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The Misinformation A bigger threat than ever before. Its coming faster and faster. Its now aifueled. Norah plus the breaking news. A Mass Shooting at a High School as the new School Year gets underway. I heard like 1215 different gunshots. It was like boom, boom. I was crying. I was scared i was going to die. Norah a 14yearold Tonight is in custody to be charged with the murders of two classmates and two teachers. The new details just coming in. The Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and Thank You for being with us. We are going to begin tonight with a distinctly american tragedy. A Mass Shooting at a school, this time at a High School in georgia. It started around 10 23 this morning, when police that a teenage gunman opened fire at apalachee High School. Thats about 45 miles northeast of atlanta. Four people are dead. Nine others wounded. Students and teachers scrambled to take cover as witnesses described gunshots and blood. One teen texted I Love You to his parents. And families rushed towards The School in search of their kids. Nearby streets littered with abandoned cars as mothers and fathers describe running miles to reach their children. President biden said, we cannot continue to accept this as normal. Cbss Mark Strassmann is on the scene. Good evening, mark. Reporter good evening, norah. When apalachee high went into lockdown this morning, at first many students thought it was a drill. Then they heard gunshots. Winder, Georgias Moment of dread. An active Shooter Rampaging through apalachee High School. He started shooting like, like ten times, he shot at least at least ten times. I had saw i had saw one of my classmates on the ground. Bleeding so bad. Hurry up, now. Come on, lets go. Reporter inside The School, gunshots, panic. When did you first realize it was real . I was in chemistry and we heard a Loud Bang and then we heard screaming. As soon as i heard screaming, it was like oh, this is for real. Reporter and carnage. Four people killed, two teachers and two students. Nine others were injured. I never imagined that i would be speaking to the media, in my career, over something that happened today, the pure evil that happened today. Reporter School Officials guided roughly 1900 students to the football field. S. W. A. T. Teams went classroom to classroom. Sophomore melanie alvarez. What was going through your mind . I was scared because i didnt know if my mom was. I was crying. I was scared i was going to die. Reporter were other kids doing the same thing . Yeah, All Of Us were crying. Reporter the alleged shooter now in custody identified as 14yearold colt gray. And our School Resource Officer engaged him, and the shooter quickly realized that if he did not give up, that it would end with an ois, or an officerinvolved shooting. Reporter Hundreds Of Parents raced from around Metro Atlanta to The School. I was completely in shock, didnt know if i was going to be able to get here and be able to see my daughter alive. Reporter the sheriff says the alleged shooter, a freshman here, is cooperating, but the motive unclear. Norah, this school will be closed the rest of the week. Norah Mark Strassmann, Thank You very much. The tragedy in georgia became a topic on the campaign trail today. Vice president Kamala Harris, who supports stronger guncontrol measures, spoke about the shooting. And we have to end this epidemic of Gun Violence in our country once and for all. Ou know, it doesnt have to be this way. Norah for his part, former president Donald Trump wrote on Social Media, our hearts are with the victims and Loved Ones of those affected by this tragic event. Tonight, the biden administration is cracking down on Russias Attempt to influence the 2024 election with the Department Of Justice, the treasury, and the state departments all announcing a series of actions, including criminal charges and sanctions. Attorney general Merrick Garland says a statecontrolled Media Outlet is behind a 10 Million plot to spread disinformation to garner support for trump. Cbss Scott Macfarlane has more from the justice department. Reporter just two months before election day, the Department Of Justice accused russia of an elaborate, sophisticated Propaganda Campaign to sway voters. Two russian officials with statecontrolled rt are charged as part of an alleged scheme to work with a Tennessee Company to publish stories favorable to russia to splinter americans and dampen support for ukraine. Both officials remain at large overseas. The american people were informed when a foreign power engages in political activities or seeks to influence public discourse. Reporter the feds also seized 32 Internet Domains believed to be tools of russias disinformation campaign, directed by vladimir putins administration, with a playbook to push polarizing issues, including inflation, Job Loss for white americans, privileges for people of color, threats of crime from people of color, and to target an audience of lower and middle class white americans, as supporters of Candidate A. Though the court filings dont explicitly identify candidate a, the Attorney General indicated russia wanted to bolster support for trump. Russias preferences have not changed from the preceding election. Reporter the Department Of Justice says russia pushed out phony News Reports to trick readers and viewers into thinking they were reading real articles from the Washington Post or fox news, but they were not. Show me your legal authority or get out. Reporter the propagandists targeted Social Media influencers who have massive followings to spread this misinformation far and wide. Some articles and videos secured millions of views, including on youtube. Russia has used the past several years to refine their tactics, to enhance their impact, and identify new ways to reach an american audience, to sway the election. Reporter the Fbi Director warned other nations not to try the same. Knock it off. Reporter in a statement tonight, the russian state Media Company Rt responded to this, accusing the Department Of Justice of scaremongering. Norah . Norah Scott Macfarlane, Thank You. Tonight, israel is still reeling from the recent killings of those six hostages, including an american who survived for nearly 330 days in captivity before their bodies were found last weekend. Their deaths have sparked a new wave of protests inside israel with many hoping it might be a Turning Point in negotiations for a Ceasefire And Hostage release. But today, Cbss Elizabeth Palmer asked israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the criticism he is facing. Reporter these protests carry a clear message to one man. Israels prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Do a deal with hamas and bring the hostages home. Is he feeling the pressure . If so, he didnt show tonight at a Press Conference where he lectured foreign reporters on geography. And this is the entire arab world. And this is israel. Reporter netanyahu insists the israeli military has to stay in gaza to seal the southern border against hamas smuggling in weapons. [indistinct shouting] but for hamas, that is a nonstarter. It insists on a full military withdrawal. So people said, yeah, but if you stay, this will kill the deal. And i say, such a deal would kill us. Reporter President Biden said you were not doing enough to reach a hostage deal. How do you interpret that, and what is your response . I think i have already answered that. I am just talking about the facts as we have achieved the release of more than half of the hostages come and more, a lot more than half of the living hostages. Reporter netanyahu made it clear that, in his view, he is doing plenty. I am committed to getting them out. All of them, all of them. Reporter but as long as he refuses to budge on withdrawing israels military from the border, there will be no hostage release, and there will be more tragedies like this one. 9yearold Tala Abu Ajan still wearing her beloved rollerskates was killed by Shrapnel Yesterday after an israeli Air Strike in central gaza. And the prospect of any Ceasefire Deal right now, norah, is looking very remote. Norah elizabeth palmer, Thank You. Well, tonight, torrential rain is causing a Flash Flooding across parts of the gulf coast. Rising floodwaters near Gulf Co. Rising Floodwaters Family including a 3yearold after their car was washed off the road. They were clinging to a tree when first responders pulled them to safety. Another Half Foot of rain is expected by The End of the week. That is from Corpus Christi to mobile, alabama. On the west coast, heat alerts are in effect for 55 Million americans, with recordbreaking temperatures. Tonight, there are new questions about what would be the largest Grocery Store Merger in u. S. History. The ceos of two major chains testified today at a trial defending krogers nearly 25 Billion purchase of albertsons. Federal regulators are trying to block the deal, saying it could hurt shoppers. Here is cbss jo ling kent. Reporter the prices you pay at the Grocery Store are now under scrutiny in federal court. Nothing has gone down. It is all going up. Things that you used to buy, like eggs, its just gotten really expensive. Today, the ceos of grocery Chains Kroger and albertsons defended a proposed 25 Billion merger under oath, saying the combined chains would be better positioned to compete with walmart and amazon. Kroger ceo Rodney Mcmullen that we merge is the day that we will begin lowering prices, vowing that the combined company would invest 1 Billion to lower prices if the merger goes through. The federal Trade Commission has sued to halt this merger, alleging it would raise prices by reducing competition in some areas of the country. Is that an accurate argument . Im not convinced of that argument. So if they are somehow able to combine their stores, some of those Cost Savings through their wholesale prices could be passed onto consumers. Reporter the two chains combined operate about 5,000 stores. Currently, walmart dominates the Grocery Market by dollars spent. As shoppers have faced stubborn inflation since the pandemic. Since 2019, according to the Cbs Money watch price tracker, a dozen eggs more than doubled. Bread jumped 54 , and Chicken 33 . But wages have also risen 23 , Keeping Pace with overall prices. But that is not how a lot of consumers think. They just see that Grocery Bill at The End, and they are like, oh, my gosh, this is so expensive. And they are right. Reporter now earlier this hearing, a Kroger Senior Director did admit that the Grocery Giant had raised prices for eggs and milk beyond inflation levels for a period of time, but since then, the ceo of kroger has insisted that prices would come down if the chains merge. Norah . Norah everyone watching that very closely. Jo ling kent, Thank You so much. America decides the issues, the economic land for Vice President Kamala Harris hopes to win over Small Business owners. Thats next. Th the ones you lov. Ask your doctor about farxiga today. 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Reporter the fight for the middle class is on. Its essentially a Tax Cut for starting a Small Business. Reporter at a local brewery in new hampshire, Vice President Harris Today served up an idea that would allow new Small Businesses to write off 50,000 in start up costs, up from the current 5,000. We will and this is very important cut the Red Tape that can make starting and growing a Small Business more difficult than it needs to be. Reporter harris is setting a goal of 25 Million new Small Business applications in her first term, more than during the Biden Or Trump years. Portsmouth Frame Store Owner wendy clement, an independent owner, is a fan of another piece of harris plan, a standard Tax Deduction for Small Businesses. Saving paperwork is fantastic, but even during the deduction we always put money back into the business. I mean, that is usually what a lot of Small Businesses do, so that would help us to reinvest in our business. Reporter Harris Today also proposed new interestfree loans for small companies. Clement has seven employees and recently expanded into a neighboring building. Bowl those loans could help. Interest rates are high, so we are paying quite a Bit Back in interest, and i could put that towards employees. I could put that towards lighting. Reporter but former president Donald Trumps running mate j. D. Vance blasted harris new ideas. So she things theyre going to do a lot of good, she should try them out now because she is currently in power. Reporter trump has promised to lower prices and boost economic Growth But Hasnt directly appealed to Small Businesses. He would end taxes on tips and Social Security benefits and wants to cut the corporate Tax Rate to 15 . We are going for a Tax Cut. You know, we gave you the biggest Tax Cut in history. Reporter Harris Today said she would pay for her plans by boosting taxes on the wealthy and large corporations. 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Unless you learn how to mobilize and how to move in at a local level, then you are letting the devil dominate your culture. Reporter wallnau is a Business Consultant and Firebrand Influencer in the growing christian nationalist movement, reaching millions of believers across his platforms. He views trump as a onceinathousandyears figure, flawed, yet divinely chosen to navigate chaotic times. I caught that idea in 2015 when i first met trump. And i got a lot of pushback after he got elected because they were searching around for how, why could, how could the evangelicals justify voting for some, you know, barbaric character like trump, and the hypocrites that they are. Reporter wallnau now admits trump, twice divorced and roundly accused of other moral failings, does not alight with traditional evangelical expectations. I said listen, give the guy some time. He doesnt know who we are, but his values of our community. God is raising up an outsider. If, at The End of the day, we havent activated you to be a poll watcher, poll worker, somebody involved with election integrity, or somebody who can help someone else get out and vote, im not sure that we have done what we have to do. Reporter what i watched today, was that about spiritual revival or political activism . Thats a combination platter. Its about spiritual activism. Reporter can an energized election . I dont see how anyone with moral clarity sits out an election like this. I mean, the issues are so clear. And i tell christians, i say, you know, what would you say during the Civil War . Reporter the terminology at wallnaus revivals is apocalyptic. Its not us thats dangerous, its them. Reporter Describing A Spiritual Battle Between Pious Believers and demons who speak through democrats or liberals. Its not just a person, its a spiritual force. Reporter Demonic Or demonic. Yeah. They can influence people with bodies. They believe that it was a demonic conspiracy that stole the 2020 election. Reporter religious Scholar Matthew Taylor has made a careful study of wallnau and others in the Charismatic Christian movement. They are using the experiences of charismatic spirituality to galvanize christians politically. And saying, now youve had these experiences, now you need to go and use that to change our country. Reporter wallnau rarely grants interviews but is going to describe, as he sees it, the forces arrayed against trump. He is virtually up against academia, media, government, the intelligence communities, and to an extent a whole lot of corporate businesses. Reporter he believes hyperfocused christian political energy can overcome those perceived obstacles. The tendency to just look at elections, pray about them, eat popcorn, watch the result, and then go to bed, is over. Christians as believers probably should be engaged in this process of Shaping Culture far more aggressively and intentionally from now on. Reporter as for their impact on the election, god only knows. For eye on america, im Major Garrett in eau claire, wisconsin. Norah Nba Legend Charles Barkley gives the biggest assist of his life with a major donation. Thats next. Announcer this portion of the Cbs Evening News is sponsored by breztri. Visit us at breztri. Com. Visit us at breztri. Com. Things changed for me. Breztri gave me better breathing, symptom improvement, and reduced flareups. Breztri wont replace a Rescue Inhaler for sudden breathing problems. It is not for asthma. Tell your doctor if you have a Heart Condition or high Blood Pressure before taking it. Dont take breztri more than prescribed. Breztri may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and osteoporosis. 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