CBS Evening News S2026E70 - Episode 70

Less than 24 hours after the ceasefire with Iran was announced, it's in danger of coming apart. Israel launched a huge offensive against its old enemy, the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah, on Wednesday. Elizabeth Palmer reports. The ceasefire with Iran is subject to what President Trump called the "complete, immediate and safe opening" of the Strait of Hormuz, which on Wednesday, Iran said is closed. The White House said those claims are false. Weijia Jiang reports. Wall Street appeared optimistic on Wednesday about the ceasefire with Iran, but the situation is delicate. Kelly O'Grady has more. In Southern California, a 29-year-old man is accused of starting a massive fire at a warehouse where he worked. Jonathan Vigliotti reports. Serial killer Rex Heuermann admitted to killing eight women on Long Island over the span of 17 years, ending in 2010. He will now spend the rest of his life in prison. Tom Hanson reports. The crew of Artemis II is once again in the pull of Earth's gravity on Wednesday as their capsule speeds at 2,000 miles an hour toward a splashdown off Southern California. Mark Strassmann has the latest from mission control in Houston and Rob Marciano tracks the weather ahead of their return. Tony Dokoupil has the story of some Akron, Ohio, boys who looked to a pastor for comfort and security.