this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. reporting tonight from washington. >> pelley: donald trump will be sworn in back there at the u.s. capitol in just 65 days. workers today raced to build the inaugural platform, while the president-elect was doing the same, racing to build a cabinet. het new york that the transition is going well despite what you've heard. the head of the transition was sent packing along with several advisers, but today the new head of the transition, mike pence, met with the man he will be succeeding as vice president. here's major garrett. >> reporter: vice president-elect mike pence and his wife visited their future home and ate lunch with its current residents. then the sitting vice president day one. we weren't ready on day one. i've never met one that's ever been ready on day one. >> reporter: at the u.s. chamber of commerce this morning, pence in a closed-door session reassured business leaders at the president-elect's economic plans. responding to reports that his transition is in disarray, mr

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley, reporting tonight from cleveland, ohio. >> pelley: this is the state where the past and future of the american presidency meet, birth place of seven presidents, graveyard of more than a fewor presidential dreams. no republican has won without ohio since lincoln, and thenc donald trump tied here with democrat hillary clinton. both have visited ohio more than any other battleground, and they've poured $32 million into advertising here. that's four bucks for every registered buckeye. here's mark strassmann. >> we'll make america great again. >> reporter: in the courtship of ohio... >> helping children has been a cause of her life. >> reporter: ...many voters want state, an ad for trump or clinton runs on local television every three minutes. >> overwhelming with ads, overwhelming with calls, overwhelming with nonstop political stuff. >> reporter: linda merriam is a. registered independent. betty drake is a conservative democrat. if you get up at 7:00 a.m., by what time you have heard your first ad? >> probably, like, 7:03.babl >> reporte

>> yes. >> pelley: and when they don't come to the polls, ohio votes republican. >> yes. >> pelley: what's going to happen? >> i'm going to pray that they come to the polls. i'm gonna -- >> groundswell? >> i'm not hearing it. >> pelley: when you look into this congregation, the sunday before election day, what are you going to tell them? >> i'm going to say, "when you go to the polls, remember who you're taking with you. first, i want to think about the past. we're taking medgar evers with us. we're taking freedom summer with us. but not only are we taking the past, but we are also taking >> pelley: hillary clinton is also concerned that voters might change their minds in the last minute because of that f.b.i. e-mail investigation. here's michelle miller. >> reporter: at price hill chili restaurant in hamilton county this morning, they served up hot coffee, scrambled eggs and a side of politics. >> i'm standing by hillary. >> i'm really rooting trump this year. >> reporter: the f.b.i.'s decision to reopen hillary doesn't seem to be change many minds. are people pretty much just dug

captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: now it's up to you. >> go vote. >> pelley: tonight, americans have the final word of campaign 2016 as they choose the next president of the united states. >> i feel fantastic. very optimistic. i'm praying. >> pelley: the candidates cast their ballots. >> i'm so happy. >> tough decision. >> pelley: it's election day in america. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: it's the first tuesday after the first monday of november, and the last hours of the last day of voting. for the next president of the united states. voters are still casting ballots from one end of the country to the other. lines at many polling places are long, but no major problems have been reported so far. the first polls close at the top of the hour. we're at cbs news election headquarters in new york, and before the night is out, we should know whether the 45th president of the united states will be hillary clinton or donald trump and which party will control the house and senate in the 115th congress. our entire campaign 2016 team is in place to bring you

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: 82 weeks after hillary clinton declared her candidacy and 72 weeks after clinton, trump and their running mates, tim kaine and mike pence, campaigned today in eight states, including six of those narrowly divided battleground states that will decide this election. we're going to begin our coverage tonight with major garrett on the trump campaign. >> if we don't win, all of us, honestly, we've all wasted our time. i'll be honest. >> reporter: in raleigh, north carolina, donald trump in his breakneck barnstorming of the country, a venue with plenty of room the spare. trump still drew thousands on a monday afternoon, but he brooded over a possible defeat as national polls and early vote turnout in battleground states suggested the republican nominee will need a surge of voters tomorrow. >> you have one magnificent chance, and honestly, in four years, it's over, folks. there has never been a movement like this. >> reporter: trump had been buoyed in recent days by f.b.i. a laptop used by a top clinton aide, but comey said yester

here's scott pelley in new york. we will see you captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: breaking news: children have been killed in a school bus crash in tennessee. also tonight, a contender for secretary of homeland security failed to secure his plan to enforce a major trump campaign promise. >> i've got an officer down in from the of headquarters. >> pelley: the manhunt for a cop killer. and one of the most dangerous places to be this holiday season. >> how well do you think people drive in parking lots? >> not very well at all. i think it's cut-throat. >> this is this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. scott pelley is reporting tonight from phoenix, arizona. >> pelley: we begin tonight with breaking news from tennessee. there has been a deadly school bus accident in chattanooga. jim axelrod is working on the story and has the latest. jim? >> reporter: scott, it is an absolutely horrific scene in chattanooga, tennessee. here is what we know: close to three dozen elementary school students were on a school

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. the outsider is in. donald john trump rode a wave of anti-washington anger on an improbable 17-month journey from realty and reality tv to president-elect of the united states. in polls, trump never led in the race, so it was a stunning upset. he defeated the ultimate insider, former secretary of state, senator, and first lady, hillary rodham clinton. trump will be only the fifth president in american history to win the white house while losing the popular vote. major garrett has followed the trump campaign from the start and begins our coverage. >> i say it is time for us to come together as one united people. ( cheers ) it's time. >> reporter: donald trump, political novice turned improbable president-elect began the hard work of reconciliation early this morning. >> for those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people. ( laughter ) i'm reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country. >

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: for those of you just joining us, this is a special expanded edition. hillary clinton's concession today was perhaps the best speech of her presidential campaign. it was certainly the most poignant. >> and to all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to persued and achieve your own dreams. >> pelley: republican house speaker paul ryan called trump's victory the most incredible political feat he has seen in his lifetime. >> but now, as we do every four years, we have to work to heal the divisions of a long campaign. i think president-elect donald trump set the perfect tone last night for doing just this. >> pelley: and here is what speaker ryan is talking about. >> now it's time for america to bind the wounds of divisions, is have to get together. to all republicans and democrats and independents across this nation, i say it is time for us to come together as one united people. ( cheers and a

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captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: the race gets tighter. as election day grows closer-- >> five days away from the change you've been waiting for your entire life. ( cheers ). >> imagine it is january 20, 2017, and imagine it capitol. >> pelley: also tonight, seniors argue over two of their own. >> i wouldn't trust her to go to the stoir for me. >> i don't believe he's qualified to lead anything, including my local homeowners association. >> pelley: the government says kireds a eating too much salt, pug ttintheir health at risk. ( cheers ) tears of joy in cllubvie. and an american diplomat becomes an international tv this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the race is down to five days, and hillary clinton's lead is down to three points. in a new cbs news/"new york times" poll tonight, it's clinton 45%, donald trump 42%. two weeks another clinton had a nine-point lead. motivating voters is key, and today, both campaigns seemed to adopt a new motto-- if you can't win them, scare them. donald trump was in florida with his

>> pelley: this is our western edition. we're heading into the final and longest weekend of the campaign, one hour longer as daylight saving time ends. it is now a race against the clock now for hillary clinton and donald trump to get every last supporter to vote. among the 13 battleground states that will decide the election tuesday, clinton is leading in pennsylvania, wisconsin, michigan, and virgin victory are now neck and neck. they include florida, north carolina, and colorado. trump has a lead in ohio. we'll begin tonight with nancy cordes covering the clinton campaign. >> now, do we want a president who doesn't know when to shut up? >> reporter: it was two against one in pittsburgh today, with clinton and billionaire mark cuban both pelting trump's lack of filter. >> and i'll tell you, some of what i heard coming from my opponent, it was really hard not >> reporter: as they spoke, the campaign's massive, long-planned get-out-the-vote effort was kicking into gear across the country. >> it is tedious. but we do it with

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. on the campaign trail, donald trump could not have been more clear about what he intended to do with president obama's health care law. >> real change begins with immediately repealing and replacing obamacare. ( cheers ) >> pelley: but today, in a "60 minutes" interview that includes his family, the president-elect appeared to step back from that. here's what he told lesley stahl. >> reporter: let me ask you about obamacare, which you say you're going to repeal and replace. when you replace it, are you going to make sure that people with preconditions are still covered? >> yes, because it happens to be one of the strongest assets. >> reporter: you're going to keep it? >> also with the children living with their parents for an extended period. >> reporter: you're going to keep that? >> we're going to very much try to keep that. it adds cost, but it's very much something we're going to try to keep. >> reporter: and there's going to be a period if you repeal it and before you replace it

captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: in cold blood. >> these officers were ambushed. >> pelley: two iowa cops are shot to death as they sat in patrol cars. a suspect is in custody. two police forces are grief stricken. also tonight, as trump andig clinton make their closing arguments, we hear the concerns of millennl >> neither party deserves the black vote. >> i think we do need law and order in this country. >> i have never been more afraif in my life than i have been throughout this election. >> pelley: hard times in the oil patch. schools go to a four-day week. >> let's go cubs! >> pelley: and we double team our world series coverage with dean 'n' don. >> as the front page of thege "chicago tribune" says today, "c "cleveland plain dealer" says it all, "buckle up." this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. shameful acts of violence, that is what president obama called the ambush murders of two iowa police officers. sergeant anthony beminio of the des moines police department and officer justin martin of the urbandale p.d. were assas

>> pelley: harvard's men's >> pelley: harvard's men's soccer team was suddenly pulled from the top of the ivy league standings to warm the bench following the discovery of sexual rankings of the women's team. michelle miller is there. >> he finds the corner! 2-0, harvard. >> reporter: the men's soccer team was on fi their league, and just one win away from playing in the n.c.a.a. tournament. but last night, harvard university said enough is enough, following an expose by the "crimson" about the soccer team's so-called scouting report.senior mar senior mariel klein runs the student newspaper. >> the men ranked the women. they assign each woman a sex position that they think she would be best at. it's really tough to read. >> reporter: the nine-page in 2012. fema female freshmen soccer players were rated 1-10 on appearance and sexual desirability, with comments like: harvard officials launched their own investigation after the story came out last month and discovered the actions of the men's team was not limited to a few individuals, but widespread across the team and continued into the

city workers are spreading captioning sponsored by cbs captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: the final weekend. the final push. >> this is one of those make-or- break moments for the united states. it is in your hands. >> you have to get out and vote on november 8. >> don't boo. vote! >> pelley: also tonight, cbs news on the front lines of t battle against isis. >> everybody okay? >> pelley: the harvard men's soccer team is shut down for making sexual comments about the women's team. and steve hartman-- the election turns brother against brother. >> you have a governor of north carolina. >> did you just make this up? this is the "cbs evening news" >> pelley: we're heading into the final and longest weekend of the campaign, one hour longer as daylight saving time ends. it is a race against the clock now for hillary clinton and donald trump to get every last supporter to vote. among the 13 battleground states that will decide the election on tuesday, clinton is leading in pennsylvania, wisconsin, michigan, and virginia. but other states vital to victory are now neck and neck. they includ

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is a special expanded edition of the "evening news." the presidential campaign, nasty from the start, featuring two candidates with historically high disapproval ratings, is finally coming to an end. major garrett and nancy cordes are here with us. they've been covering the campaigns t

ht this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: for those of you juso joining us, this is a special expanded edition. hillary clinton's concessionce campaign. it was certainly the most poignant. >> and to all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams. >> pelley: republican house speaker paul ryan called trump's victory the most incredible ti his lifetime. >> but now, as we do every four years, we have to work to healo the divisions of a longth campaign.g i think president-elect donald trump set the perfect tone last night for doing just this. >> pelley: and here is whatnd speaker ryan is talking about. >> now it's time for america to bind the wounds of divisions, is have to get together. and independents across this nation, i say it is time for us to come together as one united people. ( cheers and applause ) it's time. i pledge to every citizen of our land they will be president for all americans, and this is so important to me.

this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. maybe it's his reality show experience, but president-elect trump seems to be firing more than he's hiring. here in new york, he's working to put together an administration in 66 days, and he has more than 4,000 political appointees to hire. but in the latest, trump turmoil, former congressman mike rogers, considered a possible candidate for c.i.a. director, was forced off the transition team today. and that's just three days after the head of the transition team was unexpectedly replaced by vice president-elect mike pence. we have more now from major garrett. >> reporter: vice president- elect mike pence arrived at trump tower to finalize cabinet recommendations with president- elect donald trump. sources close to the situation say the transition process is stalled. in the aftermath of trump's dismissal last week of chris christie as transition chair. pence is now in charge and scrambling to increase staff and work flow, especially in the president-elect's main transition office in t

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. today president obama shared a piece of advice that he gave the president-elect: campaigning is different from governing. and mr. obama added, "i think he recognizes that." that was apparent in mr. trump's first post-election interview with lesley stahl for "60 minutes" as he began to roll back some of the promises that got him elected. here's jim axelrod. >> she is as crooked as they come. >> reporter: on the stump, candidate trump was crystal clear. >> if i win, i am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation. >> reporter: but on "60 minutes," president-elect trump backed off his threat when lesley stahl asked about a special prosecutor. >> she did some bad things. i mean, she did some bad things. >> but a special prosecutor? >> i don't want to hurt them. i don't want to hurt them. they're good people. real change begins with immediately repealing and replacing obamacare. it's a disaster. >> reporter: his stance on obamacare also se

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: there they sat, side by side, the worst president ever and a man uniquely unqualified to replace him. of course, that's what they called each other during the campaign. but if the first meeting was awkward tsure didn't as one man welcomed the other to the most exclusive address in the world. here's major garrett. >> reporter: water cannons saluted president-elect donald trump today as his jet prepared to take off for washington. a short time later, trump sat beside president obama in the oval office. in their first-ever meeting, the two spent 90 minutes alone discussing foreign and domestic policies and the logistics of important for all of us, regardless of party and regardless of political preferences, to now come together, work together, to deal with the many challenges that we face. >> reporter: mr. trump echoed those sentiments. >> i very much look forward to dealing with the president in the future, including counsel. it was a great honor being with you, and i look forward to being with you many, many more times in th