the president of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas. the house is scheduled to vote for its next speaker today. congressman jim jordan of ohio is the republican nominee, but he' got some convincing to do. enough republicans still oppose jordan to block him from winning the gavel. a small collectible going for a big price. a miniature x-wing star fighter used in the original "star wars" sold at auction for over $3 million. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. it's tuesday, october 17th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." show of solidarity. president biden heads to israel today as the country continues its punishing air strikes on gaza as troops on ground get ready to invade. breaking overnight, new

developments in the terror attack in brussels. a suspected gunman has been shot and killed. and will jim jordan be the next speaker of the house? the ohio republican scrambles to flip some skeptics in his own party ahead of today's vote just hours away. captioning funded by cbs good morning and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. 11 days into the fighting, and this is the deadliest of the five gaza wars for both sides. more than 4,200 people killed, the bloodshed shows no signs of letting up. the u.n. warns the humanitarian crisis is worsening. all eyes are on gaza's rafah crossing into egypt still closed as negotiators try to reach a cease-fire that would let aid in and let trapped foreigners out. the israeli military now says hamas is holding 199 hostages, more than originally thought, but hamas puts that number even higher.

and 2,000 american troops are on notice, preparing to be deployed in the region. ian lee is on the ground in tel aviv. ian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the clock is ticking down to israel's expected ground invasion. this morning the head of israel's military put out a statement to the troops preparing them for the battle ahead and reiterating why they are fighting. this comes as president biden is set to visit the region. as the violence in the middle east enters its second week, president biden is set to land in israel tomorrow. >> he's coming here at a critical moment for israel, for the region and for the world. >> reporter: secretary of state antony blinken who announced the visit while on his second trip to tel aviv in less than a week says the president will be briefed on israel's war plans and will coordinate efforts to release hostages held by hamas. president biden is also expected to work with leader on plans to

get humanitarian assistance to gaza. >> no supplies have come into gaza since the 7th of october. nothing. no fuel, no food, no water. >> reporter: the united nations says more than a million palestinians have fled from the north to the south in the past two days and continuing israeli air strikes and troops prepared for a ground invasion. crowds gathered at gaza's border with egypt unable to cross, hundreds remain stuck on the palestinian side. let >> palestinians are in need of help and aid. they cannot pay the price of hamas barbarism. >> reporter: fighting is also continuing at the israel border surrounding hezbollah. president biden has warned iran pand other outside factors are

not to take advantage of the conflict, a warning he'll repeat when he arrives tomorrow. iran's foreign minister yesterday has warned that preemptive action is possible in the coming hours if israel launches its ground offensive into gaza. he added that this would involve what he calls the access of resistance, which includes iranian-backed hezbollah and militias in syria. anne-marie? >> ian lee in tel aviv. ian, thank you. well, the head of israel's interior security service is taking the blame for hamas's bloody october rampage saying despite a number of actions, they were unable to create enough early warning to prevent the attack. holly williams traveled to southern israel to report on the massive military buildup ahead of the expected invasion. >> reporter: israel's military released this chilling video, cl it says was found on the body of a dead hamas militant. it appears to have been edited.

the gunmen hunt their victims inside a kibbutz, stalking civilians in their own homes until finally the militant's killed. israel says it's also discovered documents in the aftermath of the attack, including this handbook with instructions for blindfolding and executing captives. today we were taken to an israeli military base to see this cache of weapons seized from hamas. so here we have hand grenades. over here we have anti-tank bombs or ieds, and over here we have anti-tank missiles. this really is quite an arsenal. israel's military claims some of it was made in iran and north korea. >> we knew that they were getting more sophisticated. we knew that they were getting funds and training from iran, but this is -- this is something else.

>> reporter: he is a dual u.s. is rah i will citizen and a reservist who's come from his home in new york to join the fight. did you want to go into the gaza strip to fight? >> i personally would like to sit on the beach and sip a gin and tonic. unfortunately we don't have that option. well, breaking overnight officials in belgium say an expected extremist accused of killing two swedish soccer fans on the streets of brussels has been shot dead by police. authorities had been searching for a tahitian man after yesterday's brazen attack. a taxi driver was also wounded. the attacker fled on a scooter. in a social media video, though, an arabic speaking man claiming responsibility said he was inspired by i.s.i.s. after the shooting, a nearby soccer match between belgium and sweden was suspended. 35,000 fans were kept in the stadium for more than two hours as a precaution.

back here at home the justice department has launched an investigation into an alleged hate crime in illinois. the victim, a 6-year-old boy stabbed dozens of times. his mother was also wounded in that attack. authorities say it was tied to the war in israel. jeff pegues has the disturbing details. >> reporter: at this mosque near chicago, prayers on the pavement outside. standing room only inside as hundreds of mourners remember 6-year-old wadea al fayoume. the little boy was brutally established to death on saturday alleged by by the family's 71-year-old landlord joseph czuba. his mother was also stabbed. she was able to escape and hid in a bathroom, unable to reach her son, who police say was stabbed 26 times.

>> when he was stabbed, he was less worse than his mom. he said, mom, i'm fine. >> reporter: prosecutors say czuba targeted the family because they are muslim and because the ongoing conflict in the middle east. >> when this individual said you muslims must die, this was a message not to the boy and the mother. this was to all of us. >> reporter: czuba was charged with multiple counts including first-degree murder and hate crimes. >> we will protest quietly, but there's a lot of anger building up. >> reporter: with tensions high across the country and threats on the rise, the fbi is most concerned about lone wolf-style attacks. >> these things are going to be very tough to stop. at least, though, we can try to discourage them. >> reporter: prosecutors say the suspect became increasingly agitated and concerned about his safety after regularly listening to conservative talk radio.

wadea who just celebrated his 6th birthday, he was born here in the u.s., and his parents came here years ago for a better life and to escape the violence in the west bank. jeff pegues, cbs news, bridgeview, illinois. well, russian president vladimir putin is in china this morning. putin arrived in beijing overnight. he's attending a gathering of world leaders to mark the tenth anniversary of china's push to build infrastructure and to expand its global influence. he's scheduled to meet with china's xi jinping tomorrow. the trip is also meant to underscore the political ties between china and russia. the house is set to vote today to try and elect a new speaker two weeks after kevin mccarthy was ousted. republican nominee, ohio congressman jim jordan, met with colleagues yesterday, trying to shore up support. several lawmakers flipped positions and now say they'll back jordan. >> look, i felt good walking into the conference. i feel even better now.

we've got a few more people we want to talk to, listen to, and then we'll have a vote tomorrow. >> but several republicans are still refusing to vote for jordan. he'll need almost every gop lawmaker to back him in order to get enough votes. jordan has been a staunch defender of former president donald trump who is supporting him. speaking of donald trump, he'll be back in a new york city courtroom today for his civil fraud trial as it continues. the former president and his businesses are accused of inflating the value of their properties on financial statements to obtain favorable bank loans. he denies any wrongdoing. meanwhile the judge overseeing his interference case in washington imposed a limited gag order on him. judge tanya chutkan barred trump from making public statements targeting prosecutors, possible witnesses, and court staff. trump reacted during a campaign appearance in iowa. >> i'll be the only politician in history that runs with a gag

order where i'm not allowed to criticize people. can you imagine this? do you believe this? i'm not allowed to criticize people. so we'll see. we'll appeal it and we'll see. >> the judge said trump can criticize the department generally and claim the case is motivated, but says he cannot conduct a smear campaign against prosecutors and court personnel. so coming up, code of conflict. justice amy coney barrett speaks out about the high court uholding an ethics code. and a bear with a taste for italian food. what the bear found when no one was home. this is the "cbs morning news." choosing a treatment for your chronic migraine - 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hours

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