Zoey Deutch joins “CBS Mornings” to talk about stepping onto the Broadway stage as Emily Webb in the revival of “Our Town,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning play about life in a small fictional town in 1901. Source
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Henry Winkler on winning third Emmy and releasing new children’s book, “Detective Duck”
Legendary actor Henry Winkler, fresh off his third Emmy win for “Barry,” joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss his latest children’s book, “Detective Duck: The Case of the Missing Tadpole.” Source
When to book your holiday travel and what to expect
As another potential record-breaking holiday season is on the way, you may want to book those flight tickets early. Airfare tracking site Hopper says to expect prices to start climbing as soon as Tuesday. Domestic fares are already 10% higher than last year, averaging nearly $300 round trip. Source
SpaceX takes step toward developing reusable rockets after successful launch and recovery
SpaceX launched its most powerful rocket ever built and then flew its first stage booster back to the launch pad where giant metal arms called “chopsticks” grabbed it, just seven minutes after lifting off in Boca Chica, Texas. The uncrewed test flight is a new milestone in SpaceX’s vision of developing a fully reusable rocket to return astronauts to the moon and beyond. Source
Kamala Harris with slim lead on Trump in new CBS News poll
New CBS News polling shows a razor-thin race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump with Harris leading by just 3 percentage points nationally and by just 1 percentage point in the battleground states. CBS News elections and surveys executive director Anthony Salvanto breaks down the new data. Source
U.S. deploying troops, missile defense system to Israel
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has authorized the deployment of a missile defense system to Israel to support the country’s air defense following Iran’s recent strikes. A U.S. official tells CBS News that 100 troops will also head to Israel to operate the system. Source
FEMA crews threatened amid hurricane recovery efforts
Out of an abundance of caution, FEMA says its disaster assistance teams will be stationed at fixed locations instead of going door-to-door, while the agency looks at threats against its personnel. The move comes after the Washington Post reported an email by the U.S. Forest Service to all federal responders in Rutherford County, North Carolina ordering them to stand down and evacuate after National Guard troops encountered armed militia saying they were “hunting FEMA.” Source
MIT professors share Nobel Prize in economics
The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to three Americans Monday. Two of them are MIT professors. Source
5 decapitated bodies found in Mexico, heads left in bag
The violence in Jalisco is blamed chiefly on the Jalisco Nueva Generacion Cartel (CJNG), one of Mexico’s most powerful and violent criminal groups. Source
Here’s what’s open and closed on Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day
Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples Day, is a federal holiday. Here’s what is open and closed on October 14. Source