out of there and aid in. the president was supposed to meet with egyptian president el sisi at this summit. he really wanted face time to convince him to open up the corridor, but he continues to resist. >> this trip fraught not only with diplomatic risks but also security risks. how is the white house handling those? >> reporter: well, secret service sources tell cbs news that rocket launches into israel during the president's visit are a real possibility. but they stress that there will be plenty of military air support to protect the president. and they point to the fact that secretary blinken has been in the region and under protection for a week now, so they know what to expect. but blinken and prime minister netanyahu were forced into a bunker just yesterday as air raid sirens went off, something that you and your team also experienced. so it's nearly impossible to predict what could happen. norah. >> weijia jiang, thank you very much. tonight the u.s. is

reportedly sending an amphibious task force of thousands of sailors and marines toward israel. right now there are 2,000 marines in the red sea ready to be deployed if needed, and that's in addition to the two aircraft carrier strike groups that are deployed to deter hezbollah and iran from fully joining the fight. cbs's roxana saberi traveled to the border with lebanon earlier today, where there were fresh clashes. >> reporter: hezbollah claims it fired anti-tank missiles from lebanon into northern israel today after israel said it killed four militants trying to plant explosives on a border wall. the cross-border clashes are fueling fears that iran-backed hezbollah could escalate the conflict by opening a second front against israel. cbs news has witnessed israel's military reinforcing its northern frontier with many of the roughly 360,000 reservists it's mobilizing across the country. we're about six miles south of lebanon here. you can see behind me israeli

troops, vehicles, and weaponry deployed to this area. they say they're on high alert in case of more attacks by hezbollah. with tensions intensifying, israel has evacuated 28 communities along its northern border, including ifta kibbutz. around 400 of its residents fled to this hotel in search of safety. >> it was so quickly, and my heart was beating fast. >> reporter: her husband has been called up to serve in israel's army, she brought her two sons, her memories, and her fears. >> i brought those two kids into the world, but the world doesn't deserve them because there are so many horrors and pain and suffering on both sides in this conflict. >> on both sides. >> yeah. >> roxana saberi joins us now from tel aviv. roxana, there is so much fear about a widening conflict. how do you see this deadly explosion in gaza impacting the

situation in the north near lebanon where you were? >> reporter: well, the reaction from hezbollah has been swift. tonight they're calling for a day of rage across the world tomorrow in response to the attack that they're clearly blaming on israel. norah. >> roxana saberi, thank you. cbs news spoke to with the moth of a 21-year-old french israeli woman being held hostage by hamas. she appeared to be injured. cbs news is only showing this image from that video as to not spread that propaganda further. she was abducted along with dozens of others at that music festival where 260 people were slaughtered. in theed video was released, her family didn't know if she was dead or alive. her mother called on world leaders to do all they can to by her daughter and all of the hostages home. >> it's very hard to see my

daughter. i see the pain. i see that she's in physical pain. i see she's in emotion -- she's very emotional and very, very scared. >> do you think that this video might be a sign that hamas wants to negotiate? >> i hope so. i really do. >> well, hamas has said it wants to swap the nearly 200 hostages for the 6,000 palestinians it says are being held in israeli prisons. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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president donald trump, had been jockeying for days to become the new house speaker, second in line to the presidency. but today he lost 20 defectors inside his own party. >> a speaker has not been elected. >> reporter: leaving him more than a dozen votes short of the 217 necessary in the house chamber paralyzed two weeks after removing former speaker kevin mccarthy. jordan said he would try again. >> so we're going to keep working and get the votes. >> reporter: those who voted against jordan include moderate republicans in districts president biden won in 2020, worried a jordan-led house could sink their own re-election chances. the nine-term republican is the face of the biden impeachment inquiry that has plowed ahead with little evidence. >> the biden justice department tries to sweep it all under the rug. >> reporter: two years ago he voted to block the certification of biden's 2020 win. and he was in close communication with then-president trump in the days before and on january 6th, seen on this white house call log.

>> he went over to the white house and helped plot the entire thing. he urged publicly people disgruntled about the election to march on the capitol. >> reporter: jordan has tried to flip those republicans who are opposing him, but it has backfired so far. florida republican carlos gimenez blasted jordan's strong-arm tactics, including having conservative media listeners flood the phones of republicans with complaints. >> you didn't like the pressure campaign? >> no, i don't. i mean, look, if you're a leader, people will follow you. >> any concerns you've heard from members about tactics used to win your votes? >> no. >> reporter: the next vote isn't likely until midday tomorrow, at the earliest. without a breakthrough, the house remains paralyzed, endangering aid to israel, ukraine, and a government shutdown one month from today, norah. >> incredible to watch. scott macfarlane, thank you. and with chaos on capitol hill, we sat down with republican senator mitt romney, who is not seeking a second term

in 2024. and we asked him why he thinks republicans are having such a difficult time picking a new speaker. >> do you think jim jordan is the right republican to be speaker of the house? >> well, it does seem like the republicans in the house are letting the tail wag the dog. the great majority of the republicans in the house, i think, would like to have someone that represents the mainstream of our party. jim jordan represents a small part of the party but a very vocal part of the party, and they've been calling the shots. he's probably not the first choice i would have made, but it's not my choice. it's up to them. whether he'll get the job or not, i don't know. but if he does get the job, it will be a case of the dog catching the car, which is what happens then? i mean there are people in my party who go to washington to bark, to make noise, not to make law, but to make noise. i think jim jordan would call himself one of those who's got a lot to say and is loud and barking but actually passing law, getting law that's signed not just by members of the house but also in the senate and by

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criminal culpability in 9 death of the movie's cinematographer. baldwin's lawyer says they're prepared to answer any of the charges in court. the olympics adds more sports for the 2028 summer games in los angeles. we'll tell you which ones next. finally tonight, there is big news for olympic fans and the athletes who will soon have more chances to go for gold. the international committee voted to bring back baseball, softball, cricket, and lacrosse while flag football and squash will be played for the first time. players will hit the field or court to compete at the 2028 summer olympics in los angeles.

that's going to be the first time the olympics will be held in the united states since the winter games in salt lake city in 2002. it's not the first time new sports have been added to the games. four were added to next year's games in paris including breakdancing. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm jarred hill in new york. president biden meets with israeli leaders in tel aviv this morning. talks come one day after an explosion at a hospital in gaza killed hundreds. the source of that explosion remains disputed.

mr. biden then plans tow call the leaders of egypt and the palestinian authority on the flight home. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy confirms american long-range missiles have been used against russia for the first time. u.s. officials tell cbs news they were quietly shipped to ukraine in recent weeks. and get the ready to pay for x. in a test program, new users will be charged $1 a year to post on the site formerly known as twitter. this goes live in new zealand and the philippines today. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin tonight with the breaking news that is reverberating around the world. when president biden announced his trip to the middle east,

there was hope that his meetings with both israeli and arab leaders could result in relief to gaza and the release of american hostages. tonight that hope has faded. we're learning new details tonight about an explosion at a hospital in gaza city. the palestinian health ministry says hundreds of people killed, many more injured. the hospital just hit and overwhelmed. now, hamas is blaming an israeli air strike, but israel is denying responsibility, saying their intelligence shows it was caused by a failed rocket launch by the group islamic jihad. throughout this conflict, civilians have taken refuge around hospitals and schools in hopes of avoiding the near constant air strikes from above. and tonight that safety shattered. it was just as president biden was boarding air force one this afternoon that he learned his meetings in jordan canceled. and we're now learning he won't travel to jordan at all but will still go to tel aviv as a show

of support for israel, a city where air raid sirens continue to go off. there are a lot of new developments tonight, and we have team coverage from israel to the white house. we'll start with cbs's charlie d'agata in tel aviv. charlie, it has been quite a day. >> reporter: good evening, norah. yes, it has, and we're still getting details about exactly what happened at that hospital in gaza. as you mentioned, israeli defense forces specifically naming islamic jihad. this is another islamic militant organization that shares gaza with hamas, also at war with israel, launching attacks here, just adding to the volatility. we have to warn you that some might find the images in this report disturbing. cell phone footage captured the moments an explosion turned an overcrowded hospital in gaza into a massive fireball. hundreds are thought to have been killed in what might be gaza's worst single loss of life

yet. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said tonight an analysis shows the explosion was caused by a barrage of rockets that misfired by palestinian militants islamic jihad within gaza. >> i can confirm that an analysis of the idf operation of systems indicates that a barrage of rockets was fired by terrorists in gaza. >> reporter: hamas blamed israel, saying the strike is a result of what they called unlimited u.s. support for israel. it triggered international condemnation. egypt, qatar, iran, jordan, and turkey among the countries who have denounced the air strike. palestinian president mahmoud abbas, who was meeting with the u.s. secretary of state, antony blinken, in the jordanian capital, has declared three days of mourning in response to the hospital strike. protests erupted in the west

bank and in jordan, where security forces used tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters trying to storm the israeli embassy. the hospital disaster has only heaped more misery and bloodshed on gaza, where horrific scenes after a series of israeli air strikes have taken the level of sheer human suffering and soaring death toll to a next lvel. in rafah, terrified children cried out as frantic residents scrambled among the rubble in search for survivors. some children unable to make any sound at all. cbs news producer in gaza marwan al ghul witnessed the worst of it. >> i saw dozens of killed people and dozens of injuries. not enough plans -- ambulances, no civil defense.

the people here tried to do all of their best to take out the injured by their hands. >> reporter: more explosions sent shock waves of terror, creating more death even as they raced to save lives. reining in israeli retaliation in an effort to avoid inflaming the entire region is among the biggest challenges facing president biden as he visits here in a show of solidarity with israel. students we spoke with in tel aviv are hopeful. >> him actually coming, it's not only spoken words. it's an actual action, which is really important for us. >> we really want this to end as soon as possible, and i think it's -- it will be more possible if we have the support of america with us. >> how important is it to have america's support like this? >> very important. we need them as our ally and, of course, their support. >> reporter: for days, israeli troops, heavy weapons, tanks, and artillery have been taking up positions along the front

line with gaza. the israeli defense forces say they've mobilized more than 300,000 troops as the military gears up for what it calls a coordinated attack from air, land, and sea, indicating an all-out invasion may be imminent. but considering how volatile the situation has now become, president biden's visit may mean israel may hold off pulling the trigger until he's left the region. now, we go back to more information that we're getting about exactly what happened at that hospital earlier today. israeli defense forces releasing a statement again saying that it was a misfire, but then stating that more than 450 rockets since this conflict began fired toward israel have actually fallen within gaza. norah. >> charlie d'agata in tel aviv tonight, thank you. president biden is on his way to israel tonight. and as he boarded air force one,

the trip descended into disarray. and there's a fresh reminder tonight of just how fluid and dangerous the situation is there. take a look at this shaky video. that is actually the german chancellor lying on the runway in tel aviv during a rocket attack, the same area where president biden is expected to land tomorrow. cbs's weijia jiang is in at the white house. weijia, this appears to be president biden's toughest diplomatic mission yet. what can they achieve? >> reporter: norah, that tragic hospital explosion in gaza has severely complicated the presiden president's trip, and it will limit what he is able to accomplish. the concern over civilian casualties was already top of mind for the president as was the unfolding humanitarian crisis in gaza. the now canceled summit in jordan was where mr. biden hoped to make progress on establishing a humanitarian corridor, opening up the southern gaza border crossing to get trapped

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israel is expected to delay the anticipated invasion of gaza, at least until the president is back in washington. israel has amassed hundreds of thousands of troops along gaza's border despite warnings that it could bottom a long and devastating war with hamas, largely fought on city streets. charlie d'agata was there last time israel invaded gaza in 2014 and has this look at what's likely ahead. >> reporter: palestinians called the bombardment of gaza collective punishment. the israeli military insists their precision strikes aimed at crippling hamas ahead of an invasion. in a stretch of desert along the border with gaza, this israeli tank unit is waiting for the order to roll. but the urban warfare that awaits carries huge risks, says reserve major general yair golan. >> it's highly complicated. the pace of war fighting is very slow. >> reporter: he's led operations into hamas territory many times.

>> what should israeli soldiers expect when they get into gaza? >> i think that hamas is going to fight. it's about exposing hamas to our lethal fire. >> reporter: hamas may not have the firepower to match israeli tanks like these, but the question is how useful heavy weapons will be on the tightly packed city streets of gaza. gaza city, especially, is a labyrinth, a maze of narrow streets, tall buildings, and blind alleyways. plenty of places to hide men and munitions. below ground, hamas says it has built a 300-mile underground network from which to emerge and launch attacks as shown in this training video. hamas is thought to be hiding many of the nearly 200 hostages there, threatening to kill them. in 2014, we were shown a tunnel that reached from gaza all the

way into israel. >> war fighting is not an easy business. no -- no matter, you know, where do you fight. in iraq, afghanistan, the gaza strip, or elsewhere, or ukraine. it's always complicated. it's always a dirty business. >> reporter: an invasion larger and longer than israel has ever attempted since hamas took the territory over. heavy losses expected on both sides before whatever victory means here. now, even before that incursion begins, fighting has been raging on both sides. you may have heard that explosion. we're right along the border with gaza and a place called sderot. it has been evacuated, and you can understand why. we've got drones overhead, explosions in the background. you can see some of the damage from recent and repeated rocket attacks. >> that was charlie d'agata near the israeli border with gaza. closer to home now, we have the story of another legal case

involving the rental car giant hertz. last year the company settled more than 350 lawsuits with customers who say they were falsely accused of stealing cars they say they legally rented from hertz. some of those people say they were arrested and even spent time in jail. anna werner has the latest. >> i don't care how long it takes. >> reporter: meet blake goeber, a 33-year-old political consultant and former marine. >> i'll do whatever it takes to prove my name. >> to clear your name. >> yeah. >> reporter: the reason? hertz claims he stole a rental car. in november of 2019, goeber rented a car from hurt in morgantown, west virginia, to drive to his new job. >> i moved from morgantown down to northern virginia, and i needed to get down there to start. >> reporter: when he got there, he says, he returned the car to the hertz location at washington, d.c.'s reagan national airport. >> and you left the keys in the car. >> i left the keys in the car. there was no agent there at that time of night. >> reporter: but last year,

nearly three years after he says he dropped off the car, goeber was pulled over for speeding in louisville where he now lives. officers then ordered him out of the car. >> they pulled me behind the vehicle and placed me in handcuffs, and said that i had a warrant for my arrest out of west virginia. >> reporter: he says he had no idea why. >> was that scary? >> yes, very much so. >> reporter: then he says he spent a week in a louisville jail waiting for officers from west virginia to pick him up. >> it was hell. it was -- it was the worst, like, i wouldn't wish that on anybody. >> reporter: he was arrested just six weeks before he was due to be married. his wife, erica. >> it just, like, that's not blake. i couldn't believe that this was even something real. >> reporter: in january, goeber was indicted for theft of a rental vehicle and grand larceny, a possible 12-year sentence if he were to be convicted, a shadow they say

hung over their marriage. >> this entire year has been the hardest year of my life. >> are you scared? >> i'm terrified, yeah. >> terrified of? >> my husband going to jail. and there's nothing we can do about it. >> reporter: what the couple didn't know was that theirs was one in a pattern of similar cases involving hertz, a pattern cbs news has been reporting on for over three years. customer after customer who said they faced arrest, some at gunpoint, and even jail after hertz claimed they had stolen a car. >> it's a stolen vehicle. >> reporter: like this real estate agent, carrie gibbs. >> reporter: sheriffs came pulling up with their guns drawn. >> reporter: houston contractor james tow lan. >> he said you're in possession of a stolen vehicle. i was like, that's improblem. i rent from hertz. >> reporter: and mother carmen bosco jailed for 40 days two months after giving birth. >> i just don't understand how this even happened. >> reporter: none of the three were convicted. in december, hertz settled 364

of those cases, paying $168 million to people who had filed claims saying they'd been falsely accused of theft. goeber's defense attorney, wes prince. >> people like blake across the country have been wrongfully arrested, wrongfully prosecuted, wrongfully incarcerated for crimes they didn't commit. >> reporter: yet when we congress tacted hertz about goeber's case, the company stood behind itsalng us in a statement that goeber refrnted a car from hertz for one day, then kept the car for over three months without payment. hertz said before reporting the car stolen, its representatives had reached out repeatedly to goeber including by email, text, phone calls, and certified mail, and that he ignored hertz's outreach. but documents produced by hertz in the case showed company reps were apparently using what goeber says was an old address and some wrong phone numbers. goeber says he doesn't recall getting any emails or phone calls from hertz, and he told us the prosecution needs to end.

>> charging an innocent person and trying to go after an innocent person, that's not justice. that's the opposite of justice. >> reporter: and now it seems the prosecutor in the case agrees. as we prepared to go to air with this story, the prosecutor filed to dismiss the charges against goeber, saying the state has lost confidence in the reliability of the information provided by the victim in the case. in other words, he dubts believe the information hertz put forward about goeber is reliable. >> anna werner on the case. you are watching the "cbs overnight news." i'm jonathan lawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three ps. what are the three ps? the three ps of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price.

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plan to wait until october or later. >> unless there's something specific that i'm trying to get, and then i just might keep an eye out for it. >> it's september, a little early to start thinking about holiday shopping? >> a lot early. >> reporter: about 1 in 4 people plan to do most of their shopping in stores. but the majority are doing the bulk of their buying online. >> reporter: amazon and target and walmart, they often roll out black friday-type pricing in early october. >> reporter: and 33% expect inflation to influence their shopping. 23% anticipate a strain on their budget. and 13% feel pressure to spend more than they're comfortable with. dale plans to stick to a budget. >> they'll only get what the kids really want. otherwise, it's a waste. >> reporter: and others plan to be frugal. >> we found that about 4 in 10 say that they're simply going to buy less stuff. that's kind of the ultimate holiday savings tip. >> reporter: another tip, avoid

carrying a balance on credit cards because right now, interest rates are over 20%. michael george, cbs news, new york. steve hartman now with the story of a man on a never-ending mission of kindness that steve found "on the road." >> reporter: at the bottom of a hole in chesterfield county, virginia, utility worker calvin gaudet is fixing a leaky water main. but no gusher down here compares to the fountain of good deeds he delivers up there. whether it's buying coffee for the next car -- >> take care of the people that are behind me. >> reporter: or groceries for a random shopper. >> i'm going to pay for this. >> reporter: calvin gives away about half his income to total strangers. in return, he may get a thank-you, at best. but he remains undaunted. >> you don't never know. you could do something for somebody or talk to someone, and you could change their whole

situation. >> reporter: he says it happened once. >> you can come around. thank you. >> reporter: a few months ago, calvin was in this burger king drive-through when he happened to look in his rearview mirror and saw a woman who just seemed sad. so calvin did what calvin does, bought her meal. only this time, his random act of kindness would not soon be forgotten. >> somebody to do something that nice for you in that very moment when i thought nothing could make me happy again, it just touched my heart. >> this is andy. >> reporter: denise walters had just lost her husband of 41 years. >> i just wish he was still here. >> reporter: and says cal vun's kindness was exactly what she needed at exactly the right time. in fact, it had such a profound effect, she chased him down, told his boss, and got him recognized before the county board of supervisors. >> he saw that i was upset and showed compassion to a complete stranger. >> reporter: since then, they

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washington's national cathedral is adorned with new stained glass called the now and forever windows. they are the work of famed artist carrie james marshall, designed to capture the, quote, resilience, faith, and endurance of african americans and our nation's struggle.

the windows replace others donated 70 years ago by the united daughters of the confederacy. we spoke with the artist about his work. the stained glass at the national cathedral long upheld a stain on our history. this tribute to confederate generals robert e. lee and thomas stonewall jackson. they've now been replaced with protesters moving for equality. >> it is pretty brilliant, pretty bright. >> it's glowing. >> reporter: carey james marshal's art can go for millions. for this, he charged $18.65, a nod to slavery's end. >> in a church, you're so used to looking up at the windows and seeing white skin and seeing black skin here, it's almost like you have to do a double take. >> i don't think these windows exclude anybody. i think the activity they're engaged in is something that everybody can partake in. >> reporter: below are words by poet elizabeth alexander, who performed at president barack obama's first inauguration. >> the final line of the poem, may this portal be where the

light comes in, that can illuminate the beauty of the past and also sometimes the untruths of the past. >> i don't think i could have asked for anything more meaningful to have done as a kind of gift to the nation as a whole. and a beautiful gift it is. that is the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news tngz. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm adriana diaz. this is "cbs news flash." i'm jarred hill in new york. president biden meets with israeli leaders in tel aviv this morning. talks come one day after an explosion at a hospital in gaza killed hundreds. the source of that explosion remains disputed. mr. biden then plans to call the

leaders of egypt and the palestinian authority on the flight home. ukrainian esident volodymyr zelenskyy confirms american long-range missiles have been used against russia for the first time. u.s. officials tell cbs news they were quietly shipped to ukraine in recent weeks. and get the ready to pay for x. in a test program, new users will be charged $1 a year to post on the site formerly own as twitter. this goes live in new zealand and the philippines today. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new tonight, president biden is on his way to the middle east right now as a diplomatic crisis now unfolds. the summit of leaders in jordan canceled after a deadly explosion at a gaza hospital kills hundreds. here are tonight's headlines.

the breaking news. the devastating scene out of gaza, where palestinian authorities say at least 500 people were killed, blaming an israeli air strike. israel denying it was them. what their intelligence says about who is responsible. the president heads to a war zone with meetings in israel. his summit in jordan canceled. what it all means for peace in the region and the american hostages held in gaza. new video tonight of israel taking out four militants attempting to cross the northern border with lebanon. the new fears of a hezbollah attack. >> we are about six miles south of lebanon here. behind me you can see israeli troops, vehicles, and weaponry deployed to this area. they say they're on high alert. no person having received a majority, a speaker has not been elected. >> republican jim jordan loses his first vote for speaker of the house. so what happens now? >> how many rounds are you willing to go? >> we need to get a speaker as

soon as possible. >> plus our interview with republican senator mitt romney. what he says about the chaos in the house. >> he's probably not the first choice i would have made. and the new sports you'll see at the 2028 olympics. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin tonight with the breaking news that is reverberating around the world. when president biden announced his trip to the middle east, there was hope that his meetings with both israeli and arab leaders could result in relief to gaza and the release of american hostages. tonight that hope has faded. we're learning new details tonight about an explosion at a hospital in gaza city. the palestinian health ministry says hundreds of people killed, many more injured. take a look at some of these images. women and children in the

aftermath waiting for treatment, terrified. the hospital just hit and overwhelmed. now hamas is blaming an israeli air strike, but israel is denying responsibility, saying their intelligence shows it was caused by a failed rocket launch by the group islamic jihad. throughout this conflict, civilians have taken refuge around hospitals and schools in hopes of avoiding the near constant air strikes from above, and tonight that safety shattered. it was just as president biden was boarding air force one this afternoon that he learned his meetings in jordan canceled. and we're now learning he won't travel to jordan at all but will still go to tel aviv as a show of support for israel, a city where air raid sirens continue to go off. there are a lot of new developments tonight, and we have team coverage from israel to the white house. we'll start with cbs's charlie d'agata in tel aviv. charlie, it has been quite a day. >> reporter: good evening, norah.

yes, it has, and we're still getting details about exactly what happened at that hospital in gaza. as you mentioned, israeli defense forces specifically naming islamic jihad. this is another islamic militant organization that shares gaza with hamas, also at war with israel, launching attacks here, just adding to the volatility. we have to warn you that some might find the images in this report disturbing. cell phone footage captured the moments an explosion turned an overcrowded hospital in gaza into a massive fireball. hundreds are thought to have been killed in what might be gaza's worst single loss of life yet. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said tonight an analysis shows the explosion was caused by a barrage of rockets that misfired by palestinian militants islamic jihad within gaza. >> i can confirm that an analysis of the idf operation of

systems indicates that a barrage of rockets was fired by terrorists in gaza. >> reporter: hamas blamed israel, saying the strike is a result of what they called unlimited u.s. support for israel. it triggered international condemnation. egypt, qatar, iran, jordan, and turkey among the countries who have denounced the air strike. palestinian president mahmoud abbas, who was meeting with the u.s. secretary of state, antony blinken, in the jordanian capital, has declared three days of mourning in response to the hospital strike. protests erupted in the west bank and in jordan, where security forces used tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters trying to storm the israeli embassy. the hospital disaster has only heaped more misery and bloodshed on gaza, where horrific scenes

after a series of israeli air strikes have taken the level of sheer human suffering and soaring death toll to a next level. in rafah, terrified children cried out as frantic residents scrambled among the rubble in search for survivors. some children unable to make any sound at all. cbs news producer in gaza marwan al ghul witnessed the worst of it. >> i saw dozens of killed people and dozens of injuries. not enough ambulances, no civil defense. the people here tried to do all of their best to take out the injured by their hands. >> reporter: more explosions sent shock waves of terror, creating more death even as they raced to save lives. reining in israeli retaliation in an effort to avoid inflaming the entire region is among the biggest challenges facing

president biden as he visits here in a show of solidarity with israel. students we spoke with in tel aviv are hopeful. >> him actually coming, it's not only spoken words. it's an actual action, which is really important for us. >> we really want this to end as soon as possible, and i think it's -- it will be more possible if we have the support of america with us. >> how important is it to have america's support like this? >> very important. we need them as our ally and, of course, their support. >> reporter: for days, israeli troops, heavy weapons, tanks, and artillery have been taking up positions along the front line with gaza. the israeli defense forces say they've mobilized more than 300,000 troops as the military gears up for what it calls a coordinated attack from air, land, and sea, indicating an all-out invasion may be imminent. but considering how volatile the

situation has now become, president biden's visit may mean israel may hold off pulling the trigger until he's left the region. now, we want to go back to more information that we're getting about exactly what happened at that hospital earlier today. israeli defense forces releasing a statement again saying that it was a misfire, but then stating that more than 450 rockets since this conflict began fired toward israel have actually fallen within gaza. norah. >> charlie d'agata in tel aviv tonight, thank you. there's a lot more news

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." president biden is on his way to israel tonight. and as he boarded air force one,

the trip descended into disarray. and there's a fresh reminder tonight of just how fluid and dangerous the situation is there. take a look at this shaky video. that is actually the german chancellor lying on the runway in tel aviv during a rocket attack, the same area where president biden is expected to land tomorrow. cbs's weijia jiang is at the white house. weijia, this appears to be president biden's toughest diplomatic mission yet. what can they achieve? >> reporter: norah, that tragic hospital explosion in gaza has severely complicated the president's trip, and it will limit what he is able to accomplish. the concern over civilian casualties was already top of mind for the president, as was the unfolding humanitarian crisis in gaza. the now canceled summit in jordan was where mr. biden hoped to make progress on establishing a humanitarian corridor, opening up the southern gaza border crossing to get trapped

civilians, including americans, out of there and aid in. the president was supposed to meet with egyptian president el sisi at that summit. he really wanted face time to convince him to open up the corridor, but he continues to resist. norah. >> yeah, this trip fraught with not only diplomatic risks but also security risks. how is the white house handling those? >> reporter: well, secret service sources tell cbs news that rocket launches into israel during the president's visit are a real possibility. but they stress that there will be plenty of military air support to protect the president. and they point to the fact that secretary blinken has been in the region and under protection for a week now, so they know what to expect. but blinken and prime minister netanyahu were forced into a bunker just yesterday as air raid sirens went off, something that you and your team also experienced. so it's nearly impossible to predict what could happen. norah. >> weijia jiang, thank you very much. tonight the u.s. is reportedly sending an amphibious

task force of thousands of sailors and marines toward israel. right now there are 2,000 marines in the red sea ready to be deployed if needed, and that's in addition to the two aircraft carrier strike groups that are deployed to deter hezbollah and iran from fully joining the fight. cbs's roxana saberi traveled to the border with lebanon earlier today, where there were fresh clashes. >> reporter: hezbollah claims it fired anti-tank missiles from lebanon into northern israel today after israel said it killed four militants trying to plant explosives on a border wall. the cross-border clashes are fueling fears that iran-backed hezbollah could escalate the conflict by opening a second front against israel. cbs news has witnessed israel's military reinforcing its northern frontier with many of the roughly 360,000 reservists it's mobilizing across the country. we're about six miles south of lebanon here. you can see behind me israeli

troops, vehicles, and weaponry deployed to this area. they say they're on high alert in case of more attacks by hezbollah. with tensions intensifying, israel has evacuated 28 communities along its northern border, including yiftah kibbutz. around 400 of its residents fled to this hotel in search of safety. >> it was so quickly, and my heart was beating fast. >> reporter: her husband has been called up to serve in israel's army. she brought her two sons, her memories, and her fears. >> i brought those two kids into the world, but the world doesn't deserve them because there are so many horrors and pain and suffering on both sides in this conflict. >> on both sides. >> yeah. >> roxana saberi joins us now from tel aviv. roxana, there is so much fear about a widening conflict. how do you see this deadly explosion in gaza impacting the

situation in the north near lebanon where you were? >> reporter: well, the reaction from hezbollah has been swift. tonight they're calling for a day of rage across the world tomorrow in response to the attack that they're clearly blaming on israel. norah. >> roxana saberi, thank you. cbs news spoke with the mother of a 21-year-old french israeli woman being held hostage by hamas. mia shem is shown in a new hamas propaganda video and appears to be injured. cbs news is only showing this image from that video as to not spread that propaganda further. shem was abducted along with dozens of others at that music festival where 260 people were slaughtered. until the video was released, shem's family didn't know if she was dead or alive. speaking with cbs's holly williams today, shem's mother called on world leaders to do all that they can to bring her daughter and ul aall of the hoss

home. >> it's very hard to see my daughter. i see the pain. i see that she's in physical pain. i see she's in emotion -- she's very emotional and very, very scared. >> do you think that this video might be a sign that hamas wants to negotiate? >> i hope so. i really do. >> well, hamas has said it wants to swap the nearly 200 hostages for the 6,000 palestinians it says are being held in israeli prisons. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. do you shop for vitamins at walmart? force factor products powerfully improve your health, but they're also delicious, easy to use and affordable.

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jockeying for days to become the nw house speaker, second in line to the presidency. but today he lost 20 defectors inside his own party. >> a speaker has not been elected. >> reporter: leaving him more than a dozen votes short of the 217 necessary and the house chamber paralyzed two weeks after removing former speaker kevin mccarthy. jordan said he would try again. >> so we're going to keep working, and we're going to get to the votes. >> reporter: those who voted against jordan include moderate republicans in districts president biden won in 2020, worried a jordan-led house could sink their own re-election chances. the nine-term republican is the face of the biden impeachment inquiry that has plowed ahead with little evidence. >> the biden justice department tries to sweep it all under the rug. >> reporter: two years ago he voted to block the certification of biden's 2020 win. >> i've never said this election was stolen. all i've said is let's check it out. >> reporter: and he was in close communication with then-president trump in the days before and on january 6th, seen

on this white house call log. >> he went over to the white house and helped plot the entire thing. he urged publicly people disgruntled about the election to march on the capitol. >> reporter: jordan has tried to flip those republicans who are opposing him, but it has backfired so far. florida republican carlos gimenez blasted jordan's strong-arm tactics, including having conservative media listeners flood the phones of republicans with complaints. >> you didn't like the pressure campaign? >> no, i don't. i mean, look, if you're a leader, people will follow you. >> any concerns you've heard from members about tactics used to win your votes? >> no. >> reporter: the next vote isn't likely until midday tomorrow, at the earliest. without a breakthrough, the house remains paralyzed, endangering aid to israel, ukraine, and a government shutdown one month from today, norah. >> incredible to watch. scott macfarlane, thank you. and with chaos on capitol hill, we sat down with republican senator mitt romney, who is not seeking a second term in 2024.

and we asked him why he thinks republicans are having such a difficult time picking a new speaker. >> do you think jim jordan is the right republican to be speaker of the house? >> well, it does seem like the republicans in the house are letting the tail wag the dog. the great majority of the republicans in the house, i think, would like to have someone that represents the mainstream of our party. jim jordan represents a small part of the party but a very vocal part of the party, and they've been calling the shots. he's probably not the first choice i would have made, but it's not my choice. it's up to them. whether he'll get the job or not, i don't know. but if he does get the job, it will be a case of the dog catching the car, which is what happens then? i mean there are people in my party who go to washington to bark, to make noise, not to make law, but to make noise. i think jim jordan would call himself one of those who's got a lot to say and is loud and barking. but actually passing law, getting law that's signed not just by members of the house but also in the senate and by the president, that's a different

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flew as close as 15 feet from american planes, accusing china of risky and reckless maneuvers. the pentagon says this has happened 180 times since 2021, and that is more than the total over the previous decade. a manhunt is under way in georgia tonight for four inmates who have escaped from a jail. the fugitives include a 52-year-old man accused of murder. authorities say they climbed through a broken window and a cut fence. investigators believe someone driving a blue dodge challenger helped them escape. alec baldwin may again face criminal charges for that deadly

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criminal culpability in the death of the movie's cinematographer. baldwin's lawyer says they're prepared to answer any of the charges in court. the olympics adds more sports for the 2028 summer games in los angeles. we'll tell you which ones next. finally tonight, there is big news for olympic fans and the athletes who will soon have more chances to go for gold. the international committee voted to bring back baseball, softball, cricket, and lacrosse while flag football and squash will be played for the first time. players will hit the field or court to compete at the 2028 summer olympics in los angeles. that's going to be the first

time the olympics will be held in the united states since the winter games in salt lake city in 2002. it is not the first time new sports have been added to the games. four were added to next year's games in paris including breakdancing. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm jarred hill in new york. president biden meets with israeli leaders in tel aviv this morning. talks come one day after an explosion at a hospital in gaza killed hundreds. the source of that explosion remains disputed. mr. biden then plans to call the

leaders of egypt and the palestinian authority on the flight home. ukrainian president volodymyr zezelenskyy confirms american long-range missiles have been used against russia for the first time. u.s. officials tell cbs news they were quietly shipped to ukraine in recent weeks. and get ready to pay for x. in a test program, new users will be charged $1 a year to post on the site formerly known as twitter. this goes live in new zealand and the philippines today. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm jarred hill, cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, october 18th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." [ sirens ] hospital horror. a huge explosion rocks a gaza city hospital. hundreds are dead. wh b