American citizens to exercise caution while overseas as tensions rise around the world. Here are tonights headlines. Tonight, israels army given the green light to go into gaza, according to an Israeli Government official. It is not just the sheer number of reservists who have been called up, but the range in age and experience. Everybody has to be ready to fight, and soon. Norah humanitarian aid making its way toward gaza. When its expected to arrive. With a breaking news. A u. S. Warship intercepts missiles and drones launched from yemen that may have been heading to israel. The First American shots fired in what could become a wider war in the middle east. President bidens direct Appeal Funding to the armies of americas allies. What we are learning about his oval Office Address. Held hostage by hamas. Our interview tonight with an American Family in israel. Five of them taken from their home, and a heartbreaking news tonight that two were killed, including a 12yearold. We have to find a way to say goodbye to these two people and still try to bring the other three home. Norah a travel warning for americans around the world and a new Intelligence Bulletin right here in the united states. We are seeing an increase in reported threats against faith communities, particularly jewish, muslim, and arab communities and institutions. Guilty. Spewing the guilty plea in the trump Georgia Election case that could lead to his former lawyer testifying against the former president. More chaos in congress. The latest plan to reopen the paralyzed u. S. House collapses. No and that is in for the first time in 21 years, the wnba has a backtoback champion. We cried together, prayed together, and now we a pop the champagne together [cheers and applause] norah good evening, and thank you for joining us. Tonight President Biden will deliver the second over Office Address of his presidency, a setting that underscores the seriousness of the message he is trying to deliver. The speech we will cover live here on cbs. The situation in the middle east is deteriorating. Israeli air strikes intensifying after the president s visit to tel aviv, with bombings across the gaza strip. And then protest erupting across the middle east, with multiple arab leaders now calling for demonstrations tomorrow, even as we learn new details about the gaza explosion. Israeli Defense Forces now saying the blast happened outside of the hospital, and western intelligence indicates a israel had nothing to do with the blast. The State Department issued a rare worldwide alert today for american citizens traveling overseas to exercise increased caution because of the heightened tensions and the concerns of violence against americans. Also today, a u. S. Navy destroyer living up to its name, firing the First American shots of this conflict, taking down drones and missiles coming from yemen. Also, this new tonight, and official telling cbs news the u. S. Is preparing to send two iron dome Missile Defense systems to israel. We have Team Coverage tonight, starting with cbss Charlie Dagata in tel aviv. Good evening, charlie. Reporter good evening to you, norah. Tensions escalating by the minute across this region. From Area Demonstrations to fighting on three fronts, while Israeli Defense minister tells troops he or will soon see gaza from the inside. [explosions] the Israeli Military resumed its ferocious bombardment of gaza after the briefest of breaks during President Bidens visit here yesterday. Gazas Health Ministry says the death toll has soared to nearly 4,000, if it hasnt topped that already, as they count the bodies recovered by the moment. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled to escape the aerial onslaught and find food and shelter the head of israels anticipated ground offensive. Trucks carrying aid lined up in a traffic jam on egypts side of the border with gaza may be ready to roll after a u. N. Brokered deal to allow 20 trucks to cross into gaza. But International Aid agencies say that doesnt come close to meeting the needs of more than 1 Million People displaced within gaza, nearly half the territorys population. Across, to the other palestinian territory of the west bank, israeli army video appears to show a rare israeli drone strike on a suspected palestinian gunman following clashes there. Turning north of the country, another flash point, israeli tanks opened fire toward lebanon after iranianbacked hezbollah fired at least 20 rockets and an antitank missile into israeli territory. [chanting] in egypt, the president calling for a rare day of protests, adding to grow palestinian protest across the region in anticipation of israelis expended move on gaza. Jihadist leaders calling for ablebodied men to make their way towards israel, like those Boarding Buses in iraq, others calling for a tax on u. S. Bases in the region. Near the gaza border, Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu rallying forces. We are going to win with full force, he shouts to soldiers, are you ready . Yes, they shout back. Today, we visited a militar base in the middle of the desert, where we watched troops, part of a 300,000 Strong Reserve force reporting for duty, carrying out close border combat training. Its not just the sheer number of reservists who have been called out, but the range in age and experience. Everybody has to be ready to fight, and soon. Lieutenant colonel daniel jeff. I think this is a beautiful aspect, visually, where you see people from all ages. You see from various situations in life, coming and uniting, over here with a strong will to protect our country. Reporter that strong will is sure to be tested in the days and weeks ahead, as Israeli Forces engage in a battle that threatens to spread far beyond the narrow territory of the gaza strip. The Lieutenant Colonel told us soldiers are preparing for any contingency, including suicide bombers, roadside bombs. He said this is not a fight 360 degrees, but 720, drones overhead, and of course, that vast underground network in gaza. Norah . Norah Charlie Dagata with that serious reporting tonight, thank you. Well, in another roaring sign that the u. S. Could get pulled into a potential wider conflict across the region, u. S. Officials tonight say a navy warship In The Red Sea intercepted and shot down several missiles and drones that relaunched from yemen. Cbss david martin reports from the pentagon that the intended target was believed to be is israel. Reporter the uss carney fired the american militarys first shot and what threatens to become a wider middle east war. Shooting down drones and Cruise Missiles fired in the direction of israel by iranianbacked rebels in yemen. The uss carney, operating in the Northern Red Sea earlier today, shot down three land attack Cruise Missiles and several drones that relaunched by hootie forces in yemen. Reporter the carney, which had been with the Aircraft Carrier gerald r. Ford off the coast of israel, got there just in time. Passing through the suez canal on wednesday, and arriving in the Northern Red Sea, where it had a clear shot, as the drones and missiles flew north. We cannot say for certain what these missiles and drones were targeting, but they were launched from yemen, Heading North along the red sea, potentially towards targets in israel. Reporter in the last two days, there has also been a series of Drone Attacks on american troops in iraq and syria, attacks which are usually the work of iranianbacked militias. One of them turned out to be a false alarm, but resulted in the death of an american contractor, who suffered a cardiac arrest. In past attacks, when an american has been killed, the u. S. Has retaliated with air strikes. The pentagon is considering retaliatory strike, again, but it is faced with a dilemma that any military action might set off exactly what President Biden is trying to avoid a wider middle east war. Norah . Norah thats why this is significant. David martin, thank you very much. Tonight, President Biden will lay out the u. S. Response to the war, with a prime time address to the nation. Cbs news has learned the president is prepared to ask congress 100 billion or israel, ukraine, and other security measures. Cbss weijia jiang is at the white house with the new details. Reporter President Bidens mission tonight, to convince americans and a bitterlydivided congress to keep the money and military hardware flowing to ukraine and israel. We are going to keep iron dome only supplied. We are going to continue standing sentinel over israeli skies, Saving Israeli lives. Reporter the president will use this prime time address, just his second from the oval office, the stress that funding both conflicts as a matter of national security. Ukrainian president zelenskyy made his case to mr. Biden today in a phone call, saying his military desperately needs longrange missiles. A roughly 100 billion aid package proposed by the white house is expected to include at least 10 billion for israel. 60 billion for ukraine, and 3r security priorities, like the border and taiwan. Countering chinese aggression. Republicans in the white house have grown wary of approving more ukraine aid, so the administration is hoping packaging it with funding for israel and the border will push it through. Lot of republican Byron Donalds says no. We have to stop this process of bundling and all of these disparate issues just to try to get the members to vote for it. I think that is the wrong approach. Reporter connecticut democrat chris murphy said israel and ukraine need the money now. We know there is a huge bipartisan majority for israeli aid and for ukraine aid, in both the house and the senate, so why not just do it all at one time . Reporter the white house plans to formally unveil that Funding Request tomorrow. It is worth noting that approving it requires a fullyfunctioning congress, which does not exist right now, as there is no speaker of the house. Norah . Norah weijia jiang, thank you. Escalating mideast tensions not only prompted that rare Global Travel alert from the State Department, federal Law Enforcement officials are also warning of potential threats right here in the u. S. We get the details from cbss catherine herridge. [chanting] reporter with Emotions Running High in protest across the country, in new york city, to chicago, and washington, d. C. , a new federal Law Enforcement bulletin obtained by cbs news warns individuals or socalled loan offenders, inspired by or reacting to the ongoing israelihamas conflict, pose the most likely threat to americans. There have been an significant increase of reported threats across the country. Reporter attorney general Merrick Garland saying today the increased threats target jewish, muslim, and arab communities. The Intelligence Bulletin details reports of physical assaults, bomb threats, and online calls for mass casualty attacks. With metal barricades again securing the u. S. Capitol, and Armed Security in places of worship, a separate alert from new York City Police identifies an uptick in violet neonazi messaging online, and Foreign Terrorists calling for attacks on americans and western europeans. Dynamic and conflicts. Reporter javed ali is a former counterterrorism official. Can home unsecured he stop the violence from coming here . Homeland security is an excellent position to try and prevent any foreign threat from entering the united states, but unfortunately, you can never have 100 security in these kind of moments. Reporter while there is no specific or credible threat here at home, multiple credible officials described the issue to cbs news is evolving and Law Enforcement on standby ready to respond. Norah . Norah catherine herridge, thank you very much. Israel taken hostage is on the rise. Officials say that number is now 203. Cbss Roxana Saberi spoke to one American Family in israel, whose hope that loved ones taken by hamas will return home turned into heartbreak. I think it is everyones greatest nightmare. Reporter it is the Outcome Abbey Onn was dreading. She says israeli authorities confirmed yesterday they found the bodies of her cousin, 80yearold carmela dan, an Israeli American citizen, and dams 12yearold granddaughter, neu out. Tell me about neu out. She is a hairy family fan. She dresses as harry potter. She was a 12yearold with autism. She was very, very close to her grandmother. Reporter your cousin, carmela. What was she like . She was the matriarch of the family. She and her husband deeply believed in peace, as everyone who lived there did. Reporter abbey believed hamas fighters took carmela and noya hostage after attacking the kibbutz in southern israel, where 1 of 4 people were killed or went missing. But dans family held out hope she was alive, holding a Birthday Party for her on tuesday. We gathered all of us to hug each other and to be together and to try to strengthen one another, thinking that she would come home. Reporter do you think she was already dead . We believe so, yes. Reporter onn, who was also Israeli American, still has three other relatives are missing, including this 11yearold boy, who onn says appears in this video released by hamas, along with his big sister and their father. Do you believe that your other three Family Members are still alive . I do. Reporter Roxana Saberi, cbs news, tel aviv. Norah and we will bring you President Bidens oval Office Address to the nation with a cbs news Special Report at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Now to a Major Development in georgias election interference case, attorney sidney powell, a key figure in former president Donald Trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election, has pleaded guilty in a Fulton CountyFulton County courtroom. Cbss robert costa reports on what this could mean for her codefendants, including the former president. Reporter sidney powell, the conspiracypedaling former attorney for former president donald trump, sat in a Fulton County courtroom today and admitted to her role in the breach of Voting Systems in georgia. Are you pleading guilty today because you agree that there is a sufficient factual basis, that there are enough facts that support this plea of guilty . I do. Reporter powell was sentenced to six years probation, will pay thousands in fines, and write an Apology Letter to the citizens of georgia. Along with trump, she was 1 of 19 defendants in the case brought by District Attorney fani willis. Powell agreed to testify truthfully against her codefendants at future trials. If im donald trump, or im Donald Trumps lawyer, i would certainly not be happy. Reporter beyond georgia, powell was a central figure in pushing trumps fall selection denial claims. President trump won by a landslide. Reporter in a nowinfamous December 2020 over all of a showdown, powell pushed disease Voting Machines to look for fraud and although trump entertained her conspiracy theories, some white house lawyers were appalled. What they were proposing, i thought was nuts. Reporter powells impact on trump and others in the case could be significant. You were ever in the room with sidney powell, you are very, very nervous now. Reporter in exchange for no jail time, powell pleaded to reduce charges, just one day before Jury Selection was set to begin in her trial, and sources close to some form of President Trump her testimony will b