♪ this is the cbs overnight news. >> we are finally here. after months of campaigning, a record $16.7 billion spent, american voters finally get their say tuesday. more than 39 million of us have already voted early. republicans expect to win big. democrats appear to be scrambling. today president biden flew to new york campaigning for kathy hochul, trying to blunt the momentum of her republican opponent in an unexpectedly tight race. we are tracking ten key battleground races, five of which are hotly contested toss-ups. cbs' nikole killion is in georgia where it's down to the

wire. >> reporter: both parties are putting out their biggest names from president biden in new york tonight to former president trump in florida after crossing paths over the weekend. from florida to pennsylvania, an all-out effort to get out the vote with four u.s. presidents on the trail. president biden reunited with former president obama in philadelphia, stumping for senate nominee john fetterman and tubeitorial candidate josh shapiro, casting their gop opponents as extremists. >> it's a choice. a choice between two vastly different visions of america. >> truth and facts and logic and reason and basic decency are on the ballot. democracy itself is on the ballot.

>> reporter: across the keystone state, former president trump appeared with gop ticket mates mehmet oz and doug mastriano blasting democrats on the economy, crime and immigration. >> if you want to stop the destruction of our country and save the american dream, then this tuesday, you must vote republican in a giant red wave. >> reporter: pennsylvania is one offive toss-up races that culd decide control of the u.s. senate, along with georgia. >> i'm going to keep fighting the good fight. >> reporter: democratic senator raphael warnock is locked in a statistical tie with gop senate nominee herschel walker. >> you got to vote for something new. you got to vote for something new and historic. >> reporter: the former football star teamed up with former south carolina governor nikki haley and florida senator rick scott. >> you don't think there will be a runoff? >> i don't. >> reporter: the campaign chair told cbs news he believes his

party will secure at least 52 seats in the chamber. >> where do you stand now on your projections? >> i think we'll do better than that. look at the polls. every week they are headed in our direction. >> reporter: arizona senator mark kelly remain undeterred, fending off a late surge from republican blake masters. >> i always knew this would be very competitive. >> reporter: the governors race is also competitive between democrat katie hobbs and republican carrie lake, who has denied the results of the 2020 election. tonight lake's campaign says it won't be intimidated after an envelope with suspicious white powder was delivered to its headquarters. the fbi responded along with phoenix police which is now investigating. jericka? >> nikole killion in georgia, a busy next couple of days. thank you. in wisconsin, it's a dead heat in the race for governor and for u.s. senate. cbs' caitlin newey burns reports from milwaukee on how issues surrounding crime could have a major impact on who wins. >> reporter: in battleground wisconsin, a clash over crime.

>> you reduce crime by supporting law enforcement. >> making sure we do the things that we know prevent crime from happening in the first place. >> reporter: republicans' national focus on crime hits hard in the wisconsin senate race where democratic lieutenant governor mandela barnes is challenging senator ron johnson. homicides have been on the rise in milwaukee and statewide since the covid-19 pandemic and have remained high. barnes has been on the defense over his past criticisms of police budgets. >> i don't support defunding the police. what i support is making sure that law enforcement has the resources they need. >> it's primarily an issue of the disdain that some politicians have shown for law enforcement for far too many years. >> violent crime is surging in wisconsin. >> reporter: political groups have spent millions of dollars on ads focused on crime, and it appears to be having an impact. the issue registers as a top concern for voters, just behind the economy and inflation. >> milwaukee is having a really, like, crazy year as far as

shootings and things. we need to focus on community. >> reporter: democrats hope to shift the focus to johnson and his comments about january 6th. >> there weren't thousands of armed insurrectionists. >> how can you say that but also claim to support the police? >> i immediately condemned, forcefully condemned, repeatedly condemned the violence. there weren't thousands of armed insurrectionists. that's a false narrative. >> reporter: the barnes campaign hopes the issue of abortion access makes the difference in this tight race. our polling shows it's the top issue of concern for his supporters. currently wisconsin is operating under an 1849 law banning nearly all abortions in the state. caitlin newey burns, cbs news, milwaukee. the january 6th insurrection is a key issue in one virginia congressional race. scott macfarlane joins us with more on that and what voters are talking about there. >> jericka, good to be with you.

one race is capturing outsized attention. likely the only competitive race. at a farmers market in virginia beach there's one thing on voters' minds. >> food prices are bad. >> prices of everything, gasoline, groceries, it's unreal. >> like in so many congressional races, inflation and abortion rights are dominating the debate between democratic congressman elaine luria and jen kiggans. >> i think a woman should have a right to choice. >> we are suffering because of the failed policies of the joe biden administration. >> reporter: except this is a race and a campaign season like no other. >> donald trump maliciously repeated this nonsense. >> reporter: luria isn't a typical incumbent. she's one of nine members of

congress who became national figures leading the house select committee. >> our hearings have shown the many ways in which president trump tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power. >> reporter: her opponent slams luria for focussing too och the investigation. >> it shows she's out of touch with this district. >> being on the committee is out of touch? >> focusing on january 6th, making that a priority and using her celebrity to fundraise. it's out of touch with what the voters of the 2nd district are caring about. >> the work the committee is doing is so important, being on the right side of history, getting to the facts. >> scott, speaking of history, an historic number of people have done the early ti wenow wh will benefit a particular party, the high turnout? >> certainly could. large turnout for a midterm election and democrats swung 40 seats, including the one elaine luria one. jericka, they'll need a large turnout tuesday to preserve dozens of seats nationwide.

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>> announcer: this is the cbs overnight news. >> i'm jericka duncan in new york. tomorrow is finally election day. it's a midterm or off-year election meaning voters won't be choosing a president. that usually results in lower turnout, but this year, millions of voters have already cast their ballots early. control of the u.s. senate could rest on the results in georgia. incumbent democrat raphael warnock is locked in a tight race with former football star herschel walker. a recent poll found the economy is top priority in the peach state where 66% of likely voters say the country is on the wrong

track. cbs morning's co-hos georgiethroughhe ree m a te ate. ♪ >> reporter: it's morning here in atlanta, georgia. and if it's morning here in atlanta, the silver skillet' grill has been hot for hours. ♪ this spot has been feeding locals for more than half a century. >> probably economy is number one. >> economy is number one, okay? >> reporter: susan reader is feeling the effects of inflation. >> all right, thank you all so much. >> reporter: and credits incumbent republican governor brian kemp for trying to keep prices down. >> the state has done very well. our governor, our current governor, has helped us with gas prices. he's taken the gas tax off. every single day you go to the grocery store to buy food, it

costs more. you go to the gas station, it costs more. paychecks aren't going up. so you have to make changes. >> will we have election integrity and confidence in election results? >> reporter: michael sullivan has lived in atlanta for nearly 40 years. he worries about free and fair elections. >> we're going to have a rule of law applied to call balls and strikes on elections, which i think georgia showed a pretty good example of in the last election. >> reporter: in 2020, georgia officials certified joe biden's victory in the state over donald trump. despite alleged pressure to reverse the outcome. >> sometimes people don't even necessarily vote for a particular party. they are voting against the other party. >> it's sort of tragic. and without looking at what people -- where do people derive their moral code from? a lot of people in this country, let's say if you're christian, love one another. where has that gone? >> reporter: for lunch, we're

headed south along interstate 75 through the historic cotton-growing region of the state, macon, georgia. once a rural farming outpost, macon still holds those same it now known for retail and manufacturing. the county went for president biden in 2020. but the 2nd is majority democrat and the 8th district, majority republican. ♪ if you are looking for a lunch that will stick to your ribs and conversation that will long stick in your mind, h & h restaurant is where it's at. this spot has been helping power macon and rock stars for generations. >> when you're voting, what's on your mind? >> ooh, gun laws and abortion. >> reporter: me wt tameka johnson as she settled in. >> it's too easy.

i can go into the gas station, put ten on pump night, give me a pack of newport short and hand me that .22 over there. >> were you shocked when roe v wade was reversed? >> i was. roe vs. wade has been around forever and then you all wake up one day. i don't feel like being bothered with it. let's change it. >> the only reason i pay attention to on warnock and herschel. >> reporter: the race for u.s. senate between democrat warnock and republican challenger herschel walker will help decide what party controls the senate. it's one of the closest, most expensive and controversial elections in the country. >> and i find it incredible, but for that race to be as tight as what they say it is. >> why? >> when you got a man on tv constantly lying. >> you mean herschel? >> herschel walker. why would you even answer putting a man like that up there in the senate seat and you cannot trust what he is saying.

don't get me wrong. when he played college football, i liked him. but i don't believe a word coming out of his mouth. ♪ >> reporter: for dinner, we're making our way down south to georgia's coast to the oldest city in the state known as the hostess of the south. savannah, which is a port city. fourth largest in america to be exact. now around here it's known as low country because of its proximity to sea level. >> what would you like? >> i'm starving. i seriously mean that. now you know we couldn't leave georgia without some proper barbecue. >> this is our meat candy. it's got sweetness to it. >> reporter: wiley's championship bbq is nate's place. as we realized -- a meal at wiley's feels like the family dining room table. >> i want to see them talking about how we're going to do

better as a country. >> reporter: lou is a retired federal agent. >> i think most people vote with their pocket, right? what's going on halfway around the world isn't an important issue to me when i'm at the booth. it's how my family is doing economically. >> so divide. >> reporter: clair jackson believes the country is moving apart and says abortion is a key issue when she's voting. >> i heard someone say this morning, you know, it's between their god, you know, their faith and their body. and that's who it should be between. >> when they reversed roe v. wade, how did you feel? >> i felt like something had been taken away from women. something they've been fighting for for years and now, here you go it's back again. >> that was nate burleson in georgia. inflation is also on the minds of many voters. prices are up 8.2% from a year ago. and a water crisis in the midwest could make things worse.

a month-long drought has left the mighty mississippi river nearly impassable in some spots. that's bad news for ships and barges carrying cargo from the nation's heartland. ben tracy got a look at what's being done to keep the river flowing. >> reporter: this used to be an island in the middle of the mississippi river. reachable only by boat. now you can walk to what's known as tower rock. months of below normal rainfall have sent the river to record low levels, creating chaos for barge traffic. >> we haven't seen these levels for about three decades. >> reporter: barges are being slowed and stranded at the worst possible time. just as firearms are sending their harvest down river. >> 60% of our ag exports travel right down here, the mississippi river, down to new orleans and out for export. so if we don't have barges available, that's a real problem. not just for america's farmers, but for the world, frankly.

>> reporter: it's also a critical supply chain for everything from coal and petroleum to fertilizer and road salt. >> how important is this river to moving goods around this country? >> the mississippi river is a vital transportation artery. it's absolutely a water superhighway. annually we'll move 500 million tons, give or take. if you wanted to put that on trucks you could circle the earth 14 times with trucks bumper to bumper. >> reporter: billions of dollars in economic losses and higher prices for consumers are expected as the drought drags on. >> what's your biggest concern? >> no clouds, no rain. >> and you need more than a little rain. >> a lot more. >> reporter: lou is chief of operations for the army corps of engineers in st. louis. the city is now the gateway to growing problems down river. the army corps has been dredging nonstop for three months. desperately trying to keep a

nine-foot deep shipping channel open. by sucking up enoug nd to a olympic sized swimming pool every hour. >> if this drought continues, can you dredge your way out of this? >> we can dredge it to a certain point, and then mother nature wins. >> reporter: in louisiana, saltwater from the gulf of mexico is creeping up the river, threatening the drink water supply. baton rouge has a new tourist attraction. a sunken ferryboat from the early 1900s resurfaced as the water receded. this punishing drought comes as climate change is making rainfall parent patterns all ov country more stream. >> it is drought or flood. >> reporter: professor robert chris has studied the mississippi's flow for decades. >> is your sense this will not be as reliable as we thought it once was? >> it clearly is not reliable when the water is too high. they can't run the barges. when the schwater is too low, t

can't run the barges. >> reporter: yet the barges have to keep running on the not so mighty mississippi. >> there's the silver bullet. this is irreplaceable. we have to keep commerce moving. >> reporter: i'm ben tracy in st. louis. st. louis. there's a lot more 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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the story. >> reporter: this week, i made a surprise visit to the al hombra traditional school in phoenix. although i anticipated a warm welcome, i was completely unprepared for this. i mean, good gosh, it's not like i'm the rock. i'm a lump. but our connection clearly runs deep. thanks to mr. derek brown who, for more than a decade has been showing his fifth graders one of my stories every day. >> how do you justify it? >> ifothing else matters, market english, reading writing. nothing else matters if the kids aren't grouded. >> reporter: to that end -- he says the americans we meet on the road teach character better than he ever could. >> it's just to make you like a better person. >> how is it working? t. was working good. it made me nicer to my little

brother. >> i consider my career a success. >> yeah, it is a success. >> reporter: and this isn't just happening in phoenix. we have learned of other teachers across the country bringing "on the road" into the classroom. and the schools you see here are just the schools we know about. we estimate there are thousands of others. which is why to bring them all together to share lesson plans and strategies we have started a facebook group called kindness 101 for teachers. if you know a teacher who might be interested, mr. brown says, please, tell them about it. >> they have to let their kids see this. kids have to connect to rts. no, iesn't. you're feeling. >> reporter: when that happens, he says the possibility opens wide. for kids to go from watching goodness to emulating it. >> i'd like to see them act it

out so that maybe one of my kids could be the topic of one of your stories. that would be the ultimate. >> reporter: for both of

it's been nearly six weeks since hurricane ian roared ashore in southwest florida. it clearly devastated coastal communities, especially fort myers beach where electricity and fresh water still have not been fully restored. but the storm also brought out some of the best in some neighbors, including a restaurant owner who has been serving up more than just good meals for free. manuel bojorquez explains. >> where we are at on potatoes. >> reporter: every morning, doug miller and his staff get cooking. >> a cooked tortilla makes all the difference in the world. >> reporter: the restaurant is called fk your diet. but the fk stands for foster kids. >> i was a foster kid growing up. >> reporter: his mission has

greatly expanded due to hurricane ian and the thousands left with very little. >> they don't have the ability to go out and buy a new stove or new fridge. a lot of them, the place they worked got damaged so they're not getting a paycheck. >> reporter: so the food here is free. and for those who can't get here, miller delivers. >> you doing okay? >> i'm doing okay, thank you. >> reporter: 125,000 meals so far. his girlfriend, amy eldredge, distributes donated supplies. >> we can't personally fix what they've lost but we can bring some comfort to their day. that's our hope. >> reporter: comfort that aronda cruz garcia says keeps her going. >> even in your saddest moments, he's here for you p. love you. how many you got? >> reporter: a former foster kid now fostering an entire community. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, fort myers. that is the "overnight news" for this monday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us

later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jericka duncan. ♪ this is "cbs news flash." i'm serena marshall in washington. we're just one day away from election day. and president biden spent last night in new york stumping for kathy hochul as she tries to blunt the momentum of her gop challenger. the president calls the midterms an inflection point that impact the next 20 years. jake sullivan has been in contact with top aides of russian president vladimir putin. cbs news has ird it's an effort to de-escalate the war in ukraine and reduce the nuclear threat. it was all kenya at the marathon. chebet took the men's tild and lokedi in her first ever marathon took the first place

for the women's race. download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connectedtv. i'm serena marshall, cbs news, washington. ♪ a mad dash to get out the vote. in this final monday before election day, a race to reach the undecided. >> your right to choose is on the ballot. >> we have to win a historic victory for republicans on tuesday. >> the midterms matter. a lot. >> the biggest names barnstorming this weekend in key battlegrounds. i'm nikole killion in georgia where control of the senate is on the line. >> plus, caitlin huey-burns in wisconsin on a clash over crime. and barry petersen in colorado where the so-called magical mushrooms are on the wod series vrynd kctia. redemption story for the houston

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battleground races. five of which are hotly contested toss-ups. cbs' nikole killion is in georgia tonight where it's down to the wire. good evening, nikole. >> reporter: good evening. both parties are trying to deliver their closing arguments and putting out their biggest names from president biden in new york to former president trump in florida after crossing paths over the weekend. from florida to pennsylvania, an all-out effort to get out the vote with four u.s. presidents on the trail. president biden reunited with former president obama in philadelphia, stumping for senate nominee john fetterman and josh shapiro. casting their gop opponents as extremists. >> it's a choice. a choice between two vastly different visions of america.

>> truth and facts and logic and reason and basic decency are on the ballot. democracy itself is on the ballot. >> reporter: across the keystone state, former president trump appeared with gop ticket mates dr. mehmet oz and doug mastriano blasting democrats on the economy, crime and immigration. >> if you want to stop the destruction of our country and save the american dream, then this tuesday, you must vote republican in a giant red wave. >> reporter: pennsylvania is one of five toss-up races that could decide control of the u.s. senate, along with georgia. >> i'm going to keep fighting the good fight. >> reporter: where democratic senator raphael warnock is locked in a statistical tie with gop senate nominee herschel walker. >> you got to vote for something new. you got to vote for something new and historic. >> reporter: the former football star teamed up with former south carolina governor nikki haley and florida senator rick scott. >> you don't think there will be a runoff?

>> i don't. >> reporter: the campaign chair told cbs news he believes his party will secure at least 52 seats in the chamber. >> where do you stand now on your projctions? >> i think we'll do better than that. look at the polls. every week headed in our direction. >> reporter: arizona senator mark kelly remains undeterred, fending off a late surge from republican blake masters. >> i always knew this would be vry competitive. >> reporter: the governors race is also competitive between democrat katie hobbs and republican carrie lake who has denied the results of the 2020 election. tonight lake's campaign says it won't be intimidated after an envelope with suspicious white powder was delivered to its headquarters. te fbi responded with phoenix police, which is now investigating. jericka? >> nikole killion in georgia, a busy next couple of days. thank you. in wisconsin, it's a dead heat in the race for governor and for u.s. senate.

cbs' caitlin huey-burns reports from milwaukee on how issues surrounding crime could have a major impact on who wins. >> reporter: in battleground wisconsin, a clash over crime. >> you reduce crime by supporting law enforcement. >> making sure we do the things thatenimom >> reporter: republicans' national focus on crime hits hard in the wisconsin senate race where democratic lieutenant governor mandela barnes is challenging senator ron johnson. homicides have been on the rise in milwaukee and statewide since the covid-19 pandemic and have remained high. barnes has been on the defense over his past criticisms of police budgets. >> i don't support defunding the police. what i support is making sure that law enforcement has the resources they need. >> it's primarily an issue of the disdain that some politicians have shown for law enforcement for far too many years. >> violent crime is surging in wisconsin. >> reporter: political groups have spent millions of dollars on ads focused on crime, and it appears to be having an impact. it registers as a top concern

for voters behind the economy and inflation. >> milwaukee is having a really, like, crazy year as far as shootings and things. we need to focus on community. >> reporter: democrats hope to shift the focus to johnson and his comments about january 6th. >> there weren't thousands of armed insurrectionists. >> how can you say that but also claim to support the police? >> i immediately condemned, forcefully condemned, repeatedly condemned the violence. there weren't thousands of armed insurrectionists. that's a false narrative. >> reporter: the barnes campaign hopes the issue of abortion access makes tfe in this tight race. and our poll shows it's the top issue of concern for his supporters. currently wisconsin is operating under an 1849 law banning nearly all abortions in the state. caitlin huey-burns, cbs news, milwaukee. at least 19 people were killed when a jetliner crashed into africa's largest lake. nearby rescuers and rescue teams

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." the january 6th insurrection is a key issue in one virginia congressional race. cbs' scott macfarlane joins us with more on that and what voters are talking about there in virginia. >> jericka, good to be with you. virginia will give us some of the earliest results on election night, an indication for each party of where that night could be headed nationwide. and one is capturing outsized attention. likely the only competitive race involving a member of the house select january 6th committee. at a farmers market in virginia beach, there's one thing on voters' minds.

>> food prices are bad. >> prices of everything, gasoline, groceries, it's unreal. >> reporter: like in so many congressional races, inflation and abortion rights are dominating the debate between democrat elaine luria and republican challenger jen kiggans, both u.s. navy veterans. >> i think a woman should have a right to choice. >> we're suffering because of the failed policies of the joe biden administration. >> reporter: except this is a race and a campaign season like no other. >> donald trump repeated this nonsense. >> reporter: because luria is one of nine members of congress who became national figures leading the house january 6th select committee. >> our hearings have shown the many ways in which president trump tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power. >> reporter: her opponent slams luria for focusing too much on the investigation. >> she's out of touch with this district. >> being on the committee is out of touch? >> focusing on january 6th and

using her celebrity on that ghot do things like fundraise. it's out of touch with what the voters are the district are caring about. >> luria criticizes kiggans for questioning the 2020 election results, a state joe biden won by ten points. is there any political peril to being a face of the january 6th committee in one of these toss-up evenly split districts? >> honestly, i don't care. the truthis the work the committee is doing is so important, being on the right side of history, getting to the facts. >> scott, speaking of history, an historic number of people have done the early voting. do we know whether or not that will benefit a particular party? >> certainly could. in 2018 there was an uncommonly large turnout for elections and democrats sung 40 seats, including the won elaine luria won. they'll need a large turnout tuesday to preserve dozens of seats nationwide.

>> we've said it before, we'll say it again, we shall see what happens. and cbs news will have full coverage of the 2022 midterm elections on tuesday, starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 pacific. the houston astros will celebrate their world series victory with a parade. they beat the philadelphia phillies thanks to a monumental three-run homer in last night's game six. take a listen. >> on a 2-1, alvarez hits a high drive center field. leans back. this game has turned upside down! >> and that's what happened there. that was slugger alvarez, the final score, 4-1. cbs' danya bacchus has more. >> reporter: when kyle tucker caught the final out saturday night -- >> the houston astros, world champions. >> reporter: -- houston erupted in celebration. shortstop jeremy pena became the

first rookie position player to be named series mvp. >> my teammates gave me the congress confidence to go out and play my game. >> dusty baker has his ring. >> reporter: at age 73, baker becomes the oldest skipper to win a world series, book ending the title he won as a player with the dodgers in 1981. >> it's just sheer joy and thankfulness. >> reporter: the championship marks a moment of redemption for houston. the team won their only other championship in 2017, but that title was tainted. a 2020 report from mlb's commissioner revealed a teamwide sign-stealing scandal. the gm and manager were ultimately fired. >> houston astros! >> reporter: saturday night, they put those demons to rest. >> the boos and jeers we got, it bothered these guys. but it wasn't us against the world thing. it was more of a come together even closer type thing. >> reporter: closer together and on top of the world. danya bacchus, cbs news. there's a lot more news

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that some research shows may help a lot of people. dr. albert garcia romayo is assistant transfers of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at johns hopkins university where psilocybin is tested in clinics. >> it seems to be promising as a potential treatment for a number of different conditions, for depression, for addictive disorders. that would include things like alcohol dependence, cocaine dependence, opioid dependence, tobacco use. >> reporter: colorado was the first state to legalize recreational marijuana. now it's voting, as oregon already has, to let people grow psilocybin for personal use, or go to special clinics using it with monitors present. a move supported by denver city councilman chris hines. >> the public doesn't know much about what's happening in a commune or prayer circle or

whatever, but people understand what medicine is, western medicine. >> reporter: psilocybin is a federal schedule 1 drug like heroin or lsd, but the fda has designated it a breakthrough drug for research purposes. still, jeff hunt opposes legalization. he is director of the centennial institute at colorado christian university. >> these drug entrepreneurs are saying we can take it to the ballot box and get general people who have no expertise in this to say it's okay and eventually commercialize it and make a lot of money on it. >> reportr: if colorado decides to legalize psilocybin use, this drug, going back to ancient times, may help treat the mental diseases of our times. barry petersen, cbs news, denver. still ahead -- meet the community chroniclers holding local government to

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every meeting. >> reporter: a minneapolis taxpayer, resident and community chronicler of public meetings. >> share what people may not know, get them involved and get them seats at the table. >> reporter: williams is a minneapolis documenter, part of a program that trains and pays everyday people to keep tabs on local government. especially parts of it that fly under the radar. >> she signs up for any local meeting from city council to the minneapolis arts commission. then shows up and takes notes published online for anyone to read. >> i think it's important as residents, especially taxpaying residents, to pay attention to what's going on around you. if you can't be and give your voice then things will change that you didn't have no idea would change around you. >> reporter: the documenter started in chicago, then came to detroit, cleveland and minneapolis earlier this year. now the network has grown even more with hopes of further expansion. >> we heard from many, many cities that there are lots of

public meetings not being documented, not being covered. documenters often can be at places where reporters are not able to always be. >> reporter: pillsbury united communities is taking the lead in minneapolis where there are 40 active documenters like tashana. >> local governments is not very accessible to the everyday person. why pillsbury wanted to bring it is to help break through some of those barriers. with the understanding that those barriers are disproportionately felt in the neighborhoods we serve. >> reporter: a group of citizen journalists to look out for their communities. >> just get involved because we want to see change, and this is the only way that i can see it happening. >> reporter: caroline cummings, cbs news, minneapolis. >> important to know what's going on in your community. next, a country legend unleashes her inner rock star.

this weekend, a country music icon became rock 'n' roll royalty. dolly parton joined other inductees at the rock and roll hall of fame ceremony in los angeles. she had initially declined the honor but eventually had a change of heart. >> i said rock and roll hall of fame, me? i don't know if i deserve to be in the rock and roll hall of fame. i never thought of myself as a rocker. >> she later took the stage with an electric guitar there to

perform a song she wrote just for the occasion. when we return, mummy mystery. how egypt's most famous pharaoh is still revealing his secrets.

we end with the worldwide sensation. it was 100 years ago this month that the tomb of tutankhamen was unearthed in egypt. here's imtiaz tyab. >> reporter: it is the immortal face of the boy king. tutankhamen whose treasures remained hidden in the sand for over 3,000 years, until this moment one century ago when a stairwell led a british egyptologist howard carter and the fifth earl of kenarven to one of the greatest archaeological discoveries. >> the coffin of solid gold reflects the genius of unknown craftsmen. >> reporter: he was only 9 years old when he ascended the throne to rule during the 18th dynasty in ancient egypt. after just ten years on the

throne, he was dead and buried in the valley of kings in a tomb filled with gold, jewels and works of art, crammed into these tiny chambers. dr. salima ikrim is professor of egyptologist at the american university in cairo. >> some scholars have recently questioned the fact that maybe tutankhamen's tomb has not been completely excavated. that perhaps behind the burial chamber lies a second chamber that has not been found yet. >> reporter: a tantalizing mystery that will only fuel the 100 years of fascination that surrounds king tut as he's now become known. over the decades, his riches have been put on display in museums around the world as people of all ages and walks of life marvel at egypt's ancient and deeply sophisticated past. but the discovery of his tomb one century ago has given the boy king an immortality unimaginable at the time of his death.

imtiaz tyab, cbs news, london. that is the overnight news for this monday. reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm jericka duncan. this is "cbs news flash." i'm serena marshall in washington. we're just one day away from election day and president biden spent last night in new york stumping for kathy hochul as she tries blunt the momentum of her gop challenger. the president calls the midterms an inflection point that impacts the next 20 years. meanwhile, president biden's top national security adviser jake sullivan has been in contact with top aop ruian president vladimir puti it's an effort to de-escalate the war in ukraine and reduce the nuclear threat. it was all kenya at this year's new york marathon. chebet who also won the boston marathon took the men's title and lokedi took the top place for the women's race.

for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm it's monday, november 7th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." final campaign push. heavy hitters including the current and former president hit the trail to deliver a final message to voters ahead of tomorrow's midterm elections. looming layoffs? facebook parent company meta could be the next social media giant to slim its work force. when and how many employees could be let go. and record-breaking jackpot. another shot tonight for you to win the largest powerball jackpot in lottery history. well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. just one day away from election day in what's being called one of the most significant midterms in u.s. history.