millions of spectators. >> we've got teams of folks from our counterterrorism division, bomb squad, counter drone capability, you name it. >> nancy: with the temporary cease-fire between israel and hamas just hours away, what we are learning about the first israeli hostages and palestinian prisoners to be released. a major gravy recall. what you need to know before you sit down for thanksgivingr thang dinner. "eye on america." the preservationist giving the nations lighthouses new life. >> hundreds of lighthouses dot america's shoreline, symbols of safe passage through the storm. but, they need some tlc? >> they definitely need some tlc. ♪ ♪ >> how friendship with someone decades older or younger than you can promote good health. >> i don't think of age when i am with her. we share a passion for life. ♪ ♪ >> nancy: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. i'm nancy cordes, in for norah. we begin this thanksgiving with law enforcement agencies across the country on high alert, as the war in the middle east leads to increased concerns about terrorism in the u.s. a recent multiagency terrorism assessment reviewed by cbs news shows a heightened threat environment. targets of concern include public events like today's thanksgiving day parade in new york city. events with significant crowds and lots of media coverage. a group of pro-palestinian protesters briefly disrupted the parade today, but they were quickly led away by police. cbs's tom hanson starts us off tonight from manhattan with a look at the stepped-up security measures. good evening, tom. >> reporter: hey there, nancy, good evening to you. even hours after a successful kickoff to the holiday season, the streets here are just now reopening, highlighting the heightened security measures nypd is taking here. from the dazzling floats and a-list performances... ♪ sweet caroline ♪ to spongebob squarepants, the massive pillsbury doughboy, and, of course... >> snoopy! >> reporter: millions of people packed the new york city streets to catch a glimpse of their favorite characters soaring through the sky. and, this year, security was as high as the balloons, a response to heightened concerns over terror threats. >> i don't feel unsafe at all. [chanting] >> temporarily causing the parade, demonstrators calling >> temporarily pausing the parade, demonstrators calling for a cease-fire in gaza. a security assessment reviewed by cbs news suggests a heightened threat environment. related to the ongoing conflict between israel and hamas. it points to terrorist organization calling for attacks on gatherings and other public events in the u.s., with a focus on new york state. >> the social media sphere is vast, and we are looking for the proverbial needles in haystacks. >> reporter: rebecca weiner is the deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism for the nypd. this is really the nerve center of intelligence? >> the nerve center of intelligence for the department. >> reporter: with the help of multiple law-enforcement agencies, weiner and her team work all hours as the eyes and ears for the nation's largest police force. today, that work included the use of surveillance technology stationed along the thanksgiving day parade route. what keeps you up at night? >> i think the complexity of everything that we are dealing with, and how overlapping it is. we've got a robust terrorism threat environment right now. >> reporter: and, weiner's unit has stopped over 50 plots against new york city since 2001. with tourism back at pre-pandemic levels, she says the work her unit is doing is critical, especially over the past several weeks. nancy? >> nancy: takes a lot to keep people safe. tom hanson in new york, thank you so much. heading overseas now to the war in gaza, and the anticipated release of more than a dozen israeli hostages: negotiators say a temporary cease-fire will begin at midnight tonight eastern time, and then the first hostages will be freed at 9:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow. cbs's lilia luciano is in tel aviv with the latest details on this high-stakes agreement. >> reporter: after 48 days suspended in fear, for the families of the first 13 hostages to be released, a reunion is coming soon. the israeli government has called all the families to inform them whether their loved ones are on the list or not. a deal between israel and hamas brokered by the u.s., qatar, and egypt will also bring the fighting to a four-day halt friday morning, at 7:00 local time. in exchange, israel will release palestinian children and women held in israeli prisons. and after nearly seven weeks of incessant bombings in gaza, which killed so many, bodies are now buried in mass graves, 1.7 millions are displaced. the temporary cease-fire will allow hundreds of humanitarian aid trucks into the enclave. >> the need is so great in gaza, that no matter how much aid you are going to bring in, there will certainly been more need for aid. >> reporter: tonight, there is cautious hope for the fate of the youngest american hostage, abigail edan, whose fourth birthday is tomorrow. when asked whether or not she will be released, president biden said "fingers crossed." at kibbutz nir oz noem and lior peri know their 75-year-old father, heim, will not be among the first hostages released. >> it is really hard to think how he is coping. how he is dealing with those, probably days and nights that he doesn't even know where he is, what time is it. >> reporter: but, they say they trust this deal will bring the next one closer. do you think you will see her father again? >> yes. of course. i have huge faith that i will see my dad. >> reporter: starting at 4:00 p.m., all 13 hostages will be taken by the red cross from the grip of hamas into the hands of the idf. the children who are being held with their mothers will be released together. from there, they will go to an army base, then a hospital where they will reunite with their families. nancy? >> nancy: such a complicated operation, lilia, thank you so much. lilia luciano in tel aviv tonight. the hostage deal calls for israel to release three palestinian prisoners for every one israeli who is freed, but many in gaza argue it is still isn't enough. cbs's imtiaz tyab is in east jerusalem with more reaction to this long-awaited exchange. >> reporter: they marched through the streets of ramallah, shouting the deal between israel and hamas isn't enough. they want to see an end to the war on gaza completely and the release of all palestinian prisoners. according to palestinian prisoners rights groups, there are over 200 palestinian children being held in israeli jails, and around 75 women, with dozens of them arrested in the last few weeks alone. bringing the total number of palestinians currently jailed in israel to over 7,000. palestinian american johara baker grew up in virginia, and now lives in the occupied west bank. since the october 7th attacks, there have been around 2,000 palestinians who have been put in prison. >> palestinians know that this is how israel always reacts to us. anyone who has even a little bit of a voice that does not -- that pushes back against the oppression against the occupation, they will crack down on us. >> reporter: with israel poised to release 150 palestinian prisoners in exchange for 50 hostages held by hamas in gaza, it is part of a long history of asymmetric prisoner swaps. in 2011, israeli soldier gilad shalit was freed from five years of captivity in gaza in exchange for 1,000 palestinians in israeli jails. including yahya sinwar, now one of hamas' most powerful leaders. samaher aouad's daughter is on israel's list of jailed palestinians who might be freed as part of the deal. arrested at just 15 for the attempted stabbing of an israeli soldier nine years ago. "the israeli occupation stole her childhood, and that is what i feel sad about," aouad said. "no one can replace her childhood." and, the plight of prisoners is deeply importat for palestinians. according to the palestinian prisoners society, at least 4 in 10 palestinian men will spend at least some of their life in israeli jails. nancy? >> nancy: imtiaz tyab in east jerusalem, thank you. tonight, a former state department official is charged with a hate crime in new york after he was caught on video unleashing an islamophobic rant against a food cart vendor. as cbs's roxana saberi reports, this incident is part of a wave of hate crimes stemming from the war between israel and hamas. >> reporter: the nypd charged stuart seldowitz with crimes, including aggravated harassment and a hate crime. mohamed hussein recorded seldowitz several times on different days outside his halal food cart, and says he made anti-islamic statements. >> but, you're a terrorist. you support terrorism. >> reporter: seldowitz had been a career state department official and also worked for the obama administration as acting director for south asia at the security council. >> i'm going to put big signs here that say "this guy believes in hamas, killed 4,000 palestinian kids, you know what, it wasn't enough." >> reporter: seldowitz told "the new york times" the videos do not tell the whole story, telling him how hussein told him he supported hamas, which hussein denies. since the israel-hamas war began on october 7th, reports of anti-semitic and anti-muslim incidents have risen rapidly. >> people feel justified in taking out their anger against the populations that they perceive as their enemies. >> reporter: heidi beirich is a cofounder of the global project against hate and extremism. do you think this trend of hate crimes will contine? >> i don't think this is going to stop until the situation in the middle east changes in some way. >> reporter: tonight, in a show of unity for hussein, neighbors gathered at his cart, and he sat down with them for a thanksgiving meal. and, speaking through a translator, hussein said he's thankful for the support the community has shown. what do you think of the support that you have seen? >> interpreter: much better than before. >> reporter: seldowitz has not responded to multiple requests by cbs news for a comment but the law firm he was associated with has cut ties with him, saying his actions are beneath the dignity we practice at our firm. nancy? >> nancy: roxana saberi in new york, thank you so much. law enforcement officials continue to investigate that explosive car crash near a border bridge between new york and canada. sources tell our cbs buffalo affiliate the two people killed in wednesday's fiery wreck were a couple believed to be driving from a new york casino to a concert in canada. surveillance video shows their ultra luxury bentley racing toward a checkpoint, then flying through the air, before exploding into pieces. the crash initially prompted fears of a terror attack on one of the busiest travel days of the year, but terrorism was later ruled out. in tonight's "eye on america," we shine a light on the nation's love affair with lighthouses. while changing technologies like gps have made them beacons of the past, many are still being preserved for future generations. cbs's mark strassmann shows how some white houses are being saved from the storm of changing times. >> always fun to breathe history. >> reporter: frank sciame owns a coastline ghost. >> this, i wanted to remain the way it was. >> reporter: the saybrook breakwater lighthouse in connecticut, built in 1886, and bought by sciame as a handyman special, right in his connecticut backyard. >> it was a mess. >> reporter: so, you knew you had a major project? >> we did. >> reporter: hundreds of light houses dot americans shorelines, mystical sentinels from centuries past, symbols of safe passage through the storm. but, they need some tlc? >> they definitely need some tlc. >> reporter: katie sails with the federal agency overseeing government property, including light houses. >> the coast guard doesn't have the money for the tlc, but they also don't have the need for the light houses as a whole. >> reporter: under the national lighthouse preservation act, roughly 150 lighthouses in disrepair have been given to local governments or nonprofits for restoration. so, what is this floor? >> this is the state room. >> reporter: or, auctioned to private buyers like frank sciame. his price tag, $290,000 plus all of the repair. the new owners promise to refurbish and maintain the light houses. sciame is a preservationist who owns a construction company. >> we wanted it to be old, rusty, weathered and worn, cracked and chippy. any crack that wasn't structural, we left. >> reporter: all four floors renovated in two weeks, a complete redo to win the approval of any light housekeeper, and teach sciame's grandchildren about preservation. it's a waterfront property to remember. what, to you, is the romance of the lighthouse? >> well, the setting is so special. the history. you know, the history, it was in need of help, and who wouldn't want it? >> reporter: this lighthouse has come through a different storm: neglect. >> wow, nice day to be out here. got that rain, isn't it great? >> reporter: perfect. >> reporter: exactly. >> that is why there is a lighthouse, for days like this. >> right. >> reporter: mark strassmann, cbs news. >> that is some view. >> reporter: fenwick, connecticut. >> nancy: a past worth preserving. so, take a look at this video: a frightening scene, a man trapped on the roof of a burning building. we will show you how it ended, next. we will show you how it ended it next. we will show you how it ended it next. >> nancy: a crane operator in southern england is being called a hero, after using his rig to rescue a man from a burning building that was under construction. dramatic video from the scene shows the operator maneuvering his crane cage into position while smoke and flames shot into the sky. a crowd erupted into cheers as the man was lifted to safety. tonight, new york city mayor eric adams is fighting off an accusation of sexual assault going back 30 years. an unidentified woman filed the $5 million lawsuit on wednesday under the adult survivors act. that new york law is set to expire today. adams was a new york city police officer at the time of the alleged incident. today, he denied assaulting anyone. adams is also facing an fbi investigation into his campaign's fundraising. if you're sitting down to your thanksgiving feast, hold the gravy until you hear about an important recall. what you need to know, next. an important recall. what you need to know next. ♪ ♪ >> nancy: on this thanksgiving, we have an important consumer >> nancy: on this thanksgiving, we have an important consumer alert about a gravy recall. the fda is recalling glass jars of hy-vee turkey gravy, because some actually contain beef gravy, which means a soy allergen is not listed on the label. health officials say this could trigger an allergic reaction in some people. the recalled gravy was potentially sold at hy-vee stores in eight states in the central u.s. our "living well" series is next, with the benefits of intergenerational friendships. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: if you can't watch the "cbs evening news," you can listen. subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. >> nancy: finally, tonight, one thing to be thankful for this thanksgiving is our friends. while most friendships tend to involve people around our own age, experts say there is much to be gained by connecting with someone of a different generation. cbs's janet shamlian explains in cbs's janet shamlian explains in our series "living well." >> reporter: professional dancer laura kaufman forged a friendship at the bar. not that kind. a dance class at new york's iconic steps on broadway. when you first saw carol, what did you think? >> i honestly was enthralled from the moment i met her. >> reporter: the woman who became a bestie, carol teten, is older by 52 years. >> she had an energy and a warmth about her. [laughter] >> reporter: so, it sounds like you were both instantly sort of attracted to each other. >> love at first sight, what can i say? [laughs] >> reporter: the age-defiant attachment is not that unusual. 37% of adults have a close friend at least 15 years younger or older than they are. >> on a rainy day. >> reporter: while this 32-year-old and 84-year-old bonded over ballet, they soon started exploring restaurants. >> say hi, carol! >> reporter: and, with birthdays one day apart, they celebrate together every year. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> i don't think of age when i am with her. we share a passion for life. and, even that one element is not easy to find. >> so, when did you get back from paris? >> reporter: experts say we tend to stay to same-age relationships, but one with a significant age gap brings benefits through sharing ife experiences. bryn mawr college psychology professor, mike schulz. >> the payoff we get from making connections with people who are different from us have the potential to be even bigger than the connections we make with people that occupy a similar place in life as us, or are right next door to us. >> i feel like she has taught me that getting old doesn't mean you have to actually get old. >> reporter: both women are energized by their four-year bond. what is next for you two? >> i think just endless adventures. i can't wait to see what's next. >> reporter: a relationship spanning decades, and for the ages. janet shamlian, cbs news, new york. >> nancy: hope you are celebrating with your friends and loved ones tonight. and, that's going to be tonight's "cbs evening news." for norah o'donnell, i'm nancy cordes. good night, and happy thanksgiving. . thank you very much i'm sara donchey in for juliette goodrich. family finding family in the bay area. i am also appreciative of being in another country and feeling like you're welcome. >> a bay area woman waiting for word on a kidnapped relative as the ceasefire in gaza is about to go into effect. a father with so much to be thankful for. >> every day, period, is a blessing. just being able to wake up in the morning. this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> thanksgiving is all about being with family and friends but that may be tough for people who just moved to the bay area. tonight, jose martinez introduces us to a north pay woman who made it a tradition to give strangers a home away from home. >> imagine you are like me and you moved from new york to another state like california. what would you do for thanksgiving? well, you could actually come to this house in santa rosa that has become the friendsgiving home. it is a special day for suzanne ha

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