CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell

More hostages are just returning home tonight, as we learned that two Americans were hurt in that terror attack at a bus stop in Jerusalem, Eight hostages were released today, including the 21-year-old taken from the music festival. George Santos is also facing nearly two dozen federal charges, including stealing money from donors and using campaign contributions for things like Botox. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An American hostage is released as the end of the temporary cease-fire looms and calls for an extension grow louder. What we are learning about the negotiations. And in the West Bank today, shocking video emerged showing the shooting of an 8-year-old, 1 of 2 children, the other 15, who the Palestinian ministry of health allege were killed by IDF soldiers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Big news today in the 2024 presidential election. Nikki Haley picked up the endorsement of the political action network founded by the billionaire Koch brothers in the Republican primary. The influential group is launching a multimillion dollar ad campaign this week in all early voting states, and this gives the former South Carolina governor and U.N. and the nation's goodbye to former first lady Rosalynn Carter. Hundreds were in attendance for a powerful memorial service in Atlanta. 99-year-old former president Jimmy Carter made a rare public appearance to pay his respects to his beloved wife. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

More on hostages released and aid getting into Gaza. How AI is helping to get gifts quicker, and A Santa Ana man faces charges, 29-year-old Andrew is accused of stabbing an employee at an Amazon warehouse in mission Viejo last Tuesday, today he was charged with attempted murder. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A deadly car explosion at one of the busiest U.S. Border crossings with Canada, prompting the initial launch of an investigation into a possible terrorist attack. The White House released a statement saying President Biden has been briefed. Now a recent national terrorism assessment reviewed by CBS news shows a "Heightened threat environment" in the U.S. Due to the Israel-Hamas war. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The imminent deal between Israel and Hamas for the release of dozens of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and a pause in the fighting. With over 200 hostages still in Gaza, the big question tonight, How many could be freed? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hamas has been negotiating with Israel through media areas for a deal that could see the release of some hostages taken captive on October 7th. Gaza's hospitals continue to be in Israel's crosshairs. Israeli tanks have now reportedly surrounded northern Gaza's Indonesian hospital where nearly 3,000 Palestinians were sheltering and where at least 12 were killed today in artillery fire according to the Hamas-run ministry of health. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Israel says second hostage Noa Marciano found dead near Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital. UN calls for access to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza. Suspect and victim dead after shooting at New Hampshire State Hospital in Concord. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The new deal now to crack down on the chemicals that make fentanyl, the drug that has caused so much pain and heartbreak here in America. With every bomb, every strike, families of the more than 200 hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7th are reminded that nearly six weeks on, their loved ones are still being held in Gaza. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The shocking beating death of a Las Vegas High School student. Eight teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 have been charged with murder just two weeks after the brutal attack on their classmate. CBS news has learned that a U.S. Missile destroyer shot down another drone today, fired by a suspected Iranian-backed militia in Yemen. In a possible sign of escalation, Pentagon officials say today's drone was fired in the direction of the USS Thomas Hudner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Border patrol has reported a reduction in illegal crossings along the border that is a 40% drop from September when more than 50,000 Venezuelans entered border patrol custody. Plus, the news from president Biden who believes a deal will happen to release the hostages held by Hamas and our exclusive interview with democratic senator Joe Manchin. Why he is frustrated with Washington politics and looking for Americans who feel the same way. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hamas says it's ready to release 70 women and children hostages in Gaza. And an emotional reunion one month in the making -- after an American woman reunited with her son after being trapped in Gaza. The deadline to avoid a government shutdown is just days away -- with federal employees worried about their paychecks right before the holidays. The funding plan that's on the table. And Thanksgiving is next week, and it could be the busiest in nearly two decades -- when is the best time to travel. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The strongest word yet from America's secretary of state, as international concern heightens for civilians in Gaza. Tonight, the fighting nears hospitals that are quickly running out of supplies. The new details about the investigation into those fentanyl-laced envelopes sent to election offices. What one of the letters said. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Talks are progressing towards a deal that would free between 12-15 hostages in exchange for a 2-3 day humanitarian pause, and Norah, CIA director William burns and his mossad counterpart are taking part in those discussions in Qatar. Also, Fentanyl-laced threat letters sent to election offices around the country. Our new reporting about the states where the mail was received and the FBI's investigation of the extremely deadly substance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The U.S. Military carries out air strikes in Syria. War planes targeting a weapons storage site used by Iranian-backed groups after attacks on American service members in the Middle East and what we are learning tonight about a $30 million American reaper drone shot down off the coast of Yemen. In New York City, Ivanka Trump spent much of the day testifying not as a defendant, but as the state's final witness at her family's civil fraud trial. The judge has already ruled that the trump organization committed fraud for years. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In Washington, There was a security alert on Capitol Hill today when a man carrying a semiautomatic rifle was arrested by police in a park near the senate office building. A former Facebook engineer told a senate panel that meta dismissed warnings about unwanted sexual advances and widespread bullying aimed at teens on Instagram, including his own daughter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A dramatic, intense day with voices raised and insults exchanged as former president trump assailed the judge in this case. The emotional way Damar Hamlin honored the medical who saved his life. Turning now to the war between Israel and Hamas, the Israeli military says it's cut off Gaza city, essentially splitting the Palestinian territory in two. The number of people killed in Gaza has topped 10,000. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel overnight as the United States is pressing Israel to protect Palestinian civilians in its war with Hamas. Fallen crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried faces decades in prison after a federal jury in New York found him guilty of one of the biggest financial frauds in American history. And President Biden traveled to Lewiston, Maine to try to bring comfort to a community that's still reeling following last week's mass shooting that killed 18 people. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The House passes Republicans’ standalone Israel aid bill. The Senate is unlikely to vote on the measure. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump downplay their connection to records at the center of the New York fraud trial. DoorDash says tip your delivery person or else. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Rafah border crossing to Egypt opened for the first time since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, allowing hundreds of foreign passport holders, including Americans, and some wounded Palestinians trapped in Gaza, to leave the war-torn region. The American Cancer Society has updated its guidelines for lung cancer screening, now including individuals between the ages of 50 and 80. Celine Dion made her first public appearance in nearly four years to watch the NHL's Las Vegas Golden Knights play her hometown team the Montreal Canadiens. The singer was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a rare autoimmune and neurological disorder. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.