endorsed by the democratic party, nancy pelosi, and dianne feinste voting begins tomorrow but a record number of americans have already cast ballots as the biggest political figures in america fan out to get you to the polls with the balance of power and the future of america at stake. >> when you vote, you can be a check on bad behavior. when you vote, you can choose hope over fear. >> so if you want more caravans and you want more crime, vote democrat. it's very simple. >> at the stroke of midnight new sanctions against iran but will it enough in creating a new

so too ? flooding over taking f does the water. and going batty in texas. a sight to see as millions off nocturnal creatures take to the skies and turning dusk into dark. "early today" starts right now. ♪ good morning. i'm marlie hall. >> i'm philip mena. we have less than 24 hours until election day. and the fight to win over voters now pits president verses president. both hitting the campaign trail this weekend and they're delivering dual messages. >> the caravans, the criminals, the smugglers, theur brder. turn back now because you're not getting in. >> they're telling us the single most grave threat to america is

a bunch off, like, poor, impoverished, broke, hungry refugees 1,000 miles away. >> the last minute campaigning goes into over drive. president trump will make three stops in three battle ground states capping off in missouri. >> and republicans try to maintain control off the house and senate. appear energized with early voting at record highs. here with the latest. >> reporter: a mega watt match up. two presidents on the trail. 45 and 44 back in action. >> i've been doi little campaigning but i'm a little out of shape. >> reporter: president putting distance between himself and th the white house.

>> the difference is i can't campaign for all of the house members. i think i've made a difference of five or six or seven. that's a big difference. >> reporter: the former president in gary, indiana, a state he carried once in 2008 and trump won in 2016. and president obama helping incumbent democrat >> when you vote, you when you vote, you can choose hope over fear.>> reporter: dem confident and concerned that voters who were motivated for months will follow through at the polls. president trump making stops in georgia and tennessee, scrapping to make sure republican held seats stay red. >> so if you want more caravans and crime, vote democrat.

>> reporter: women are among the most sought after midterm voters. >> for me it's security, jobs, economy. >> reporter: from here in chattaa, one more day and three more rallies to make his pitch. he's been more focussed on senate races and republicans have predicted to do pretty well there all along. so the president may be positioning himself to take credit if they do well there and avoid blame if republicans cannot hold on to control of of the house. marlie. >> another curve ball in one of the most closely watched races in the country. georgia secretary of state accused democrats off trying to hack voter registration. with stacey abrams. he's locked in a tight race with they call the claim an abuse of power. >> reporter: voting as emerged as the central issue in race.

now that democrat and republican are locked in a statistical dead heat. the latest polling showing them effectively tied. kemp is also georgia's secretary of state and pusheding restrictions which many say are aimed at limiting turnout of african american voters. chem's office announced an investigation of the democratic party of an alleged hack of the voter system. democrats call it a political stunt. interest in this year's midte midterms is surging, including among latino voters. 36% of latinos said they were certain to vote tomorrow. that's up from 27% in 2014. that jump is almost twice as much as the rise in voter enthusiasm over all americ race? good morning. >> reporter: good morning or should i say buenes dias.

we've been talking to latinos, especially in a state like florida where they makeup 17% of registered voters. we saw plenty of get out the vote efforts to talk to this community in their language with music, surrogates like latino actresses, eva longoria. among others, really mobilizing this community to make their voices heard. you have key constituencies like the cuban voters and the puerto rican voters. for them, national issues like immigration matter. and also health care and hyper-local issues like foreign policy with cuba as well as a hurricane maria rese and you ha incred cflida. andrew gillum verses sanchez. one-point race. as well as bill nelson and the current governor, rick scott.

a one-to-two-point race right now and the question with latinos is will they turn out? we saw plenty of groups making sure that they do and bridging those cultural divides, especially in terms of latino transplants that have moved here from latin america. making them aware of early voting, of an importance of a midterm election. i have rarely seen this much enthusiasm around a midterm election. most know this is a pretty historic election. some telling me one of the most important in their lifetime. back to you. one of the major questions heading to the midterm sz whether a blue wave will wash over the house. we've seen a huge surge in early voting with 17 states surpassing the turn out the 2014 election.

>> reporter: indiana tuesday night at 6:00 p.m. there's going to be a lot of early voting indiana in. j donally and on the house side where democrats need to pick up 23 seats. what you see we call this the big 66. we got 66 republican held districts where we think republicans have their best shot at getting puck ups and the first one on the map comes on at 6:00. kentucky's sixth district. amy mcgragt and had that viral add ad, trying to take on the incumbent. this is lexington, kentucky and its surroundings. lexington, kentucky and the rural area outside of it. the fascinating thing to watch for here, 40% of -- they're

going to be surge democratic turnout. and the republican interest going to be down at all? are they able to make inroad in the rural trump area? that's something we're going to see at 6:00. then 7:00 is whethings are goino start to intensify. the fifth, includes charlottesville. and 10th right outside washington d.c. four republican-held seat democrats have a shot at picking off. also 7:00 look at this in florida. all sorts of competitive -- potentially competitive districts in florida. and i give you one more. georgia. so much talk about the's race. expand the electorate. i'm going to start getting a read out and whether it bleeds out, this is one to watch.

if stacey is having a big night, woodall could be in big trouble. >> the man's going to be out the next three days. today is the last chanceor candidates to make their claim to voters. and both sides are barn storming into the final hours of the election. let's bring in tracie potts. >> reporter: let's watch to see what's going to happen in the midwest. he's criss crossing the midwest, ohio, indiana, missouri, making his final argument to voters. president trump urging them to vote republican. based on his record. he's going after democrats like stacey abrams in georgia or tennessee. but he's using national themes to do it. talking a lot in these hour-long rally speeches about the economy, immigration, about that caravan. things that local candidates

really don't have a lot of influence on. but essentially urgin now as you've seen the president is upside down in the latest nbc wall street journal poll in his job approval rating. however, he is still getting out there and voe the big name democrats. you've se you' you'veope -- you've seeneelsike election because of what they're campaigning about. be sure to join us for the vote america's future starts tomorrow night 8:00 eastern. 7:00 central. and keitan yes, topping her three minutes.

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welcome back. for some it might sound batty but it's a popular fall in texas. going out at dusk to watch a wonder of nature. >> reporter: down a dusty road lie as cave in central texas where one of the wupders takes flight just before sunset. that's the sound of more thanmi. a an evening spectacle that's become a popular family outing. how would you describe this? >>geographic in real life. >> reporter: the sky's so darkened by these creatures they show up on doppler radar.

he mexican free tail bats fly in every direction for a bug buffet. >> 147 tons of bugs tonight. >> reporter: that's more than the weight of three boeing 737s. >> reporter: how about the smell? >> the smell is terrible. >> reporter: this is what you expect but turns out bats are not going to fly in my air or at does that and it's not these. from tats to folk art and even jewelry. texas is so proud of its bats, they're honored at the bat fest each year >> i love that there's exotic creatures that are scary looking, kind of weird. >> reporter: at dusk every night

meanwhile they'll begin ty skyl. migrating south to mexico in late november and next year as they've done for a thousand years, you blatter believe it. they'll be back. >> cool. >> reporter: why are we whispering? >> i don't know. because of the bats. >> bats get a bad rap. >> takes some of the fear out of it. i like that. macy's unveiled its thanksgiving parade balloons. elff stars of the christmas chronicles on netflix and this will be macy 92nd new york city parade and the only place to watch it live is right here on nbc. >> thanksgiving day tradition.

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north bay: and a deadly triple shooting at a detox center. this is happening on smith ranch road in san raphael .. near mcinnis park golf center. so far we know one person is dead. two more victims are injured. the gunman is still on the loose. our pete suratos is at the scene. he )s talking with deputies. pete will have a live report at the top of the 5-o-clock hour. good morning and thank you havfor jmore on that breaking meteorologist kari hall for the beginning of the week forecast, kari, how is itwe ve cool condi