Back to. Norah and its debate night. Senator j. D. Vance and governor Tim Walz go headtohead for the first and only time. A Special Edition of the cbs evening news, from the new York Debate stage, starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for joining us from the Cbs News Debate Stage. A bit later this evening, the two men vying to become Vice President of the United States will meet on this stage to debate a number of issues that are profoundly important to americans and the world. And tonight, the world is holding its breath over the fear of a much wider Middle East war, after iran launched a new attack on israel. Incoming ballistic missiles filled the Night Sky over israel. More than during irans previous attack in april. Many of them were shot down by israel and by the u. S. Navy on President Bidens orders. The iranians say the barrage was in retaliation for a recent israeli attacks, including the aerial assault that killed most of hezbollahs leadership. Israel now finds itself battling hamas in gaza, hezbollah in lebanon, and after todays attack, israel says there will be consequences for iran. We will have late reaction from the White House in a moment, but we want to begin in Tel Aviv, where cbss Chris Livesay witnessed the barrage. Good evening, chris. Reporter good evening, norah. Israelis have been bracing for a major retaliation after the recent assassinations of hamas and hezbollah leaders. Well, tonight, that retaliation finally came. [explosions] ballistic missiles light up the Night Sky as israel intercepts them. Sending redhot shrapnel floating like embers. Some leaked through israels defenses, hitting targets on the ground, and iran blanketed the length of the country with some 180 missiles, israel says, from the north. On the right, the right side. Left side. Reporter to the western wall in jerusalem. To Tel Aviv. Where we were when the sirens blared and panic erupted. Weve just been told to back away from the door of the shelter. Everyones moving away, weve heard a series of booms. You can see everybody is just piled into this parking garage, thats doubling as a bomb shelter. There are children here. There are dogs here. Reporter the Israeli Military says the attack would have consequences. We have plans, said a spokesman. We will act at a time and place of our choosing. And in a conspicuous turn. Just moments before the missile barrage, there was an apparent Terrorist Attack at a Tel Aviv train station, when two men opened fire with assault rifles, killing at least seven and wounding eight, police say. The violence brought to the doorstep of israels largest city. Set against the backdrop of a widening war. In the past 24 hours, israel launched what it calls a limited Ground Offensive into southern lebanon, targeting Hezbollah Rocket positions that have wreaked havoc across israels north for nearly a year. Today, the Israeli Military released video showing israeli soldiers descending into hezbollahs vast Tunnel System and revealing caches of weaponry and ammunition. The idf claims this aerial footage shows the destruction of an underground compound, fighting of an intensity not seen since the last Israellebanon War in 2006, when israel launched a full ground invasion. This is irans second direct attack on israel this year. How israel response to this latest barrage could determine the direction of the widening war and whether the u. S. Gets dragged into it. Norah . Norah Chris Livesay with that new reporting, thank you very much. President biden says the u. S. Fully supports israel and is in active discussion with the Jewish State on how to respond to the iranian attack. We get more now from Cbs News senior white House Correspondent Weijia jiang. Reporter from the White House Situation Room, President Biden and Vice President harris monitored Irans Attack on israel with their national security team. Tonight, the president says iran failed its mission. The attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective, and this is testament to the Israeli Military capability and u. S. Military. Reporter and he vowed to help israel defend itself. Make no mistake, the United States is fully, fully, fully supportive of israel. Reporter the u. S. Has more than 40,000 troops and aircraft squadrons spread across the Middle East, along with 12 warships in the region. Another one is on its way. Today, two of the navy destroyers fired roughly a dozen interceptors against iranian missiles. We will never hesitate to take whatever action is necessary to defend u. S. Forces and interests against iran and iranbacked terrorists. And we will continue to work with our allies and partners to disrupt irans aggressive behavior and hold them accountable. Reporter former President Trump claimed Biden And Harris are leading the u. S. To the brink of a wider war. Iran has been exporting terror all over the world, and its been just unraveling, the whole Middle East has been unraveling, but of course the whole world has been unravelinge whole world has been reporter tonight, the White House insists iran will face severe consequences for that missile attack. President biden said what those are remains to be seen. He has not spoken to israeli prime Minister Netanyahu since the strike, but says he plans to. Norah . Norah Weijia Jiang from the White House. Thank you, weijia. Conflict like the one unfolding in Israel Show why it is imperative that Vice President ial candidates are ready for the Situation Room on day one. Senator j. D. Vance and governor Tim Walz will both be here in this room a few short hours from now, pitching you on why they are right for the job. We have Team Coverage from New York tonight. Cbs News Chief white House Correspondent Nancy Cordes joins us now from the socalled spin room. And nancy, the stakes are pretty high tonight. Reporter its a big night, norah. Both candidates had an opportunity to do a walkthrough in the Debate Hall where you are right now earlier today, just to get a feel for the setting. Tonight, over the course of 90 minutes, theyll have the opportunity to put their best foot forward before the american people in what will likely be the final debate of this president ial election season. The first and only Vp Debate will feature two men who disagree about everything, from immigration. Theyll say you are a racist if you dare complain about it. Reporter to abortion. They are going after fertility treatments. They are going after contraception. Reporter as a second Term Governor who spent 12 years in congress, minnesotas Tim Walz has debated plenty of times, though usually over state issues. We see that our Streetsotingk Restaurant in st. Paul. Reporter Ohio Senator j. D. Vance first ran for office two years ago and was not afraid to mix things up in that debate. It was a complete fabrication. I never j. D. you are on tape, brother. You are on tape. I never said that, tim. Go and run the tape. Reporter Vice President ial debates can be revealing. Can call you joe . Reporter but they are rarely viewed as pivotal. I srved with jack kennedy. I knew jack kennedy. Jack kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you are no jack kennedy. Reporter in a race like this one, however, where the candidates are essentially tied in all seven battleground states, everything counts. I cant wait to debate the guy. [cheers and applause] reporter and while campaigns typically try to raise expectations for their opponents in a debate, Donald Trump went the other way last night. Youll see it tomorrow with j. D. It will be stacked. Hes going up against a moron. A total moron. How she picked him is unbelievable. Reporter the Trump Campaign, incidentally, has actually been making the opposite case. They say that walz is a skilled debater. Now norah, you mentioned that we are in the spin room. Advocates from both sides will fill this room later tonight after the Debate Tonight to make the argument that their chosen candidate came out on top. But we will also the interviewing and pulling everyday americans to see what they think because at the end of the day, thats what matters. Norah . Norah it is a busy night here at cbs. Nancy cordes, thank you very much. Cbs News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett joins us now from our times square studios, where our team of experts will be analyzing the debate. And major, what do you see as a mission for each of the Candidates Tonight . Reporter great to be with you, norah. For walz, keep the momentum of the Harris Campaign going, deflect the personal attacks expect to come from senator vance, basically be more likable, hold serve where he can, keep the democratic base excited, and the Fence Sitters who have yet to make up their minds reassured. This will probably be easier for walz because at age 60 he has no obvious designs to be president. He is happy to be on the ticket and ride the political moment of whatever weight goes. For vance, he needs a reset. He set some controversies in motion, and they have followed him. He knows he is a net negative in this campaign. Even republicans are not as enthusiastic about him as democrats are about walz. Vance also has to meet trumps very high attack dog standard. There is a risk there, though. If he comes off too hot, that could further complicate his political standing. Norah major, you gave us a lot to watch tonight. And we should note this, that for over half a century, 60 minutes has invited both candidates to appear on the broadcast as americans head to the polls, but Donald Trump has decided not to participate. Major, what can you tell us . Reporter a very important moment in this campaign, norah. After initially accepting a request for an interview with our correspondent Scott Pelley for an election special on october 7th, the Trump Campaign decided they would not participate. Pelley will address this during the special next week. We should add the Harris Interview will go on as planned. Norah all right, Major Garrett with those new developments. Thank you, major. And Cbs News will have live coverage ahead of the debate starting at 8 00 p. M. Eastern, and then we will see you at 9 00 p. M. Eastern for the Cbs News Vice President ial debate, moderated by Margaret Brennan and me. The Death Toll from Hurricane Helene has now passed 160 people. In North Carolina, hundreds are still missing, and teams are searching the mountains for survivors. Today, Cbss Lilia Luciano rode along with the National Guard making aerial rescues. Reporter flying high over the mountains of western North Carolina, this national Guard Crew scoured the landscape, which seemed swallowed by the river. A scene repeated across the state, where Rescue Operations continue, five days after the storm. In the small town of burnsville, we watched as the National Guard rescued this woman, the first of seven. All right, the Clearance Signal was given. The person is now being hoisted. Then troops were sent on another mission. Nearly 60 miles south, in hendersonville, where three survivors were clearly relieved and grateful to see the helicopter land. How are you feeling right now . Grateful to be alive. Grateful that everyone is safe. And trusting that everyone will make it through this. Reporter the North Carolina National Guard is also delivering Food And Water to people who have waited days for relief. We are working together to open more major routes, to push supplies forward while repairing roads, utilities, and communications. Reporter in erwin, tennessee, the owners of impact plastic say five employees and a contractor are missing after trying to escape flash flooding. For some of those rescued today in North Carolina, this Baseball Field became a Home Base to regroup and begin to recover. I figure i can do more for the community from being the outside, so thats kind of where im at. It was just it was stressful. But not the worst experience in life. Reporter tell me what concerns you most about the community. It seems like theres still people there. They see more supplies. They desperately need fuel. Reporter not every one of those rescues the National Guard did today had a positive outcome. 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