Start your week smart: One year of war, Helene recovery, new tropical storm, port strike deal, gas emissions

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• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country faces war on seven fronts and called them the “enemies of civilization.” Heavy Israeli airstrikes pounded southern Beirut overnight, with the military saying it was targeting Hezbollah. Follow live updates.• A week after Hurricane Helene roared through, the smell of death overpowers the cool mountain air over the isolated twisting roads of devastated rural western North Carolina. Buncombe County has reported at least 72 deaths, the most in the state. Here’s how you can help.• Communities in Florida are being urged to prepare for a potential Category 3 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico just days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the state. Tropical Storm Milton is expected to intensify quickly.• The deal that ended a strike by 50,000 port workers has a lot of winners and few if any losers. The agreement only covers wages, not other contract provisions, but the union returned to work Friday after a three-day stoppage while those other details are negotiated.• The Supreme Court let stand Biden administration rules that would cut emissions of the planet-warming gas methane as well as mercury in a rare win for an environmental regulation pending before the conservative high court.

MondayOctober 7 marks one year since the Hamas-led assault in southern Israel when militants killed 1,200 people and took more than 250 people hostage, leading to Israel’s war in Gaza and strikes in Lebanon.

CBS News will air its “60 Minutes” election special, but only one presidential candidate will be featured after former President Donald Trump backed out of a previously scheduled interview. Trump had committed to the interview first, followed by Vice President Kamala Harris, through campaign spokespeople, CBS said. CBS disclosed Trump’s change of plans a few hours before the network hosted a vice presidential debate between Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz last week.

And the first Monday in October means the Supreme Court begins a new term with new disputes dealing with discrimination, the storage of spent nuclear fuel and DNA testing for a death row inmate. The court also will decide whether a federal law prevents Mexico from suing gun distributors for allegedly facilitating the flow of firearms to drug cartels.

TuesdayIn what’s shaping up to be the retailing equivalent of a hip-hop rivalry, Amazon kicks off Prime Big Deal Days just after midnight on the West Coast, while rival Walmart launches its first Holiday Deals event for Walmart+ members at midnight on the East Coast.

Wendy’s will begin selling a special meal in honor of the 25th anniversary of the “SpongeBob SquarePants” animated TV series. The menu items, which will be available for a limited time, include a “Krabby Patty Kollab” cheeseburger and a “Pineapple Under the Sea” Frosty at its US and Canadian restaurants. (Editor’s note: No actual “krabs” will be harmed in the making of the meal. It’s just a regular cheeseburger but with an additional slice of cheese and a “top-secret” Krabby Kollab sauce, Wendy’s says.)

ThursdayElon Musk is set to unveil Tesla’s autonomous robotaxi. Tesla has dubbed the event in Los Angeles “We, Robot” — a play on Isaac Asimov’s collection of science fiction short stories.

FridayThe 2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced. In 2023, the prize was given to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all,” the Nobel Committee announced last year.

One Thing: 🎧 October 7th’s shadowIn today’s “One Thing” podcast, CNN’s Nic Robertson joins us from Tel Aviv to reflect on how the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel laid the groundwork for the escalating tensions we are seeing across the Middle East today. Listen here.

Check out more images from the week that was, curated by CNN Photos.

TV and streaming“Have I Got News for You” delivers comic observations from the satirical to the surreal through the lens of a new quiz show. Hosted by Emmy nominee Roy Wood Jr. and with acclaimed comedians Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black serving as team captains, the series serves up a smart take on the news of the week through games that test panelists’ knowledge of current events. You can watch “Have I Got News for You” on Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CNN and again on Sundays on Max. (Max and CNN are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.)

In theatersIt might seem crazy what I’m about to say … but a new movie called “Piece by Piece” tells the story of musician Pharrell Williams’ life with Lego pieces. It opens on Friday.

“The Apprentice” follows a young Donald Trump as he builds his real-estate business in 1970s and ’80s New York with the helping hand of infamous lawyer Roy Cohn. Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong star as Trump and Cohn.

At 11:30 p.m. on October 11, 1975, the first episode of “Saturday Night Live” aired on NBC. “Saturday Night” recounts the final 90 minutes of chaos behind the scenes leading up to that first broadcast. “Saturday Night” also opens on Friday, which happens to be October 11.

At a glance …In the baseball playoffs, the Yankees and Guardians won their American League Division Series openers. Over in the National League, the Mets and Dodgers took a 1-0 lead in their respective series.

In the WNBA playoffs, the Las Vegas Aces staved off elimination and kept their three-peat hopes alive with a win against the New York Liberty. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Lynx face the Connecticut Sun in Game 4 of their semifinal series today.

It’s already Week 5 of the NFL season! Here are five things to know.

The puck drops on a new NHL season on Tuesday. Opening day will feature a trio of matchups: St. Louis at Seattle, Boston at Florida and Chicago at Utah.

For more of your favorite sports, head on over to CNN Sports as well as Bleacher Report, which — like CNN — is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.

Looking for a challenge to start your week? Take CNN’s news quiz to see how much you remember from the week that was! So far, 47% of fellow quiz fans have gotten eight or more questions right. How will you fare?

‘Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down’Singer-songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson passed away last week at the age of 88. Over a career that spanned five decades, the Grammy-winning country music artist wrote several classics, including “Help Me Make it Through the Night,” “Me and Bobby McGee” and “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down.” (Click here to view)