weinstein sequel. the disgraced movie mogul returns to los angeles, facing a new sex crimes trial. and later, carly simon s sorrow. the singer pays tribute to her two sisters, both women dying from cancer one day apart. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thanks for joining us on this sunday. we begin tonight with the fast-approaching midterm elections. both parties are pressing hard to show why they deserve your vote. democrats focused on their legislative accomplishments, republicans on the economy and crime. at stake, both houses of congress. votes are already being cast in many states across the country in person and by mail. cbs s christina ruffini leads us off tonight from the white house. christina, good evening. reporter: good evening, jericka. well, after a quiet weekend at home in delaware, president biden will head to pennsylvania this week and florida the next as we come into the home stretch of thi
but surprisingly, it s not what most americans want. a recent poll shows most people surveyed want candidates who will compromise to create change. cbs s barry petersen has more. reporter: early voting has started in georgia and several other states, and some voters are nervous. re facon of this country that will go to the extremes and those are the people that we re going to have to worry about. reporter: observers from the carter center have watched more than 110 troubled elections in places like guyana in south america. these are all the elections we ve observed since 1989. reporter: david carroll is director of the democracy program at the carter center in atlanta. this year they are focused on a new troubled election. ours. what does that mean? that means we ve realized that the situation in the united states, the threats to democracy and to our institutions here, are greater than in many countries around the world. reporter: watching the polarization and the violence