a july poll found 86% of renters say they can't afford a home and 54% believe it's unlikely they'll ever be able to. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger. >> house prices have gone up by more than 40% in just four years. there are a lot of people out there who really want to be in homes and they just can't afford to get there. >> reporter: build to rent communities began popping up in phoenix during the great recession to meet that demand. people who couldn't buy a home but wanted a house. they are higher density and smaller cottage-sized homes. a literal cottage industry now spreading across the sun belt. three metro areas are really leading this built to rent trend. here in the phoenix area, dallas and atlanta. but nationally last year nearly 100,000 units were completed. that's an all-time high. and part of the drive behind it, the cost to rent is less than the monthly cost to own. >> we're really in the first couple innings of the btr business. >> reporter: brent long is leading the build to rent

expansion for christopher todd communities. he says renters stretch from gen z to baby boomers. >> it's really renters by choice and renters by need. >> if the traditional view of the american dream is you buy a home and that becomes your biggest asset, what does this do to that concept? >> i don't think it takes it away. it solves some issues that are out there in terms of affordability, availability. >> i just don't want to own right now. >> reporter: cassie wilson rents by choice. her community outside phoenix is loaded with amenities but free of homeowner responsibilities. >> do you feel like you're throwing money away? >> no. i can live here in a house that is fully upkept by someone else. i would like to buy a house out here. but on the flip side, i still want to travel. this is just the perfect in between for us. >> reporter: while growing, these communities made up only about 8% of new residential

construction last year. housing advocates in arizona welcome anything that helps address the housing shortage but argue these communities aren't enough to push prices down. back in texas, richard belote sees this build to rent house as buying time to save. >> this gives us the opportunity to live in a nice place, a place we like, a place we can treat like a home and hope things get a little bit more manageable. >> reporter: home sweet home as they wait for a break in the housing market. for "eye on america" i'm kris

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35 years after they helped lead the wave of grunge coming out of the pacific northwest pearl jam is back on stage. older, wiser, and still rocking with a new album. anthony mason caught up with eddie vedder and the band at a recent gig. ♪ >> reporter: on the road with pearl jam. this night in missoula, montana. >> does this all travel with you? >> uh -- >> pretty much? >> it does. it's all the comforts of home. >> reporter: in lead singer

eddie vedder's dressing room -- >> you've got a dartboard in the corner. >> give me a little focus before we run out. >> reporter: you'll find a dartboard, a chicago bears football jersey -- >> walter payton? >> walter payton. >> tell me about this photograph. >> reporter: and a picture of the great hawaiian surfer duke kahanamoku. >> goes with you everywhere. >> it goes with me, yeah. >> reporter: vedder, who loves to paddle out -- ♪ wave came crashing on a distant shore ♪ -- likens songwriting to surfing. >> you put these building blocks together so you can let's say shape the perfect wave that has a couple turns and then a barrel and then the lyrics come because then the lyrics come from surfing that wave. ♪ >> reporter: pearl jam's latest wave, "dark matter," is their 12th studio album. ♪ from a band that's been playing

together for nearly 35 years now. >> pretty much everything i've ever written, it's always started off on a paper napkin, now cloth napkins because we're at nicer hotels. ♪ ♪ have i got a little story for you ♪ >> you were 12 when your mom gave you your first guitar? >> yeah. my birthday's december 23rd. so i begged to have the two gifts put together to afford something as extravagant as an electric guitar, which i think was $115. >> that was a big gift. >> i walked christmas morning and i could see the silhouette of it. and my heart dropped. and then the lights came on and it was a vacuum. >> no, really? >> yeah. everybody finished opening their presents. i'm getting little chills. they said oh, one more. and they pulled out a guitar case. so that was nice. >> that's kind of cruel. >> well, i don't think they

meant to. how about my mom getting lucky and getting a vacuum for christmas? >> reporter: vedder's record collection included the jackson five, james brown, and the who. >> when did you find the who? >> we had a babysitter bring over "who's next." and left it there. ♪ i didn't see the sun for about two weeks. >> what was music giving you then? >> i mean, it's always just felt like a lifeline. records like "quadrophenia" gave me the knowledge and the hope and antidote to despair knowing that somebody else was going through what i was going through. >> reporter: in 1990 vedder was living in san diego -- ♪ when he heard a group of seattle musicians was looking for a singer.

they sent a cassette of instrumental songs. he wrote lyrics to them. while surfing. >> i was doing midnight shifts security. so when i went for a surf in the morning, i remember it being super foggy and one of those days where you think maybe i won't go out. but i had the music in my head. the instrumental. and just kind of wrote it. and then i was still wet when i hit record. ♪ oh, i ♪ ♪ i'm still alive ♪ >> when you heard what he sent back, what did you think? >> i listened to it and then i remember i left and went and got a coffee and i came back and i listened to it again. and then i remember calling stone and i said, you need to come over here right now. >> reporter: bassist jeff ament and guitarists stone gossard and mike mccready flew

vedder up to seattle to audition. >> it was just like you felt it. you were like oh, this is what it is. >> yeah. >> this is heaven. ♪ breathe in ♪ ♪ rests his head on a pillow made of concrete ♪ >> reporter: pearl jam's debut album, "ten," would be one of the biggest-selling rock records ever. staying on the billboard chart for nearly five years. ♪ jeremy's spoken ♪ ♪ today ♪ the sudden success was overwhelming. >> it was an avalanche that hit us at the front end of all of that. so we were just digging out, trying to survive. and sort of regain control. sort of feel like we were in control of our destiny. ♪ state of love and trust ♪ >> reporter: they fought with their label, refused to make videos, and sued ticketmaster. >> and i remember those tickets coming out and the tickets would say $28 pearl jam but then we'd

be like wait a minute, we're charging 16. >> you know, you just felt this corporate, you know, fingerprints on you and you wanted to -- >> to break free of it. >> break free. and rebel and claim your music for yourself and your crowd. ♪ >> reporter: pearl jam and its crowd have long been deeply loyal to each other. >> this is a hometown show for you. >> yeah. yeah. it's like a lot of history and family and old, old friends. >> reporter: in missoula, where ament has lived since he went to the university of montana, he hosts a fan fair with local non-profits before the gig. >> you just want to help people. you just want to do more for your community. >> you played missoula a lot before. >> reporter: on tour vedder labors over every set list. >> and then there's your list of all the songs you have to choose

from. >> that's a lot of songs. >> well, there's a lot of covers and things that we played once. >> and how long does that process typically take you? >> sometimes a ridiculously long amount of time. >> reporter: he writes up his set lists in calligraphy, which he learned to pass the time on the road. >> keeps me focused and entertained. >> do you still enjoy being on the road? >> wrong question. >> reporter: when several band members got seriously ill this summer, pearl jam had to cancel three dates. >> this was like a uro-bronchial with pneumonia on top of it. >> you described it on stage as almost like a near-death experience. >> near awful death experience. ♪ >> reporter: vedder turns 60 i don't necessarily mind dying. ♪ >> reporter: vedder turns 60 this december.

ament is 61. >> you obviously must have a lot of trust that if you all get together something's going to happen. >> well, it does. >> why do you think this is still working for all this time? >> it's miraculous in some ways that we made it through it, and also it's just a testament to our friendship. > i was going to say good clean living. ♪ >> that was anthony mason with pearl jam. stay with us. you're watching "cbs news roundup."

these days kids can spend hours playing video games or scrolling through their phones, but there's a town in oregon where youngsters still enjoy the wonder of getting outside for a ride on a mini train. danya bacchus hopped aboard. >> reporter: it's a sunday in

molalla, oregon. and hours before the gates of the shady dell train park open -- >> these here are just part of the steering. >> reporter: patrick dooling along with dozens of volunteers fire up the engine of these treasured locomotives. >> all aboard. >> reporter: it's been all aboard here for 70 years. up to 11 trains transporting riders to another time. >> my parents started bringing me out when i was 3 years old. >> reporter: dooling's been running the show since 2008. >> it's kind of fun watching the people stand in the line prior to 11:30. you can definitely see the excitement in the little kids and the grownup little kids as well. >> reporter: since 1954 the miniature trains, about an eighth of the size of the full-sized ones, have taken visitors on a ride through the four-acre park. >> it was really fun. >> why is it fun? >> because it's like really long and we go around and see all these cool things. >> how many times have you been here before? >> probably four. >> four. >> yeah.

>> why do you keep coming back? >> because he loves trains. that is why. >> reporter: the first tracks were put down here by founder harry harvey seven decades ago as a gift to the community. to this day the trains function entirely on donations, snack stand sales and the dedicated spirit of volunteers who build and operate them. dustin bell has given his time for more than a decade. >> look around and see all the kids smiling. all the happy kids, all the laughing, the joy, the families that are brought together. that is why i do it. >> reporter: it's a family affair for bell too. his son donovan also spends his sundays as a volunteer. >> how long have you been coming to this train park? >> about 11 years. >> 11 years. and how old are you? >> 11. >> the whole plan obviously is to be here for another 70 years. >> reporter: putting smiles on

faces. and upholding a legacy that will be cherished for generations to come. danya bacchus, cbs news, milala, oregon. >> looks like a lot of fun there. and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you the news continues. for others tune in later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs news broadcast center in new york city, i'm shanelle kaul. ♪ hello and thanks so much for watching. i'm shanelle kaul in new york.

and here are some of the top stories we're tracking on "cbs news roundup." israel unleashes heavier strikes on lebanon, opening a new phase of war against hezbollah. prosecutors reveal chilling new details about the apparent assassination attempt on donald trump. and we take a look at the latest battleground state polling in the race for the white house. monday was the deadliest day of fighting between israel and hezbollah since 2006 as israeli air strikes targeting the terror group shelled lebanon. officials in lebanon now say israeli air strikes on monday killed almost 500 people including nearly three dozen children and injuring more than 1,600. the pentagon now saying it is moving more american troops to the region. cbs's chris livesay is in tel aviv with more. >> reporter: missile after

missile. more than 1,300 strikes slamming into southern lebanon. this terrified family watched the bombardment hit their town. "calm down, mother, and pray," a man says. the lebanese health ministry says dozens of women and children are among the victims. but each target, israel claims, was a location used for storing hezbollah weapons, including cruise missiles. according to the israel defense forces, these videos appear to capture secondary explosions after the initial air strikes as those weapons detonate. israel's government is warning civilians to flee from buildings used by the u.s.-designated terror group. >> they place rockets in your living rooms and missiles in your garage. those rockets and missiles are aimed directly at our cities, directly at our citizens. >> reporter: by the many thousands, lebanese motorists clog the highways to escape. hezbollah exchanged fire of its

own, albeit away fraction of the israeli onslaught. there were no reports of israeli deaths. some rockets struck around the northern israeli city of haifa, where we visited a hospital. to evade a missile strike doctors and nurses are now working out of the underground parking garage. >> it's more than 200,000 square feet. >> correct. >> reporter: dr. avi weissman says they've been prepping for years. >> but we always kind of hoped that we'll never use it. >> we're in a bunker with many, many more beds. what does that say about the war? >> we need to be prepared for the worst case scenario. >> reporter: israel's army chief of staff says it's targeting combat infrastructure that hezbollah has been building for the past 20 years and preparing for the next phases. but the big question is if those next phases will include a ground invasion. chris livesay, cbs news, tel aviv. the man accused of trying to assassinate former president

donald trump was denied bail on monday. it came after prosecutors shared what they say are new details on the plot including a letter from the suspect outlining his plans. cbs's scott macfarlane reports. >> reporter: department of justice investigators revealed today when ryan routh was arrested they found six phones, phony license plates, a passport and directions to mexico in the car. months earlier routh allegedly left a handwritten letter in a box. it said, "dear world, this was an assassination attempt." prosecutors also revealed more of what happened one week ago sunday at former president donald trump's west palm beach golf course. a secret service agent allegedly spotted routh's face, then the barrel of the semi-automatic poking out of the bushes near the 6th hole. trump was on the 5th hole, an estimated 12 to 15 minutes away. once the agent saw the gun move, prosecutors say the agent opened fire, and routh took off. >> he made swift decisions and

took a swift action to be able to mitigate that. no shot was fired at the former president. >> reporter: the feds say routh's gun had 11 rounds with one built in the chamber. routh's backpack allegedly had bulletproof armor inside. they told the judge it was a sniper position, something you see in a movie or a war zone. >> for now it's a firearms case. it will not be so for long. within weeks the federal prosecutors will expand the list of charges. >> reporter: during an interview sunday trump talked about the risks in playing golf. >> i used to play golf a little bit. i don't know, but it seems to be quite a dangerous sport in retrospect. >> reporter: prosecutors say their probe also found routh's cell phone records indicate he was in proximity to mar-a-lago from mid august to mid september multiple times and had a handwritten schedule of trump's upcoming public events. scott macfarlane, cbs news, washington. and two sources tell cbs news that former president donald trump is returning to the site of the first assassination

attempt against him. trump is currently scheduled to hold a rally in butler, pennsylvania on october 5th. the news comes as both candidates focus their campaign efforts in the battleground states. cbs's skyler henry has more now on the latest in the race for the white house. >> reporter: former president donald trump returned to pennsylvania for a monday night rally. >> kamala harris is reportedly giving a speech in pittsburgh. you know her speeches are very short. [ boos ] about her plan to, quote, build wealth. she doesn't know anything about building wealth. >> reporter: the latest cbs news battleground tracker poll shows the race a dead heat in the keystone state. >> what really counts are the battleground states. the key states that will decide the election in the electoral college. and there it's much tighter, it's plus two harris. this represents a small shift toward harris following the debate. >> reporter: no second debate is scheduled between harris and trump. over the weekend the vice president said she has accepted

an invitation to debate but so far trump is saying he has no plans to do it. >> join me on the debate stage. let's have another debate. there's more to talk about and the voters of america deserve to hear. the conversations that i think we should be having on substance, on issues, on policies. what's your plan, what's my plan. >> reporter: trump says it's too late, adding that early voting is already getting under way. this week trump is on a battleground state blitz, which includes stops in north carolina, georgia and michigan. harris is also ramping up her campaign schedule with stops planned in pennsylvania, arizona and nevada. skyler henry, cbs news, washington. and cbs news will host the only vice presidential debate between senator j.d. vance and governor tim walz on tuesday october 1st right here in new york. watch our live coverage of that debate on cbs and streaming on cbs news 24/7 and paramount

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california's attorney general accused the oil giant of a decades-long deception about whether plastics recycling really works. it turns out not so much. ben tracy explains. >> reporter: the planet is drowning in plastic waste. >> the campaign of deception that exxonmobil engaged in is nefarious. >> reporter: california attorney general rob bonta alleges exxonmobil deceived the public for decades, touting recycling as the solution when only about 5% of plastic in the u.s. is recycled. he alleges the company lied to further its record-breaking profits at the expense of our planet. >> they perpetuated a single-use throwaway lifestyle saying it's okay, use as much as you want whenever you want, it can be recycled. >> reporter: most plastic ends up in landfills, incinerators or pollutes rivers and oceans. california's lawsuit seeks to force exxon to pay damages to help fund cleanup efforts. >> the shiny metal shows the new technology that we brought in.

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to limit the fires before they start. dave malkoff reports now on how they fight fire with fire. >> reporter: these firefighters are not here to put out a fire. they're about to start one. burning almost 100 acres in northern california near mount shasta. >> making flames. >> yeah. >> making good flames. >> cheers, brother. >> reporter: these prescribed burns might seem counter counterintuitive. >> when it's done safely zpesktly it's going to change the condition of the forest to a more resilient state in a way that protects communities and our water quality and air quality and the beauty of this great state. >> instead of flames reaching up through the top of the trees and sparks shooting out and going onto roofs, the flames stay very low to the ground. >> reporter: laurie wayburn is the president of the pacific forest trust, a non-profit working with communities to conserve forest and wildlife habitats. >> so with a prescribed fire what you're doing is lowering the number of trees to the acre

and making it safe for fire to come through as a wildfire. and frankly, it's not a matter of if it does. it's a question of when it does. >> reporter: but wayburn says prescribed burns are often misunderstood. which has led to misinformation. an analysis by cbs news confirmed that footage of prescribed burns has been shared online to push the false narrative that governments start wildfires. this video of a controlled burn released by the sacramento wildlife refuge complex in february 2023 was recirculated on social media with users claiming the real cause of climate change was being caught on camera. this helitorch video released by british columbia's wildlife service was reshared as supposed proof that the government started the 2023 donne creek fire, a wildfire that was actually start bid lightning. >> that's how they started the

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hillside town of matera in southern italy's basilicata region. a good backdrop for even those just pretending to be in the movies as kids. >> it was a big playground. we felt like indiana jones exploring empty caves. >> indiana jones running around through these little streets. >> reporter: veto rondenone grew up in what's called the sasi. >> sasi in italian literally means stones but here by sasi we are referring to two ancient neighborhoods of the old town. their main feature is that behind almost all the buildings there is a cave. >> how old is this place? >> here are remains of neoligtic villages that date back to more than 6,000 years ago. from that time man has probably never left this place. >> reporter: unesco declared it a world heritage site in 1993, noting matera was first inhabited during the paleoligtic period, showing continuous human

occupation through several millennia. >> why were people digging into the hillsides here? >> because the rock is very soft. >> reporter: rondenone who's a guide with tours by locals showed us the simple cave his dad uses to age wine. >> salute. >> salute. >> reporter: and the far more spectacular. >> here we are in one of the most fascinating caves of the sasi. it's a church. it's one of the so-called rock churches. so as you can see, it's completely dug out of the rock. you can stay in a cave where our ancestors lived tlouds of years ago. >> reporter: those ancestors, however, were not living like this. >> we tried to restore the original cave dwellings and converted them into hotel rooms. >> reporter: michaele centonze is a manager at the luxury hotel sextancio. >> this is executive suite number 13. >> reporter: they offer tourists the chance to glimpse another

era. >> you have to imagine that in the past it used to be a big house for a family of 10, 12 people. we had donkeys, animals. >> reporter: this stable turned suite now goes for upwards of $1,500 a night. yet in the 1950s matera was having an identity crisis with a reputation for being the shame of italy. during the country's post-war economic slump carlo levi, the famous writer, detailed the squalid conditions. humans and animals living together in caves. >> he compared the sasi to a circle of dante's hell. >> a circle of dante's hell. >> yeah. very strong description. but also thanks to that description the spotlight on this strange city turned on. >> reporter: a local museum recreates how families lived until italy's government relocated most of the population to modern homes in the 1950s. for decades much of the sasi sat empty.

>> there's still a lot that needs to be developed here. >> yeah. a lot of caves that were abandoned in the 1950s. and they are so expensive to be restored. >> reporter: that's something restaurateur and entrepreneur michaela bendini knows. >> it's a unique place to work. >> it is. it's a unique place to work and then you find these crazy surprises. like you move them and break them and you find cisterns. >> what do you do when you find a cistern and you're renovating a bar or restaurant? >> the easiest thing is to pretend you actually didn't find the cistern. because it is so complicated. >> reporter: bendini, who's south african, fell in love with a man from matera and then with the town itself. >> how much has life changed in the 30 years you've been in matera? >> wow. how much can life change? >> reporter: she's been a part of that. opening the hip bar area 8. >> cheers. >> reporter: she invited us nor

aperitivo. their bartender crafts his own gin and ice. >> matera as a city, you'll find it on a bucket list of travelers all over the world who really want to come here and live the cave experience, sleep in a cave, eat in a cave. >> or have a drink in a cave in your case. >> absolutely. >> reporter: these cliffside caves, settlements for millennia, are drawing a new generation of filmmakers, tourists and business owners. sparking a rebirth while celebrating the past. >> now it's incredible how the same reason hy

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