alleged members of the oath keepers, including its founder, for their role in the attack on the capitol on january 6, 2021. over the last month, the justice department presented witness testimony and shocking videos and damning text messages and more, all of it evidence that prosecutors say proves the five defendants attempted to carry out a coordinated conspiracy to stop the legal and lawful transfer of presidential power and keep donald trump in the white house. now, why is this case so different than the hundreds of cases facing alleged rioters. two words, seditious conspiracy. that s a rare charge. it s one that was put on the books around the time of the u.s. civil war when the confederacy declared war on the u.s. government. it s a charge reserved for only the gravest of threats to the u.s. government. and these five alleged oath keepers are the first to stand trial for this accusation in more than a decade. to really understand this case, you ve got to first understand
into the final weekend of the midterm campaigns. the elections now just four days out, as candidates from both parties make their final pitch to voters. also tonight, the u.s. economy the top issue for most americans, is getting one more gut check before the midterms. the labor department reporting 261,000 jobs added during the month of october. we re also watching former president trump, who now says he s very, very, very, probably going to run for the white house in 2024. there are new indications the announcement could come soon after the midterm elections. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m brianna keilar, and you re in the situation room. our top story tonight, the midterm campaigns hitting their final stretch. cnn is on the trail covering all the key races across the united states, with just four more days until polls close. we re also getting one final look at the health of the u.s. economy befor
not at all certain, so be careful. it is not even close. i m telling everyone to assume that every single race is that close that you, yourself will be the deciding vote. anything can happen. turnout will be key. take nothing for granted. as of now, nearly every major race is dead even in polls or within one to three points. that includes the live free or die great state of new hampshire where a republican is up by one in two brand new poles. straight ahead, bualance duck joins us. we hear from south carolina senator on this race and others, tim scott, and new mexico, their gubernatorial candidate mark ron high temperature oh, polling neck in neck with the state s democratic incumbent. we will check in with carrie lake and blake master s together in arizona. the senate race in the great state of arizona is tied, according to new insider advantage poll. i have to imagine it will mean something that the libertarian bailed out, in pennsylvania, less than a point separates dr. oz
tonight. snow in colorado leading to a 100 car pileup. we re tracking it all. twitter laying off as many as half its employees under new owner elon musk. and why musk says twitter has seen a massive drop in revenue. rising tensions with north korea. the threat that led south korea to scramble fighter jets. the highest flu hospitalization rate in the u.s. in more than a decade. and new hope for treating rsv in infants. crime on the ballot. my report on cashless bail. is there really a link to increased crime? and 100 years after its discovery, archaeologists are still unlocking the secrets of king tut s tomb. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. we re heading into the final weekend of campaign 2022. now four days before the election that will decide which party will control the levers of power in washington. down the stretch, democrats who have faced headwinds over a fragile economy got a brief reprieve in the form of strong jobs n
bulletproof vest and where they ve installed panic buttons. all of this as president biden warned in his speech that the issue of election safety, preserving democracy, he says, is on the ballot this year. terry moran tonight. the three states that could determine control of the senate. the new polls tonight. where those races stand right now. and why this will all come down to turnout. rachel scott and the eye-opening numbers tonight. the attack here in new york city. that woman jogger sexually assaulted, running along the hudson river. news of that arrest coming in now. and what we now know about the suspect linked to multiple cases. tonight, the warning from south korea and the u.s. that if north korea ever uses a nuclear weapon, they will end the kim regime. martha raddatz is here. james longman in ukraine tonight. the new concern at europe s largest nuclear power plant inside ukraine. international monitors tonight calling the situation extremely precarious. he