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
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
look, this election isn t a referendum, it s a choice. it s a choice between two fundamentally different visions of america. i said from the beginning, my objective when i ran was to build an economy from the bottom up and middle out. and i tell you what, it s a fundamental shift and it s working compared to the maga, mega america trickle down economics. joe biden snapped back at hecklers and stays on message while campaigning yesterday in new york state. part of a busy final stretch for the president before election day. also ahead, what massive turnout in early voting across the country could mean for the midterms. plus, president donald trump missed the deadline to turn over documents to the january 6 committee. we ll tell you how lawmakers are responding and what it could mean for his potential testimony. good morning. welcome to way too early on this monday, november 7th, election eve. thank you for starting your week with us. tomorrow, millions of americans will hea
be in control of their reproductive rights? yes, i do. governor, you have my vote. thank you. bring it home, everybody. it s a vote for new york. let me say i was a huge fan of alfred hitchcock and i found the lighting that was a little horror-esque. i m sorry. we were on the stage. look at this. i know. it s terrible lighting. i know. it s bad. that s what you re getting out of this video? isn t that a lesson? do you know where i get it from? where? i heard viewers going, oh, my gosh. great artist skill. stole that from you. please don t turn it around. that makes me sad. anyway, so talk about why this race is so close. new york state. you tell me, joe. you re the expert. am i? am i theers pert? you re the expert on this. he s talking a lot about crime and that s so help me out here. yes. she was on stephanie ruhle s show the other night and she said that there s not a crime problem. steph said yeah, there is a crime problem. r
reporter: tonight, with his agenda and control of congress on the line, president biden on the trail dismissing his low approval ratings, saying the election is not about his record. look, this election isn t a referendum. it s a choice. it s a choice between two fundamentally different visions of america. reporter: the president aiming to paint a dire picture if republicans win. tax credits for lower energy costs, gone. 50% corporate minimum tax, gone. reporter: with republicans showing momentum in this final sprint the top gop leader in the house previewing their agenda, vowing to target inflation by reducing spending. you ve got to curtail government spending, incentivize people to go to work, not to stay home. don t pay them more to stay home. reporter: kevin mccarthy, who would likely be the new house speaker if republicans win, saying the gop would tackle the migrant crisis at the border first. if democrats lose the senate, republicans could also block president bid