cbs's catherine herridge is here with tonight's late-breaking details. good evening, catherine.we learning? >> reporter: norah, according to the 56-page court filing, a federal grand jury in california has returned a nine-count indictment charging hunter biden with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax charges. the sprawling indictment alleges the president's son engaged in a four-year scheme to avoid paying on at least $1.4 million in federal taxes. he's also accused of taking false business deductions to reduce his tax liability. the indictment says he spent millions on an extravagant lifestyle, including drugs, escorts, luxury hotels, and exotic cars rather than paying the irs. the case was brought in california because hunter biden lived there when the alleged crimes were committed. the president's son is already facing three felony gun charges in delaware for allegedly lying about his drug use to purchase a weapon in 2018. cbs news has reached out to hunter biden's legal team for comment, and there was no immediate response. if convicted on the tax charges, he c

cbs's catherine herridge has reviewed this new bulletin. she's got the new details. >> good evening, norah. the intelligence chatter is almost always elevated during the holidays, but this year government analysts expect heightened rhetoric with terrorist groups and their media outlets latching on to the conflict. with the israeli military bearing down on southern gaza and hanukkah only days away, the new intelligence report reviewed by cbs news warns of increased threats from foreign terrorist groups and mirrors fbi director christopher wray's testimony today on capitol hill. >> blinking red lights analogy about 9/11, all the lights were blinking red before 9/11, would you say that there's multiple blinking red lights out there? >> i see blinking lights everywhere i turn. >> reporter: in stark language, the intelligence report predicts isis and al qaeda will likely use the middle east conflict to increase calls for violence in the u.s. this holiday season compared to prior years as new details emerge about an alleged plot to attack las vegas. >> we charged the suspe

cbs's catherine herridge has more on this alert and what authorities are looking out for. >> reporterprague by a lone shooter is deepening concern among american law enforcement, already facing escalating threats here at home. tom warrick is a former senior homeland security official. >> this is precisely the kind of threat that keeps the fbi and homeland security awake at night. >> reporter: a recent law enforcement bulletin obtained by cbs news warns the threat of violence by lone actors is likely heightened through the winter months, including seasonal holidays and new year's eve. inspired by the israel-hamas war or driven by racial and ethnic grievances here at home, the bulletin warns lone actors may seek to launch opportunistic attacks on public gatherings using simple weapons including firearms, knives, or vehicles. in recent capitol hill testimony, fbi director christopher wray delivered a blunt warning. >> i've never seen a time where all the threats, or so many of the threats, are all elevated all at exactly the same time. i see blinking lights everywhere i turn. >> reporter

>> margaret: catherine herridge tonight in washington.lion people in california and arizona are under flood watches tonight as a major storm system pounds the west with heavy rain. communities in ventura county, just north of los angeles, are among the hardest hit. cbs's jeff and nguyen as they are. >> reporter: california getting pounded. >> it was awful, it was a nightmare. it was pouring cats and dogs. everything was flooded. >> reporter: torrential rain north of los angeles. parts of ventura county receiving more than 3 inches in one hour. water quickly filling street so fast that some could only escape with help from good samaritans. dozens were pulled to safety. those trapped in their cars and in their homes. one of the hardest hit areas, this community of adult residents if the five and over in the city of port hueneme. >> it was just flowing in. >> reporter: sandi ozolins woke up to water rising up. this is what she saw. >> it just keeps coming in. everything is toast. >> reporter: ozolins, one of several flooded out. what were yo

catherine herridge, thank you.the middle east where today we learned the situation is getting increasingly more dangerous for american troops in the region. a u.s. official tell cbs news there've been ten attacks on u.s. forces in syria and iraq including a rocket attack on the embassy in baghdad. the other big headline today, the u.s. today vetoed% a u.n. security council demand for a cease-fire in gaza. cbs news senior foreign correspondent charlie d'agata reports from israel. >> another series of air strikes rained down on khan younis. the humanitarian crisis has deteriorated so rapidly the u.n. declared gaza is reaching the point of no return. our cbs news colleagues in gaza captured this moment today, desperate civilians ransacking a u.n. truck carrying water. rations are down to one meal a day but the severe lack of water is the more urgent concern. thousands remain at risk despite the israeli military's designated safe zones. >> no place is safe across the gaza strip. there's limitations and restrictions on

cbs's catherine herridge has reviewed this new bulletin. she's got the new details. ine. >> reporter: good evening, norah. the intelligence chatter is almost always elevated during the holidays, but this year, government analysts expect heightened rhetoric, with terrorist groups and their latching onto the conflict. with the israeli military bearing down on southern gaza, hanukkah only days away, the new intelligence report by cbs news warns of increased threats to foreign terrorist groups and mirrors fbi director christopher wray's testimony tday on capitol hill. >> blinking red lights analogy about 9/11, all the lights were blinking red before 9/11. would you say that there is multiple blinking red lights out there? >> i see blinking lights everywhere i turn. >> reporter: in stark language, the intelligence report predicts isis and al qaeda will likely use the middle east conflict to increase calls for violence in the u.s. this holiday season, compared to prior years, as new details emerge about an alleged plot to attack las vegas. >> we charged the suspect with mul

cbs's catherine herridge was first to report the probe and explains why the allegations have nationaly implications. >> reporter: the military commands that came under scrutiny in february after a chinese spy balloon flew across the continental u.s.... >> this thing is so weird. >> reporter: are now at the center of an internal investigation into alleged drinking while on duty. >> we are aware of the reports of allegations of alcohol being in the workplace. >> reporter: earlier this month at the colorado headquarters of northern command and norad, an office nicknamed the saloon was searched after questions from a reporter. in a locked work space with access to classified networks, investigators found a refrigerator with containers of beer, as well as hard liquor. what could it mean for national security? >> well, i think we need to find the extent of it. is this a routine thing that involves large numbers of people? or a few people in a very sensitive position? in all things, certainly national security, you want to know people who are doing their jobs are at the peak of their mental

." >>> i'm catherine herridge in washington. thanks for staying with us.climate summit got off to a promising start. world leaders approved creation of a climate disaster fund to help vulnerable nations deal with the impact of drought, floods, and rising sea levels. the summit comes as global greenhouse emissions continue to rise. and 2023 is set to be the hottest year since the start of keeping records. meantime, the biden administration is pressing for deep cuts in greenhouse gases, but the u.s. is now the big of the producer of oil and gas in the world. ben tracy reports. >> reporter: in colorado wednesday, president biden visited the largest manufacturer of wind towers in the world. >> what's your name. >> eddie. >> eddie, i'm joe. >> reporter: touting record levels of federal funding for clean energy projects across the country. >> building a clean energy future made in america. >> reporter: but he didn't mention that the u.s. is also producing record amounts of crude oil, planet-warming emissions from fossil fuels are change. 2023 is expected to be t

. >> norah: catherine herridge, thank you.mass shooting on a college campus in las vegas. we are learning the identities of two of the three people killed at the university of nevada las vegas. we want to show you their pictures. patricia navarro-velez, a 39-year-old mother, and jerry chang, 64, were both business professors. cbs's omar villafranca is on the campus with all the new details. good evening, omar. >> reporter: good evening. there is still a heavy police presence here outside the business building at unlv even though the campus is essentially closed. but tonight we are learning more about the suspect and the faculty members and the community here and the police response while students here cope with the latest mass shooting in america. tonight, las vegas police releasing this video of the gunman being taken down by officers just outside the campus building where he killed three faculty members. they say he was carrying this legally purchased 9-millimeter handgun and 11 magazines. >> we do not know how many rounds h

i'm catherine herridge. ♪ >>> this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york.of the prisoner swap in venezuela are back in the u.s. one said he didn't know if he would make it back home. the remaining americans in the deal, escaped convict, leonard francis, were flown to miami. >>> a central judge has blocked a california law, banning carrying guns in most public places. the judge said the law violated the second amendment. california's attorney general plans to peal. >>> and ryan gosling has released "ken e.p." including a christmas edition of his hit "ba "i'm just ken." ♪ >>> tonight, breaking news. the biden administration secures a deal with venezuela for the release of ten americans. why the white house is trying to repair relations with the major oil-producing country. >>> new details about the americans freed and why president biden made the tough call to release the venezuelan's president's alleged money man from u.s. custody. >>> donald trump, back on the campaign trail, after the bombshell court decision that could remove him from colorado's primary b