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on this sunday night, the final 48 hours in the race for president. a frantic final push on the campaign trail, obama and romney making a mad dash through the swing states. meantime, tempers flare. tonight a final poll on where this race stands and how sandy could impact the election. plus the new big storm closing in threatening to disrupt a massive recovery operation. and making a difference, the marathon may be off, but the race is on to help some of the hardest hit victims of the storm. from our election home, nightly news begins now. good evening. in just over 48 from now, the first polling places here on the east coast will close in the presidential election. the final countdown is on and the gut check moment has arrived for president obama and governor romney as they make the crucial decisions as to where and how to marshall their resources into places they can still make a difference. and tonight, we re about to release the results of our time poll in this race ....
mason: good evening, for those of you just joining us, this is a special expanded edition, i m anthony mason. scott pelley had been reporting from the new jersey shore but the hurricane has knocked out our link to him. hurricane sandy is about to make landfall near atlantic city, but the impact of this storm is being felt all along the east coast. the governors of 14 states from north carolina to maine have declared states of emergency. let s get the latest now from cbs news hurricane consultant david bernard. david? good evening, anthony. a lot of trouble up and down the east coast tonight. sandy is basically not a drop cam system anymore, but the effects are all going to be the same. let s start with where the storm is right now and, again, we are looking at very strong waves occurring all across ptions of the jersey and also long island sound. notice just offshore we re seeing some of these wave heights still indicated near 45 feet, maybe higher. and even though the storm i ....
i said my deal with the devil hadn t changed anything. well, i was wrong. all those people. they would still be alive if it wasn t for me. just. just put me out of my misery. just just take me. stuart, listen to me. we ve still got 24 hours. ah. there s still hope. hope? you know what? i wish i d never listened to you. it hard enough dying. without knowing all the misery you caused to others. thanks for nothing. [ car door closes ] [ engine starts ] [ dance music playing ] excuse me? i feel totally directionally challenged. could you, like, tell me how to get to the corner of straight and narrow? go away. ooh, touchy much? get over it, morgan. it s just a game, even if you are stretching the rules. what are you talking about? like, duh. you just refused your client s request to jump-start his eternal reward. i didn t turn him down. i talked him out of it. you know, that is so like you, just giving in to your fluffy-bunny feelings for your client, except that is so not the deal ....
kills dozens, including children. can they avert an all out ground war? the vice president gets a close-up look at the ravaged jersey shore while hundreds of homeowners are told for the first time, their homes can t stay. and for shoppers this year , the battle starts earlier than ever. and they call it turkey town. our visit to the place where turkey isn t just a meal, it s a way of life, 365 days a year. good evening. there are millions of people in israel and the gaza strip who are spending this night living in fear of rockets and missiles raining down on their homes and neighborhoods as outside parties hurriedly work behind the scenes to stop the exchange fire. huge explosions rocked gaza with one strike killing at least 11 people. israel says the targets were palestinian militants, but several of the dead included women and children. but with palestinians continuing to fire rockets into israel and tel aviv in their crosshairs, israel says it is preparing to expand ....
schieffer: tonight, planning for a u.s. military strike against syria. as the death toll rises, the pentagon makes preparations for action, but will the president give the go-ahead? david martin that has story. the fastest-growing wildfire in the country now covers 165 square miles and it is just entered yosemite national park. theresa garcia is on the scene. something is killing dolphins along the east coast. terrell brown has the latest on the search for clues. and on the road, steve hartman catches motorists smiling in a no-smiling zone. never so happy to get a ticket in my life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. schieffer: good evening, scott s off tonight, i m bob schieffer. cbs news has learned that the pentagon is making the initial preparations for a cruise missile attack on syrian government forces. we say initial preparations because such an attack won t happen unless and until the president gives the green light, ....