CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell, 10/18/24
CBS Evening News
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3.5 • 650 Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
18 days until election day and both Harris & Trump campaigns are in Michigan, with hopes to secure key votes in the battleground state. The Israeli killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar offers a turning point in the war, with the U.S. saying it brings a chance for peace, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel's task is not yet complete. For this week's "On the Road", meet a school worker who is taking little steps to make a big difference.
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| 0:00.0 | If you are exhausted on the campaign trail, it raises real questions about whether you are fit for the toughest job in the world. |
| 0:09.0 | Tonight, the battle for Michigan. With 18 days to go, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris crisscrossed the Great Lakes State. |
| 0:16.0 | I'm not even tired. I'm really exhilarated. |
| 0:19.0 | The drugstore in your neighborhood may be closing. |
| 0:21.6 | Why? |
| 0:22.6 | Prices are going up. Consumers are fed up. |
| 0:25.6 | That's bad news for traditional pharmacies. |
| 0:28.6 | Plus the major shakeup at CVS Health. |
| 0:30.6 | You have your name on a building. That's huge. |
| 0:33.6 | It has to be someone that you just know would be right. And it's Friday, so we go on the road with a school custodian who teaches us the power of kindness. |
| 0:43.3 | These kids get sick. You think they go to the Durs to start with? |
| 0:47.3 | They go to her. She's there for each and every one of them. |
| 0:50.3 | The CBS Evening News starts now. |
| 0:52.3 | Good evening. I'm Nora O. The CBS evening news starts now. |
| 1:01.4 | Good evening. I'm Nora O'Donnell, and thank you for joining us. Tonight, the focus is on the critical battleground state of Michigan. Both candidates, no turnout there, will be key, |
| 1:06.0 | so Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are flooding the zone. In fact, tonight they're holding campaign events in the same county, |
| 1:14.1 | separated by just a few hours and a few miles. |
| 1:17.0 | Trump will round out his night in Detroit a city. |
| 1:19.8 | He's repeatedly insulted, and where early voting starts in the morning. |
| 1:23.9 | Remember, this is a state that Trump won in 2016 and it went to Biden in 2020. |
| 1:28.5 | And right now, polls show the Wolverine state is a toss-up. |
| 1:32.0 | CBS's Nancy Cordes is going to lead off our coverage tonight from a Kamala Harris rally outside Detroit. |
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