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vigorous debate and protests have erupted on college campuses since the israel-hamas war began, with some leading to violence and intimidation. fbi director christopher wray. >> but the ongoing war in the middle east has raised the threat of an attack against americans in the united states to a whole another level. >> reporter: back on campus at cornell, students say despite an increase in police presence and an arrest, students are still concerned about safety and free speech. >> i think people are a little bit more afraid to i guess speak out, especially jewish students, you know, because this is a threat against their identity. >> reporter: i also heard from a group of muslim students here on campus who condemned those horrific threats against jewish students, and said they are a mockery of their religion. they also pointed to messages that are islamophobic and hateful on those message boards and said that they too feel unsafe in this increasingly tense environment.
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norah? >> very tense. lilia luciano, thank you. well, we're learning more tonight about a terrifying confrontation in the cockpit of a delta airlines flight where officials say a copilot threatened to shoot the plane's captain mid flight. as cbs' kris van cleave reports, that copilot is facing a felony charge that could land him in prison. >> reporter: details remain limited, but while working as the first officer on an unspecified delta airlines flight in late august 2022, jonathan dunn allegedly threatened the captain they would be shot multiple times if the captain diverted the flight. the department of transportation inspector general's office says the disagreement was prompted by a disagreement over a passenger medical incident. dunn was indicted by a utah grand jury last month. court documents allege he used a dangerous weapon in assaulting and intimidating the crewmember. he was thoerzed to carry a firearm through the tsa's federal flight deck officer program.
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tsa says dunn has since been removed from that program. it was launched after 9/11 as an additional layer of security on domestic flight. >> drop the weapon! >> it serves as that last line of defense in case everything else goes bad. >> reporter: john pistol is a former tsa administrator. >> i think it's worth knowing for the bad guys even if they can get the cockpit door open, it may be the last door they open. >> reporter: they also completed training program overseen by federal air marshals and are recertified twice a year. >> get back, get back! >> we need to take a hard look at the oversight program relating to the people who command airplanes in cockpits. >> reporter: this newly revealed incident followed another cockpit confrontation last month when an offduty alaska airlines captain allegedly attempted to turn off a plane's engines mid flight. >> i think if you look at the
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big picture, our safety system very good in this country. >> reporter: dunn is said to be arraigned in federal court on that felony charge later this month. the faa requires pilots to have a valid medical certificate. we understand dunn's certificate has been suspended. delta says he is no longer employed by the airline. our efforts to reach dunn have so far been unsuccessful. norah? >> it's quite a story. kris van cleave, thank you. donald trump jr. took the stand today at the civil fraud trial that could determine the fate of the trump family's new york real estate empire. trump jr., an executive vice president with the trump organization said he was not in charge of accounting details at the company. the turumps are accused of frau, grossly overvaluing the value of their properties. turning to weather, more than 150 million americans will see temperatures below freezing overnight. that's from mississippi to maine.
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for the cold forecast, let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. hey there, mike. >> norah, good evening. that fall chill is sticking around, but not for that much longer, okay? we've got one more day to get through the really cold stuff. really cold, even across the south. places like montgomery, alexandria, austin, texas will have temperatures near freezing if not below it. in nashville, 28 degrees. temperatures freezing once you get across the ohio valley. now the cold air is all courtesy of the jet stream, taking a big dip to the south. however, that jet stream flattens going into the weekend. that means a lot of places see temperatures rebound. a lot of places at or above average across dozens of states going into the weekend. for example, 60s and 70s now return. nashville, 71. 68 in st. louis. temperatures in the 70s across the south here, norah, and a trend that continues into sunday and beyond. >> mike bettes, thanks. thousands of teachers and school staffers went on strike today in portland, oregon,
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for me. >> reporter: here's how it works under the current system. for a $500,000 home, the seller agrees to pay a commission, typically 5 to 6% of the home's selling price. that is then split between the seller's agent and the buyer's agent. sellers have to pay the commission in order to have their home included on the multilisting service, or mls, a vast property database that feeds into popular sites like zillow. >> it doesn't sound like that radical of a concept. you pay for the person working for you. >> reporter: he brought the lawsuit against the national association of realtors and some of the largest real estate brokers in the country. >> what we proved is the national association of realtors has joined in a conspiracy with two of the largest corporate real estate brokers to use the system to fix price. >> reporter: the court determined the current commission model makes it difficult for sellers and buyers to negotiate lower fees. at a time when technology makes it easy for anyone to access real estate listings online.
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the national association of realtors plans to appeal the verdict and says its rules serve in the best interests of consumers. >> it's scary, and it's daunting. and so we'll see. it's a big shake-up. >> reporter: l.a. realtor pamela rich says a shift in fees could put homes out of reach for some. who could this impact the most? >> i think the buyers. although the seller may have some financial relief, the buyer is now the one that is going to absorb the cost for the buyers' fees. that's a huge shift in the industry. >> reporter: now it's unclear if banks will allow buyers to fold those fees into their mortgage loans. of course that comes at a time when interest rates are extremely high. similar class action lawsuits are in the works across the country. norah? >> such a big story. carter evans, thank you. and now to some breaking news. former indiana hoosiers basketball coach bobby knight has died at the age of 83. that's according to an online statement by his family. knight was one of the most successful coaches in the history of college basketball.
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there is news tonight about the cost of hosting a thanksgiving feast. turkey prices are down about 9%. that's according to a new report from wells fargo. the price of ham, however, is up more than 5% to $4.56 per pound. fresh cranberries are 20% cheaper than this time last year, but canned cranberries are up almost 60%. one of the biggest names in music makes a rare public appearance. we'll tell you who, next.
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do what you do best. and that's "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. from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm jarred hill in new york. president biden is calling for a pause in gaza, responding to a rabbi asking for a cease-fire during an event in minnesota. administration officials have been advocating for what they call humanitarian pauses in order to free hostages. this comes hours after the rafah border crossing was opened to allow some foreign nationals to escape to egypt. representative george santos survived a vote to expel him from the house saturday night.
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santos will still face an investigation from the house ethics committee as well as a criminal trial. and the texas rangers are world series champions for the first time in franchise history. short stop corey seager was named world series mvp. 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". >> we begin tonight with the rush to escape gaza for hundreds of foreign nationals, including american citizens who have been trapped in the war zone for more than three weeks. today the border crossing with egypt was opened for the first time since the start of the war, allowing hundreds of foreign passport holders and some critically injured palestinians to leave gaza. diplomatic sources tell cbs news
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that this first batch of evacuations was negotiated by qatar in coordination with the u.s. the news comes as the war between israel and hamas escalates with a second air strike on the jabalya refugee camp in as many days. israel says fighter jets hit a terrorist command and control center and killed several members of hamas. the u.n. human rights office says the strikes on tuesday could amount to war crimes due to the high number of civilian casualties. all this as israeli ground forces push deeper into palestinian territory. an israeli defense forces commander says troops have broken through hamas' front lines and now are at the gates of gaza city. with have team coverage from israel to washington, and cbs' charlie d'agata is going to start us off tonight from tel aviv. good evening, charlie. >> good evening, norah. today president biden said we'll see more from the negotiations in the coming days, that the u.s. government is work nonstop to get americans out of gaza as soon and as safely as possible. for a fortunate few, the
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nightmare of living under the constant fear of bombardment is over today. 500 people, mostly foreign passport holders the first to cross from gaza into egypt since the conflict began. but only a handful of americans so far. the u.s. state department says around 400 u.s. citizens are still trying to get out of gaza, but more americans are expected to leave tomorrow plus their families. u.s. citizen fatih abou hassan is still trapped. >> no water, no food, no shelter, nothing, nothing. we open our eyes on the dead people and we close our eyes on dead people. >> reporter: today brought another deadly reminder of the chaos and carnage they're fleeing. hamas said another israeli air strike hit the jabalya refugee camp this morning.
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warplanes had already pounded the area the day before, devastating surrounding apartment buildings. rescuers emerging from the dust and debris cradling small children. the israeli defense forces say it was targeting and killed a senior hamas commander and several militants. but civilians are among the dozens of people who died, including children according to hamas health officials. we can't independently verify the numbers. "i lost my whole family, 15 of them," says this man, holding a list of their names. "they were innocent. what did they do?" fierce clashes have been reported from both sides in several locations along the gaza strip. hamas released this new video, said to show fighters emerging from tunnels and firing rocket-propelled grenades at israeli tanks. and this video claiming to show
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a drone dropping a bomb on a group of israeli soldiers in a circle. the israeli military reported today at least 16 of its soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours of fighting. and rockets continue to get through israeli defenses. a dash cam captured a rocket slamming into a highway near the border city of ashdod. miraculously, paramedics said only three people were lightly wounded. but for now, it's the other side of the border that's bearing the brunt of this war and why everyone is so desperate to escape while they can. >> and charlie d'agata is back with us. and so for those who were able to leave gaza today, why did hamas agree to this deal? >> norah, it's not entirely clear. we know a number of badly wounded palestinians were able to cross into egypt for medical care, but u.s. state department spokesman matthew miller made clear today the u.s. is not making any concessions to hamas
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on the aid front. norah? >> charlie d'agata, thank you so much. donald trump jr. took the stand today at the civil fraud trial that could determine the fate of the trump family's new york real estate empire. trump jr., an executive vice president with the trump organization said he was not in charge of accounting details at the company. the trumps are accused of fraud, grossly overexaggerating the values of their properties. thousands of teachers and staffers went on strike today in portland, oregon, canceling school for about 49,000 students. the teachers, whose average salary is $82,000 a year, are demanding higher pay, more time to plan lessons and a cap on class sizes. the union has advised parents to make plans for child care while 81 schools in the district are closed. now to the class action ruling that could change the way americans buy and sell homes.
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a federal jury in missouri on tuesday found that the national association of realtors liable for artificially inflating commissions and awarded plaintiffs $1.8 billion in damages. cbs' carter evans takes a look at what it means for the average consumer. >> i think that this is going to drastically lower what commission rates are. >> reporter: jared bright's long legal battle with the real estate industry began when he sold his st. louis home back in 2017. he was frustrated that he had to pay a commission to the buyer's broker. >> certainly i didn't understand why i was paying for someone who ihad never met, will never meet, and wasn't doing anything for me. >> reporter: here's how it works under the current system. for a $500,000 home, the seller agrees to pay a commission, typically 5 to 6% of the home's selling price. that is then split between the seller's agent and the buyer's agent. sellers have to pay the commission in order to have their home included on the multiple listing service, or
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mls, a vast property database that sfwfeeds into popular site like zillow. >> it doesn't sound like that radical of a concept. you pay for the person working for you. >> reporter: this attorney brought the lawsuit against the national association of realtors and some of the largest real estate brokers in the country. >> what we proved is the national association of realtors has joined in a conspiracy with two of the largest corporate real estate brokers to use the system to fix prices. >> reporter: the court determined the current commission model makes it difficult for sellers and buyers to negotiate lower fees. at a time when technology makes it easy for anyone to access real estate listings online. the national association of realtors plans to appeal the verdict and says its rules serve in the best interests of consumers. >> it's scary, and it's daunting. and so we'll see. it's a big shake-up. >> reporter: l.a. realtor pamela rich says a shift in fees could put homes out of reach for some. who could this impact the most? >> i think the buyers. although the seller may have some financial relief, the buyer is now the one that is going to
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absorb the cost for the buyers' fees. that's a huge shift in the industry. >> reporter: now it's unclear if banks will allow buyers to fold those fees into their mortgage loans. of course that comes at a time when interest rates are extremely high. similar class action lawsuits are in the works across the country. norah? >> such a big story. carter evans, thank you. and we're done. hm, what about these? ♪ looks right.
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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm ed o'keefe in washington. thanks for staying with us. a former delta airlines copilot could face 20 years in prison, indicted for allegedly pulling a gun in the cockpit and threatening to shoot the pilot while the plane was in the air. the pilot reportedly wanted to divert the flight to get help for a sick passenger. delta won't say where the flight
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originated, where it was headed, or if the plane did actually divert. we turn to kris van cleave for more details. >> reporter: a cockpit confrontation involving a gun mid flight in a federal indictment filed last month, federal prosecutors accuse former first officer jonathan dunn of threatening to shoot the flight's captain in august of 2022. the department of transportation inspector general's office said dunn allegedly had a disagreement with the captain who wanted to divert the flight due to a passenger medical event. dunn allegedly told the captain they would be shot multiple times if the flight diverted. according to court documents obtained by cbs news, a utah grand jury indicted dunn two weeks ago on one count of interference with a flight crew. cbs news has reached out the dunn for comment. delta has confirmed dunn was working as a first officer on that flight when the incident occurred, but is no longer employed by the airline. dunn was legally carrying the
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gun in the flight deck as part of a program. pilots go through 60 hours of training allowing them to be armed on a domestic flight. news of this comes on the heels of another incident last week when captain joseph emerson allegedly attempted to shut off the plane's engines. court documents say he told police he was having a nervous breakdown. >> these two isolated issues, obviously both very concerning to the traveling public. >> reporter: ross feinstein, a former tsa press secretary says these incidents will renew calls for getting pilots the resources they need. >> moving forward, there will be some questions about mental health for pilots in terms of the issues that may occur in the cockpit. >> reporter: dunn is set to be arraigned later this month. i'm kris van cleave in phoenix. a jury in california has ruled tesla's autopilot system was not at fault in a deadly crash in 2019. the two surviving passengers sued for $400 million claiming tesla knowingly sold defective technology.
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afer four days of deliberation, the jury decided instead human error caused the accident. carter evans has the story. >> reporter: after weeks of crash reenactments, brutal images of the wreckage, and a heart-wrenching account from one of the victims, a jury ruled tuesday that tesla's autopilot system did not cause the crash that killed mica leigh and severely injured his fiance and her 8-year-old son. in 2018, lee was driving a tesla model 3 when it veered off a highway and into a tree and burst into flames. >> consumers need to be fully understanding and aware of what they're getting into when they get into these cars. >> reporter: in the first of its kind, attorney says autopilot caused the crash. >> it's put out beta, which by definition means it's a prototype, not ready for production. >> reporter: tesla argued it's not clear if autopilot was even turned on and the crash was caused by human error, and said
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in a statement its cars are making the roads safer every day. >> vehicle designs need to assume the flawed driver, not the perfect driver. >> reporter: law professional bryant walker smith is an expert in driving automation. >> no matter what tesla might call some of its features, misleadingly so, they are not full self-driving because they require a driver. >> reporter: toxicology reports reveal that lee had alcohol in his system, but it was under the legal limit. and while tesla promotes its self-driving feature, a disclaimer on its website say the currently enabled features do not make the driver autonomous. >> so if i have to drive in a hyper vigilant fashion, why do have i autopilot? >> reporter: down the road, michael says the verdict could raise even more problems about who is ultimately responsible when and if autonomous driving systems go wrong. >> it's these type of events that start to cause people to take notice and cause regulators to come in and say this is now a wake-up call for the automotive
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industry. >> reporter: and this just the first case? >> this is. >> reporter: i'm carter evans in los angeles. donald trump's children are taking the witness stand this week in his civil fraud trial in new york city. cameras aren't allowed in the court, so visuals will be provided by courtroom sketch artists. scott macfarlane spoke with two of the most famous artists who have made careers in documenting history on a sketch pad. >> i was called by the fbi, the agents on this trial. >> reporter: jane rosenberg, a former starving artist from new york has found a way to make a very good living. >> i love sketching people. i find people fascinating. yeah, i thought it was big deal. >> reporter: rosenberg is one of the nation's most renowned courtroom sketch artists, chronicling history on a canvas. what draws you to this type of art? >> it's very exciting. it's an adrenaline rush for me to get called by the news and be needed. >> reporter: dispatched to the highest profile trials and
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hearings, from bill cosby to el chapo to a former president, with ink pens and pastels, she must do the work of a camera, accurately depicting not just famous faces, but a dramatic or historic moment in time. in washington, bill hennessey has spent more time in courtrooms than some of the judges. >> i like the start of unpredictable nature of it. >> reporter: decades ago he was a young dad scraping for work. >> someone called and said we need an artist. there anyone willing to go to a courtroom and draw? and i jumped at it because i needed to support my family. >> reporter: hennessey does what seems impossible to us mere mortals. you can do one of these in an hour or two? >> oh, less if need be, yeah. >> reporter: less? >> yeah. i mean, sometimes it's literally a few minutes. >> reporter: hennessey finished this depiction of the surprise last-minute settlement in the dominion fox news defamation lawsuit this spring in less than 15 minutes. >> sometimes people say oh you have a photographic memory. i do not. that moment sort of sears itself
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briefly and i sketch as quickly as i can. >> reporter: jane says her memory isn't photographic either, but believes her perspective can offer more than a camera. >> i have to see what happens, and then i be drawing very loose and sketchy, which i don't like people seeing. but it forms into the composition and maybe somebody is here and somebody is there. so it evolves as i go along. >> reporter: during donald trump's first court appearance in his new york criminal case this year, after a few drafts, rosenberg knew she captured the moment. her drawing went viral and on to the cover of "the new yorker." >> he is looking at a prosecutor who is standing up right over his shoulder. and he giving him a look, like how dare you do this to me. >> reporter: that's the expression he was making? >> that's the expression he was making. >> reporter: hennessey has drawn trump too and the bill clinton's senate impeachment kriel. and when the bush versus gore ruling was issued by the supreme court -- >> i make a point to watch all the time until the case is over. >> reporter: hennessey rushed
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out this drawing. >> that was interesting in that's the press room rather than the courtroom. >> reporter: you sketched the press room in the supreme court? >> i realized oh my god, they're all on the phone. >> reporter: smart choice. his ended up being the iconic sketch of that case. have you ever had a bad guy say hey, can i see how i look not your sketch? >> yeah, i have. i have had several who say i want to get a copy of that. and i think well, let's see how this goes. let's see if you still thinking that way attend. >> reporter: a favorable verdict for these courtroom masters. it's worth noting cbs news is a frequent client for jane rosenberg and bill hennessey. as for cameras in federal courts, including here at the u.s. supreme court, every time congress brings up the legislation, it falls short, which means that this very old-fashioned form of art is has a very bright future. >> that was scott macfarlane, and this is the "cbs overnight news."
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lucy craft has the story. >> reporter: fear them or loathe them, snakes are made for movement. armless and legless, with a ribbon for a body, snakes can side wind, crawl, and undulate across the most forbidding terrain. this versatility has inspired robots that act like serpents. robot designer of tokyo university's of electric communication admits he is charmed by snakes. tanaka said snakes have long, thin bodies that are perfect for getting in and out of tight space. their length allows them to climb over high obstacles. weighing about 20 pounds with cameras in its head and tail, this snake bot has joint motors and sensors so it can climb stairs with ease, slink over unsteady piles of debris, and slither through pipes. after floods hit western japan in 2018, tanaka's snake bot
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wriggled into a ruined house, allowing the homeowner to search for his belongings remotely. tanaka said future snake bots will search for victims. he said "since the snake bot's weight is described across its body, it can move through environments without disturbing them." snake bots may become a household accessory. if you've ever wondered what it's like to be wrapped in the coils of a boa constrictor, well, introducing the snake robot that gives a massage. perhaps not the best way to relax, but as scientists try to recreate the reptile's smoothest moves, they're also dreaming up tricks never seen in the wild. poised like a cobra and fitted with a grabber tool, a snake bot can turn off a water valve or open a door. tanaka said real snakes have just one head. but snake bot could open the door with its mouth, pull it open and enter the room tail-first.
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best buy is the latest retailer to stop selling movies on dvd. but that doesn't spell the end of what's call physical media. barrett stone has the story from minneapolis. >> reporter: you won't find a stockpile like this at best buy much longer. >> physical media, i'm not surprised best buy is getting away from that. >> reporter: but you will find it here at mr. zero. richard santa ana winden is a long-time collector of music, movies, games and more. and right now, his shop is one of the only local stores still
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selling dvds and vhs. >> getting physical media is not going to be as difficult as it sounds. you're just not going to go to best buy anymore. >> reporter: while the move doesn't surprise him, it doesn't deter his mission. >> there is an absolute need for physical media. now, is that need going to grow over the next few years? probably not. but there is always going to be a demographic that wants to buy these things. streaming services, or paid services, even if you buy it or download it, you don't own it. >> reporter: in a statement to wcco, the company says, quote, to state the obvious, the way we watch movies and tv shows is much different today than it was decades ago, making this change gives us more space and opportunity to bring customers new and innovative tech for them to explore, discover, and enjoy. best buy isn't the only company to make the move. last month, netflix ended its iconic red envelope era, shutting down its dvd by mail service for good.
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>> you can change whatever you want, but there is still going to be people that want to own a vhs. there is still a person who wants to own a laser disc or a record or cd. >> reporter: in roseville, barrett leon, wcco news. and that's the thuovernight news for this thursday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm ed o'keefe. this is cbs news flash. i'm jarred hill in new york. president biden is calling for a pause in gaza, responding to a rabbi asking for a cease-fire during an event in minnesota. administration officials have been advocating for what they call humanitarian pauses in order to free hostages. this comes hours after the rafah border crossing was opened to allow some foreign nationals to escape to egypt. representative george santos survived a vote to expel him from the house saturday night. santos will still face an
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investigation from the house ethics committee as well as a criminal trial. and the texas rangers are world series champions for the first time in franchise history. short stop corey seager was named world series mvp. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarr hill, cbs news, new ♪ tonight, american citizens and other foreign nationals are allowed to leave gaza through the border with egypt after being trapped for weeks in the war-torn territory. the race to evacuate as fighting continues between israel and hama. here are tonight's headlines. >> we came here hoping to live. >> we're there the moment the gate opens to let some people escape gaza, among them americans and some of the critically injured. plus, the heavy battles in northern gaza as the largest refugee camp is hit with another
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air strike. an engineering student at cornell university is under arrest, accused of threatening to kill jewish students as antisemitic threats rise here in the u.s. donald trump jr. testifies in that new york fraud trial. what the former president's oldest son said on the stand. the scary details after a delta copilot is accused of threatening the pilot with a gun that he had in the cockpit. why he was allowed to have the weapon on the plane. school's out for tens of thousands of students in portland as teachers go on strike. what they're demanding. selling your home could soon get a little cheaper thanks to a new court ruling that could reduce the commission fees paid to real estate agents and radically change the way homes are bought and sold in this country. and celine dion's first appearance in nearly four years. the advice she gave to a hockey team in vegas. ♪
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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news". >> we begin tonight with the rush to escape gaza for hundreds of foreign nationals, including american citizens who have been trapped in the war zone for more than three weeks. today the border crossing with egypt was opened for the first time since the start of the war, allowing hundreds of foreign passport holders and some critically injured palestinians to leave gaza. diplomatic sources tell cbs news that this first batch of evacuations was negotiated by qatar in coordination with the u.s. the news comes as the war between israel and hamas escalates with a second air strike on the jabalya refugee camp in as many days. israel says fighter jets hit a terrorist command and control center and killed several members of hamas. the u.n. human rights office says the strikes on tuesday could amount to war crimes due to the high number of civilian casualties. all this as israeli ground forces push deeper into
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palestinian territory. an israeli defense forces commander says troops have broken through hamas' front lines and now are at the gates of gaza city. we have team coverage from israel to washington, and charlie d'agata is going to start us off tonight from tel aviv. good evening, charlie. >> good evening, norah. today president biden said we'll see more from the negotiations in the coming days, that the u.s. government is work nonstop to get americans out of gaza as soon and as safely as possible. for a fortunate few, the nightmare of living under the constant fear of bombardment is over today. 500 people, mostly foreign passport holders the first to cross from gaza into egypt since the conflict began. but only a handful of americans so far. the u.s. state department says around 400 u.s. citizens are still trying to get out of gaza, but more americans are expected
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to leave tomorrow plus their families. u.s. citizen fatih abou hassan is still trapped. >> no water, no food, no shelter, nothing, nothing. we open our eyes on the dead people and we close our eyes on dead people. >> reporter: today brought another deadly reminder of the chaos and carnage they're fleeing. hamas said another israeli air strike hit the jabalya refugee camp this morning. warplanes had already pounded the area the day before, devastating surrounding apartment buildings. rescuers emerging from the dust and debris cradling small children. the israeli defense forces say it was targeting and killed a senior hamas commander and several militants. but civilians are among the dozens of people who died, including children according to hamas health officials.
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we can't independently verify the numbers. "i lost my whole family, 15 of them," says this man, holding a list of their names. "they were innocent. what did they do?" fierce clashes have been reported from both sides in several locations along the gaza strip. hamas released this new video, said to show fighters emerging from tunnels and firing rocket-propelled grenades at israeli tanks. and this video claiming to show a drone dropping a bomb on a group of israeli soldiers in a circle. the israeli military reported today at least 16 of its soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours of fighting. and rockets continue to get through israeli defenses. a dash cam captured a rocket slamming into a highway near the border city of ashdod. miraculously, paramedics said only three people were lightly wounded.
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but for now, it's the other side of the border that's bearing the brunt of this war and why everyone is so desperate to escape while they can. >> and charlie d'agata is back with us. and so for those who were able to leave gaza today, why did hamas agree to this deal? >> norah, it's not entirely clear. we know a number of badly wounded palestinians were able to cross into egypt for medical care, but u.s. state department spokesman matthew miller made clear today the u.s. is not making any concessions to hamas on the aid front. norah? >> charlie d'agata, thank you so much. the biden administration is calling the opening of the rafah border crossing for foreign nationals a significant breakthrough and the product of weeks of high-level negotiations. cbs' nancy cordes joins us now from the white house. good evening, nancy. what do we know about who was released? >> norah, so far we've been able to confirm the names of five american women who were escorted safely into egypt today. most of them were serving in a humanitarian capacity in gaza
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and simply got trapped there when the war broke out. dr. barbara zind, for instance, is a pediatrician from grand junction, colorado. she arrived in gaza just one day before hamas attacked israel last month. she made it out alongside ramona okumura from seattle. she is an expert in making prosthetics for children. u.s. officials said a handful of americans were able to get out today. no numbers, but they said they're hoping to get the rest out over the next few days. and we know between the americans who want to leave and their family members, it's about a thousand people, norah, that the u.s. is trying to help evacuate. >> that is a significant number. and nancy, what have we learned about the role that president biden played on this? i know he has been working the phones. >> right. president biden was speaking in minnesota today. he said that these new evacuates are the product of, quote, urgent diplomacy between himself and the leaders of israel, egypt, and qatar. he also made a point, norah, of saying israel needs to follow
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♪ this is the "cbs overnight news." >> from the war in the middle east to the rise in antisemitic incidents here at home, a 21-year-old junior at cornell university is facing federal charges after allegedly posting threats to kill or injure jewish students at the ivy league school. cbs' lilia luciano is on campus
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where she spoke with several students about the ongoing fears. >> reporter: new york state police are now standing guard outside the cornell center for jewish living after authorities say patrick dai, a junior engineering student at cornell threatened to kill jewish students, including those who eat at this kosher dining hall. >> it's very tense on campus. a lot of students -- >> reporter: today the 21-year-old was in federal court after his arrest tuesday and charged with making a string of antisemitic threats online, which included threatening to stab and slit the throats of jewish students. police say they tracked him using his ip address, and that h confessed. >> as this arrest shows, we are focusing our efforts on confronting and disrupting illegal threats wherever they arise. >> reporter: but dai's father told "the new york post" via text that his son is innocent and that he is suffering from severe depression, adding that the family feared his son was suicidal. vigorous debate and protests
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have erupted on college campuses since the israel-hamas war began, with some leading to violence and intimidation. fbi director christopher wray. >> but the ongoing war in the middle east has raised the threat of an attack against americans in the united states to a whole another level. >> reporter: back on campus at cornell, students say despite an increase in police presence and an arrest, students are still concerned about safety and free speech. >> i think people are a little bit more afraid to i guess speak out, especially jewish students, you know, because this is a threat against their identity. >> reporter: i also heard from a group of muslim students here on campus who condemned those horrific threats against jewish students, and said they are a mockery of their religion. they also pointed to messages that are islamophobic and hateful on those message boards and said that they too feel unsafe in this increasingly tense environment. norah? >> very tense. lilia luciano, thank you.
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well, we're learning more tonight about a terrifying confrontation in the cockpit of a delta airlines flight where officials say a copilot threatened to shoot the plane's captain mid flight. as cbs' kris van cleave reports, that copilot is facing a felony charge that could land him in prison. >> reporter: details remain limited, but while working as the first officer on an unspecified delta airlines flight in late august 2022, jonathan dunn allegedly threatened the captain they would be shot multiple times if the captain diverted the flight. the department of transportation inspector general's office says the incident was prompted by a disagreement over a passenger medical event. s dunn, of marysville, california was indicted by a utah grand jury grand jury last month. court documents allege he used a dangerous weapon in assaulting and intimidating the crewmember. he was authorized to carry a firearm through the tsa's federal flight deck officer program. tsa says dunn has since been removed from that program.
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it was launched after 9/11 as an additional layer of security on domestic flights. >> drop the weapon! >> it serves as that last line of defense in case everything else goes bad. >> reporter: john pistole is a former tsa administrator. >> i think it's worth knowing for the bad guys even if they can get the cockpit door open, it may be the last door they open. >> reporter: volunteer pilots are vetted, which pistole says includes psychological aspects. they're also complete a training program overseen by federal air marshals and are recertified twice a year. >> get back, get back! >> we need to take a hard look at the oversight program relating to the people who command airplanes in cockpits. >> reporter: this newly revealed incident followed another cockpit confrontation last month when an offduty alaska airlines captain allegedly attempted to turn off a plane's engines mid flight. >> i think if you look at the big picture, our safety system very good in this country.
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>> reporter: dunn is said to be arraigned in federal court on that felony charge later this month. the faa requires pilots to have a valid medical certificate. we understand dunn's certificate has been suspended. delta says he is no longer employed by the airline. our efforts to reach dunn have so far been unsuccessful. norah? >> it's quite a story. kris van cleave, thank you. donald trump jr. took the stand today at the civil fraud trial that could determine the fate of the trump family's new york real estate empire. trump jr., an executive vice president with the trump organization said he was not in charge of accounting details at the company. the trumps are accused of financial fraud, grossly overexaggerating the values of their properties. turning to weather, more than 150 million americans will see temperatures below freezing overnight. that's from mississippi to maine. for the cold forecast, let's bring in meteorologist mike
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bettes from our partners at the weather channel. hey there, mike. >> norah, good evening. that fall chill is sticking around, but not for that much longer, okay? we've got one more day to get through the really cold stuff. really cold, even across the south. places like montgomery, alexandria, austin, texas will have temperatures near freezing if not below it. in nashville, 28 degrees. temperatures freezing once you get across the ohio valley. now the cold air is all courtesy of the jet stream, taking a big dip to the south. all that cold air from canada has come southbound. however, that jet stream flattens going into the weekend. that means a lot of places see temperatures rebound. a lot of places at or above average across dozens of states going into the weekend. for example, 60s and 70s now return. nashville, 71. 68 in st. louis. temperatures in the 70s across the south here, norah, and a trend that continues into sunday and beyond. >> mike bettes, thanks. thousands of teachers and school staffers went on strike today in portland, oregon, canceling school for about 49,000 students.
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>> reporter: here's how it works under the current system. for a $500,000 home, the seller agrees to pay a commission, typically 5 to 6% of the home's selling price. that is then split between the seller's agent and the buyer's agent. sellers have to pay the commission in order to have their home included on the multiple listing service, or mls, a vast property database that feeds into popular sites like zillow. >> it doesn't sound like that radical of a concept. you pay for the person working fr you. >> reporter: wright's attorney brought the lawsuit against the national association of realtors and some of the largest real estate brokers in the country. >> what we proved is the national association of realtors has joined in a conspiracy with two of the largest corporate real estate brokers to use the system to fix prices. >> reporter: the court determined the current commission model makes it difficult for sellers and buyers to negotiate lower fees. at a time when technology makes it easy for anyone to access real estate listings online. the national association of
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realtors plans to appeal the verdict and says its rules serve in the best interests of consumers. >> it's scary, and it's daunting. and so we'll see. it's a big shake-up. >> reporter: l.a. realtor pamela rich says a shift in fees could put homes out of reach for some. who could this impact the most? >> i think the buyers. although the seller may have some financial relief, the buyer is now the one that is going to absorb the cost for the buyers' fees. that's a huge shift in the industry. >> reporter: now it's unclear if banks will allow buyers to fold those fees into their mortgage loans. of course that comes at a time when interest rates are extremely high. similar class action lawsuits are in the works across the country. norah? >> such a big story. carter evans, thank you. and now to some breaking news. former indiana hoosiers basketball coach bobby knight hs died at the age of 83. that's according to an online statement by his family. knight was one of the most successful coaches in the history of college basketball. h won three ncaa national
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the age range for testing to between 50 and 80 years old. and for smokers who quit the number of years since your last cigarette is no longer a factor for screening. it's estimated that an additional five million americans will now be eligible for regular screenings. we have a consumer alert tonight about the cost of your thanksgiving feast. that's just ahead.
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there is news tonight about the cost of hosting a thanksgiving feast. turkey prices are down about 9%. that's according to a new report from wells fargo. the price of ham, however, is up more than 5% to $4.56 per pound. fresh cranberries are 20% cheaper than this time last year, but canned cranberries are up almost 60%. one of the biggest names in music makes a rare public appearance. we'll tell you who, next.
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finally tonight, we leave you with some good news for fans of superstar celine dion. the five-time grammy award winner made a rare public appearance on monday to watch the nhl's las vegas golden knights to take on her hometown team, the montreal canadiens. it was her first public appearance in almost four years after being diagnosed with a rare autoimmune and neurological disorder. the "my heart will go on" singer stepped into the locker room to meet the canadien players, and was heard encouraging them,
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saying just stay healthy, strong. do what you do best. and that's "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. from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm jarred hill in new york. president biden is calling for a pause in gaza, responding to a rabbi asking for a cease-fire during an event in minnesota. administration officials have been advocating for what they call humanitarian pauses in order to free hostages. this comes hours after the rafah border crossing was opened to allow some foreign nationals to escape to egypt. representative george santos survived a vote to expel him from the house wednesday night.
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santos will still face an investigation from the house ethics committee as well as a criminal trial. and the texas rangers are world series champions for the first time in franchise history. short stop corey seager was named world series mvp. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. it's thursday, november 2nd, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." closing in. israeli forces advance deeper into enemy territory. an idf commander says they have broken through hamas' front lines and are at the gates of gaza city. santos survives. the embattled new york congressman wins a vote that could have him kicked out of the house. where things go from here. it's happened -- the texas rangers -- >> and there you have it. the s
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