itay chen's bereaved parents say they will continue to fight for their return. they're also fighting to get their son's body back. it's still considered a hostage as well as a hamas bargaining chip. his parents won't hold a funeral until they get it back. chris livesay, cbs news, jerusalem. >>> the white house says the pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to ukraine after finding some cost savings in its military contracts. meanwhile, a stark warning from russia's president today. vladimir putin said russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to russian statehood, sovereignty, or independence. he made the comments in an interview with the russian state tv. and allies of alexei navalny say that one of his top aides was attacked near his home in the capital of lithuania. navalny's former spokesperson says the attacker smashed the window of leonid volkov's car, sprayed teargas into his eyes, and hit him with a hammer. >>> coming up, japan rocket fail. an attempt to make space history falls short. >>> and a massive explosion. the little

itay chen's bereaved parents say they will continue to fight for their return.y are also fighting to get their son's body back. it's still considered a hostage, as well as a hamas bargaining chip. his parents say they won't hold a funeral for itay until they get it back. norah? >> norah: we are thinking of them. chris livesay, thank you. u.s. central command and the royal jordanian air force conducted another round of humanitarian air drops over gaza this afternoon to provide food to civilians. soon, there will be a floating pier to help get that aid into gaza. cbs's david martin got a firsthand look at the ships and the troops who will build it. >> reporter: once more, families say goodbye as u.s. troops depart for the middle east. this time to deliver relief supplies to gaza. president biden has said there will be no american boots on the ground, but there will be hundreds on the water. the need in gaza is dire and it is urgent. but this base in virginia is more than 6,000 miles away. and these ships are not built for speed. and how long before you start deliv

. >>> finally, after months thinking he was a hostage, the parents of itay chen learned their son was killed by hamas on october 7th. the 19-year-old israeli american now mourned here and abroad for the past 158 days, the family of american itay chen believed their son was being held by hamas, that he had been kidnapped while he defended israel on october 7th. hamas terrorists murdered 1,200 people that day tonight, his parents saying they've now learned itay was among them "our hearts are broken," they wrote. "we would have done anything to bring him home alive." >> lester, you have kids >> i do. >> you know where they slept last night we don't now think about that for a second >> i spoke with family members of missing americans last november, including itay's father, ruby. >> we decided with the help of others to create this star that basically says, "bring them home now" in english, and in hebrew, it says, "i left my heart in gaza." >> itay's parents remembering their son as a bright light for his family and friends who loved basketball and shooting hoops with his brothers. >> my f

we get more now from cbs's chris livesay in jerusalem. >> reporter: itay chen was only 19, a life cutrt by the hamas massacre of october 7th, when he was serving in an israeli tank unit. the israeli american was long thought to have been taken alive by hamas, among more than 240 hostages. earlier in the war, cbs news spoke to the parents. his father, ruby, carrying an hourglass to remind the world that time was running out of. >> i am just a mom that wants her son back home where he belongs. >> the most frustrating question that you can ask yourself when you are exhausted and before you fall asleep, you ask yourself, have i been productive? have i moved my son, at least an inch, an inch forward? >> reporter: they became an outspoken activist, pressuring prime minister netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal and leaders around the world not to forget those trapped in hamas' tunnels. >> do whatever you can to bring our loved ones back home. >> reporter: today, israel announced new intelligence revealed only their son's body had been taken hostage, killed on october 7th. an emotional nation

itay chen's bereaved parents say they will continue to fight for their return. also fighting to get their son's body back. it's still considered a hostage as well as a hamas bargaining chip. his parents say they won't hold a funeral for itay until they get it back. norah. >> we are thinking of them, chris livesay, thank you. >>> u.s. central command and the royal jordanian air force conducted another round of humanitarian air drops over gaza this afternoon to provide food to civilians. soon there will be a floating pier to help get that aid into gaza. cbs's david martin got a firsthand look at the ships and the troops who will build it. >> reporter: once more, families say goodbye as u.s. troops depart for the middle east, this time to deliver relief supplies to gaza. president biden has said there will be no american boots on the ground, but there will be hundreds on the water. the need in gaza is dire, and it is urgent. but this base in virginia is more than 6,000 miles away, and these ships are not built for speed. >> and how long before you start delivering

among those still in captivity, itay chen. hamas is holding his body as a bargaining chip, says his father. >> say, i give you a blank piece of paper. if you have a daughter, if you have a son, and i ask you, put a price on that piece of paper. what is that price? >> reporter: the u.s. confirms israel has killed hamas' number three military official marwan issa. international security adviser jake sullivan says justice will come for the others hiding in the tunnels. >>> now to an important first amendment case before the supreme court. the justices heard arguments yesterday in a challenge to the biden administration efforts to stop the spread of what it believes to be misinformation on social media. cbs's skyler henry reports from washington. >> d.c., make some noise for free speech. >> reporter: groups who say their voices have been silenced by the government rallied outside the supreme court monday as the justices heard arguments about whether the biden administration went too far combatting controversial posts on social med

among those still in captivity, itay chen.ek israel confirmed the american was killed in october. but hamas is holding his body as a bargaining chip. >> saying i give you a blank piece of paper. if you have a daughter, if you have a son. i ask you, put a price on that piece of paper. it is that price? >> reporter: the u.s. confirms israel has killed hamas' number three military official, marwan issa. u.s. national security advisor jake sullivan says justice will come for the others hiding the tunnels. norah. >> norah: chris livesay, thank you very much. back here at home, it was weekend of deadly violence in jacksonville beach, florida, with gunfire erupting as hundreds of young people gathered for spring break and st. patrick's day parties. cbs's cristian benavides reports from fort lauderdale. >> reporter: beachgoers running for cover as gunfire erupts on jacksonville beach. three separate shootings as crowds celebrated spring break and st. patrick's day on sunday night. in one incident, three people were shot, including a t

among those still in captivity, itay chen.d in october, but hamas is holding his body as a bargaining chip, says his father. and tonight the u.s. confirms israel has killed hamas' number three military official, marwan issa. u.s. national security adviser jake sullivan says justice will come for the others hiding in the tunnels. norah. >> chris livesay, thank you so much. >>> back here at home, it was a weekend of deadly violence in jacksonville beach, florida, with gunfire erupting as hundreds of young people gathered for spring break and st. patrick's day parties. cbs's cristian benavides reports from fort lauderdale. >> reporter: beachgoers running for cover as gunfire erupts on jacksonville beach. three separate shootings as crowds celebrated spring break and st. patrick's day on sunday night. in one incident, three people were shot, including a tourist who was shot three times. another person was killed in a separate shooting. >> quite frankly i'm pissed off. if -- you know, we have a reputation out here as a law and orde

. >> reporter: tonight, the idf announcing dual citizen itay chen -- one of several american hostages believed alive in gaza -- was actually killed in fighting during hamas's october 7th rampage. hamas then taking the 19-year-old soldier's body into gaza. in the weeks after the attack, we spoke to his father. are you hopeful that you will ever see your son again? >> oh, that's -- no -- no option to think otherwise. i am positive that i will see him back again. >> reporter: with a hostage release and cease-fire deal stalling last week, tonight, israel's prime minister again insisting that israel will invade the southern gazan city of rafah, where 1.5 million people are seeking shelter, and hunger is epidemic. that as aid to gaza now arriving from land, air, and sea. for the first time, a hip is en route to deliver aid directly to gaza. working in coordination with the israeli military, the ngo world central kitchen is sending 200 tons of rice, beans, flour, and proteins, set to arrive in gaza as early as tomorrow. our team in gaza filming trucks carrying landfill to northern gaza to bu

john than deckel chin and some of my constituents in new york, omer, keith siegel and itay chen, who we learned this week was brutally killed on october 7 was serving near the gaza border. hamas still holds his body. his father gave me this pin, which i am wearing in remembrance of him. as well as those of americans judy weinstein and gad hagay. each date their loved ones don't come home carries enough anguish and grief to last a lifetime. i am working in every way i can to support the biden administration's negotiations to free every one of the hostages. i urge everyone at the table to continue doing everything possible to get a deal. hamas has been given a deal already. they should say yes. it is no time to waste. my heart also breaks at the loss of so many civilian lives in gaza. i'm israeli war campaign has killed so many innocent palestinians. i know that my fellow jewish americans feel the same anguish when they see the images of dead and starving children and destroyed homes. gaza is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe. entire families wiped out, whole neighborhoods reduce

is the years old itay chen lost his life that day.sident joe biden offered his con delenses to his family and as israeli officials say hamas still holds the teen's body and refuses to reelyse it to his family. this morning, hamas holds 134 hostages and five of them are americans still this morning presumed alive somewhere in gaza. >>> let's talk politics right now. after four u.s. states held primary elections last nightlooks like president joe biden and former president donald trump each won enough delegates to clinch the republican and democratic nominations. both candidates swept the individual primaries in washington state, hawaii, mississippi and georgia. president joe biden is touring the midwest part of the country today and donald trump will be in a rally in ohio this weekend as each one of them look to contests in ohio and arizona and florida. >>> time now 6:36. you are seeing more and more of these virtual reality headsets. and now it's giving a real world boost to some older americans. >>> and new numbers from the governmen

but on tuesday of this week, israel defense forces reported that itay chen was actually killed by hamas on october 7. and then they took his body into gaza. itay had been serving with the idf near the gaza border. he was just 19 years old at the time of his murder. he was the second of three sons of former boy scout, a fierce basketball player. he loved hiking good food, listening to music is family hold out, hope that he was still alive for the last five months and joining us now are huggies and ruby fan, his parents, whom this is their fourth or fifth time on the show. and i'm so sorry, is under these circumstances ruby in honeyed i i i don't know what to say. i know words can't offer any constellation how are you holding up >> yeah. on monday, we got notified that looked in the west possible outcome from our perspective became a reality but five months, we've had hope that the fact that there was no negative signal on a ti was hopefully a positive signal and unfortunately, we found out from the intelligence, both from the us side and from the israeli side that i've been working close

thank you so much today, a terrifying in fear confirmed american israeli hostage, itay chen. it turns out, was killed by the terrorist group hamas. he was murdered actually back in october or the idf just informed his parents his parents, ruby and huggy, you might remember they've been on the show several times, most recently, just a few days ago. we're going to react action to this horrible news next from a republican senator who hosted the hand family last week at the state of the union address >> if you work in spaceflight, this is the worst possible thing i can ever help my dad died doing what kyiv space shuttle columbia to final >> flight from your sunday, april 7 at nine on cnn. >> so would you get to nashville hot tenders and three mandarin orange tenders >> what about you? three classic tenders? for better flash shrimp for the guy baby, i live. >> it looks like somebody needs a new hands. >> i think for sure. >> i'm not the buffet you guys introducing plaque psoriasis he thinks his beliefs he gave red patches are all people see >> oh, tesla is the number one prescribe

john than deckel chin and some of my constituents in new york, omer, keith siegel and itay chen, whos week was brutally killed on october 7 was serving near the gaza border. hamas still holds his body. his father gave me this pin, which i am wearing in remembrance of him. as well as those of americans judy weinstein and gad hagay. each date their loved ones don't come home carries enough anguish and grief to last a lifetime. i am working in every way i can to support the biden administration's negotiations to free every one of the hostages. i urge everyone at the table to continue doing everything possible to get a a deal already. they should say yes. it is no time to waste. my heart als of so many civilian lives in gaza. i'm anguished that the israeli war campaign has killed so many. i know that my fellow jewish americans feel the same anguish when they see the images of dead and starving children and destroyed homes. gaza is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe. entire families wiped out, whole neighborhoods reduced to rubble, mass displacement, children suffering. we should not

itay's body. and the family also expresses their thanks to the biden administration and to the fbi for helping them get through these difficult months. i'll continue working with the chen family the administration and others to return itay's body back to his family so they can have the bufrl and shiva in the way they desire and sdefrnlt when i spoke to itay's father just a couple of hours ago, he promised me that the family would continue to fight for the release of all the other hostages and that was such an act, in the moment of their darkness of clouds descending upon them to still have that fortitude, that strength that generosity to say they're going to fight for others touched my heart. i'll be working with the administration however possible until we finally bring back every last hostage and the remains of the hostages who are no longer with us home at last. i yield the floor. mrs. murray: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: mr. president, i rise today in hopes of passing a bill in a few minutes that would support our veteransnd our servicemembers by making sure that when they want to grow their families they can get t