CBS Evening News S2024E280 - Episode 280

As disinformation and conspiracy theories swirl around the government's response to recent hurricanes, communities in Florida and North Carolina are still picking up the pieces. Janet Shamlian has details. The U.S. is sending an advanced missile defense system to Israel, along with about 100 troops to operate it. Their mission is to protect Israel from incoming ballistic missiles fired by Iran. Ramy Inocencio has new details about a deadly attack launched by Hezbollah from inside Lebanon. With Election Day just three weeks away, a new CBS News poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris holding a razor-thin lead over former President Donald Trump both nationally and in key battleground states. Both candidates are campaigning in Pennsylvania, one of several states that could tip the election. Weijia Jiang has more. The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old Israeli American hostage who was killed by Hamas, are speaking out for the first time since their son's death. Elizabeth Palmer has more. Charlie D'Agata goes inside a training exercise at Fort Johnson in Louisiana with the Army's 101st Airborne Division to see how they're preparing for future conflicts.