world. ahead on cnn newsroom, all eyes are on the sky. we re tracking the suspected chinese spy balloon flying across the united states. we ll have a live report on what the chinese are say ing about this incident. officials are advising people to stay indoors. if you go outdoors, be advised that exposed skin can get frostbite in as little as a few minutes. more than 20 million americans for impact from what wou could be the biggest cold snap of the season with windchills in new hampshire reaching negative 100 degrees fahrenheit. president biden previewing his platform for a possible 2024 reelection bid. this as the u.s. releases a blockbuster jobs number report. the u.s. military believes a suspected chinese supply balloon will finally leave u.s. air space in a couple days, or it could be sooner. some weather models show the winds pushing it out over the atlantic as early as today. the pentagon has been close let tracking the large object and concluded it s carrying a
steps? we ll break it down. the severe storm even a waterspout in florida. millions at risk heading into the weekend. charges against alec baldwin officially dropped and new details about the sgng that killed the rust cinematographer as production resumes. the new images from inside the film s montana set. an american killed in sudan as fighting rages on. plus, the latest from u.s. officials on other americans trapped. alarming new findings about climate change and a new report says the melting of glaciers is off the charts. can anything be done? the future of food grown in a lab? it s better for the climate, but what does it taste like? back in the groove with record sales rising, why so many are turning to turntables this weekend. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. facing an 11:59 eastern time deadline, the supreme court weighed in on another pivotal and consequential decision in the nation s divide. deciding
kids. parents nationwide are having trouble filling their children s prescriptions for the popular medicine amoxicillin. cbs roxana saberi on what you can do if your pharmacy runs out. and eye on america, the texas cotton crop is facing a crisis due to climate change. cbs s janet shamlian talks with a farmer. reporter: how devastating is this year? this is the most devastating crop year we ve had. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. there is breaking news about speaker pelosi s husband paul. he s out of the hospital. we re going to have more on that in just a minute. but first, the final sprint to the midterm elections is underway as both parties are bringing out the heavy hitters. president biden and former presidents obama and trump are hitting the campaign trail andin criss-crossing the country in hopes of t
crucial anti-biotic for kids. parents are having trouble filling their children s prescriptions for the popular medicine amoxicillin. what you can do if your pharmacy runs out. and eye on america, the texas cotton crop is facing a crisis due to climate change. cbs s janet shamlian talks with a farmer. reporter: how devastating is this year? this is the most devastating crob year we ve had. o donnell: good evening and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. there is breaking news about speaker pelosi s husband paul. he s out of the hospital. we re going to have more on that in just a minute. but first, the final sprint to the midterm elections is underway as both parties are bringing out the heavy hitters. president biden and former presidents obama and trump are hitting the campaign trail and criss-crossing the country in hopes of turning out the vote. the non-partisan research group open secret says this election is on track to be the most expensive midterms
still fully engaged. with that as a back drop we begin tonight on the north lawn with rich edson who picks up the story from there. hey, rich, good evening. richard: good evening, bill. job performance to the preferences of democrats and younger voters, a series of tough polling for the president here just a year and a half into his term. this is also a day that the white house held an event on the south lawn to commemorate a rare bipartisan legislative victory. though activists are pushing president biden to be more aggressive. have to do more than that. a gunman murdered manual oliver s son in the park land, florida 2018. this morning he interrupted a presidential speech. as president biden touted the recently passed gun law. this law had been in place years ago, even this last year, lives would have been saved. it matters. this legislation is real progress. more has to be done. with continued mass shootings republican opposition to stricter gun measures and the s