0 vote yes on 31. tonight, a mad dash to get out the vote. and this final sunday before election day, a race to reach the undecided. >> the right to choose is on the ballot. >> we have to win a historic victory for republicans on tuesday. >> the midterms matter, a lot. >> the biggest names, barn storming this weekend in key battlegrounds. in georgia, control of the u.s. senate is on the line. >> and in wisconsin, on a clash over crime. and barry petersen in colorado where the so-called magical mushrooms are on the ballot. also tonight, rushing to the rescue after a jet crashes into tanzania's lake ticker toia. a world series victory and redemption for the houston astros. later, a century of fascination over king tut. we explore the treasures and misery over archaeology's greatest find. >> king tut was the only pharaoh who has sustained and looked after his country beyond his reign. this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york with jericka duncan. >> thank you for joining us. we are finally here after months of campaigning, a record $16.7 billion spent, american voters get their say tuesday. more than 39 million of us have already voted early. republicans expect to win big, democrats appear to be scrambling. today, joe biden flew to new york campaigning for kathy hochul, trying to blunt the momentum for her republican opponent. we are tracking ten key battleground races, five of which are toss-ups. nicole killian is in georgia tonight where it is down to the wire. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. both parties are trying to deliver their closing arguments, and putting out their biggest names, from joe biden in new york tonight, to former president trump in florida. after crossing paths over t weekend. from florida to pennsylvania, an all-out effort to get out the vote, with four u.s. presidents on the trail. joe biden reunited with former president obama in philadelphia, stumping for senate nominee john fetterman and josh shapiro, casting their gop opponents as extremists. >> it's a choice between two vastly different visions of america. >> truth and facts and logic and reason and basic decency are on the ballot. democracy itself is on the ballot. >> reporter: across the key stop state, former president trump appeared with gop ticket mates tmehmet oz blasting democrats o crime and immigration. >> if you want to stop the destruction of our country and save the american dream, then this tuesday you just vote republican in a giant red wave. >> reporter: pennsylvania is one of five toss-up races that could decide control of the u.s. senate, along with georgia. >> i'm going to keep fighting the good fight. >> reporter: with raphael warnock is locked in a statistical tie with herschel walker. >> you have to vote for something new and historic in november. >> reporter: the former football star teamed up with nikki haley and florida senator rick scott. >> you don't think there's going to be a runoff? >> there's not going to be a runoff. >> reporter: he said he believes his party will secure at least 52 seats in the chamber. where do you stand now? >> i think we're -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: democrats like senator mark kelly remain undeterred, tending off a late surge. >> i always knew this would be very come petdtive. >> reporter: the governor's race is also competitive between the democrat and republican kari lake. tonight, lake's campaign says it won't be intimidated after an envelope with suspicious white powder was delivered to its headquarters. the fbi responded with phoenix police, which is now investigating. jericka? >> nicole killian for us in georgia, thank you. in wisconsin, it's a dead heat in the race for governor and for u.s. senate. cbs reports from milwaukee on how issues surrounding crime would 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 can do the things that prevent crime from happening in the first place. >> reporter: republicans national focus on crime hit hard in the race. mandela barnes is challenging senator johnson. homicides are 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 law enforcement has the resources they need. >> i think it's primarily an issue the disdain some politicians have shown for law enforcement for too many years. >> violent crime is surging in wisconsin. >> reporter: political groups in wisconsin have spent millions on ads focused on crime, and it appears to be having an impact. the issue registers as a top concern for voters just behind the economy and inflation. >> milwaukee is having a really like crazy year as far as shootings and things. we need to focus on community. >> reporter: democrats are hoping to shift the democrats to johnson and his comments about january 6th. >> there weren't thousands of armed insurrectionists. >> how can you claim that and support the police? >> i immediately and forcely and repeatedly condemned the violence. there weren't thousands of armed insurrectionists. that's a false narrative. >> reporter: our polling shows that abortion is a top issue of concern with democrats. currently, wisconsin is operating under an 1849 law banning nearly all abortions in the state. the january 6th insurrection is a key issue in at least one virginia congressional race. scott, what are voters talking about there in virginia? >> good to be with you. virginia is going to give us some of the earliest results on election night, an indication of where each party could be headed that night. and one race, likely the only competitive race involving a member of that house select january 6th committee. at a farmer's market in virginia beach, there's one thing on voter's minds. >> food prices are bad. it's skyrocketing. >> the prices of everything, gasoline, groceries. it's unreal. >> reporter: hike in so many congressional races, inflation and abortion rights are dominating the debate between democratic incumbent and her challenger. >> we are suffer thing year because of the policies in the joe biden administration. >> reporter: except this is a rain and a campaign season like in other. >> donald trump maliciously repeat this nonsense. >> reporter: because she's one of nine members of congress who became national figures leading the house january 6th select committee. >> our hearings have shown the many whiches which president trump tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power. >> reporter: her opponent slams her for focussing too much on the investigation. >> it shows she's out of touch. >> being on the committee is out of touch? >> making january 6th a priority and using her celebrity on that committee to fund-raise. i just think it's out of touch with what the voters are really caring about right now. >> reporter: lauria criticizes her for questioning virginia's 2020 election results. a state joe biden won by ten points. is there any political peril to being a face of the january 6th committee in one of these toss-up, evenly split districts? >> i don't care. the work the committee is doing is so important, being on the right side of history, getting to the facts. >> and scott, speaking of history, an historic number of people have done the early voting. do we know whether or not that will benefit a particular party, the high turnout? >> it could. in 2018, there was an uncommonly large turnout for midterm elections and democrats swung 40 seats, including the one elaine lauria won. they need a very large turnout tuesday to preserve their majority. >> cbs new also have full coverage of the 2022 midterm elections on tuesday, starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 pacific. today, at least 19 people were killed when a jet liner crashed into africa's largest lake. residents and rescue teams waded through water to help bring people on board to safety. the crash is blamed on bad weather. last week, it was twitter. this week, facebook's parent company meta is expected to begin large-scale layoffs according to "the wall street journal." meta will slash thousands of employees of its staff of more than 80,000. and tomorrow, the houston astros will celebrate their world series victory with a parade. they beat the philadelphia phillies thanks to a three-run homer in last night's game six. take a listen. >> a 2-1, alvarez, hits a high drive, center field. this game has turned upside down! >> and that's what happened there. wow the final score 4-1. cbs' danya backes has more. >> reporter: the shortstop became the first rookie position player to be named series mvp. >> just go out and play my game. >> reporter: for manager dusty baker, it was a moment he dreamed of for decades. >> dusty baker has his ring. >> reporter: at age 73, baker becomes the oldest skipper to win a world series. book ending the title he won as a player with the dodgers in 1981. >> it's just sheer joy and thankfulness. >> reporter: the champion marks a moment of redemption for houston. the team won their only other championship in 2017. but that title was tainted. a 2020 report revealed a team wide sign stealing scandal. the gm and manager were ultimately fired. saturday night, they put those demons to rest. >> the jeers we got, it bothered me. it wasn't us against the world thing, it was more of a come together closer type thing. >> reporter: closer together and on top of the world. danya backes, cbs news. powerball's jackpot is now an estimated $1.9 billion after there was no winning ticket last night. the next chance to be a billionaire, tomorrow, maybe we can just find out with all the other winners on tuesday. straight ahead, the magic behind a ballot initiative in colorado. plus, why dolly parton is ready to rock. and 100 years of king tut. how egypt's most famous pharaoh is still captivating the world.