i'm elise preston, cbs news, new york. . it's monday, november 14th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." control of congress, a huge win for democrats in nevada means they'll hang onto the u.s. senate. high stakes meeting. the tense one on one between president biden and his chinese counterpart. what they'll be discussing. and deadly attack. a half dozen people are killed in an explosion in turkey's largest city. the latest on the investigation. well, good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with the battle for control of congress. we now know the democrats will keep control of the senate after last week's election. in a tight race in nevada cbs

news projects that catherine cortez masto is the winner over adam laxalt. it gives democrats 50 seats and control of the senate. a democratic victory would give them outright control. bradley blackburn has more of a look. >> reporter: good morning. democrats will be fighting for that 51st seat in georgia because a true majority would give them the full control over the makeup of senate committees and it would mean joe manchin's vote would no longer be a deal breaker. that's why republicans are going all in too. democrats took a victory lap sunday after catherine cortez masto's projected win gave control of the senate. >> a victory and a vindication

for democrats. >> i feel good about where we are. >> reporter: some republicans linked their party's underwhelming showing to former president donald trump who's expected to announce another presidential run this week. >> those who are most closely aligned with the former president under performed. those who are talking about the future, who managed their states well, they over performed. >> reporter: a growing group of senate republicans is also calling for a delay in this week's planned leadership elections. south carolina's lindsey graham tweeted all republicans should be focused on winning in georgia and trying to understand the mid-term elections before senate leadership elections move onto the 2024 race. others disagree. >> i think it's better we move forward with the elections so we can focus again on the georgia runoff. >> cbs news projects the house leans republican. >> they've given up because the quality of our candidates. >> it's sad we didn't get the true red wave. >> reporter: lawmakers return to

washington. among the items to be discussed, a funding bill to keep things operating, additional assistance to ukraine and emergency aid for florida and puerto rico after raines hurricanes. arriving in washington today newly elected members of congress. they are there for orientation. they can't vote on legislation until the next congress officially begins but, anne-marie, they are already taking the reins as the new balance of power takes shape. >> bradley blackburn in new york. thank you. >> you bet. this morning president biden is meeting with agenda. mr. biden arrived on the island of bali yesterday after meeting with asian leaders in cambodia.

former president donald trump wanted the irs to investigate his perceived enemies. john kelly said trump's demands were part of a broader pattern of trying to use the justice department and his authority against people critical of him. kelly said they included former fbi director james comey. kelly said he told trump he could not do that. a trump spokeswoman denied trump ever tried using the irs. the head of the u.s. customs and border protection is out of a job. president biden accepted the resignation of christopher magnus. he had been under pressure to step down. it comes as an all-time record number of migrants is entering the u.s. from mexico. the government 125is.4 million border encounters this year. officials looking into what caused a horrific mid-air collision at a dallas air show say they wanted to know why the

aircrafts had the same altitude just before they slammed into each other. this was the fiery aftermath that left six people dead. one historic military plane crashed into another before both flames went down in a burst of flames. j.d. miles has more on the crash. >> reporter: smoldering wreckage is all that remains after two vintage war planes collided mid-air horrifying onlookers. >> i just see flames and everything go flying. >> reporter: the ntsb is investigating. michael graham is with the ntsb. >> do we think there was a mechanical failure, pilot error as part of this, it's too early to tell. >> we had an air collision. >> video captured by spectators will be vital to finding out what happened says former ntsb chair and cbs aviation analyst

robert somwalt. >> what did you think happened? >> the p-63 was approaching the b 60 which prohibited that pilot from seeing the b-17. >> both retired american airlines pilots. they were aboard the b-17 bomber. remarkably no one on the ground was hurt. >> what does this say about the future of air shows? >> i think the air shows are a very important part of recognizing our heritage. air shows can typically be done safely. >> reporter: still, these were very experienced pilots at the controls which raises questions about whether vintage war planes are better off on display than in the air. j.d. miles, cbs news, dallas. an investigation is underway after an airline passenger eventually brought two box cutters on board a flight.

the frontier flight was diverted to atlanta. the tsa says employees who screened the passenger before the flight did not follow proper protocol. coming up, istanbul bombing investigation. details about an arrest in the deadly blast. alec baldwin's countersuit. why thestigation. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin.

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good morning, it's monday, november 14th. right now on kpix 5 news, president biden and chinese president xi

jinping are meeting face-to-face for the first time since biden's been in office. thousands of academic workers at uc campuses are set to walk off the campus this morning. the new approach san jose police are taking to crackdown on side shows. as we're waking up this morning, many of us are still under a frost advisory, but we have warmer temperatures just around the corner. if you're getting ready to hit the roadway, no crashes. but we're already starting to see brake lights, as we head into the altamont pass. seeing pretty slow speeds there. let's first start with this morning's top stories. new layoffs at twitter this morning. many of the content workers learned they'd be out of work, and many say they now expect an increase