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$60 billion for ukraine, and $30 billion for other security priorities like the border and taiwan, countering chinese aggression. republicans in the white house have grown wary of approving more ukraine aid, so the administration is hoping packaging it with funding for israel and the border will push it through. florida republican byron donalds says no. >> we have to stop this process of bundling in all these disparate issues just to try to get the members to vote for it. i think that is the wrong approach. >> reporter: connecticut democrat chris murphy said israel and ukraine need the money now. >> we know there's a huge bipartisan majority for israel aid and for ukraine aid in both the house and the senate. so why not just do it all at one time? >> reporter: the white house plans to formally unveil that funding request tomorrow. it's worth noting that approving it requires a fully functioning congress, which does not exist right now as there is no speaker
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cbs's david martin reports from the pentagon that the intended target was believed to be israel. >> reporter: the uss carney fired the american military's first shot in what threatens to become a wider middle east war. shooting down drones and cruise missiles fired in the direction of israel by iranian-backed rebels in yemen. >> the uss carney operating in the northern red sea earlier today shot down three land attack cruise missiles and several drones that were launched by houthi forces in yemen. >> reporter: the carney, which had been with the aircraft carrier gerald r. ford off the coast of israel, got there just in time. pas passing through the suez canal on wednesday and arriving in the northern red sea where it had a clear shot as the drones and missiles flew north. >> we cannot say for certain what these missiles and drones were targeting, but they were launched from yemen, heading north along the red sea, potentially towards targets in israel. >> reporter: in the last two
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days, there has also been a series of drone attacks on american troops in iraq and syria, attacks which are usually the work of iranian-backed militias. one of them turned out to be a false alarm but resulted in the death of an american contractor, who suffered a cardiac arrest. in past attacks, when an american has been killed, the u.s. has retaliated with air strikes. the pentagon is considering retaliatory strike again but is faced with a dilemma that any military action might set off exactly what president biden is trying to avoid, a wider middle east war. norah. >> that's why this is significant. david martin, thank you very much. escalating mideast tensions not only prompted that rare global travel alert from the state department. federal law enforcement officials are also warning of potential threats right here in the u.s. we get the details from cbs's catherine herridge. >> reporter: with emotions
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running high at protests across the country, in new york city to chicago and washington, d.c., a new federal law enforcement bulletin obtained by cbs news warns individuals or so-called lone offenders inspired by or reacting to the ongoing israel/hamas conflict pose the most likely threat to americans. >> there are a significant increase in reported threats all across the country. > reporter: attorney general merrick garland saying today the increased threats target jewish, muslim, and arab communities. the intelligence bulletin details reports of physical assaults, bomb threats, and online calls for mass casualty attacks. with metal barricades again securing the u.s. capitol and amed security at places of worship, a separate alert from new york city police identifies an uptick in violent neo-nazi messaging online and finds foreign terrorists like al qaeda are calling on followers to attack americans and western europeans. >> our threat environment is
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dynamic and complex. >> reporter: this is a former counterterrorism official. >> can homeland security stop the violence from coming here? >> homeland security is in an excellent position to try and prevent any foreign-directed threat from entering the united states. but unfortunately you can never have 100% security in these kind of moments. >> reporter: while there's no specific or credible threat here at home, multiple officials describe the situation to cbs news as evolving with law enforcement on standby, ready to response, norah. >> catherine herridge, thank you very much. tonight the number of people in israel taken hostage is on the rise. officials say that number is now at 203. k cbs's roxana saberi spoke to one american family in israel whose hope that loved ones taken by hamas will return home turned into heartbreak. >> i think it's everyone's greatest nightmare. >> reporter: it's the outcome abby was dreading. she says israeli authorities confirmed yesterday they found the bodies of her cousin,
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trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election has pleaded guilty in a fulton county courtroom. >> reporter: sidney powell, the conspiracy peddling former attorney for former president donald trump sat in a fulton county courtroom today and admitted to her role in the breach of voting systems in georgia. >> are you pleading guilty today because you agree that there is a sufficient factual basis, that there are enough facts that support this plea of guilty? >> i do. >> reporter: powell was sentenced to six years probation, will pay thousands in fines, and write an apology letter to the citizens of georgia. along with trump, she was one of 19 defendants in the case brought by district attorney fani willis. powell agreed to testify truthfully against her co-defendants at future trials. >> if i'm donald trump or i'm donald trump's lawyer, i would certainly not be happy. >> reporter: beyond georgia, powell was a central figure in pushing trump's false election denial claims. >> president trump won by a landslide. >> reporter: in a now infamous
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december 2020 oval office showdown, powell pushed to seize voting machines to look for fraud, and although trump entertained her conspiracy theories, some white house lawyers were appalled. >> what they were proposing, i thought was nuts. >> reporter: powell's impact on trump and others in the case could be significant. >> if you were ever in the room with sidney powell, you are very, very nervous now. >> reporter: in exchange for no jail time, powell pleaded to reduced charges just one day before jury selection was set to begin in her trial. and sources close to former president trump tell me her testimony will be closely watched by his inner circle. >> i bet. robert costa, thank you. well, tonight more twists and turns and growing frustrations as the republican-led house tries to elect a new speaker and get back to business. congressman jim jordan, in a major reversal, is now pushing for a third vote to try and win the gavel. earlier today, jordan said he
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would support having interim speaker patrick mchenry lead the house temporarily. but some fellow republicans revolted against that plan. it is not clear at this hour when the next vote will be held. the drugstore chain cvs is pulling some of the most widely used decongestants from its shelves and will no longer sell them. the company says it will stop selling certain pills, syrups, and liquids that have oral phenylephrine as the only active ingredient. this comes just over a month after an fda panel determined that those over the counter cold and cough medications are not effective. fans of the rocky movies are mourning the eath
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tributes are four pouring in for actor burt young, who was best known for being in rocky balboa's corner in six of the rocky movies. >> if i could just unzip myself, i'd want to be you.
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you're all heart, rock. >> young's family reveals he died earlier this month. sylvester stallone posted a photo of himself and young saying, quote, you were an incredible man and artist. i and the world will miss you very much. young's performance as rocky's brother-in-law, pauley, earned him an oscar nomination for best supporting actor. burt young was 83. another wnba championship was in the cards for the las vegas aces. that's next. finally tonight, the las vegas aces drew another winning hand, capturing their second consecutive wnba championship last night. >> to the corner. vandersloot. no!
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and that is it. >> the aces led by a ja wilson made a thrilling comeback to edge out the new york liberty 70-69, becoming the first team in the league to win back-to-back championships in 21 years. with their core group of players all in their prime and set to return, the aces are poised for a possible three-peat next year. congratulations. and that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm jarred hill in new york. today president biden plans to ask congress for billions in aid to help ukraine and israel. it comes after last night's rare oval office address, making the
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case to the nation for continued support. mr. biden said, quote, american leadership is what holds the world together. but with no speaker of the house, it's unclear when any aid package might pass. charges for the american soldier who fled to north korea. the u.s. army is charging travis king with several crimes, including desertion and solicitation of child pornography. king's mother said she believes something happened to her son while deployed. and killers of the flower moon is out in theaters today. it's director martin scorsese's 27th feature film. for more, download the krx news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight president biden just delivered his second oval office address of his presidency, a
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setting that underscores the seriousness of the message. >> the terrorist group hamas unleashed pure unadulterated evil in the world. but sadly the jewish people know perhaps better than anyone that there's no limit to the depravity of people when they want to inflict pain on others. in israel, i saw people who were strong, determined, resilient, and also angry, in shock, and in deep, deep pain. american leadership is what holds the world together. american alliances are what keep us, america, safe. american values are what make us a partner that other nations want to work with. to put all that at risk if we walk away from ukraine, we turn our backs on israel, it's just not worth it. >> the situation in the middle east is deteriorating. israeli air strikes intensifying after the president's visit to tel aviv with bombings across the gaza strip. and protests erupting across the middle east with multiple arab leaders calling for
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demonstrations tomorrow even as we learn new details about the gaza explosion. israeli defense forces now saying the blast happened outside of the hospital, and western intelligence indicates israel had nothing to do with the blast. today a u.s. navy destroyer living up to its name, firing the first american shots of this conflict, taking down drones and missiles coming from yemen. also this new tonight, an official telling cbs news the u.s. is preparing to send two iron dome missile defense systems to israel. we have team coverage tonight starting with cbs's charlie d'agata in tel aviv. good evening, charlie. >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. tensions escalating by the minute across this region tonight from area demonstrations to fighting on three fronts while an israeli defense minister tells troops here you'll soon see gaza from the inside. the israeli military resumed its ferocious bombardment of gaza
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after the briefest of breaks during president biden's visit here yesterday. gaza's health ministry says the death toll has soared to nearly 4,000, if it hasn't topped that already, as they count the bodies recovered by the moment. hundreds of thousands of people have fled to escape the aerial onslaught and find food and shelter ahead of israel's anticipated ground offensive. trucks carrying aid lined up in a traffic jam on egypt's side of the border with gaza may be ready to roll after a u.n.-brokered deal to allow 20 trucks to cross into gaza. but international aid agencies say that doesn't come close to meeting the needs of more than 1 million people displaced within gaza, nearly half the territory's population. across to the other palestinian territory of the west bank, israeli army video appears to show a rare israeli drone strike
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on a suspected palestinian gunman following clashes there. turning north of the country, another flash point. israeli tanks opened fire toward lebanon after iranian-backed hezbollah fired at least 20 rockets and an anti-tank missile into israeli territory. in egypt, the president calling for a rare day of protest, adding to pro-palestinian demonstrations across the region in anticipation of israel's expected move on gaza. [ speaking in a global language ] jihadist leaders calling for able-bodied men to make their way towards israel, like those boarding buses in iraq, others calling for attacks on all u.s. bases in the region. near the gaza border, prime minister benjamin netanyahu rallying forces. "we're going to win with full force" he shouts to soldiers.
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"are you ready?" "yes," they shout back. today we visited a military base in the middle of the desert, where we watched troops, part of a 300,000-strong reserve force, reporting for duty, carrying out close quarter combat training. it's not just the sheer number of reservists who have been called up but the range in age and experience. everybody has to be ready to fight and soon. lieutenant colonel daniel jeff. >> i think this is a beautiful aspect of israel where you see people from all ages, you see from all various situations in life coming and united over here with a strong will to protect our country. >> reporter: that strong will is sure to be tested in the days and weeks ahead as israeli forces engage in a battle that threatens to spread far beyond the narrow territory of the gaza strip.
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the lieutenant colonel told us soldiers are preparing for any contingency, including suicide bombers, roadside bombs. he said this is not a fight in 360 degrees but 720. drones overhead and of course that vast underground network in gaza. norah. >> charlie d'agata with that serious reporting tonight. thank you. president biden laid out the u.s. plan for the deteriorating situation in the middle east and asked congress for $100 billion over the next year. cbs's weijia jiang is at the white house, where the money includes funding for israel, ukraine, and other american security interests. >> reporter: president biden tonight, in just his second prime-time address in the oval office, tried to convince americans and a bitterly divided congress to keep the money and military hardware flowing to ukraine and israel. >> history has taught us that when terrorists don't pay a price for their terror, when dictators don't pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos and death and more destruction.
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they keep going, and the cost and the threats to america and the world keep rising. >> reporter: ukrainian president zelenskyy made his case to mr. biden today in a phone call, saying his military desperately needs long-range missiles. the roughly $100 billion aid package proposed by the white house is expected to include at least $10 billion for israel, $60 billion for ukraine, and $30 billion for other security priorities like the border and taiwan, countering chinese aggression. republicans in the white house have grown wary of approving more ukraine aid, so the administration is hoping packaging it with funding for israel and the border will push it through. florida republican byron donalds says no. >> we have to stop this process of bundling in all these disparate issues just to try to get the members to vote for it. i think that is the wrong approach. >> reporter: connecticut democrat chris murphy said israel and ukraine need the
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money now. >> we know there's a huge bipartisan majority for israel aid and for ukraine aid in both the house and the senate. so why not just do it all at one time? >> reporter: the white house plans to formally unveil that funding request tomorrow. it's worth noting that approving it requires a fully functioning congress, which does not exist right now as there is no speaker of the house. norah. >> weijia jiang, thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." 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. after cooking a delicious chicken cheddar broccoli recipe, you will want to delete all your delivery apps. because nothing beats a perfect combo
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many cities across the nation are in the grips of a homelessness crisis. los angeles county, for instance, has more than 75,000 people living on the streets, and many are also suffering from mental illness. but there is a program to help them. mark strassmann reports. >> you're in a new place, new environment. it will take some time. >> okay. >> reporter: mike told us he's 60, but he looks much older. homelessness ages anyone. he has spent the last 20 years living outdoors, a gentle troubled loner hiding in plain sight until now. his first day at this l.a. care facility. >> what do you think? >> oh, not bad. >> when is the last time you had a bed? >> uh, i can't remember. >> that long? >> a long time ago. maybe 15 years or something. >> 15 years? wow. >> reporter: mike's lifeline, a program with l.a. county's department of mental health, called the home team. it flips the established treatment route on its head.
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>> you guys ready to huddle? >> yeah, let's do it. you got the meds? >> yeah. >> reporter: rather than wait for homeless patients to drift in, psychiatrists like dr. cheyenne raab hit the streets looking for people in need of help. >> mike was introduced to me by the home team outreach and they noticed him kind of out in the distance, almost looking like he really needed some help. >> almost like he was waiting for you to show up? >> almost like he was waiting for us to show up. >> reporter: raab says traditional mental health programs typically fail people struggling with homelessness. >> what's your goal? >> if you're working with severe mental illness and you're working with chronic homelessness, treatment and housing need to be done simultaneously. ♪ >> one thing i always appreciate i the music of skid row. it's always poppin'. >> reporter: take this city's infamous skid row east of downtown. a landmark of squalor since the late 19th century. >> every once in a while, people
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martin scorsese's latest blockbuster, killers of the flower moon, opens tonight in theaters nationwide. it stars leonardo dicaprio, robert de niro, and a cass of hurns, and takes a look at a troubled and violent time in u.s. history. lee cowan reports. >> reporter: on the plains northwest of tulsa, oklahoma, where oil rigs outnumber the bison, lies a stain so dark, it makes the crude look crystal clear. the tragically true tale of man's inhumanity to man -- >> i was sent down from washington, d.c. to see about these murders. >> hmm. see what about 'em? >> see who's doing it. >> trying to be as truthful as possible is the only way to tell these stories. >> this wealth should come to
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us. >> reporter: oscar winners leonardo dicaprio, martin scorsese, robert de niro, and a relative newcomer, willie gladstone, teamed up with apple original films to bring david grann's best-selling book "killers of the flower moon," to life. >> it's so simple. the front is the front. the back is the back. he has to make it look like he done himself. >> it just looks like murder. it's not supposed to be that way. >> in this case, it's not who done it, who didn't do it. >> action! >> reporter: it's a sweeping epic, 3 1/2 hours long, shot on location on the osage reservation in oklahoma, where in 2017, we joined author and journalist david grann. >> we're talking about scores of murders, and we're talking about a very small population. >> reporter: killers of the flower moon took grann a decade to research. each thread he pulled took him down a darker road. >> this is a story that has
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really evil in it, evil like i've never covered or ever experienced or researched about before in my life. >> really? it was that dark? >> yeah. yes. >> osage. they have the worst land possible. >> reporter: that evil showed up when the money did. the osage land was long thought to be worthless. >> but they outsmarted everybody. the land had oil on it. >> reporter: in the 1920s, oil was discovered here, which almost overnight made the osage among the wealthiest people per capita in the world. >> money flows freely here now. >> i do love that money, sir. >> reporter: like a magnet, their newfound prosperity attracted outsiders, white men mostly, who came not just to bilk the osage out of their oil money but to inherit it. >> the only way you could get their money was to marry into their families and then to slowly target them. >> reporter: at this osage
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cemetery in gray horse lies the evidence that entire families were wiped out, either shot, blown up, drugged, or poisoned. ernest burkhardt wormed his way into the osage family tree by marrying an osage woman named molly back in 1917. >> you talk too much. >> reporter: their real-life love affair, as troubled as it was, is where the film begins. [ speaking in a global language ] >> what was that? [ speaking in a global language ] that's how you are. >> i don't know what you said, but it must have been indian for handsome devil. >> the heart of the entire situation, love, the trust that goes with love, and then this extraordinary, extraordinary betrayal, and still loving. now, how do we do that? >> reporter: the short answer, carefully. >> we did our absolute best to
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listen to the osage community. i don't know if we did a perfect job. who knows? but they embraced us and were so incredibly helpful and so vulnerable. >> this is the osage war shield typical of that time, that era. >> reporter: principal chief of the osage nation jeffrey m. standing bear knows the risks of letting hollywood in. >> native americans have always had someone else tell them the story about us. but we wanted to tell our story. >> reporter: when we spoke with the cast and crew back in july, they were all on that same page, especially martin scorsese. >> you deal with native americans and indigenous people, you've got to make sure everything we do, everything we do is as authentic, as accurate, or at least as reasonably accurate from what can be remembered as possible. and respectful.
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>> reporter: so to that end, he hired as many osage as possible, both in front of and behind the camera. >> they really worked hard at this and earned our respect. >> you felt comfortable with the way they were going to approach it? >> if you're not comfortable with marty score zezzy, you're not going to be comfortable with anybody. >> i don't sleep anymore. >> reporter: dicaprio's co-star, lily gladstone, has critics raving. >> i don't know if you even love me anymore. >> molly, of course i love you. >> she grew up on the reservation of the blackfeet nation in montana. >> she brought so much to not only her character but to the entire film. she was an amazing partner to have. >> aw, thanks, buddy. >> it seems like that's emotional for you to hear.
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>> i guess i could try to choke it down and put it somewhere else, but why? it is. it is. it's -- it's a big responsibility, and it's terrifying. it's hard being a native actor, having this sort of -- this much that you can audition for. yeah, marty showed me what's possible. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: the film called for her to speak fluent osage. dicaprio and de niro had to master that language too. [ speaking in a global language ] >> the language itself, how hard was that? >> it was -- it was tough. >> it wasn't easy. >> i mean he has the benefit of like -- i mean you did an incredible job, and you also did an incredible job of doing it the way a white man would say it. >> that's my job.
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>> reporter: for hollywood trivia buffs, this is the first time that dicaprio has worked with de niro and scorsese on the same film as the same time. >> the two of them are so incredible together. their shorthand, the way they communicate, it's almost through sign language. it's nods. it's this. i know, i know. i mean it's incredible to watch. >> you said you have sort of a shorthand with robert de niro. what do you have with leo? >> a longhand. >> long discussions, grinding things, lots of rehearsals. >> expecting a miracle to make all this go away? you know they don't happen anymore. >> reporter: for david grann, seeing all of this come together was both satisfying and, to him, a bit mesmerizing. >> my world is not in hollywood at all. i am a nerd 24 hours a day.
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>> reporter: we caught up with him just before the film debuted for the osage in tulsa back in july. >> the idea that now we're standing here and there is going to be a film and more and more people are going to learn about the history, to me, that is what is so powerful and remarkable about it to me. >> reporter: grann ended his book with a conversation he recalled having with an elderly osage woman as she looked out across these plains, she quoted scripture. "the blood cries out from the ground," she says. "all the the growing popular
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e-bikes and scooters is landing a lot of riders in the hospital. naomi ruck um has the story. >> reporter: they're everywhere from city streets to the suburbs, people of all ages are zipping around on e-scooters and
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e-bikes. >> the neighborhood has gotten really congested. so, yeah, people just need to slow down. >> reporter: and injuries associated with these so-called micro mobility devices are soaring. a new report from the consumer product safety commission shows a nearly 21% increase from 2021 to 2022. >> in particular, e-scooters had the highest increase in injuries and accounted for nearly half of the micro mobility deaths. adshlly, nearly half of all estimated e-bike injuries from 2017 to 2022 occurred in 2022 alone. >> reporter: children 14 years and younger account for a significant number of injuries. overall, fractures and contusions or abrasions are the two most common injuries. at least 233 people have been killed over the last five years. 19 deaths are related to fires, another hazard with these devices. collisions with vehicles and p
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simply controlling the e devices are the leading causes of injuries. riders are urged to slow down and stay aware of their surroundings. also do not make abrupt, unbre dictable movements. sam toa made the switch to a e-bike because he says it's easier on his knees. >> how do you keep yourself safe? >> keep my eyes open, wear a helmet, and stop when i'm supposed to. >> reporter: he hopes more riders follow the rules and take every precaution to keep others safe. naomi ruchim, cbs news, new york. and that's the overnight news for this friday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm erica brown. this is "cbs news flash." i'm jarred hill in new york. today president biden plans to ask congress for billions in aid to help ukraine and israel. it comes after last night's rare oval office address, making the case to the nation for continued support.
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mr. biden said, quote, american leadership is what holds the world together. but with no speaker of the house, it's unclear when any aid package might pass. charges for the american soldier who fled to north korea. the u.s. army is charging travis king with several crimes, including desertion and solicitation of child pornography. king's mother said she believes something happened to her son while deployed. and "killers of the flower moon" is out in theaters today it's director martin scorsese's 27th feature film. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. tonight, president biden's address to the nation, making the case for $100 billion in taxpayer dollars to arm israel, ukraine, and taiwan. the new details tonight after the state department issues a worldwide alert, warning american citizens to exercise
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caution while overseas as tensions rise around the globe. here are tonight's headlines. tonight, israel's army given the green light to go into gaza according to an israeli government official. >> it's not just the sheer number of reservists who have been called up but the range in age and experience. everybody has to be ready to fight and soon. humanitarian aid making its way toward gaza. when it's expected to arrive. the breaking news. a u.s. warship intercepts missiles and drones launched from yemen that may have been heading to israel. the first american shots fired in what could become a wider war in the middle east. president biden's direct appeal to the american people for more funding to the armies of america's allies. >> we're facing an inflection point in history, one of those moments where the decisions we make today are going to determine the future for decades to come. held hostage by hamas. our interview tonight with an american family in israel.
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five of them taken from their home. and the heartbreaking news tonight that two were killed, including a 12-year-old. >> we have to find a way to say goodbye to these two people and still try to bring the other three home. the travel warning for americans around the world, and a new intelligence bulletin right here in the united states. >> we're seeing an increase in reported threats against faith communities, particularly jewish, muslim, and arab communities and institutions. guilty. >> the guilty plea in the trump georgia election case that could lead to his former lawyer testifying against the former president. more chaos in congress. the latest plan to reopen the paralyzed u.s. house collapses. vandersloot. no! and that is it. for the first time in 21 years, the wnba has a back-to-back champion. >> we cried together, prayed together, and now we're popping
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champagne together! >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight president biden just delivered his second oval office address of his presidency, a setting that underscores the seriousness of the message. >> the terrorist group hamas unleashed pure, unadulterated evil in the world. but sadly the jewish people know perhaps better than anyone that there's no limit to the depravity of people when they want to inflict pain on others. in israel, i saw people who were strong, determined, resilient, and also angry, in shock, and in deep, deep pain. american leadership is what holds the world together. american alliances are what keep us, america, safe. american values are what make us a partner that other nations want to work with. to put all that at risk if we
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walk away from ukraine, if we turn our backs on israel, it's just not worth it. >> the situation in the middle east is deteriorating. israeli air strikes intensifying after the president's visit to tel aviv with bombings across the gaza strip. and protests erupting across the middle east with multiple arab leaders calling for demonstrations tomorrow even as we learn new details about the gaza explosion. israeli defense forces now saying the blast happened outside of the hospital, and western intelligence indicates israel had nothing to do with the blast. today a u.s. navy destroyer living up to its name, firing the first american shots of this conflict, taking down drones and missiles coming from yemen. also this new tonight, an official telling cbs news the u.s. is preparing to send two iron dome missile defense systems to israel. we have team coverage tonight starting with cbs's charlie d'agata in tel aviv. good evening, charlie. >> reporter: good evening to you, norah.
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tensions escalating by the minute across this region tonight from area demonstrations to fighting on three fronts while an israeli defense minister tells troops here you'll soon see gaza from the inside. the israeli military resumed its ferocious bombardment of gaza after the briefest of breaks during president biden's visit here yesterday. gaza's health ministry says the death toll has soared to nearly 4,000, if it hasn't topped that already, as they count the bodies recovered by the moment. hundreds of thousands of people have fled to escape the aerial onslaught and find food and shelter ahead of israel's anticipated ground offensive. trucks carrying aid lined up in a traffic jam on egypt's side of the border with gaza may be ready to roll after a u.n.-brokered deal to allow 20 trucks to cross into gaza. but international aid agencies say that doesn't come close to
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meeting the needs of more than 1 million people displaced within gaza, nearly half the territory's population. across to the other palestinian territory of the west bank, israeli army video appears to show a rare israeli drone strike on a suspected palestinian gunman following clashes there. turning north of the country, another flash point. israeli tanks opened fire toward lebanon after iranian-backed hezbollah fired at least 20 rockets and an anti-tank missile into israeli territory. in egypt, the president calling for a rare day of protest, adding to pro-palestinian demonstrations across the region in anticipation of israel's expected move on gaza. [ speaking in a global language ] jihadist leaders calling for able-bodied men to make their
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way towards israel, like those boarding buses in iraq, others calling for attacks on all u.s. bases in the region. near the gaza border, prime minister benjamin netanyahu rallying forces. "we're going to win with full force" he shouts to soldiers. "are you ready?" "yes," they shout back. today we visited a military base in the middle of the desert, where we watched troops, part of a 300,000-strong reserve force, reporting for duty, carrying out close quarter combat training. it's not just the sheer number of reservists who have been called up but the range in age and experience. everybody has to be ready to fight and soon. lieutenant colonel daniel jeff. >> i think this is a beautiful aspect of israel where you see people from all ages, you see from all various situations in life coming and united over here
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with a strong will to protect our country. >> reporter: that strong will is sure to be tested in the days and weeks ahead as israeli forces engage in a battle that threatens to spread far beyond the narrow territory of the gaza strip. the lieutenant colonel told us soldiers are preparing for any contingency, including suicide bombers, roadside bombs. he said this is not a fight in 360 degrees but 720. drones overhead and of course that vast underground network in gaza. norah. >> charlie d'agata with that serious reporting tonight. thank you.
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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." president biden laid out the u.s. plan for the deteriorating situation in the middle east and
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asked congress for $100 billion over the next year. cbs's weijia jiang is at the white house, where the money includes funding for israel, ukraine, and other american security interests. >> reporter: president biden tonight, in just his second prime-time address in the oval office, tried to convince americans and a bitterly divided congress to keep the money and military hardware flowing to ukraine and israel. >> history has taught us that when terrorists don't pay a price for their terror, when dictators don't pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos and death and more destruction. they keep going, and the cost and the threats to america and the world keep rising. >> reporter: ukrainian president zelenskyy made his case to mr. biden today in a phone call, saying his military desperately needs long-range missiles. the roughly $100 billion aid package proposed by the white house is expected to include at least $10 billion for israel,
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$60 billion for ukraine, and $30 billion for other security priorities like the border and taiwan, countering chinese aggression. republicans in the white house have grown wary of approving more ukraine aid, so the administration is hoping packaging it with funding for israel and the border will push it through. florida republican byron donalds says no. >> we have to stop this process of bundling in all these disparate issues just to try to get the members to vote for it. i think that is the wrong approach. >> reporter: connecticut democrat chris murphy said israel and ukraine need the money now. >> we know there's a huge bipartisan majority for israel aid and for ukraine aid in both the house and the senate. so why not just do it all at one time? >> reporter: the white house plans to formally unveil that funding request tomorrow. it's worth noting that approving it requires a fully functioning congress, which does not exist right now as there is no speaker
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cbs's david martin reports from the pentagon that the intended target was believed to be israel. >> reporter: the "uss carney" fired the american military's first shot in what threatens to become a wider middle east war. shooting down drones and cruise missiles fired in the direction of israel by iranian-backed rebels in yemen. >> the "uss carney" operating in the northern red sea earlier today shot down three land attack cruise missiles and several drones that were launched by houthi forces in yemen. >> reporter: the "carney," which had been with the aircraft carrier gerald r. ford off the coast of israel, got there just in time, passing through the suez canal on wednesday and arriving in the northern red sea, where it had a clear shot north. >> we cannot say for certain what these missiles and drones were targeting, but they were launched from yemen, heading north along the red sea, potentially towards targets in israel. >> reporter: in the last two
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days, there has also been a series of drone attacks on american troops in iraq and syria, attacks which are usually the work of iranian-backed mlitias. one of them turned out to be a false alarm but resulted in the death of an american contractor, who suffered a cardiac arrest. in past attacks, when an american has been killed, the u.s. has retaliated with air strikes. the pentagon is considering a retaliatory strike again but is faced with the dilemma that any military action might set off exactly what president biden is trying to avoid, a wider middle east war. norah. >> that's why this is significant. david martin, thank you very much. escalating mideast tensions not only prompted that rare global travel alert from the state department. federal law enforcement officials are also warning of potential threats right here in the u.s. we get the details from cbs's catherine herridge. >> reporter: with emotions
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running high at protests across the country, in new york city to chicago and washington, d.c., a new federal law enforcement bulletin obtained by cbs news warns individuals or so-called lone offenders inspired by or reacting to the ongoing israel/hamas conflict pose the most likely threat to americans. >> there are a significant increase in reported threats all across the country. >> reporter: attorney general merrick garland saying today the increased threats target jewish, muslim, and arab communities. the intelligence bulletin details reports of physical assaults, bomb threats, and online calls for mass casualty attacks. with metal barricades again securing the u.s. capitol and armed security at places of worship, a separate alert from new york city police identifies an uptick in violent neo-nazi messaging online and finds foreign terrorists like al qaeda are calling on followers to attack americans and western europeans. >> our threat environment is dynamic and complex.
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>> reporter: this is a former counterterrorism official. >> can homeland security stop the violence from coming here? >> homeland security is in an excellent position to try and prevent any foreign-directed threat from entering the united states. but unfortunately you can never have 100% security in these kind of moments. >> reporter: while there's no specific or credible threat here at home, multiple officials describe the situation to cbs news as evolving with law enforcement on standby, ready to respond. norah. >> catherine herridge, thank you very much. tonight the number of people in israel taken hostage is on the rise. officials say that number is now at 203. cbs's roxana saberi spoke to one american family in israel whose hope that loved ones taken by hamas will return home turned into heartbreak. >> i think it's everyone's greatest nightmare. >> reporter: it's the outcome abby onn was dreading. she says israeli authorities confirmed yesterday they found the bodies of her cousin, 80-year-old carmela dan, an
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israeli american citizen, and dan's 12-year-old granddaughter, noya. >> tell me about noya. >> she is a harry potter fan. she dresses as harry potter. she was a 12-year-old with autism. she was very, very close with her grandmother. >> your cousin, carmela, what was she like? >> she was the matriarch of the family. she and her husband deeply believed in peace, as everyone that lived there did. >> reporter: onn believed hamas fighters took them hostage after attacking dan's kibbutz in southern israel, where 1 of every 4 people were killed or went missing. but dan's family held out hope she was alive, holding a birthday party for her on tuesday. >> we gathered, all of us, to hug each other and to be together and to try to strengthen one another, thinking that she would come home. >> do you think she was already dead? >> we believe so, yes. >> reporter: onn, who is also israeli american, still has three other relatives missing,
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pleaded guilty in a fulton county courtroom. cbs's robert costa reports on what this could mean for her co-defendants, including the former president. >> reporter: sidney powell, the conspiracy-peddling former attorney for former president donald trump, sat in a fulton county courtroom today and admitted to her role in the breach of voting systems in georgia. >> are you pleading guilty today because you agree that there is a sufficient factual basis, that there are enough facts that support this plea of guilty? >> i do. >> reporter: powell was sentenced to six years probation, will pay thousands in fines, and write an apology letter to the citizens of georgia. along with trump, she was one of 19 defendants in the case brought by district attorney fani willis. powell agreed to testify truthfully against her co-defendants at future trials. >> if i'm donald trump or i'm donald trump's lawyer, i would certainly not be happy. >> reporter: beyond georgia, powell was a central figure in pushing trump's false election denial claims. >> president trump won by a landslide. >> reporter: in a now infamous
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december 2020 oval office showdown, powell pushed to seize voting machines to look for fraud. and although trump entertained her conspiracy theories, some white house lawyers were appalled. >> what they were proposing, i thought was nuts. >> reporter: powell's impact on trump and others in the case could be significant. >> if you were ever in the room with sidney powell, you are very, very nervous now. >> reporter: in exchange for no jail time, powell pleaded to reduced charges just one day before jury selection was set to begin in her trial. and sources close to former president trump tell me her testimony will be closely watched by his inner circle. >> i bet. robert costa, thank you. well, tonight more twists and turns and growing frustrations as the republican-led house tries to elect a new speaker and get back to business. congressman jim jordan, in a major reversal, is now pushing for a third vote to try and win the gavel. earlier today, jordan said he
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would support having interim speaker patrick mchenry lead the house temporarily. but some fellow republicans revolted against that plan. it is not clear at this hour when the next vote will be held. the drugstore chain cvs is pulling some of the most widely used decongestants from its shelves and will no longer sell them. the company says it will stop selling certain pills, syrups, and liquids that have oral phenylephrine as the only active ingredient. this comes just over a month after an fda panel determined that those over-the-counter cold and cough medications are not effective. fans of the "rocky" movies are mourning the death of actor burt young with
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tributes are pouring in for actor burt young, who was best known for being in rocky balboa's corner in six of the "rocky" movies. >> if i could just unzip myself and step out and be someone else, i'd want to be you. you're all heart, rock.
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>> young's family reveals he died earlier this month. sylvester stallone posted a photo of himself and young saying, quote, you were an incredible man and artist. i and the world will miss you very much. young's performance as rocky's brother-in-law, paulie, earned him an oscar nomination for best supporting actor. burt young was 83. another wnba championship was in the cards for the las vegas aces. that's next. finally tonight, the las vegas aces drew another winning hand, capturing their second consecutive wnba championship last night. >> to the corner. vandersloot. no! and that is it.
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>> the aces led by a'ja wilson made a thrilling comeback to edge out the new york liberty 70-69, becoming the first team in the league to win back-to-back championships in 21 years. with their core group of players all in their prime and set to return, the aces are poised for a possible three-peat next year. congratulations. and that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm jarred hill in new york. today president biden plans to ask congress for billions in aid to help ukraine and israel. it comes after last night's rare oval office address, making the case to the nation for continued
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support. mr. biden said, quote, american leadership is what holds the world together. but with no speaker of the house, it's unclear when any aid package might pass. charges for the american soldier who fled to north korea. the u.s. army is charging travis king with several crimes, including desertion and solicitation of child pornography. king's mother said she believes something happened to her son while deployed. and "killers of the flower moon" is out in theaters today. it's director martin scorsese's 27th feature film. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. it's friday, october 20th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." >> hamas and putin represent different threats, but they share this in common -- they both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy. >> making his case.

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