♪ hello and thanks for staying up with us. i'm carissa lawson in new york. here are the top stories on "cbs news roundup." election day is nearly here, but many americans are not waiting. more than 77 million people have already cast their ballots. america's presidential contest could have far-reaching effects. and people in the middle east are closely following the race. and in spain anger and frustration erupts in the aftermath of devastating floods. with remaining time for campaigning quickly running out kamala harris focused on the battleground state of michigan on sunday while donald trump headed to georgia. cbs's cristian benavides reports from macon, georgia. >> reporter: in the closing hours of campaign 2024 vice president kamala harris spoke at a church in detroit sunday. >> these days will demand everything we've got, but when i think about the days ahead and

the god we serve, we were born for such a time as this. >> reporter: later the vice president addressed supporters in east lansing, michigan. >> we will win because here's what everyone here knows. when you know what you stand for, you know what to fight for. >> reporter: former president donald trump rallied in north carolina and pennsylvania. there he stoked controversy as he talked about the ballistic glass protecting him at the venue. >> to get me somebody would have to shoot through the fake news. and i don't mind that so much. >> reporter: in a statement a campaign spokesperson said, "the president's statement about protective glass placement has nothing to do with the media being harmed or anything else." the former president railed against early mail-in voting while claiming election fraud was already under way. >> we should have one-day voting and paper ballots. >> reporter: this evening trump spoke in macon, georgia.

>> with your vote on tuesday i will end inflation. i will stop the invasion of criminals coming into our cou country. and i will bring back the american dream. >> reporter: following this georgia rally the former president will focus on north carolina, pennsylvania and michigan. >> keep kamala and carry on-ala. >> reporter: and millions watched vice president kamala segment on "saturday night live." cristian benavides, cbs news, macon, georgia. the outcome of tuesday's election could have major implications beyond our borders including in the middle east. cbs's holly williams is in tel aviv. >> in the west bank many israeli settlers who've built their communities on occupied palestinian territory believe a second trump presidency would be good for israel. >> we have a nice university up at the end of the road. >> reporter: one of them is tomer mashel.

>> the former administration had a much stronger bond between the u.s. and israel. right now the bond is more questionable. it's not clear, you know, are you with us or are you with us up until a certain line. >> reporter: in a major shift in u.s. policy the first trump administration declared that israeli settlements were not illegal under international law. >> and our alliance with the state of israel has never, ever been stronger than it is today. >> reporter: with israel now at war in gaza and in lebanon and led by the most right-wing government in its modern history, a recent poll here found that 66% of israelis would prefer donald trump to win the election. only 17% prefer kamala harris. >> does donald trump understand the middle east, do you think? >> no. he's a very transactional man. >> reporter: alon pinkas is a former adviser to four israeli

foreign ministers who tried to negotiate peace with the palestinians. he told us trump's isolationist america first approach is dangerous, making kamala harris a better choice. >> her understanding of america's global responsibilities and commitment is different qualitatively different than that of donald trump. that doesn't mean he's not a friend of israel. it just means that in the longer run i'd rather as an israeli have her president. >> reporter: despite months of diplomacy the u.s. has so far been unable to broker a cease-fire and hostage deal to end the israel-hamas war. donald trump said in august that he told israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, to, quote, get this over with. holly williams, cbs news, tel aviv, israel. to spain now, where flood survivors enraged by slow recovery efforts unleashed fury at their country's king and queen. you can see the king right there in the beard with crowds tossing

clots of mud and shouting "murderer" at the spanish royals. and government officials touring the flood-ravaged eastern part of the country. more rain fell on sunday night, hampering recovery efforts. it's been nearly a week since the devastating floods killed more than 200 people. and as cbs's chris livesay reports, volunteers are leading much of the relief work. >> reporter: they've come by the thousands. volunteers armed with brooms, shovels, or their bare hands. searching for survivors and the dead. like this rescuer chest deep inside a parking garage. in some areas more than a year's worth of rain fell in a mere eight hours. in just minutes this street goes from bone dry to swallowing cars and flipping them, all before residents got their first emergency phone alert warning them not to leave home.

>> i'm angry because it's outrageous that, you know, our -- our local government didn't do anything about it, knowing -- they well knew that this was coming. >> reporter: climate scientists blame a warmer atmosphere for retaining historic levels of moisture, a slowing jetstream for failing to push the storm away, and parched soil that couldn't absorb the catastrophic downpour. >> we have no resources. everything we have is thanks to the volunteers that are helping. >> reporter: they're now being joined by 10,000 troops in spain's biggest peace-time deployment in history amid the country's worst natural disaster in generations. chris livesay, cbs news, rome. a series of devastating tornadoes tore through parts of oklahoma on sunday, destroying homes and other buildings and leaving at least 11 people

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this is "cbs news roundup." i'm carissa lawson in new york. as voters weigh their choice for the white house, many are also deciding who will control congress. right now republicans have a majority in the house of representatives. but 30 battleground races are too close to call and could change the balance of power. there are vulnerable republicans in california, heated races in pennsylvania, and three competitive districts in upstate new york. cbs's scott macfarlane traveled to the hudson valley in new york to hear from voters there. >> reporter: as the leaves change color along the hudson river in new york, the question here is will key new york districts change color too in some of the most hotly contested congressional battlegrounds? even woodstock, the community of peace and love, is now part of the rough and tumble. >> well, we're not having a very lovng year. we're so divided right now. ♪ just one ♪ >> reporter: janice hargrove say former professional singer who now runs a cupcake shop in a

house that once belonged to bob dylan in new york's 19th congressional district. women's reproductive rights have been her top issue since a health scare more than a generation ago. >> i needed to have an abortion. and if that hadn't existed back in the 1990s, i wouldn't be talking to you right now. >> reporter: 40 minutes south in the college town of new paltz we visited mud puddle cafe. here in the heated 18th district race voters know the stakes, including democrat terry dolan. >> what's the thing that's mobilizing people or motivating people? >> the rising cost of housing. the rising cost of groceries. we have right now seven units of affordable housing under a city ordinance, and we probably have 100 families on a waiting list waiting for affordable housing. >> you're a republican. >> 100%. >> reporter: mamdou sasali says border security is a top

concern. >> i came here, i became american citizen. >> reporter: what do you think when the candidates say the border's a crisis? > i tell you one thing. this thing is the worst thing. like we have fear to go to the city. we used to go to the city all the time. >> reporter: there are suddenly so many competitive races in this state of all place because in recent years under court orders they withdrew the district lines. so suddenly there are several competitive races up and down the hudson river. at least a half dozen of the house races are duels in which both sides have combined to raise millions. five of those congressional seats are currently held by republicans. martin schaffer is a dean and political science professor at marist college in new york the 18th congressional district. >> this has been a movement for a long time from the city. covid exponentially added to that. so when new people come in from new york city they're bring a different mindset. >> i believe health decisions should be made between a woman and her doctor. >> reporter: two of the first-term republican incumbents

who were among the first to co-sponsor a democratic bill to strengthen protections for ivf. as democrats including one seeking to oust a republican on long island released ads talking tough on the border. >> with 2,000 miles from mexico, but we're feeling the migrant crisis almost every day. >> reporter: the political parties have been pouring millions of dollars into one of the most expensive regions in america. saturating voters with messaging and attempting to sway their decisions. >> does the election bring anxiety? >> yeah. it's been very stressful because that's all anybody talks about. >> reporter: and with control of congress in the balance it will be at least a few more days before a return to the usual rhythm here. ♪ come on people now ♪ ♪ smile on your brother ♪ ♪ everybody get together ♪ >> that woz scott macfarlane reporting. and this is "cbs news roundup."

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long-time democrats who feel let down by the party. >> we canvassed for biden. we showed up for biden. and this experience during his administration under his watch has been a betrayal. >> reporter: watching the ongoing war in gaza where more than 40,000 palestinians have been killed, hind and her entire family are considering leaving the presidential box on the ballot blank. >> where the democratic party used to be the soft place that we would land has now become the aggression against our community. >> reporter: it's a majority vulnerability for vice president harris, who's been criticized for a lack of outreach to the community. her speech this week in ann arbor was interrupted by a group protesting the war. >> we all want this war to end as soon as possible and get the hostages out. and i will do everything in my power to make it so. >> reporter: four years ago president biden won michigan

with just over 150,000 votes. now the over 200,000 largely disillusioned arab and muslim american voters here could swing donald trump, who has said israel should, quote, finish what they started. >> are you comfortable with the fact that an uncommitted vote could lead to a trump victory? >> i am not. because that administration will be staunchly worse. >> so how are you squaring this? >> this level of about he trayal, no one even saw coming. that's what people are reconciling with right now. >> reporter: people like joshua feinstein, a jewish american democrat who has family in lebanon. >> i speak to them daily. they are being bombed. sorry for the emotion. >> reporter: israel's invasion of lebanon has pushed feinstein to vote for the green party's jill stein over harris. >> i'm not voting to punish anyone. i'm not making a protest. i'm saying my vote hasn't been earned. >> reporter: now this group of powerful voters are sending a

final message. >> you're not committed to us. we will not be committed to you. >> reporter: to a party they've been largely loyal to for generations. shanelle kaul, cbs news, ann arbor, michigan. there's a lot more ahead on "cbs news roundup." stay with us.

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that leaps far beyond the stage. the national ballet of ukraine says sharing these timeless classics is more urgent than ever. >> so many people today think of ukraine as a war zone. there's such rich culture, such rich history, though. is that important that you remind people of that now? >> translator: we have war going on in different fronts. you have to know that our enemy is trying to destroy our culture as well. and my opinion, that nation does not exist without culture. >> reporter: we met principal dancers tatyana lezova and jaroslav tkachuk as they prepared for a performance at the kennedy center in washington, their first stop through 16 cities along with a ukrainian folk dance group. >> translator: it's an honor to show and represent our theater, the number one theater in our country, and to show our culture

for people abroad. >> reporter: it's a stark contrast from life in kyiv, where the married couple is raising three children while facing constant threats and frequent power outages. their performances back home limited to a third of their theater's capacity. the number of people who can fit in the bomb shelter. >> have you had to stop performances because of an attack? >> many, many times we had to stop the whole performance and go down to hide, wait, and then we have to go back on the stage. >> how do you continue performing after that? >> translator: we are trying to get the understanding how important it is to continue. >> reporter: a spirit of endurance praised by ukrainian ambassador to the u.s. oksana makarova. >> you see the dance which seems so easy, right? it's so elegant and so beautiful. and then you at the very that moment you know how much effort went into this and how much tragedy is behind it.

that's true about all ukraine now. >> reporter: tour organizers say some of the proceeds will help pay for underground classrooms and bomb shelters for ukrainian schools. the country now settled into a new reality since russia's invasion 2 1/2 years ago. >> what has dance provided you personally during this time? >> i can live through 100 lives. we're also kind of diving into a different cultural world to be a little further away from the war. >> reporter: a powerful production spanning continents with the hope of a better tomorrow. >> that was nancy chen reporting. the national ballet of ukraine returns in february to tour midwestern

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