that's where cbs' manuel bojorquez will start us off tonight. ing good evening, manuel. >> reporter: good evening, norah. the national weather service says it was a category ef2 tornado with winds about 115 miles per hour that struck this neighborhood. you can see what it did to this community center. it is destroyed. this is also where a woman and her eight-year-old son were killed in the storm. daylight brought a harsh reality across the southeast. i'm inside the tornado. as overnight storms in multiple states spawned damaging tornadoes and torrential rains. mississippi and alabama took the brunt with the small community of flatwood, just north of montgomery, alabama, taking a direct hit. this is where two people were killed when a tree fell on their home just after 3:00 a.m. in total darkness. >> people knew that we were under a tornado warning, but when the sirens went off, the next theming you know we had the devastation. >> reporter: in hard-hit lowndes county, mississippi, a twister turned homes into piles of debris and left a local fire

there is still no vaccine for rsv. >> that was manuel bojorquez reporting. we'll be right back.cause covid vaccines just got a big update. just in time for everyone who works. with other people. just in time for... ...more togetherness. just in time to say “oh, you bet we'll be there!” because the updated vaccines can now protect against both the original covid virus and omicron. and that's a moment... we've all been waiting for. hi, my name's steve. i lost 138 pounds on golo and i kept it off. golo's changed my life in so many ways. before, i was over 300 pounds. now, i literally have the ability to take a shirt off >>> good morning. it's friday november 25. on kpix5 news, it is black friday, a big shopping day for millions. does it still have that kick? we'll tell you what you can expect at the stores. >>> a simple act of kind necessary that's created a community. holiday meal that's led to lines down the block in oakland. jess. >>> it was a beautiful sunny day for thanksgiving and today is very similar. we'll have more on what you can expect. >>> president biden renewing call

here is cbs' manuel bojorquez. >> where are we at on potatoes? >> reporter: every morning, doug miller and his staff get cooking. >> a cooked tortilla makes all the difference in the world. >> reporter: the restaurant is called fk your diet. but before you get the wrong idea, the "fk" stands for foster kids, who miller supports. >> i was a foster kid growing up. >> reporter: but his mission has greatly expanded due to hurricane ian and the thousands left with very little. >> they don't have the ability to just go out and buy a new stove or a new refrigerator. a lot of them, the place they worked g damaged. so they're not getting a paycheck. >> all right! >> reporter: so the food here is free. and for those who can't get here, miller delivers. >> you doing okay? >> doing okay. thank you. >> reporter: 125,000 meals so far. his girlfriend, amy eldridge distributes donated supplies. >> we can't personally fix what they lost, but we can bring some comfort to their day. so that's our hope. >> reporter: comfort that aranda cruz garcia keeps her going. >

here's cbs' manuel bojorquez. >> where are we at on potatoes?r ithworld. esnt is called fk your diet, before you get the wrong idea, the fk stands for foster kids. >> i was a foster kid growing up. >> reporter: his mission has greatly expanded due to hurricane ian. >> they don't have the ability to just go out and buy a new stove or new refrigerator. a lot of them, the place they worked got damaged, so they're not getting a paycheck. >> all right! >> reporter: so the food here is free, and for those who can't get here, miller delivers. >> you doing okay? >> i'm doing okay, thank you. >> reporter: 125,000 meals so far. his girlfriend, amy eldridge, distributes donated supplies. >> we can't personally fix what they've lost, but we can bring some comfort to their day. so that's our hope. >> reporter: comfort that aranda cruz garcia says keeps her going. >> even though when you're in your saddest moments, he's here for you. >> all right, love you. how many you got, dad? >> reporter: a former foster kid now fostering an entire community. manuel bojor

manuel bojorquez, cbs news, fort myers. >>> that is the "overnight news" for this monday.of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jericka duncan. ♪ >>> this is "cbs news flash." i'm serena marshall in washington. we're just one day away from election day. and president biden spent last night in new york stumping for kathy hochul as she tries to blunt the momentum of her gop challenger. the president calls the midterms an inflection point that impact the next 20 years. >>> jake sullivan has been in contact with top aides of russian president vladimir putin. cbs news has ird it's an effort to de-escalate the war in ukraine and reduce the nuclear threat. >>> it was all kenya at the marathon. chebet took the men's tild and lokedi in her first ever marathon took the first place for the women's race. download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connectedtv. i'm serena marshall, cbs news, washington. ♪ >>> a mad dash to get out the

there is still no vaccine for rsv. >> that again was manuel bojorquez reporting. >>> compounding thelth issues facing the nation, a shortage of nurses. it's estimated the country needs about 200,000 new registered nurses every year to meet the demand. instead, thousands are actually leaving the profession. norah o'donnell has more. >> are you in any pain right now? >> reporter: jimmy alverson has been in and out of children's hospital in d.c. for more than seven years battling brain cancer. the nurses here are like family. >> they do an amazing job of making me feel better. >> reporter: among them is kaitlyn 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. >> reporter: what do you think people don't appreciate about nurses? >> the idea that it's a lot more than nursing. we end up doing engineering and plumbing and sanitary and a lot of ot

cbs' manuel bojorquez visits a community officials say has been wiped off the map.warning for parents: the family of a 15-year-old speaks out after a 28-year-old man pretended to be a teenager online and killed the california girl's grandparents and mother. >> tell our story to help your parenting. >> o'donnell: killer robots? the major american city allowing po

cbs' manuel bojorquez is in las vegas. >> reporter: the day started with the democratic incumbent catherinez masto and her gop rival adam laxalt separated by about 23,000 votes, but we learned here today at the clark county election center that there are more than 27,000 mail-in ballots still to be counted over the next several days. both candidates expressed optimism but urged patience. >> we know this will take time, and we won't have more election results for several days. >> we have a lot of our votes coming in all across the state, yet to be tabulated. >> reporter: back in arizona, if kari lake pulls off a win, she'll cement herself as a rising star in the maga wing of the gop. do you plan to serve your entire term in arizona or are you open to being a vp? >> i am going to be not only the governor of arizona for four years, i'm going to do two terms. i'm going to be your worst fricking nightmare. >> reporter: the bulk of the remaining ballots are early vote mail-in type votes. those have to be verified. once that's done, they can be counted. it's slow. that's why it may take a couple m

manuel bojorquez is in jackson, mississippi. >> reporter: severe thunderstorms record across the south bringing heavy rain and strong winds. the national weather service confirmed several tornados touched down in mississippi. so far no reports of damage but the storms are expected to continue through the night. the same weather system creating havoc in the south is dumping snow from colorado to the upper midwest. part of minnesota, wisconsin and michigan are bracing for a foot or more. the twin cities under a snow emergency, as the biggest snowfall of the season snarls traffic. while in the pacific northwest, another wnter storm is already blowing ashore, bringing wild weather to washington state bore moohch sthe cascade feet. >> and night falls here in mississippi, the potential danger goes up because you can't see them in the dark, nighttime tornadoes are two and a half times more likely to be deadly. norah. >> o'donnell: manny bojorquez, thank you so much. we want to get more information on the continuing threat of tornadoes in the south. meteorologist mike bettes from our partners

cbs' manuel bojorquez explains. >> reporter: as viral infectione n te"i hesitated getting my covid shottime, but i thought of our dear friends we lost before vaccines were available." >> i don't want to lose any of my children or my grandchildren or my friends. >> reporter: but the message is lost on even some of her loved ones. what's this conversation going to be like at the thanksgiving dinner? >> my children are, all four, are very outspoken. i have one in particular that will not take the booster. but, that's his choice. and that's just how i have to leave it. >> reporter: doctors are concerned holiday gatherings may accelerate a so-called "triple-demic," a convergence of flu, r.s.v., and covid cases. while covid cases declined slightly from the previous week, hospitalizations for the flu are at the highest level for this time of year in more than a decade. at least 36 states are seeing elevated levels of r.s.v. cases, compared to this time last year. dr. eileen marty of florida international university warns against taking the threat of illness lightly. >> we're noticing that, whe

cbs's manuel bojorquez is in jackson, mississippi. >> reporter: severe thunderstorms roared across the heavy rain and strong winds. the national weather service confirmed several tornadoes touched down in mississippi. so far, no reports of damage, but the storms are expected to continue through the night. the same weather system creating havoc in the south is dumping snow from colorado to the upper midwest. parts of minnesota, wisconsin, and michigan are bracing for a foot or more. the twin cities under a snow emergency as the biggest snowfall of the season snarls traffic. while in the pacific northwest, another winter storm is already blowing ashore, bringing wild weather to washington state before moving south. seattle could see a few inches of snow while the cascades a few feet. and as night falls here in mississippi, the potential danger goes up. because you can't see them in the dark, nighttime tornadoes are 2 1/2 times more likely to be deadly. norah. >> manny bojorquez, thank you so much. >>> tonight, more republicans are speaking out against former president trump's mar-a-lago

manuel bojorquez is in las vegas. >> the day started with the democratic incumbent, catherine cortez masto, and her g.o.p. rival, adam laxalt, separated by about 23,000 votes. we learned here today tye clark county election center there are more than 27,000 mail-in ballots still to be counted. both candidates expressed optimism but urged patience. >> we know this will take time, and we won't have more election results for several days. >> we have a lot of our votes coming in all across the state yet to be tabulated. >> reporter: back in arizona, if kari lake pullsave win, she'll cement herself as a rising star in the maga wing of the g.o.p. do you plan to serve your entire term in arizona, or are you open to being a v.p.? >> i am going to not only be the governor of arizona for four years. i'm going to do two terms. i'm going to be your worst freaking nightmare. >> reporter: now, the bulk of the remaining ballots are early-vote, mail-in-type votes. those have to be verified and that work has been going on behind us here. once that's done, they can be counted. it's slow. that's why it

cbs's manuel bojorquez explains. rise nnwide, people like sherry whorton are vocal about vaccines. on facebook, she wrote, i hesitated getting my covid shot this time, but i thought of our dear friends we lost before vaccines were available. >> i don't want to lose any of my children or my grandchildren or my friends. >> reporter: but the message is lost on even some of her loved ones. >> what's this conversation going to be like at the thanksgiving dinner? >> my children, all four, are very outspoken. i have one in particular that will not take the booster, but that's his choice. and that's just how i have to leave it. >> reporter: doctors are concerned holiday gatherings may accelerate a so-called tripledemic, a convergence of flu, rsv, and covid cases. while covid cases declined slightly from the previous week, hospitalizations for the flu are at the highest level for this time of year in more than a decade. at least 36 states are seeing elevated levels of rsv cases compared to this time last year. dr. aileen mart