pulse club massacre is being sold to the city of orlando. the city plans to use the space to honor the 49 people murdered at the gay club in 2016. orlando's mayor, buddy dyer says, quote, the 49 angels deserve a permanent memorial. and the las vegas aces go back-to-back. they defeated the new york liberty in the wnba fina last night, becoming the first wnba team to repeat as champions in 21 years. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connecte tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs york. tonight, president biden planning a prime-time oval office address to the nation. he is now on his way home from israel after a rare war-time the breaking news about the deal he secured to get food, water,

and medicine to civilians in gaza. plus, the new intelligence on that deadly hospital blast. the president showing solidarity with israel and revealing he has seen u.s. intelligence that israel was not responsible for the hospital explosion in gaza. >> based on what i've seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team. >> tonight the new video israelis say show the rocket came from within gaza by the islamic jihad. on air force one, the president later telling reporters egypt agreed to allow 20 trucks of humanitarian aid into gaza. >> if hamas confiscates it or doesn't let it get through, just confiscates it, then it's going to end. >> the protests tonight across the middle east and here at home as israeli troops ready on the border of gaza. >> throughout the course of just over a week, what we've witnessed is a steady buildup of hundreds of thousands of israeli troops and heavy equipment like

this in staging areas, all pointed in one direction about a mile from gaza. american troops hurt after drone attacks near iraqi air force bases. the concern tonight of a larger conflict. natalee holloway's killer confesses to her murder. the disturbing new details about why her body may never be found. >> joran van der sloot's confession means we have finally reached the end of our never-ending nightmare. the honorable jim jordan of the state of ohio has received 199. >> the stalemate in congress deepens. another failed vote on the floor for u.s. house speaker. how long do you think this is going to go, mr. jordan? >> until we get a speaker. nor'easter in the forecast. are you in the path of heavy rain this weekend? and rare twin giant pandas say hello to the world. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news."

>> tonight, president biden is on his way back to the u.s. after a historic visit to an active war zone. the trip a dramatic show of support for israel and his push for humanitarian aid to be allowed to enter gaza appears to have had some success. new tonight, the white house just announcing that president biden will address the nation tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. in an oval office speech. tensions are rising in the middle east after that deadly hospital explosion in gaza. u.s. senators just getting out of an intelligence briefing. the biden administration telling them that it has high confidence that israel was not responsible and that a misfired rocket from a terror group in gaza led to the blast. now that assessment is based on intercepts and satellite images, but all that data has done little to tamp down the anger sweeping across the region, many still blaming israel for the carnage. back here at home, this scene on capitol hill where around 300 protesters demanding a ceasefire were arrested. and there is a new warning

tonight that terrorist groups like hezbollah and an al qaeda affiliate are calling for attacks against the united states. we have team coverage starting with cbs' charlie d'agata in tel aviv. good evening, charlie. >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. president biden was only on the ground here for about seven hours and there was actually a lull in fighting. it was an extraordinary show of support for the people here and amid massive and growing anger for the explosion that took place at that hospital in gaza. it wasn't long after president biden touched down in tel aviv to the embrace of a prime minister at war that he addressed the hospital explosion that's left hundreds of people dead. >> based on what i've seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you. >> reporter: "the other team" meaning palestinian militants, citing u.s. intelligence.

>> u.s. officials tell cbs news that includes communication intercepts and satellite images, giving high confidence israeli forces were not responsible. that supports intelligence from israeli defense forces saying this independently shot video shows that rocket comes up and down, fired from a nearby cemetery, landing on hospital grounds. releasing what they say is an audio intercept implicating islamic jihad militants in the launch. daytime images of the aftermath show extensive explosion damage in the parking lot, not necessarily a direct hit of the hospital. hamas still insists israeli air strike is to blame. the president's visit, as much a pledge of solidarity as a message to israel's neighbors. >> i come to israel with a single message. you're not alone. you are not alone.

since this terror attack took place, we've seen it described as israel's 9/11. >> reporter: at the same time, he urged restraint over retaliation, persuading the israeli prime minister to allow basic humanitarian aid to be delivered to southern gaza from egypt, desperately needed food, water, and medicine. >> as we proceed in this war, israel will do everything it can to keep civilians out of harm's way. >> reporter: even as the two men spoke, not far away, heavily armored bulldozers were getting in position to plow into gaza. whatever may be happening in diplomatic circles, the steady buildup of hundreds of thousands of israeli troops and military equipment at staging areas like this continues, not much more than a mile from the border with gaza. before israel withdrew from gaza, troops there were under command of retired major general israel ziv.

how important is president biden's visit? >> immense. president biden have shown amazing leadership. he is a leader of the modern world, of the democratic world. >> reporter: and a significant boost in morale. he told us the offensive ahead will be like nothing before, including a lot of firepower. even while israeli air strikes continue to pound gaza tonight ahead of that expected offensive. now we asked the former general if he had any idea about the timing of the ground offensive. he said the air campaign isn't over yet, and more time was needed for what he called a very dep operation. norah? >> charlie d'agata, thank you. amid the tension spreading across the middle east, two military bases in iraq that house u.s. troops were targeted

today with drone attacks. cbs news has confirmed the drones were intercepted at the al asad military base in western iraq and the al harir base in the north. minor injuries to u.s. troops were reported at al asad. the islamic resistance, a group of iranian baked militias claimed responsibility for the attacks and threatened more to come. the defense department has not verified those claims. the u.s. still has about 2500 troops in iraq and 900 more in neighboring syria helping in the fight against isis. there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

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defense, the director of national intelligence, and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff briefed senators, lawmakers telling cbs news they were shown evidence that israel wasn't behind the blast at that gaza hospital. evidence that could soon be publicly released. but all of that is doing little to ease tensions in the middle east where we're seeing anger in the streets. cbs' imtiaz tyab is in east jerusalem. >> reporter: the scale of the devastation here is hard to fathom. as those with missing loved ones try to make sense of it all. this woman says, "dad, mom, please answer me." the aftermath of the massive explosions at the al ahli hospital is still a smoking wreck. what should have been a safe haven has turned into a living nightmare. "we left our home to come here," this woman says. "we thought it would be safe, but then we got bombed." the anglican church which runs the hospital has said it was struck before by an israeli

rocket just four days earlier, injuring four members of staff. speaking to cbs news, fadel naim, a doctor at al ahli says israel's army sent a warning to evacuate the facility less than 48 hours before that explosion. >> they called our medical director and they told him, we warn you. why are you still working? why didn't you vacate the hospital? >> reporter: hundreds of people have been killed in the blast. there are so many dead, they're running out of body bags. "there were young children whose legs were blown off," this man says. "i just can't unsee it." the explosion and its deadly aftermath has triggered a fury across the middle east not seen in years. in beirut, thousands demonstrated outside the u.s. embassy while president biden was in neighboring israel where he said the israeli military was not to blame. but from the streets of tehran, to even war-torn yemen, few here

believe the president and say israel is squarely responsible for the explosion as well as the widespread misery unfolding in gaza. including a strike tonight on a building just yards from another hospital. with the protests only spreading, president biden left the region without meeting any arab leaders face-to-face. all u.s. allies, after they canceled a previously planned summit in jordan, following the blast. now president biden did have a phone call with egyptian president abdel fattah el sisi and gave him credit for helping to open the border with gaza to allow in 20 trucks of humanitarian aid, all to address a rapidly growing crisis on the ground there. but with anger only spreading across the region, more will need to be done. norah? >> imtiaz tyab, thank you. for more on this extraordinary visit, let's turn to cbs' chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret brennan. all right, margaret, i look at

those protests in the streets across the middle east. i wonder what is president biden saying to some of these arab leaders? is he sharing that intelligence? what's their reaction? >> yes, and the president spoke on that flight back with egypt's president about all of this. but keep in mind the u.s. has a credibility problem in this region of the world when it comes to u.s. intelligence conclusions, and president biden referenced today the mistakes made by the u.s. after 9/11 when decisions were made too swiftly and based on rage. and that is likely a reference to the invasion of iraq. he did call for respect for the law of armed conflict and to minimize impact on civilians, but norah, he refrained from calling for a cease-fire. in fact, the u.s. vetoed a u.n. resolution to that effect earlier today. given that there have now been 11 days of bombing of gaza by israel with thousands killed, there is a perception in arab countries that this looks like the u.s. is treating palestinian lives differently than israeli

lives. >> well, and also, margaret, with gaza in crisis, the looming ground invasion, what does the administration do now? >> they have a full plate. and one of the tough questions the biden administration is putting to the israeli government is what happens next. the 2.3 million palestinians in gaza after israel ousts hamas. president biden warned against a military occupation. he said the palestinians do have a right to return to their homes, and he has been reaching out to the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas to begin talking about a vision here. but in the immediate term, the u.s. is working to help get out 500 to 600 americans stuck inside gaza. they're helping israel secure the release of hostages, including 13 unaccounted for americans. and norah, this is a big shift for an administration that wanted to avoid entanglements in the middle east in order to focus on competition with an aggressive china. but once again, they're forced to focus back on this region.

>> margaret brennan, thank you. while in israel, president biden set another pop priority is freeing the hostages in gaza, which includes as many as 13 americans who remain unaccounted for. one person being held is described as an all-american kid who went to israel to find his roots and defend the country. cbs' jim axelrod has the incredible story. >> reporter: on long island, new york, omer neutra's family and friends are in anguish. ten days ago, orna and ronan neutra got a call from the israeli consulate asking to meet right away. >> and then they walked in the door and said he's been taken captive. it's just insane that you feel relief to think that your son is not dead. >> they get here. they tell you your son has been taken hostage, and you're relieved? >> yes. it's unreal. just unreal. >> reporter: for now, the neutras are holding tight to positive thoughts about omer. his brother daniel --

>> omer is a natural born leader, an amazing role model. he is strong. he is funny. >> reporter: a grandson of holocaust survivors, omer put off attending binghamton university to study in israel, eventually joining the idf, the israel defense forces. >> omer is an american-born kid that wanted to help his grandparents' homeland and defend it. >> reporter: did you raise the idea of risks? >> of course. >> of course. >> yeah. >> of course. >> he was crying over this. this was not an easy decision to be made. >> reporter: omer was a tank commander near gaza when news of the attack broke. >> immediately, i texted him. omer, what's going on? nothing. we called him, nothing. >> reporter: what can you tell us about what you know happened? >> we know that the army did an investigation. from what they've shared and the videos that were shown, their

conclusion is that him and his team have been taken. >> we are on a mission. >> reporter: a mission focused on action. this is not a time for tears? >> tears come at night. and i've been showering so much because i cry in the shower. just let it out. and then i come out and i'm -- i have to refocus again. >> reporter: making sure that focus is on getting omer and the others back. >> they have done nothing wrong. let them go home. it's not that hard. we are all humans. >> reporter: and refusing to surrender their hope. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> cbs news will have a prime-time special on the war titled "israel-hamas: the world on edge," friday night at 10:00 on edge," friday night at 10:00 p.m. ♪ vicks vapostick provides soothing, non-medicated vicks vapors. [exhales] easy to apply for the whole family. vicks vapostick

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and we're so grateful that we can say that today. >> reporter: the dutch national's admission was part of a plea deal after trying to extort $250,000 from beth holloway to reveal what happened to her daughter. in a recorded interview with investigators, with beth holloway watching from another room, van der sloot described how after natalee kneed him in the groin, he smashed her head with a cinder block and dragged the high school senior into the water. what was it like to hear and see that in realtime, to hear him discuss what he did to your daughter? >> it's shocking. it's almost as if it just blisters your soul when you hear it. >> reporter: in a heart-wrenching victims statement, holloway told van der shoot you terminated her potential when you bludgeoned her, calling her pain indescribable with grief that lives deep in my soul. >> she was killed just by standing her ground. >> reporter: but you didn't know that.

>> no. i didn't know anything. >> reporter: authorities say van der sloot's account passed a polygraph test. the judge imposed the maximum 20 years, but he'll serve it at the same time he is serving a sentence for the murder of another young woman in peru. there were dozens of family members and natalee's friends in the courtroom today, many of them breaking down when beth holloway addressed the court, saying "i will live my life with the beautiful memories of who natalee was and what she could have been." norah? >> an toned this story. janet shamlian, th

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tonight biden is set to speak from the oval office about the conflicts in the middle east and ukraine. the site of the pulse club massacre is being sold to the city of orlando. the city plans to use the space to honor the 49 people murdered at the gay club in 2016. orlando's mayor, buddy dyer says, quote, the 49 angels deserve a permanent memorial. and the las vegas aces go back-to-back. they defeated the new york liberty in the wnba finals last night, becoming the first wnba team to repeat as champions in 21 years. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. it's thursday, october 19th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." president biden wraps up his war zone trip with a show of solidarity to .