Special counsel Jack Smith's unsealed court filing revealed new evidence in the federal election interference case against former President Donald Trump. Over the summer, the Supreme Court ruled that Trump has immunity for official acts conducted as president. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the decision's impact on Trump's case.

Some families in Israel celebrated Rosh Hashanah Wednesday without their loved ones nearly a year after they were taken hostage by Hamas. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from the public plaza renamed Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. CBS News Digital international reporter Haley Ott reports on an Israeli family working to bring home their relative held hostage in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation against Iran for its missile attack against Israel Tuesday. When Iran attacked Israel in April, Israel responded with a limited strike. Jon Alterman, senior vice president and director of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to discuss how the prime minister could respond now.

John Dickerson reports on the findings from a newly unsealed filing regarding the Trump 2020 election case, escalating conflict in the Middle East, and the status of recovery and cleanup operations in the Southeast following Hurricane Helene.

Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz were back on the campaign trail Wednesday, one day after the only scheduled vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News. On Tuesday night, they found moments of middle ground while debating health care, gun control and the economy. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett has more.

Sales of BB and pellet guns that look like real firearms are rising, but their similarity to firearms has led to dozens of police shootings.

Since 2014, at least 320 people have been shot and killed by police while holding replica guns, and of those at least 19 were children. Police say that many replica guns look so real that officers are unable to distinguish them from regular firearms. And even though many states are trying to keep realistic replica guns out of kids' hands, there's evidence that manufacturers have been marketing directly to them for years. Anna Werner explains.

One day after they faced off in the vice presidential debate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz were back on the campaign trail Wednesday. A new CBS News poll found that viewers saw the debate as a pretty even matchup. Robert Costa has the latest.

President Biden traveled to the Carolinas Wednesday to view the scope of the devastation firsthand from Hurricane Helene. At least 180 deaths have been attributed to the storm across six states. Skyler Henry reports from Asheville, North Carolina.

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