a third of the hospitals in the gaza strip have stopped functioning, according to the united nations, either because they're damaged or because of lack of fuel to power their generators. at al nasa hospital in khan yunis, they're still open, still saving lives when they can. many of the injured are very young. "my sister was bleetding," cries this little girl. "my mother was crushed by rocks." >> the whole system are going to collapse soon. >> reporter: cbs news interviewed dr. muhammad kandil, the head of er. he said the doctors have no water to wash their hands, and some patients are dying because of shortages. >> the hospital have nothing to offer to them. so it cannot be described by words. it's a hell. >> reporter: al al-shifa

hospital, doctors are also warning of a fuel shortage. with no electricity, they say many of their tiny patients would die. more than 5,000 pregnant women in gaza are expected to give birth in the next month. with hospitals overwhelmed, the u.n. wants to distribute home birthing kits containing soap, a plastic sheet, and scissors for cutting the umbilical cord. but so far they can't get them in. even before this war, gaza was mired in poverty. 80% of its people relied on international aid. then israel imposed a total siege, blocking food, fuel, and medicine from going in. the u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is sheltering around 600,000 displaced people and says it will run out of fuel by tomorrow. israel says hamas needs fuel for its rockets and military operations and claims hamas is

hoarding it and stealing it from civilians, releasing aerial images of these tanks which it says contain more than 100,000 gallons. we cannot independently verify that. and today a senior leader from hamas met with the head of hezbollah, a militant group in lebanon with deep ties to iran. and like hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the u.s. with deadly exchanges of fire between israel and hezbollah, that stoked fears that the war in gaza could expand into a regional conflict. tonight israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his military is preparing for a ground incursion into the gaza strip. and after pressure to delay that action, he said the time willing be decided by his war cabinet. norah? >> holly williams, thank you. well, tonight hundreds of american citizens are trapped in gaza, unable to escape the war

zone or find basic supplies. cbs' adriana diaz spoke with a chicago area man desperate to get his family out. >> i have, you know, one hand on my heart and one hand on the phone. >> reporter: nabil al sharafa says death is getting closer and closer to his mother, an american trapped in gaza. she took this video inside her family's home. >> they're bombing the area. >> i hear the bombs while i'm talking to her. >> reporter: you do? >> on the phone. it's terrifying. >> reporter: al sharafa, who lives in california, was on a ten-day trip to gaza to visit her six mother, but now is up to one of 600 americans with no way out. her son signed up for these state department alert, authenticated by cbs news. a message for americans in israel, a u.s. ally provides details for an evacuation ship. one for americans in gaza says the egypt border crossing may

open and you show assess your personal safety and security before heading there. negotiations allowing americans out have failed. al shirafa says his mother made four attempts at the crossing, but was prevented at one point by an israeli air strike. they also blame hamas. >> hamas has blocked them from leaving. >> the israeli americans are getting charter flights, cruise ships, food, wifi. the u.s. citizens in gaza, what are they getting? i truly feel betrayed by my government. all i'm requesting is equal protection of the citizens. >> the nation was celebrating when two american hostages were released. what was the experience for you? >> i was really happy. at the same time, i also prayed that the 500 to 600 citizens come back. and honestly, i'm kind of just preparing myself right now that this might be a reality where i get a phone call that tells me my mother is not alive.

>> reporter: no foreign citizens have been able to leave gaza, and the straight secretary of state antony blinken has spent a lot of time in the region negotiating. he says it's one of his top priorities to get americans out. the state department told us it has a team working on this around the clock. still, norah, al share shirafa told us his family is suing the u.s. government which he says has an obligation to get americans out. >> oh, this is so complex. adriana diaz, thank you. a major hurricane that has left a path of destruction across mex's pacific coast. hurricane otis made landfall near acapulco as a monster category 5 storm, ripping roofs off buildings, causing massive flooding, and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. and remnants from otis will be felt here in the u.s. let's bring in chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. absolutely amazing the transformation this storm

undertook in a matter of hours. from monday night through the day on tuesday, tropical storm to not just a hurricane, but a powerful category 5 hurricane, making landfall near acapulco with winds estimated at 165 miles an hour. heavy rain threat does remain. some of this moisture getting up and into the united states. also, a flood threat. and when it's all said and done on the cold side, there could be a foot of snow or more on the ground in parts of north dakota and parts of the upper midwest in the northern plains. and then while at the same time, temperatures here by this weekend, norah, in the midatlantic into the mid-80s. >> thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. want luxury hair repair that doesn't cost $50? pantene's pro-vitamin formula repairs hair. as well as the leading luxury bonding treatment. for softness and resilience, without the price tag.

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vandalism, and assault. in the nearly three weeks since the israel-hamas war began. that's up from 64 during the same time last year. >> we've never seen the intensity, and we've never seen the spread like we're seeing right now. >> reporter: last week, attorney general merrick garland warned about increased threats to jewish, muslim, and arab communities. the council on american-islamic relations reports 474 anti-muslim incidents since october 7th, the highest in nearly eight years. >> they feel doubly victimized. on the one hand they're watching thousands of civilians be killed. then they're retaliated against with hate crimes, with hate incidents. >> reporter: just this week near chicago, duelling rallies turned violent, and earlier this month, a 6-year-old palestinian american boy was stabbed to death in an alleged hate crime, his mother stabbed more than a dozen times, now home from the

hospital and urging people to pray for peace. according to the adl, violent rhetoric online from extremists on their social media platforms is fueling some of these hate incidents. the adl has documented a thousand percent increase in the daily average of messages mentioning jews and israel. norah? >> jeff pegues, thank you. well, there is an update tonight on that offduty alaska airlines pilot accused of trying to bring down a plane. wh

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turned roundtree into a bona fide action star. he starred in a wide range of roles but all roads led back to where it began. he starred as john shaft in five films, including the last two with co-star samuel l. jackson. richard roundtree died yesterday after a short battle with cancer. he was 81 years old. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and follow us online any time at csnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. is cbs news flash. i'm jarred hill in new york. federal officials tell cbs news at least 20 people have been killed in mass shooting in

lewiston, maine after a gun opened fire at two different loc locations, a bar and a bowling alley. this started around 7:00 wednesday evening. police have identified robert card as a person of interest. according to a maine law enforcement bulletin, card is a trained firearms instructor believed to be in the army reserves, stationed out of saco, maine. the bill ten added that card had recently reported serious mental health was committed to a mental health facility for two weeks this summer. the bulletin was in where authorities found the vehicle believed to be long to card. i'm jarred hill, cbs, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening and thank you for joining us.

tonight the world is waiting and watching for a ground invasion in gaza. in a nationally televised address tonight, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warns hamas is doomed, and that his military is getting prepared, and that his government is working around the clock until it reaches victory. no word on what that means. it comes as gaza's health system is on the brink of collapse. the world health organization says roughly a third of the territory's hospitals are offline and not functioning as a result of air strikes and a lack of supplies like fuel and medicine. but we begin right here in washington with a major breakthrough in the house of representatives. after three weeks of chaos and dysfunction among republicans, the gop finally came together to elect a new speaker of the house. conservative mike johnson of louisiana got the required 217 votes to take the gavel. that is something three other nominees failed to do. cbs' nikole killion is going to start us off tonight from capitol hill. good evening, nicole.

>> reporter: good evening, norah. speaker johnson defied the odds. coming into this race he was relatively unknown. now he has been catapulted to second in line to the presidency. >> the speaker-elect, mike johnson of the state of louisiana. >> reporter: winning unanimously on the first ballot, louisiana congressman mike johnson claimed what had become a very elusive speaker's gavel, after three weeks of stalled business without a permanent leader. >> the challenge before us is great, but the time for action is now. and i will not let you down. >> reporter: the 51-year-old johnson is an evangelical christian, former conservative radio talk show host. and in just his fourth term in congress, the least experienced speaker in decades. but he managed to unite both the hard right and establishment flanks of the party who fought bitterly over who should lead.

so no regrets about your actions? >> absolutely not. this affirms the path that we took. >> how are you feeling today, sir? >> very good. >> reporter: democrats railed against johnson, a staunch ally of former president trump who helped lead a congressional push to overturn the 2020 election results. >> joe biden won the 2020 presidential election. he's doing a great job under difficult circumstances, and no amount of election denialism will ever change that reality. >> reporter: representing northwest louisiana, johnson has taken a sharp stance against gay rights and supports a nationwide abortion ban without exceptions. florida republican matt gaetz, who led the effort to remove kevin mccarthy as speaker said the hard-liners won. >> if you don't think that moving from kevin mccarthy to maga mike johnson shows the ascendance of this movement and were the power in the republican party truly lies, then you're not paying attention. >> and nikole killion is back with us from capitol hill. nikole, i listened to the speaker's speech today. he talked about israel.

the house passed a resolution backing israel and condemning hamas today, but he made no mention of funding for ukraine. will that happen? >> we'll see, norah. but most recently speaker johnson voted against war funding. however, tonight he said he supports additional aid to ukraine with conditions, including greater accountability and clearer objectives from the white house. norah? >> nikole killion on the hill, thank you. let's turn now to the war in the middle east. tonight cbs news learned israel is delaying the ground invasion into gaza as the fate of more than 200 hostages remains uncertain. now this as the humanitarian crisis is growing more desperate by the hour in gaza. cbs' holly williams is in east jerusalem following the latest. good evening, holly. >> goodevening, norah. hamas officials say the death toll in the gaza strip is now over 6,000, but today president biden said while innocents have been killed, he has no confidence in those numbers.

now what is true is that the people of gaza appear to be on the brink of a catastrophe, and we should warn you that our story tonight contains some disturbing images. >> reporter: "do they seek revenge by killing our kids?" cried wael dahdouh today, a journalist for the al jazeera television network. his wife, son, daughter, and grandson were all killed. a third of the hospitals in the gaza strip have stopped functioning, according to the united nations, either because they're damaged or because of lack of fuel to power their generators. at al nasser hospital in khan yunis, they're still open, still saving lives when they can. many of the injured are very young. "my sister was bleeding," cries this little girl. "my mother was crushed by

rocks." >> the whole system are going to collapse soon. >> reporter: cbs news interviewed dr. mohamed kandil, the head of er, who said the doctors have no water to wash their hands, and some patients are dying because of shortages. >> the hospital have nothing to offer to them. so it cannot be described by words. it's a hell. >> reporter: al al-shifa hospital, doctors are also warning of a fuel shortage. with no electricity, they say many of their tiny patients would die. more than 5,000 pregnant women in gaza are expected to give birth in the next month. with hospitals overwhelmed, the u.n. wants to distribute home birthing kits containing soap, a plastic sheet, and scissors for cutting the umbilical cord. but so far they can't get them in. even before this war, gaza was mired in poverty. 80% of its people relied on

international aid. then israel imposed a total siege, blocking food, fuel, and medicine from going in. the u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is sheltering around 600,000 displaced people and says it will run out of fuel by tomorrow. israel says hamas needs fuel for its rockets and military operations and claims hamas is hoarding it and stealing it from civilians, releasing aerial images of these tanks which it says contain more than 100,000 gallons. we cannot independently verify that. and today a senior leader from hamas met with the head of hezbollah, a militant group in lebanon with deep ties to iran. and like hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the u.s. with deadly exchanges of fire between israel and hezbollah, that stoked fears that the war

in gaza could expand into a regional conflict. tonight israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his military is preparing for a ground incursion into the gaza strip. and after pressure to delay that action, he said the time willing timing will be decided by his war cabinet. norah? >> holly williams, thank you. turning now to the weather and a major hurricane that's left a path of destruction across mexico's pacific coast. hurricane otis made landfall near acapulco early this morning as a monster category 5 storm, ripping roofs off buildings, causing massive flooding and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands.

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>> i'm catherine herridge in washington. thanks for staying with us. israel's bombing campaign in gaza has left nearly 7,000 people dead and decimated the local health care system. of the 35 hospitals in gaza, 12 are not functioning. 7 more are drowning in patient, and fuel for all of them is running short. france is sending a hospital ship as well as a plane load of medical supplies that will enter gaza through egypt. as the world waits for the expected ground invasion, some israelis who survived the october 7th attacks are asking why it took the army so long to respond. deborah potter reports. >> reporter: in the absence of a ground invasion kicking off, those living in kibbutz community nears gaza are not taking any chances after waiting hour after agonizing hour for israeli soldiers to come to their rescue on october 7th. >> we had no time to think. >> reporter: emory is part of a six-man self-defense unit

protecting a kibbutz just three miles dividing israel from the gaza strip. prior to hamas' unprecedented attack, his semiautomatic rifle lay gathering dust in a safe. >> what you need to do is hold them, eight minutes, 20 minutes until the army come and take care. this is what we practice on, to be the first squad to delay everything in a few minutes. >> reporter: but on october 7th, boudin and his tiny squad had to hold off hamas militants for nearly six hours before the defense force reached them. the men told us they now patrol the kibbutz daily to protect it while the more than 500 residents living there have been evacuated to a town miles away. prior to the attack, he said there would be an exchange of fire between gaza and israel several times a year. now as we saw, it is almost daily.

we're just going to go to the shelter. it's getting a little noisy here. >> inside, inside, inside. >> reporter: the men told us they won't feel safe until hamas has been destroyed. in the immediate aftermath of the attack, israeli officials swore revenge. vowing to decimate hamas through a full-scale ground invasion. now that ground invasion appears to have been complicated with the hope that more of the over 200 hostages captured by hamas will be freed after the release of four women this past week. >> that was debora patta reporting from israel. here in the u.s., an avalanche of lawsuits could wind up changing the face of the internet. dozens of states and washington, d.c. allege that meta, which owns facebook and instagram knowingly created apps that are

addictive and harmful to minors. they claim meta aims content at children under 13 to illegally collect their data without parental consent. jo ling kent reports. >> reporter: bipartisan attorneys general from 33 states joined forces to take on tech titan with a federal lawsuit, accusing meta of programing addictive social media apps that harm children's mental health. court filings say meta's algorithm, photo filter, push alerts and the endless ability to scroll through platform feeds all contribute to the harmful effects on young user, especially teen girls. >> they know what they are doing, the harm it causes, and they know they can change their practices. >> reporter: california attorney general rob bonta. >> there has been anxiety and depression. there has been suicidal ideation and harm. body image disorders. it made me angry as a father of three. and to see that that information, those studies were

known. >> reporter: another nine lawsuits were filed against meta in state courts and washington, d.c. the result of an investigation spurred by meta's own leaked research. cbs news spoke to whistle-blower frances haugen about those leaks last year. >> facebook locks down safety information inside the company so fewer employees can actually see these documents. >> reporter: you're saying that this is a strategy that meta is using to get to kids. for what reason? >> more eyeballs, more advertising money, more profit. you have to ask them why they do it. and we are taking action to prevent them from doing it any longer. >> reporter: meta flatly denied the claims and pointed to safety tools to support teens and their families, saying in response, we're disappointed that instead of working productively with companies across the industry to create clear, age-appropriate standards for the many apps teens use, the attorneys general have chosen this path. it's not just meta facing lawsuits. earlier this month, the state of utah sued tiktok, citing similar

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i think patients are really going to like it. 7,000 people who live around the pearl harbor air force base in hawaii are suing the federal government after jet fuel contaminated an underground aquifer. the navy says operator rerror i to blame for a fuel link that fueled the drinking water for 90,000 people. people complained of rashes and boils erupting on their skin. the navy has begun what will be a months' long process of draining 100 million gallons of fuel from underground storage tanks. adam yamaguchi reports. >> some of the medication is for skin. this is all migraine. oh, my gosh, the list goes on and on. >> reporter: noreen tuck moved her three children to hawaii for a fresh start in 2021. but within months therks lives

were upended. were you on any of these prior to exposure? >> um, no. >> reporter: nothing. though the initial symptoms like nausea and vomiting have subsided, many more troubling ailments persist. >> my youngest girls, their brains i think were most affected by the exposure. my daughter was dealing with severe depression and anxiety, you know. she was a 10-year-old who was contemplating suicide and ending her life. >> reporter: but tuck and her children aren't alone. they're among 2,000 people sickened after ingesting jet fuel that linked into the drinking water supply of 90,000 residents living on or near the pearl harbor hickam air force base in november 2021. the white house department confirmed 350 times the level safe as well as antifreeze, household cleaner and high levels of chlorine.

>> i'm exhausted. >> reporter: every week affected residents meet to share their experiences and provide support for one another. >> my fear is the water. i fear the water on this island. i tried to commit suicide twice since the water, because i feel like such an epic failure. i'm really afraid that one day i just -- i can't hold it together, see my kids suffer like this. >> reporter: texas-based attorney christina baer and a honolulu team represent tuck and over 7,000 residents in a tort claim against the u.s. government. the navy admitted operator error that led to the leak after an internal investigation. >> but they knew. >> reporter: but baer claimed the navy knew it was negligent in failing to immediately inform people, exposing more people, more chemicals. she disputes the safety of the water, citing a low but persistent presence of petroleum in the water. but the total hydrocarbons in the water are below limits set by the state and federal

regulations. >> they didn't actually clear your house. they didn't properly flush any of those houses. so the reason you're having burns when you're showering is because there is still jet fuel not only in the piepes, but als in your water heaters. >> reporter: baer says 60% of clients supporting illnesses are still experiencing ongoing symptoms they troybt the november 2021 closure. what are your clients looking for? is this about monetary compensation? >> this is about accountability first. they want people to know the truth what happened. and they want to make sure it never happens again. >> reporter: in january 2023, over a year and a half after the leak, the u.s. armed forces combined defense health agency opened the red hill clinic specifically for patients with illnesses potentially linked to the contaminated water. we spoke with major general joseph heck, director of the health agency for the indo pacific region. >> we've spoken to countless individuals who are still experiencing symptoms. the government is saying that the water is safe. so how do you account for the discrepancy here?

>> the hawaii department of health has declared that the water is safe for use and consumption. it doesn't mean that individuals cnnot develop maladies due to any other reason if they turn on the path and run water on their skin and develop a rash or boil or some concern, please come see us. let us see you. let us evaluate it and let us determine whether or not it can be attributed to the potential exposure. >> reporter: the red hill leak and a prior leak there a few months earlier contained jp5, a premium product that may contain neurological damage and neurological disorders. since opening, the clinic has seen 193 patients. many affected residents expressed reluctance to going to military facilities. the navy, the department of health and the epa declared the water safe after the navy removed the contaminants by flushing out the system with water. in june, the hawaii department of health issued a statement saying in part the joint base pearl harbor hickam water today is safe for all uses. the navy continues to test the

water in the aquifer and in people's homes. native hawaiians and groups such as the oahu water protectors and sierra club had been raising alarm over red hill since a major leak in 2014 and in may of 2021. >> unfortunately, red hill is just one in a long, long history of military contamination, degradation of this island. >> reporter: we spoke to wayne ta tanaka, the head of the sierra club in hawaii. >> we've had instances radioactive waste being dumped in pearl heartbreaker, one of the most polluted places in the united states. the entire island's water table is cracked because of navy shelling, you know, testing their weapons. >> reporter: from 1953 to 1987, over 900,000 military and civilian residents at camp lejeune in north carolina were exposed to chemical solvents in their water supply. those toxins have been positively linked to a number of cancer, parkinson's, miscarriages and infertility. which ehad flint. we had camp lejeune.

we've had burn pits and agent orange. when are we going to stop poisoning our own people? the only way we can enforce change is to actually hold them accountable. >> reporter: and though not all of baer's clients have reported stimts symptoms, she says the state of hawaii allows to sue on the basis of the fear of future impact. >> i've spent many nights going down rabbit holes, looking up symptoms, looking up, you know, early signs of cancer in children. >> reporter: and that unknown is what keeps noreen tuck and thousands of others on edge. >> i don't know what the future is going to hold for my children, you know. i want my kids back. i want my kids to be kids.

groundbreaking actor richard roundtree has passed away at the age of 81. he was best known for playing the private detective shaft in a series of films in the 1970s. jericka duncan reports.

♪ who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother man, shaft ♪ >> reporter: as the title role in 1971 "shaft," richard roundtree delivered a performance earning him a place as one of big screen's first black action heroes. known for his commanding swagger while cruising through new york city streets and wearing his signature leather coat -- >> my name is john shaft. freeze! >> reporter: roundtree's private eye john shaft was suave and tough as nails, while taking no prisoners going up against the mob. "shaft" and its two sequels had box office success. many other black expspl other i would have moderate success. "shaft" was his first feature film. >> he was literally every woman's dream, and he was also the guy that every man wanted to be. >> reporter: gary gerard

hamilton, an entertainment journalist with the associated press says roundtree's character in "shaft" was a groundbreaking moment in hollywood. roundtree's career spanned more than four decades, but all roads seemed to lead back to "shaft." >> mr. big time private eye. >> reporter: at the end of his career, roundtree returned to his signature role, this time passing the baton to samuel l. jackson, where roundtree appeared in "shaft's" two rerivals in 2000 and 2019, playing jackson's uncle. ♪ >> that was jericka duncan. and this is the "cbs overnight news." reporting from the nation's capital. i'm catherine herridge. this is cbs news flash. i'm jarred hill in new york. federal officials tell cbs news at least 20 people have been killed in mass shooting in lewiston, maine after a gun

man opened fire at two different locations, a bar and a bowling alley. this started around 7:00 wednesday evening. police have identified robert card as a person of interest. according to a maine law enforcement bulletin, card is a trained firearms instructor believed to be in the army reserves, stationed out of saco, maine. the bull bill tin added that card had recently reported serious mental health issues and was committed o a mental alth facility for two weeks this summer. a shelter in place was ordered in lewiston and in nearby town where officials found a car believed to belo for more news, connect your your cell phone or connected tv. i'm gerald hill, cbs news, new york. tonight, after three weeks and four nominees, congress finally has a new speaker of the house. what it means for funding for pisrael and ukraine, and why mie johnson's election is considered

a win for hard right republicans. here are tonight's headlines. >> the people's house is back in business. >> the house has a new leader. so who is louisiana congressman mike johnson? the staunch conservative wants a federal ban on abortion rights and opposes same-sex marriage. what it means for the future of the republican party. hospitals in gaza overwhelmed as fuel supplies dwindle. the u.n. wants to distribute home birthing kits to thousands of pregnant palestinian women. we're inside one hospital. >> the whole system are going to collapse soon. >> death is getting closer to my mother. >> and family in agony. meet a palestinian american whose mother is trapped in gaza, along with hundreds of other u.s. citizens. what is the fear that you carry? >> i have one hand on my heart and one hand on the phone. plus, anti-semitic incidents up nearly 400% in the u.s., and

anti-muslim incidents on the rise since the israel hamas war began. >> in this moment, the best way to respond is to stand together united. why donald trump took the stand and was fined in that real estate fraud trial in new york. an unprecedented category 5 hurricane makes landfall near a popular tourist destination in mexico. plus, here in the u.s., the dual weather with snow out west and warm temperatures in the east. and an important recall to tell you about. bagged precut onions linked to illnesses in 22 states. we have the details. ♪ ♪ who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother man ♪ >> and remembering richard roundtree, the man often called the first black action hero. ♪ a bad mother ♪ ♪ shut your mouth ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news."

>> good evening and thank you for joining us. tonight the world is waiting and watching for a ground invasion in gaza. in a nationally televised address tonight, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warns hamas is doomed, and that his military is getting prepared, and that his government is working around the clock until it reaches victory. no word on what that means. it comes as gaza's health system is on the brink of collapse. the world health organization says roughly a third of the territory's hospitals are offline and not functioning as a result of air strikes and a lack of supplies like fuel and medicine. but we begin right here in washington with a major breakthrough in the house of representatives. after three weeks of chaos and dysfunction among republicans, the gop finally came together to elect a new speaker of the house. conservative mike johnson of louisiana got the required 217 votes to take the gavel. that is something three other nominees failed to do. cbs' nikole killion is going to

start us off tonight from capitol hill. good evening, nicole. >> reporter: good evening, norah. speaker johnson defied the odds. coming into this race he was relatively unknown. now he has been catapulted to second in line to the presidency. >> the speaker-elect, mike johnson of the state of louisiana. >> reporter: winning unanimously on the first ballot, louisiana congressman mike johnson claimed what had become a very elusive speaker's gavel, after three weeks of stalled business without a permanent leader. >> the challenge before us is great, but the time for action is now. and i will not let you down. >> reporter: the 51-year-old johnson is an evangelical christian, former conservative radio talk show host. and in just his fourth term in congress, the least experienced speaker in decades. but he managed to unite both the hard right and establishment flanks of the party who fought bitterly over who should lead. so no regrets about your actions?

>> absolutely not. this affirms the path that we took. >> how are you feeling today, sir? >> very good. >> reporter: democrats railed against johnson, a staunch ally of former president trump who helped lead a congressional push to overturn the 2020 election results. >> joe biden won the 2020 presidential election. he's doing a great job under difficult circumstances, and no amount of election denialism will ever change that reality. >> reporter: representing northwest louisiana, johnson has taken a sharp stance against gay rights and supports a nationwide abortion ban without exceptions. florida republican matt gaetz, who led the effort to remove kevin mccarthy as speaker said the hard-liners won. >> if you don't think that moving from kevin mccarthy to maga mike johnson shows the ascendance of this movement and where the power in the republican party truly lies, then you're not paying attention. >> and nikole killion is back

with us from capitol hill. nikole, i listened to the speaker's speech today. he talked about israel. the house passed a resolution backing israel and condemning hamas today, but he made no mention of funding for ukraine. will that happen? >> we'll see, norah. but most recently speaker johnson voted against war funding. however, tonight he said he supports additional aid to ukraine with conditions, including greater accountability and clearer objectives from the white house. norah? >> nikole killion on the hill, thank you. back here at home, there was a bit of drama today at the civil fraud trial of former president donald trump in new york when a judge fined trump again for violating a gag order against criticizing the judge's staff. as cbs' robert costa reports, trump was placed under oath to answer the judge's questions. >> we're being railroaded here. >> reporter: former president donald trump was ordered to take the witness stand today for about three minutes after manhattan judge arthur engoron accused him of breaking a gag

order with these comments, which the judge viewed as directed at his staff. >> a very partisan judge with a person who is very partisan sitting alongside of him. perhaps each much more partisan than he is. >> reporter: trump denied he was talking about anyone on the judge's staff, telling engoron it was about you and cohen, a reference to michael cohen, his former fixer, who again testified today about his alleged fraud. >> did you violate, mr. president? >> no, no. >> were you referring to the pclerk? >> with respect to what? >> the disparaging comments? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: the judge said he found trump's answers not credible, and fined him $10,000. adding his concern about the increasingly overheated environment, engoron said, "i don't want anybody killed." trump was fined $5,000 last week for comments he made about the judge's clerk, allison greenfield. he had been barred from discussing the staff after he attacked her on social media. the judge also looked at the

former president and said don't do this again or else the fine will be worse. sending a sharp signal that he is watching what trump says inside and outside the courtroom. norah? >> robert costa, thank you. there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> let's turn now the war in the

middle east. tonight cbs news has learned israel is delaying the ground invasion into gaza as the fate of more than 200 hostages remains uncertain. now this as the humanitarian crisis is growing more desperate by the hour in gaza. cbs' holly williams is in east jerusalem following the latest. good evening, holly. >> good evening, norah. hamas officials say the death toll in the gaza strip is now over 6,000, but today president biden said while innocents have been killed, he has no confidence in those numbers. now what is true is that the people of gaza appear to be on the brink of a catastrophe, and we should warn you that our story tonight contains some disturbing images. >> reporter: "do they seek revenge by killing our kids?" cried wael al dahdouh today, a journalist for the al jazeera television network. his wife, son, daughter, and grandson were all killed.

a third of the hospitals in the gaza strip have stopped functioning, according to the united nations, either because they're damaged or because of lack of fuel to power their generators. at al nasser hospital in khan yunis, they're still open, still saving lives when they can. many of the injured are very young. "my sister was bleeding," cries this little girl. "my mother was crushed by rocks." >> the whole system are going to collapse soon. >> reporter: cbs news interviewed dr. mohamed kandil, the head of er, who said the doctors have no water to wash their hands, and some patients are dying because of shortages. >> the hospital have nothing to offer to them. so it cannot be described by words. it's a hell. >> reporter: at al-shifa

hospital, doctors are also warning of a fuel shortage. with no electricity, they say many of their tiny patients would die. more than 5,000 pregnant women in gaza are expected to give birth in the next month. with hospitals overwhelmed, the u.n. wants to distribute home birthing kits containing soap, a plastic sheet, and scissors for cutting the umbilical cord. but so far they can't get them in. even before this war, gaza was mired in poverty. 80% of its people relied on international aid. then israel imposed a total siege, blocking food, fuel, and medicine from going in. the u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is sheltering around 600,000 displaced people and says it will run out of fuel by tomorrow. israel says hamas needs fuel for its rockets and military operations and claims hamas is

hording it and stealing it from civilian, releasing aerial images of these tanks which it says contain more than 100,000 gallons. we cannot independently verify that. and today a senior leader from hamas met with the head of hezbollah, a militant group in lebanon with deep ties to iran. and like hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the u.s. with deadly exchanges of fire between israel and hezbollah, that stoked fears that the war in gaza could expand into a regional conflict. tonight israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his military is preparing for a ground incursion into the gaza strip. and after pressure to delay that action, he said the timing will be decided by his war cabinet. norah? >> holly williams, thank you. well, tonight hundreds of american citizens are trapped in gaza, unable to escape the war zone or find basic supplies.

cbs' adriana diaz spoke with a chicago area man desperate to get his family out. >> i have, you know, one hand on my heart and one hand on the phone. >> reporter: nabil alshurafa says death is getting closer and closer to his mother, an american trapped in gaza. she took this video inside her family's home. >> hey're bombing the area. >> i hear the bombs while i'm talking to her. >> reporter: you do? >> on the phone. it's terrifying. >> reporter: al surealshurafa, who lives in california, was on a ten-day trip to gaza to visit her sick mother, but now is up to 1 of 600 americans with no way out. her son signed up for these state department alert, authenticated by cbs news. a message for americans in israel, a u.s. ally provides details for an evacuation ship. one for americans in gaza says the egypt border crossing may open and you show assess your

personal safety and security before heading there. negotiations allowing americans out have failed. alshurafa says his mother made four attempts at crossing but was prevented at one time by an israeli air strike. israel also blocked hamas. >> hamas has blocked them from leaving. >> the israeli americans are getting charter flights, cruise ships, food, wifi. the u.s. citizens in gaza, what are they getting? i truly feel betrayed by my government. all i'm requesting is equal protection of the citizens. >> the nation was celebrating when two american hostages were released. what was the experience for you? >> i was really happy. at the same time, i also prayed that the 500 to 600 citizens come back. and honestly, i'm kind of just preparing myself right now that this might be a reality where i get a phone call that tells me my mother is not alive. >> reporter: no foreign citizens have been able to leave gaza,

and the secretary of state antony blinken has spent a lot of time in the region negotiating. he says it's one of his top priorities to get americans out. the state department told us it has a team working on this around the clock. still, norah, alshurafa told us late today that his family is suing the u.s. government, which he says has an obligation to get americans out. >> oh, this is so complex. adriana diaz, thank you. now to the destruction of a major hurricane that has left a path of destruction across mexico's pacific coast. hurricane otis made landfall near acapulco as a monster category 5 storm, ripping roofs off buildings, causing massive flooding, and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. and remnants from otis will be felt here in the u.s. let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. absolutely amazing the transformation this storm undertook in a matter of hours. from monday night through the

day on tuesday, tropical storm to not just a hurricane, but a powerful category 5 hurricane, making landfall near acapulco with winds estimated at 165 miles an hour. heavy rain threat does remain. some of this moisture getting up and into the united states. also, a flood threat. and when it's all said and done on the cold side, there could be a foot of snow or more on the ground in parts of north dakota and parts of the upper midwest in the northern plains. and then while at the same time, temperatures here by this weekend, norah, in the midatlantic into the mid-80s. >> thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. [stomach growling] it's nothing... sounds like something. ♪when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion♪ ♪upset stomach, diarrhea♪ pepto bismol coats and soothes

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vandalism, and assault in the nearly three weeks since the israel-hamas war began. that's up from 64 during the same time last year. >> we've never seen the intensity, and we've never seen the spread like we're seeing right now. >> reporter: last week, attorney general merrick garland warned about increased threats to jewish, muslim, and arab communities. the council on american-islamic relations reports 474 774 anti-muslim incidents since october 7th, the highest in nearly eight years. >> they feel doubly victimized. on the one hand they're watching thousands of civilians be killed. then they're retaliated against with hate crimes, with hate incidents. >> reporter: just this week near chicago, duelling rallies turned violent, and earlier this month, a 6-year-old palestinian american boy was stabbed to death in an alleged hate crime, his mother stabbed more than a dozen times, now home from the hospital and urging people to

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people have gotten sick in 22 states. 15 had to go to the hospital. recalled products include bags and cups of diced onions and mixtures of onions with celery and carrots. coming up, we'll remember a hollywood icon and groundbreaking actor richard roundtree. that's next. finally tonight, we want to take a moment to remember a trailblazing actor richard roundtree. with a career spanning more than five decades, roundtree will be forever linked to his signature role. ♪ who is the man this would risk his neck for his brother man, shaft ♪ >> released in 1971, "shaft" turned roundtree into a bona fide action star.

and one of hollywood's first black action heroes. he starred in a broad range of roles, but all roads led back to where it began. he appeared as the cool new york detective john shaft in five films, including the last two with co-star samuel l. jackson. richard roundtree died yesterday after a short battle with cancer. he was 81 years old. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm jarred hill in new york. federal officials tell cbs news at least 20 people have been killed in mass shooting in lewiston, maine after a gun

opened fire at two different locations, a bar and a bowling alley. this started around 7:00 wednesday evening. police have identified robert card as a person of interest. according to a maine law enforcement bulletin, card is a trained firearms instructor believed to be in the army reserves, stationed out of saco, maine. the bulletin added that card had recently reported serious mental health issues and was committed to a mental health facility for two weeks this summer. a shelter in place was ordered in lewiston and nearby lisbon where authorities found the vehicle believed to belong to card. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs, new york it's thursday, october 26th, it's thursday, october 26th, 2023. this i