of platinum hair, was a career criminal who rose te thfbi's most wanted list after he had turned informant but disappear disappeared. >> he killed people who he said were informants for the police, but in actuality he was the greatest rat of all. >> reporter: bulger slipped away in 1995 and was on the run for 16 years. captured in 2011 in santa monica, california ending a worldwide manhunt. >> if there's an afterlife, there's no question where he is. >> reporter: the fbi's office in pittsburgh is investigating bulger's death. this is the third killing in just six months at this federal prison. and jeff, after hearing today's news one of bulger's victims' widow said she's o champagne. >> okay, nikki battiste, thank you very much in west virginia tonight. one week before the midterm elections our cbs news battleground tracker shows democrats are more likely to win back the house for the first time since 2010.

republicans far more likely to keep the senate. in florida where there are a number of key races democrats have made health care the major issue. nancy cordes is there. >> reporter: here in florida the election is happening now. >> usa! usa! >> reporter: more than 1.2 million floridians have already cast their ballots. that's close to the early voting totals from 2014, and there's still a week to go. >> we have a chance to send a message to donald trump and all of their followers that america is still america. >> reporter: the marquee race for governor pits the democratic mayor of tallahassee, andrew gillum, against republican congressman ron desantis. >> i'm the only candidate of the two of us running who is not going to raise your taxes. >> reporter: health care has actually edged out the economy as the top issue in florida this year. three out of four floridians tell us it is very important to their vote.

our battleground tracker found that they think democrats are more likely than republicans to protect people with pre-existing conditions. >> ma'am, just wanted to say hi. >> reporter: in florida's 26 district, south of miami, gop congressman carlos corbello has been hammered with ads over his votes to repeal obamacare. >> you voted with trump and the republicans to take away our health care. >> this is a perennial swing district. >> reporter: his district has the second largest population of obamacare enrollees in the country. is that a politically advantageous position in a district with so many obamacare recipients? >> it's an honest position. and i'm not willing to role play. i'm not willing to lie to people in order to get elected. >> reporter: when we sat down with four miami voters, obamacare was one of the less contentious issues. >> i'm able to pay for my insurance. but i think that we need to expand something for the poor. >> reporter: wanda wilson is a lawyer who voted early for republicans. >> why do you think that?

>> reporter: devond rah shaw is a democrat who for t red cross. >> i'm not saying that obamacare is perfect but i think that it gave us a pretty great framework to work with. >> all ri why is that? >> reporter: it's because there's so much at stake in this one state. it's not just the governor's race, jeff. you've got a very contested senate race as well. it's extremely close. and several close house races as well. so you've got president trump, who won narrowly, but also president obama, who won narrowly here twice. he's going to be campaigning in the state this week too. >> nancy cordes in beautiful miami tonight. nancy, thank you. iranians are bracing for a new round of u.s. sanctions that president trump plans to impose as early as next week. elizabeth palmer tonight is in iran's capital. >> reporter: it's a day of mourning in iran's religious calendar. and thousands of the devout joined a solemn procession in tehran. on who alreadyinoul in thisite

iran's currency has plunged 70% against the u.s. dollar. and that means everything is more expensive, including basics like food and medicine. millions are now struggling. sarah abedan is one of them. >> the price is everything is increasing. >> what do you think about the current american government led by mr. trump? >> i think they are awful. >> reporter: the white house gets a lot of the blame. but not all of it. people rarely say it out loud, but demonstrations across the country show there's public fury with iran's own inefficient, corrupt government. but for the poor like many in this crowd widespread violence and chaos will make their hardship worse. so for now they're gritting

their teeth and scraping by with less. one of the main goals of the sanctions according to the white house is to pressure the iranian government into negotiating a new and improved nuclear deal. jeff? >> liz palmer in tehran. thank you. coming up next, more cases of a we saved hundreds

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the cdc says that a rare, potentially paralyzing illness thatffects mostly children has now spread to 24 states with 72 confirmed cases including 10 new ones. dr. jon lapook has more now about acute flaccid myelitis. >> reporter: this picture of camdyn carr was taken on august 30th. thinks parents thought he had a routine sinus infection. but within 72 hours this healthy 4-year-old was paralyzed. and two days later -- >> my son died on that tuesday. >> died? >> yeah. >> what do you mean? >> he coded on tuesday. >> reporter: chris carr is camdyn's father. >> and where were you when you saw this all happening? >> i lost it. i lost it. >> reporter: and you almost lost him. >> yeah. right. definitely. >> reporter: fortunately, doctors revived camdyn. now he's at the kennedy krieger institute in baltimore for intensive therapy. >> are you going to be a conductor when you grow up? >> reporter: acute flaccid

myelitis, or afm, has ravaged his body. he has a tube to help him breathe and only slight movement in one hand and one foot. >> i do have hope for these kids. >> reporter: rebecca martin manages the rehabilitation center. >> they make slow incremental ch their functional level with the right kind of therapy like we provide. >> reporter: that's a road krista bottomley and her 6-year-old son sebastian know all too well. two years ago when afm cases last peaked sebastian's cold turned into the polio-like illness and almost complete paralysis. but after 2,000 hours of rehabilitation he can get dressed by himself, feed himself, and stand. but learning to walk again has been a slow, grueling process. >> occasionally he says things like, "mom, why can't i just walk like everybody else does without all this work?" and i said, "well, you know, god knew that you were strong enough handle this."

to fve day to once again walk all by himself. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, baltimore. still ahead here tonight, an attempted murder at the bottom of the world.

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in rochester, indiana today a terrible story. a pickup truck hit and killed a 9-year-old girl and her twin 6-year-old brothers as they were crossing the road to get on the scbu-yeaoldriver was charged with reckless homicide. storms across italy have killed at least 11 people. strong winds toppled trees there. a mudslide buried a woman in her home. and a wind surfer died after he slammed into the rocks. in venice a very high tide covered 3/4 of the city in water. a spoiler alert almost turned deadly. a russian news report says a researcher in antarctica stabbed another man because he often revealed the endings of books they were reading. it is believed to be the first time anyone has been charged with

we end here tonight with the story of a woman, a man, and a plane. the plane brought them together to make history while often eping them apart. carter evans, you are cleared for takeoff. >> reporter: the b-2 stealth bomber is one of the most feared aircraft in the world, able to fly undetected into enemy territory. lieutenant colonel jennifer avery was the first woman to fly one. >> honestly, i never thought i would be a pilot. i just never thought.

i was very kind of insecure in high school. >> reporter: but she overcame that insecurity and earned her air force wings in 1997. then she heard there was a search for b-2 pilots. >> and so i decided to throw my name in the hat. >> you didn't set out to blaze a trail for women. >> no. no, actually, i didn't. i just applied because it intrigued me. >> reporter: she got the job. but there was a problem. it meant she'd have to leave her boyfriend john, also an air force pilot, and move to the b-2 base in missouri. >> is that why you applied? >> that had some things to do with it. you know, it's obviously an incredible airplane, but that had a significant role in the decision process. >> reporter: so they both became b-2 pilots and eventually husband and wife. another first in air force history. but it also meant they could never be in the same plane. >> you're not allowed to fly together if you are married. >> reporter: jennifer went on to fly a mission in "operation iraqi freedom."

she is still the only woman to fly a b-2 in combat. why do you think more women don't go after these jobs? >> there could be a perception problem, that they think they won't be accepted. >> reporter: the couple eventually flew b-2s for the air national guard, until they both retired from the military in september, giving them more time to focus on the ultimate mission, their two children. >> i have ultimate respect for her because i know that she's an incredible pilot but i know that she's an even better mother. >> reporter: and they'll always have a connection to that exclusive club in the sky. carter evans, cbs news, boise, idaho. that is the "overnight news" for this wednesday. for some of you thes morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jeff glor.

♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." welcome to the "overnight news." i'm ed o'keefe. there were tears and outrage in pittsburgh, where president trump paid a visit to the victims and survivors of the synagogue massacre. critics blamed the president for inciting his supporters to violence, and several jewish groups asked mr. trump to postpone his visit, at least until the 11 people killed that day had been laid to rest. david begnaud is there. >> reporter: president trump and the first lady paid their respects today to the victims of saturday's massacre, as a grief-stricken community began to bury the dead.synagogue's rabbi, greeted mr. trump along with his daughter ivanka trump and son-in-law jared kushner, both ohom are observant jews. there the president and first lady laid stones at each of the victims' memorials. ♪ this land was made for you and

me ♪ less than 50 yards away from the protest about 1,000 protesters were chanting, many of them condemning him for divisive rhetoric. >> president trump, you are not welcome in pittsburgh! >> reporter: some protesters didn't want the president coming here until he condemned white nationalism. politicians including the local mayor and the governor of pennsylvania did not greet the president. four funerals were held today. dr. jerry rabinowitz, a 66-year-old family doctor known for his kindness and gentle touch, was the first to be laid to rest. with thousands of mourners turning out to pay their respects. ben and arlene scheib were two of his patients and long-time friends. >> there were stories being told. memories being shared by patients, friends. it was a very emotional time. >> a second funeral was held for the beloved rosenthal brothers, cecil and david, who went through life together with the help of a local disabilities services organization.

the line stretched for blocks as mourners hugged and cried. even members of the pittsburgh steelers were in attendance. >> a lot of people talked about how david was kind of a ladies' man. he'd put on his glasses and you know, he was very clean and orderly. and you know, cecil was kind of the life of the party. >> reporter: 71-year-old daniel stein was buried today in a private ceremony. we're told he was a pillar of his congregation and had just become a new grandfather. when the first family left the synagogue, they headed for the hospital. there we're told the president met with a member of the s.w.a.t. team who was wounded and a second victim. there were about 200 onlookers there. some of them were yelling at the president "go home." here at the synagogue the president was asked if he had anything to say. he said, "sad, sad. very sad. i hope we've learned a lot." president trump insists he has the right to cancel the 14th amendment to the constitution. it grants citizenship to any baby born in the united states, even the children of illegal

immigrants. but can he do that? major garrett asks the experts. >> reporter a week before the midterm elections president trump said he could end so-called birthright citizenship with a stroke of his pen. >> you can definitely do it with an act of congress. but now they're saying i can do it just with an executive order. >> reporter: that would mean overturning a portion of the constitution's 14th amendment that says "all persons born or naturalized in the united states and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the united states." >> we're the only country in the world where a person comes in, has a baby and the baby is essentially a citizen of the united states for 85 years with all of those benefits. it's ridiculous. >> reporter: in fact, at least 30 countries guarantee citizenship to people born within their borders. and federal courts have generally ruled the 14th amendment applies to children born in the u.s. to undocumented parents. republican house speaker paul ryan said the president cannot

change current law by himself. >> well, you obviously cannot do that. you cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order. >> reporter: in 2015 mr. trump raised the birthright issue on the campaign trail. >> the 14th amendment, i was right on it. you can do something with it, and you can do something fast. >> reporter: the debate adds to the president's hardline immigration moves in the run-up to tel, ing sending more than 7,000 troops to the southern border in reaction to the central american migrant caravans making their way north through mexico. the size of the u.s. force is roughly equal to that fighting isis in iraq and syria. on fox news last night president trump side migrants seeking asylum in the u.s., whom he called invaders, would be housed in tents while under review. >> we're going to put tents up all over the place. we're not going to build structures and spend all of this hundreds of millions of dollars. >> reporter: setting aside the political timing of all this, the number of children born to

undocumented migrants peaked 12 years ago at more than 350,000 but declined through 2014. that's according to the latest pew research data. if the president signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship, it would face immediate court challenges and might not survive. whitey bulger, the murderous mobster turned fbi informant, was found dead in a west virginia prison. he was serving two life terms. nikki battiste reports on bulger's life and bloody career. >> any available medics we need your response. cardiac arrest. >> reporter: the call came in just after 8:00 this morning. james "whitey" bulger, the notorious boston crime boss, was discovered unresponsive at this federal prison in west virginia. >> you're going to be responding to the maximum security. be advised cpr in progress. >> reporter: according to authorities, life-saving measures were initiated by prison staff but bulger was pronounced dead shortly afterward. he was reportedly beaten to death by one or more inmates. at 89 bulger was seven years

into serving one of two life sentences for 11 murders and reported to be in failing health. boston radio host howie carr wrote about bulger for decades. >> he was just a notoriously horrible, horrible criminal. >> reporter: most people have heard of bulge your from the movies. he was the model played by johnny depp in the movie "black mass." and for the violent crime boss in the 2006 film "the departed." >> are you still a cop? >> no! >> reporter: but he was more than just a hollywood character. he was a ruthless killer. kevin weekes, one of bulger's top lieutenants, talked to "60 minutes" about bulger in 2006. >> he stabbed people. he beat people to death. he shot people, strangled people. run them over with cars. >> reporter: bulger, who earned the nickname whitey for his mop of platinum hair, was a career criminal who rose to the top of the fbi's most wanted list after he had turned informant but disappeared. >> he killed people who he said were informants for the police,

but in actuality he was the greatest rat of all. >> reporter: bulger slipped away in 1995 and was on the run for 16 years. he was finally captured in 2011 in santa monica, california ending a worldwide manhunt. >> if there's an afterlife there's no question where he is. >> reporter: the fbi's office in pittsburgh is investigating bulger's death. this is the third killing in just six months at this federal prison. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." there are questions this morning about the safety of a new jetliner flying the skies. the boeing 737 max. a brand new 737 max crashed into the sea off indonesia on monday. all 189 people on board are presumed dead. investigators are hoping the plane's black boxes will hold the clues to the cause of the wreck. kris van cleave has the latest. >> reporter: passengers on the same plane during a flight the day before report their flight was like a roller coaster and the engine made a strange noise throughout. that's unusual. this was a brand new airplane, a boeing 737 max 8.s oeg' most advanced airplanes. recovery crews in indonesia found more bodies and debris

tuesday. but for the second day divers boxes. the cause of monday's crash is still unknown. the airline's president admitted the aircraft delivered in august had a "technical issue" in its previous flight sunday but insisted the problem was fixed. in a video posted on facebook purportedly by a passenger on sunday's flight from bali to jakarta a fellow passenger complains about being stuck on the tarmac while waiting for repairs. with the doomed plane in the background they ask for prayers to make it back to jakarta safely. this is the first accident involving a boeing 737 max jet, which airlines began flying only last year. >> this is the 21st century aircraft. >> reporter: mark rosenkerr is >> is there a reason for conra the sky? >> if boeing or the carriers in any way, shape or form felt there was an issue, then the

airplane would be grounded. >> rng m have been ordered. 219 are already in service around the world including 45 operated by u.s. airlines who say they are closely monitoring the indonesia crash investigation. >> you always have to look at any potential systemic issue, fleet issue. we've not seen anything like this yet. >> reporter: boeing is assisting investigators. the 737 is one of the safest airplanes ever built. in the last 50 years more than 10,000 have beene'only been 60 worldwide. the director of the cdc robert redfield considers the opioid epidemic the public health crisis of our time. more than 72,000 americans died last year of drug overdoses and 48 thousands of those deaths were from opioids. dr. redfield discussed the nationwide epidem wik john dickerson. >> in terms of priorities the secretary of hhs said that he

would instruct of gun violence. has he done that? >> we have a problem called the national violent surveillance system. so we currently are recording violent deaths from all causes including firearms. so that's ongoing. >> what in your mind constraints are from the dickey amendment? >> i don't feel we have any restrictions. the issue will be if congress can give us funding to expand the research that we're currently able to do. the secretary's also made it clear that we do not have a restriction to do research. basically what we need to do is get a funding mechanism for congress to instruct us to do that research. >> if you were doing that priority list, how high up on the list would the causes of gun violence be when you're asking for money and saying we need the money to do the proper amount of research? >> well, i think it's in the mix. you'll find the cdc, our programs are largely driven by where congress puts the priority

to want to fund this. >> you're not silent in that conversation. you could say there are tens of thousands of deaths in america that result from this, we'd like some money to be able to know how actually -- >> i think people know we're poised to be able to do research in this area of congress if they choose to give us additional funding. >> cdc has released some preliminary data on opioid overdose deaths. it seems to have maybe plateaued. where are we right now? >> you know we had over 72,000 people die last year from drug overdose. a little over 48,000 of them from opioids. it's going to require enormous effort to get this epidemic under control. >> is it that we don't know how to attack the problem or we don't know how to execute a plan to go after it? >> well, i think first and foremost we have to recognize it for what it is. it's a medical condition. it's not a moral failing. the'll second thing we have to recognize is it's actually a chronic medical condition.

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>> this is where actual performers are practicing in front of the public to see. people want to keep it quiet here so she can focus. do you want to be like this movie one day? [ speaking french ] >> what do you think? >> it's cool. it's amazing. >> reporter: the ringmaster of this creative powerhouse is president and ceo daniel le r. is it hard to pull back the curtain? >> it's a privilege to come backstage, but at the same time i like our quebecers to discover and to be part of it. >> reporter: this entertainment empire has humble beginnings. canadian street performers including former ceo guy laliberte created cirque in 1984. today they're a billion-dollar company. their headquarters is a kaleidoscope of costumes,

characters, and clowning around. at the open house getting hands on is highly encouraged. and for some highly difficult. can you help me? okay. yes. >> reporter: but others fit right in. you were surprised when you came here by what you saw? >> yes. i expected less. >> reporter: you expected less. >> yes. >> reporter: and what do you th >> reporter: and they're not just going behind the scenes. they're going above them. so what we are standing on right now, hard to say standing because it's wobbly, it's a little scary. but's this is what they call a technical grid. this is where they hang all the equipment, lights, ropes for the acrobats, that kind of thing. and each square inch of this grid has to be able to hold 300 pounds. let's get out of here quickly. what do you want folks to take away from coming to your headquarters? >> i want them to understand how much work there is behind it. i want them to understand that

we're not an industry, we're artisan. >> we were getting a lot of phone calls, a lot of people who want to visit. >> reporter: cirque du soleil's couture, oversees this bring the audience to work days. >> it's a best a willie wonka moment so you open the doors to the factory and finally figure and you can see the magic where it all comes together and creates those beautiful shows. >> reporter: no golden ticket is required. and free entry comes with a tour. costume production manager david malpin showed us around. each elaborate creation starts out as white fabric that's then dyed and dramatized in house. >> the costume is part of performance. it brings emotion. at cirque we like to provoke, and evoke. the way we think of our costume is to bring out that effect. >> it helps them get into character. >> exactly.

>> they become the cricket. >> they become the cricket. they become the lunage. they become something that's them and part of the story bigger than themselves. >> in the new show i'm going to be a hummingbird. soerent. >> reporter: american lick anderson says costumes help him transition from acrobat to artist. >> you feel like a different person. i mean, you turn into the character for that short moment on stage. i'm a hummingbird. >> how do you feel about the public being able to come in and see what you guys do? >> i think it's wonderful. when they see us on stage they only see the final product. but when they come and look at the training you can see how much hard work and time and effort is put into every small detail. >> reporter: and at the headquarters they can see how it's all put together. fans wral loud all over the building. except one place. this door here is actually locked because what's happening behind these closed doors is the preparation for the china show, and that is off limits to everyone. their dence hangzneye

the big foray ints fur topt no china today that we were doing 34 years ago at the corner of the street in montreal. it's convincing people that we're offering an artistic content that is totally different. if you want to disrupt the world, you have to be innovative, you have to be gutsy, you have to push the boundaries of your creativity all the time. and the people that are struggling in the business world right now are the people that are too traditional. >> reporter: so your advice is loosen up? >> exactly. and listen to the young people. because when guy laliberte founded cirque du soleil he was 25 years old. so listen to the 25 years old people or the 20 years old people that have crazy idea and that are renegades because they're the one

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a roundup of wild horses in northern california has touched off a stampede of controversy. john blackstone has the story. >> reporter: the helicopter over a rocky plateau in northern cadoin w o a modern cowboy, rounding up wild horses, ending their days of running free. >> we are sending 700 als to corrals for adoption, training, try and get them homes where people can use them and ride them. >> reporter: amanda mcadams, supervisor of modoc national forest, says she's received thousands of e-mails objecting to the roundup. >> removing horses from the land is going to make it a better situation for the horse that's remain out there. for these horses part of the reason they're calm standing behind us is they have food and water. they're not having to go searching for it. >> reporter: nearly 4,000 wild horses now live in modoc national forest. >> there's really room for 200

to 400 to exist healthy in balance with the land. >> reporter: the land where the wild horses live is called the devil's garden, a landscape of volcanic rocks where the grass is often overgrazed by horses. how high should this be? >> there are some examples around here where it's probably three or four inches. but there's just no vegetation left and you can see how they're dying out. >> reporter: because of overgrazing this land has been closed for use by cattle ranchers who are now suing the forest service. >> a lot of these areas don't have cattle in them now and the degradation is still occurring. >> reporter: but the horses have ardent defenders far from the open range. the american wild horse campaign has been holding fund-raisers. fearing some of the horses will ultimately be slaughtered. >> in average markets for horse meat at auction horses are going for hundreds of dollars apiece. so when the forest service says that they're going to sell them for a dollar apiece we know they are going to slaughter.

admits se older horses could be sold for as little as a dollarar, and they have no way knowing what happens to those animals. but even as the horses are being gathered, some enthusiastic buyers are looking for animals they would love to adopt. you saw some special ones there today. >> oh, yeah, we did. there are some pretty colors out there. >> reporter: jamie, denise, and catherine have all adopted wild horses in the past. catherine's was captured at devil's garden last year. >> he's 4 years old now and he's a great horse. i couldn't ask for a better horse. >> reporte . >> the horse that's are gathered go to homes where hopefully they're never in need of anything anymore. >> i'd rather see them going homes than starve to death out on the range because they will. >> reporter: it's a controversy that won't end soon. even if the forest service brings in 1,000 horses this year as planned, another roundup will be needed next year. john blackstone, modoc n nation forest. that's the "overnight news" for this

it's wednesday, ocober 31st, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." birth right threats. president trump claims he can take away the citizenship guarantee with an order. lawmaker debate the legality. more funerals will be held today for the synagogue shooting in pittsburgh. and a woman has reportedly come forward saying she was offered money to make up false claims against robert mueller.