Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond granted the anonymity protections, citing the highly publicized nature of the allegations, concerns about retaliation and threats and the potential harm that could result from publicly identifying the plaintiff. 

In her ruling, the judge also suggested that the anonymity designation "should likewise be extended" to the defendants, adding that she would welcome such a filing.

The ruling requires court filings to conceal Jane Doe's identity and other sensitive personal information. However, defendants will be permitted to privately share identifying information when necessary to investigate the allegations and prepare their defense, subject to confidentiality protections.

Perry-Bond also encouraged broader privacy protections for defendants and witnesses involved in the case.

In her ruling, the judge warned that anyone who engages in cyberstalking, harassment or threats against Jane Doe, the defendants or their attorneys could face criminal prosecution.

The decision does not address the merits of the sexual assault allegations or determine whether any of the defendants are liable. Instead, it establishes privacy protections for those involved as the civil lawsuit proceeds.

In a civil lawsuit, Jane Doe alleged she was drugged, gang-raped and sexually assaulted by seven men at the Chi Phi fraternity house in 2024. All seven have denied the allegations.

Hochul joined Mamdani at a restaurant in Greenpoint and is scheduled to appear with him again Sunday as early voting gets underway this weekend.

The joint appearances come as Hochul works to drive turnout among younger voters, a key constituency that helped propel Mamdani to victory in the New York City mayoral race.

The effort comes as new polling suggests voter turnout could skew older in the general election.

A recent study by AARP and Gotham Polling & Analytics found voters ages 50 and older could outnumber younger voters by roughly 1.3 million in this year's election.

Boosting turnout in New York City remains critical for Hochul.

A Sept. 23 Siena College poll showed Hochul leading Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman 50% to 41% statewide.

However, the poll found the race much closer in the downstate suburbs, where Hochul held a 48% to 46% advantage, while Blakeman led 47% to 44% in upstate New York.

Blakeman has frequently criticized Mamdani and his democratic socialist political views throughout the campaign.

"Zohran Mamdani doesn't want to take care of New Yorkers," Blakeman said.

Meanwhile, Blakeman told CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer during a taping of "The Point" that, if elected governor, one of his first actions would be replacing MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber.

"That agency is completely mismanaged," Blakeman said. "I don't think anybody can say that the MTA is doing a good job. They've got a leader who is the most arrogant person I've ever met. He's got contempt for the riding public."

Blakeman also said he would have handled the arrival of migrants sent to New York by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott differently than the current administration.

"I would give them emergency services, and then I would ship them out," Blakeman said. "Why should New York taxpayers have to pay for people who come here illegally, feed them, house them, give them transportation?"

While Mamdani and Hochul differ on some policy issues, including taxes and Middle East policy, the mayor remains a popular figure among many Democratic voters.

Hochul's campaign appearances with Mamdani underscore the importance of voter turnout as early voting begins and Election Day approaches.

Some residents will encounter new technology and larger ballots with more decisions to make. 

New York moved local races from odd to even years to boost voter turnout, so there will be an unprecedented number of races on ballots on Long Island this midterm. 

"In Nassau County this year, we have a double-sided ballot. You check both sides and feed it into the machine, and it gives a nice little sound, and your vote is cast," Nassau Board of Elections Democratic Commissioner Jim Scheuerman said. 

Privacy booths will still be used for voters to fill out their ballots, but the new machines are being ushered in, along with new double-sided ballots. 

In Suffolk, voters will have touchscreen ballots for the very first time, which are user-friendly and accessible, complete with larger text, contrast, and safeguards. It's a far cry from the 1950s and '60s, when machines had velvet curtains, or 1920, when the right to vote for women was on the ballot. 

A common complaint has to do with the length of time it takes to count votes in the suburbs. This year in Nassau County, instead of police escorting the ballots to the Mineola Board of Elections, they will be counted in precincts. 

"We've researched it and we are working closely with Nassau police, and we expect we will get a quicker result," Nassau Board of Elections Republican Commissioner Jim Moriarty said. 

According to a new poll by Hofstra's National Center for Suburban Studies, voter apathy among Democrats has taken a back seat to enthusiasm. 

"Excitement to get out the vote is generally higher among Republican candidates. This time in the suburbs we are finding a huge gap in favor of Democrats," Lawrence Levy of Hofstra University said. 

Swing district suburbs will make their voices heard during the midterm elections. 

CBS News New York obtained police body camera footage showing West Orange Councilwoman Tammy Williams handing over yard signs from the trunk of her car to a West Orange police detective.

The footage was obtained through an Open Public Records Act request filed by Jarrett Seltzer, owner of Bagels by Jarrett.

Seltzer said he purchased the signs to express opposition for both Williams' and her opponent, incumbent Mayor Susan McCartney.

"We put some AirTags in the signs just in case anyone stole them," Seltzer said. "Shock to me. A little bit later, the AirTag pinged over at Tammy Williams' house."

Seltzer said one of the signs was removed from his property on Oct. 10, prompting him to file a police report.

Five days after the sign was reported missing from the lawn of a vacant building on Main Street, police confronted Williams. Body-camera video captured part of the exchange.

"How is it a theft?" Williams says in the video. 

"Because it's not your sign," the detective responds. 

Williams has said she had permission from the property's owner to remove the signs.

In a statement to CBS News New York, Williams' campaign said, "Removing a sign from private property with the owner's permission is not theft."

Seltzer disputes that claim.

"Here's my thing: If you're going to be the head of the executive branch here in West Orange, you can't be stealing signs, and you can't be lying to police officers," Seltzer said.

The Essex County Prosecutor's Office confirmed the matter remains under investigation.

FDNY Captain Tom Brown did more than that. He showed up at her school instead. 

Now, he's back in her classroom, though this time, she's the teacher. 

Clark was a fourth grader when she wrote her card in the dark days after 9/11, when many children were writing to their heroes. Brown kept the card, which now resides in his basement, and his heart. 

"At the bottom it said 'please write back,' and it was ... just sticks with you," Brown said. 

Twenty five years ago, Brown showed up at Clark's Levittown school, and talked to the class about bravery and gratitude.

Now he has surprised another elementary school class. This time, it was taught by Dr. Emily Clark, currently a fifth-grade teacher at the Meadow School in Baldwin. 

Brown tracked her down and found her teaching in his own hometown. 

"It was that whole circle thing that put a chill down your spine," Brown said. 

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing," Clark said. "I just feel very lucky that I got to see this full circle, that my students got to experience it." 

His presence in her classroom is living proof of the power of heartfelt written words. 

"A simple thing like a letter is so powerful," Brown said. "Too easy to go on our electronic devices. Write something down because that will last forever. Our phone, you'll delete it and never see it again." 

"I think it just highlights the importance of taking time to say thank you and to reach out to people that mean something to you," Clark said. 

That's a lesson she passes on to her students, who now write thank-you notes to first responders. 

"She carried what she did 25 years ago, and is still doing it today. That's huge," Brown said. 

"A small little note, a tiny act of kindness can really go a long way," Clark said. 

And now another generation is learning how far a little kindness can go. 

The district includes all of Rockland and Putnam counties, most of northern Westchester and a sliver of southern Westchester. They are diverse communities where residents have the overriding concern of affordability. 

CBS News New York's Tony Aiello spoke to voters who brought up the price of gas, heating, groceries and other household expenses.

Who is Cait Conley? 

Conley is a single, 41-year-old West Point graduate with a distinguished record of military service, including combat. She was born in the Hudson Valley but recently moved to the district.  

Democrats recruited her specifically to challenge Lawler. Conley has never held office.

Her economic platform includes full restoration of the SALT deduction for state and local taxes, limits on power company profits and lobbying reforms.

"Ratepayers shouldn't be paying for monopoly utility companies or Big Pharma to hire lobbyists to try to buy their way to political outcomes," Conley said. "That's wrong, and that needs to stop."

Conley is pinning the affordability blame on two-term incumbent Lawler. 

"Literally everything has gotten harder because instead of fighting for people, he's been fighting for special interests," she said.

Who is Mike Lawler? 

Lawler is a lifelong Rockland County resident. He is 41 and married with two children.

He prides himself on community outreach and often touts his ranking as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress.

His economic platform includes increasing domestic energy production, limiting insurance companies from owning healthcare providers and stabilizing Social Security.

"Take all new offshore oil leases and the revenues from it and put it into the Social Security Trust Fund. The actuaries say it'll be right-sized in five years," he said. 

Lawler is walking a political fine line when it comes to President Trump, who rallied with the congressman in May.  Mr. Trump's approval rating is in a nosedive, and he is an issue for some voters.

Lawler said his record of working with Democrats such as Josh Gottheimer shows his independence.

"It's why I was praised by Joe Biden as the type of Republican he could work with. It's why President Trump has praised me even though he's called me a 'pain in the ass,'" he said.

Meanwhile, Conley said the district residents deserve better. 

"They deserve a public servant, not a puppet.  And he's the latter," she said. 

The race is a toss-up.

Lawler is counting on his Rockland County base, including support from the Orthodox community. Conley needs a strong turnout from members of unions supporting her.

She suffered a minor head injury. The girl's mother said the child also suffered a broken leg which will require surgery. 

The girl was taken to Bellevue Hospital and is stable.   

It happened around 7:35 p.m. Thursday on 59th Street between Maspeth Avenue and 56th Drive.

Department of Buildings officials said a 4-by-3-foot section of brick veneer fell from the side of a garage building and onto the sidewalk. 

A family friend told CBS News New York the little girl's father works at the construction site, and the little girl walked up to pop in and say hi to her father when the section of bricks fell. 

"We heard her screaming," a witness said. 

"I kind of heard them ... trying to call the EMTs and stuff. So I'm glad she's OK," said neighbor Glenn Winckowski. 

The bricks are the last few feet of the property next door, which is a large industrial building which neighbors say used to be a thrift shop. After the bricks fell Thursday night, a violation was issued to the property owner for failing to maintain the garage building, officials said. 

Rerouting its 200,000 daily passengers during the 9-year project is a complicated process. 

Comedian John Oliver has called the Port Authority Bus Terminal "the single worst place on planet earth." 

"It's actually someplace I try to avoid," commuter Wendy Lane Bailey said. 

The Port Authority is trying to change that with an $11 billion project to replace the bus terminal. 

CBS News New York got a tour of the site Friday, about a year and a half into construction. 

Rebuilding the world's busiest bus terminal is no easy task. Phase one, which is expected to be complete in 2030, involves building a temporary terminal between Ninth and Tenth avenues at 39th to 40th streets, and creating a new ramp structure west of Tenth Avenue. The foundation has already been begun for the interim terminal. 

"We have to reroute the buses step by step and then deconstruct the ramps section by section surgically so we can maintain operations throughout construction," said Cate Britell of the Port Authority. 

A landing is under construction over Dyer Avenue which will be used for storing buses while the main terminal is being built. Once that's built, that landing will then become public green space. 

Rebuilding the main terminal on Eighth Avenue is scheduled to be complete in 2035. 

Port Authority Executive Director Kathryn Garcia said the construction so far hasn't had a dramatic negative effect on travel time for bus riders. 

"I don't think we have a number. Based on the route, we saw maybe a one minute increase when buses were getting into the terminal in the afternoon," Garcia said. 

The Port Authority promises it will be worth it. The new building will include light-filled atriums, modern amenities, retail and dining as well as more space for buses. 

"It will become a landmark in a good way," Garcia said. 

Polling sites will be open around New York City starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. 

The early voting period will continue through Sunday, Nov. 1. 

Election day is set for Tuesday, Nov. 3. 

In New York, there are several key races. The biggest race is for governor. Incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul is facing a challenge from Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. 

Another key race many folks will be watching will be incumbent Republican Mike Lawler, who's facing a challenge from Democrat Cait Conley in the 17th Congressional District, which encompasses Rockland and Putnam counties and parts of Westchester. The race is considered a toss-up. 

In New Jersey, a key race many will be watching in the 7th Congressional District between Republican incumbent Rep. Tom Kean Jr. and Democrat Rebecca Bennett. 

New York voter registration deadline 

The voter registration deadline for the November general election is Saturday, Oct. 24, which was also the first day of early voting.

You can check your voter registration status by clicking here.

If you're not yet registered, you can do so online or print a form to submit to your county. Call 1-800-FOR-VOTE (1-800-367-8683) to request a voter application. Requirements to register to vote online include being a U.S. citizen and resident of your county, city or village for 30 days prior to the election. In New York, people who are 16 and 17 can pre-register, but they still have to wait until they're 18 to vote.

When does early voting start and end in NYC?

New York City has nine days of early voting from Saturday, Oct. 25 through Sunday, Nov. 2.

Polls were scheduled to be open during the following times: 

• Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Monday, Oct. 26, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 30, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There is no voting on Monday, Nov. 2. Polls will then be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3 for Election Day. 

Early voting sites can differ from Election Day locations, so be sure to find yours online here.

When does early voting start and end in New Jersey?

The early voting period in New Jersey is the same as it is in New York. However, the hours of the polling locations are a bit more uniform. All polling locations will be open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Click here to find your polling location by county. 

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Love and loss are at the heart of a new book by award-winning author Renée Watson. Mary Calvi talked to Watson about her new young adult novel, "Everything New Again." It's is about two teenagers and first love. You can listen to Mary's entire conversation with Watson on the Club Calvi podcast.

Watson has had 20 books published, with more than one million books sold.

"It feels incredible," Watson told Mary. "I just feel very much blessed and I'm reminded of how hard I've worked to get to this point. I'm just honored that people are reading my books across the world and that there's been that kind of reach."

One of characters in "Everything New Again" is Bliss, a teenager who lives with her parents above the family's funeral home.

"I love Bliss," Watson said. "She taught me so much about being proud of where you come from and not letting people call your normal weird. Her friends are like, you're creepy. You live at a funeral home. And she kind of takes that on as like, yeah, I live around death, so it makes me think of how I want to live. And I think that once I figured out what her kind of motivation was."

Mary remarked that at the beginning of the story, Bliss feels like she's going nowhere. But then she has a chance encounter and things change for her.

"I love a good meet-cute, and it's a weird one," Watson answered. "[Bliss] is working at the funeral home and Solomon shows up with flower delivery because he's working in his mom's flower shop. He's completely terrified to step into the home because he is like there's a casket there, here are the flowers. And she's like, are you, you know, afraid to come in? They start talking and develop a relationship. Over two weeks, just winter break, they fall in love."

Mary said that Bliss and Solomon are both young adults trying to figure out not just who they want to be when they grow up, but who they are.

"There's that moment they have a conversation where Bliss goes on her soap box about adults are always asking young people, what do you want to when you grow up?" Watson says. "And she's like, why don't they ever ask us who we are right now? Maybe I can do great things now. Why do I have to wait until I'm older?"

You can read an excerpt from "Everything New Again" below. 

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"Everything New Again" by Renée Watson 

From the publisher: 

Bliss knows there's more to life than what she's experienced in her small town. She's ready to be the girl who isn't just waiting anymore, who can make something happen. Working in her family's funeral home, she can't help but ponder what it means to truly live and what it takes to leave a lasting legacy. Her existential questions have labeled her the weird "funeral home girl" to most of her peers, except for her best friend, Alex, and the new boy visiting from Portland for winter break.

Solomon isn't put off by Bliss's musings. He has questions of his own, like why his mother abandoned him and if she ever did--or ever will--love him. He has come to visit for answers, and to work at his mom's flower shop, where he meets Bliss on a delivery to the funeral home.

Their chance meeting changes everything. As they open up to each other, share their hearts and experience something real, something new, they find that even if a relationship has an end, love can last forever.

Renée Watson lives in New York City 

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BLISS

I am not afraid of death.

I'm actually very comfortable with it. It's a return to the earth where we come from. It's an ending, but maybe a beginning too.

If I'm honest, one of my favorite places to be is the coffin display room in a funeral home. There's something about looking at all those cocoons waiting to hold a body. Waiting to protect it, keep it from harm, keep it warm and safe.

This is what makes my classmates think I'm weird.

I'm Bliss, the girl whose family owns the only funeral home in Larch Heights, a smaller than small town in Eastern Oregon. The funeral home is also our house. So, not only am I the girl who works at a funeral home, but I am the girl who lives on top of one. I am Bliss, the girl who almost always wears black— but not because I am depressed or creepy like they assume. Black is my favorite color. It's also our uniform for viewings, wakes, memorials, and funerals. Sometimes, but rarely, my parents wear navy blue or charcoal gray. Always a somber color. Never any shade that evokes fantasies of island vacations or spring festivals.

We are a winter family. But not in the way that winter is cold and gloomy. We are winter in the way that we make death look beautiful, serene. Like the bare trees, the solemn-skied mornings. The hummingbirds and golden-crowned sparrows have all migrated south, and many plants are dormant. Here in this tiny Oregon town, winter is the season of dead things.

But Mom always says there can be beauty even in death, and I know she is right.

The funeral home is on the first floor of our house, with its chapel, parlors, and office. The crematory and preparation rooms are in the basement. Unofficially, I've helped out in some capacity since I was old enough to sweep or fold programs or stand at the door and say, Welcome to Mitchell's Family Funeral Home." Officially, I've been working as an apprentice   since freshman year. When I'm not working at the funeral home, I am just home.

Our living space upstairs isn't anything grand, just a simple house with three bedrooms. Mom keeps saying one day she'll do a big home makeover, update everything like one of  those TV home improvement shows because our house "has good bones and just needs a little cosmetic TLC." Mom and Dad have the biggest room, next to the bathroom. I have the room down the hall across from the third room, which is used as extra office space when Mom and Dad don't feel like going downstairs to get work done.

Like I said, nothing grand, but it's my home and it isn't creepy at all. My classmates don't understand that. But for the next two weeks I don't have to worry about them because today is the last day of school and then we'll be on winter break, and I'll have a whole fourteen days without snarky jokes and lingering stares.

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When the bell rings, we all rush from our classrooms. The narrow hallway is crowded and loud. I head to my locker to meet my best friend, Alex, the only other girl in this school with brown skin. There aren't that many of us. And by not that many, I mean I can count us on one hand and not even use all my fingers: me, the only Black girl in this whole entire town and Alexandria, who we all call Alex. She is Mexican and lives across the street from me with her brother, Fernando. There's also Mateo, whose family just moved here from Idaho because his dad got a job at Union Pacific Railroad.

Alex is all smiles when she says, "Freedom! Two weeks of sleeping in and having absolutely nothing to do."

"Speak for yourself," I tell her. "You're spending Christmas in Mexico City with your family. I'll be working. You know my mom doesn't believe in free days." I open my locker, take out my puffy coat and put it on.

"True, true," Alex says. But at least you won't have to come to school." Just as she says this, Natalie walks up to her locker, which is right next to mine. She opens it, puts her books inside, takes out her wool coat, and slams her locker shut. She does her best not to look at Alex or me, but I know she sees us. "And at least we'll both get a break from her." Alex rolls her eyes and mumbles something under her breath in Spanish.

The three of us used to be best friends in elementary and middle school, but things changed. Natalie's dad became the leading real estate agent in the area, selling houses and ranches with several acres of land and million-dollar views of the mountains and valleys. It could be a coincidence that the more money her family got, the more distant she became, and started to hang around the girls who could also wear designer clothes and whose families vacationed at Oregon's finest ski resorts. It could be a coincidence that the more she started hanging around these new friends, the less she started hanging out with us.

I don't know if the three of us will ever be friends again. I don't know if I want to. Some friendships might not be worth holding on to. Some people were never real friends to begin with.

Alex and I walk down the hall, looking for Fernando, so we can walk home together. We pass Natalie and her new crew. "There goes Death's Daughter," one of them says.

The girl with dark brown hair says, "I bet her Christmas tree is decorated with leftover toe tags—"

"You're right," I yell. "And I use formaldehyde as my perfume."

They all look shocked as if they didn't expect me to say anything.

Alex too. She grabs my arm, walks faster, and heads outside. We see Fernando waiting at the bottom of the steps. He says hello and we make our way through the crowd. Fernando walks behind me and Alex, who are in full debrief mode. Alex  laughs. "I've never seen that side of you. The look on their faces was priceless. I mean, they were actually speechless. And those girls always have something to say."

Fernando chimes in, "What happened?"

Alex and I keep talking. "They think they can just say whatever, whenever, and that I'm not going to respond. Sometimes I want to do what I want to do, say what I want to say— not what people think I should do."

Alex smiles. Big. "I like this side of you, Bliss. Maybe this should be your New Year's resolution. To do the things you want to do, not what people expect you to do."

"Maybe."

Copyright © 2026 from "Everything New Again" by Renée Watson. Excerpt by permission of Bloomsbury Publishers  .

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Meghan, who recently moved back to Britain with her husband Prince Harry and their children, said she had been aware of allegations against her father since 2018, and that those allegations were shared with U.K. authorities at the time. 

"In 2018, a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection. That letter was subsequently shared with me. It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated," her Friday statement said. 

At this time, it is understood that the Metropolitan Police has not and is not currently investigating Thomas Markle.

"We are aware of media reports that officers from the Met's Royalty and Specialist Protection Command were involved in the passing on of a letter in 2018," a Metropolitan Police spokesperson said. "We are undertaking enquiries internally in an effort to confirm this."

Meghan said she had distanced herself from her father in an effort to protect her children.

"I hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications' distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children, was for one reason: to protect them," she said.  

The British tabloid The Sun reported Thursday that Thomas Markle, who has been estranged from his daughter for years, had been reported to authorities in the Philippines by his son, Thomas Markle Jr., after the younger man allegedly discovered child abuse materials in storage boxes at his father's home in the Philippines. 

The Daily Mail reported Friday that Markle had denied the allegations against him. 

"I have never downloaded anything like that in my life," he was quoted as telling the newspaper, as well as dismissing the allegations as "sick lies."  

According to the Mail, Thomas Jr. made the discovery while his father was in the United States being treated for a stroke and blood clot. The son initially saw some of the materials after turning on an old cell phone at his father's home in the Philippines, and he subsequently reported the materials in July to an FBI hotline, as well as the National Center for Exploited and Missing Children and state police in Pennsylvania, according to the newspaper's report.

Philippines state media confrimed Friday, in a post shared on Facebook, that an investigation was underway. 

"The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday said it is investigating reports involving an octogenarian American national who left child abuse videos and photos in his home in Cebu province," the state-run Philippine News Agency said. 

A Filipino justice official said the department's anti-trafficking task force was investigating the matter and it confirmed that Thomas Markle Sr. was the subject of the investigation, according to the PNA report.

Meghan said in her statement that her "sincerest hope is that justice will be fully served and that the priority remains the safety and protection of innocent children."

The Israeli military said forces killed the Palestinian gunmen after they opened fire at a junction near the West Bank city of Hebron. The military later confirmed that two soldiers, Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem, were killed in the attack, while three others were lightly injured.  

Netanyahu said he had ordered the evacuation of residents from the neighborhood in Hebron where the gunmen lived ahead of a house-to-house sweep for weapons. 

"Our first step will be to demolish this site and completely transform it," Netanyahu said. 

He added that he ordered the IDF to cordon off Hebron, a city with more than 200,000 inhabitants. Netanyahu said a broader military operation would follow. 

"The IDF will enter the neighborhoods from which the terrorists emerged, evacuate the residents, go house-to-house, and dismantle the terror infrastructure. We are prepared for an extensive operation in Judea and Samaria," he said, using Israel's name for the West Bank.

Israel's military said a large amount of weapons and ammunition was discovered in the attackers' vehicle, alleging that they were planning a major attack on civilians. The shooters used an M16 rifle and a handgun in their attack, the IDF said.

The escalation in the West Bank comes just before Israel holds elections on Tuesday, in which Netanyahu has made national security a central issue of his campaign for another term.

Netanyahu said the Palestinian shooting attack was an attempt to influence Israel elections, and referenced a warning he made a few weeks ago about Israel's enemies preparing attacks to affect the vote.

Netanayhu called the gunmen involved in the shooting near Hebron "Hamas terrorists." 

Hamas called the attack heroic and a legitimate response to "ongoing crimes and brutal attacks against our people, land, and holy sites," but the group stopped short of claiming responsibility.  

Hamas, long designated a terrorist group by Israel and the U.S., called for any Palestinians in the West Bank with guns to use them to attack Israeli soldiers and civilians living in the occupied territory.

Following the shooting, the IDF said it had launched "offensive counterterrorism operations" in the Hebron area, and that soldiers were operating inside the residences of the shooters in Friday's attack and other suspects.

The IDF said it had arrested around 70 wanted Palestinians during operations in the West Bank over the past week. 

Netanyahu's Likud party said the prime minister had convened his top security chiefs Friday, and that the party was canceling all campaign events for the rest of the day. 

The attack follows a recent surge in Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians. It also comes after Brad Lander, a New York Democratic candidate for Congress, was briefly detained by Israeli forces this week while helping Palestinian farmers during the annual olive harvest.

City data shows that it takes the New York City Housing Authority about 470 days on average to make repairs, which is up from 370 days in 2024 and 415 days in 2025. 

Noina Marrero said she has been complaining to NYCHA for years about flooding in her home at the Johnson Houses in East Harlem. 

"They don't wanna help you, but they want their rent. I feel like I'm being neglected. I'm just, I don't count for nothing," she said. 

Part of her apartment is filled with stacked-up boxes that were in her closet.

"Can't be in the closet because the water goes through the closet. It fills up the closet, so everything has to be up so it doesn't get wet," she said. 

Housing officials said in September that they fixed the leak and now they are working to expedite plastering and painting. But Marrero said she's waited long enough for the repairs and wants a transfer to another unit.  

Dan Green, the NYCHA executive vice president of property management operations, said the delay times keep going up because of paint work orders.

"Because of our HUD agreement we create a lot of different types of paint work orders for inspections, probably too much than we can sometimes fund," he said.

Deputy Mayor of Housing and Planning Leila Bozorg says NYCHA is improving its responses to heat, elevators, waste and pest problems.  

"You have to look at really specific areas, especially areas that impact quality of life. This is not to paint over the fact that there are immense challenges," she said.

Housing staff have been fielding complaints at NYCHA in Your Neighborhood forums this year. There are two more coming up, including one in Brooklyn in November.   

Bozorg says the Mamdani administration recently invested $10 million over the next two years into fighting mold and leaks in NYCHA homes.

Those are the kind of problems Marrero said she's been dealing with for years. 

She sued NYCHA back in 2023 after she said a piece of her water-damaged ceiling fell and hit her on the head.

"It was painful. I get headaches, I get back aches all the time. They don't care," she said. 

That case is still going on, and in a court filing in 2023, NYCHA's lawyers denied that they were responsible for any injuries.

Police said Giamanco pursued and fatally shot the 16-year-old attacker, ending a rampage that took the lives of three children and a teacher and wounded two others. 

A statement released by Giamanco's family on Friday said, "He is not seeking recognition, but instead wishes to express his gratitude to the first responders, school personnel, and community for the outpouring of love and support." 

"The tragedy at Silver Rail Elementary has devastated the Bend community," they wrote.

Giamanco and his family asked for privacy and said they will not be giving interviews. 

Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz credited him and a teacher at the school for actions that saved other lives.

"In addition to the 36-year-old man who bravely stepped in to stop the suspect, I want to highlight another person whose heroic action we need to recognize: a teacher in the classroom threw her cellphone at the suspect and then tackled him and fought to take the firearm from him. She was not injured in that incident, but she almost certainly helped prevent more bloodshed," he said.

President Trump on Friday called the Giamanco a "great hero" who "took care of business."

"Thank God we had him; otherwise, it would have been much worse," Mr. Trump said, adding: "It's a terrible thing, but thank goodness for a man that had a gun and knew how to use it."

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek also praised the bystander who "heroically intervened to stop further loss of life," saying the person's actions carry "a heavy emotional burden."

Giamanco's mother, Kenda Freeman, who lives in Sacramento, says he called her shortly after it happened.

"Kaylub knew something was not right, so he pulled up onto the grass, grabbed his gun and basically stalked the gunman back into the school," she said in an exclusive interview with CBS News Sacramento. "He crawled through a window that the gunman had shot out. He army-crawled through the window."

She says he told her: "'A man went into my daughter's school and shot kids,' and he said, 'and I looked at him point-blank, and I shot and killed him, Mom.'"

"I told him he was a hero, he did what he had to do, and that he did the right thing, and that I was proud of him and that he was a hero and he saved a lot of lives," she said. "And he said, 'Mom, I couldn't save them all.' "

Freeman said, "Kaylub has a genuine heart and he loves his community and his family and his children," adding, "He's just a good person, in general."

When police arrived minutes later, Krantz says they found the deceased shooter and four victims — three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and a 25-year-old teacher — inside the school. Two other victims, a student and a teacher, were hospitalized with critical injuries. 

At Friday's briefing, Krantz said the gunman has been identified as Griffin J. John II. He used a shotgun purchased by his mother, law enforcement sources told CBS News. The suspect was from Bend and had previously attended the school, police said.