democracy itself is on the ballot. plus on the trail, former president trump stumping across several states in the final days of the race, hitting ohio, florida, pennsylvania and iowa. we ll take you there. a cnn exclusive. new 911 audio in a uvalde student trapped inside the classroom as the gunman continued his rampage in the school. what her parents want us all to hear now. let s begin this morning with president biden s stark warning. cnn white house correspondent m.j. lee is on the north lawn. m.j., walk us through president biden s closing election. five days before the midterms he had some very harrowing words. reporter: yes, jim. president biden saying he thinks we re at a generational inflection point, that what we re confronting right now is so much bigger than politics. he said this is not about me, not even about the last election or the upcoming midterm elections. he said this is all about the future of our country. he began his remarks notably by talking a
de aferlt agents seize 1 million fentanyl pills as the mexican marines arrest one of the faib s most wanted. the reason there might be more sightness this summer. dial 988, the new mental health number for emergencies worldwide. it s safe. on the road this friday, the extraordinary act of generosity. giving new neighbor a new meaning. this is this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening and thank you for joining us on this tri night. tonight we begin in descraid where president biden is on day 3 of his four day trip to the middle east. to meet the king and if country s de facto leader crown prince mohammed bin salman. to b he tolmbs to his face that he believes the young leader is to blame for the cij contributors jamal khashoggi. saying the country is vital to the security in the renal. american officials also announced a number of agreements with saudi arabia on topics like energy secu
also this morning, republicans on capitol hill are previewing what they plan to do if they take back congress. ohio rep jim jordan putting the doj and fbi on notice with a letter spelling out potential investigations. cnn s melanie zanona on capitol hill this morning. melanie, you read this letter. what are the targets? reporter: republicans are ready to hit the ground running with their investigative plans if they take back the house. they have been laying the groundwork for those investigative priorities for months. that includes yesterday when jim jordan sent these letters to a number of biden agencies requesting documents and other information. to the faib jordan is seeking information about the search warrant on trump s residence in florida, mar-a-lago. to the doj they re seeking information about the probe into project veritas. that is a conservative group known for its undercover sting operations and also seeking information about the agency s
de aferlt agents seize 1 million fentanyl pills as the mexican marines arrest one of the faib s most wanted. the reason there might be more sightness this summer. dial 988, the new mental health number for emergencies worldwide. it s safe. on the road this friday, the extraordinary act of generosity. giving new neighbor a new meaning. this is this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening and thank you for joining us on this tri night. tonight we begin in descraid where president biden is on day 3 of his four day trip to the middle east. to meet the king and if country s de facto leader crown
ridgeway. but he also now faces more charges because of this escape. the faib also investigating. pamela. all right, nadia, thank you. coming up this hour, angelina jolie is supporting ukraine with a low key trip there. meantime millions of people in southern california brace for water shortages as the west faces a record drought. and next hour, to forgive and forget? we ll debate whether student debt should really be written off. and then, in our 6:00 p.m. eastern hour, with recession fears growing, i ll ask our economic expert how you can protect your money. k, just without the lactose. tastes great in our iced coffees too. which makes waking upp at 5 a.m. to milk the cows a little easier. (moo) mabel says for you, it s more like 5:15. maman: mom, really? i don t just play someone brainy on tvtv - i m an actual neuroscientist. and i love the science behind neuriva plus.