. >> good evening, i'm elaine quijano.n the busiest travel day of the holiday weekend blizzard warnings stretched through the heart of the country. from the great plains to the great lakes. but snow isn't the only threat. powerful wind advisories are posted from texas to illinois. ste mergency in kansas.omed a hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed long before snow started falling at chicago's o'hare international. jacob i would kof is tracking the weather at wbz. >> jacob. >> we do have blizzard warnings from metro chicago down to the kansas city area. pretty impressive swath of blizzard warnings. we need a specific criteria for a blizzard. blowing know, wind gusting over 35 miles per hour. we have seen wind gusts up to 50 to 60 miles per hour with this system. last time metro kc had a blizzard warnings was back in 2011. so we will add some additional snow, 6 to 12 inches along the interstate 70 corridor. white out conditions there. 12 plus inches out towards molene, illinois it will be impactful as it moves out of

. >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano.t started ten days ago as a brush fire in a remote area, and soon exploded into the worst wildfire in california's history. the death toll now in the dozens is rising daily. the number of missing persons has climbed at an alarming and perplexing rate. xie northern california town of paradise is essentially gone. president trump on saturday saw the devastation for himself. again, suggesting better forest management could prevent such disasters. governor jerry brown responded on "face the nation." >> and the president has talked about how our forests are managed, that's an element. but there's also the way the houses are built, the materials, what kind of vegetation is around. and then there's also the changing climate and the increasing drought, and the lowered humidity and water eredr. >> quijano: meg oliver now on the staggering losses and questions about the missing. >> reporter: as the search continues for human remains in paradise, the number of people nuill unaccounted for has soa

elaine. >> quijano: errol, thanks. the balance of power in both the house and the senate is on the line. we have cbs news elections and surveys director anthony salvanto here. so anthony, what would it take for the democrats to take control of the house? >> they need strong turnout. and they need to continue to get the people, who in the polls say they are crossing over from having voted for then-candidate trump in 2016 to voting for a democrat for the house now. frankly, there are not many of those folks. our latest estimates have it such that the democrats would get 225 seats if the election were held today. but there is a margin of error on that, and i don't mean just as the statistics go, i mean as the politics go. if turnout does not merge, if a lot of young voters do not come out, people who haven't voted in midterms before, if they stay home, the republicans hold the house. >> quijano: what about on the senate side specifically? you don't really necessarily hear the democrats talking about that-- in particularly

i'm elaine quijano. on the busiest travel day of the holiday weekend blizzard warnings stretched through the heart of the country. from the great plains to the great lakes. but snow isn't the only threat. powerful wind advisories are posted from texas to illinois. whiteout conditions prompted a state of emergency in kansas. hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed long before snow started falling at chicago's o'hare international. jacob weikopf is tracking the severe weather at wbez. jacob? >> we have blizzards stretching from metro chicago to the kansas city area. pretty impressive swath of blizzard warnings. we need specific criteria for a blizzard to occur. visibility less than a quarter of a mile, blowing snow and also wind gusting over 35 miles per hour. we've seen wind gusts up to 50 to 60 miles per hour with this system. last time metro k.c. had a blizzard warning was back in 2011. we're going to add some additional snow. six to twelve inches along the interstate 70 corridor. whiteout conditio

i'm elaine quijano. a new cbs battleground tracker poll has the democrats in position to take control of the house. they couldened the day with 225 seats, which is just over the 218 they need to win. in the senate, republicans currently hold the edge-- 51 seats to 49. but most of seats on the ballot this year are are already democratic so republicans have a better than even chance to maintain control there. president trump and former president obama were out on the campaign trail today doing their best to get out the party faithful. >> nobody else could dot the job we're doing. >> reporter: president trump echoed a b isn'tment from his nationwide blitz of rallies. a closing argument for the gop. >> democrats are openly encouraging millions of illegal aliens to break our laws. >> reporter: sunday he rallies in tennessee and here in georgia where he's supporting brian kemp. polls show the secretary of state is in a tight race with the democratic nominee stacey abrams, who could become the first african-ame

i'm elaine quijano. >>> the death toll and desperate search for the missing. . nearly 80 are confirmed dead and 1200 unaccounted tr in the worst wildfire in california hus ri. more than 9,000 homes are destroyed. the latest on the dangerous air and possible relief from rain. also tonight president trump on the recorded murder of jushl i'ist jamal khashoggi. what will the president do if the hit was ordered by the saudi crown prince. . the midterm elections are finalfinal ly winding down. a missing submarine is found in a watery grave. >>> and a horrifying racing crash. a woman is at the wheel as the car goes flying. incredibly, set survives. >>> welcome to the "cbs overnight news." it started as a brush fire in a row mote yier and soon exploded into the worst wildfire in california's history. the death toll now in the dozens is rising daily. the number of missing persons has climbed at an alarming and perplexing rate. the northern california town of paradise is essentially gone. president trump on saturday saw the devastation for himself again suggesting better

"cbs ove i'm elaine quijano. >>> the death toll and desperate search for the missing. .wildfire in california hus ri. more than 9,000 homes are destroyed. the latest on the dangerous air and possible relief from rain. also tonight president trump on the recorded murder of jushl i'ist jamal khashoggi. what will the president do if the hit was ordered by the saudi crown prince. . the midterm elections are finalfinal ly winding