gaza. this welcome by palestinians for prisoners freed in exchange. i m imtiaz tayib in jerusalem where there s growing hope more americans will be released from gaza soon. also tonight, delicate diplomacy. what the biden administration says it is doing to free all americans held by hamas. plus, a gunman opens fire on three college students in burlington, vermont. all of the victims of palestinian descent. heading home. for millions after thanksgiving weather makes it a messy ride. flyers feeling the crush at airports. i m elise preston at l.a.x. with a look at how busy airports are giving holiday travelers an aftertaste. buying boom. holiday shoppers spending big this weekend. in stores and online. and later, ryan s recycling. he s a teenage ceo helping to clean california beaches, turning trash into cash. it s fun. it s good for the planet. why not? and, free money too. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news. from new york, with jericka duncan. good e
strikes on what u.s. military officials say is a training facility and a safe house in eastern syria. defense secretary lloyd austin said the strikes were in response to iran-linked attacks on american personnel. the strikes come four days after two u.s. warplanes hit a munitions warehouse in the same region. turning now to the israel hamas war, tonight gaza s largest hospital is caught in the crossfire. the world health organization today called for urgent action to end the ongoing attacks on hospitals, saying, quote, the world cannot stand silent while hospitals which should be safe havens are transformed into scenes of death. meanwhile, cbs news has learned negotiations to free the hostages taken by hamas are ongoing as qatar continues to mediate deal-making. about 240 hostages remain in gaza following the terrorist organization s october 7th raids which triggered the war. cbs s debora patta leads us off tonight in east jerusalem. and a warning, some of the images we re