>> nikole killion in georgia, a busy next couple of days.hank you. >>> in wisconsin, it's a dead heat in the race for governor and for u.s. senate. cbs' caitlin newey burns reports from milwaukee on how issues surrounding crime could have a major impact on who wins. >> reporter: in battleground wisconsin, a clash over crime. >> you reduce crime by supporting law enforcement. >> making sure we do the things that we know prevent crime from happening in the first place. >> reporter: republicans' national focus on crime hits hard in the wisconsin senate race where democratic lieutenant governor mandela barnes is challenging senator ron johnson. homicides have been on the rise in milwaukee and statewide since the covid-19 pandemic and have remained high. barnes has been on the defense over his past criticisms of police budgets. >> i don't support defunding the police. what i support is making sure that law enforcement has the resources they need. >> it's primarily an issue of the disdain that some politicians have shown for law enforcement for fa

nikole killion is in georgia and robert costa has been reporting in pennsylvania, and that's where wein 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 against corporate greed and the kind of price gouging. i mean, this is my point. >> reporter: oz has courted f

norah. >> o'donnell: that's interesting, nikole killion, thank you so much.e'll have full coverage of the 2022 midterm elections tuesday night starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific. we hope you'll joining us at cbs news. all right, now to some breaking news out of california, paul pelosi, husband of house speaker nancy pelosi, was released from the hospital late this afternoon and returned home after being on attacked friday. today, federal authorities say the canadian man accused of attacking pelosi may be in this country illegally. the department of homeland security said the suspect, 42- security said the suspect, year-old david depape, may have overstayed his authorized entry into the country in march of 2008. the f.d.a. is sounding the alarm about a shortage of a commonly prescribed antibiotic to treat secondary bacterial infections in children with rsv and the flu virus. cases of rsv are rising in 31 states putting the antibiotic amoxicillin in high demand. cbs's roxana saberi has important information that parents need to know. >> reporter:

. >> o'donnell: plus cbs's nikole killion in georgia where they smashed early voting records. rising crime, the brutal rape of a new york jogger. cooling the housing market -- cbs's lilia luciano speaks to an owner struggling to sell her home with mortgage rates at a 20-year high. tonight the shortage of a crucial anti-biotic for kids. parents are having trouble filling their children's prescriptions for the popular medicine amoxicillin. what you can do if your pharmacy runs out. and "eye on america," the texas cotton crop is facing a crisis due to climate change. cbs's janet shamlian talks with a farmer. >> reporter: how devastating is this year? >> this is the most devastating crob year we've had. >> o'donnell: good evening and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. there is breaking news about speaker pelosi's husband paul. he's out of the hospital. we're going to have more on that in just a minute. but first, the final sprint to the midterm elections is underway as both parties are bringing out the heavy hitters. president biden and former presidents obama and tr

cbs's nikole killion talked to both of them today. >> hey, riverdale, we got this? >> yes!: with five days and counting -- >> we got to get the vote out. >> reporter: -- it's a high-stakes rematch for governor brian kemp and democratic challenger stacey abrams, with the economy, health care, and crime all taking center stage. >> she said she would defund the police. >> i think he's lied, and he's lied repeatedly. we want law enforcement, but we also want accountability. >> reporter: we joined both candidates on their campaign buses as they traversed the peach state where voter turnout surpassed the 2 million mark today. >> turnout does not disprove suppression. it actually defeats suppression. >> stacey abrams has been saying how bad our state is when it comes to election laws, and the numbers just don't prove that. >> reporter: abortion is another flash point in the race. a cbs news battleground tracker found 82% of democrats say the issue is very important in their vote. the governor pushed back on more restrictions after signing a so-called fetal heartbeat law. >> it is

nikole killion is outside of walker's headquarters. >> reporter: good morning. election night ended without victory or concession from either candidate. democratic senator raphael warnock and republican senate nominee herschel walker addressed their supporters overnight with thousands of votes still outstanding. take a listen. >> we know that once again the people of georgia showed up and said loud and clear that you want a senator who's going to do the work for georgia. >> we got to end this right here. i can tell you this right now. [ cheers ] because i'm telling you right now i'm like ricky bobby. i don't come to lose. and i told you he's going to be tough to beat. >> reporter: control of the u.s. senate could hinge on georgia. if neither candidate gets a majority of the vote, this race could be headed to a runoff in december. nikole killion, cbs news, atlanta. >> thank you. >>> in arizona, there are two big races that we are watching. incumbent senator mark kelly is facing republican blake masters in a race with huge senate implications. in the governor's ra

nikole killion will start us off from kennesaw, georgia tonight. good evening, nikole. >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. more than 40 million people have already cast their ballots nationwide and here in georgia the state hit an all-time record in the midterms for early voting. but toad was really about trying to get the message out to those remaining voters who will cast their ballots election day. >> are you ready to win this election? ( cheering ) >> reporter: on the last full day of campaigning, a final plea to get out the vote. >> i'll show up for you for six more years. >> reporter: democratic senator raphael warnock is fighting to keep his job over republican challenger herschel walker. >> you got to vote for something new starting november. >> reporter: the race is locked in a virtual tie, and if no candidate gets over 50%, it could head to a runoff in december. >> you look down here, our polling shows not going to have a launch. >> reporter: florida senator rick scott oversees campaign strategy for senate republicans. you don't think

cbs's nikole killion is in the battleground state of georgia where they are seeing the heaviest day of early voting yet. >> reporter: candidates in key battlegrounds across the country are making their closing arguments. >> this is the most important election we ever had in our lifetime is right now today. >> reporter: in georgia, republican senate nominee herschel walker is locked in a dead heat with democratic senator raphael warnock. >> nothing against herschel walker, but i am a warnock girl, right, because i really believe that he exercises the most in civility and i believe he's capable. >> reporter: maya taylor cast her blot in the peach state which shattered records with nearly 2.5 million people voting. >> a jump ball for sure. >> reporter: the competition is on t pennsylvania where lieutenant governor john fetterman got a major boost from oprah. >> if i lived in pennsylvania i would have already cast my vote for john fetterman. >> reporter: the talk queen show cast her over for fetterman over dr. mehmet oz who got his start on his >> reporter: kerr kerr was called out by form

nikole killion, thank you. and we'll have full coverage of the 2020 midterm elections.sday, starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. we hope you'll join us here at cbs news. tonight, we go in-depth on a growing danger that parents need to be aware of. as our cars and trucks are getting bigger, so are the blind spots, even in the front. well, now there's an effort to prevent accidents that are claiming hundreds of lives every year. cbs's kris van cleave takes a look at what you can't see from behind the wheel. >> reporter: four-year-old hudson foschi was a vibrant little boy... >> rawr! >> reporter: ...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 s.u.v., 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. america's shift to larger trucks and s.u.v.'s come

nikole killion, thank you so much. and we're going to have full coverage of the 2022 midterm elections tuesday night starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific. we hope you join us here at cbs news. from the political storms to tonight's severe weather threats. in denver, the first mable snowfall of the season is being blamed for a 100-car pileup during the morning commute. fortunately, we're told there were no serious injuries. elsewhere, a major cold front is moving through the central plains with strong thunderstorms, damaging winds, and possible tornadoes, including this one, look, that just touched down in paris, texas. this is a look at some of the damage in lamar county. let's bring in dr. rick gnab from the weather channel. >> norah it's a dangerous night and will be a long night of severe weather with tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding, all possibilities, not just northeast texas and southeast oklahoma but portions of louisiana, arkansas, missouri, even into mississippi. have got t

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we have our team of correspondents covering all the key races, and cbs' nikole killion will start us off tonight from atlanta. good evening, nikole. >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. turnout has been robust here in georgia and nationwide as voters face a critical choice about the direction of the country and which party will control the levers of power in congress. americans from coast to coast exercised their civic duty from new york to ohio and georgia, where the lines started early. >> i feel like democracy is on the line. >> polls are open! >> reporter: with candidates' closing arguments complete and all hands on deck effort to drive more voters to the polls. .senator raphael warnock canvassed with volunteers in atlanta and got a late endorsement from n.b.a. all-star lebron james. >> and it's only one choice when voting for senator, and that's raphael warnock. >> reporter: the democratic incumbent is fending off a challenge against republican nominee herschel walker, with both candidates hoping to avoid a runoff. >> failure is not an option. >> reporter: how concerned are y

and cbs's nikole killion will start us off tonight from kennesaw, georgia. good evening, nikole. >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. more than 40 million people have already cast their ballots nationwide, and here in georgia, the state hit an all-time record in the midterms for early voting. but today was really about trying to get the message out to those remaining voters who will cast their ballots election day. >> are you ready to win this election? >> reporter: on the last full day of campaigning, a final plea to get out the vote. >> i'll show up for you for six more years. >> reporter: democratic senator raphael warnock is fighting to keep his job over republican challenger herschel walker. >> you got to vote for something and it's starting in november. >> reporter: the race is locked in a virtual tie, and if no candidate gets over 50%, it could head to a runoff in december. >> i look down here, our polling shows herschel is not going to have a runoff. >> reporter: florida senator rick scott oversees campaign strategy for senate republicans. >> you

. >> o'donnell: plus cbs's nikole killion in georgia where they smashed early voting records. rising crime, the brutal rape of a new york jogger. cooling the housing market -- cbs's lilia luciano speaks to an owner struggling to sell her home with mortgage rates at a 20-year high. tonight the shortage of

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my house, and picked me up, and drove me to the clinic.my house, picked me >> reporter: cbs's nikole killionvering the walker campaign in georgia. >> reporter: here in augusta, supporters of herschel walker say that they have scandal fatigue, while those who support his opponent, senator raphael warnock, say enough is enough. but for independents who could be crucial in deciding this race? some are on the fence. >> you have to, you know, think that there's some truth to it. >> a lot of people can say you did this and did that, but doesn't mean it's true. >> reporter: in arizona today, the republican senate candidate blake masters got a boost in his bid to unseat democrat mark kelly. a third-party libertarian candidate dropped out, and endorsed masters. in pennsylvania today, lieutenant governor john fetterman insisted he is healthy enough to serve after suffering a stroke. >> no secret i was going to miss some words, i was going to mush some words together, and as we've been very clear in the debate and during this interview, i have been usingnd s captioning. >> reporter: fetterman, a democr

. >> reporter: cbs's nikole killion is covering the walker campaign in georgia. >> reporter: here inthat they have scandal fatigue while those who support his opponent, senator raphael warnock, say enough is enough. but for independents who could be crucial in deciding this race, some are on the fence. >> you have to, you know, think that there is some truth to it. >> a lot of people could say you did this and did that, but it doesn't mean it's true. >> reporter: in arizona today, the republican senate candidate blake masters got a boost in his bid to unseat democrat mark kelly. a third-party libertarian candidate dropped out and endorsed masters. in pennsylvania today, lieutenant governor john fetterman insisted he is healthy enough to serve after suffering a stroke. >> it's no secret that i was going to miss some words, i was going to mush some words together. and as we've been very clear in the debate and during this interview, i've been using captioning. >> reporter: fetterman, a democrat, still has a slight lead over republican mehmet oz. cbs's robert costa is in pennsylvania. >