ghoul drove through what is left of the northern part of gaza city. >> reporter: suddenly, massive air strike hit this house. i can see the bodies of a woman here. a little boy is here, and others are looking for more victims. >> reporter: many are sheltering in hospitals, which continue to receive patients with catastrophic injuries day in and day out as doctors and nurses struggle to treat them. grief is everywhere. "they're killing us," sobs this man. the israeli military as you coos hamas of hiding beneath hospitals and has repeatedly ordered their evacuation. but the red crescent says hundreds will die if moved from intensive care, and for civilians seeking safety here, there is nowhere left to run to.

just 27 aid trucks entered gaza today, but it is nowhere near enough, norah. and this comes just as the u.s. stresses israel must prioritize the protection of civilians. >> debora patta, thank you. there's also a troubling rise in anti-semitism back here in the u.s. now the fbi is investigating disturbing and hate-filled threats against jewish students at cornell university. cbs's nancy cordes reports from the white house, where the biden administration today announced new steps to combat the problem. >> reporter: a war being waged a half a world away is inflaming campuses here at home. >> if hamas is worse than isis, then israel is worse than nazi germany. >> reporter: at cooper union college in new york city, a group of jewish students huddled inside a locked library during a pro-palestinian protest a few days ago. >> for approximately ten minutes, they were bangin on the doors of the library. >> reporter: at cornell

university, jewish students were advised to avoid the kosher dining hall out of an abundance of caution due to online threats. new york governor kathy hochul. >> no one should be afraid to walk from their dorm or their dining hall to a classroom. >> reporter: but jewish students at columbia said today they are afraid in a way they weren't before. >> we know now there are students in our class that simply hate us because we're jewish. >> reporter: julia jassy runs a nonprofit called jewish on campus. >> in your view, what are some of the mistakes universities are making? >> i think it's a really important time to understand there's a difference between political discourse and the harassment, the attacks on jewish students on campus. >> reporter: the sentiments aren't confined to colleges. a las vegas man was just charged with one count of threatening a federal official after he left a series of anti-semitic voicemails vowing to assault, kidnap, or murder a u.s. senator. sources tell cbs news the target was nevada democrat jacky rosen.

and in illinois, the man suspected of murdering a 6-year-old palestinian american boy, an alleged hate crime, made his first appearance in court today. the biden administration announced today it is detailing dozens of cybersecurity experts to help schools examine anti-semitic and islamaphobic threats. and the departments of justice and homeland security are now working with campus police departments to track hate-related rhetoric. norah. >> nancy cordes at the white house, thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. sometimes, the lows of bipolar depression feel darkest before dawn. with caplyta, there's a chance to let in the lyte™. caplyta is proven to deliver significant relief across bipolar depression. unlike some medicines that only treat bipolar i, caplyta treats both bipolar i and ii depression.

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initiated. according to the associated press, the sa gat hawk county sheriff says after the army reserve contacted his office, he sent a deputy to card's home for a welfare check, but he wasn't there. the sheriff's office initiated a statewide alert, warning maine law enforcement about card in september. maine's governor, janet mills, deflected questions about whether signs were missed. >> the maine state police is undergoing a thorough investigation of every aspect of the case. facts are important. >> reporter: the fbi says it did not receive any tips or information about card from the military or maine law enforcement. chris weker is a former deputy director of the fbi. >> it looks to me like the bigger failure was on the part of the army. i think the sheriff's department should have done a more proactive welfare check. >> we have an active shooter. we have multiple injuries. >> reporter: on wednesday night,

the gunman targeted this bar and grill and bowling alley. 10-year-old tony asselin was inside at the time. >> i saw someone get shot on the third shot. >> reporter: toni's grandfather rushed to the bowling alley to reunite with his family. he waited anxiously for any signs of hope. >> i heard four of the most beautiful words in the world. i'll never forget. >> what did you say to your grandpa? >> i'm not dead, papa. >> reporter: toni's mother is concerned about the impact, witnessing what happened here last wednesday night is going to have on her 10-year-old daughter. norah, a gun shop owner in this area says that card tried to purchase a silencer for one of his guns. ultimately he was found with numerous firearms in his possession. >> just chilling. jeff pegues, thank you. general motors reached a tentative agreement and contract

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age of 54. tonight we're hearing for the first time from his fellow actors in the hit sitcom. in a joint statement to "people" magazine, they said, we were more than just cast mates. we are a family. we're going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss. here's entertainment tonight co-host kevin frazier. >> all right. somebody kiss me. >> reporter: you could say matthew perry became friends with millions of tv viewers as the quick witted, often sarcastic chandler bing. >> i got her machine. >> her answering machine? >> no. interestingly enough, her leaf blower picked up. >> reporter: and tonight remembrances continue to pour in for the friend they've lost, including in front of the fictional new york apartment where his character lived. the 54-year-old perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his pacific palisades home late saturday afternoon. >> rescue 23, respond to the drowning. >> reporter: investigators reportedly found no signs of foul play or illegal drugs in

the home. just a week ago, perry posted ang image of himself in his hot tub on instagram. >> i'm not going to be embarrassed anymore. >> "friends" premiered in 1994 and featured perry for all ten seasons, earning him one of several emmy nominations. >> i can't do it, i'm sorry. >> reporter: that praise includes his turn to drama as a republican lawyer in the west wing. perry's decade-long struggle with drugs and alcohol were revealed in his memoir last year. >> i want to drink all the time because it's the only toom i feel good and normal. but then it turns on you. the drink turns on you and says, well, now i'm going to kill you. >> reporter: in the book, perry described how he attended 6,000 aa meetings and had been in rehab 15 times. he claimed he spent around $9 million just to get sober. >> if somebody comes up to me and says, i can't stop drinking, can you help me, i can say yes and follow up and do it. and when i die, i don't want

friends to be the first thing that's mentioned. i want that to be the first thing that's mentioned, and i'm going to live the rest of my life proving that [ applause ] >> reporter: and perry was working on expanding his foundation's efforts to help as many as possible that were struggling with addiction. he was also working on his own well-being. friends tell us he was playing pickleball twice a day. officials say it could take weeks to determine what caused his death. norah. >> kevin fraser, thank you very much. >> now to the (female) i grew up in a home that didn't have running water. my shoes always had holes in them. i know how it is to be poor. i listened to a message of dr. stanley's, talking about, you know, how you never really

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dozens of record lows. tonight an important consumer alert about widely used eye drops. the fda is warning people to stop using more than two dozen over the counter eye drop products because of a potential risk of eye infection that could lead to blindness. federal health officials say cvs, rite aid, and target are removing their products. for more information on the warning and products, go to cbsnews.com. trick-or-treat comes early for the newborns in this nicu. that's next. finally tonight, we leave you with some of the sweetest treats. newborns at the cedars-sinai nicu continue the annual tradition of dressing up to celebrate the holiday. volunteers have been making the

outfits for more than 25 years to help the babies and their parents get into the halloween spirit. this year's costumes were inspired by children's books and included a cat, sunflower, pumpkin, bat, and more. and that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and follow us online anytime 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. president biden has issued an executive order regulating artificial intelligence. it requires developers share safety test results with the government. if models pose a risk to the economy or national security. the order also directs agencies to develop guidance for labeling a.i.-generated content. a kansas judge has put a

hold on a series of abortion restrictions in the state. the hold will remain in place until a lawsuit from abortion providers wraps up next year. kansas voted last year to confirm abortion protections in the state constitution. and get ready to feel the kenner ji. mattel is releasing a new ken doll based on the version played by ryan gosling in the hit movie "barbie." for more, download the cbs 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 the war between israel and hamas is escalating with israeli troops, tanks, and helicopters pushing deeper into gaza. prime minister benjamin netanyahu tonight saying it is time for war and that there will be no cease-fire because doing

so would be like surrendering to hamas. israel's military has reached gaza city, and there are reports that they've cut off a key road that connects the territory. the military says a female soldier who has been held hostage since the october 7th attack was freed and is doing well. the near constant barrage of air strikes continues with israel saying it hit hundreds of targets in the past 24 hours, killing dozens of hamas fighters. the hamas-run gaza health ministry says the number of people killed there now tops 8,000. the united nations is warning that the worsening humanitarian situation is resulting in the breakdown of civil order with civilians ransacking relief centers. we have team coverage tonight starting with cbs's charlie d'agata in tel aviv. good evening, charlie. >> reporter: good evening, norah. the prime minister's address tonight was in english, clearly aimed at a global audience. he said the u.s. would not agree to a cease-fire after pearl harbor or 9/11.

neither should israel. israeli defense forces released new video said to show its tanks and troops pushing deeper into gaza, saying they struck 600 terror targets in the past 24 hours and also announcing that an israeli soldier held hostage in gaza is back home. private ori megidish freed during an operation overnight. her emotional family reunion proved that despite the risks, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said tonight the ground incursion is working. >> the ground action actually creates the possibility, not the certainty, but the possibility of getting our hostages out because hamas will not do it unless they're under pressure. >> reporter: but he earlier condemned as cruel psychological propaganda hamas video released today apparently showing three israeli women being held captive, one seen fiercely

criticizing the government, officials say likely under duress. today also brought tragic news about 23-year-old shani louk. the german israeli one of many young people kidnapped at a music concert, later seen paraded on the back of a hamas pickup truck. investigators identified a piece of her skull matching her dna. the fate of the rest of more than 230 hostages remains in the balance as israeli troops advance. video on social media showed an israeli tank in gaza city blocking the territory's main north-south highway and apparently opening fire on a vehicle. and yet even under intense bombardment, hamas has still managed to fire rockets into israel today, with one hitting this apartment. this doesn't compare to the level of destruction in gaza, but the israeli government says as long as hamas is capable of

launching attacks like this, the fight in gaza will go on. with netanyahu declaring tonight that international calls for a cease-fire are a call for israel to surrender to hamas, the toll is growing for those trapped inside this bloody conflict. the u.s. state department said today that the release of the american hostages remains a top priority and that negotiations are ongoing with qatari mediators. there are reports that a high-ranking israeli intelligence chief is part of that. ten americans are still unaccounted for. norah. >> charlie d'agata, thank you. tonight the white house is increasing pressure on israel to allow more humanitarian aid into gaza as the situation worsens by the hour. the u.n. saying today conditions will soon make it impossible to operate in the besieged territory. cbs's debora patta reports

civilians are desperate for food and clean water. >> reporter: this woman has been waiting for hours, and she is panicking. "i just want some flour," she screams. "i need to feed my children." supplies of basic human necessities are running out. it's become so desperate that residents broke into several united nations warehouses. underneath foiz -- gaza, hamas is dug into a maze of tunnels, where it's believes they've been stockpiling enough food to last for months. but for palestinians who have already endured 16 years of an israeli blockade, daily life revolves around scrounging for anything they can find, and that's if they survive another night. cbs news producer mar juan el ghoul drove through what is left

of the northern part of gaza city. >> reporter: suddenly, massive air strike hit this house. i can see the bodies of a woman here. a little boy is here, and others are looking for more victims. >> reporter: many are sheltering in hospitals, which continue to receive patients with catastrophic injuries day in and day out as doctors and nurses struggle to treat them. grief is everywhere. "they're killing us," sobs this man. the israeli military accuses hamas of hiding beneath hospitals and has repeatedly ordered their evacuation. but the red crescent says hundreds will die if moved from intensive care, and for civilians seeking safety here, there is nowhere left to run to. just 27 aid trucks entered gaza today, but it is nowhere near enough, norah.

and this comes just as the u.s. stresses israel must prioritize the protection of civilians. >> debora patta, thank you. the white house was quick to condemn an intense display of anti-semitism sunday night when a mob stormed an airport in the russian muslim majority republic of dagestan looking for israeli passengers. today national security council spokesman john kirby called the demonstration a chilling demonstration of hate, bigotry and intimidation. we get more mnow from cbs's ram inocencio. >> reporter: an angry anti-israel mob stormed the main airport in dagestan sunday evening, searching for jewish passengers arriving on a flight from tel aviv. shouting allahu akbar, god is great, waving palestinian flags. some angry men breaking down doors in what appears to be secure areas. scared airport staff saying "no, no, there are no israelis here."

the crowd, in the hundreds, ran onto the tarmac, some surrounding one man and demanding his passport. he said he was from uzbekistan. the republic's ministry officials say 60 people were detained for questioning and 20 people were injured. no israeli citizens were harmed. on sunday night, the office of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israel expects russian law enforcement to protect all israeli citizens. norah. norah. >> ramy inocen after cooking a delicious chicken cheddar broccoli recipe, you will want to delete all your delivery apps. because nothing beats a perfect combo of sweet tomatoes and smooth, silky zucchini. knorr taste combos. it's not fast food, but it's soooo good. ♪ ♪

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm olivia gazis in washington. thanks for staying with us. israel says its ground forces in gaza have rescued a female soldier held hostage by hamas. the soldier is reportedly in good health and has been

reunited with her family. meanwhile, hamas released a video of three israeli hostages, one of them possibly under duress, berates israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for failing to stop the hamas attack or to negotiate a cease-fire to gain their freedom. israeli air strikes continue to rain devastation down on gaza city. hospitals have been damaged, and civilian infrastructure destroyed. but the real target, according to israel, is a maze of underground tunnels where some hostages are believed to be held. ramy inocencio has the story from tel aviv. >> reporter: the new phase in israel's invasion into gaza has now continued on into its third day. as for israel, aiming for those tunnels, for those hamas tunnels, they're trying to eliminate them, and they've been saying over the past two days, they've been targeting hundreds of them underground under the gaza strip. >> a network of tunnels underneath. it looks like a spider web.

>> reporter: when hamas took 85-year-old israeli hostage, she saw with her own eyes a secret subterranean world few outside gaza have ever seen. >> beneaths the streets of gaza lies an underground city. >> reporter: israel's army claims this is where hamas plans and carries out attacks. >> destroying hamas means destroying this tunnel network. >> reporter: a labyrinth of passages, shafts, and rooms believed to stretch more than 300 miles and possibly to a depth of more than 200 feet. nicknamed the gaza metro, used to ambush and assault. >> how crucial are the tunnels under dpoiz to hamas. >> they're pivotal for anything that the hamas has planned to do and will probably also execute. >> reporter: joel raskin is an expert on gaza's tunnels, studying their evolution over half a century. dug by hand and basic tools, early narrow tunnels were used

to smuggle goods in from egypt, later for weapons. now modernized for attack and virtually undetectable. >> the geology of the gaza strip is ideal for tunnel digging and maintaining. it's very complex for tunnel detection based on the abundant layers of sediment. >> reporter: raskin shows me his rendering of a cross section that israeli military could be up against. attack shafts near the israel border. defense shafts furthe back. artillery pads below the surface. and tunnels linked to apartment blocks and hospitals for escape. >> hamas terrorists operate under hospitals in gaza with network of terror tunnels. >> reporter: al she fa hospital is gaza's biggest. the tunnels that israel claims run under it in focus. hamas denies there are tunnels under the hospital, which says it's sheltering 40,000 displaced

palestinians, treating the wounded and the helpless from israel's intensifying ground operations. amir ulo is an israeli reserve colonel and first went into a gaza tunnel in 2007. >> it's a small place, crowded, a dark place. >> reporter: since then, israel's military has been training in its own mock tunnels built by the u.s. army. in the past three days, israel has been dropping bombs to cave in hamas' networks. and there are international hostages in those tunnels. how does that complicate the invasion? >> we are realistic. i'm not telling you that we are not going to face losses. we are not seeking for war. we are seeking for peace. but when it's time to war, we know how to fight it, and we will do it, and we will prevail. >> reporter: and prime minister benjamin netanyahu has framed this conflict as the battle for israel's very survival. but the families of those hostages are concerned, are

fearful that they will not come out of this alive. >> ramy inocencio reporting from israel. closer to home, the record heat and drought in parts of the country this summer has devastated the harvest for thousands of farmers, and that's already driving up food prices across the country. mark strassmann has the story from rural louisiana. >> reporter: van hanser ling grows peanuts and cotton, but this mississippi farmer is harvesting a disaster. >> it probably took two-thirds of the cotton crop and probably half of the peanut crop. i've been farming for over 40 years, and i've never seen anything like this. >> reporter: his losses alone, about $1.2 million. too much heat, too little rain. >> this one's got a piece of a bean in it. >> reporter: this summer's same one-two punch that knocked down jack dorsey' soybean harvest in neighboring louisiana. he calls soybeans poverty peas. >> everything hurts on a farm it you're not getting everything,

all the potential out of your crop. >> reporter: over the summer here in franklin parish, 27 days of triple-digit heat baked crops. making matters worse, between mid-july and the end of august, no rain for nearly six weeks, not one drop. another issue for these soybean fields, it never really cooled down at night during the scorcher of a summer. that further stressed these beans, which further stressed these farmers. summer extremes hit farms from california to minnesota to mississippi. its impact hitting farmers like daly and consumers like us. he's lucky. his loss, about 15% of his soybeans. >> it looks like we're going to get our crop out, which is huge. >> reporter: it's what always seeds a farmer's outlook --

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music's most recognizable. ♪ have a good time ♪ >> reporter: a distinctive sound that goes back more than 30 years to one of the top pop groups of the '90s. ♪ and just let her cry ♪ >> reporter: but after the record label lost interest in hootie and the blowfish, darius rucker went solo and made music history. >> most people were saying this was never, ever going to work. >> never going to work? >> never. >> never been done? no one comes over from pop. >> no one comes over from pop and the black guy is going to come over from pop? this is not going to work, you know. but that's always been fun to prove people wrong. ♪ history in the making ♪ >> reporter: prove people wrong he did. 15 years ago, rucker's first country album debuted at number one. ♪ this could be one of those memories ♪ >> reporter: since then, he's had ten number one country

singles. and his take on wagon wheel is one of the top five best-selling country songs of all time. >> did you ever doubt yourself? >> no, i never doubt my talent. >> but what happens when you keep hearing no, no, no over and over? how do you keep going? >> i don't hear no. >> you don't? >> you might say no, but i don't hear it. there's always music everywhere. >> reporter: rucker traces that confidence to hear, charleston, south carolina. >> and it looks the same? >> it's exactly the same. >> reporter: nearly a decade ago, he took us to his childhood home, where he group up one of six kids raised by his mother, a nurse. >> she believed in me more than i believed in myself. >> what would she say. >> she'd tell me all the time, you're going to make it. you're going to live your dream. i can't wait. how big is my house going to be? i can't wait. yeah. >> does that ever get to you, that you never got to buy her

that big house? >> all the time. >> reporter: carolyn died in 1992 of a heart attack, two years before hootie and the blowfish released their album that would become one of the top ten best-selling studio albums >> i got the record deal. i knew i was never going to be able to share that with her. there was nobody in the world i wanted to share that with more than her. >> because she was always with you. >> she would have been so proud. she would have been so proud. ♪ ♪ you soothe my soul ♪ >> my mom was always smiling, always laughing. >> reporter: the idea for the record came to him during the pandemic. ♪ i know it's been about 30 years since i heard from you ♪ >> i was a little depressed. i just wasn't happy with anything, and i sat down and said to myself, at the end of the day, i'm just my mama's boy.

it kind of made me feel a little better and i said i'm going to name the record carolyn's boy. >>. >> reporter: a man who fights for what is right. rucker recalls a 1969 his mother went on strike in charleston with other black hospital workers for fair pay. >> she was standing up for herself and standing up for her colleagues. ♪ >> reporter: since the beginning of his career, rucker has also taken a stand, being upfront about the racism he's endured, something he feels is even more important as a proud father of three. on this album, rucker writes about finding common ground. ♪ ain't no doubt we can figure it out again ♪ >> reporter: but division is now front and center in country music. last month, maren morris announced she's leaving the genre. rucker says he respects her and her choice, but he's taking a different path. >> i'm not going to leave.

i'm going to make it better. >> how do you do that? >> i'm going to keep working and keep being me. just this kid from charleston, and i sit back, and i go, this is unbelievable. >> reporter: and by being himself, rucker is opening doors for others. >> somebody said to me, they were like, you know, cane and those guys never happened if i don't have three number ones. >> that's true. >> the diversity of country music is getting better. we're putting butts in the seats. we need -- you know, we're not a lily white industry anymore. ♪ ♪ i never made sense to me ♪ >> reporter: rucker says his own success is a testament to the change. >> when they were saying my audience won't accept a black country singer, it was like, you can't be speaking for all of your audience. and i'm sure there's people that don't accept me as a country singer. but obviously most people do. and i just -- that's how i see it, you know.

i just -- don't argue with them. just prove them wrong. >> show them. >> show them. >> you did. >> i did. i'm very proud of -- of the last 16 years of my life. >> what about the 15 or 16 before that? >> those were pretty awesome. >> reporter: for "cbs mornings," i'm jan crawford in nashville, tennessee. ♪ time,

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nothing screams harvest time more than a corn maze. john lour its entook a walk through a giant one. >> we roll into sweet corn, with i is our biggest crop. >> reporter: brad and his family run stony brook farms. they grow vegetables for grocery stores, but not all of their corn ends up in a supermarket. >> then you decide somewhere along the line, we should make a

maze? >> our first year we started, it was just basically a pumpkin with kind of a maze in there. >> from a simple pumpkin in 2016 to one of the largest mazes in the world. last year stony brook put together an extremely detailed maze full of scary movie characters, and they did it all in 110 acres of corn, totaling 15 miles of pathways. this year, there's a jurassic park theme. >> this is actually in the tractor cab with us when we're planting. >> reporter: after he gets an idea, brad works with a company called maze play to design his autumn adventure. then he uses the best of farm technology to get the labyrinth just right. going a steady three miles an hour, the program tells his tractor where to drop seeds in the spring so he gets this in the fall. this year instead of strolling through freddy krueger's head, visitors can walk through the neck of a brontosaurus. they also made this maze cheat-proof by planting the corn stalks tightly together and in two different directions so you can't bust right through it.

the record for getting through the most difficult maze last year was 40 minutes, but some people can spend hours trying to find their way. john lauritsen, cbs news, foley, minnesota. and that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm olivia gazis. this is "cbs news flash." i'm jarred hill in new york. president biden has issued an executive order regulating artificial intelligence. it requires developers share safety test results with the government if models pose a risk to the economy or national security. the order also directs agencies to develop guidance for labeling a.i.-generated content. a kansas judge has put a hold on a series of abortion restrictions in the state.

the hold will remain in place until a lawsuit from abortion providers wraps up next year. kansas voted last year to confirm abortion protections in the state constitution. and get ready to feel the kenergy. mattel is releasing a new ken doll based on the version played by ryan gosling in the hit movie "barbie." for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. tonight, israeli forces reach gaza city, moving to cut off the main road there and ramping up strikes on hamas targets. plus, an israeli female soldier taken hostage by hamas is rescued. but there is sad news tonight about others held captive. here are tonight's headlines. >> the bible says that there's a time for peace and a time for war. this is a time for war.

>> prime minister netanyahu stands firm in his mission to destroy hamas as the situation in gaza grows desperate. >> despite the near constant heavy bombardment of gaza, hamas has shown itself capable of firing back. this just happened this morning. residents here say a rocket came right through the window from the direction of gaza and caused all this destruction. anti-semitic incidents on the rise around the world. hundreds storm a russian airport looking for israeli passengers. back here at home, online threats against jewish students at cornell. the alarming spike. the new details in the maine mass shooting. why police were sent to the gunman's house for a health and welfare check before the massacre that killed so many. >> the makeshift memorials to the 18 victims are growing as this community starts to heal. tonight, tributes for matthew perry are pouring in. plus, why it could take weeks to find out the cause of the sitcom star's sudden death.

warning for those who use over-the-counter eye drops. the fda now says more than a dozen brands can cause infection and even vision loss. what you need to know. end of the autoworkers strike. gm becomes the final company to reach a tentative deal after six weeks of picketing. what it means for wages. and a halloween treat for these sweet nicu babies and their families. >> having them in the nicu can feel really scary, so getting this little moment of joy is just a delight. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight the war between israel and hamas is escalating with israeli troops, tanks, and helicopters pushing deeper into gaza. prime minister benjamin netanyahu tonight saying it is time for war and that there will be no cease-fire because doing so would be like surrendering to

hamas. israel's military has reached gaza city, and there are reports that they've cut off a key road that connects the territory. the military says a female soldier who has been held hostage since the october 7th attack was freed and is doing well. the near constant barrage of air strikes continues with israel saying it hit hundreds of targets in the past 24 hours, killing dozens of hamas fighters. the hamas-run gaza health ministry says the number of people killed there now tops 8,000. the united nations is warning that the worsening humanitarian situation is resulting in the breakdown of civil order with civilians ransacking relief centers. we have team coverage tonight starting with cbs's charlie d'agata in tel aviv. good evening, charlie. >> reporter: good evening, norah. the prime minister's address tonight was in english, clearly aimed at a global audience. he said the u.s. would not agree to a cease-fire after pearl harbor or 9/11. neither should israel.

israeli defense forces released new video said to show its tanks and troops pushing deeper into gaza, saying they struck 600 terror targets in the past 24 hours. and also announcing that an israeli soldier held hostage in gaza is back home. private ori megidish freed during an operation overnight. her emotional family reunion proved that despite the risks, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said tonight the ground incursion is working. >> the ground action actually creates the possibility, not the certainty, but the possibility of getting our hostages out because hamas will not do it unless they're under pressure. >> reporter: but he earlier condemned as cruel psychological propaganda hamas video released today apparently showing three israeli women being held

c captive, one seen fiercely criticizing the government, officials say likely under duress. today also brought tragic news about 23-year-old shani louk. the german israeli one of many young people kidnapped at a music concert, later seen paraded on the back of a hamas pickup truck. investigators identified a piece of her skull matching her dna. the fate of the rest of more than 230 hostages remains in the balance as israeli troops advance. video on social media showed an israeli tank in gaza city blocking the territory's main north-south highway and apparently opening fire on a vehicle. and yet even under intense naged to fire rockets into l israel today, with one hitting this apartment in netivot. this doesn't compare to the level of destruction in gaza, but the israeli government says as long as hamas is capable of launching attacks like this, the

fight in gaza will go on. with netanyahu declaring tonight that international calls for a cease-fire are a call for israel to surrender to hamas, the toll is growing for those trapped inside this bloody conflict. the u.s. state department said today that the release of the american hostages remains a top priority and that negotiations are ongoing with qatari mediators. there are reports that a high-ranking israeli intelligence chief is part of that. ten americans are still unaccounted for. norah. >> charlie d'agata, thank you. the white house was quick to condemn an intense display of anti-semitism sunday night when a mob stormed an airport in the russian muslim majority republic of dagestan, looking for israeli passengers. today national security council spokesman john kirby called the incident a chilling demonstration of hate, bigotry,

and intimidation. we get more now from cbs's ramy inocencio. >> reporter: an angry anti-israel mob stormed the main airport in dagestan sunday evening, searching for jewish passengers arriving on a flight from tel aviv, shouting "allahu akbar," "god is great," waving palestinian flags. some angry men breaking down doors in what appears to be secure areas. scared airport staff saying, "no, no, there are no israelis here." the crowd, in the hundreds, ran onto the tarmac, some surrounding one man and demanding his passport. he said he was from uzbekistan. at the red wings plane from tel aviv, passengers were told to get back on, and the doors were shut. this passenger filming police pinning people to the tarmac. the republic's ministry officials say 60 people were detained for questioning, and 20 people were injured. no israeli citizens were harmed.

tel aviv's airport says it's only operating at about 20% capacity with most foreign carriers suspended. on sunday night, the office of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israel expects russian law enforcement to protect all israeli citizens. norah. >> ramy inocencio, thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight, the white house is increasing pressure on israel to allow more humanitarian aid into gaza as the situation worsens by the hour. the u.n. saying today conditions will soon make it impossible to operate in the besieged

territory. cbs's debora patta reports civilians are desperate for food and clean water. >> reporter: this woman has been waiting for hours, and she is panicking. "i just want some flour," she screams. "i need to feed my children." supplies of basic human necessities are running out. it's become so desperate that residents broke into several united nations warehouses. underneath gaza, hamas is dug into a maze of tunnels, where it's believed they've been stockpiling enough food to last for months. but for palestinians who have already endured 16 years of an israeli blockade, daily life revolves around scrounging for anything they can find, and that's if they survive another night. cbs news producer marwan

al ghoul drove what is left of the northern part of gaza city. >> reporter: suddenly, massive air strike hit this house. i can see the bodies of a woman here. a little boy is here, and others are looking for more deaths and more victims. >> reporter: many are sheltering in hospitals, which continue to receive patients with catastrophic injuries day in and day out as doctors and nurses struggle to treat them. grief is everywhere. "they're killing us," sobs this man. the israeli military accuses hamas of hiding beneath hospitals and has repeatedly ordered their evacuation. but the red crescent says hundreds will die if moved from intensive care, and for civilians seeking safety here, there is nowhere left to run to. just 27 aid trucks entered gaza

today, but it is nowhere near enough, norah. and this comes just as the u.s. stresses israel must prioritize the protection of civilians. >> debora patta, thank you. there's also a troubling rise in anti-semitism back here in the u.s. now the fbi is investigating disturbing and hate-filled threats against jewish students at cornell university. cbs's nancy cordes reports from the white house, where the biden administration today announced new steps to combat the problem. >> reporter: a war being waged a half a world away is inflaming campuses here at home. >> if hamas is worse than isis, then israel is worse than nazi germany. >> reporter: at cooper union college in new york city, a group of jewish students huddled inside a locked library during a pro-palestinian protest a few days ago. >> for about roughly ten minutes, approximately ten minutes, they were banging on the doors of the library. >> reporter: at cornell

university, jewish students were advised to avoid the kosher dining hall out of an abundance of caution due to online threats. new york governor kathy hochul. >> no one should be afraid to walk from their dorm or their dining hall to a classroom. >> reporter: but jewish students at columbia university said today they are afraid in a way they weren't before. >> we know now that there are students in our class that simply hate us because we're jewish. >> reporter: julia jassey runs a nonprofit called jewish on campus. >> in your view, what are some of the mistakes universities are making? >> i think it's a really important time to understand there's a difference between political discourse and the harassment, the attacks on jewish students on campus. >> reporter: the sentiments aren't confined to colleges. a las vegas man was just charged with one count of threatening a federal official after he left a series of anti-semitic voicemails vowing to assault, kidnap, or murder a u.s. senator. sources tell cbs news the target was nevada democrat jacky rosen.

and in illinois, the man suspected of murdering a 6-year-old palestinian american boy, an alleged hate crime, made his first appearance in court today. the biden administration announced today it is detailing dozens of cybersecurity experts to help schools examine anti-semitic and islamaphobic threats. and the departments of justice and homeland security are now working with campus police departments to track hate-related rhetoric. norah. >> nancy cordes at the white house, thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ma, ma, ma— ( clears throat ) for fast sore throat relief, try vicks vapocool drops. with two times more menthol per drop, and powerful vicks vapors to vaporize sore throat pain. vicks vapocool drops. vaporize sore throat pain.

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according to the associated press, the sagadahoc county sheriff says after the army reserve contacted his office, he sent a deputy to card's home for a welfare check, but he wasn't there. the sheriff's office initiated a statewide alert, warning maine law enforcement about card in september. maine's governor, janet mills, deflected questions about whether signs were missed. >> the maine state police is undergoing a thorough investigation of every aspect of the case. facts are important. >> reporter: the fbi says it did not receive any tips or information about card from the military or maine law enforcement. chris swecker is a former deputy director of the fbi. >> it looks to me like the bigger failure was on the part of the army. i think the sheriff's department should have done a more proactive welfare check. >> we have an active shooter. we have multiple injuries. >> reporter: on wednesday night, the gunman targeted this bar and

grill and bowling alley. 10-year-old toni asselin was inside at the time. >> i saw someone get shot on the third shot. >> reporter: toni's grandfather rushed to the bowling alley to reunite with his family. he waited anxiously for any signs of hope. >> i heard four of the most beautiful words in the world. i'll never forget. >> what did you say to your grandpa? >> "i'm not dead, pepe." >> reporter: toni's mother is concerned about the impact witnessing what happened here last wednesday night is going to have on her 10-year-old daughter. norah, a gun shop owner in this area says that card tried to purchase a silencer for one of his guns. ultimately he was found with numerous firearms in his possession. >> just chilling. jeff pegues, thank you. general motors reached a tentative agreement and contract agreement with the united auto

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age of 54. tonight we're hearing for the first time from his fellow actors in the hit sitcom. in a joint statement to "people" magazine, they said, we were more than just cast mates. we are a family. we're going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss. here's entertainment tonight co-host kevin frazier. >> all right. somebody kiss me. >> reporter: you could say matthew perry became friends with millions of tv viewers as the quick-witted, often sarcastic chandler bing. >> i got her machine. >> her answering machine? >> no. interestingly enough, her leaf blower picked up. >> reporter: and tonight remembrances continue to pour in for the friend they've lost, including in front of the fictional new york apartment where his character lived. the 54-year-old perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his pacific palisades home late saturday afternoon. >> engine 23, rescue 23, respond to a drowning. >> reporter: investigators reportedly found no signs of foul play or illegal drugs in

the home. just a week ago, perry posted an image of himself in his hot tub on instagram. >> i'm not going to be embarrassed anymore. >> "friends" premiered in 1994 and featured perry for all ten seasons, earning him one of several emmy nominations. >> i can't do it, toby. i'm sorry. >> reporter: that praise includes his turn to drama as a republican lawyer in "the west wing." perry's decade-long struggle with drugs and alcohol were revealed in his memoir last year. >> i want to drink all the time because it's the only time i feel good and normal. but then it turns on you. the drink turns on you and says, well, now i'm going to kill you. >> reporter: in the book, perry described how he attended 6,000 aa meetings and had been in rehab 15 times. he claimed he spent around $9 million just to get sober. >> if somebody comes up to me and says, "i can't stop drinking. can you help me?" i can say yes and follow up and do it. and when i die, i don't want

"friends" to be the first thing that's mentioned. i want that to be the first thing that's mentioned, and i'm going to live the rest of my life proving that. [ applause ] >> reporter: and perry was working on expanding his foundation's efforts to help as many as possible that were struggling with addiction. he was also working on his own well-being. friends tell us he was playing pickleball twice a day. officials say it could take weeks to determine what caused his death. norah. >> kevin frazier, thank you very much. now to the weather. halloween deep freeze. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪

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a major cold snap is set to grip much of the central u.s. with 90 million americans under freeze or frost alerts over the next two nights, that's right, including halloween. freeze warnings are posted in more than a dozen states from parts of california, arizona, and new mexico all the way to the northeast, making it a chilly day for trick-or-treaters. by wednesday, we could see

dozens of record lows. tonight an important consumer alert about widely used eye drops. the fda is warning people to stop using more than two dozen over-the-counter eye drop products because of a potential risk of eye infection that could lead to blindness. federal health officials say cvs, rite aid, and target are removing their products. for more information on the warning and products, go to cbsnews.com. trick-or-treat comes early for the newborns in this nicu. that's next. finally tonight, we leave you with some of the sweetest treats. newborns at the cedars-sinai nicu continue the annual tradition of dressing up to celebrate the holiday. volunteers have been making the outfits for more than 25 years

to help the babies and their parents get into the halloween spirit. this year's costumes were inspired by children's books and included a cat, sunflower, pumpkin, bat, and more. and that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news cntinues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and follow us online anytime 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. president biden has issued an executive order regulating artificial intelligence. it requires developers share safety test results with the government if models pose a risk to the economy or national security. the order also directs agencies to develop guidance for labeling a.i.-generated content. a kansas judge has put a hold on a series of abortion

restrictions in the state. the hold will remain in place until a lawsuit from abortion providers wraps up next year. kansas voted last year to confirm abortion protections in the state constitution. and get ready to feel the kenergy. mattel is releasing a new ken doll based on the version played by ryan gosling in the hit movie "barbie." for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. it's tuesday, october 31st, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." moving deeper into gaza. israeli forces expanding attacks on hamas targets, freeing one soldier. hate on campus. the troubling threats, jewish student fears, and how the white house is responding. and warning signs missed. new information about the maine