When a debunked rumor like the one about Haitian migrants in Ohio is repeated, it becomes a lie. When it is spread on a large stage — like the debate stage, where former President Donald Trump mentioned it Tuesday night — it becomes a lie that aims white hot attention on small communities. CBS News national correspondent Lilia Luciano reports from Springfield, Ohio, on what it’s like to be collateral damage in a misinformation campaign. Source
Haitian migrant community of Springfield, Ohio, contends with a political firestorm
Since 2020, about 15,000 Haitians have settled in Springfield, Ohio. And while Ohio’s governor says most of them are hardworking people escaping violence, that’s not how former President Donald Trump described them during Tuesday night’s debate. Lilia Luciano has more. Source
Hurricane Francine makes landfall in Louisiana
After rapidly strengthening over the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Francine has made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian reports from Gulfport, Mississippi. Source
Reflecting on first debate between Harris and Trump
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris faced off Tuesday for a debate filled with acrimony and arguments over policy. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett reflects. Source
Terrorism threat ongoing 23 years after 9/11
Nearly a quarter of a century ago, Al Qaeda carried out the deadliest terrorist attack in modern global history on Sept. 11, 2001. Today, terrorism remains an ongoing threat across the world, and even an escalating threat in some parts of it. Colin P. Clark, director of research at The Soufan Group, joins to discuss. Source
How a fake story about Haitian migrants became a Trump talking point
Former President Donald Trump amplified false claims about migrants eating pets in Ohio, and the conspiracy theory has been going viral among some conservatives on social media. CBS News’ Jake Rosen explains. Then, Chuck Rocha and Kevin Sheridan give analysis. Source
What voters think of Harris and Trump’s debate performances
Voters across the country are reacting to Tuesday’s debate. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion watched it with a group in Pennsylvania. In Michigan, CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett talked to voters about who they’re favoring. Source
WNBA single-season scoring record: Aces star A’ja Wilson surpasses Jewell Loyd
Wilson passed Loyd in the second quarter against the Fever on Wednesday Source
Neighbors say Kentucky highway shooting suspect threatened them with his gun
Neighbors of the Kentucky man who is wanted in connection with the shooting of five people along a highway say he previously pointed his rifle at them, acted erratically and even appeared to walk in circles outdoors while holding a rifle at a property where he lived. Source
Alaska Airlines pilot speaks out about door blowout
First Officer Emily Wiprud, who was piloting an Alaska Airlines flight in January when a door plug blew out in mid-air just after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, described the ordeal in an exclusive interview with CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave this week. “I didn’t know that there was a hole in the airplane until we landed,” Wiprud said. Source