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New details about Georgia school shooting suspect

The FBI has admitted that it was aware of alleged threats of violence made last year by the 14-year-old suspect arrested in the shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia in which four people were killed and nine others wounded. At the time, the agency passed the information on to local law enforcement. Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum, whose deputies first questioned the shooter's family in 2023, spoke to CBS News' Mark Strassmann Thursday.

Harris and Trump react to Georgia shooting

Vice President Kamala Harris called the high school shooting in Georgia a "senseless tragedy" during a speech in New Hampshire, where she also unveiled new proposals to help small businesses. Former President Donald Trump reacted to the shooting on social media, saying, "Our hearts are with the victims." Trump is expected to lay out his economic plans on Thursday. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.

GOP-led election disputes spark backlash

We're just about two months away from Election Day, but in some states, legal fights over the race have already started. In Georgia, the Republican-controlled State Election Board has passed a rule that will allow election officials to conduct "reasonable inquiries" before certifying results. Democrats are suing to block it, arguing that the bar for these "reasonable" inquiries isn't clearly set and could allow any one board member to block the certification of election results for any reason. CBS News election law contributor David Becker joins to discuss.

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