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hello and thanks for staying up with us. i'm matt pieper in new york. and here are the top stories on "cbs news roundup." gop presidential candidate donald trump campaigns yet again in the pivotal state of wisconsin. monday marks one year since the hamas-led attack in israel that killed 1,200 people. and while recovery efforts continue after the hurricane helene disaster, another major storm is forming in the gulf. former president donald trump was meeting voters in wisconsin sunday, his eighth trip to the battleground state so far in his current bid for the white house. vice president kamala harris, meantime, speaks to "60 minutes" in a presidential election special. cbs's natalie brand reports from washington. >> reporter: former president donald trump focused his election efforts on wisconsin sunday, a battleground state he narrowly lost to president biden

in 2020. >> we're a nation in decline. we're a nation in distress. and we're going to get it fixed very quickly. it's going to be the greatest win in the history of our country. i believe that. >> reporter: sunday's rally marks trump's fourth visit to wisconsin in a little over a week. >> i think it just shows how important wisconsin is to trump. >> reporter: among those in the crowd loyal supporters and even a democrat who said she already voted for vice president kamala harris but wanted to see a trump event in person. >> i like to, you know, see things firsthand. i don't want to just take what i hear on social media and go with it. >> reporter: vice president harris is off the trail sunday but launches a media blitz this week, which includes an interview with "60 minutes" in an election special airing monday night. in a clip released sunday harris spoke about u.s.-israeli relations as the jewish state fights on multiple fronts. >> we have a real close ally in

prime minister netanyahu? >> i think with all due respect the better question is do we have an important alliance between the american people and the israeli people. and the answer to that question is yes. >> reporter: with election day now just 30 days away southeastern states hit hard by hurricane helene are working to make sure voting can go on as normal. >> i think that north carolina will be prepared to make sure that everybody who wants to vote will have access to the ballot and vote before election day or on election day. >> reporter: north carolina senator thom tillis told "face the nation" that state lawmakers plan to take action this week to address the situation. natalie brand, cbs news, washington. israeli airstrikes fell on sunday again in beirut's southern suburbs. a hezbollah stronghold. the attacks come as israel says one of its soldiers has died and two were severely injured in combat in southern lebanon. monday marks one year since the hamas-led terror attacks on israel. 1,200 people were killed that day. and at least 251 others taken

hostage. cbs's charlie d'agata looks back at the massacre and the escalating regional conflict. >> reporter: for all the turmoil, suffering and heartbreaking loss of life that has unfolded since -- >> allahu akbar! >> reporter: -- the massacre of october 7th is when it began. when heavily armed hamas gunmen slaughtered nearly 1,200 people. nearly 40 americans among them. rampaging the nova music festival, storming kibbutz after kibbutz. the small rural communities dotted within easy reach of gaza. >> they saw -- >> reporter: at the kfar aza kibbutz we walked through the burnt-out rue thainz told the story of the horrors that had taken place. >> some of the children tried to hide behind these bushes, and they found them and they slaughtered them and they were happy. >> reporter: more than 250 people abducted including californian hersh

goldberg-polin, who lost his arm to a hamas grenade and ultimately lost his life at the hands of his captors just over one month ago. in the weeks after israel's ground invasion of gaza we were able to join soldiers of the israel defense forces. he showed us what he said was a launchpad for hamas missiles positioned right next to a family's swimming pool. what we didn't see was any palestinian civilians, dead or alive. israel has largely prevented foreign journalists from reporting inside gaza. for cbs news that reporting fell to the courageous work of producer marwan al ghoul, who has risked his life covering this story. marwan has lost several friends and family members, adding to a death toll that has surpassed 41,000 and still climbing by the day. as israel's war has widened, the relationship with its strongest ally has become more strained.

pentagon officials tell us they were not warned in advance of that pager attack on hezbollah fighters nor the assassination of hamas and hezbollah leaders including hassan nasrallah himself. part of iran's justification for the largest ballistic missile attack israel has ever seen. u.s. destroyers helped thwart that attack, and officials tell cbs news that heavy u.s. presence will remain in the region for the foreseeable future. charlie d'agata, cbs news, at the pentagon. turning now to the cleanup following hurricane helene. the storm's death toll is now at least 233 across six states. in north carolina these national guard troops are helping unload deliveries of aid. many survivors there are still desperate for help. cbs's janet shamlian reports from the battered community of morganton, north carolina. >> it's just heartbreaking,

guys. i'm telling you. >> reporter: flood waters took everything from alvin styles. except his faith in humanity. >> these are toiletries. toothbrushes and deodorant. >> all right. we can always use that stuff. >> reporter: his home in morgantown, north carolina destroyed, styles sleeps in a tent. even amid unimaginable loss, he's lifted by kindness. >> what's that like when people you don't know show up? >> i didn't know there was as many people that care about people like they've been caring here today and yesterday for us. it's just been overwhelming. >> reporter: this is the story across a weary storm zone. the ugly business of cleaning up. the beautiful gifts, volunteering and donations. the impact now felt across the country. the closure of a north carolina medical manufacturer has several hospitals dealing with iv fluid shortages. and general motors stopped production at plants in texas and michigan because it can't get parts from storm-impacted

suppliers. from supplies delivered by helicopter to water and food deliveries made by mule, resources from across the country heading to those hardest hit. with the power slowly being restored here, the bigger issue is running water. tens of thousands of people are without it. and many are being told it could be as long as four weeks before it's running again. janet shamlian, cbs news, morganton, north carolina. and florida is now bracing for another powerful weather event. a storm in the gulf of mexico quickly became hurricane milton on sunday. the national hurricane center predicts milton could hit central florida's west coast as a major hurricane later this week with life-threatening storm surge. up next on "cbs news roundup" -- we will look at friday's blockbuster jobs report and explain how it might impact the election. when i'm hungry, my stomach hurts. i get sad and scared. i feel all alone. i don't think anybody cares.

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this is "cbs news roundup." i'm matt pieper in new york. wall street is hoping to keep up momentum this week following friday's rally. the dow posted a record closing high, helped by a stronger than expected jobs report. employers added 254,000 jobs in september. cbs's jo ling kent explains that's far above what was projected by economists. >> reporter: it was a welcome october surprise for the economy. the september jobs report added the most jobs since march, dramatically beating wall street's expectations. with the unemployment rate ticking down. hourly wages jumped 4% over the last year, outpacing inflation. president biden taking credit. >> we were told time and again that the policies we were pursuing, we'd put forward, weren't going to work, would make things worse, including some on the other team are still saying they're going to make things worse. but we've proven them wrong.

>> reporter: while former president trump has been campaigning on his administration's economic record. >> inflation has devastated our economy. it's one of the big problems we have. >> reporter: overall the average unemployment rate has been lower in the biden administration, while the average inflation rate was lower under trump. >> i have applied for unemployment. >> reporter: voter lisa whitney in southern california was laid off from her job in july. >> i'm left paying with my health insurance and my other utilities and my car payment now, which is basically when you add those all up is what i get from unemployment. but then i'm still paying my mortgage and my property taxes and my homeowner's insurance. >> how has all of this impacted your family and what you're able to do? >> it's a big -- it's a big deal. >> do you think you're better off now than you were when president biden first took office? >> i'm not better off now, no. >> reporter: whitney plans to vote for trump in november as she goes into the fourth month

of her job search. >> i would like to see a president that really supports employees. i want to be working. i want to care for my daughter. there's a lot of expenses. >> it just looks like the hits keep coming. >> yes. >> reporter: looking ahead, the next jobs report comes out just four days before election day. and there's a lot of global uncertainty on the horizon with the conflict in the middle east that could raise oil prices. and we also still don't know the economic impact of hurricane helene. jo ling kent, cbs news, los angeles. well, the energy economy could be a big factor in the presidential election. hydraulic fracturing, or fracking to extract oil and natural gas, is big business in the u.s. and it's also divisive. cbs's scott macfarlane dug into the issue in pennsylvania, a state both political parties consider a must-win. >> reporter: in a new home near her grandkids mary calavota thought retirement would be worry-free in west deer

township, pennsylvania near pttsburgh until she discovered the new neighbor. >> there are a lot of issues with fracking. >> reporter: a planned hydraulic fracturing, or fracking facility nearby. it's a big industry in pennsylvania, where they drill and extract a gas gold mine underground. >> there have been many health studies that have shown that fracking is not safe for children and perhaps for seniors. >> reporter: but she acknowledges it's lured money. >> we are not against fracking at all. >> reporter: you don't want it banned. >> i don't want it banned completely, no. i think it can exist in a municipality if there are safe regulations put in place. >> reporter: trevor sammis's company has 150 employees that provide services used in the fracking process. >> you can get this job, high school degree. >> high school degree, $100,000 a year position. >> six figures. >> six figures first year in. >> reporter: the industry estimates fracking has created tens of thousands of jones here, with a bright future. >> we are planned through 2025

as far as drilling programs. >> all the way through next year. >> all the way through december of 2025. >> reporter: in a race this close in a state so important neither candidate wants to alienate fracking supporters. and the issue emerged on the debate stage this fall. >> i was the tie-breaking vote on the inflation reduction act, which opened new leases for fracking. >> reporter: vice president harris has pivoted away from a previous stance opposing fracking. trump has urged drilling to expand. >> pumping, fracking, drilling, and producing like never before. >> reporter: but even here in pennsylvania the politics of fracking are complicated. only some of the state has gas available to be fracked. and our latest cbs news polling shows voters are split. 56% of pennsylvania voters support it. 44% do not. further complicating the politics, presidents can't ban hydraulic fracking in communities. power resides with local leaders. six states have banned it. in the heat of a close election candidates are drilling down for

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cbs's meg oliver looks at an innovative program helping cultivate the next generaion of farmers. >> reporter: on an acre of land in creamridge, new jersey christina couch is a one-woman force. what are you growing here? >> these are sugar snap peas. >> and how tall will they get? >> about six-plus feet. >> reporter: months of prepping, planting and nurturing seven days a week have turned her brown field into tidy rows of lush vegetables and herbs. >> last time you were here they were all the way down to the ground. now they're up to our shoulders. >> reporter: couch, a former cook, is now a newly minted farmer. >> we're growing a lot of specialty varieties. so when you go to a restaurant and you see a fancy colorful beet or a beautiful garnish or a delicate herb. >> reporter: at 26 years old she's more than three decades younger than the average farmer in the u.s. nearly half of the nation's farms are owned by farmers 65 or older, making them the oldest

workforce in the country. why is it so hard to break into farming? >> well, many people are not raised on a farm. >> reporter: professor and third generation farmer bill lubig is couch's mentor and actively recruiting the next generation at the beginner farmer training program at rutgers university in new jersey. >> we absolutely have to have a next generation of farmers to produce food for us. >> reporter: the three-phase program begins with online classes covering farming basics, followed by hands-on training. select students develop a farm business plan and put it into action. they can rent land from the program with access to equipment and agricultural experts. >> the radiation from the sun will break that down. >> we are tracking a very diverse group of people to our program. 60% are women. almost that many percentge are minorities. >> and you just pluck it right off. >> reporter: novices like couch, many without afarm background,

are seek customers in a non-traditional route. >> what does your generation bring to farming? >> we're just going about farming a bit differently. a little bit against the grain and leveraging things like social media, like fund-raising. >> just let the ground get nice and moist -- >> and just building communities that people are attracted to want to support young farmers. >> hola. >> reporter: on this day greens that were picked by couch just hours earlier were delivered to jasper stone restaurant. >> this is little gem lettuce. >> reporter: this is where she used to work as a line cook and realized her dream of farming. >> i just had this light bulb moment that i could grow this and help fill the gap so we don't have to get produce from so far away to put on the tables at restaurants. >> reporter: now she's proud to have her locally grown produce turned into delicious salads. >> it is the hardest job i've ever had. it is really, really difficult. but at the end of the day i wouldn't trade it for anything.

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alert coming out of the hottest summer on record. now new research shows more kids have been ending up in the emergency room due to heat-related illnesses. cbs's natalie brand explains. >> reporter: tiffany forund and her son hunter love to play outdoors. so she makes sure they stay o'hydrated in the l.a. sun. >> we always have water. >> reporter: data shows climate change is leading to more and more record-breaking temperatures. now knew research at two large children's hospitals finds the number of kids visiting the e.r. for heat-related illnesses has increased by 170% by over a decade. >> as we see temperatures increasing, we know that heat-related illness is going to continue increasing. as well. we have seen in other studies about 50% of those incidents occur in children. so we know that children are a highly vulnerable population. >> reporter: symptoms can include high body temperature, headache, dizziness and confusion. the study presented at an american academy of pediatrics

conference shows two groups coming to the e.r. school-age kids with heatstroke and exhaustion not needing to be hospitalized and teenage boys with a serious condition that causes muscle breakdown more likely to be admitted. >> for our really young children it's making sure that they're not in an environment where they can be really susceptible to heat. and for our older children making sure they're dressed appropriately in light, loose-fitting clothing and that they always have access and you're encouraging them to drink fluids. really important for our fleets. we recommend a period of 10 to 14 days for them to really slowly increase how much they're exercising so their bodies can get used to these temperatures. >> if it is way too hot we're not going to go outside or we're going to play in water. >> reporter: this mom takes all precautions so her son can stay safe. natalie brand,

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