nancy cordes, cbs news, west palm beach, florida. >>> donald trump has issued a warning to hamas. in a post on social media the president-elect demanded the release of the israeli hostages before he takes office or, as he put it, there will be all hell to pay in the middle east. his threat coming the same day israel said omare nutra who was believed to be taken hostage alive was killed during the october 7th attack. he was a new york native and he served in the israeli military. his parents have led a public campaign for his freedom. they say their hearts are saddened and they will not stop fighting to bring him home. >>> the fragile six-day cease-fire is on shaky ground. israel unleashed the largest wave of airstrikes after the terror group sent is rales in. israel says its strikes are in response to hezbollah violations. >>> coming up, new clues for the search of a missing hawaiian woman. >>> new details and video on an alleged stowaway. a look at a woman accused of flying to paris without a ticket. ♪♪ how to fix things. ♪♪ fun recip... (high pitched sound) (high pitched sound)

nancy cordes covering the transition in west palm beach. nancy, thank you.ald trump issued a warning to hamas today on his social media site, demanding the release of israeli hostages still being held in gaza. the president-elect wants them freed before he takes office in january. or, as he put it, there will be all hell to pay in the middle east. we get more now from cbs's debora patta in east jerusalem. >> reporter: it has become a familiar scene. angry protesters in their thousands, demanding their government make a deal to bring the hostages home. but this time there was even more urgency after this, proof there are still hostages alive in gaza. speaking under duress in this hamas video, american israeli edan alexander urged president-elect trump to use his power to secure his freedom. his mother, yael, joined the demonstration to show her son she is doing everything she can to bring him back. >> i didn't see edan for 421 days, and suddenly to see him alive, when he cried i just want to hold him. >> reporter: with hope there is also despair, with confirm

chief white house correspondent nancy cordes has the very latest in what's shaping up to be a bruisingion fight. >> talking to all the senators, and i look forward to those discussions. >> reporter: the newly resurfaced accusations followed pete hegseth to capitol hill. cbs news has confirmed the army veteran and fox news host was forced to step down as head of the non-profit concerned veterans for america in 2016. the group's founders, billionaire republican donors charles and david koch, pushed hegseth out after staffers accused him of financial mismanagement, sexual misconduct and repeated intoxication. according to "the new yorker," which first reported about the complaints, hegseth sometimes got drunk to the point of needing to be carried out of the organization's events. >> can you tell us why you resigned, sir? >> reporter: cbs's nikole killion asked hegseth about that between senate meetings. >> when you were at concerned veterans for america, were you ever drunk while traveling on the job? >> i'm not going to dignify that with a response. >> reporter: hegseth, who has been tap