>> our bed was right here. >> reporter: and this is the cracking from this landslide? >> yes. >> reporter: now the power company, southern california edison, has cut off electricity to reeves and hundreds of her neighbors, citing fire concerns. homes across this hillside community are experiencing cracked walls and shifting foundations, all caused by centuries' old underground landslides that are creating sinkholes at the surface. one landslide that was recently discovered is as much as 345 feet below ground and moving fast. back-to-back years of extreme rainfall have only accelerated land movement, as much as 50 feet annually. >> there is no playbook for this. >> reporter: local officials pressured california's governor to declare a state of emergency. they say it will take billions of dollars to rebuild. >> i hope that we can find some long-term solution geologically. but until that time comes, it's only going to get worse. >> reporter: sally reeves is

staying put. >> we worked hard to be here. and we're here, and we love it here. >> reporter: you're not going anywhere? >> we're not going anywhere. >> reporter: and others have no option but to leave. this home has sunk more than 10 feet. the entrance used to be close to where i'm standing. officials are warning the power outages will likely continue to expand. meanwhile, there is no clear solution for how to stop this land from sliding. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, rancho palos verdes. overseas now, ukrainian search teams are still digging through the rubble of a military academy at a hospital targeted in moscow's latest aerial barrage. it happened in the city of poltava, which is the focus of a months' long russian offensive. at least 51 people were killed and hundreds of others wounded in one of the deadliest single strikes of the war. other missiles and drones rained down on cities across the country. cbs' ian lee has more on this

from london. >> reporter: cadets were gathering at this military academy tuesday morning when two russian ballistic missiles hit. there was little time between the air raid siren and explosions for people to take cover. the strike killed dozens, injured hundreds more, and left many trapped under the rubble. this soldier called home, letting his family know he is alive. russia has stepped up its bombardment of ukraine in recent days. more than 300 strikes in the last 24 hours alone. artillery destroyed this hotel in zaporizhzhia, killing a 38-year-old woman and her 8-year-old son. while a missile slammed into a shopping center in kharkiv, another hitting an apartment building at a nearby playground. a frustrated ukrainian president demanded the world send help. air defense systems and missiles are needed in ukraine, not in a warehouse somewhere, he said. long-range strikes that can

defend against russian terror are needed now. ukraine is holding ground in russia's kursk region, and it has advanced weapons to hit critical targets deeper into the country, including the bases housing the jets launching the missiles. but western countries who have donated them, including the u.s., are saying no, fearing russia's reaction. so ukraine is left with its own long-range drones. over the weekend, kyiv managed to hit a power plant and oil refinery in moscow. on president vladimir putin's doorstep. and tonight national security council spokesman john kirby said the attack in poltava was another horrific reminder of putin's brutality, adding the u.s. will send more military aid to ukraine in the coming weeks. >> that was cbs' ian lee reporting from london. stay with us. "cbs news roundup" will be right back.

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the hardest working man in television is about to take on yet another starring role. luke burbank caught up with ryan seacrest. >> "wheel of fortune"! >> reporter: just a heads up, america. when you turn on your tv this week, something is going to be different. >> i can't wait to get to work. >> let's get you ready -- >> reporter: yes, after 40-plus years, "wheel of fortune" has a new host. >> grab those devices. time for the first toss-up. >> reporter: who is himself sort of an institution in america. he's the guy who seems to host everything these days. ryan seacrest. can you please list the jobs that you currently have? >> i start with the beginning of the year, new year's eve, the ball drops. that starts the year. >> happy new year! >> it is 12 degrees, and it feels like zero.

>> american top 40. >> this one new on the chart at 32. >> on air with ryan seacrest in the mornings on kiss f.m. >> 7:39 in the morning. >> and then syndicated across the country, "american idol," and "wheel of fortune," and some specials here and there. >> reporter: "wheel of fortune" distributed by cbs is the latest and possibly the most high profile job for seacrest, who grew up in tiny dunwoody, georgia, where even as a kid, he kept very busy. >> believe it or not, i played high school football. >> reporter: what position? >> i played strong safety. i was stronger, but not that strong. i didn't play a lot, but i practiced so much, but played less in the games. >> reporter: but high school football in georgia is no joke. >> that's my excuse. >> reporter: but of course you can't get much further from hollywood than dunwoody, georgia, something that was not lost on seacrest. >> i always wanted to do this. always dreamt of being on the air.

i would listen to casey kasem. >> hello again and welcome to american top 40. my name is casey kasem. >> reporter: mowing the lawn on my walkman headphones, and i would picture what it would be like to be in hollywood. >> reporter: how did you make your way to hollywood? >> in my honda prelude. i packed my things and came out the l.a. i had one contact at a radio station at the time called star 98.7 which was loosely affiliated with the station i worked at in atlanta. i met the program director eventually. i remember coming home to my apartment in burbank every day playing my answer machine, hitting the microtape, waiting for his voice. >> reporter: eventually, the call did come, leading to radio success and then the show that changed his life. "american idol." >> we're down to two. clay aiken and ruben studdard, head to head, the showdown tonight on "american idol." >> i know the dna of that show.

that's the house where i we built that bathroom, the door is squeaky. if you want to go over here for the spoons and silverware. i know that world really well. >> reporter: now, america, it's all up to you. >> reporter: everything i do has somebody that's a bigger star or a supporting group. and it's not about me. it's about a contestant. it's about a story. it's about something else or someone else. and i think that does make me feel the more comfortable. >> give the wheel a final spin. >> reporter: meanwhile, "wheel of fortune," that's a house constructed by its creator, merv griffin and meticulously maintained by host pat sajak for over four decades. >> yes. >> whoa! >> reporter: and now seacrest has to figure out the floor plan, including the rules of the game, which actually took a lot of practice, he says. >> wherever i was working, the producer would sometimes come and bring contestants and we would play "wheel of fortune" in hotels just to get familiar with

the rules and scenarios and things that can happen so that at some point it becomes second nature. >> reporter: in the early tapings we watched, seacrest seemed comfortable in the role of host and cocollaborator with the tv royalty that is vanna white. >> i've known ryan for probably 20 years, but in the past couple of months, we've done some traveling together for the show, and we got to know each other a litle better too. so i think our chemistry is good. what do you think? >> i mean, it looked like you've been doing this together forever. were you nervous about that element, the chemistry? because there is no accounting for that, right? >> that's so true. i had no idea what to expect when i'm used to one person for so long. i was very scared. but he is doing a great job. >> this is such an incredible, special franchise. it's more than a tv show. it is something that means something to people. and when i found out that this was an opportunity for me, there is no thought to this.

it's absolutely let's figure it out. and let's get started. >> reporter: of course, figuring it out meant fitting it into his famously packed schedule, which occasionally does include some downtime for recharging. and for seacrest, that's always happened at the los angeles county museum of art, where these days he is on the board of trustees. >> is that something you want to take up even more of your time with? >> it's not a job. it's a way to escape it, you know. you walk through this museum, and you forget about all the things that are wrong in the world, and you have a chance to look at the different works that are on display here. >> reporter: like does this feel like a long way from georgia? >> it does. and interestingly, this is right across the street from the e! entertainment building that used to be. it's now over at universal. but when i was working at e! i was on the radio in the morning, i was doing e! news, hosting live from the red carpet.

>> nominated for best original, lady gaga. >> i just take a deep breath and walk around. i always came back reinvigorated. it was there for me so i'm trying to be here for me. >> you both make it look so easy. >> well, you're never going to find better job or a better co-host. >> thanks, pat. >> reporter: do you think you have reached peak ryan seacrest and do not need to take on any more jobs? >> i don't know if i've reached peak me, but i feel like i've reached for the moment i'm fully occupied me. i don't think i should take another job right now. i want to get -- i want this one to go so well. i want all of them to go so well, but this one is new. i want people to go okay, i get it that makes sense. that's what merv said to me. the beauty of "wheel of fortune" is the kind of show you can sit in front of the tv or have in the background or play along oriole at a contestant f they're not

millions of mothers face the same problem when it comes time to go back to work, the best way to feed their baby. research shows breast-feeding helps newborns in many ways, but you can't do that from the office. danya bacchus explains. >> reporter: vicky di antonio is grateful for this time at home for her 7-month-old daughter lillian. now that it's time to go back as a math teacher, she is working on getting lillian to take bottles with pumped breast milk so she can continue to breast-feed. >> my goal is to do it for a year.

for her, if she needs it longer, that's fine. i'm hoping the pumping will help get what i need. >> reporter: new research shows it could help her achieve her goal. a yale school of medicine study finds women using breast pumps are more likely to continue breast-feeding for about 21 weeks longer than women who don't use pumps. >> we didn't know if pumps were beneficial or harmful to breast-feeding duration, and they appear to relate to a longer breast-feeding duration. it's wonderful that we have this tool that can be helpful to breast-feeding moms. >> reporter: the study looked at more than 19,000 mothers. 91% said they used a breast pump. study author sarah taylor says the findings are good news since breast-feeding benefits mother and baby. >> for babies, we see less ear infections, long-term decreased risk of diabetes, of cancer. for moms, we see decreased risk of cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancers. >> reporter: di antonio says it hasn't been easy, but she is doing what she can.

>> i've had my moments where i might wanted to quit because i was getting overwhelmed, but i tried to stick to it for her sake. the first month i think is probably going to be the hardest, being away from here, especially pumping at work. i'm hoping to make it the first month and everything goes smoothly. >> reporter: she says it with was a bit of a challenge getting lillian to take bottles, but they're seeing some success. now danya bacchus, cbs news. >> what a cutie. that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you, the news continues. for others, tune in for mornings and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs news broadcast center in new york city, i'm shanelle kaul.

♪ hello and thank you so much for staying up with us. i'm shanelle kaul in new york, and here are some of today's top stories on "cbs news roundup." the justice department targets hamas, filing criminal charges against the palestinian group's top leaders. there is no letting up of mass protests in israel, with demonstrators there clamoring for the government to reach a gaza ceasefire deal. and both presidential candidates are taking a sharp focus on the economy. the justice department has now filed criminal charges against six senior leaders of hamas for the deaths of dozens of americans in the october 7 terror attack in israel. the charges come just days after more hostages were executed, including israeli american hersh goldberg-polin, adding new intense pressure to accelerate ceasefire talks. and one of the hamas defendants,

political leader yahya sinwar, is a key decision-maker in those negotiations. cbs' scott macfarlane has more from the justice department. >> reporter: nearly 11 months after the deadly attack by hamas, federal prosecutors have announced criminal charges against a series of senior leaders of hamas for the deaths of at least 43 american citizens who were among the approximately 1200 people killed october 7th. >> this weekend, we learned that hamas murdered six more hostages, including hersh goldberg-polin, a 23-year-old israeli-american. we are investigating hersh's murder, and each and every one of the brutal murders of aericans as acts of terrorism. >> reporter: hersh goldberg-polin's mother spoke about the horrors of his abduction. >> we became absolutely certain that you were coming home to us alive, but it was not to be. now i no longer have to worry about you. i know you are no longer in

danger. >> reporter: the justice department says yahya sinwar and a group of other senior hamas figures financed, directed and oversaw a campaign to murder u.s. citizens and endanger u.s. national security. and they allege it was this group that orchestrated the killings and kidnappings. the group includes key figures in hamas' political and military leadership. some of the group are dead. none has been captured, but prosecutors say it's critical to hold all responsible accountable. the case was filed in february, but just unsealed after the death of one of the defendants. but this case will remain in limbo unless and until some of the other defendants are captured and brought here to the u.s. scott macfarlane, cbs news, washington. in israel, demonstrators there took to the streets again on tuesday as prime minister benjamin netanyahu continues pushing back against pressure to reach a gaza ceasefire deal.

cbs' imtiaz tyab reports from tel aviv. >> reporter: it was the third night of anguish and anger as thousands of israelis filled the streets of tel aviv. the protesters say that they're going keep demonstrating until prime minister netanyahu agrees to a ceasefire hostage release deal with hamas, but so far netanyahu remains stubbornly defiant. >> the man is a liar, a compulsive liar. he is a crook and a liar, and he is a criminal. >> reporter: when netanyahu spoke to the nation, he said he would not give into pressure, and devoted much of his address to a map display of the philadelphi corridor, a strip of land along the southern border with egypt he says the used by hamas to smuggle weapons and is a threat to israelis, an allegation that the leader of the opposition blasted as a trick by netanyahu to hold his extreme far-right coalition government together.

a sentiment shared by israel's defense minister and head of the military, with both saying the philadelphi corridor does not pose an existential threat that should get in the way of a hostage deal. but unless netanyahu changes his mind, at least 100 hostages will remain in captivity. the war in gaza will rage on. at least 8 palestinians were killed in a northern refugee camp as they waited to buy bread. imtiaz tyab, cbs news, tel aviv. election day is now just nine weeks away, and both candidates are taking on the economy. vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump both say they will roll out competing economic plans this week. here is cbs' robert costa. >> reporter: the final sprint toward election day has begun. >> are you ready to make your voices heard? >> get the hell out to vote. >> reporter: both campaigns are

laser-focused on next tuesday's debate in philadelphia, a crucial moment that could shake up a close race. cbs news battleground analysis shows every key swing state very tight. and with mail ballots going out to voters as soon as friday, and early in-person voting starting september 20th, the debate could have an outsized impact. >> i look forward to the debate with her. >> reporter: meanwhile, some trump allies see little personal upside in his barrage of personal attacks. >> she is a defective person, and we don't need another defective person as president of the united states. >> reporter: south carolina republican lindsey graham arguing that trump needs to focus on policy, not barbs. >> when unions are strong, america is strong. >> reporter: vice president harris and her running mate tim walz has been hitting a populist

note. >> trump is focused on giving them tax cuts, but kamala harris is focused on you. >> reporter: trump is pushing to extend the tax cuts he and republicans enacted years ago and will deliver a speech thursday in new york about his plans. meanwhile, the campaign soundtrack got a scratch after a judge blocked trump from using hold on, i'm coming, the soul hit written by the late isaac hayes, following pressure from hayes' family. >> harris unveiled her own economic ideas, pledging to push for more federal tax incentives for small businesses should she win the white house. that includes a tenfold increase for start-up deductions, going from $5,000 to $52,000. robert costa, cbs news, washington. a former top aide to new york governor kathy hochul is in fbi custody. linda sun is accused of acting as a foreign agent for china in

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this is "cbs news roundup." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the new school year is getting under way with one of the same old problems, students distracted by their cell phones. a dozen states are now either banning or incentivizing a ban on cell phones in class. one of those states is virginia, where republican governor glenn youngkin signed an executive order to deal with this issue. it takes effect in the new year, and our meg oliver took a class in how this pilot program is working. >> good morning, everyone. >> reporter: each morning, these middle schoolers begin their day with a lesson in restraint. >> not worried about the notifications i'm getting and who's texting me or what's going on social media. >> reporter: that must be a nice break. >> yeah, definitely. >> reporter: jasmine anderson is an eighth grader at martin luther king jr. middle school in richmond. they're piloting yonder pouchs to lock up cell phones and store them in a supervised backpack.

jasmine armstead teaches eighth grade english. when you first started this, you put the phone in the pouch and you gave it back to the student. >> yes. >> reporter: how did that work? >> it didn't. it didn't really work because they were always messing with the pouch. >> reporter: trying to open it? >> trying to open it, trying to break in it. because, again, they're teenagers. >> reporter: principal annette dabney says removing phones from the hands of her 500 students is the only solution. >> the engagement is up. test scores are up, which is fantastic. disruption in the classes are down. teachers are able to teach. >> reporter: a recent study found that 95% of teens own a cell phone, and kids can receive up to 500 notifications a day, many during school hours. and more than half of students spend at least 43 minutes on their phone at school, roughly the same amount of time as a class period. >> we were going to do something. >> reporter: virginia's glen young skkin is the latest to

require an order. he is requiring districts to ban or limit cell phones by january 1st. many are already piloting programs. as a parent, did you ever text any of your kids when they were in high school, or did your wife? >> i'm sure we did. >> reporter: guilty? >> i'm sure we did. and i think this is part of meeting some of parents' concerns. the basic concern that a pickup time has changed or a doctor's appointment has changed, those are the kinds of i think very practical concerns that need to be put in place. >> reporter: how many snaps do you typically get during the school day? >> a million. >> cell phones are going in the how much. >> reporter: at hugonaught high school, students tern their phones in during class, but can use them between periods and at lunch. >> it feels much better. i can see my phone. if i really need it, i can go up and get it. >> reporter: last year the school tried yonder pouchs, but

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>> reporter: this all happened right in the middle of a busy sports weekend. disney pulled its networks sunday night just as the u.s. open was airing on espn and college football's big opening weekend was under way. more than 11 million customers are affected by this because directv is the nation's third largest pay tv provider with subscribers now in the dark when it comes to channels and services like abc, espn, and hulu. the fight comes as a distribution contract between disney and directv expired with the two sides unable to agree so far on the so-called carriage fees that directv pays disney for its programing. in a statement, disney executives said they offered directv the same flexibility and terms they've offered other distributors, while directv said disney is once again refusing any account canability to consumers and distribution partners. that is a lot of information, but bottom line here is disney wants directv to pay more to make up for what it says are higher programing costs while directv is concerned with disney

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>> reporter: have people tried to ride them? >> occasionally we have a little overenthusiasm, but we twknow is coming from a new place. >> reporter: these sculptures are part of an art and newport initiative, and here on the campus of salve regina university as part of a new exhibit called the great elephant migration. ruth ganesh is co-founder of the co-existence collective and part of elephant family usa, two of the groups behind the exhibit. and she says they will soon be migrating around the u.s. >> it's an elephant takeover. that's what's happening here. they are going to march across america like a herd of trojan elephants but spreading a message of love and empathy. >> reporter: the invasion is a post positive invasion? >> it's very positive. it's spreading a beautiful message of co-existence. what's not to love? >> reporter: humans co-existing with animals is nothing new. but as both populations increase, ganesh says we must figure out how to live together so that we can all thrive. >> it's a real issue in

conservation worlds, this co-existence issue, how to solve the overlap as we continue to put in trains and roads and towns. so unless we want to live in a sort of zoo world where you only see elephants behind fences or animals behind fences, you've got to figure out how to overlap. >> reporter: and respect their territory as they have in many ways respected ours? >> yes. see yourselves as part of one big family. no one is bigger or better or more important than the next. >> reporter: in the nilgiri hills in southern india, a community of 200 indigenous artisans constructed the sculptures. for them sharing space with animals is second nature. >> we kind of admire and worship elephants in particular as they move through. it's really important for that affection and relationship to stay alive. >> reporter: tarsh thekaekara lives in india and is a co-founder of the exhibit. he says elephants are increasingly being driven into

human spaces. >> i think the biggest problem is lantana. it suppresses the growth of all the other vegetation that animals used to work. so once lantana takes over an area, there is nothing left for animals to eat, and that forces them out of the forests more. >> reporter: so he decided to turn that lantana, a toxic weed, into something beautiful. >> it gives people livelihood and it clears lantana from the forests. it's a win-win situation for both the people and nature. >> reporter: using lantana to create these sculptures is an intricate and detailed process. each elephant takes three months to make. the adult sculptures stand up to 11 feet tall and can weigh over 750 pounds. making these animals has been life-changing for the artists. >> doing something valued regionally, nationally and globally. everybody recognizes them as creators of these beautiful elephants rather than unskilled

manual laborers. i think that has been the big issue for all of them. their status in society has changed significantly. of course, the revenue they get. >> reporter: here in the u.s. the sculptures can sell for more than $20,000. proceeds will go to conservationist efforts across the globe. and this week the herd hits the road. destination, new york city's meat packing district downtown. >> when you talk about elephants and art, there is that idea of the elephants almost being an art piece in their own right. i think it was picasso that said that the elephant is evidence that god is an artist. i mean, there is no greater curious looking animal on the planet. and ever

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