i want to get to the election day right now. polls opening in just a few hours in virginia and the closely watched race for governor. the candidates neck-and-neck tonight. the latest from cnn s jeff z zeleny. reporter: one final push for votes in virginia. do not sleep for 24 hours. let s bring this baby home! democratic terry mcauliffe. on election eve he is locked in a bitter duel with republican businessman glenn youngkin. the entire nation is watching this. all eyes are on virginia. reporter: a year after president biden won the commonwealth by ten points republicans are riding a wave of energy. they hope to spark a party resurgence as democrats scramble to keep their party together and avoid an embarrassing defeat. there is not going to be a democrat in any seat in this nation who thinks their seat is safe. reporter: for virginia elects its governors a year after the presidential race. since 1970 the party out of power out of the white house has won every tim
well be. as might president biden and his legislative agenda. the president is now polling about as badly as the former president ever did, so terry mcauliffe has that to contend with, making tomorrow a test perhaps of the larger democratic agenda. the president s fading popularity. glenn youngkin has the former president, who in this hour is expected to take part in a telerally on his behalf. youngkin accepted an endorsement from him and embraced him during the primary but is keeping him at arm s length now with a message that rick wilson has called running trumpism through the car wash. the closing themes of his campaign today were the opposite of maga red meat. friends, this is our moment to recognize that we re going to build together a different virginia, a virginia that soars, not one that settles. as for terry mcauliffe, the former governor, he pointed to a list of achievements in office but made donald trump the focus of his closing argument. there is a differen
taking a little nap in public during a meeting about climate change. joe just couldn t seem to keep his eyes open peacefully sleeping, not a care in the world and then of course and eight has to rush over about joe, joe, hello joe, wake up. this was the latest two mill hitting moment out of biden. i guess donald trump was right. sleepy joe living up to his name. this week when biden wasn t dozing off, he was busy apologizing, including a blanket apology to europe for america s evil ways. the same america that saved europe. let me figure that out while you watch this. president biden: i guess i shouldn t apologize, but i do apologize for the fact the united states in the last administration pulled out of the paris accords. sean: really, joe? it was the united states of america? we saved europe and the world, joe biden and under donald trump, net emissions, carbon emissions went down and went down dramatically. as a matter of fact, joe, donald trump let every single count
the most popular places to move in america. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, across america. reporting tonight from austin, texas. good evening from the texas capitol as we begin our across america journey tonight in austin. the skyline behind me has come to symbolize one of the stories that brings us here, this city s blistering growth, attracting major tech firms and an explosion of people relocating here for lifestyle and opportunity. we ll get to that shortly. meantime, the state of texas is at the center of our top story the u.s. supreme court today hearing two challenges on the most restrictive abortion regulation in the country. the texas law that has virtually ended abortions in the state and empowered citizens to enforce it. a number of justices today signaling reservations about the law and its potential broader implications pete williams has details. reporter: opponents of abortion rallied outside the supreme court in support of sb-8 the texas law
in jeopardy? a grim covid milestone, the pandemic claims five million lives around the globe. and the latest from new york city, where a vaccine mandate leaves only 6% of city workers on unpaid leave. the inside story new from our interview, hillary clinton s closest aide talks about the monica lewinsky scandal and whether hillary clinton blames her for costing her the 2016 election. tonight the extraordinary lockdown in china as the government prevents more than 30,000 guests from leaving disneyland. and a princess on a mission to pay it forward and save the lives of kids just like her. 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. we re going to begin with powerful words from the u.n. secretary general on day one of a climate conference. we are digging our own graves. the global summit brings together the leaders of nearly 200 countries, although