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kris van cleave, thank you.peaking of the weather, which is cooperating right now with the pre-thanksgiving travel, the return home could be a problem. for details on that let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. mike, good evening. >> reporter: jericka, good evening. all eyes on the weather for the busy thanksgiving holiday. pretty nice in many locations, including in new york city, where the balloons are lining up and being inflated for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. the green apotosaurus is new this year. and the weather looks pretty good for the parade and right through thanksgiving day, especially across the northeast. but, actually, much of the country. here's a look at the parade forecast. cool in the morning. temperatures in the upper 30s, winding up in the 50s the after and dry the entire time. that may not be the case in our southern states with more rain in the forecast for thanksgiving day itself, but very mild conditions in many locations where temperat

our kris van cleave is in arizona.ikole killion is in georgia and robert costa has been reporting in pennsylvania, and that's where we begin this morning. >> it's a choice. a choice between two vastly different visions of america. >> reporter: it's a choice that's as competitive as ever. right now the senate race between republican mehmet oz and democrat john fetterman could not be closer. three presidents barnstorm the state this weekend. >> 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 way. >> reporter: on the road from the campus of penn state to the suburbs of philadelphia, voters told us that the economy is front and center. are you feeling economic pain in your life? >> yes. i'm, you know, on a fixed income. >> reporter: fetterman, recovering from a stroke in may, says voters who want to blame democrats for inflation should think again. >> what i woul say to them is that you need a senator that is going to push back agains

kris van cleave, thank you. speak of the weather, which is cooperating right now with the pre-thanksgiving travel, the return home could be a problem. for details on that let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. mike, good evening. >> reporter: jericka, good evening. all eyes on the weather for the busy thanksgiving holiday. pretty nice in many locations, including in new york city, where the balloons are l y's thanks apotosaurus is new. l parade and the ar t the mng,tup, winding up in the 50 necessary the after and driet entire time. that may not be the case in our southern cities with more rain in the forecast for thanksgiving day itself, but very mild cond to 10 degrees above average. here's how it plays out for us. the rain coming in tonight, expanding through the day on thanksgiving day, and off-and-on showers in our forecast through black friday, as well as saturday and sunday, jericka. so pack your patience if you're traveling home for the holidays this weekend. >

kris van cleave, thank you. millions hitting the road over the holiday will be paying record-high thanksgiving gas prices. record-- regular gas, rather, is projected to average $3.68 a gallon on thanksgiving. that's about 30 cents higher than last year. diesel fuel, used in most trucks, is averaging about $5.29 a gallon. in tonight's "money watch," cbs's adriana diaz explains what's fueling these stubbornly high prices. >> reporter: if you want to know about diesel prices, hitch a ride with j.d. paintin, and his chihuahua, axle. hi! ( laughter ) >> my last trip was over $5,000 worth of diesel. >> reporter: you're kidding! >> no. >> reporter: from chicago to california? >> and back. >> reporter: it used to cost up to $3,500. >> it's skyrocketing. we might be out of business. >> reporter: mike kucharski pays for the diesel for his 180 trucks at jkc trucking. how are americans ultimately also footing the bill for this expensive diesel? >> everything they get delivered to their home-- all their food-- is shipped by

cbs's kris van cleave with what you should know before heading to the airport. >> we have been practicing and training and preparing for the stretch. >> o'donnell: plus the catas out of the bag, the t.s.a. find, we'll explain. and an inspiring story -- >> let's go, dad, let's go! >> o'donnell: about the endurance of a father and son's love. #. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening and thank you for joining us on the tuesday night. we are learning new details about the deadly shooting at a gay nightclub in colorado springs. tonight, we're hearing from people who were inside the club when the gunman opened fire, killing five, and injuring 18 others. for the first time, retired army major richard fierro is speaking out. he's being hailed as a hero after tackling the gunman and holding him till place arrived. president biden called fierro to thank him for his bravery and instinct to act. another patron kicked the gunman in head, and we're learning more about the condition of the suspect, anderson aldrich, the 22-ye

cbs's kris van cleave on the security threat. >> step back! >> o'donnell: plus a passenger who choked a flight attendant. and jay leno hospital lies eds after burning his face in his own garage. what the comedian is saying tonight about his recovery. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening and thank you for joining us as we begin a new week together. tonight, the president of the university of virginia says classes will be canceled for a second day tomorrow, as the community searches for answers. the suspect is in custody after a deadly shooting rocked the charlottesville community, and tonight in an interview with our cbs news affiliate wtvr, the alleged gunman's father said his son was paranoid and getting picked on. police say the shooting took place just after 10:15 p.m. last night on board a charter bus as it returned to campus from washington, d.c. the three killed were all members of the u.v.a. football team. the suspect, 22-year-old christopher darnell jones,

cbs' kris van cleave has an update on the fight to save the historic jamestown from rising sea waters. reporter: what would america lose, if this site is allowed to sink? >> i think, part of its soul. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> duncan: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. i'm jericka duncan in for norah. on this thanksgiving, the community in chesapeake, virginia, is still grappling with the loss of six lives inside a walmart tuesday night. and we're also learning new details tonight about the possible motive of the 31-year- old gunman. we now know more about the victims and the jobs they held. they ranged in age from 16 to 70, and included an overnight shelf stocker, and custodian. after the shooting, president biden said because of yet another horrific and senseless act of violence, there are now even more tables across this country that will have empty seats this thanksgiving. this morning, he called on congress to try to do something to save lives, and again called for a ban on

>> yes, very worried. >> cbs' kris van cleave is on the road.g suspect in court. the first look at the alleged gunman who faces multiple counts of murder and hate crime charges. >>> stopping a silent extinction. the race to save giraffes. >>> and a special delivery, thanks to a big sister who lived up to her name. >> she did amazing. she never questioned anything. she did exactly as she was asked. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. i'm jericka duncan in for norah. we begin with yet another mass shooting in this country. the latest took place inside a walmart in chesapeake, virginia when a store manager opened fire on his fellow employees. six people were killed, including a 16-year-old boy. seven others were injured. police identify the gunman as 31-year-old andre bing. he was armed with a handgun and multiple magazines. authorities say it appears he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. right now there is no clear motive. this is the 56th mass shooting in the last month, a

kris van cleave, thank you. >>> tonight, some big news from the supreme court.committee to obtain former president trump's tax returns, ending a three-year legal battle. the court rejected trump's plea that would have blocked the treasury department from handing over six years of tax returns to the democratic-controlled house ways and means committee. democrats have just six weeks until republicans take control of the house in january. >>> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. we are grocery outlet and we are your bargain bliss market. what's bargain bliss? you know that feeling you get when you find the name brands you love, but for way, way less? that's bargain bliss. and with thanksgiving right around the corner, we want you to save big. that's why at grocery outlet, we are offering you $21 off your holiday turkey with in-store coupon. that's as low as .53 cents a pound. now, that's savings to be thankful for. so hurry in because this deal is only available while supplies last. ♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight

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cbs's kris van cleave has an update on the fight to save the historic jamestown from rising seawaterst would america lose if this site is allowed to sink? >> i think part of its soul. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm jericka duncan in for norah. on this thanksgiving, the community in chesapeake, virginia, is still grappling with the loss of six lives inside a walmart tuesday night. and we're also learning new details tonight about the possible motive of the 31-year-old gunman. we now know more about the victims and the jobs they held. they ranged in age from 16 to 70 and included an overnight shelf stocker and custodian. after the shooting, president biden said because of yet another horrific and senseless act of violence, there are now toave liveand agalled on thinse. t, abs's jeff pegues apons.we h joins me here at the studio to give us more oounow. jeff. >> jericka, on this thanksgiving, investigators working on that mass shooting did not stop. they are digging into the gunman's past, but his final weeks on the job m

kris van cleave, thank you. >>> for a closer look at control of congress and the fate of president biden's agenda for the next two years, cbs's scott mac far land is here to walk us through the key races, which could decide the balance of power. let's start with the senate. >> ten battleground states are marked in yellow. if democrats win five of them, they maintain control of the u.s. senate. republicans would need to win six. here's where they are now. democrats hold new hampshire, georgia, colorado, arizona, and nevada. republicans hold north carolina, florida, pennsylvania, ohio, and wisconsin, which means republicans have to win a blue state, flip it red to get the majority. they've been so bullish and spent more than a quarter million dollars in georgia, hoping herschel walker can do that. if republicans do, democrats have to win back a red state. that's why there's been so much money and three u.s. presidents in pennsylvania in recent days. all of this hinges on these ten battleground states. >> that's the senate. what about the house? >> talk about close margins. we have those in t

kris van cleave with those new details.hank you very much. >>> two days after the critical midterm election, votes are still being tabulated with control of congress hanging in the balance. cbs news rates the house as lean republican as the gop inches closer to the magic number of 218. in georgia, the next campaign is already under way as democratic senator raphael warnock and republican herschel walker get ready for a december runoff. cbs's mark strassmann is at a walker rally tonight. >> reporter: it's the kickoff to the runoff. day one of georgias overtime senate race. >> are you ready to do this one more time? >> yes! >> reporter: between incumbent raphael warnock and republican herschel walker. at stake, potentially control of th u.s. senate. >> some things in life are complicated. this ain't one of them. >> reporter: the democratic senate campaign committee will pour $7 million into field operations in georgia. >> i'm sick and tired of people putting this country down. >> reporter: in a race where spending has exceede

kris van cleave has more. >> reporter: good morning. the vote counting continues in arizona. the races are likely to stay very close for governor and senator. that said, democrats feel they d veryl he kari lake, candidate for governor, republican candidate for governor, was pretty good about the in-person voting on election day. still right now she is trailing democratic secretary of state katie hobbs for the governorship. whoever wins the senate seat here in arizona, that may determine which party controls the senate. right now, senator mark kelly, the incumbent, is doing well. he had a good total there in the early voting. he has focused his campaign on protecting medicare, social security, and a women's right to choose. he went after retirees in particular. he found success there in 2020, hoping to do that here as he runs for a full term. his challenger, blake masters, hit inflation hard, targeted kelly for voting with joe biden much of the time, and really focused on border security. now there were some voting issues in maricopa county, the largest county in arizona, the

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norah. >> kris van cleave with those airport scares.hank you. >>> well, tonight democrats hoping for keeping control of the house of representatives are dimming. the cbs news characterization at this hour is that the house leans republican. cbs news estimates the gop will win a minimum of 214 seats while democrats are estimated to win at least 210. the magic number is 218. cbs's robert costa takes a look. >> reporter: lawmakers returned to a transformed and uncertain washington monday with senate democrats ready to celebrate. >> these elections have shown that the maga republican way is not where the american people want to be. >> reporter: maintaining their grip on the majority, democrats framed it as a rejection of election deniers and trump disciples. >> i will always fight for you no matter what. >> reporter: saturday night's victory in nevada by incumbent catherine cortez masto gives democrats at least 50 seats in the chamber with a chance to increase their majority if incumbent raphael warnock can beat republican herschel walker i

that's why it may take a couple more days, norah. >> kris van cleave, thanks very much.ore on the forecast of hurricane nicole and where it's headed next, let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. hey there, mike. >> norah, good evening. nicole now a hurricane, will make a rare november landfall on the east coast of florida, packing intense winds, a lot of rain, and a lot of storm surge. it has been tearing away at the beaches along the east coast. hurricane warnings remain in effect extending all the way up into south carolina. anticipating a landfall shortly after midnight tonight with the center of circulation coming in between vero beach and west palm beach and shooting its way quickly across the peninsula, exiting the west coast of florida by about 1:00 in the afternoon, creating more storm surge on the gulf coast side before exiting florida by early in the morning on friday. but then being picked up by a big snowstorm in the middle of the country and being pushed into the midatlantic and the northeast, exiting, norah, into c

kris van cleave has the story from reagan national airport. >> reporter: aaa expects what was a summertravel to continue right into the holidays as for many people, it's been years since they've been able to celebrate with their families. but still with inflation soaring, some tell us their travel plans have been grounded. normally, sharon harary would be getting ready for the annual thanksgiving family fly-in. nearly two dozen relatives meeting somewhere in the country to celebrate the holiday together. >> flights are too expensive. >> reporter: but this year, surging airfare prompts harary to postpone her trip. >> it's sad that i'm not going to be, you know, with my sisters and my brother and my mom, and they'll all be together. i am going to miss everybody, but hopefully i will see them in january when i come visit, and we'll be together then. it's a bummer. >> reporter: still, aaa expects nearly 55 million people will travel this thanksgiving. that's up 1.5% from last year and nearly back to pre-pandemic levels. the vast majority will drive. but air travel is forecasted to jump nea

cbs's kris van cleave joins me now with the breaking details. kris, what can you tell us about this. >> reporter: in. >> reporter: well, norah, late today u.s. intelligence officials became aware of a potential threat involving a passenger on that newark -- the athens to newark flight. from what we are learning, greek authorities and the airline were then notified of the situation that prompted the plane to turn around. cell phone video shows passengers deplaning orderly. intelligence agency and law enforcement are now actively working through what happened and assessing the seriousness of of that reported threat. the emirates boeing 777 had 250 people on board, returned to athens after circling sardinia, escorted by greek fighter jets. one source cbs news we did what we were supposed to do meaning the system work. u.s. authorities received concerning intelligence and passed it along to the right people and the plane landed safely. >> o'donnell: kris van cleave with the new details, thank you very much. two days after the critical midterm electio

kris van cleave, thank you. for a closer look at control of congress and the fate of president biden's agenda for the next two years, cbs's scott macfarlane is here to walk us through the key races which could decide the balance of power. good evening, scott. let's start with the senate. >> reporter: norah good evening. ten battleground states-- they're marked in yellow by our cbs news estimator-- if democrats win five of them, they maintain control of the u.s. senate. republicans would need to win six. here's where they are now. democrats hold new hampshire, georgia, colorado, arizona, and nevada.zona, and nevada. republicans hold north carolina, florida, pennsylvania, ohio, and wisconsin. which means republicans have to win a blue state, flip it red, to get the minority. they have been so bullish and spent more than a quarter million dollars in georgia hoping herschel walker can do that. if republicans do, democrats have to win back a red state. that's why there's been so much money and three u.s. presidents i

all right, kris van cleave, thank you so much.e in new york city gave new details today about the arrest of two young men accused of plotting to attack a synagogue. they were arrested at a train station on saturday, hours after jewish organizations tipped off police to the threat. investigators say the suspects were armed with a gun, high-capacity magazine, a nazi arm band, and a military-style knife. tonight, funeral services are being held for one of the four idaho college students brutally murdered more than one week ago. authorities still have no suspects, as more than 100 local, state, and federal investigators are now combing the area for clues. cbs' christina ruffini reports that we're learning more about the timeline from the night of the killings. >> reporter: police here say they've tracked nearly 700 tips and conducted more than 90 interviews in their search for the person who murdered four idaho students. >> currently, there are no suspects in custody, and we have not located a weapon. >> reporter: last seen in this vi

kris van cleave, thank you. an alarming surge of r.s.v.the flu has the american academy of pediatrics asking president biden to declare a national emergency. and, those illnesses plus covid are putting the spotlight on an unprecedented nursing shortage. the u.s. needs more than 200,000 new registered nurses every year to meet demand. so, we wanted to find out why america is headed towards a nursing crisis. >> are you in any pain right now? >> no. >> reporter: jimmy alverson has been in and out of children's national hospital in d.c. for more than seven years battling brain cancer. the nurses here are like family. >> they really do an amazing job of making me feel better. >> o'donnell: among them is caitlin hall. >> i absolutely love this job. i wouldn't do anything else. i feel like just coming in every day helping these families, just really brightening their day, has just been amazing. >> reporter: but with the pandemic, the last few years haven't been easy. ever thought about quitting? >> every day! ( laughter ) >> no, no, not seriously

norah. >> o'donnell: kris van cleave, thanks very much. let's turn to our cbs' robert costa who has been talk of talking to his sources all day getting their reaction to this election. good evening, robert. republicans were clearly expecting a wave, a good night that didn't materialize. is there finger pointing going on today? >> reporter: certainly, norah. tonight the republican party is at a crossroads and inside former president trump's circle, there is turbulence. his allies tell cbs news tonight they are annoyed about florida governor ron desantis now being in a commanding position ahead of a possible 2024 presidential run. some trump allies are telling him to delay trump's own possible 2024 announcement. they also say trump is fuming behind the scenes about his endorsed candidates, like dr. mehmet oz in pennsylvania senate race, not doing enough to embrace the trump political brand. all of this is creating a potential opening for others, like maryland governor larry hogan, who spoke to me tonight and said it's time for the g.o.p. to

cbs' kris van cleave has the latest details. a passenger threat in the skies. a utah man faces charges after holding a razor to a woman's neck aboard a jetblue flight. we'll tell you what t.s.a. officials are now saying. the super bowl of shopping. there are plenty of black friday deals, but inflation looms. cbs' elise preston reports on whether that could impact sales. man overboard. a passenger falls off a cruise ship, into the gulf of mexico. new images tonight of the daring coast guard rescue. world cup mania. team u.s.a. takes on powerhouse england in a match that came down to the wire. cbs' roxana saberi has the nail-biting results. and, "on the road." the marching band that is making an 11-year-old's dream come true. >> i can't wait to join. >> oh, yeah. it will come soon. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> duncan: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this busy friday. i'm jericka duncan in for norah. tonight, there are disturbing new details about the gunman and

i do want to go first to kris van cleave who is there in scottsdale, arizona. kris, quite a development tonight. >> reporter: norah, kari lake is just taking the stage here at the republican watch party. republicans still think they can close this gap based on what they believe was higher than expected day-of voting turnout. i've talked to democrats on the various campaigns here. they feel like their early vote numbers are something to be really excited about. so you're hearing a lot of confidence from democrats. republicans saying it's going to be a long night. what's been interesting here is several of the speakers that have come onto this stage here at the gop watch party have already started brandishing conspiracy theories about the election issues here in maricopa county, using words like "rigged" and "criminal." we need to be clear that there's no evidence that anyone was unable to vote today in maricopa county despite the technical issues. you know, kari lake has just started her address. we're going to listen in to see what she says about the race. but s

cbs' kris van cleave has the latest details. a passenger threat in the skies. a utah man faces charges after holding a razor to a woman's neck aboard a jetblue flight. we'll tell you what t.s.a. officials are now saying. the super bowl of shopping. there are plenty of black friday deals, but inflation looms. cbs' elise preston reports on whether that could impact sales. n

. >>> still ahead, a waterfront t >>> i am kris van cleave on the tarmac at chicago's o'hare airportent of the busiest in the airport, as it is in the middle of the thanksgiving travel rush. the expectation is this will be the busiest travel time since the pandemic pick we are going to show you what it is to keep an airline going and get everybody where they are trying to get to in time for the holidays. that's ahead on the cbs evening news with norah o'donnell. >> and i challenge not to freeze when you are at chicago-o'hare. >>> coming up tonight, we look at the new plan to bring more business back to san francisco's union square. that story and much more with myself and ryan yamamoto coming up at 5:00. >>> and tonight is the night when the pier 39 christmas tree will come alive. our chopper was overhead earlier. ee ac teringghtsd synced up with holiday music. every half hour, from 5:00-10:00 p.m. , for opening with 500 ornaments and thousands of lights. it is spectacular. when they light up the center with all the decorations, got to love that. >> i jogged by the other night. it wa

kris van cleave reports. >> reporter: 4-year-old hudson foschi was a vibrant little boy. >> rawr!er: lost in a preventable accident. in january, 2019, his mother jackie was pulling into the driveway. she thinks hudson ran to get the mail. but from inside her full-size suv, she says she never saw him. >> i was kind of like running around everywhere looking for him, and then i looked under the car, and he was there. >> reporter: vehicles have a blind zone directly in front of the hood that grows with the size of the car. americans' shift to larger trucks and suvs comes as deaths from these frontover crashes more than doubled in five years, killing over 500 in 2020. experts say the victims are often small children. >> i miss my son. i miss his hugs. i miss watching him grow up. >> reporter: inside their test facility, consumer reports shows us how much a driver can't see. watch as these four young children leapfrog forward another four full spots, and they're still out of view. >> i can see dylan's head. so did we get nine kids there? >> that zone is far longer than you think. >> rep

. >> reporter: cbs's kris van cleave asked lake about it today in arizona. >> reporter: that is quite a statement that you are a threat to democracy. >> we have the right to question our government and our elections. it's called the first amendment and i intend to continue to use to that right. >> reporter: as election day preaches some are casting doubt on the outcome like wisconsin senator ron johnson who wouldn't com results before next tuesday. >> i sure hope i can but i can't predict what the democrats might have planned. >> reporter: back here in georgia, election officials say they're seeing their heaviest turnout yet as early voting wraps up tonight. meantime in a potentially troubling sign for democrats, signs in deep blue states where congressional and foocial races have tightened. >> o'donnell: nikole killion, thank you so much. full coverage of the 022 midterm elections tuesday night starting 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific. hope you join us at cbs news. breaking news involving severe weather. a suspected tornado has touched down. here's cbs's janet shamlian. >> repor

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cbs's kris van cleave is at a busy o'hare international airport. >> reporter: tonight, the turkey travel trott is turning into a thanksgiving russia's millions of flyers fill airports nationwide. note nearly 7 million passed through tsa checkpoints over the weekend with sunday's volume surpassing the same day in 2019. >> reporter: l.a.x. in los angeles expects this will be its busiest stretch since the pandemic message, get here early. >> we are ready to welcome back these passengers and ready for those crowds. >> reporter: with flights packed this weekend ever surging as much is 43% compared to last year, many flyers found better deals by moving up their travel plans. >> ticket prices affected my decision-making completely. >> i wanted to spend more time wih my family. >> reporter: the busiest day of the year comes under scrutiny after agents failed to detect a box cutter in the cincinnati airport earlier this month. >> passengers should not be concerned. that was a very rare circumstance. we have literally all hands on deck when that happens and try to figure out why, and then very qui