catherine herridge has the details. >> i will not work under a cloud of intimidation. >> reporter: virginia governor ralph northam emphasized he and his wife were safe. while the targeting of northam never went beyond the talking stage, the alleged operation to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer was advanced. the six suspects allegedly trained at this wooded site in michigan, where investigators found shotgun shells, bullet holes, and spray painted targets. the suspects are accused of planning to kidnap whitmer from her vacation home, then escape by boat and leave the governor stranded in lake michigan. but the defense attorneys argued their client just talked a big game and didn't plan on going through with it. the men were allegedly angry over the state's trickett covid policies. and both whitmer and northam blamed trump for singling out their states when he tweeted in april to liberate michigan and virginia. >> this rhetoric is not coming from another country. it's coming from washington. and that i regret. and it needs to stop. >> reporter: in a statement, white house press secre

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm catherine herridge. >>> it is thursday, october 29, 2020. this is the cbs morning news. campaign countdown. only five days until election day. candidates and running mates maheites to voters. >>> 78,000 new cases as coronavirus cases surge in the u.s., parts of europe are going back on lockdown. when dr. fauci thinks things could finally get back to normal. >>> and a deadly hurricane. a massive storm slams the gulf coast. killing at least two people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. we'll show you the damage as officials warn of dangerous cond t

reporting from washington, i'm catherine herridge. >>> it's tuesday, october 27th >>> it's tuesday, october7th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> heading to the high court. the white households a swearing in ceremony for amy coney barrett. the pivotal case she could rule on by election day. >> i have never been in a situation like this before. >> forced to leave. a growing wildfire is threatening homes in southern california as two firefighters get hurt fighting the flames. >>> bound for the u.s. yet another hurricane is taking aim at the gulf coast. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie

reporting from washington, i'm catherine herridge. >>> it's tuesday, october 27th >>> it's tuesday, october 27th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> heading to the high court. the white households a swearing in ceremony for amy coney barrett. the pivotal case she could rule on by election day. >> i have never been in a situation like this before. >> forced to leave. a growing wildfire is threatening homes in southern california as two firefighters get hurt fighting the flames. >>> bound for the u.s. yet another hurricane is taking aim at the gulf coast. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, we begin with the confirmation of amy coney barrett to the u.s. supreme court. she's expected to record to work today for her first day as a member of the highest court in the country. barrett was confirmed last night by the senate in the face of democratic opposition. barrett was then sworn in at a ceremony at the white house. nancy chen is in washington. nancy, her vote was pretty much right along party lines, no surprise there. >> reporter: that's right. good mornin

captioning sponsored by cbs >>> i'm catherine herridge in washington. thanks for staying with us. cbs news investigation reveals new evidence in the service members there were cancers and other illnesses stemmed from time served after 9/11. they say they were exposed to toxic materials known as k 2. a defense department employee involved in testing at the base is going on the record to help hundreds of suffering veterans. >> about 3/4 of the trip i don't have a sidewalk so i ride on the side of the road. so, i constantly have to check to make sure there's no cars coming. i had no idea at 40 that this would be my life. >> reporter: former air force mechanic doug wilson says he can no longer work or drive after a rare cancer caused brain damage. wilson, his wife crystal and their two children rely on disability payments and crystal's teacher salary. >> i think the biggest thing that breaks my heart is just the confidence he's lost in himself. >> reporter: wilson is one of nearly 2,000 current members. they believe it is linked to their military service at k-2, a remote base in uzbek

." >>> i'm catherine herridge in washington. thanks for staying with us.e days to go until november 3rd, u.s. intelligence agency rsz on high alert for election interference from russia, iran, and china. officials insist your vote is secure, and they doubt foreign nations can affect the casting and counting of the ballots. rather, their goal is to sow chaos, divide meamericans, and undermine confidence in the process. i spoke with the acting secretary of homeland security, chad wolf. >> every american who has voted early voting or plans to do it on election day should be confident that their vote that they cast will be counted. >> but as president trump tweets the result must be known on november 3rd, the acting homeland security secretary is focused on the fallout if there's no clear winner. are you planning for violence on election day? >> well, i hope not. the department will continue to plan for any type of civil unrest, national civil unrest. but having law enforcement at polling places is nothing i'm anticipating. we're thinking about larger civil un

as senior investigative correspondent catherine herridge reports, an fbi agent testified some of the suspects also discussed kidnapping the governor of virginia. >> i will not work under a cloud of intimidation. >> reporter: virginia governor ralph northum emphasized he and his wife are safe. the alleged operation to kidnap governor gretchen whitmer was advanced. the six suspects trained at this wooded site in michigan investigators found shotgun shells, spray tainted targets. accused of planning to kidnap wlit myrrh from her vacation home and escape by boat and leave the governor stranded in lake michigan. but defense attorneys argued their clients just talked it a game and didn't plan on going through with it. the men angry over the state's strict covid policies and both whitmer and northam blame president trump signaling out their states tweeting in april to liberate michigan and virginia. >> this rhetoric is not coming from another country. it's coming from washington. and that i regret. and it needs to stop. >> reporter: in a statement, white house press secretary kayl kaylee mc

we have some good john solomon, catherine herridge, they're actually very well in dominic investigating the scandal. the vast majority are completely ignoring it. that's a scandal in and of itself. no, from our own standpoint, as we continue to validate and verify based on emails that have been emerging, all we have found its verification. we haven't found any discrepancies, we checked great service travel records, those tie out to different travels. one thing we noticed, it sounds like hunter biden stopped secret service protection in july 2014, and yet, they are talking about buying a couple of tickets for secret service production in 2015. trying to get to the bottom of that, as well. >> sean: it they have some explaining to you to do because, you've been asking him if he had it, he won't even answer your question. does he not believe in congressional oversight? >> that's why it's so important for investigative reporters to start using their sources because they actually have sorcerers who will give you information way, obviously, people like cia directors are not responsive to legit