cbs's nikole killion is going to start us off tonight from capitol hill. reporter: good evening, norah. speaker johnson defied the odds. coming into this race come he was on know mike relatively unknown. now he has been catapulted to second in line to the pres presidency. >> speaker elect mike johnson, the state of louisiana. >> reporter: winning unanimously on the first ballot, louisiana congressman mike johnson claimed what had become a very elusive speakers gavel. after three weeks of stalled business without a permanent leader. >> the challenge before us is great, but the time for action is now. and i will not let you down. >> reporter: the 51-year-old johnson is an evangelical christian, former conservative radio talk show host, and in just his fourth term in congress, the least experienced speaker in decades. but he managed to unite both the hard right and establishment flanks of the party, who fought bitterly over who should lead. so no regrets about your actions? >> absolutely not. this affirms the pact that we took. >> how does it feel? >> very go

where the power in the republican party truly lies, then you're not paying attention. >> and nikole killionthe speaker's speech today. he talked about israel. the house passed a resolution backing israel and condemning hamas today, but he made no mention of funding for ukraine. will that happen? >> we'll see, norah. but most recently speaker johnson voted against war funding. however, tonight he said he supports additional aid to ukraine with conditions, including greater accountability and clearer objectives from the white house. norah? >> nikole killion on the hill, thank you. >>> back here at home, there was a bit of drama today at the civil fraud trial of former president donald trump in new york when a judge fined trump again for violating a gag order against criticizing the judge's staff. as cbs' robert costa reports, trump was placed under oath to answer the judge's questions. >> we're being railroaded here. >> reporter: former president donald trump was ordered to take the witness stand today for about three minutes after manhattan judge arthur engoron accused him of breaking a gag

nikole killion on what a bill and the president's message to lawmakers. >> stop playing games. >>> also, the battle brewing for republican house speaker kevin mccarthy to step aside. lawmakers within his own party angry to work with democrats to pass a temporary measure. >> so it be, bring it on. let's get over with it. >>> trump on the trail before his trial. the former president expected to face a judge monday in a civil fraud trial in new york. what the outcome could mean for his business empire and political future. >>> skateboard recall. the one-wheeled models linked to at least four deaths. >>> plus, it's time to pay up. as the pandemic pause comes to an end, millions of americans are expected to start making payments again on their federal student loan debts. >> former president jimmy carter turns 99. his family plans to mark the milestone. >>> and later, the greatest day in hip-hop history. how the stars aligned 25 years ago for a picture paying hochage to homage to the trail blazers in jazz. >> we knew that was history. >>> this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york, with jer

cbs's congressional correspondent nikole killion has been following it all along and starts us off from capitol hill. good evening, nikole. >> reporter: hey, good evening to you, jericka. the funding fight may be over for now. but the political infighting continues here on capitol hill, and president biden says he's had enough. >> stop playing games. get this done. >> reporter: an exasperated president biden blamed house republicans for putting the federal government on the verge of a shutdown. >> i'm sick and tired of the brinksmanship. and so are the american people. i've been doing this, you all point out to me a lot, a long time. i've never quite seen a republican congress or any congress act like this. >> reporter: the president urged lawmakers to keep their commitment on aid to ukraine after it was abruptly dropped from the final package. the stopgap measure only funds federal agencies for 45 days through november 17th and includes $16 billion in relief for communities hit by natural disasters. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: the bill passed the house and senate late saturday

nikole killion, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> new york republican congressman george santos is due in federal court today to face almost two dozen new charges. it comes a day after fellow new york republicans called for a vote in the house next week to expel santos from congress. santos is accused of using campaign contributors' credit cards without their consents and -- consent and inflating fundraising numbers to gain support. he says he will plead not guilty. >>> coming up, hurricane devastation. dozens are dead in mexico after a category-five storm hits a resort city. >>> and later, sam bankman-fried taking the stand. what we can expect to see at the trial of the crypto founder. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." >>> the death toll in mexico from hurricane otis has climbed to at least 27. survivors in the resort city of acapulco say that they are getting desperate amid the slow response by the mexican government. hundreds of thousands of homes are still without power after otis made landfall two days ago. one official said 80% of the city's hotels were damaged. the cost of the cleanup is

nikole killion, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> the judge in former president donald trump's civil fraud trial in new york called him to the stand for this comment he made to reporters yesterday -- >> this judge is very partisan judge with a very -- partisan sitting alongside of her. >> judge arthur engoron fined trump $10,000 for violating a gag order barring personal attacks on the judge's staff. on the stand, trump denied he was talking about anyone on the judge's staff. he said his comment was about the judge and his former fixer and attorney michael cohen who testified against him. >>> coming up, tentative deal. striking autoworkers say they've reached a contract agreement with one of the big three. >>> and otis aftermath. a resort city takes heavy damage from the category-five hurricane. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." orning news." some people just know that's not gonna fit. those are the people who know to choose allstate. that's not gonna fit. what's that? you need another four inches? do you work here? nope, i just saw you there and i thought i'd save you the trouble. nana!

and as nikole killion reports, he's remaining tight lipped about some of his positions. >> reporter:second day on the job, speaker mike johnson continued to dodge questions about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. >> do you believe the 2020 election was stolen, sir? just gentyes or no? >> reporter: after the election, johnson in coordination with then-president donald trump recruited more than 100 republicans to sign on to a brief supporting a lawsuit to overturn the results. he also promoted conspiracy theories about rigged voting machine software in a radio interview. >> when you have, you know, a software system that is used all around the country that is suspect because it came from hugo chavez's venezuela. >> reporter: democrats are concerned johnson could again try to block certification of the electoral college results next year if president biden wins again. >> his track record with respect to trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election speaks for itself. >> reporter: johnson opponents are also singling out his views on abortion rights. >> there is no right to

cbs's nikole killion joins us now from capitol hill. good evening, nikole.f a day. >> >> reporter: good evening, norah. just like the candidates before him, minnesota congressman tom emmer could not get the votes. emmer is the number three republican in the house. he beat out serve other candidates in a secret ballot and was only the nominee for about four hours. at least 10 to 20 holdouts didn't back him, meaning he likely couldn't survive a vote on the house floor. some were opposed to his previous vote certifying the 2020 election while others claimed he was too moderate to be speaker. former president trump also weighed in, calling emmer a republican in name only and said electing him would be a tragic mistake. republicans are now going back to the drawing board to try to elect a new candidate. all this as a government shutdown looms next month and the house now 21 days without a speaker, unable to do its business. norah. >> he was just the nominee for just a few hours. nikole killion, tha [♪♪] how you feel can be affected by the bacteria in your gut. tr

cbs's nikole killion joins us now from capitol hill. good evening, nikole.oaster of a day. >> reporter: good evening, norah. just like the candidates before him, minnesota congressman tom emmer could not get the votes. emmer is the number three republican in the house. he beat out seven other candidates in a secret ballot, and was the nominee for only about four hours. at least 10-20 holdouts didn't back him, meaning he likely couldn't survive a vote on the house floor. some were opposed to his previous vote, certifying the 2020 election, while others claimed he was too moderate to be speaker. former president trump also weighed in, calling emmer a republican in name only and said electing him would be a tragic mistake. republicans are now going back to the drawing board to try to elect a new candidate, all this as a government shutdown looms next month, and the house, now 21 days without a speaker, unable to do its business. >> norah: he was just the nominee for just a few hours. nikole killion, thank you. well tonight, the most powerful social media compan

>> adriana: nikole killion, thank you.y alaska airlines pilot accused of trying to bring down a flight on sunday with more than 80 people on board appeared in federal court today in portland, oregon. a lawyer for joseph emerson said the pilot thanks the flight crew for their swift action against him. investigators say the crew stopped emerson from trying to cut the plane's engines and subdued him. emerson's attorney says he was not suicidal or trying to hurt anyone. he told investigators he was suffering a nervous breakdown and had taken psychedelic mushrooms two days before the incident. a u.s. military -- the u.s. military has released video of yet another chinese fighter jet harassing and flying dangerously close to a u.s. military plane. officials say this happened tuesday over the south china sea. the chinese jet coming within 10 feet of the american b-52. the pentagon says the chinese military has made similar reckless maneuvers on u.s. planes more than 180 times in the past two years. china claims most of the sea as

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nikole killion reports. >> reporter: on any given morning, lizbeth hues walks the streets of the nation'skind of become a personal mission. >> reporter: that mission with the group lights out d.c. is to find birds. but this bird-watching expedition is not what you might expect. in most cases, lizbeth and her team are not looking to the sky. there is a bird. >> reporter: but to the ground, collecting dead fowl after they've collided with buildings. >> this is a huge problem. they estimate that over somewhere between 300 and one billion birds a year die in the united states from window collisions. and these are migratory birds. so we are interested in documenting this problem so that people become aware of the issue. >> reporter: it's an issue that motivated the redesign of the birdhouse at the national zoo, which features dozens of species native to north america. it's one of the first in the country to create a structure that is completely bird friendly. what makes it bird friendly? >> what makes it bird friendly is you can see the two-inch horizontal strikes. so birds perceive that as so