over the years. it said in 2003 it should not continue indefinitely. nine states now ban it in college admissions. civil rights lawyer damon hewitt representing the university of north carolina says affirmative action is still crucial. >> when you think about a world without affirmative action, think about what our workplaces would look like. >> reporter: poentss say there are other race-neutral ways to get diversity like looking at socioeconomic factor, and that was the focus of several of those conservative justices who seemed to suggest the clock on affirmative action is ticking. norah. >> jan crawford with those important arguments today, thank you. we learned today the identity of the man who's been charged with murdering two teenage girls in delphi, indiana, nearly six years ago. 50-year-old richard allen was arrested friday after police made a big break in a cold case. allen worked at a cvs pharmacy in the town, allegedly developing photos for the families of the girls for free. the grandparents of one victim,

14-year-old liberty german, says they always felt the killer was close by, hiding in plain sight. >> nothing's ever going to bring, you know, liberty back. that's just a fact. will we ever be done grieving, mourning? no. that's just always going to be there. >> police say the investigation is far from over. early voting is under way in most of the country ahead of next week's critical midterm elections. according to the latest cbs blattle ground tracker poll, nearly 8 in 10 likely voters describe things in the country as out of control. not a good sign for the party in power, democrats. as america decides, cbs's nikole killion is in georgia, where the difference could come down to which voters turn out. >> get out and vote. >> reporter: with just over a week until election day, gop senate nominee herschel walker fired back against top democrats. >> y'all saw that. obama came in. i can tell you he must not like herschel walker. >> seems to me he's a celebrity

who wants to be a politician, and we've seen how that goes. >> reporter: the former president was in georgia, michigan, and wisconsin. several senate contests hanging in the balance. democratic candidates like pennsylvania lieutenant governor john fetterman are trying to shore up the african american vote. >> we're going to keep going hard and to make sure that we'll do everything we can. >> reporter: according to our cbs news battleground tracker, 47% of black voters are very enthusiastic about voting compared to 53% of white voters. >> people are tired, and i think they're -- the apathy is kind of thick. >> reporter: rhonda taylor is one of several volunteers trying to motivate voters in the peach state. >> thank you, lord. thank you, lord. amen. >> reporter: where appry can americans make up about a third of the electorate. latosha brown is a co-founder of black voters matter, which has

launched a bus tour in key battlegrounds. >> i think what you're seeing in georgia, we're seeing all around the country. >> reporter: she believes the state's record early voting turnout is an encouraging sign. >> part of what we have to be really careful about is where there are these narratives that are actually in many ways seek to depress the vote. >> we need black voters. we need white voters. >> into the house of the lord. >> reporter: incumbent senator raphael warnock is banking on a multicultural coalition to prevail against his opponent. >> i think that the differences between me and my opponent are stark. and if you want to represent the people of the state of georgia, they deserve to know who you are and what you're committed to. >> reporter: the republican party has set up community centers here in the atlanta area and other predominantly black cities to court african american voters. so far in georgia, more than

1.6 million people have cast their ballots early, many of them older black voters. so there continues to be a push to drive younger turnout. norah. >> that is some big turnout. nikole killion, thank you. and we'll have full coverage of the 2020 midterm elections. that's next tuesday starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. we hope you'll join us here at cbs news. (computer keys clicking) (mouse clicks) - shriners hospitals for children is awesome! my favorite people in shriners are the doctors and the nurses because they help people through life. wow, i was a really cute kid!

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she thinks hudson ran to get the mail. but from inside her full-size suv, she says she never saw him. >> i was kind of like running around everywhere looking for him, and then i looked under the car, and he was there. >> reporter: vehicles have a blind zone directly in front of the hood that grows with the size of the car. americans shift to larger trucks and suv comes as deaths from these front-over crashes more than doubled in five years, killing over 500 in 2020. experts say the victims are often small children. >> i miss my son. i miss his hugs. i miss watching him grow up. >> reporter: inside their test facility, consumer reports shows us how much a driver can't see. watch as these four young children leap frog forward another four full spots, and they're still out of view. >> i can see dylan's head. so did we get nine kids there? >> that zone is far longer than you think. >> reporter: consumer reports tested the front blind zones of

15 vehicles, ranging from about 3 feet for a small sports car to as much as 15 feet for one full-sized pickup. consumer reports showed us three different demos. the larger the car, the larger the blind zone. connecticut senator richard blumenthal is now proposing legislation to make front-facing cameras and collision avoidance sensors standard. the technology already exists, but the camera is often an expensive add-on. it's similar to backup cameras required on all new vehicles since 2018. >> safety should not be a premiere feature. it should be standard just like air bags and seat belts. >> reporter: jackie for xi agrees and hopes her family's tragedy can help make cars safer. >> i would never want another parent to experience this. it's terrible. >> reporter: automakers tell cbs news safety is a top priority and vecthicles continue to get even more safe as auto makers

test, develop, and integrate new safety technologies. if you don't have a forward-facing camera in your vehicle already, safety experts and the auto industry agree. they recommend doing a walk around the car before you get in. >> it's such important information. thank you, kris. i'm glad you're here because there is some news ahead of the hliday travel season about a potential pilot strike. what do we know? >> what's really striking here is almost all delta pilots voted to authorize a strike today. that is a warning shot fired at delta management. pilots are frustrated with the pace of contract negotiations. a strike is not imminent, but it certainly something we're going to watch closely as we get into the busy holiday travel season. >> it could be a mess if they do. kris van cleave, thank you. well, the investigation into a horrifying bridge collapse has led to several arrests. we've got that story coming up.

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taylor swift is a mastermind of the music industry, and her new album is turning out to be a perfect ten. ♪ it's me, hi ♪ ♪ the problem is me ♪ >> swift has made history as the first artist to have the top ten songs of the billboard hot 100 in the same week. all of the songs are from her tenth album, midnights. swift now passes drake, who claimed nine of the top ten last year. she celebrated on twitter saying, i'm in shambles. finally tonight, after more than four decades and 14 studio

albums, u2 remains one of the most popular rock bands in the world. we sat down with bono and found out what has kept the band together for all these years. >> what do you think the secret is? >> it's getting harder. you know, the band has almost broken up several times, usually after the good albums, because they're the ones that really cost you in the studio. and the male ego in particular, i think, gets more brittle. and the ability to sublimate, to surrender to each other, which is essential for a band, gets harder. >> well, you can see more from our interview with bono about his new memoir, surrender, 40 songs one story. that's tomorrow night on person to person, 10:30 eastern, 7:30 pacific on the cbs news app. and that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back later for krbsz mornings. you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell.

this is cbs news flash. i'm dan lieberman in new york. a gas leak at los angeles international airport injured four workers, one critically, after release of carbon dioxide from an airport utility room. the incident occurred about 200 feet from the terminal 8 baggage area. no travelers were affected, but about 100 people were moved to another terminal. new york city will now require most businesses to post salary ranges for open jobs. one of a growing number of cities across the country to shed light on worker pay. and game three of the world series between the philadelphia phillies and houston astros was postponed because of rain. it will now be played tuesday night. the series is tied 1-1.

for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or your connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight, federal authorities have charged the man accused of attacking paul pelosi, husband of house speaker nancy pelosi, with assault and attempted kidnapping of a united states official. the san francisco district attorney just announced more charges and says david depape could face life in prison. sources tell cbs news the suspect had a list of targets and may have been planning to attack more people. and according to a federal affidavit, the 42-year-old told police that he wanted to hold speaker pelosi hostage and, quote, break her kneecaps as a

warning to other members of congress that there were consequences for their actions. the police chief said that when police arrived at 2:31 a.m. friday, there were only two people in the home, depape and pelosi. he remains in the hospital tonight after undergoing surgery for a skull fracture, and the speaker is by his side. cbs's jonathan vigliotti is going to start us off from outside pelosi's san francisco home. good evening, jonathan. what are we learning about a possible motive? >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. federal officials describe a man driven by political extremism. the suspect allegedly planned to tie nancy pelosi up here at her home and injure her, all in an effort to send a message to other democrats. disturbing new details tonight about what allegedly unfolded inside nancy pelosi's san francisco home. according to a federal affidavit, 42-year-old david depape was found with zip ties, a roll of tape, white rope, a pair of rubber and cloth gloves, and two hammers, including one

used in the assault. in an interview with police, depape called speaker pelosi the leader of the pack of lies told by the democratic party, said he planned to hold nancy hostage and talk to her, and if she lied to him, he would break nancy's kneecaps. she would then have to be wheeled into congress, which would show other members of congress there were consequences to actions. depape, who has a history of espousing far-right conspiracies online, broke into the pelosi demanded to see speaker pelosi, who was in washington. paul pelosi, who was home alone, managed to call 911 from the bathroom. when police arrived, depape got a hold of the hammer and struck him in the head several times, knocking him unconscious. tonight, the 82-year-old is recovering in the icu from a depressed skull fracture. there was stepped-up security outside the homes of congressional leaders this weekend, and the u.s. capitol police are considering enhanced

measures going forward. critics say campaign messages like this one targeting pelosi send a violent message. on "face the nation," margaret brennan pressed republican congressman tom emmer. >> why is there a gun in a political ad at all. >> it wasn't an ad. i was tweeting out. >> hashtag fire pelosi with a weapon. wouldn't a pink sleep be more fitting if it's about firing her? >> reporter: meanwhile, california governor gavin newsom singled out a commentator on fox news. >> i don't think anyone has been dehumanized like she has consistent ntly. i watched one guy, jesse watters or something on fox news, what he's been saying about paul pelosi the last five, six months, mocking him consistently. don't tell me that's not aiding and abetting all this. of course. >> reporter: we reached out to fox news and watters for comment. we have not heard back. meanwhile, the suspect, norah, is expected to be arraigned as early as tomorrow morning. >> jonathan vigliotti, thank you. let's turn overseas now

because south korea's national police are apologizing tonight for not assigning enough officers to a halloween celebration that turned deadly. the crowd was estimated at 100,000 people before a deadly stampede resulted in the deaths of at least 154 people. at least two american college students are among the dead. we do want to warn you that some of the images from the sce >> reporter: koreans today were paying their respects and still trying to absorb the scale of this tragedy, which started out as a halloween celebration on saturday night. ♪ thousands of mostly young people flooded into the narrow streets of seoul's nightlife district. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: but the crowd grew into a lethal crush, and the halloween party turned into a horror show. rescue workers arrived just ten minutes after the first sos call. but for many, it was already too late.

janelle story was in the crowd. >> there was panic coming towards us. >> reporter: it became horribly clear when body after body was wheeled from the scene. most of the victims were in their 20s, including two american students. anne gieske from the university of kentucky, niece of brad wenstrup, republican congressman from ohio, and steven blesi from georgia's kennesaw state. steve blesi is his father. >> the embassy called us late saturday night, and when they said the words "are you sitting down?" i knew what the next words were going to be. >> reporter: their families along with dozens more across korea are reeling with grief after receiving news no parent should ever have to hear. the korean government declared a week of national mourning and says it will pay for the funerals of the dead and the medical care of the injured. norah.

>> elizabeth palmer, thank you. we turn now to the u.s. supreme court where justices heard arguments today in two cases on affirmative action in college admissions. the rulings could dramatically alter how universities consider race in evaluating applications. as cbs's chief legal correspondent jan crawford reports, the court's conservative majority appears skeptical. >> reporter: the extraordinary arguments nearly five hours long were contentious as the justices grappled with whether considering race in college admissions was a modern-day form of discrimination. robes clashed with theye harvard university ast a challenge by asian students, who say they are held to higher standards in admissions than whites or other minorities. >> race for some highly qualified applicants can be the

determinative factor just as being a, you know, an oboe player in a year in which the harvard radcliffe orchestra needs an oboe player will be the tip. >> we did not fight a civil war about oboe players. we did fight a civil war to eliminate racial discrimination. >> reporter: but liberal justices suggested colleges like harvard and the university of north carolina have to consider race as one of many factors to get a full picture of a sudent's life experiences. justice ketanji brown jackson. >> no one's automatically getting in because race is being used. they're looking at the full person with all of these characteristics. >> reporter: the court has scaled back affirmative action over the years. it said in 2003 it should not continue indefinitely. nine states now ban it in college admissions. >> opponents of affirmative action say there are other race-neutral ways to get diversity like looking at socioeconomic factors, and that was the focus of several of those conservative justices, who seemed to suggest the clock on

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." thanks for staying with us. i'm jeff pegues in washington. the midterm elections now just a week away. all 435 house seats are on the ballot along with senate contests in 34 states and 36 governors races. the latest cbs news battleground tracker poll shows that republicans are poised to gain control of the house of representatives. as for the senate, control is going to hinge on five seats that are currently seen as toss-ups. one of them is in wisconsin. it is the only state that went

for president biden two years ago but has a republican senator up for re-election this year. adriana diaz took a drive through wisconsin to hear what's on the minds of voters over three meals in three different parts of the state. ♪ >> reporter: as day breaks over lake michigan, most of kenosha, wisconsin, is still asleep. >> good morning. >> reporter: but frank's, a stand-alone diner that's almost 100 years old, is overflowing. >> this is a place where you have to know everybody's name. >> like cheers. >> like cheers. >> reporter: college students mary travis and alex la taun came for breakfast and a break from the barrage of political ads. >> when you see all these -- >> the right to abortion shouldn't be up for debate. >> reporter: in wisconsin, an abortion ban from the 1800s is now in effect. >> yeah. >> is that top of mind? >> yeah, it is. i would really like to vote for politicians that, you know, want to overturn that as opposed

to -- well, they said it was fine in the 1800s, and why should we ever change laws? >> reporter: abortion is one of the top issues for democrats in the critical senate race. republicans here care more about the economy. they want to keep republican senator ron johnson in office. but he's neck and neck with democratic challenger mandela barnes, the current lieutenant governor. but you can't tell the story of kenosha without talking about 2020. violent protests followed the shooting by police of a black man, jacob blake. during those days of unrest, a young white man, kyle rittenhouse, shot and killed two people. >> i didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: he said it was self-defense and was recently acquitted. after the violence in this city, kenosha really swung red. do you think people are still there? >> honestly, i'm not sure. i think it's a little bit of both. we might not be so red. we might be purple. >> reporter: grandmother mary mccutie has voted for both parties. do you know who you're voting for? >> yes. >> would you like to share?

>> no. >> okay. what matters to you this midterm election? >> equality for all just really makes me angry when i think about how people are so prejudiced against someone else because of their beliefs, because of their color of their skin. that's just stupidity. >> reporter: prejudice recently landed in the mailbox at frank's when owner kevin ervin received a letter from a group of white supremacists. >> i think it's just one more incidence of how this country is -- how split it is. it saddens us. our son is african american. my granddaughter is african american. you know, it's just -- sorry. not what i want for her. >> reporter: for everyone we spoke to, this election is personal, and everyone we asked here said they plan to vote. but what about the rest o we headed upshore for lunch in

wisconsin's most populous city, milwaukee. milwaukee county is also home to roughly 70% of wisconsin's black population. analysts say in 2016, hillary clinton lost wisconsin due in part to low black turnout here. that turnout declined again in 2020, so the effort to get out th fd c at coffee makes you black, located in a former bank building. it's part cafe. >> okay, thank you. >> reporter: part political pit stop. >> i early vote. >> you early vote? >> yes. >> reporter: shaquille la, here with her friend, said milwaukee needs help and fast. >> it's a long history for us. homicides, less jobs, poverty, no resources. >> reporter: the community organizer and bus driver hope local elections drive change in a zip code known as one of the nation's most incarcerated and

impoverished. morrison, who's also a poll worker, says the turnout she's already seen this year has been low. >> i need my people to come vote. >> you say with a smile. ♪ >> reporter: to fully understand wisconsin, you have to leave the cities, where the changing leaves reflect a changing electorate. to give you an idea of how purple this state is, 23 counties flipped from obama to trump, and 2 counties flipped back to biden. one of them is saw county. this is home to more than 1,900 working farms. we stopped in at sky high fruit farm, where you can fill up on apples, donuts, and dinner. that's like this thing. brian and stephanie schmidt own a landscaping business. this count alone has flipped republican, democrat -- >> everybody you talk to, they change their tune every time you talk to them, some people. >> is that true?

>> yeah, you hear some of that. >> reporter: they're focused on the economy. >> i guess we lean a little more republican a little bit with stuff, you know, because democrats kind of had control and it kind of went the wrong way. you know, the economy and then like the border and crime. everything's gotten a little soft. >> reporter: by the barrels, we met aaron and his wife erin, or as their friends call them, the aarons. >> what are the issues that really matter to you guys? >> first and foremost, affordable health care for everybody, women's rights to choose, and definitely quality education. >> saw county went for obama, then went for trump, and then went for biden. do you have a sense of which way it's going to go? >> yeah, based on the signs i see driving around -- >> it's -- >> it's either way. >> it looks like a toss-up. >> right. >> reporter: a toss-up, that's typical in this purple state's politician. adriana diaz, wisconsin.

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jack-o'-lanterns is a labor of love and a lesson in creativity. here's steve hartman and his kids. >> reporter: this is merrill, my daughter, and today's lesson is -- >> creativity. >> very creative sign today. >> thank you. >> for a definition, we go over to your brother emmett below the dictionary desk. emmett. >> good morning. so creativity is essentially taking an old thing and looking at it in a new way that's kind of cool. it's kind of like thinking outside the box or, in this case, under the desk. >> right. turning convention on its head. >> literally on its head in emmett's case. >> exactly. creativity makes things funnier, easier, or more beautiful than they would have been otherwise. and of course i have a story to illustrate. this is about a man who has carved out quite a niche for himself in the art world, a man so creative it's scary. ♪ >> when you watch the villa feign family of michigan dig into their halloween pumpkins,

the first question that comes to mind is -- > there he goeses, there he goes. >> what did a pumpkin ever do to them? norman baits carved more timely, and this is how ray vil afeign teaches his kids how to start on a pumpkin. and not just his kids. >> take this tool. >> reporter: he goes around to schools and tries to get other kids to adopt the same skin 'em alive approach. >> if you want to make a good pumpkin, you have to push the limits. >> reporter: there's clearly a madness to his method, but ray is not completely out of his gourd. in fact, he may be a genius. >> it's a different way of thinking. >> reporter: for the past 15 years, ray has spent every october in his basement studio reinventing the art of pumpkin-carving, using sculpting tools instead of knives, ray can now take a pumpkin and, over the course of about eight hours, turn it into a truly museum-quality fruit. >> to me, you carve a pumpkin to transform it into something that's alive. >> reporter: believe it or not,

all these started out as single pumpkins. each carving more improbable than the next. each creation challenging the limits of what is pumpkinly possible. >> i'm so obsessive, when i get into something, i don't go to sleep. i stay up all night. i keep doing it. >> has he been like this since you met him? >> pretty much. there's an apple, honey. >> reporter: ray's wife, tammy, says pumpkins were just the beginning. >> i need a knife. >> reporter: they merely opened his eyes to an infinitely carvable world. today the former grade schoolteacher sculpts full-time. he makes models like this for toy companies, and he's starting to get into sand sculpting too. this is what he made the first time he ever tried. ray clearly has a gift. such a gift, it's almost a curse. >> i see the eyes are too big. >> reporter: like so many people who are the best at what they do. >> the structure of the face is not right. >> reporter: ray is rarely satisfied with anything he does. >> would you throw it away? >> i've thrown away better ones than this, yeah.

>> reporter: and although it drives his wife nuts, ray says it's a healthy nur oes isz that fuels his creativity. and of course, 15 years of practice doesn't hurt either. ray revolutionized the jack-o'-lantern. and before you say you could never do that, you're not a creative person, let's hear what ray has to say on the subject. good morning, ray. >> good morning. >> do you worry about making mistakes when you're trying something new? >> usually never except when i got people watching me. sometimes when people are watching, you want to stay safe, so we don't explore, which means that we don't create. >> is this why so many creative things happen in people's basements? >> yeah, that's right. >> so do you have any specific tips for tapping into your creative side? >> yes. losing expectations because sometimes when we want -- when we want to create something, we make the goal more important than the process. >> what do you do when you're not feeling particularly

creative? >> i go for walks, go for runs. >> if you're stressed, you can never be creative. i've noticed that. >> absolutely. your mind is like a vessel that has water in it. those water are all your thoughts talking. you want an idea but there's no room in it because there's so much talking. you got to pour all that out and go like this, and all of a sudden ideas and creativity just pour right in. >> all right. well, you've given us so much to work with. thank you for all the great advice. >> oh, thank you. bye-bye. >> you know, maybe we should invent a new way to carve pumpkins, likeay hte >> yeah, with your teeth. >> or what if you don't carve them at all? >> okay. >> happy halloween, everyone. >> we'll work on that. we'll see you next time. >> until then, stay kind. >> that was the hartman family with their series "kindness 101." the overnight news is back in just two minutes.

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if you've ever felt like you could use a little lift in life, well, we've got just the person for you. meg oliver introduces us to an inspirg winning gold in her golden years. >> reporter: when nora langdon turned 65, she needed a change. >> i was in bad shape. i weighed too much, and i couldn't get up and downstairs without getting tired. >> reporter: langdon went to royal oak gym in michigan and asked art little to train her in power lifting. >> when you first met nora, did you think a world champio was standing before you? >> no, ma'am. >> reporter: little was hesitant, but language don was hooked, determined to master all three events in the sport. she trained for two years before

competing. now just shy of her 80th birthday, the grandma holds more than 20 national and world records with personal bests of 413 pounds in the squat, 381 in the dead lift, and 203 for the bench press. >> she upped the game not only for people her age but for everybody. the young people, they get involved because of her. >> reporter: competing in november, langdon hopes to lift 1,000 pounds across all three events. >> how old do you feel? >> i feel like i'm 50. >> have you ever felt better? >> never. >> reporter: lifting her spirits to new heights. meg oliver, cbs news. that is the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues and for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and don't forget that you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues.

this is cbs news flash. i'm dan lieberman in new york. a gas leak at los angeles international airport injured four workers, one critically, after a release of carbon dioxide from an airport utility room. the incident occurred about 200 feet from the terminal 8 baggage area. no travelers were affected, but about 100 people were moved to another terminal. new yorkw york city will no require most businesses to post salary ranges for open jobs. one of a growing number of cities across the country to shed light on worker pay. aiming a narrow long-standing pay gaps, especially for women and people of color. and game three of the world series between the philadelphia phillies and houston astros was postponed because of rain. it will now be played tuesday night. the series is tied 1-1.

for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or your connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, ny. tonight, the federal charges filed against the man accused of breaking into speaker nancy pelosi's home. charged with kidnapping and assault, the disturbing new details tonight, including what was in the suspect's backpack -- hammers, rope, zip ties, and gloves. cbs's jonathan vigliotti reports from san francisco. terrifying halloween stampede. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> 154 killed, mostly young people including two americans studying abroad in south korea. the big question tonight, how could this happen? the end of affirmative action? cbs's jan crawford was inside the supreme court today as the conservative court hears the landmark college cases involving

harvard and the university of north carolina. protecting your family. as america's vehicles get larger, it's adding a deadly blind zone. cbs's kris van cleave goes in depth on what's being done to prevent hundreds of accidents. >> i miss my son. i miss his hugs. and our exclusive interview with bono in ireland. ♪ with or without you ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight, federal authorities have charged the man accused of attacking paul pelosi, husband of house speaker nancy pelosi, with assault and attempted kidnapping of a united states official. the san francisco district attorney just announced more charges and says david depape could face life in prison.

sources tell cbs news the suspect had a list of targets and may have been planning to attack more people. and according to a federal affidavit, the 42-year-old told police that he wanted to hold speaker pelosi hostage and, quote, break her kneecaps as a warning to other members of congress that there were consequences for their actions. the police chief said that when police arrived at 2:31 a.m. friday, there were only two people in the home, depape and pelosi. he remains in the hospital tonight after undergoing surgery for a skull fracture, and the speaker is by his side. cbs's jonathan vigliotti is going to start us off from outside pelosi's san francisco home. good evening, jonathan. what are we learning about a possible motive? >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. federal officials describe a man driven by political extremism. the suspect allegedly planned to tie nancy pelosi up here at her home and injure her, all in an effort to send a message to other democrats.

disturbing new details tonight about what allegedly unfolded inside nancy pelosi's san francisco home. according to a federal affidavit, 42-year-old david depape was found with zip ties, a roll of tape, white rope, a pair of rubber and cloth gloves, and two hammers, including one used in the assault. in an interview with police, depape called speaker pelosi the leader of the pack of lies told by the democratic party, said he planned to hold nancy hostage and talk to her, and if she lied to him, he would break nancy's kneecaps. she would then have to be wheeled into congress, which would show other members of congress there were consequences to actions. depape, who has a history of espousing far-right conspiracies online, broke into the pelosi home early friday morning and demanded to see speaker pelosi, who was in washington. paul pelosi, who was home alone, managed to call 911 from the bathroom. when police arrived, depape got a hold of the hammer and struck him in the head several times,

knocking him unconscious. tonight, the 82-year-old is recovering in the icu from a depressed skull fracture. his son visited him this weekend. >> any updates on your father? >> so far, so good. so far, so good. >> reporter: there was stepped-up security outside the homes of congressional leaders this weekend, and the u.s. capitol police are considering enhanced measures going forward. critics say campaign messages like this one targeting pelosi send a violent message. on "face the nation" margaret brennan pressed republican congressman tom emmer. >> why is there a gun in a political ad at all? >> it wasn't an ad. i was tweeting out -- >> hashtag fire pelosi with a weapon. wouldn't a pink slip be more fitting if it's about firing her? >> reporter: meanwhile california governor gavin newsom singled out a commentator on fox news. >> i don't think anyone has been dehumanized like she has consistently. i watched this one guy, jesse watters or something on fox news

and what he's been saying about paul pelosi the last five, six months, mocking him consistently. don't tell me that's not aiding and abetting all this. of course. >> reporter: we reached out to fox news and watters for comment. we have not heard back. meanwhile, the suspect, norah, is expected to be arraigned as early as tomorrow afternoon. >> jonathan vigliotti, thank you. let's turn overseas now because south korea's national police are apologizing tonight for not assigning enough officers to a halloween celebration that turned deadly. the crowd was estimated at 100 befe a deadly stampede resulted in the deaths of at least 154 people. at least two american college students are among the dead. we do want to warn you that some of the images from the scene are disturbing. here's cbs's elizabeth palmer. >> reporter: koreans today were paying their respects and still trying to absorb the scale of this tragedy, which started out as a halloween celebration on saturday night.

♪ thousands of mostly young people flooded into the narrow streets of seoul's nightlife district. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: but the crowd grew into a lethal crush, and the halloween party turned into a horror show. rescue workers arrived just ten minutes after the first sos call. but for many, it was already too late. janelle story was in the crowd. >> there was panic coming towards us, some shouts of fear but also confusion. we didn't know really what was happening to us or in that moment. >> reporter: it became horribly clear when body after body was wheeled from the scene. most of the victims were in their 20s, including two american students. anne gieske from the university of kentucky, niece of brad wenstrup, republican congressman from ohio, and steven blesi from georgia's kennesaw state.

steve blesi is his father. >> the embassy called us late saturday night, and when they said the words "are you sitting down?" i knew what the next words were going to be. >> reporter: their families along with dozens more across korea are reeling with grief after receiving news no parent should ever have to hear. the korean government declared a week of national mourning and says it will pay for the funerals of the dead and the medical care of the injured. norah. >> elizabeth palmer, thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we turn now to the u.s. supreme court, where justices heard arguments today in two cases on affirmative action in college admissions. the rulings could dramatically alter how universities consider race in evaluating applications. as cbs's chief legal correspondent jan crawford reports, the court's conservative majority appears skeptical. >> reporter: the extraordinary arguments nearly five hours long were contentious as the justices grappled with whether considering race in college admissions was a modern-day form of discrimination. >> we're talking about race as a determining factor in admission to harvard.

>> reporter: chief justice john roberts clashed with the lawyer defending affirmative action at harvard university against a challenge by asian students, who say they are held to higher standards in admissions than whites or other minorities. >> race for some highly qualified applicants can be the determinative factor just as being a, you know, an oboe player in a year in which the harvard radcliffe orchestra needs an oboe player will be the tip. >> we did not fight a civil war about oboe players. we did fight a civil war to eliminate racial discrimination. >> reporter: but liberal justices suggested colleges like harvard and the university of north carolina have to consider race as one of many factors to get a full picture of a student's life experiences. justice ketanji brown jackson. >> no one's automatically getting in because race is being used. they're looking at the full person with all of these characteristics. >> reporter: the court has scaled back affirmative action over the years.

it said in 2003 it should not continue indefinitely. nine states now ban it in college admissions. civil rights lawyer damon hewitt representing the university of north carolina says affirmative action still is crucial. >> when you think about a world without affirmative action, think about what our workplaces would look like, what our schools would look like. >> reporter: opponents say there are other race-neutral ways to get diversity like looking at socioeconomic factor, and that was the focus of several of those conservative justices who seem to suggest the clock on affirmative action is ticking. norah. >> jan crawford with those important arguments today, thank you. we learned today the identity of the man who's been charged with murdering two teenage girls in delphi, indiana, nearly six years ago. 50-year-old richard allen was arrested friday after police made a big break in a cold case. allen worked at a cvs pharmacy in the town, allegedly developing photos for the families of the girls for free. the grandparents of one victim, 14-year-old liberty german, says

they always felt the killer was close by, hiding in plain sight. >> nothing's ever going to bring, you know, liberty back. that's just a fact. will we ever be done grieving, mourning? no. that's just always going to be there. >> police say the investigation is far from over. early voting is under way in most of the country ahead of next week's critical midterm elections. according to the latest cbs news battleground tracker poll, nearly 8 in 10 likely voters describe things in the country as out of control. not a good sign for the party in power, democrats. as america decides, cbs's nikole killion is in georgia, where the difference could come down to which voters turn out. >> get out and vote. >> reporter: with just over a week until election day, gop senate nominee herschel walker fired back against top democrats. >> y'all saw that. obama came in. i can tell you he must not like herschel walker. >> seems to me he's a celebrity

who wants to be a politician, and we've seen how that goes. are you ready to go and vote? >> reporter: the former president was in georgia, michigan, and wisconsin. several senate contests hanging in the balance. democratic candidates like pennsylvania lieutenant governor john fetterman are trying to shore up the african american vote. >> we're going to keep going hard and to make sure that we'll do everything we can. >> reporter: according to our cbs news battleground tracker, 47% of black voters are very enthusiastic about voting compared to 53% of white voters. >> people are tired, and i think they're -- the apathy is kind of thick. >> reporter: rhonda taylor is one of several volunteers trying to motivate voters in the peach state. >> thank you, lord. thank you, lord. amen. >> reporter: where african americans make up about a third of the electorate. from souls to the polls to college campus visits, latosha brown is a co-founder of black voters matter, which has

launched a bus tour in key battlegrounds. >> i think what you're seeing in georgia, we're seeing all around the country. >> reporter: she believes the state's rear turnout is an encouraging sign. >> part of what we have to be really careful about is where there are these narratives that are actually in many ways seek to suppress the vote. >> we need black voters. we need white voters. >> into the house of the lord. >> reporter: incumbent senator raphael warnock is banking on a multicultural coalition to prevail against his opponent. >> i think that the differences between me and my opponent are stark. and if you want to represent the people of the state of georgia, they deserve to know who you are and what you're committed to. >> reporter: the republican party has set up community centers here in the atlanta area and other predominantly black cities to court african american voters. so far in georgia, more than 1.6 million people have cast

their ballots early, many of them older black voters. so there continues to be a push to drive younger turnout. norah. >> that is some big turnout. nikole killion, thank you. and we'll have full coverage of the 2020 midterm elections. that's next tuesday starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. we hope you'll join us here at cbs news. when cold symptoms keep you up, try vicks nyquil severe. just one dose starts to relieve 9 of your worst cold and flu symptoms, to help take you from 9 to none. for max-strength nighttime relief, nyquil severe.

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she thinks hudson ran to get the mail. but from inside her full-size suv, she says she never saw him. >> i was kind of like running around everywhere looking for him, and then i looked under the car, and he was there. >> reporter: vehicles have a blind zone directly in front of the hood that grows with the size of the car. americans' shift to larger trucks and suvs comes as deaths from these frontover crashes more than doubled in five years, killing over 500 in 2020. experts say the victims are often small children. >> i miss my son. i miss his hugs. i miss watching him grow up. >> reporter: inside their test facility, consumer reports shows us how much a driver can't see. watch as these four young children leapfrog another four full spots, and they're still out of view. >> i can see dylan's head. so did we get nine kids there? >> that zone is far longer than you think. >> reporter: consumer reports tested the front blind zones of

15 vehicles, ranging from about 3 feet for a small sports car to as much as 15 feet for one full-sized pickup. consumer reports showed us three different demos. the larger the car, the larger the blind zone. connecticut senator richard blumenthal is now proposing legislation to make front-facing cameras and collision avoidance sensors standard. te technology already exists, but the camera is often an expensive add-on. it's similar to backup cameras required on all new vehicles since 2018. >> safety should not be a premium feature. it should be standard just like air bags and seat belts. >> reporter: jackie foschi agrees and hopes her family's tragedy can help make cars safer. >> i would never want another parent to experience this. it's terrible. >> reporter: automakers tell cbs news safety is a top priority and vehicles continue to get even more safe as automakers

test, develop, and integrate new safety technologies. if you don't have a forward-facing camera in your vehicle already, safety experts and the auto industry agree. they recommend doing a walk around the car before you get in. >> it's such important information. thank you, kris. i'm glad you're here because there is some news ahead of the holiday travel season about a potential pilot strike. what do we know? >> what's really striking here is almost all delta pilots voted to authorize a strike today. that is a warning shot fired at delta management. pilots are frustrated with the pace of contract negotiations. a strike is not imminent, but it is certainly something we're going to watch closely as we get into the busy holiday travel season. >> it could be a mess if they do. kris van cleave, thank you. well, the investigation into a horrifying bridge collapse has led to several arrests. we've got that story coming up.

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taylor swift is a mastermind of the music industry, and her new album is turning out to be a perfect ten. ♪ it's me, hi ♪ ♪ i'm the problem, it's me ♪ >> swift has made history as the first artist to have the top ten songs of the billboard hot 100 in the same week. all of the songs are from her tenth album, "midnights." swift now passes drake, who claimed nine of the top ten last year. she celebrated on twitter saying, i'm in shambles. finally tonight, after more than four decades and 14 studio albums, u2 remains one of the most popular rock bands in the world. we sat down with bono and found

out what has kept the band together for all these years. >> what do you think the secret is? >> it's getting harder. you know, the band has nearly broken up several times, usually after the good albums because they are the ones that really cost you in the studio. and the male ego in particular, i think, gets more brittle. and the ability to sublimate, to surrender to each other, which is essential for a band, gets harder. >> well, you can see more from our interview with bono about his new memoir, surrender, 40 songs one story. that's tomorrow night on person to person at 10:30 eastern, 7:30 pacific on the cbs news app. and that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." remember you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell.

this is cbs news flash. i'm dan lieberman in new york. a gas leak at los angeles international airport injured four workers, one critically, after release of carbon dioxide from an airport utility room. the incident occurred about 200 feet from the terminal 8 baggage area. no travelers were affected, but about 100 people were moved to another terminal. new york city will now require most businesses to post salary ranges for open jobs. one of a growing number of cities across the country to shed light on worker pay, ending a era of long-standing pay gaps especially for women and people of color. and game three of the world series between the philadelphia phillies and houston astros was postponed because of rain. it will now be played tuesday night. the series is tied 1-1.

for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or your connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, new it's tuesday, november 1st, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." we have reported at least up to 14 people shot. breaking overnight, a mass shooting in chicago leaves 14 people wounded including several children. the investigation and the search for the gunman. suspect charged. disturbing new details. what the suspect allegedly planned to do to the house speaker. supreme court clash. justices spar on the issue of affirmative action for college admissions. why the fate of the long-running practice appears to be in