34-year-old singer aaron carter found dead in his home. how family and friends are remembering the former child pop star. plus, candidates in toss-up races across the country are hoping to catch the momentum in this 11th hour. cnn takes you live to pennsylvania, georgia, new york, and florida. and later did you check your tickets? well, no worry. you didn t win the powerball. but nobody else did either. we ll tell you how much the next expected jackpot will be worth. hello, everyone. thank you for joining us this sunday. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour on the campaign trail. just two days remain until the midterm elections and the stakes couldn t be higher as candidates make their final pitches to voters. key battleground states of georgia, nevada, arizona and pennsylvania could tip the balance of power to either party in washington. many voters have already made up their minds. more than 38 million early ballots have been cast in 47 states. joe biden and fo
communities start to assess the damage. plus, it is the final weekend before election day. yes, it s finally here. with three days to go, candidates making their final pitch and big name surrogates on the trail trying to pick up last-minute voters. yet another provocation by kim jong-un. south korea saying four more missiles have been fired overnight. we have the latest on these escalating tensions. and soon it will be legal to take psychedelic drugs in oregon. could more states follow suit? good morning, everyone. thank you so much for joining us on this saturday, november 5th. hi, boris. good morning, amara. great to be with you, as always. we have a lot to get to. we start with severe weather this morning. a string of tornados ripping through three states, causing widespread damage and major power outages. at least 18 tornados were reported between texas, oklahoma, and arkansas. authorities are still trying to figure out the extent of damages and injuries as entire
i m not going to bite down. the stakes are way, way too high. i think every republican knew there was baggage out there. the weight of that baggage is starting to feel a little closer to unbearable. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it s friday, october 7th, 9 a.m. here in london, 4 a.m. on the east coast of the united states where we start in new york. that s where u.s. president joe biden gave a stark warning about nuclear talk coming out of russia. president vladimir putin hinted using nuclear weapons is not off the table. statement came after the military racked up losses in the ukraine. wednesday night mr. biden responded to that threat saying there s no such thing as the ability to easily use a tactical nuclear weapon and not end up in armageddon. after the speech u.s. officials made it clear they did not see any change in russia s nuclear posture. phil mattingly explains, mr. biden s statement caught even some u.s. officials by
economic news. u.s. employers added 261,000 jobs in october. that is more than many economists expected. the report is also showing that the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.7%. and most importantly, this is the last read on the economy, that voters will get before votes start being counted on tuesday. what the numbers mean for the midterms, we ll get to it in a momentch. and we re also staring down the final weekend of the midterms. and major political players are hitting the trail alongside the candidates. including the three last presidents. tomorrow president biden and former president obama and former president trump will all be if pennsylvania for campaign events, all trying to push their candidates across the finish line in one of the cycle s tightest races. and another big name is jumping in. oprah now endorsing john fetterman which is most noteworthy because oprah winfrey gave mehmet oz, gave him his first start in television. let get to it all starting with rahel
top of the hour on cnn newsroom. good to have you along. i m victor blackwell. and i m bianna golodryga. today s final jobs report before election day was just what the white house was hoping for. 261,000 jobs beating expectations from economists, but not too high to further drive up inflation. this goldilocks number helps the president make the case for his party in the final sprint to november 8th. former president trump is also on the campaign trail. he ll be in pennsylvania tomorrow pushing for the republican in one of the tightest races for senate that is key to determining who will control congress. pennsylvania has seen more than 1 million votes cast and is just one of several key battleground states where the early vote appears to be record-breaking. in total, more than 34 million americans have already cast their ballots. cnn s correspondents are following it all. we begin in the neck-and-neck race for senate. today is the final day of early in-person vot