mark strassman, cbs cleveland. >> pelley: and there is some evidence that ads drive voters to the polls. four years ago, the turnout in battleground states was seven points higher than the rest of the country. with a week ago, let's bring in our correspondents. first let's go to nancy. these polls? >> reporter: scott, she herself has not said anything about them, but her aides insisted to us that this is what they've always predicted, that the race would tighten at the end. in fact, they've even begun airing ads in a couple of states that should be pretty safe for democrats, like new mexico and michigan. they say it's not a sign that they're getting nervous; it's simply a sign that they've amassed a pretty big war chest and this is their last chance to spend it. >> pelley: and, nancy, what do we know today about the f.b.i. email investigation? >> reporter: well, we know that f.b.i. agents at quantico in virginia have begun electronically sifting through the hundreds of thousands of emails that they say are on anthony weiner's laptop. they believe that the number of emails belonging to h

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mark strassman has the story. >> in the courtship of ohio. >> helping children has been the cause of her life into many voters want a restraining order. on average throughout the state an ad for trump or clinton runs on local television every three minutes. >> overwhelming with ads. overwhelming with calls. overwhelming with political stuff. >> reporter: linda merriam is a registered independent. betty drake is a conservative democrat. if you get up at 7:00 a.m., by what time you hhave yeardour first ad? >> probably, like, 7:03. >>eporter: 7:03? that soon? >> yeah, that soon. >> i'm donald trump. >> i'm hillary clinton. >> reporter: since june, both presidential campaigns have spent more than $32 million on television ads in ohio. (knocking) and many ohioans have stopped answering the door and the phone. >> right, yup. >> reporter: these are robocalls? >> robocalls, yes. >> reporter: and then, right on cue-- >> this has been going on for -- phone rings) okay, so what do you think that phone call was? >> i think it was a robocaller. >> reporter: does this kind of blitz work? >> no. >>

mark strassman is getting answers in georgia. >> reporter: more than 70 wildfires stretch across 8 southern states. those fires have already charred more than 100,000 acres and forced evacuations and i am concerned. it was up there at the top of the ridge and it is unnerving, scary and terrifying. >> we have california wildfires in north carolina. >> more than 20 wildfires are burning in north carolina. many investigated for suspected arson. >> the way this fire is, it is totally different. it is the worst thing i have been involved with. >> reporter: from the flames massive plumes of smoke so much facing air quality advisories. >> a view from nasa shows the extent of the smoke and starting to drift in the metro atlanta area. >> i have twins with asthma and 12-year-old twins and i have been outside and noticed them coughing. >> 40% in the southeast is facing drought 3/4 of alabama and nearly half the state of georgia. >> identify got faith they will get it out and we will be okay. >> another sense of challenge here there are 5,000 firefighters on the colorado, arizona and california and thi

mark strassman is on the fire line. >> reporter: this is one flag of one wildfire, the rock mountain fire five miles into the woods of north georgia. already 25,000 acres have been burned. chad supervisors the fire. if this continues they will plunge into a new wilderness. and the fire just changes quickly. >> you're working against a drought, low humidity, and lots of leaves. >> we have to establish our line and then pretty much clean it every day as the new leaves continue to fall. >> from space, you can see smoke from seven states, burning more than 100,000 acres. 5,000 firefighters, many with expertise from many states are rk in north carolina, the party rock fire has charred more than 25,000 acres, and scared people like teresa wheeler. >> you just don't know what you will come home to. >> one of the goals is to stop the wildfire from spreading into north carolina, what will help is rain, but meteorologists working with the firefighters say there is no significant rain scott? >> mark strassman, thanks. >>> coming up next, from trash to treasure, kitchen waste is now powering hea

mark strassman, cbs news. >>> out the door this morning or this afternoon rather we're seeing a lot of cloud cover across the board. that will break up quickly and we will see temperatures warming up. that is why it looks like patchwork. 78 in tampa. we are starting to see some sitting in their and that will continue through the afternoon. by 3:00 we should start getting more sunshine back into the forecast all the future cast earlier once clearing is out, this is will take a few more hours and we may deal with residual cloud cover. either way it is going to keep temperatures on the cooler side. we will talk about around 74 and notice not really breaking up the clouds until we headed that will allow us to cool off overnight. low 60s and eventually falling into the upper 50s. that is going to be a warm spring day compared to the air moving in behind this next frontal boundary. notice this is the line of clouds we're seeing and it falls apart. this will move through as a dry front and then we get you into sunday. the front pushes to the east and we continue to filter in the cool dry air.

mark strassman, cbs news, chattanooga, tennessee. >> an arrest affidavit says walker was driving well above the posted 30-mile an hour speed limit on the narrow winding road. >>> meanwhile, the baltimore city school system has linked to a crash earlier this month. six people were killed in that crash. and an investigation shortly after the accident revealed the bus driver was no longer authorized to drive the vehicle because of a medical paperwork issue. another transportation provider is taking over the contract. >>> maryland state police have a suspect in custody after a chase that started in virginia. authorities caught up with the suspect in capitol heights around 10:00 this morning. and we're still out what triggered the chase and the man's identity. you can get the latest information by down lloyding our wusa9 -- downloading our wusa9 app. >>> president-elect donald trump is holding more meetings in new york as he works to fill positions in his upcoming administration. as kenneth craig reports, while trump's transition team works to fill the cabinet there's some news about wheth

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mark strassman is on the fire line. >> repor of wildfire, the rock mountain fire, five miles into the woods of north georgia. three major fires in the state have already burned more than 25,000 acres. chad colom supervises fires from montana. he knows it could plunge into the wilderness. >> and you just get a change in temperature and the fire and can escalate very quickly. >> you work against a drought, low humidity and lots of leaves which become fuel. >> we have to establish our lines and pretty much clean it every day as the leaves continue to fall. >> reporter: from space, you can see fires burning in seven states burning more than 100,000 acres. 5,000 firefighters, many with more expertise from western states are working around clock. in north carolina, the fire has charred more than 40,000 acres. >> you just don't know what you will hear next or come home to. you fear you will lose everything you have. >> reporter: one of the goals is to stop this wildfire from spreading further into the wilderness and into north carolina. what would help is rain. but meteorologists working wit