Day, possible tornadoes, dangerous winds moving into the east. Ginger zee standing by with the new track. The other news tonight, the newlyweds married just 90 minutes, cheered on as they board their helicopter. The deadly crash just a short time later. What weve now learned tonight. The teachers accused of pitting children against one another at day o of them fighti. There is major news on this tonight. And the winner is . One mom in america whose life suddenly changed in an instant. Tonight, shes changing other lives, too. Shes america strong. Ed ed and good evening tonig here in new york city. This is where we will watch it all unfold with you at home. Were on the eve of a crucial Midterm Election here in america. The polls razor thin tonight, and President Trump knows it. Telling supporters, pretend im on the ballot. In so many ways, this will be a referendum on the president. The stakes are enormous. And just take a look at what will be decided, as we bring the capitol to life right here in our studio tonight. All 435 seats in the house are up for voting, and 35 seats in the senate. Thats a little more than a third of the senate up for grabs. Voters in 36 states will elect governors. And two numbers to watch as we head into election night. 23 seats in the house, thats what democrats need to take back control. They also need two seats in the senate, if they want to take control there, but thats going to be a very difficult task. With so Many Democrats playing defense, trying to keep their jobs, up for election in states President Trump won. Its impossible to predict, of course, how this will go, but look at this tonight. At least 36 million americans have already voted in early voting this midterm, that dwarfs the last midterm at this point, just 20 million voted then. The energy, the interest enormous this time around. Tonight, the key raceses, where its a fight to the finish. It is so close. And President Trump now on his final push, knowing all of this will reflect on him. Abcs chief white house joernt Jonathan Karl leading us off tonight. Reporter urged by Party Leaders to focus on what they think is his strongest selling point, President Trump is now talking up jobs and the economy. Republicans have created the best economy in the history of our country. Reporter but the core of the president s Closing Argument is not hope, its fear dark warnings about illegal immigration. Democrats are inviting caravan after caravan isnt that nice . Of illegal aliens to flood into our country and overwhelm your communities. Reporter theres no evidence democrats having anything to do with the caravans of migrants fleeing violence and poverty, and they are more than 600 miles from the border. You think were letting that caravan come into this country . You can forget it. Reporter and now, just hours before polls open, the president is raising the specter of a stolen election. There are a lot of people, a lot of people, in my opinion, and based on proof, that try and get in illegally and actually vote illegally. Reporter but theres been no evidence of widespread voter fraud, and the president hasnt offered any. In fact, in 2016, the Washington Post could only find four documented cases in the entire president ial election. President obama, stumping for democrats, has taken aim at President Trumps falsehoods. Unlike some people, i dont just make stuff up when im talking. I got facts to back me up. Reporter President Trump is drawing large and enthusiastic crowds, but hes acknowledges anything can happen tomorrow. But who knows, right . Who knows . Youve got to get out to vote. But who knows, the president says. He seems to know that anything can happen tomorrow night. Jon karl with us here tonight. The president clearly knows this is a referendum on him. Reporter well, hes been explicit about it. Vote for me as if im on the ballot. A fascinating interview that just came in he did with sinclair broadcasting, he was asked if he had any regrets over the past two years, and he said, quote, i would say tone. I would like to have had a softer tone. And he added, he maybe had no choice because of how democrats were talking about him, but he added again, i could have been softer. Tone on the eve of the election. Reporter especially given the way hes ending this campaign. Jon, thank you. In the meantime, were watching several other races tonight. Many are very close in the polls, and some could make history tomorrow night. In georgia, if Stacey Abrams wins, she would be the nations first africanamerican we mafem governor. Abcs Steve Osunsami and so many of our teams out across the country tonight. Steve has the state of the race in georgia. Reporter democrat Stacey Abrams final pitch to become the nations first black female governor has her getting out the vote in rural georgia tonight. If every eligible georgian in the state votes, then we will win this election. Reporter if she wins tomorrow, democrats everwhere will be studying her campaign, because abrams has been preaching to the progressive choir, talking gun control and Subsidized Health care, not at all trying to convince hard conservatives. And she has no worries bringing in out of towners like Oprah Winfrey to knock on doors. They said, i have her cell number. I go, give it to me. Im going to call her up right now. So i called Stacey Abrams, and i said, stacey, this is oprah. You know what she said . She said, girl, let me pull over to the side of the road. Reporter Republican Brian Kemp has the blessing of the president. This race is a battle for the soul of our state. Reporter kemp is ignoring repeated calls for him to resign from his day job as secretary of state, where he supervises state elections. Over the weekend, kemp, in his official role, launched an investigaton into state democrats, accusing them of hacking into state voter registrations without any evidence. Im not worried about how it looks. Im doing my job. He is abusing his power. He is both the candidate, he is the elector and hes the guardian of the system. That is wrong. Reporter abrams says kemps office is still sitting on thousands of registrations from minority voters. And Steve Osunsami joins us live tonight from atlanta. And steve, this is a close election, might not end tomorrow night, in fact. Reporter yes, theres a very real possibility of a runoff election. To win tomorrow, someone has to get to 50 of the vote, and there is a third candidate, a libertarian candidate in this race. And right now, this race is very, very tight. If no one wins a simple majority, a runoff will be scheduled in december. David . All right, huge stakes on both sides. Steve, thank you. Texas could also make incumbent senator ted cruz challenged by democrat beto orourke. Look at this number tonight. More than 4. 8 million texans have voted early in this midterm. Thats more than the total number that voted in the last midterm. Abcs tapaula faris is in texas tonight. Reporter tonight, its a fight to the finish in texas, as Voters Decide if this deep red state will turn purple. The two Senate Candidates both in their 40s, one ran for president , the other could run one day. Senator ted cruz and threetime congressman beto orourke could not be more different. Overnight, we were with cruz in his final push. You look at the texas economy right now. The economy is booming. Weve got the lowest Unemployment Rate in 49 years. And i think texans understand, why would we want to screw that up . Reporter and beto orourke with a new ad, traveling to all 254 counties, documenting it on his iphone. This our chance, texas, to lead this country. America has never been more divided, never been more polarizeorter more pe have already voted than the total that voted in the last midterm. Do you think that early voter momentum is leaning your way . I do. Reporter and with President Trump focused on the images of the caravan, so is cruz. Security is on the ballot tomorrow. Reporter you say you want to secure the borders, can you do that without a wall, can you do that without militarizing the border . We dont need a wall. We dont need to militarize the border. Reporter orourke says we need immigration reform. It is precisely at that moment that texas stands up, not as democrats, not as republicans, but as americans, as human beings, to rewrit this country immigration laws in our own image. Paula, we know that beto orourke is from el paso. He likes to talk about the safety of el paso, with all this talk of the caravans. Reporter thats right, david. And the Mexican Border is just a half mile from where we are. Orourke tells me that the city of el paso has been one of the safest cities in 20 years. As for senator cruz, hes making his Closing Arguments tonight, david, a main theme will be border security. David . All right, big race in texas, paula. Well see you tomorrow night here. In the meantime, florida is shaping up to be a referendum on President Trump, as well. New polls tonight show a very tight race. Both for governor and for senate. Abcs whit johnson from florida tonight. Reporter david, this is a state that President Trump won by just one percentage point back in 2016, and tonight, a bitter battle to the finish, voters with a clear voice to either celebrate or reject the trump agenda. Tonight, tallahassee major Andrew Gillum is hoping to become floridas first democratic governor in 24 years. A true progressive, endorsed by former president obama and bernie sanders, gillum would also be the first black governor in state history. His opponent, republican congressman ron desantis, handpicked by President Trump early on. Seen in this campaign ad using toy blocks to build trumps wall with his daughter. Build the wall reporter but the race has been ugly from the start, including accusations of racism. Im not calling mr. Desantis a racist, im simply saying the racists believe hes a racist. Reporter the republican then taking aim at gillum, pointing to the feds looking into corruption in tallahassee. The fact of the matter is, he has not served honorably as the mayor. Reporter the other big race in the senate, the incumbent Democrat Bill nelson facing a tough challenge from republican governor rick scott, whos maintained President Trumps support, despite their differences on several key issues. And tonight, new polls just out in florida show both democrats with a slight lead. But its all about turnout, and the party that wins florida gets an influential advantage looking ahead to 2020. David . Whit johnson in the key state of florida tonight. Whit, thank you. And across this country, many Democratic Senators are trying to keep their jobs, keep their senate seats in states President Trump won. Abcs Deborah Roberts tonight in missouri. Will Claire Mccaskill hold on with a challenge from josh hawley . President trump in missouri later tonight. Reporter david, President Trump won missouri by 19 points, and now democrat Claire Mccaskill is fighting tooth and nail here to hang onto her senate seat. The twoterm senators message to voters here in Trump Country . Shes not one of those, quote crazy democrats, and on issues like immigration, shell work with the president. I support whatever the president needs to make sure the border is not overwhelmed. Reporter but to her republican opponent josh hawley, mccaskill just another washington liberal. Its time to say to Claire Mccaskill, you are fired. Reporter mccaskills counting on one issue to save her seat health care. Josh hawley will always protect preexisting conditions. Reporter in fact, as missouris attorney general, hawley joined a lawsuit to overturn obamacare that would gut protections for people with preexisting conditions. Health care is one of those top issues for missouri voters, but hawley is counting onhe president s lastminute swing through this state to put him over the top. David . Deborah roberts in st. Louis tonight, where it could be down to the wire this time tomorrow. Deb, thank you. Those are just some of the Key Senate Races were watching. We have mary bruce with us tonight, weve brought the capitol to you for a change. Lets show everybody at home the number we showed at the top of the broadcast. For democrats to take control of the house, they need 23 seats. Its a big if, but if theyre able to pull that off, what are the three things youll be watching . Reporter democrats are going to put the Trump Administration under an intense microscope. The first thing im watching, the investigations. They are going to demand to see President Trumps tax returns. Theyre going to dig into conflicts of interest to questions about possible russia collusion. Second thing to keep an eye on, robert mueller. Democrats are likely to take steps to try to protect the special counsel. The third issue is impeachment. Dont expect democrats to bring that up much. They want to see what the special counsel has discovered. In the meantime, if democrats pull this off in the house, much harder in the senate, so many Democratic Senators defending their seats in red seats that trump won, but in the house, its not a guarantee it would be madame speaker with nancy pelosi. Reporter many candidates have already said they will not support her. Nancy pelosis going to face a battle, but she is a fighter and were told shes been working the phones behind the scenes with some of those possible freshmen candidates. Mary bruce, great to have you here in person. Well see you tomorrow night. Mary and i will be here this time tomorrow. Well be joining george and the entire powerhouse political team. Our coverage begins at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Its going to be a huge night. Mary, well see you here then. Were going to follow the other news this monday night, as well. A major storm and a tornado watch up as were on the air right now. This could effect turnout tomorrow, as well, up and down much of the east coast. There could be impacts in key races. All part of a severe storm system that brought snow to colorado. Parts of the east could get rain, storms, a few tornadoes. Were tracking it all with ginger zee tonight. She has the latest. Ginger . Reporter yeah, david. As this miserable rain here for the east coast for election night, but lets go ahead and talk about whats happening tonight, and that would be the atmosphere spinning. Already, weve seen the tornado in northern louisiana, that watch up up there mississippi. And its really the overnight hours that will become critical, because this is a dangerous time for tornadoes to come through. And you have the possibility of that happening all the way through that area that is the elevated risk. Then ill time it out for you, we move the line to the east and eastetennessee, western , north carolina. Rain and severe storms along the i95 corridor by tomorrow afternoon again. David . Ginger zee with us live tonight, ginger, thank you. And there is still much more ahead on world news tonight this monday. The wedding day tragedy. The newlyweds who had just tied the knot. The couple cheered on by the crowd as they board their helicopter, and then the deadly crash just a short time later. And what weve now learned tonight. The teachers accused of pitting children against once another at day care. The video of them fighting. And there is news on this tonight. Charges. And the winner is . One mom in america whose life suddenly changed in an instant. Shes now changing lives. She had people latching today and in tears, and were going to turn next tonight to the helicopter tragedy in texas. The newlyweds killed shortly after flying away from their wedding ceremony. Heres abcs will carr. Reporter shortly after saying i do, with friends and family cheering them on, will and bailee byler celebrating their wedding night and boarding a helicopter to launch the rest of their lives together. Taking off into the night, but a short time later, something going tragically wrong. Please be advised that there are no survivors at this time. Reporter the newlyweds and the pilot all killed when that familyowned chopper crashed into a hillside not far from the familys ranch, 90 minutes after the couple took their vows. We definitely saw the helicopter in a terrible state. It was in debris all along the side of the mountain. Reporter will and bailee were both seniors studying at sam houston state university. Their friends and family now mourning. One of their bridesmaids posting kwsh the way will looked at you and the relationship yall had is something i wish everyone could experience. David, the crash happened in a very remote area. The ntsb is now on the ground investigating the cause and its believed the couple was flying to the airport to head to their honeymoon. David . All right, will, just a horrible story. When we come back here tonight, your money this evening. Amazons big announcement about shipping your holiday packages this season. And theres news tonight about those twoay wkers accused of to the index of other news. The body of a fallen soldier is returning home from afghanistan. Army National Guard major brent taylor, on his fourth overseas deployment, was killed by a member of the Afghan Security forces. He was the mayor of north ogden, utah, and a father of seven. He urged all americans to vote after he saw millions of afghans risking their lives to vote. News tonight about that socalled day care fight club in st. Louis. Two former teachers were charged today with child endangerment. Disturbing video shows them allegedly pitting 3 and 4yearold children against each other in december 2016. And beginning today, amazon is offering Free Shipping for all customers, prime members will be eligible for free sameday delivery on some items. Target rolling out Free Shipping a few weeks ago. When we come back, the mom and grandmother, her life changed in an instant. Californias Public Schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. Im marshall tuck, im a publicschool parent, and i know we can do better. In the Public Schools i led, we got more funding into our classrooms, supported our teachers, and we raised Graduation Rates by 60 . Thats why president obamas education secretary endorses me. Weve done it before. Now, lets do it for every publicschool student in california. Im marshall tuck. Im running for state superintendent. Finally tonight here, its always nice when the person who wins one of those giant jackpots seems so deserving. The iowa mom is america strong. This single mom and grandmother is walking into a new chapter. Lerynne west of redfield, iowa. One of the winners of the major jackpots last month. She won 343 million. She works in health care insurance, or, shall we say, worked. Occupation is the question so, currently im retired. Reporter when she heard someone won from her state, she thought, get the tickets. She left them in her sisters pickup. Her sister found them on the floor of the truck. It took me about a minute going back and forth to figure out that i had won. And i said to my sister, get that ticket, get in your truck and get up here now and drive slow. Reporter lerynne today said shell pay her grandchildrens tuition, take care of family and friends and shes already set up a foundation, named after a grandson she lost as an infant. The Callum Foundation is set up in honor of a grandson of mine who was born in april and he was born at 24 weeks and he lived for one day. And so that foundation is to honor him and to do good for others. Reporter a powerful moment, and then some humor. Her ford fiesta, she says, will go. Got 142,000 miles on it, and im going to get a car big enough that i can take all my grandchildren places now. Grandchildren places now. We l here are the facts. Leading attacks against prop c. The citys chief Economist Says prop c will reduce homelessness by creating affordable housing, expanding mentalhealth services, and providing clean restrooms and safe shelters with independent oversight, open books, and strict Accountability Measures to make sure every penny goes to solving our homeless crisis. Vote yes on c. Endorsed by the democratic party, nancy pelosi, and dianne feinstein
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