places like this wine bar until 4:30 in the morning to count roughly 8,000 votes, with numerous errors. >> we only have 13 precincts, 12 of which turned in final tally sheets that were inaccurate. >> reporter: jim riley oversees elections in gillespie county. is there an actual problem here that needs to be solved by hand-counting? >> no. the hand-counting in my opinion did nothing to improve elections in the county. >> reporter: riley, a republican, says gillespie's systems were already top-notch, paper ballots tallied by a state-approved scanner and then verified for accuracy. as much as you've opened up transparency, it still for some hasn't been enough. >> no. and for some, it won't ever be enough. >> something did not smell right. >> reporter: the republican chair of gillespie county when the hand-count road show came to town. >> nobody provided a single iota of evidence.

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the biggest story in professional sports this year is the wnba. for the first time in the league's 27-year history, arenas are filled and tv ratings have spiked 153% since last season. lot of it is to do with a stellar rookie class led by rookie of the year caitlin clark. she joined jon wertheim on the court for a chat. >> reporter: never mind her slick drives in traffic, the dead eye passes -- >> that's an absolute dime. >> reporter: -- the three-pointers like this. >> clark! from the left, oh, yeah! >> hello. >> reporter: hey, how are you? jon. >> caitlin. >> good to see you. >> reporter: a few weeks ago in indianapolis, we asked caitlin

clark -- >> ask me the hard-hitting questions. >> reporter: to pinpoint the signature moment of this season. and we didn't see this coming, and neither did she. >> i remember we were in new york, and jones put a good screen on me. and i popped my eardrum on a screen. >> was a really good screen by jj. she's a tremendous player. but i think that just speaks to the physicality of the league. she got me in the right spot. >> reporter: you smiled when you told that story. >> yeah. >> reporter: good clean basketball play. >> it's a good story. it's something i'll always remember coming into the league. >> reporter: dribbles all well and good, but the ear rupture. >> that's probably more memorable, honestly. >> reporter: then again, maybe it's fttings that is the season the wnba lowered its shoulder, made its presence felt, and expanded its reach. these fans came to central indiana from newfoundland, canada? and you're here why? >> just to see caitlin clark. >> reporter: clark, 22 in number and in age just led the fever to the play-offs.

she is unquestionably the league's main attraction. but not the only one. another rookie, angel reese made her mark too. >> she the best offensive rebounder in the league. >> reporter: but the real breakthrough star of this wnba season is the w itself. building off a college season in which unimaginable just a few years ago the women's championship game outdrew the men's. w games can draw more eyeballs than nba games do. league-wide, attendance is up 48%. in minnesota, napheesa collier is this season's defensive player of the year. >> target practice! >> reporter: she just dropped 80 points in the first two play-off games. collier was drafted in 2019 and bridges two eras of the wnba. we asked her about the difference this year. home and way, you look into the crowds. what are you seeing? >> people, which is what we want. it makes the game so, so fun. it's like you're six man when

you're at home. and when you're away you can't wait to silence the crowd, and that's the best feeling ever. >> reporter: you figured out a way to benefit from a full crowd even when it's rooting against you. >> it's almost more fun when you're in a packed arena with the other team and you hit a big three or a big block or something and you hear them all go oh! i love that feeling. >> collier defending on jones. >> reporter: that's every bit as motivating? >> it really is. >> reporter: silencing crowds not an issue when the wnba debuted in 1997. eight teams paired with eight existing nba teams. from the jump, franchises came and went. the houston comets won the first four titles only to fold. but amid the instability, the wnba was giving a generation of girls aspiration and inspiration. when clark was growing up in iowa, already running circles around the boys, her dad took her to see a wnba game in minnesota. she returned home hell bent on adding distance to her jump shot.

>> begging my dad to tear up some grass and pour more concrete so i could have an entire three-point line in my driveway. >> reporter: did that really happen? you extended your range by dumping more oncrete? >> oh, yeah, it was kind of slanted, the three-point line on one of the driveway. i told my dad he had to tear up all this grass, and he did. >> reporter: likewise, her teammate, 6'5" center aliyah boston last season's rookie of the year had grand ambitions. >> when i first picked up basketball, at fist i want to go to college. that was really my goal until about sophomore year. evry everything i do is for the number one pick. >> reporter: i love it. making the wnba, that became like a secondary goal at one point. you wanted to be the number one pick. >> i wanted to be the number one pick. >> reporter: she was. then this spring came clark, reese, cameron brink and the 2024 vintage. did you have the level of confidence that this draft class seems to? >> i don't think anybody has the level of confidence this draft class does. i think that's what's so amazing

about them actually is they don't act like rookies. it feels like nothing is sent down. and that's amazing. >> not impostor syndrome. >> reporter: not a lot, no. >> reporter: new confidence, old school hoops. this is the league of choice for the basketball purist, all passing and precision. >> stewart to jones. van der sloot, had some time. >> reporter: obviously, the men are really fun. they're very athletic. they can dunk and all those things. if you're a true fan of basketball, ours is really interesting. we play it the right way. we play it really smart. our season is shorter also so, we good a lot harder i think in our games. >> reporter: 12 teams of 12 players, 144 of the world's best. a'ja wilson of the las vegas aces, the league's reigning champ is a three-time mvp, including this season. her game equal parts grace and power. >> oh, the footwork, that's pretty! >> reporter: and there is the o.g., diana taurasi, still doing this in her early 40s.

>> a lot of these players are who i grew up watching on tv and who i wanted to play against and now i get to play against them. >> reporter: another guard on the perimeter. >> yeah, it's cool. >> reporter: clark herself already has a trademark shot, a jumper from just inside midcourt. the logo 3. >> are you guys going to make me shoot in these nice clothes? >> we got confidence in you. >> that's crazy. i'm not warmed up. i only shoot back there in games if i've made a couple. then you get a free pass to launch. a long three. >> reporter: a free pass with the coach or free pass with yourself? >> both, both. >> reporter: what would you say your range is? >> i don't know. sometimes i fel like i'm closer than i am. i don't feel that far back, especially in a game. i don't know. i kind of lose sight of where i actually am, which is probably a good thing. >> reporter: but you know you're one dribble past midcourt, sometimes. >> a couple of dribbles past midcourt. >> reporter: part of the process gauging the distance. this isn't like shooting a free

throw. logos vary court to court. >> i would always want to see how big the logo. some people have bigger logos at center court. some have smaller ones. if it's pretty big, i could probably get it from here. but i'm not -- do you want me to try? >> reporter: heck yeah! >> okay. but you have to try second. >> reporter: all right. >> let's see. >> reporter: all right. >> this is my offday. you guys are putting me through a workout. it's crazy. it's crazy. i didn't sign up for this. there we go. >> reporter: the success has changed the wnba's balance sheets. corporate sponsors have arrived. >> everybody. >> everybody is wearing skims. >> reporter: so have the celebrities. the league immediately signed a media rights deal that will seen $200 million a season, more than a threefold increase. cathy engelbert is wnba commissioner.

the caitlin clark phenomenon. how you describe it? >> she is clearly an unbelievable player. came in with an unbelievable following, has brought a lot of new fans to the league. if you look at our historic season around our attendance, our viewership, caitlin, angel too, angel reese, recchia jackson, this class of rookies, we will be talking about them a generation from now. >> reporter: and you can see the full report from our website, cbsnews.com. "cbs news roundup" will be right back.

for many travelers, vacation is the perfect time to shop until you drop. and it's not just trinkets. more people are adding to their wardrobe with unique fashions from around the world. wendy gillette stopped in two famous shopping districts on two different continents to see what this fuss is all about. >> reporter: recent california state university long beach

graduate ina ichiba is a sales associate for betty smith jeans in japan. the company holds workshops for customers, demonstrating how to add personal touches like labels and buttons to premade jeans. >> you can actually experience putting them like the buttons and the rivets on yourself using the machine. >> reporter: betty smith also offers custom denim clothing creation in the city of kuroshki, a few hours west of tokyo by train. >> i do see there is an increase from tourists around the world coming to japan to seek denim products. >> reporter: betty smith estimates more than half its customers travel from the u.s. many tour the city's preserved historic area and can find authentic japanese hospitality at ryokan. it offers a bath house, multicourse dinners and traditional rooms in an 18th century building. another popular stop, jean street where tourists shop and snap photos of denim waving from above. date from you gov say travelers

say they're mainly in it for the shopping. if you're into secondhand clothes, stockholm, sweden wants you to shop like a local in the slow fashion district. >> slow fashion is basically sustainable fashion. i say secondhand. it's vintage. it's redesigned. >> it could also be handicraft, like small businesses making new stuff. >> love this piece. >> reporter: owners of the slow fashion hub say the world already has enough clothing to outfit six generations. so slow fashion can help the environment. this hub is in stockholm's new district, a natural fit in a country that embraces sustainability. >> let's create magic instead of landfills. >> reporter: tourists can rest their heads at the nearby hotel rival, owned by a former abba band member, where we also stayed for a special rate. the hub's owners are eager to see the creativity bursting from the neighborhood benefit the planet. wendy gillette, cbs news, stockholm, sweden.

>> well, you can count me in for a trip to sweden. and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you, the news continues. for others, tune in for "cbs mornings" and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm shanelle kaul. ♪ hello and thanks so much for staying up with us. i'm shanelle kaul in new york, and here are the top stories on "cbs news roundup." a bombshell new court filing in the 2020 election case detailing

never seen before evidence against former president donald trump, just before the next election. devastation in the southeast as hurricane helene sets a destructive new record. and israel steps up its deadly ground incursion into lebanon against hezbollah. in a court filing unsealed on wednesday, special counsel jack smith alleges former president donald trump knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and resorted to crimes after losing the election to joe biden. the case had been thrown into doubt when the supreme court ruled that a president cannot be prosecuted for official acts. however, smith is claiming trump's actions were not part of his presidential duties. the filing details trump's actions on january 6th when thousands of his supporters stormed the capital. it claims trump was advancing his own self-interests against the will of the people. cbs' scott macfarlane now with new details. >> reporter: the special counsel

alleges former president donald trump resorted to crimes, focusing in particular on trump's alleged interactions with then vice president mike pence, who had refused trump's insistence he stop the electoral certification on january 6th. throughout the 165-page filing, smith alleges trump was acting as a candidate or as a private citizen, not as president when he was claiming the election was stolen. >> the prosecutor office is trying to establish evidence that this is private conduct charged here and therefore immunity, sweeping immunity provided by the supreme court in a decision this summer does not apply. >> reporter: when told pence's life was in danger, according to the filing, trump responded by saying, "so what." the new filing also alleges allies sought to create chaos, including one unnamed trump supporter shortly after the election encouraging protests, even to "make them riot." the filing says at least nine times in the days after the

election, pence tried to convince trump to give up his fight to prevent the certification, saying he could run again next cycle. trump allegedly replied 2024 is so far off. smith tries to make the case trump was acting as a candidate, not as president when he claimed the election was stolen. pence had testified to the grand jury that first charged trump in this case last year. trump's campaign responded to this saying the special counsel's argument was unconstitutional and falsehood-ridden. this case, if it survives will not go to trial before the election, and not likely until 2025 at the earliest. scott macfarlane, cbs news, washington. helene is now officially the second deadliest hurricane to hit the u.s. mainland this century, only behind hurricane katrina. at least 182 people are confirmed dead across six states, and hundreds are still missing. president biden saw the scope of this destruction firsthand while flying over the north carolina flood zone.

cbs' skyler henry reports from asheville, north carolina. >> reporter: it is astounding, the scope of helene's path of destruction, especially in western north carolina. >> the united states, the nation has your back. >> reporter: president biden got a firsthand look flying over a region where roads have washed away and basic needs like food and water are in short supply. while floodwaters may have receded, the level of desperation keeps rising. >> in a moment like, this we put politics aside. our job is to help as many people as we can as quickly as we can. >> reporter: that includes the search for the hundreds still missing. what's that process been like in terms of working with search and rescue crews? >> very painful. it's just like -- you know, we have these first responders who are working so hard. and they all live here too. >> i can't overstate how much worse this is than anything that's ever happened. >> reporter: and since we've

been in asheville, some progress. power to certain parts of the city are starting to come back. this roadway is now open in both directions. it's a main thoroughfare in town. utility crews are working as quickly as possible to restore services. skyler henry, cbs news, asheville, north carolina. investigators in tennessee are now looking into possible crimes after a horrific tragedy. police say three workers at a plastics factory were killed in helene's floodwaters and ten are still missing. survivors accuse their managers of keeping them on the job until it was too late to escape. the company denies those claims. there is new violence in the middle east with lebanon's government saying israeli air strikes have now killed 46 people in just one day. this comes as israeli leaders are weighing their options for a military response to iran's ballistic missile barrage. we have team coverage from the

middle east as it careens toward a wider war, beginning with cbs' chris livesay in tel aviv. >> reporter: of the nearly 200 missiles fired by iran, israeli defenses shut down almost all of them. not without the help of u.s. destroyers based in the eastern mediterranean. but some missiles did get through. like the one that smashed this car, leaving twisted metal and a massive crater in this residential area outside tel aviv. the israeli military has vowed to strike back. "we have the capabilities to reach any point in the middle east," said the head of the armed forces. that message being carried across the northern border. israeli military video shows troops advancing through the mountains of southern lebanon and entering villages as it announced close quarter fighting with hezbollah. and the deaths of eight soldiers. thousands more are being sent north as part of what the israeli military is calling a

limited ground operation that's expanding in scope by the day. >> i'm imtiaz tyab in the southern beirut suburb. some areas now in ruins. overnight, israeli air strikes target ed dahiya. the scale of the devastation caused by this israeli air strike is just breathtaking. this was an entire building. now completely gone, and all that's left is this massive crater. this once bustling suburb is now a ghost town. we were only given access as part of a large media tour, organized by the militant group following the israeli assassination of its leader has r hassan nasrallah. >> at one point this manuels we will not surrender. well follow nasrallah.

we met this man who said question we are all nasrallah. so if israel was fighting one person, they are now fighting the entire nation. but in gaza, at least 80 palestinians were killed in multiple israeli strikes. any hopes of a ceasefire seem a long way off. imtiaz tyab, cbs news, beirut. well, up next on "cbs news roundup," back here at home, we traveled to georgia, taking the pulse of voters in [female narrator] if words were enough, i would help you bear your burden,

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this is "cbs news roundup." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. with 33 days to the presidential election, the candidates are focusing their efforts on key battleground states. one of them is georgia, where voters backed a republican in every presidential race dating

back to 1996, except one. joe biden edged out donald trump back in 2020, and the latest cbs news poll shows trump and vice president kamala harris in a statistical tie. we sent our tony dokoupil to the peach state to discuss politics with voters there over lunch in three different towns. ♪ i got my peaches are in georgia ♪ >> reporter: don't we all, justin bieber. but what donald trump and kamala harris want most out of the peach dates tate -- >> i'm thrilled to be back in the great state of georgia. i love georgia. >> -- is votes. >> good evening, georgia! >> reporter: a harris victory here depends running up the margins in and around metro atlanta, where the population is booming. ♪ it's the way you lift me up ♪ >> reporter: and starting the day over coffee at west egg cafe in the city's west side neighborhood -- >> we just moved to georgia from california. >> reporter: we learned a lot of newcomers like marion and brian smith, they tend to vote blue.

would donald trump be better for you economically? >> i wouldn't vote for him even if it meant another 100 grand in my pocket. >> hello atlanta! >> reporter: but while joe biden won this state in 2020 -- >> so you're voting for donald trump. >> reporter: there are warning lights for kamala harris. >> i feel that he alliance more with american values than she does. >> reporter: isaac simpson explained those trump values while i made some gains on a delicious potato biscuit and omelette. >> i just know that once you start doing away with things like the second amendment and altering it to your own what you think is sensible, then it's a problem. who is the arbiter of that. >> reporter: yet over by the counter -- >> a lot more of the country became more hopeful once kamala became the nominee. >> reporter: some counterpoints from christopher walker. >> democrats are focused on actual issues that are of concern to americans. and solving the systemic problems that we all face. >> reporter: afterward, we hit

the road and made some u-turns along the way. >> we missed it. >> reporter: heading into the suburbs of forsyth county. ♪ i was driving through georgia in late july on a day hot enough to make the devil sigh ♪ >> reporter: part of a republican stronghold that the trump campaign is counting on. and sure enough, as we settled in to the station house off u.s. 19 for lunch -- >> oh, thank you. >> reporter: over a chef salad and shrimp and gritz -- >> to me he is more for the people. the hardworking people. >> reporter: we heard a whole lot of trump support. >> i did like my lifestyle when trump was elected. i liked the groceries were much more affordable, gas was much more affordable. >> reporter: mixed with general exhaustion. >> i can overlook some of the nonsense rhetoric that comes out of his mouth. i mean, ultimately, i feel like he's worried about our country.

>> reporter: his talk of border control, though, is what motivated republicans like butch and judy harold. you're paying for all these immigrants. you're putting them up in a hotel, giving them food, giving them health care, free. >> reporter: you feel like the border has been too open under joe biden? >> oh, obviously. >> it's just a mess. >> reporter: a few tables away, and with a serious sugar buzz starting to get the best of me -- >> i should not have gotten the full sweet tea. >> half and half. you got to always go half and half. >> reporter: we met matt hudson. >> we had a great economy with the person i voted for. >> reporter: who says there is very little the harris campaign could do to scoop away his or his mother sharon's vote for the man they've supported since 2016. >> so he was i think i'm going vote for donald trump, and you're honey, me too? and you brought it in for a hug? >> a honey me too. this is my mom. >> reporter: oh, yeah, you're right. in need of a little time for the sugar to find its way out of my

system, we headed south. ♪ i've been to georgia on fast train, honey ♪ >> reporter: down to peach county, one of the so-called pivot counties in georgia that voted for alabama twice before voting for trump twice. they love their two-for-ones here. did you know two people can eat for $13 today? as we found an irresistible deal at the 478 country buffet in byron. as you might expect in this purple county and in this restaurant -- >> reporter: what's good here? >> quite a few folks still mulling their choices. you're undecided. >> uh-huh? >> reporter: what more do you need to know? >> i don't know yet. i want to hear everything that both of them have to say. >> reporter: she knows what she wants. what she the biggest issue that makes you support kamala harris? >> right now abortion. >> reporter: really? >> yeah. because i've been put in scenarios that if i didn't get a choice, it would not work for me. >> reporter: but she doesn't always feel that she can express

that support in public. >> i can't put nothing harris-related on my car. if not, it might be vandalized. >> reporter: has that happened before? >> no. >> reporter: you don't want to tempt anybody? >> yeah. >> reporter: and yet, consider the story of greg hall, proudly sporting his support for harris. sa democrat who gave his republican neighbors a ride to the polls last election, raising an interesting hypothetical this time. you, greg, a democrat drive a republican to the polls thereby putting donald trump over the top and making him president again. if you knew that that what you be doing, would you do it? >> i would make sure they get to the polls because i beliee in the right to vote and the responsibility to vote more than i believe in my own candidate. >> that was tony dokoupil on the road in georgia. stay with us. "cbs news roundup" will be right back.

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parts of the nation are dealing with an epidemic of shoplifting. a new study said for some stealing from shores is actually an addiction. and there is a new organization helping people break the cycle of compulsive theft. kristine lazar has more. >> reporter: we've all seen the videos of smash and grab robberies, thieves working together to steal hundreds, even thousands in merchandise. but experts say those who take an item or two here and there are more common. >> it's like a drug. >> reporter: terrance schulman

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