calendar. the large benefit payments were made at the end of august. general motors recalls 1.2 million pickup trucks and suvs mainly in north america because of power assisted steering problems. those have been cited in a number of accidents and that gm says the power steering can fail momentarily during a voltage drop and then suddenly return, mainly during low speed turns. the company said it has 30 reports of accidents with two injuries, no deaths. stocks were up today, the dow surged and the s&p 500 finished ahead of 15 and the nasdaq gained 59 and a half. in america's election headquarters tonight, democratic voters in new york state or at the polls right now to decide whether to stick with the current governor, or go with the political newcomer. correspondent david lee miller reports tonight from manhattan. >> two-term new york governor andrew cuomo and his primary challenger actress