defeated republican attorney general cameron. >> that didn't turn out how wanted to. >> cameron said he would amend the abortion law, but, quote, only if the court made us change the law. in virginia democrats who campaigned on abortion rights took control of the legislature there. today the state's republican governor glenn youngkin spoke on the issue. >> this is a very difficult topic across virginia and across the nation. >> reporter: over 20 states either ban or restrict abortion access, but since 2022, abortion right support verse prevailed in seven out of seven states where the issue has been on the ballot, including in ohio last night. >> i think our country is just getting harder and more selfish, and the unborn child is the one that's paying the price. >> reporter: national right to life president carol tobias says they will continue to fight. >> there are 11 states right

now, as you know, that are considering abortion on the ballot next year. what is your strategy? >> we have to find different and better ways to reach out and get people to understand that killing the unborn child is not going to solve problems. >> reporter: and abortion opponents say one of the key strategies is raising more money. they acknowledge that they were not only outspent here in ohio, norah, but in other places where they lost. >> fascinating evening. jericka duncan, thank you. well, in new york city, ivanka trump spent much of the day testifying not as a defendant, but as the state's final witness at her family's civil fraud trial. the judge has already ruled that the trump organization committed fraud for years. this trial will determine how much the former president and his sons will pay for that fraud and whether they can continue to do business in new york. cbs' scott macfarlane is at the courthouse. >> how are you doing, ivanka?

>> reporter: ivanka trump strode confidently into the courtroom this morning in new york, but once on the stand, ivanka, a former executive vice president in the trump organization had trouble recounting many key details, answering "i don't recall" dozens of times, ivanka explained she had no knowledge of her father's financial statements, as she did in a deposition last summer. >> i've never prepared one. i don't know. i've never made one. i'm not an accountant. >> reporter: the attorney general's office says she was an active liaison with lenders during a time when the trump organization landed sweetheart loans by lying about the former president's wealth. emails revealed in court show her involvement on the financing for the doral golf club in florida in 2011. she was copied on a submission to deutsche bank of her father's statement of financial conditions, which portrayed his net worth as $3 billion higher than it actually was. that resulted in a deal with much better loan rates than had been previously offered. she then wrote to her fellow executives, "it doesn't get better than this." ivanka said she didn't remember sending the email, but state

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director. >> they are just joy. people watch them, they're happy, they smile. sand i think joy is in short supply these days. >> look how cute! >> reporter: under the zoo's contract with china, all bears go back. >> it's going to be quiet, and that's going to be hard. >> reporter: and empty nest? >> an empty nest. >> good boy! >> reporter: leaving zookeepers who have been some since birth bracing. >> i'm trying not to think about the end. >> reporter: the zoo's first pandas arrived in 1972. >> i think pandemonium is going to break out right here at the zoo. >> reporter: after president nixon and the first lady's historic visit to the then closed off china. america's love only grew with the panda cam. bao-bao's first snow day. they were hooked on bei-bei's love of heights. before the birth of little miracle. today he and his parents headed home with bamboo snacks for the

plane and their caregivers' long faces say it all. analysts point to poor u.s.-china relations for the panda drawdown. but the zoo's director is hopeful. >> i cannot imagine washington, d.c. without giant pandas, and i will do everything i can to bring them back. >> reporter: not all is lost. zoo atlanta still has a pair of pandas, though they're expected to go back to china early next year. panda fans are now watching a meeting between president biden and chinese president xi jinping next week in san francisco, hoping that a diplomatic breakthrough could increase chances for future pandas coming to america. norah? >> fingers crossed for that, right, adriana? fingers crossed. >> definitely. big news about a newly approved weight loss drug. what you need to know, next.

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item up for bid at christie's magnificent jewels auction that included pearls worn by audrey hepburn and a self-engraved watch once owned by marlon brando. the spectacular gem sold for $44 million, making it one of the top ten most expensive diamonds ever sold. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and remember, you can follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. is cbs news flash. i'm jarred hill in new york. five republican candidates for president met in miami last

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just learning from the pentagon about air strikes in eastern syria, and the target a weapon storage facility linked to iran and iranian-backed groups. the secretary of defense revealing that the u.s. military is responding to more than 40 attacks on u.s. forces in iraq and syria. these attacks have left dozens of our soldiers and troops with traumatic brain injuries. let's get straight to the breaking news with cbs' weijia jiang at the house. good evening weija. so what are you learning? >> good evening to you, norah. at the direction of president biden, two f-15 fighter jets launched air strikes in eastern syria at that weapons facility that is used by iran's revolutionary guard and proxy forces that are backed by iran. they were in response to attacks by those groups on u.s. troops in both syria and iraq, over 40 in the last three weeks alone that have injured nearly 50 american service members. and just today, u.s. troops were attacked again in syria.

and in another sign of the increased tensions in the region, an american reaper drone costing about $30 million was shot down in the red sea by the iranian-backed houthi rebels. they had fired missiles last month toward israel, which were shot down by a u.s. naval ship. president biden has repeatedly warned iran, a long-time adversary of israel against getting involved in the war in the middle east. norah? >> and they are sending a message tonight, no doubt. weijia jiang, thank you. tonight republican candidates are squaring off in the gop's third debate, and it comes after what the party's own strategist say was a major defeat at the poll last night. there was one key issue that dominated, abortion. cbs' jericka duncan is on the ground in ohio where voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights. >> reporter: abortion rights supporters are still celebrating after voters passed a state constitutional amendment enshrining a woman's right to an abortion in ohio.

setting up a key issue ahead of the 2024 presidential election. >> the voters said, look, the government should not be telling a woman what to do with her body. >> we have always known that this was national campaign, because what happens in ohio was immediately going to become the flash point for the way people were talking about issues in other states. >> reporter: in kentucky, where republicans control the state legislature, incumbent democratic governor andy beshear defeated republican attorney general cameron. >> that didn't turn out exactly how i wanted it to. >> cameron said he would amend the state's abortion ban if elected to allow in cases of rape or a woman's health, but only if by law.

in virginia democrats who campaigned on abortion rights took control of the legislature there. today the state's republican governor glenn youngkin spoke on the issue. >> this is a very difficult opic across virginia ans the nation. >> reporter: over 20 states either ban or restrict abortion access, but since 2022, abortion right support verse prevailed in seven out of seven states where the issue has been on the ballot, including in ohio last night. >> i think our country is just getting harder and more selfish, and the unborn child is the one that's paying the price. >> reporter: national right to life president carol tobias says they will continue to fight. >> there are 11 states right now, as you know, that are considering abortion on the ballot next year. what is your strategy? >> we have to find different and better ways to reach out and get people to understand that killing the unborn child is not going to solve problems. >> reporter: and abortion opponents say one of the key strategies is raising more money. they acknowledge that they were not only outspent here in ohio, norah, but in other places where they lost. >> fascinating evening. jericka duncan, thank you.

well, in new york city, ivanka trump spent much of the day testifying not as a defendant, but as the state's final witness at her family's civil fraud trial. the judge has already ruled that the trump organization committed fraud for years. this trial will determine how much the former president and his sons will pay for that fraud and whether they can continue to do business in new york. cbs' scott macfarlane is at the courthouse. >> how are you doing, ivanka? >> reporter: ivanka trump strode confidently into the courtroom this morning in new york, but once on the stand, ivanka, a former executive vice president in the trump organization had trouble recounting many key details, answering "i don't recall" dozens of times, ivanka explained she had no knowledge of her father's financial statements, as she did in a deposition last summer. >> i've never prepared one. i don't know. i've never made one. i'm not an accountant. >> reporter: the attorney general's office says she was an active liaison with lenders during a time when the trump organization landed sweetheart loans by lying about the former

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airborne brigade were among the first troops inside gaza when a major ground incursion began. we pass through the border fence, picking up speed across the territory's northern scrub land. we just crossed into gaza. and as we have, it's not lost on anybody here that traveling along this same sort of roads the hamas gunmen used to cross over into israel to launch there attacks. machine gunners scan the. >> reporter: for potential ambushes often launched from hamas' vast tunnel network. we arrive to find the ruins, a city with a pre-war population of more than 60,000, now a lifeless wasteland. this is what heavy bombardment from the air looks like, strikes designed to destroy tunnels and fighting positions, and improvised explosive devices, or ieds.

the lieutenant colonel edo cass says they're still finding plenty everywhere. >> the whole place, the whole place, the kindergartens, the schools, the mosques, everything is full of ieds, 100 to 50 ieds in the last days we've found. >> reporter: he showed us what he said was a launch pad for hamas missiles positioned right next to a family swimming pool. even here, hamas militants are still on the attack. when explosions and shots rang out, we were told hamas militants had opened fire on troops with gunfire and an rpg. hamas released their own video claiming to show street fighting in the next neighborhood southwest of here. israeli forces had begun penetrating gaza city itself. our cbs colleague marwan abdul spoke to some of those fleeing

the fighting. >> thousands of people have been walking for hours to cross from gaza north to the south, carrying nothing. >> reporter: carrying nothing except a white rag of surrender, fear, and anger. >> we are civilian people. we want to live in our land with peace, but nobody in the world left us to leave. >> reporter: there is no telling whether they'll ever be able to return home, or if anything will be left standing when they do. now regarding the rules of that embed, the israeli military has tight restrictions, mainly having to do with showing anything that might give away locations or reveal identities of their soldiers. so the idf viewed the raw footage as a condition of entry into gaza, but had no control over our final report. >> that was charlie d'agata in israel. closer to home, as legal gambling on sports grows in popularity, there are troubling signs that it may be affecting the action on the field,

especially in college, where young athletes can be lured by easy money and even threatened by big-time gamblers. jim axelrod has part 2 of his investigation. >> reporter: yesterday we showed you how a watchdog group found examples of coaches and players betting or then own teams. the question today, what can be done to stop it? we asked the man who sits a atop the world of college sports, charlie baker, president of the ncaa. >> beautiful pass! >> reporter: this year, an estimated $15 billion was legally bet on march madness, five times the amount from just the year before. >> i've talked to a lot of coaches about this, and iowa t i've talked to a ton of conference commissioners, and they're all concerned about it for the same reason we are. >> reporter: charlie baker is the president of the ncaa. he took over in march, just after serving two terms as governor of massachusetts. which legalized sports betting on his watch. >> the bill i filed did not

include college sports. >> reporter: why? >> because i worry about the impact it would have on young people who in many cases would get put in complicated positions. >> reporter: complicated positions have been on full display in college sports this year. >> college football rivalry at its finest. >> reporter: at iowa and iowa state, where eight players have been accused of betting on their own games. and at the university of alabama where the baseball coach was fired after accusations of helping others to place bets on his team to lose. for years, gambling on college sports meant a trip to vegas for legal bets, or finding a bookie for everything else. >> bet $5 and get $150 in bonus bets, guarantee. >> reporter: the fact that it is now on your phone, you can do it any time you want, i think it's a real challenge, not just for us, but for student athletes. >> reporter: while baker was clear about the boundary ncaa tries to keep between college sports and the business of

legalized gambling -- >> ncaa is not making money from online college sports gambling. >> reporter: not a penny? >> not a penny. >> reporter: he did acknowledge the threat gambling presents to the integrity of the game. a recent ncaa survey revealed the number of big schools reporting a problem gambling issue in the last year jumped from 3% in 2019 to 27% this year. >> one of the reasons we did that survey was to say this is really something you should be worrying about, if you're not. >> reporter: at the top of baker's threat list, crop bets, side bets made on some part of the game, like will a given player make his first shot. it could be hard to detect if a made or missed shot is on the left. >> i'm concerned about prop betting. it's putting myself in the shoes of a young person who is on a campus who has a friend or two come up to them and say i love you, if you could just miss your first couple of free throws this week, it won't affect the

outcome of the game. >> reporter: we don't talk about gambling as much. >> reporter: the ncaa has hired an education company, epic risk management, to conduct training sessions like this one at purdue university. that's my area. >> reporter: hicks has a team of about 20 investigators, but gambling is just one of the issues they handle. is that enough to effectively police the threat? >> it's a tough assignment. we deal with what we go, and we do the best we can in that area. >> reporter: as a way of answering, somebody who might say the ncaa, if not looking the other way, has a vested interest in not looking too deeply,

what's the answer to that? >> i don't know if i have a great answer to that, but i think the data would suggest we're not looking the other way. we're actually dealing with what's there in front of us. >> reporter: while the ncaa would only tell us there had been a sharp rise in the number of gambling cases it's investigating, cbs news has learned that as of this summer, there were 17 active investigations under way. we talked to one expert, and he said to us, "when you talk about the pressure, when you talk about the money involved, this is a win for a major, not an if". if". >> you my skin has been so much smoother so much more hydrated. it's olay! with olay hyaluronic body wash 95% of women had visibly-better skin. and my skin is so much more moisturized.

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>> reporter: these might be the heaviest hitters here in washington. did you see pandas? >> yes. there is one right behind you. >> reporter: drawing swarms to the national zoo to see its last three pandas for the last time. brandy smith is the zoo's director. >> they are just joy. pople watch them, they're happy, they smile. sand i think joy is in short supply these days. >> brandy smith helped grow the program. they were supposed to return three years ago. >> and then they had a baby. >> our little pandemic miracle. >> reporter: xiao qi ji actually means little miracle in mandarin, because he was born by artificial insemination when his mother was 22, well past panda's mating age of around 6 years old. today his patients, mei xiang and tian tian will get their own

plane to china. we'll get a sneak peek of what they're packing up for the pandas. plenty of fruits and vegetables for the big return to china. also on board, zookeeper laurie thompson. so you've seen them grow up. how you doing? >> i'm trying not to think about the end. >> reporter: tears? >> oh, lots of tears, yeah. >> reporter: pandas have been at the zoo since 1972 when president richard nixon's historic visit to the then closed off country prompted china to send two to the u.s. after hearing the first lady loved them. >> i think they're adorable and endearing creatures. >> reporter: but today tension in the skies, over taiwan and a shot down spy balloon have sent relevances off course, and it so happens china is not sending any new pandas. >> i like to call it punitive panda diplomacy. >> reporter: this georgetown professor advised the administration on china.

>> north korea still has pandas. >> reporter: but the zoo's director says otherwise. some people are saying that cooling relations between the u.s. and china are contributing to the fact that all the pandas are going back. >> that has absolutely nothing to do with this. what is happening now is part of the plan. >> reporter: a plan that is ending too soon. >> cool! >> reporter: according to these fans. >> look! >> reporter: many are hoping for a last-minute renewal of the panned agreement if a highly anticipatednd chinese president xi jinping goes well this month in san francisco. >> that was adriana diaz on

glenhope elementary school, they been long ago that mrs. hayes had her students discuss their favorite colors during class when they realized fifth grader jaren casillas couldn't see them.

>> it's pretty much all colors. >> reporter: she remembers the day she found out her son was color-blind. >> and i heard his voice in the back seat saying mommy, look at the beautiful green sunrise. and i looked at it and i thought oh dear. >> reporter: green, purple and blues he sees as gray. trees are yellow, and the color classroom and world around him hasn't been so, until they. >> this came from them, and they really were driven to do it. >> reporter: his classmates decided to take matters into their own hands, collecting their allowances and donations to buy jaren special glasses to help him see color. and not just one pair, but two for indoor and outdoor. >> if you wouldn't mind, we would love to see you try them on and tell us what you think. >> is this what everybody else has been seeing the whole time? i know that my friends are really true friends for doing this for me. >> the hearts of these children

in a time like this, you know, i think gives us all hope. >> reporter: he not only can now see new color, but really, just how beautiful the world can be. >> i just hope he carries this with him and he remembers this day for a long time. >> reporter: nicole nielsen, cbs news, texas. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm christina ruffini. this is cbs news flash. i'm jarred hill in new york. a heavy focus on foreign policy as five republican candidates for president met in miami last night, the third debate the smallest yet as the field narrows ahead of january's caucus. the bate is set for next month in alabama. former president trump plans to skip that one as well. the actors strike is over. sag-aftra and major hollywood

studios have agreed to a tentative deal. the union says the contract includes bonuses for streaming as well as ai protections. and the theme for next year's met gala has been announced, sleeping beauty's reawakening fashion. the met's yearly fashion exhibit will feature nearly 250 historical piece, some so delicate they cannot be worn again. for more download our news app or tv.onor connected cell phone i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. tonight, breaking news. the u.s. military carries out air strikes in syria. warplanes targeting a weapons soldier site used by iranian backed troops after attacks on american service members in the middle east. the new details. here are tonight's headlines. the pentagon strikes back after u.s. troops in iraq and syria come under attack more than 40 times. and what we're learning tonight about a $30 million american reaper drone shot down off the

coast of yemen. plus, growing calls for a pause in gaza as the israeli army claims control of northern gaza from hamas, blowing up more than 100 terrorist tunnels. america decided. major wins for democrats in kentucky, virginia, and ohio. abortion rights a key issue, driving voters to the polls. so what could it mean for the presidential election in 2024? a marathon day of testimony for ivanka trump as she is grilled about the trump organization's business practices which a judge calls fraud. breaking news. a brothel bust. what the justice department calls a high-end network serving elected officials, military officers, and tech executives. >> pick a profession, they probably represented in this case. the fiery explosion at a chemical plant forcing neighbors to shelter in place. we employ almost 40 people. and what we're grateful for is every one of those people are going to be home eating dinner with their family tonight.

we are behind the scenes at the panda habitat at the smithsonian's national zoo in washington, where we are getting a sneak peek at what they're packing up for the pandas, plenty of bamboo and some fruits and vegetables for the pandas' big return to china. >> the end of an era. the panda express takes off from washington. why the zoo's pandas are heading back to china. and profiles in service. the story of perseverance and a marine veteran who proves it's never too late to chase your dreams. >> i don't think the wow factor has ever faded. every moment gives you a little bit of the chills. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> we begin tonight with breaking news because we are just learning from the pentagon about air strikes in eastern syria, and the target a weapon storage facility linked to iran

and iranian-backed groups. the secretary of defense revealing that the u.s. military is responding to more than 40 attacks on u.s. forces in iraq and syria. these attacks have left dozens of our soldiers and troops with traumatic brain injuries. let's get straight to the breaking news with cbs' weijia jiang. at the white house. good evening, weijia. so what are you learning? >> good evening to you, norah. at the direction of president biden, two f-15 fighter jets launched air strikes in eastern syria at that weapons facility that is used by iran's revolutionary guard and proxy forces that are backed by iran. they were in response to attacks by those groups on u.s. troops in both syria and iraq, over 40 in the last three weeks alone that have injured nearly 50 american service members. and just today, u.s. troops were attacked again in syria. and in another sign of the increased tensions in the region, an american reaper drone

costing about $30 million was shot down in the red sea by the iranian-backed houthi rebels. they had fired missiles last month toward israel, which were shot down by a u.s. naval ship. president biden has repeatedly warned iran, a long-time adversary of israel against getting involved in the war in the middle east. norah? >> and they are sending a jian. turning now to the war between israel and hamas amid heavy air strikes on gaza. the israeli army claims to have destroyed some 130 hamas tunnels since the beginning of its ground operations. now this as more than 80 trucks carrying aid have entered gaza in the past 24 hours as there is still this push for humanitarian pause. cbs' charlie d'agata reports from tel aviv tonight that there was a deal to release some of the hostages, and it fell apart at the last minute. >> reporter: while more global leaders may be joining the u.s. in calling for a humanitarian

pause here, in the skies above gaza and the streets below, there is no hint of a letup. the israel defense forces released new video said to show troops blowing up tunnels on the coastline of gaza, even finding and destroying a tunnel shaft in an amusement park. israel's defense minister said the idf had reached the heart of gaza city itself and they're tightening the noose. hamas militants released this video today said to show fighters scrambling through bombed-out buildings, fighting house to house and attack israeli tanks. the violent clashes have sent tens of thousands of residents streaming from the north. but even the south provides no sanctuary. hospitals in the main southern city of khan yunis are

overflowing with bomb victims. each life lost adds to the international condemnation for the war in gaza. cbs news has learned that before israel's ground invasion, diplomats were on the cusp of a deal to get roughly 50 hostages out in exchange for a pause in bombing and delivery of aid. but the deal fell apart. the hunt for hostages remains a top priority, says mossad's former director of intelligence zohar palti. >> right now in the tunnels of hamas, in the dark there are some children, 3, 5, 6 years old as hostages without their parents. guys, that's why the idf is in gaza right now. >> tonight israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu reiterated that there will not be a ceasefire without the release of hostages. norah? >> still that focus on the hostages. charlie d'agata, thank you so

much. house republicans escalated their impeachment inquiry into president biden today, issuing subpoenas for testimony from the president's son hunter and his brother james, and also demanding written interviews from other associates and family members. the house oversight committee claims there is evidence that the biden family members set up shell companies to hide money from overseas, adding that biden, his family and associates allegedly received more than $24 million from foreign nationals and companies. we have not yet been able to confirm that. an attorney for hunter biden calls the subpoenas a political stunt, and the republicans' claims discredited conspiracies. a head-on crash today in south texas left eight people dad. officials say police were chasing a suspected human smuggler when the driver crashed into an suv killing two people from georgia. the 21-year-old driver and five passengers were killed. officials have confirmed that several of those killed were from honduras.

an explosion and massive fire at an east texas chemical plant prompted a shelter in place order today as thick plumes of black smoke rose in the air. one worker was left with minor burns. emergency officials say the company makes solvents for a glue and paint remover. a nearby school was evacuated. air quality in the area is being tested. there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

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the gop's third debate, and it comes after what the party's own strategists say was a major defeat at the polls last night there was one key issue that dominated, abortion. cbs' jericka duncan is on the ground in ohio, where voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights. >> reporter: abortion rights supporters are still celebrating after voters passed a state constitutional amendment enshrining a woman's right to abortion in ohio. setting up a key issue ahead of the 2024 presidential election. >> the voters said, look, the government should not be telling a woman what to do with her body. >> we have always known that this was national campaign, because what happens in ohio was immediately going to become the flash point for the way people were talking about issues in other states. >> reporter: in kentucky, where republicans control the state legislature, incumbent democratic governor andy beshear defeated republican attorney general cameron.

>> that didn't turn out how i wanted it to. >> cameron said he would amend the abortion ban if elected to allow in cases of rape or incest, but only, quote, if the court made us change the law. in virginia democrats who campaigned on abortion rights took control of the legislature there. today the state's republican governor glenn youngkin spoke on the issue. >> this is a very difficult topic across virginia and across the nation. >> reporter: over 20 states either ban or restrict abortion access, but since 2022, abortion right supporters have prevailed in seven out of seven states where the issue has been on the ballot, including in ohio last night. >> i think our country is just getting harder and more selfish, and the unborn child is the one that's paying the price. >> reporter: national right to life president carol tobias says they will continue to fight. >> there are 11 states right now, as you know, that are considering abortion on the ballot next year.

what is your strategy? >> we have to find different and better ways to reach out and get people to understand that killing the unborn child is not going to solve problems. >> reporter: and abortion opponents say one of the key strategies is raising more money. they acknowledge that they were not only outspent here in ohio, norah, but in other places where they lost. >> fascinating evening. jericka duncan, thank you. well, in new york city, ivanka trump spent much of the day testifying not as a defendant, but as the state's final witness at her family's civil fraud trial. the judge has already ruled that the trump organization committed fraud for years. this trial will determine how much the former president and his sons will pay for that fraud and whether they can continue to do business in new york. cbs' scott macfarlane is at the courthouse. >> how are you doing, ivanka? >> reporter: ivanka trump strode confidently into the courtroom this morning in new york, but

once on the stand, ivanka, a former executive vice president in the trump organization had trouble recounting many key details, answering "i don't recall" dozens of times, ivanka explained she had no knowledge of her father's financial statements, as she did in a deposition last summer. >> i've never prepared one. i don't know. i've never made one. i'm not an accountant. >> reporter: the attorney general's office says she was an active liaison with lenders during a time when the trump organization landed sweetheart loans by lying about the former president's wealth. emails revealed in court show her involvement on the financing for the doral golf club in florida in 2011. she was copied on a submission to deutsche bank of her father's statement of financial conditions, which portrayed his net worth as $3 billion higher than it actually was. that resulted in a deal with much better loan rates than had been previously offered. she then wrote to her fellow executives, "it doesn't get better than this." ivanka said she didn't remember sending the email, but state

lawyer louis solomon said it was clear she was negotiating the deal from top to bottom. the case has also focused attention on ivanka's involvement of the 2011 lease of the old post office building in washington, which donald trump turned into the trump hotel and then sold in 2022 for $139 million. ivanka and brothers eric and don jr. each reaped $4 million. new york attorney general letitia james said ivanka will not be age to hide from the truth. >> at the end of the day, this case is about fraudulent statements of financial condition that she benefitted from. she was enriched. and clearly, you cannot distance yourself from that fact. >> reporter: sitting in the courtroom, the tone and tenor was so different than when donald trump testified and had flashes of anger. ivanka spoke so softly and quietly, the judge frequently urged her to speak louder and into the microphone. and norah, whereas trump had seething efforts towards the

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and i think joy is in short supply these days. >> look how cute! >> reporter: under the zoo's contract with china, all bears go back. >> the building is just going to be quiet, and that's going to be hard. >> reporter: and empty nest? >> an empty nest. >> good boy! >> reporter: leaving zookeepers who have been some since birth bracing. >> i'm trying not to think about the end. >> reporter: the zoo's first pandas arrived in 1972. >> i think pandemonium is going to break out right here at the zoo. >> reporter: after president nixon and the first lady's historic visit to the then closed off china. america's love only grew with the panda cam. bao bao's first snow day. got over six million views. they were hook oed on bei bei's famous but shaky love of heights. before the birth of xiao qi ji, little miracle. today he and his parents headed home with bamboo snacks for the plane and their caregivers' long faces say it all.

analysts point to poor u.s.-china relations for the panda drawdown. but the zoo's director is hopeful. >> i cannot imagine washington, d.c. without giant pandas, and i will do everything i can to bring them back. >> reporter: not all is lost. zoo atlanta still has a pair of pandas, though they're expected to go back to china early next year. panda fans are now watching a meeting between president biden and chinese president xi jinping next week in san francisco, hoping that a diplomatic breakthrough could increase chances for future pandas coming to america. norah? >> fingers crossed for that, right, adriana? fingers crossed. need those pandas. >> definitely. >> thank you. big news about a newly approved weight loss drug. what you need to know, next.

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same way at 34 that it did at 18. >> reporter: but the father of two and former soccer star is making a play after 16 years on he sidelines. >> my dad and brother looked at me and said you've got a big leg for a soccer player. have you ever thought about kicking? how far could you kick it? i took a ball out and kicked for the first time. it was absolutely terrible that could have been it, but it gave me a little bit of an itch to scratch and go after learning this new craft. >> reporter: ganyard's football career took a ten-year time-out while flying helicopters in the marine corps. >> my mind i was going to be a pilot like my father. >> reporter: his father send nearly three decades in the marines, but the road for ganyard had a speed bump >> i got to flight school and had an issue with air sickness. i remember being in tears talking to my dad and thinking this dream is going to fall apart before it ever really started. >> reporter: he persevered and

his dream took off, making way for the dream he is now living out on the field. ganyard's service paused his ncaa eligibility, giving him this final chance. >> i don't think the wow factor ever has really faded in stepping on to the field, whether just coming out of the tunnel for warm-ups or stepping on the field for a kickoff. every moment gives me a little bit of chills. but at the same time, kind of have to compartmentalize and focus on the job at hand. that's kicking off and putting the ball in the right position. >> reporter: matt graduates with his mba in may, meaning he has only three more names as uva's placekicker. but he is still living out his dreams.

federal investigators say they busted a network of brothels in massachusetts and virginia that catered to well connected clients, including elected officials and military officers. authorities say potentially hundreds of people, including doctors, lawyers and

pharmaceutical executives paid up to $600 an hour in cash for sex, primarily with asian women. three people accused of operating the ring are in custody. well, in tonight's health watch, the fda approves a new drug in the battle against obesity. a new version of the diabetes drug mounjaro will now be marketed as zepbound. it's for chronic weight management. in trials, people who took the highest dose lost on average 48 pounds. the price of the weekly shot is over a thousand dollars a month. drugmaker eli lilly says the cost will likely be lower if patients have insurance. finally tonight, a record-setting piece of jewelry sold at christie's auction house in geneva. take a look at this. one lucky collector is the new owner of this ring, known as the blue royale. featuring a rare pear-shaped blue diamond at 17.61 carats, it was the star item up for bid at christie's magnificent jewels

auction that included pearls worn by audrey hepburn and a self-engraved watch once owned by marlon brando. the spectacular gem sold for $44 million, making it one of the top ten most expensive diamonds ever sold. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and remember, you can follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm jarred hill in new york. a heavy focus on foreign policy as five republican candidates for president met in miami last night. the third debate the smallest

yet as the field narrows ahead of january's iowa caucuses. the next debate is set for next month in alabama. former president trump plans to skip that one as well. the actors strike is over. sag-aftra and major hollywood studios have agreed to a tentative deal. the union says the contract includes bonuses for streaming as well as ai protections. and the theme for next year's met gala has been announced, sleeping beauty's reawakening fashion. the exhibit will feature over 250 historical pieces, some so delicate they cannot be worn again. for more download the cbs news it's it's thursday, november 9th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." closing in. israel continues to take out