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Gas prices are running about 15 cents per gallon more than they were just a week ago, and diesel fuel for trucks is now at an all-time high, topping $6 a gallon. The war with Iran is the biggest factor, but President Trump is instead blaming Ukraine. Ed O'Keefe has more details. Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was seen in Washington, D.C., on Monday, for the first time since June. Ed O'Keefe reports. David Sacks, co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, says tech leaders like Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei have a responsibility to ensure their products are safe — and should "step aside" if they can't control what they're building. Surveillance video captured a young girl with her backpack and phone in hand crossing a busy street in Philadelphia. Moments later, a truck appeared to run her over, dragging her under its wheels. Miraculously, she was able to walk away. Cristian Benavides has the story. A 70-year-old hiker, lost for a week on a large island in the middle of Lake Superior, has been found, after search and rescue teams had nearly given up hope. Mark Strassmann has the story. Bob Mackie, a fashion icon known for elevating Hollywood's leading ladies and pop stars for decades, died on Monday at 87. Meg Oliver looks back on his signature looks and his life.

The FBI said it thwarted a "mass casualty attack," inspired by ISIS, allegedly by a 21-year-old man in Pennsylvania. Agents allegedly tracked the young man to a hotel where they arrested him. It's the second ISIS-related plot to surface since August. Nicole Sganga reports. A man racing a stolen Tesla down a crowded boardwalk hit a woman, setting off a wild chase involving lots of witnesses, including one recording it all on a pair of smart glasses. Jonah Kaplan reports. The rapper Macklemore was bumped from Ed Sheeran's U.S. concert tour for pro-Palestinian comments that some say crossed a line into prejudice. Now, four additional supporting acts have quit in solidarity, and the headliner has addressed the controversy. Carter Evans reports. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sat down for an exclusive interview with CBS News' Aiden Stretch about what he said were recent Russian plots to assassinate him. Zelenskyy also discussed President Trump's new demand that Ukraine stop attacking Russian energy targets to help gas prices in the U.S. In Washington state, investigators said they believe illegal fireworks, shot from the back of a pickup truck, sparked a nearly 10,000-acre deadly wildfire earlier this summer. Jason Allen reports. Arch Manning, one of the most famous names in college football, coming off one of the biggest wins of his life on Saturday, made one of his bigger blunters. He laughed and joked about an AI video of Steve Sarkisian hitting reporter Holly Rowe. He has since apologized. Just before taking off for Munich, Germany, United Airlines pilot Kent Katnik, checked in with the tower and heard his daughter, Kenny Katnick, herself a pilot, about to take off for Syracuse. Tony Dokoupil has the story.  

A news helicopter went down in Los Angeles on Tuesday night while the reporter aboard was covering a fatal bus accident. Two NBC LA employees were killed in the crash, along with another person on the ground. Carter Evans reports. FBI agents are investigating two potential serial killers, a father and his son, possibly involved in the killings of at least five women. Jericka Duncan reports. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years on Wednesday, a sign of concern about rising prices. Meanwhile, the cost of diesel fuel hit a new record on Wednesday, for the eighth day in a row. Nancy Cordes reports on rising prices, and Kelly O'Grady has more details on the Fed's decision. The FBI and the Coast Guard are investigating a giant oil tanker on its way to Texas that may have been taken over by a cyberattack. Iranian state media claims hackers had control of the ship's propellers, raising concern that these giant vessels could be used as weapons. Nicole Sganga reports. Newly released video shows fire ripping through a Florida motel this weekend and first responders rushing into the danger. Cristian Benavides spoke with two of them. A golden retriever got his big chance to be a guard dog, but instead of guarding, Nash tried to play with the intruder. Tony Dokoupil has the story.