eye on america pressured parents, the key voting block, fed up with inflation and education. cbs s caitlin huey-burns talks to moms and in pennsylvania. reporter: what is the most important issue as you are casting your ballot? o donnell: state or emergency parts of florida now under a hurricane watch where the storm could hit. and the largest lottery prize ever how much money could you take home if you win the powerball? 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 the eve of a big night in this country, election day. tonight, it s the final chance for democrats and republicans to deliver their closing arguments. hundreds of candidates are making one last push to get out the vote ahead of election day, with control of the senate and the house on the ballot, both parties are pulling out all the stops with president joe biden, former presidents barack obama and
This is, by the way, the first time ive ever campaign for a democrat. Its the First Nationwide vote since an american insurrection. We need to get back to the policies the of the real donald trump. Ohio needs an ass kicker, not ask sir. Now with 36 states voted for governor. Republicans will never lose another election in wisconsin. 35 senate seats up for grabs. You have to know stuff to do this job. All 435 house thats in play. I means that the government is shut down, ill be calling for a government shutdown. And fear that this free and Fair Election would be the last. Make no mistake, democracy in the ballot for all of us. Tonight, special election eve coverage, with nicole wallace, joy reid, chris hayes, alex wagner, lawrence odonnell, ari melber, stephanie ruhle, Steve Kornacki, the big boy, and the msnbc political insiders. Special coverage of the 2022 Midterm Elections begins now. Good evening from msnbc headquarters. Im rachel maddow, joined here in our brand new election studi
infirm we begin this hour of msnbc and san francisco with new details on the violent attack on the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi charges against the suspect could drop tomorrow. the new york times reports the suspect, david depape, remains in custody, and will face charges including attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon. in a letter this morning to congress, speaker pelosi said her husband paul is improving. but says the attack has left her family quote, heartbroken and traumatized. pelosi underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture that he s expected to make a full recovery. as for the investigation, we ve learned today from police, zip ties were found at the scene inside pelosi s home. authorities do not say how many zip ties were found nor the intent or their purpose. as for the political response to the attack, it s been divided so far. rhonda mcdaniel today. this was a vicious attack, meant for the speaker. ends up hammering the speaker s husban
this predator as a neighbor and they may not know it. one of the victims will tell us what she is thinking knowing the man who attacked her will soon walk free. i m sandra smith in new york. mike, great to have you here today. mike: great to be here, mike emanuel in for john roberts. sandra: tiffany was 13 years old, one of the nine attacks he has admitted to. we will hear her message, and the bureaucrats decided he only had to serve part. and the race to control congress a month before america casts their ballots. and, here we go, battle to control congress as tight as it gets at this point. exactly four weeks out from election day, that s particularly the case in the senate. but let s begin with the house. brand-new fox news power rankings show republicans holding their advantage. gop forecasted to win 231 seats, democrats 204. keep in mind, 31 house races are considered toss-ups. since last month, republicans have gained two in the rankings, three races shifted towards
processing another act of political violence in this country. and we still do not know an exact motive. we do not know the power of lies and how they spread in our political discourse. no further than the general sixth attack at the u.s. capitol, that threat to our democracy remains clear and present. joining me now from san francisco for the latest on that attack, nbc news scott cohn. scott, where is the investigation at this hour? and what are you learning about the attacker? reporter: yeah, alicia, this is a widespread investigation. it includes, of course, the san francisco police department and the district attorney. also, the capitol police and the fbi. and a lot of it really focusing on the alleged attacker, david depape, 42 years old, who we know has led an unusual life for certain. and it s culminated in recent months, apparently, with a lot of blog posts and social media posts that are really kind of going through a potpourri of hate, and conspiracy theories and t