republicans and democrats square off for control in congress. steve: the polling place is opening right now, including in wisconsin and arizona where crucial races for governor and senate are taking center stage. ainsley: 36 states will pick a governor today has control of the senate hinges on the outcome of 35 races and every seat in the house, 435 of them up for grabs today. brian: and across the country, we are hearing from the candidates themselves come already in the tape library, lee zeldin, dr. oz, and jd vance sharing their final pitch to voters this morning. i will declare a client to my crime emergency day one and suspend cashless bail, raise the age, the discovery law changes and force the state legislature to come to the table. that is what new yorkers want. they don t want to be told to look away and they don t think any of this is a joke. i stand for ballots. i know how to bring solutions to the forefront, that is what people want. we actually certai
early votes cast could break turnout records. also tonight the state of emergency in florida. hurricane and tropical storm watches up as subtropical storm nicole takes aim. we ve got the new track. the new numbers on child rsv cases. 77% of pediatric hospital beds filled nationwide. what parents need to know. the chaos at twitter under new owner elon musk. after laying off nearly half its workforce the company reportedly scrambling to hire some key workers back. and is facebook next in line for mass layoffs? and the world record powerball jackpot. nearly $2 billion up for grabs tonight. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone, from our nbc news election headquarters. with 40 million early votes already cast, millions of election day voters will soon add their votes as the first poll openings here in the east are now just hours away. control of congress and the direction of the country to be decided. democrats defending their slim
the key voting block, fed up with inflation and education. cbs s caitlin huey-burns talks to moms and dads in pennsylvania. reporter: what is the most important issue as you are casting your ballot? o donnell: state of emergency parts of florida now under a hurricane watch. where the storm could hit. and, the largest lottery prize ever. how much money could you take home if you win the powerball? this is a special edition of the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from cbs news election headquarters in times square. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joning us on the eve of a big night in this country election day. tonight, it s the final chance for democrats and republicans to deliver their closing arguments. hundreds of candidates are making one last push to get out the vote ahead of election day. with control of the senate and the house on the ballot, both parties are pulling out all the stops, with presiden
generations. we know in our bones that our democracy is at risk and we know this is your moment to defend it, preserve and protect it, choose it. i want you to know we ll meet this moment. every freedom loving american needs to understand the time stands up to this growing left wing tyranny is right now. if you want to save your rights and liberties, you have to start by dealing a humiliating rebuke to the radical left of this election. this is so important, this election. the current and former president delivering their final speeches of this midterm campaign. but donald trump had a lot more than this election on his mind. we re also going to hear the closing pitches from the candidates themselves and several key races that could determine the balance of power in washington. plus, how speaker nancy pelosi gives her first interview since the brutal attack on her husband. we ll have all of that for you straight ahead. good morning. welcome to way too early on this tue
hello and warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. joinings you live from london, just ahead on cnn newsroom. we all know in our bones that our democracy is at risk. i know the democrats want de democracy on the ballot but joe biden is on the ballot and the american people are on the ballot. i believe that we are the land of opportunity. i believe we re the land of plenty. wake up, show up, and speak up and vote red. vote american. i will probably have to do it again, but stay tuned. it is monday, november 7th, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. we re a little more than 24 hours away from polling opening across america in election where the stakes couldn t be higher. this will be the first major vote following the pandemic, the january 6th capitol riot and the reversal of roe versus wade and one that comes as the state of the economy remains a top issue. fououour presidents past and pr