Also today, in the Middle East, Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes killed at least two dozen people across Gaza.

In Khan Yunis, a boy mourned his father, who was one of at least seven people killed there; 15 others were injured, including women and children.

Meantime, world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly blasted Israel for its military operation in Gaza.

The emir of Qatar, a leading party in cease-fire talks, called Israel's actions a crime of genocide.

The king of Jordan said the scale of death and destruction is beyond justification.

KING ABDULLAH II, Jordan: So is it any wonder that many are questioning, how can this war not be perceived as deliberately targeting the Palestinians?

The level of civilian suffering cannot be written off as unavoidable collateral.

GEOFF BENNETT: For his part, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address the Assembly later this week.

At least two people have died after what was Hurricane John slammed into Mexico's Southern Pacific coast overnight.

It rapidly strengthened into a Category 3 storm, making landfall with the maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour.

It's since been downgraded to a tropical storm.

John is expected to hover over Mexico through the end of the week, bringing torrential downpours, flooding and landslides.

Meantime, Tropical Storm Helene is gaining strength in the Caribbean.

It's expected to make its way north, hitting Florida as a hurricane as soon as Thursday.

Residents there have been filling sandbags to brace against potential flooding.

Florida's governor has declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm's arrival.

Maryland is suing the owner and operator of the Dali cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse earlier this year.

It's the latest in a series of legal troubles for the companies, which have denied any wrongdoing.

Today's lawsuit is seeking damages related to cleanup costs and rebuilding the bridge, among other expenses.

Maryland's attorney general said that the state's residents should not have to foot the bill for the disaster.

ANTHONY BROWN, Maryland Attorney General: The Dali was not fit to sail that morning.

The day before the collision, its electrical system had failed twice, failures that the ship owners and operator could have and should have fixed to avoid the tragedy.

GEOFF BENNETT: Six construction workers were killed in the collapse and trade in the Port of Baltimore was held up for weeks.

The U.S. government is suing Visa, saying the financial services giant unfairly stifles competition in the debit card market.

In particular, the Justice Department alleges that visa penalizes merchants and banks who don't use the company's own payment processing systems.

According to the DOJ's complaint, 60 percent of debit transactions in the country run on Visa's debit network.

That leads to more than $7 billion in fees each year.

It's the latest Biden administration effort to crack down on corporate middlemen following similar efforts against Ticketmaster parent Live Nation and real estate company RealPage.

In a statement, Visa called the lawsuit meritless and said the company will defend itself vigorously.

On Wall Street today, stocks posted a second day this week of modest gains and new records.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 80 points on the day.

The Nasdaq added 100 points, or about half-a-percent.

The S&P 500 notched a new record closing high.

And retired NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre told a congressional committee today that he's recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's, a degenerative neurological disease.

Favre was on Capitol Hill for a separate reason, to testify about welfare abuses in his home state of Mississippi and to address allegations that he and others misused millions of dollars to build an athletic facility.

Favre revealed his diagnosis when talking about a biotech company with ties to the welfare case.

BRETT FAVRE, Former NFL Player: Sadly, I also lost an investment in a company that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others.

And I'm sure you will understand why it's too late for me, because I have recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's.

This is also a cause dear to my heart.

GEOFF BENNETT: Favre played 20 years in the NFL, mostly for the Green Bay Packers.

He did not say whether his Parkinson's diagnosis is connected to his time playing football.

Also on Capitol Hill today, the Man in Black, Johnny Cash, became the first musician to ever be honored with a statue in the U.S. Capitol.

(MUSIC) GEOFF BENNETT: The U.S. Air Force band paid homage to Cash with a rendition of his legendary hit "I Walk the Line."

And with help from sister Joanne Cash and daughter Rosanne, Cash's bronze statue was unveiled in the Capitol's Emancipation Hall.

Created by sculptor Kevin Kresse from Cash's native Arkansas, the statue depicts Cash with his guitar slung behind his back and a Bible in his hand.

Johnny Cash is one of few artists inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Still to come on the "News Hour": the head of the USAID agency, Samantha Power, discusses foreign assistance in the time of global turmoil.

Author Wright Thompson takes a closer look at the people and forces behind the murder of Emmett Till;and rock legend Nick Lowe releases his first full-length album in over a decade.