Mike johnsons election is considered a win for hard right republicans. Here are tonights headlines. Speak of the peoples house is back in vagueness. Norah the house has a new leader, so who is louisiana congressman mike johnson. The staunch conservative wants a federal ban on abortion rights and opposes samesex marriage. What it means for the future of the Republican Party. Hospitals in gaza are overwhelmed as Fuel Supplies dwindle. The u. N. Wants to distribute home birthing kits to thousands of pregnant palestinian women who are inside one hospital. The whole system are going to conduct soon. Getting closer to my mother. Norah at a family in ag agony. Meet a Palestinian American whose mother is trapped in gaza, along with hundreds of other u. S. Citizens. What is the fear that you carry . I have, you know, one hand on my heart and one hand on the phone. Norah plus, antisemitic incidents of nearly 400 in the u. S. And antimuslim incidents on the rise since Israel Hamas War began. In this moment, the best way to respond is to stand together united. Norah why donald trump took the stand and was fined in that Real Estate Fraud Trial in new york. An unprecedented category 5 hurricane makes landfall near a popular Tourist Destination in mexico. Plus here in the u. S. , the dual weather with snow out west and warm temperatures in the east. An important recall to tell you about. Bagged precut onions linked to illnesses in 22 states. We have the details. Who is the man norah and remembering Richard Roundtree, the man often called the first black action hero. Norah good evening, and thank you for joining us. Tonight, the world is waiting and watching for a Ground Invasion in gaza. And in a nationally televised address tonight, israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu once hamas is doomed and that his military is getting prepared and that his government is working is working around the clock until it reaches victory. No word on what that means p. R. Plate comes as gazas Health System is on the brink of collapse. The World Health Organization says roughly onethird of the territories hospitals are offline and not functioning as a result of air strikes and the lack of supplies like fuel and medicine. But we begin right here in washington, with a major breakthrough in the house of representatives. After three weeks of chaos and dysfunction among republicans, the g. O. P. Finally came together to elect a new speaker of the house. Conservative mike johnson of louisiana got the required 217 votes to take the gavel. That is something three other nominees failed to do. Cbss Nikole Killion is going to start us off tonight from capitol hill. Good evening, nikole. 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 51yearold 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 good. Reporter democrats railed against johnson, a staunch ally of former president trump, who helped lead a congressional push to overturn the 2020 election results. Joe biden won the 2020 president ial election. He is doing a great job under difficult circumstances, and no amount of election to nihilism will ever change that reality. Reporter representing northwest louisiana, johnson has taken a sharp stance against gay rights and supports a nationwide abortion ban without exceptions. Florida republican matt gaetz, who led the effort to remove Kevin Mccarthy as speaker, said the hardliners won. If you dont think the movement from Kevin Mccarthy to maga mike johnson shows the ascendance of this movement and where the power in the Republican Party truly lies, then you are not paying attention. Norah and Nikole Killion is back with us from capitol hill. Nikole, i listened to the speakers 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 not happen . Reporter we will see, speaker johnson voted against more funding. However, tonight he said he supports additional aid to ukraine with conditions, including greater accountability and clear objectives from the white house. Norah . Norah Nikole Killion on the hill, thank you. Lets turn now to the war in The Middle East fear of tonight, news has learned israel is delaying the Ground Invasion into gaza as the fate of more than 200 hostages remains uncertain. Now this as a humanitarian is growing more desperate by the hour in gaza. Cbss Holly Williams is in East Jerusalem following the latest. Good evening, holly. Reporter good evening, norah. Hamas Officials Say the death toll in the gaza strip is now over 6,000. But today, President Biden said while innocents have been killed, he has no confidence in those numbers. Now, what is true is that the people of gaza appear to be on the brink of a catastrophe. And we should warn you that our story tonight contains some disturbing images. Do they seek revenge by killing our kids, cried today, a journalist for the Al Jazeera Television network, his wife, sd grandson were all killed. A third of the hospitals in the gaza strip have stopped functioning, according to the united nations, either because they are damaged or because of a lack of fuel to power their generators. At Al Nasser Hospital in khan yunis, they are still open. Still saving lives when they can. Many of the injured are very young. My sister was bleeding, cries this little girl. My mother was crushed by rocks. The whole system are going to collapse soon. Reporter cbs news interviewed dr. Muhammed kandeel, the head of e. R. , who said the doctors have no water to wash their hands, and some patients are dying because of shortages. The hospital have nothing to offer them, so its kind know mike cannot be described by words. Reporter at alshifa hospital, doctors are also a warning of fuel shortage. With no electricity, they say, many of their tiny patients would die. More than 5,000 pregnant women in gaza are expected to give with hospitals overwhelmed, the u. N. Wants to distribute home birthing kits, containing soap, a plastic sheet, and scissors for cutting the umbilical cord. But so far, they cant get them in. Even before this war, gaza was 80 of its people rely on international aid. Then, israel imposed a total siege, blocking food, fuel, and medicine from going in. The u. N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees is sheltering around 600,000 displaced people and says it will run out of food by tomorrow. Israel says hamas needs fuel for its rockets and Military Operations and claims home hamas hoarding it out stealing it from civilians, releasing aerial images of these tanks, which it says contain more than 100,000 gallons. We cannot independently verify that. And today, a Senior Leader from hamas met with the head of hezbollah, a militant group in lebanon with deep ties to iran, and like hamas, designated a Terrorist Organization by the u. S. With deadly exchanges of fire between israel and hezbollah, that stoked fears that the war in gaza could expand into a regional conflict. Tonight, israels Prime Ministes Military is preparing for a Ground Incursion into the gaza strip, and after pressure to delay that action, he said the timing will be decided by his war cabinet. Norah . Norah Holly Williams, thank you. Well tonight, hundreds of american citizens are trapped in gaza, unable to escape the war zone or find basic supplies. Cbss adriana diaz spoke with a chicagoarea man desperate to get his family out. I have, you know, one hand on my heart and one hand on the phone. Reporter Nabil Alshurafa says death is getting closer closer to his mother, trapped in gaza. She took this video inside her familys home. They are bombing the area. I hear the bombs while im talking to her. Reporter you do . On the phone. Its terrifying. Reporter alshurafa, who lives in california, was on a ten day trip in gaza to visit her sick mother, but now is up to 1 of 600 american citizens with no way out. Her son, signed up for the State Department alerts, authenticated by cbs news. A message for americans in israel, a u. S. Ally, provides details for an evacuation ship. One for americans in gaza says the egypt Border Crossing may open and you should assess your personal safety and security before heading there. Negotiations allowing americans out have failed. Alshurafa said his mother made four attempt at the crossing but was prevented at one point by an israeli air strike. The u. S. And israel also blame hamas. Hamas has blocked them from leaving. The Israeli Americans are getting charter flights, cruise ships, food, wifi. U. S. Citizens in gaza, what are they getting . I truly feel betrayed by my government. All im requesting is equal protection of the citizens. Reporter the nation was celebrating when terrible american hostages were released. What was the experience for you . I was really happy. At the same time, i also pray that the 500600 u. S. Citizens come back, and honestly, i am kind of just preparing myself right now. You know, for the fact that this might be a reality. Where i get a phone call that tells me my mother is not alive. Reporter no foreign citizens have been able to leave gaza, and the Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken has spent a lot of time in the region negotiating. He says it is one of his Top Priorities to get americans out. The State Department told us it has a team working on this aroundtheclock. Still, norah, alshurafa told us late today that his family is suing the u. S. Government, which he says have an obligation to get it citizens out. Norah oh, this is so complex. Adriana diaz, 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 find a trump again for violating a gag order against criticizing the judges staff. A cbss robert costa reports, trump was placed under oath to answer the judges questions. We are being railroaded here railroaded here. Reporter former President Donald Trump was ordered to take the Witness Stand today for about 3 minutes after a manhattan judge Arthur Engoron accused him of breaking a gag order with these comments, which the judge viewed as directed at his staff. Very partisan judge, with a person who is very partisan sitting alongside of him, perhaps even much more partisan then he is. Reporter trump denied he was talking about anyone on the judges staff, telling and goran it was about you and cohen comee reference to michael cohen, his former fixer who testified today about his alleged fraud. Violate no, no. Were you referring to the car . With respect to what . Disparaging comments. Not at all. Reporter the judge that he found trumps answer is not credible and find him 10,000, adding his concern about the increasingly overheated environment, engoran set i dont want anybody killed. Trump was fined 5,000 last week for comments he made about the judges clerk, allison greenfield. He had been barred from discussing the staff after he attacked her on social media. The judge also looked at the former president and said dont do this again or else the fine will be worse, sending a sharp signal he is watching what trump says inside and outside the courtroom. Norah . Norah robert costa, thank you. Turning now to the weather and a major hurricane that has left a Path Of Destruction across mexicos specific coast peer Hurricane Otis Made LandfallNear Acapulco earlier this morning of the monster category 5 storm, ripping roofs off buildings, causing massive flooding, and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. And remnants from otis will be felt here in the u. S. Lets bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. Good evening, chris. Good evening, norah. Absolutely amazing, the transformation this storm undertook a matter of hours, from monday night through the day on tuesday, Tropical Storm to not just a hurricane, but a powerful Category 5 Hurricane Making LandfallNear Acapulco with winds estimated at 165 miles an hour. Heavy rain threat does remain. Some of this moisture getting up and into the united states. Also a flood threat. And when it is all said and son no mike dunn come on the old side, there could be a foot of r more on the road in parts of north dakota and parts of the Upper Midwest and the northern plains, and then while at the same time, temperatures here by this weekend, norah come in the midatlantic into the mid80s. Norah thank you. The war in The Middle East is fanning the flames of hate here in the u. S. Today, the Antidefamation League said antisemitic incidents have spiked by about 400 in recent weeks. Threats against muslims and arabs are also on the rise vehicle cbss jeff pegues has more on this trobling trend. Reporter as tensions are rising across the united states, so are incidents of antisemitism. The Antidefamation League reports at least 312 antisemitic incidents in the u. S. , including harassment, vandalism, and assault. In the nearly three weeks since the israelhamas war began. Thats up from 64 during the same time last year. We have never seen the intensity and we have never seen the spread like we are seeing right now. Reporter last week, attorney general Merrick Garland warned about increased threats to jewish, muslim, and arab communities. The council on American Islamic relations reports 774 antimuslim incidents since october 7th, the highest in nearly eight years. We feel doubly victimized there on one hand, they are watching, again, thousands of civilians be killed. Than they are retaliated against with hate crimes and hate incidents. Three palestine reporter just this week near chicago, dueling rallies turned violent, and earlier this month, a 6yearold Palestinian American boy was stabbed to death in an alleged hate crime. His mother stabbed more than a dozen times, now home from the hospital and urging people to pray for peace. According to the adl, violent rhetoric online from extremists on their social media platforms is fueling some of these hate incidents. The adl is documented 1000 increase in the daily average of messages mentioning jews and israel. Norah . Norah jeff pegues, thank you. Well, there is an update tonight on that offduty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to bring down a plane. What his lawyer is now saying. Thats next. People who know to choose allstate. Thats not gonna fit. Whats that . 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