unless your name is lawrence choi. today is his last day of work. he is retiring. >> just excited and a little bit sad. that is a combination. it is about time. >> reporter: choi has been a letter carrier for 42 years. most of that spent along his route. what he will miss most is the people. >> i see them all when they were little kid and then grow up and then get married and then move out. it just kind of will be a regret to leave. >> reporter: his work colleagues have nothing but nice things to say about him. >> in the mornings he says welcome home when you arrive in the morning. >> he has a great personality. always happy. ready to come to work and leaves and says okay, i'll see you tomorrow. >> reporter: choi won't miss waking up early and he won't miss his electronic leash monitoring his every move. >> we have tracking system. they know where we are at always. >> reporter: at least you won't have to put up with that any more. >> hallelujah. ia. those are kind of stress, even though you are doing your job. they monitor you all the time. you kind

talking about lawrence choi who started the 1980 as a postal clerk in san francisco. then he transferred where he delivered the mail for 38 people orhod retiringd the tching pe t ss waking up early and probably the dogs, too. >> i did morning news for about 12 years. i don't miss that. >> it only lasted seven years. thanks to our postal workers. cbs evening news is next. this is what voting yes on prop 31 means. yes on 31 ends the sale of candy flavored tobacco products. yes, stops big tobacco from targeting our kids. yes, protects kids from nicotine addiction. vote yes on 31. vo: climate change is fueling a wildfire crisis. destroying our forests. threatening our communities. polluting our air. prop 30 taxes those making over $2 million a year. no one else pays a penny. 30 will reduce the tailpipe emissions that drive climate change. and prevent wildfires and toxic smoke. so we have clean air to breathe. this is about our kids' future. omar: prop 30 helps contain fires and combat tailpipe emissions. vote yes on 30. this is what voting yes on prop 31 means. yes on 31

lawrence choi started his career in 1980 as a postal park in san francisco. you then transferred to pinole where he has been delivering the mail for the last 38 years. and now, he plans to retire in says what he is going to miss most are the people in his neighborhood. >> i have seen them all. little kids, they grow up and get married and move out. it just kind of feels -- regret to leave. >> he has a great personality. always happy. always ready to come to work. he leaves smiling. okay, i will see you tomorrow. >> he says he won't miss waking up early. can't blame him for that. ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, with five days until election day, we're in the states that could decide control of the u.s. senate. our exclusive interview tonight with one of the candidates. the dead heat in pennsylvania. cbs's robert costa sits down with democrat john fetterman. >> reporter: some voters we've spoken to in recent days still about your health.e some doubts- >> o'donnell: plus cbs's nikole killion from georgia where they smashed early voting r

unless your name is lawrence choi . today is his last day of work. >> excited and a little sad. that the combination . it's about time. >> reporter: choi has been a letter carrier for 42 years, most of that spent along this route. he will miss most is the people. >> i have seen them all. little kids, they grow up and get married and move out. regret to leave. >> reporter: his work colleagues have nothing but nice things to say about him. >> he says welcome home when you arrive in the morning. he is a great personality . always happy. always ready to come to work. he leaves smiling. okay, i will see you tomorrow. >> reporter: he says he won't miss waking up early. >> tracking system. they know where we are at. >> reporter: you won't have to put up with that anymore. >> hallelujah. those are very stressful. even though you are doing your job, they monitor you all the time. you kind of feel like a fugitive. in a way. >> reporter: as for life after the postal service -- >> wake up a little late. have a nice breakfast. start from there. >> good for him. >