congress is running out of time as it considers changing daylight saving time. and later, pirouettes for peace. the ballet company stranded abroad by war dancing across america to help their country. it s nice to fight. our task is to save ukrainian culture. good evening. tonight, president biden wrapped west aimed at delivering votes for democrats with critical midterms 23 days away. tonight, mr. biden stumped in portland with control of congress and the future of his agenda at stake. it was the last stop on a fur-day swing through oregon, california, and colorado. cbs skiler henry is at the white house with more. reporter: adriana, good to be with you. the president is doing everything he can to boost his party s bid to keep control on capitol hill, looking to lock up key votes in key areas where his approval rating is up. president biden wrapped up his west coast swing with a final stop in oregon, touting his legislative victories. including the inflation reductio
having that is such a good thing to keep me going. these people, i m swimming for them. i m doing it for them. that s why i do these swims. reporter: before maya turns 16, she plans to raise at least $25,000 more to fight cancer and swim 28 miles across the treacherous molokai channel. it can get really, really windy. that doesn t scare you? it terrifies me. but i m going to do it anyways. reporter: of course she will. carter evans, cbs news, san francisco. way to go, maya. that is the news for this saturday. later tonight, 48 hours. don t forget cbs sunday morning first thing tomorrow. ted koppel anchors a special edition of the program called a nation divided exploring the boundaries given us. i m adriana diaz in chicago. good night.
francisco bay. saving lives with each stroke. over the past six years i ve raised $50,000. reporter: the money goes to cancer research. maya started fund-raising when she was 9. competing in open water events with swim across america. by the time she was 13, she was crossing lake tahoe at night, no less, to avoid the harsh sun. last summer while swimming the 20 miles of open ocean between catalina island and california, maya realized she wasn t alone in the water. i looked to the side and saw this giant eye. that was the only thing that i saw. i got so terrified. and the entire swim i thought it was a shark. wait, you thought there was a shark and you kept going? yeah. reporter: when maya gets scared or tired, she thinks the of the names on her swim cap, people battling cancer who face a much bigger challenge.