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This Morning from CBS News, Nov. 3, 2014

By Dan Woo

November 3, 2014 / 7:39 AM EST / CBS News

Death with dignity

Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old with incurable brain cancer who became an advocate for death with dignity laws in the last weeks of her life, died Saturday, according to a spokesperson. Maynard was surrounded by family when she took lethal medication prescribed by a doctor, as she had planned. Several weeks ago, Maynard spoke to CBS News Correspondent Jan Crawford about her plans.

Hoops dream

The Division III basketball game between Mount St. Joseph's and Hiriam College yesterday was far from ordinary, and it wasn't just because of the packed arena and the basketball luminaries in attendance and the NCAA's decision to move the game up, ahead of schedule. The game was special because of one freshman forward, number 22, Lauren Hill, who made her college basketball debut while battling an inoperable brain tumor that has left her with just months left to live.

Marine's ballet

The parents of fallen warriors do whatever they can to keep the memory of their children alive. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin, reporting for "Sunday Morning," shares the story of one mother - the artistic director of the Manassas Ballet Theatre in Manassas, Virginia - taking extraordinary steps to honor her son, a dancer who joined the Marine Corps after 9/11 and was killed in Iraq.

Ex-SEAL under fire

When "CBS News Evening News" anchor and "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley introduced you to the former Navy SEAL called Mark Owen, two years ago, Owen gave us his riveting first-hand account of how Seal Team Six killed Osama bin Laden. He kept his real name secret, expecting to disappear back into the shadows. But that's not how it worked out. He came under fire from his fellow SEALs, and his own government. His lawyer tells us Owen is the target of a criminal investigation. Pelley now questions Owens on what he'd like to say to make amends.

Recruiting for ISIS

CBS News correspondent Clarissa Ward, reporting for "60 Minutes," sought out a man at the heart of actively recruiting young Muslims living in the West for ISIS -- a British preacher who sees no border between the streets of London and the front lines of the Middle East. Talking to him and his followers gives you a window into a world you may find disturbing and difficult to understand.

Selling fear

As voters go to the polls tomorrow, control of the U.S. senate will likely be decided by the outcome in just nine battleground states. In the campaign's final days, reports CBS News correspondent Nancy Cordes, many candidates in those states have been bombarding voters with some disturbing messages.

Final push

In the final days of the 2014 midterm elections, Democrats and Republicans fanned out across the TV networks and campaign trail to make the final arguments they hope will get voters to the polls.

Pot politics

Marijuana is on the ballot in Oregon, Alaska and Washington, D.C. CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy reports that backers of the pro-pot measures are hoping that young voters will tip the scales in their favor, but all three propositions are too close to call.

Republican Senate control

If Republicans take control of the Senate in tomorrow's balloting, they should "immediately start passing bills," Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, said on CBS News' "Face the Nation." Anchor Bob Schieffer finds out what bills Paul thinks they should pass first.

$4 billion election

As we prepare to vote in tomorrow's midterms, Schieffer points out that at $4 billion dollars, these are the most expensive elections to date, and he questions whether we are getting our money's worth.

Beep Baseball

CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann, on "Sunday Morning," reports on something that is not your usual regulation baseball. It's called a "Beep Baseball." It announces its location, speed and direction with its every beep, enabling some very determined lovers of the game to "play it by ear."