cbs reporter mola lenghi on the final push for those votes. >> reporter: election day 2018 is hours away and early voting has already smashed turnout numbers from the 2014 midterms. nearly 35 million ballots have been cast so far. department of homeland security officials confirmed to cbs news hackers are still trying to get into voter registration databases and election networks. >> we continue to scour the globe for any sort of activity targeting our election infrastructure. >> reporter: tomorrow's

mola lenghi is at the white house with more on his response. >>> border patrol agents fired tear gasnts who tried to rush the border between tijuana mexico and san diego. >> this migrant from honduras says many young children fainted from the gas. it started as a protest against the way the u.s. processes asylum claims. mexico's interior ministry said when police tried to break it up about 500 migrants tried to illegally cross the border. u.s. customs and border patrol claims some threw rocks an other projtsts, ey clthe try in eet, the presidentcharacterized them at stone cold criminals, not coming into the u.s. and we'll close the border permanently. they denied a deal to keep asylum seekers in mexico while u.s. courts process their claims. more than 5,000 migrants mostly from central america have arrived in tijuana in recent weeks hoping to seek asylum. mola lenghi, cbs news the white house. >>> mexican authorities said 39 migrants were arrested yesterday and officials in mexico promise to deport the roughly 500 migrants who tried to cross the border. the port of entry is back open

mola lenghi, cbs news, the white house. >>> still ahead, an nfl star hopes with the butte county fire relief. >>> how aaron rogers is lending a hand with social media. >> ditch the diet, all right. throw away the scale how some nutritionists say you should get back to basics for a healthy lifestyle. >> we're tracking the bay area rain as we take a live look at some of the traffic on the golden gate bridge, not looking too bad, definitely wet roads out there we're coming right back after this. . >>> a live look now at sfo, a very busy place today because of the holiday travel and a foggy place, rainy if you are headed out to the airport, be sure to call ahead and check for any delays. >>> changing conditions in the sierra this afternoon this is time lapse video from our sierra at tahoe camera, you can see the thick layer of fog over the trees and the mountains, it is expected to snow over the higher elevations later today. tte unty ts aftenaisheaded to w thanone nfquar born and raised in chico. >> partnering with the communication donating $1 million to help with the community. >> gree

mola lenghi, cbs news, the white house. >>> smile for the camera. >>> all right from the curb to the gate on to the plane without even showing your passports the new bio metric system some travelers can use to get through the airport faster. >> we're getting new images in the newsroom of the earthquake damage in alaska, we'll be right back. if your child is experiencing cold and flu symptoms, babies less than three months old should see the doctor at a first sign of an illness, older children should see a doctor if they have e breathing or excessively cranky . >>> back to the breaking news coming out of alaska a 7.0 earthquake striking north of anchorage. >> we have video coming into the newsroom of the damage done and de the cafeteria, the fourth, all items strewn all over the floor in this situation in anchorage alaska, 7.0. you e how long it lasted, incredible video inside and workers scramble for cover under those desks the shaking lasted for about 30 seconds, the quake happened around 9:30 our time, anchorage international airport is still closed. >>> there is a major damage on

mola lenghi has more details from the white house. >> reporter: both democrats and the republicans are putting together their closing arguments with democrats trying to asemiable that blue wave -- assemble that blue wave and president trump trying to put together a campaign trail blitz. president trump warned supporters in florida about the supposed danger from the caravan of refugees marching to the u.s. from central america. >> they got a lot of rough people in t gels. they are but we're getting prepared for the caravan, folks. you don't have to worry about that. >> reporter: the first group of soldiers the president has deployed to the border have already arrived and he says more could be coming. >> our military is out. we will go up to between 10,000 and 15,000 military personnel. >> reporter: and ne to change t amendment of the constitution to end birthright citizenship. >> i believe that you can have a simple vote in congress or it is even possible, in my opinion, this is after meeting with some very talented legal scholars, that you can do it through an executive order. >> repor

mola lenghi, cbs news, capitol hill. tialeather service has at issued flash flood watches and flood advisories. acres of burned land. there's also a winter storm warning in effect for most of the sierra and lake tahoe regions. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for parts of southern california because of land slides. residents placed sandbags near their homes to try to stop mud flows. in northern california, wildfire evacuation orders could be lifted next week. they try to warn people to be prepared to find bone fragments when they return home. the death toll remains at 88 while 196 people are still missing. >>> and now to tijuana, mexico, where thousands of central american migrants are gathered at the u.s. border. there are fears that overcrowding and worsening hygiene conditions could unleash a health crisis. makeshift camps have been set up in public spaces nr sy ro portable toilets are just feet away from where migrants get ctors he setp tonts dren play. provide vaccinations. it could take up to six months fo

mola lenghi, cbs news, the white house. >>> steph curry walks away from a nasty crash. coming up the new dashcam video giving us a new look at the wreck. >> touchdown confirmed. >> big victory for nasa after months in space. nasa's spacecraft makes a smooth landing on mars. >> and a teenager with some explaining to do, the aftermath after he takes his dad's porsche for a joyride. this little home of mine, ♪ i'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪ >>> days after steph curry was involved in two car accidents in oakland we have new dashcam video showing the moment of impact during that first collision. as you can see, the driver of a lexus lost control along highway 24. you see the arrow there. sliding across four lanes of traffic and then clipping the front of steph's black porsche, then both drivers smash into the center divide bouncing back onto the road. now soon after that accident another car crashed into his porsche from

mola lenghi, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> in a sign of intense interest twitter says that voters have sent more than 14 million tweets about voting and early voting and we'll have you covered from all angles on election night. we'll bring you live results and analysis all evening starting at8:00 with our special live stream on www.kpix.com. >>> as a migrant caravan makes their way up through mexico, troops are at work on the arizona border building tents to prepare for thousands of soldiers. president trump deployed the soldiers to secure the u.s./mexico border. in addition to building camps, soldiers have been seen installing barbed wire fencing in texas. right now the bulk of the caravan is near mexico city. over 650 miles away. >>> up next luxury, the new ad to one bay area jail that is taking the place of the drunk tank. >> first it was orchard supply hardware, but now the parent company is closing stores here in the bay area. as a supervisor at pg&e, it's my job to protect public safety, keeping the powerlines clear while also protecting the environment. the natural world is a be

as mola lenghi reports president trump says stay mostly hands off. president trump has given acting attorney general matthew whittaker full authority over special council robert muller's russia investigation. >> it is going to be up to him, i believe he is going to do what's right. >> if he decides to curtail. >> i would not get involved. >> democrats have called upon whittaker to recuse himself from overseeing the investigation pointing comments whittaker has made in the past criticizing muller's probe. he was choosing for the purpose of interfering with the muller investigation. three democrat senators have sued to have whittaker removed saying the constitution requires senate approval for all principal officers such as attorney general. but the white house argues that whittaker is not considered a principal officer because he is only temporary. >> he is clearly a principal officer in the fact that he is a temporary principal officer, doesn't mean that that is any less subject to senate confirmation. special council robert muller agreed to submit w