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.

president biden with an urgent message to americans warning their security depends on two wars both fought half a world away. his appeal to fund the armies of america's allies. meanwhile, israel intensifying its air strikes on gaza after the president's visit as troops are told to be ready to move in. and the first american shots are fired. a u.s. warship intercepts missiles and drones that may have been heading to israel. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. today president biden is expected to host european union leaders at the white house. with the conflicts in israel and ukraine likely to be on the agenda. in a primetime address last night, the president called for billions of dollars in aid for israel and ukraine and also denounced hate in all forms. the deal to get aid into gaza through rafah, the territory's only connection to egypt, remains fragile.

more than 200 trucks and some 3,000 tons of aid are positioned near the border which is expected to open today. the escalating tensions prompting the u.s. state department to issue a worldwide caution alert for any americans overseas due to the threat of potential terror attacks or violent demonstrations. ian lee now in tel aviv. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. israel willneed that critical military aid as the ground invasion looms and weapons stockpiles run low. the defense minister says that the invasion will happen soon. the general in charge of israel's southern command told troops it will be a long and intense fight. but this comes as residents in gaza run out of critical humanitarian aid. >> we're facing an inflection point in history -- >> reporter: president biden made the case for his $100 billion funding request to

congress which would include support for israel and ukraine. >> it's a smart investment that's going to pay dividends for american security for generations. >> reporter: the president said he doesn't want to see u.s. troops fighting in either conflict zone. hours before his address, a u.s. navy ship intercepted missiles and drones launched by houthi rebels in yemen that were potentially headed to israel. >> it is our aim to avoid any regional expansion of israel's conflict with hamas, but we stand ready and prepared to protect and defend our partners and our interests. >> reporter: president biden pledged to give $100 million in humanitarian aid to palestinian civilians during his trip this week. he struck a deal to move trucks filled with aid to egypt to gaza. hundreds of thousands of displaced palestinians are now in desperate need of water, food, and fuel. she says all she wants is a truce so she can go home. while visiting his troops, israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, declared his nation will win with full force. the conflict there has ignited tensions globally and in the u.s.

>> here in the united states a little boy who just turned 6 years old was murdered. his name was wadea. >> reporter: president biden evoked the name of the palestinian american boy stabbed to death in chicago in his pleas to resist hate. he later held a phone call with the child's father and uncle. despite u.s. officials hoping to keep this conflict contained we are seeing violence in the border. there was an uptick in violence. you have the situation with the houthis in yemen. in recent days, officials say american forces have been syria.edly attacked in iraq and- anne-marie? >> all very concerning. ian, thank you very much. well, the number of americans killed in the israel-hamas conflict has grown now to 32. the number of hostages held by hamas is up to 203. roxana saberi spoke to one israeli family whose hope for

their captured loved one has turned to heartbreak. i think it's everyone's greatest nightmare. >> reporter: the outcome abby was dreading. she said authorities confirmed they found the bodies of her cousin, 80-year-old carmela dan, an 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. >> reporter: your cousin, what was she like? >> she was the matriarch of the family. she and her husband deeply believed in peace, as everyone who lived there did. >> reporter: she believed hamas fighters took her relatives hostage after attacking the kibbutz in southern israel. for one of every four 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. >> reporter: do you think she was already dead? >> we believe so, yes. >> reporter: owen, also israeli american, still has three other relatives missing including this 11-year-old boy who owen says appears in this video released by hamas, along with his big sister and their father. do you believe that your other three family members are still alive? >> i do. >> reporter: roxana saberi, cbs news, tel aviv. breaking overnight, police in maryland are searching for a suspect after a judge was shot and killed. officials say 52-year-old circuit court judge andrew wilkinson was found in the driveway of his home in hagerstown last night with what appears to be gunshot wounds. they're calling his death a homicide. the maryland government website says wilkinson has been a judge since january of 2020. and the house is expected to vote again today to try and elect a speaker

according to congressman jim jordan's office. the ohio republican failed to obtain enough votes in two ballots earlier this week, losing more gop support on wednesday than he did the day before. that's apparently not stopping him from trying again. >> i'm still running for speaker, and i plan to go to the floor and get the votes and win this race. >> jordan said he would back a plan to give interim speaker patrick mchenry more power temporarily so the house can get back to business, but some fellow republicans are against that, as well. the first of former president trump's co-defendants in the georgia election interference case goes on trial today. jury selection is set for today in the case against trump legal adviser kenneth chesebro. he was expected to be tried alongside former trump lawyer sidney powell, but she suddenly copped a plea yesterday and now plans to testify against any and all of the other co-defendants, including the former president. robert costa has details. >> reporter: sidney powell, the

conspiracy peddling former attorney for former president trump, sat in a fulton county courtroom 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 elections denial claims. >> president trump won by a landslide. >> reporter: in a now-infamous 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. >> you were in the room with sidney powell, you are very, very nervous now. >> reporter: robert costa, cbs news, washington. coming up, soldier charged. the u.s. army private who fled to north korea now faces multiple counts. and another festival ride mishap. how a ride got stuck in the air with the operator and the passenger. this is the "cbs morning news." i have moderate to severe crohn's disease. now, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are looking up ♪ ♪ i've got symptom relief ♪ ♪ control of my crohn's means everything to me. ♪

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from cbs news bay area this is the morning edition. thank you for joining us this morning, let's get started. cannot and will not let terrorists like hamas and puti win. a presidential pushback against those who upset peace i our world. will the words from president joe biden get the money to support war efforts on two fronts? plus, community conversation as bay area voices rise