Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation against Iran for its missile attack against Israel Tuesday. When Iran attacked Israel in April, Israel responded with a limited strike. Jon Alterman, senior vice president and director of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to discuss how the prime minister could respond now. Source

John Dickerson reports on the findings from a newly unsealed filing regarding the Trump 2020 election case, escalating conflict in the Middle East, and the status of recovery and cleanup operations in the Southeast following Hurricane Helene. Source

Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz were back on the campaign trail Wednesday, one day after the only scheduled vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News. On Tuesday night, they found moments of middle ground while debating health care, gun control and the economy. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett has more. Source

U.S. dock workers on the East and Gulf coasts have been on strike for two days with no union deal in sight. The workers are demanding wage hikes and a complete ban on the use of automated cranes, gates and container-moving trucks in unloading or loading freight. CBS News’ Nancy Chen has more on their concerns. Source

Tennessee officials are investigating a plastics factory in Erwin after 11 workers were swept away Friday by raging floodwaters from Helene. Five were rescued, two died and four others remain unaccounted for. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports on the investigation and rescue efforts. Source

A U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday. Japanese officials said the incident caused 80 flight cancellations, but no injuries. Source

Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case, unsealed part of a 165-page report by special counsel Jack Smith, who argued that Trump’s alleged attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election was done as a private candidate, rather than in an official capacity. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has more. Source

As the world awaits Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attack, the Israeli military continues its ground operations in southern Lebanon. Israel Defense Forces released a video Wednesday showing troops advancing through the region as it announced the deaths of eight soldiers killed in “intense fighting” with Hezbollah militants. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports. Source

Sales of BB and pellet guns that look like real firearms are rising, but their similarity to firearms has led to dozens of police shootings. Source

Since 2014, at least 320 people have been shot and killed by police while holding replica guns, and of those at least 19 were children. Police say that many replica guns look so real that officers are unable to distinguish them from regular firearms. And even though many states are trying to keep realistic replica guns out of kids’ hands, there’s evidence that manufacturers have been marketing directly to them for years. Anna Werner explains. Source