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The 12th vote to advance a government funding bill fails, but the finger pointing continues. Mike Johnson has shut down the United States Congress, and that simply enhances the power of President Trump. And I think it's a mistake now when Chuck Schumer is forcing a shutdown.

CBS News polling shows a majority of likely voters in California support the state's redistricting effort. It's being watched nationally, not just in California, because it could have implications for the overall House next year.

And in their final debate, the candidates for New York City mayor sound off on how they'd handle working with the president. You can't beat Trump. He holds most of the cards. You're going to have to confront President Trump. He is hyper aggressive. I will fight him every single step of the way.

Plus--

It's raining monkeys.

--something you don't see every day-- monkeys diving for a swim in Florida. Wildlife expert weighs in on what's going on here. [SPLASHING]

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Your CBS Mornings Newsstarts right now. [THEME MUSIC] The United States military has struck two alleged drug boats, this time on the Pacific side of Latin America, killing five people. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth once again posted the videos you see here on social media. And this now marks the ninth known strike against alleged drug trafficking boats since last month. And despite growing questions, yesterday, President Trump suggested his war on cartels could expand. We will hit them very hard when they come in by land. And they haven't experienced that yet, but now we're totally prepared to do that. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand is at the White House with more on this. Good morning, Natalie. Tell us about these most recent strikes and how lawmakers are reacting to what seems to be this mysterious operation possibly expanding. Yeah, good morning, Errol. Lawmakers who have been speaking out about this say they are just simply not happy with the lack of information about this operation, especially as it expands, now seeing these strikes in the Eastern Pacific. And Secretary Hegseth, in his latest social media post, noted that they are going to continue day after day, he says. In his post, he accuses the people on board of not just being simply drug runners, but accuses them of being, quote, "narco terrorists, bringing death and destruction to our cities," and again comparing them to al-Qaeda and the war on terrorism following the September 11 attacks. Hegseth did not specify which organization the alleged drug smugglers were part of, but called them a designated terrorist organization. He also said that intelligence confirmed that they were smuggling illicit narcotics. Videos from yesterday's strike appeared to also have bags or parcels floating in the water after the boat was hit. But, again, lawmakers critical of this say there has been a lack of transparency. CBS News's Major Garrett on TheTakeout spoke to Adam Smith, Congressman of Washington, who is the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. Take a listen. If the United States military is going to use lethal force, basically no trial, we're just going to fire the shots and kill people, you need to be 100% clear on why, what you're doing, and what it's supposed to be accomplishing. There is no clarity on that coming from the White House. Now, critics in Congress have also said that the waters, the routes where these boats are being targeted are typically known as routes for cocaine smuggling, not fentanyl, which is a main focus of the administration. They say that fentanyl tends to be smuggled by land. You heard, in that clip that you played, President Trump threatening or saying that they're not ruling out land strikes and believing that he has the authority to do so, saying these strikes are saving tens of thousands of lives from these illegal narcotics, Errol. And Natalie, we're learning this morning that House Democrats are demanding more information about the construction of the White House ballroom and the complete destruction of the East Wing. What can you tell us about that? Yes. CBS News has obtained a new letter by House Democrats, who, again, they want transparency on this topic and say, this represents the most substantial alterations to the White House in modern history, saying the recent developments raised serious concerns about transparency, funding priorities, the physical integrity of the White House, and the ethical integrity of the administration. Recall, over the summer, the president indicated that the East Wing would not be touched by the ballroom construction. That obviously is something that has changed, as we've seen from this dramatic footage that has really captivated a lot of people standing outside the White House. And the Democrats also want to know about the cost of this. Just yesterday, the president acknowledged that the cost is now estimated at $300 million. He said that this would be funded through private donations, but that is up already about $50 million. So Democrats unclear what power they have to make-- to compel the administration to give them this information. But they are making it clear they are going to keep their eye on this.

All right, Natalie Brand with all the latest for us at the White House. Thanks, Natalie. The Senate, once again, fails to advance a Republican bill to reopen the government. Lawmakers may be pushing for this shutdown to end, but they're still blaming each other for the stalemate. Ours was a clean CR. We call theirs a dirty CR. And you all know why. Because they added $1 and 1/2 trillion in new spending. That would be a mandate. Republicans have zero interest, none, in addressing the health care crisis that they've created, which is devastating. CBS News Congressional Taurean Small joins us now from Capitol Hill with more. Good morning, Taurean. Each side sounds the same, as we now enter the second longest shutdown in US history. So you've got many government services that are on hold, plenty of people not getting paychecks. What is the state of play today? Yeah. Lawmakers, Errol, are unmoved on their minds as it stands with this government shutdown. We've seen and we're going to see again today these daily press conferences by leadership. House Speaker Mike Johnson will hold one later today, again, to point the blame at Democrats for extending this government shutdown and not joining them, like they did in March, to pass through a continuing resolution. Democrats, again, are just asking to be a part of negotiations. Even though Speaker Johnson says this is a nonpartisan issue, Democrats are saying they were never considered. They passed through largely down party lines, out of the House, to make it to the Senate. And that's the reason why they're seeing this blockade. Here's what Senator Ted Cruz of Texas had to say yesterday. I don't know if this will continue another day, another week, another month. We could be sitting here at Thanksgiving, the busiest travel time of the year, with air traffic controllers still not being paid and delays for the flying public. That is a terrible outcome. I filed legislation to pay the air traffic controllers, pay TSA, pay the essential air personnel so that the flights can keep going. But we'll see. I think we will vote on that either this week or next. We'll see what the Democrats do. And, Errol, there's a very real possibility that, like Senator Cruz said there, we could be seeing this situation during Thanksgiving, because even if this continuing resolution passes, that would only give lawmakers enough funding to keep the government open through mid-November, November 21. They would still have to pass a full appropriations bill in order for the government to be funded through next year. I also want to note that Speaker Johnson, during his press conference today, will have Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy with him, possibly to speak to those transportation issues like TSA, like Senator Cruz mentioned there, Errol. All right. Ominous timeline there. Taurean, thank you so much. The White House announces sanctions on Russia's two biggest oil companies and condemns Moscow for refusing to end its, quote, "senseless war in Ukraine." President Trump said the goal is to make all sides more willing to negotiate. There are massive sanctions and sanctions on oil, the two biggest oil companies, among the biggest in the world. But they're Russian. They do a lot of oil. And hopefully it'll push-- hopefully he'll become reasonable, and hopefully Zelenskyy will be reasonable too.

And this morning, the European Union has also agreed on a new raft of sanctions for Russia. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio joins us from London with more on all of this. Good morning, Ramy. What more can you tell us about these sanctions and the impact they'll have? We heard President Trump there say that hopefully it pressures Putin to bring his war to an end. Yeah. Well, that's the hope, Errol. And good morning. This is the first time in President Trump's second term that he's slapping sanctions on Russia related to its war effort in Ukraine. And the Treasury Department says that the focus is to, in their words, degrade the Kremlin's ability to raise revenue for its war machine. And that money, a lot of it at least, comes from oil sales hitting Russia's two biggest oil giants, Rosneft and Lukoil. Now, if you want to give a bit of a parallel here, the US's two biggest oil companies are ExxonMobil and Chevron together. So it would be something similar if Russia wanted to do something like that. But Trump, he expressed a lot of frustration. We heard him just now with Putin at the Oval yesterday. Here he is again. Every time I speak with Volodymyr, I have good conversations. And then they don't go anywhere. They just don't go anywhere. So now these sanctions with Rosneft-- its CEO is a close ally of Putin-- and with the other company, Lukoil. You might have actually seen gas stations in the United States there. It's more active internationally than Rosneft. And these sanctions basically block Americans, or American entities, from dealing whatsoever with anyone at those Russian oil majors and to any companies that actually are owned by them over 50%. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent encouraged allies to join in. And I mean, you just mentioned it. The EU has actually done that. In the past hour, its nations, 27 of them, targeted Russia's so-called shadow fleet, bringing oil and natural gas out of Russia sort of on the sly to sell for money. The EU is also going to try to limit the movement of Russian diplomats in the zone. Zelenskyy also chiming in. He says he's very happy about this. And Ramy, as you know, Russia has ways to get around this, as you just mentioned. What has been the official response from Moscow? Sure. Aggression. Russia's former president, Dmitry Medvedev, has come out swinging. No surprise, though. He's usually the attack dog for Putin. He said that these sanctions are an act of war, that Washington is on the warpath, and that the US here is, quote, "our enemy." No other reaction from the political side of things. But in terms of real actions, Russia just might try to lean harder on China and India to buy more oil, perhaps lowering the price even more. But right now, the price of oil is up by about 7% over the past two days because of all this.

All right, Ramy Inocencio with the latest from London. Thanks, Ramy. Of course. North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature has passed a new congressional map aimed at boosting the GOP's chances of keeping the House in next year's midterms. Now, the new map, as you see here, shifts the state's major battleground Democratic-held House District and makes it more favorable to conservatives. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats plan to sue immediately over this, claiming the maps violate the Voting Rights Act. Meanwhile, California is trying to counteract the GOP redistricting push. Californians will soon vote on a new map of their own. CBS News elections and surveys executive director Anthony Salvanto shows us what's motivating people to head to the polls there. California's Prop 50, It's got majority support right now at 62% in our poll. It's being watched nationally, not just in California, because it could have implications for the overall House next year and also as part of this larger redistricting debate going on in so many states. Here we get a look at how voters in one of those states, in California, feel about that dynamic. And one of the things that stands out is, when you ask the people who are voting yes on this what reasons they give for it, one of the ones that stands out-- 3/4 say their vote on Prop 50 is in part to oppose President Donald Trump. They are in California. He's got low approval ratings there in the Golden State. But he's a big factor on their minds, as well 7 and 10, saying that they are voting on Prop 50, yes, to oppose national Republicans. That's what we mean when we talk about that national focus. Now, let me unpack a couple of the other players here. For folks who are voting no on Prop 50, Governor Gavin Newsom is a factor. He's a big factor for half of them, them saying they're voting no on Prop 50 in part to oppose him. He is a net positive, but not as big a factor for those who are voting yes. Another part of this playing in California is views on immigration, views on the Trump administration's deportation policies. So let me show you that. Number one, to look at the border-- and most California voters say the administration's policies are making border crossings go down. And at the same time, you've got majority disapproval of the deportation program at 60%. The why behind that is this-- number one, majority feel that the administration is trying to deport more people than they had expected to. When they feel this way, they're even more likely to disapprove of the program overall. And the other part of that-- because so much always comes back to economics-- is slight majority feel that the deportation program is making their local area in California, their economy there, weaker and then, again, even more likely to disapprove of it. That's the economic impact that they're perceiving. So, so much going on there in California, so much with national implications. That's why we're watching it. And that's the latest from the CBS News poll there. Back to you.

All right, Anthony, thank you. It is day two in the murder trial of the former deputy accused of shooting Sonya Massey, what we learned from the emotional opening statements and the testimony of the defendant's former partner. Plus, an incredible story of survival, how one family of three escaped a boat fire and survived for days stranded on an island off Cape Cod. Welcome back. There were emotional opening statements in court yesterday, and now testimony in the trial of the ex-sheriff's deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey is underway. Sean Grayson is on trial for shooting Massey in her home after she called 911 about a suspected prowler. Grayson denies any wrongdoing, but prosecutors say the evidence in this case is overwhelming. Anna Schecter has been following this case and joins us now in studio. As you know, she's a senior coordinating producer for CBS News's Crime and Public Safety Unit. Anna, good morning. Great to have you here. Walk us through what happened in court. I understand it was a very emotional day one. It was, Errol. And in fact, prosecutors played that body camera footage in full. Sonya Massey's mother had to be helped out of the courtroom. Sean Grayson himself looked down at his hands, did not watch the video, and some of the jurors had to cover their faces. Now, the video tells one part of the story, but Grayson's former partner, who was there, that he witnessed the shooting, he also testified. What did that illuminate? Well, he took the stand yesterday, and he said that Sonya Massey did nothing or said nothing that made him perceive her as a threat. So this is very damning testimony for Sean Grayson, because the other man who was right there in the room did not feel that Sonya Massey was a threat. And Grayson had said, because Massey was boiling a pot of hot water, for some reason, he thought that was threatening. From the moment after the shooting, he always said that he was scared that she would throw that boiling water on him. Now, I've looked at that video. At the time that he pulls the trigger, she is crouching down. But he said he feels that she was a threat, and his lawyers are going to be leaning into that.

So there's this video. There's testimony the jury will hear. What about Grayson's record? Because he had been in a number of departments in what seems like a short amount of time and had faced, I believe, disciplinary action. That's right. But how much can the jury see? Well, the judge ruled that none of the disciplinary action or the disciplinary records in his file are admissible in court. But what the jury did hear yesterday, as prosecutors talked to people who had worked with him about how he had cycled through six different law enforcement agencies in just four years. So they did hear that, but they can't hear about past allegations of misconduct.

So they kind of have to, it would seem, come to their own conclusions about why any officer would be in six departments in four years. That's right. What's next in this trial? What should we expect to happen today? Well, we're going to hear more testimony from the prosecution's witnesses, so more people who worked with him, who were there, who brought her to the hospital, the detectives who worked on the subsequent investigation of her death. And then we're going to hear the witnesses that the defense calls. So I'm really interested to hear what position they bring forward. That is all coming. The trial is expected to last two weeks.

All right. Really captivated the country. Anna, we appreciate the update. Thank you. Multiple security sources in the West African nation of Niger tell CBS News that an American national has been kidnapped from his home in that country's capital. CBS News Senior Foreign Correspondent Debora Patta is following this story for us and joins us from Johannesburg. Good morning, Debora. Tell us about this kidnapping and efforts to secure a release. Well, Errol, we know the man who was kidnapped worked as a pilot transporting humanitarian aid for a US-based charity. He has lived in Niger's capital, Niamey, since 2010 and was kidnapped from his home by at least three armed gunmen, which, astoundingly, was in a secure zone about 100 yards from the presidential palace, where the ousted president, Mohamed Bazoum, has been held captive since he was toppled in a coup in 2023. US officials have told CBS News it's obviously aware of the kidnapping, and there are efforts across government to secure his safe return. There have been no demands from the kidnappers as of now. Nigerian security sources have also told us his phone was tracked to an area, Errol, that is effectively controlled by the Islamic state in the greater Sahara. Now, this kidnapping comes two years after the coup where General Tyjani and his military junta seized power. And we've been told that since then Bazoum has been held in the palace, living basically in two rooms with no windows. And just for context., Niger is in the African region known as the Sahel, a belt of land stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, and along that route are numerous extremist groups loosely affiliated either to the Islamic state or al-Qaeda. And the fear is the longer this goes on, the greater the chance this man could be traded off to an extremist group who's not even operating in Niger, but, say, in Mali or Burkina Faso. Errol. Wow. Debora, I know you'll keep following updates on that for us. Thank you very much. The Coast Guard is crediting the quick thinking of three family members whose boat caught fire and sank off the coast of Cape Cod. You see, they woke up to flames on Monday and then had to swim to a nearby island. They were stranded until they found the boat's radio had washed ashore yesterday. That's when they sent these distress calls. Listen. TYLER SULLIVAN (ON RADIO): Mayday, mayday, mayday. Our ship went down at Tarpaulin Cove. Our ship burned while we were sleeping, and we barely escaped. This vessel has sunk, and we are in the farmhouse on the hill.

Wow. Can you believe this? A Coast Guard helicopter then picked up the couple and their son yesterday, took them to a hospital, where relatives say they're recovering from burn injuries and smoke inhalation. But they are all alive. All right, we've got more big stories for you ahead. An accused Hamas conspirator from the US appeared in court yesterday, facing charges for allegedly assisting in the October 7 attack on Israel. We'll bring you details from inside his hearing and what comes next in his case. And the scope and price tag for President Trump's ballroom project has jumped as the administration demolishes the entire East Wing of the White House. What we're learning about this major construction project. Plus, sparks fly at the final New York City mayoral debate. We'll show you the fiery jabs as voters in the country's largest city decide who to support.

Good morning, everyone, and a warm welcome back. I'm Errol Barnett, and we are both looking live at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, just a few minutes after sunrise there. Folks in the city will enjoy a high of 62 degrees today. And our top stories begin out on the water this Thursday. The US strikes two more alleged drug boats, killing five people. This ninth known strike took place on the Pacific side of Latin America. The Trump administration claims this is part of an effort to keep drugs out of the US. The Senate, once again, fails to pass a bill to reopen the government, and lawmakers on both sides continue blaming each other for this stalemate. This is now the second longest funding lapse in modern history. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to arrive in Israel this morning. He's joining other top US officials as they shore up support for President Trump's peace plan in Gaza and work to strengthen the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. President Trump is imposing harsh new sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies, ramping up pressure on Russian President Putin to end his war in Ukraine. Last night on the CBS EveningNews, Face theNationmoderator Margaret Brennan explained what might be behind this latest change in tone from the White House. Two European officials tell me that Trump now has some realization that Vladimir Putin needs to be pushed in order to come to the negotiating table and that he cannot demolish a kindergarten and pay zero cost for it. CBS News Chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins us now with more. Nancy, good morning. Margaret mentioned the kindergarten. That was the Russian strike in Ukraine in recent days. So how might these sanctions impact Russia? Will it really be enough to pressure the country to end its war? You know, I don't know that it will be enough to suddenly transform Putin's position on this war, but it is meant to signal that, actually, President Trump is not simply going to allow Putin to, on one hand, claim that he wants peace and then, on the other hand, balk at some of the steps that he would need to take in order to achieve that peace. And while President Trump himself has kind of gone back and forth when it comes to Putin and his sincerity when he talks about wanting to end this war, those around President Trump seem to have a more consistent view of Putin, which is that he needs to be coerced into laying down arms after 3 and 1/2 years of this invasion. And Nancy, President Trump now plans, we understand, to demolish the entire East Wing of the White House. This was despite earlier comments that the ballroom project wouldn't interfere with the building. Most Americans know this as the place they tour, if they're so privileged, to come and see history in real life. So do we know who's footing the bill and what the real plan is here? Well, the president has been saying that the bill is going to be footed by wealthy donors, but he also said yesterday that, actually, it's going to cost more than he had originally projected. He was saying $250 million. It's now $300 million. We've asked if that means that the entire cost is going to continue to be paid by donors. But the White House is now acknowledging something that's been pretty clear for a couple of days around here, which is that the entire East Wing is coming down, not a portion of it, not a corner of it, not a section of it, the whole thing. And that has really rattled some folks here in Washington who did not see this coming. House Democrats have sent a new letter urging more transparency. They want the White House to explain how they came about this decision to tear down the entire East Wing. They say there, "it concerns alterations to one of our nation's most historically significant buildings." The president told reporters yesterday he's been completely transparent and that he's told all kinds of people that he needs to get rid of the East Wing in order to make way for his new ballroom. But, clearly, among the people that he told, the public, reporters, and Congress were not on that list.

Some people may say it's just a building, but it's the history, it's the significance to what America is that I think makes it hold such a special place in so many people's hearts and minds. Nancy Cordes with the latest, as always, thank you. For more on our other big stories, Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Israel. CBS News Senior Foreign Correspondent Holly Williams joins us from Tel Aviv. Holly, good morning. What should we all expect from this visit? It's just the latest by a senior US official this week, and we know the US wants to keep this plan on track. That's right, Errol. With the vice president, JD Vance, as well as President Trump's negotiators, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and now the Secretary of State all visiting Israel this week, it's felt like a kind of Trump administration full court press, trying to get all sides to stick to this fragile ceasefire in Gaza. And that's what we expect to see from the Secretary of State's visit. The ceasefire has held now, more or less, for more than 13 days, although at times it has looked to be teetering on the brink of collapse, most especially last Sunday when Israel briefly resumed its deadly strikes on Gaza, killing at least 45 Palestinians, according to health officials. Now, Israel said it was responding after Hamas militants launched an attack, killing two of its soldiers. US officials clearly want to stop that kind of thing from spiraling into a resumption of the war. They're working very hard to keep President Trump's peace plan from being derailed. Also this week, they announced the opening of a new facility in Southern Israel, where around 200 US troops are monitoring the ceasefire. Now, in terms of what we've seen so far, obviously, the fighting has stopped. Hostages have been returned in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Although here in Israel, they're still waiting for the return of the bodies of 13 hostages. We've also seen Israeli troops at work in Gaza, marking out the so-called yellow line that now cuts that territory in half, and Israeli forces have withdrawn to one side of it, as stipulated by the peace plan. However, Errol, there are huge hurdles ahead. Firstly, will Hamas actually hand over its weapons? Many are skeptical that a militant group, a group designated a terrorist organization by the US, will ever do that. And then there are some people here in Israel who have their doubts that their own leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will stick to the ceasefire deal, firstly, because some far right wing members of his own coalition would like to keep on fighting and, secondly, because, arguably at least, Netanyahu has pinned his political legacy to destroying Hamas. And after two years of devastating war, Hamas is profoundly weakened, but it still exists.

All right. Holly Williams in Tel Aviv with all the latest information for us this morning. Thank you, Holly. The Louisiana man accused of helping Hamas carry out the October 7 terror attack two years ago pleaded not guilty in federal court yesterday. Mahmoud Amin Ya'qub Al-Muhtadi was indicted on two counts-- conspiracy to provide material support to a terror organization and misuse of visa permits. Court documents show he denied being a member of a terror group when he obtained a US visa last year. Prosecutors claimed he coordinated a group of armed fighters to cross into Israel after hearing about the Hamas attack. He could face life in prison if convicted. Now, a quick check of your weather. An atmospheric river is expected to hit the Pacific Northwest, starting overnight tonight and through the upcoming weekend. People there can expect heavy rain and strong winds. CBS News New York meteorologist Tony Sadiku is tracking your morning forecast. Hey there, Tony. Good morning, Errol. From the tropics to the West Coast, got some active weather brewing. Potential atmospheric river sets up shop in anywhere from Seattle to Northern California. A lot of moisture to wring out quite a bit of rain. Strong winds and mountain snow, too, could be all part of the equation. right into the weekend, 3 to 5 inches of rain, a couple feet of snow from the Cascades to the Sierras expected there. Meanwhile, for later today, severe threat looming from Albuquerque to Lubbock, all the way to Oklahoma City, with damaging winds, hail, even a possible tornado threat. Flash flooding could be a concern, too. To Melissa now-- tropical storm, 50 mile an hour, battling wind shear here, but it is expected to take advantage of warm waters and overcome that in the coming days. The main issue here is the lack of movement. West Northwest at 3 miles per hour. You've got watches for portions of Haiti and Jamaica. They'll deal with the brunt of the impacts, as much as 5 to 10 inches of rain as the storm just kind of meanders there, potentially into early next week. Still quite a spread on where exactly this ultimately goes. That would play into the more specific impacts we'll see for that region. Back to you.

All right, Tony, thank you. Now, when this video crossed my feed, I watched every second of it-- wild monkeys making a big splash in Florida. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff talked to a wildlife expert about why these monkeys are putting on such a comedic show.

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If you're wondering what that is flying like a sack of potatoes from a tree in Ocala, Florida-- [SPLASHES]

This is, like, crazy.

--we'll let Trenda Kitchen tell you between fits of laughter.

It's raining monkeys.

The kayaker says her peaceful ride through Silver Spring State Park was interrupted last week when a group of rhesus macaques began leaping from the surrounding trees into the water around her.

These are monkeys jumping in. [LAUGHS] One jumped in right here by me. It was overwhelming excitement.

Kitchen told CBS News she hoped to see the monkeys but didn't expect this. I just was, like, totally flipping out, like, this is crazy fun. [LAUGHS]

Rhesus macaques are an invasive species first introduced to Florida's ecosystem by a tour boat operator in the 1930s and have thrived at Silver Springs ever since. We met up with some primates at the Greensboro Science Center in North Carolina. Jessica Hoffman thinks she knows what's going on here. Some primates do really just enjoy swimming. Like, humans are one of them. We love to swim, right? They're doing a cannonball to do a cannonball. They-- kind of.

We share 93% of our DNA with these guys and 100% of our sense of adventure. Dave Malkoff, CBS News, Greensboro, North Carolina. And I bet a bunch of them said, ouch. A belly flop is painful. All right, coming up, typically after a debate, candidates will head to what we call the spin room to speak with reporters. But last night, Andrew Cuomo met the current mayor, whose job he's looking to take, at a basketball game. The message the move is sending next. Welcome back. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is bracing for possible immigration raids in his city. The Trump administration says it's preparing to send more than 100 Customs and Border Patrol agents to the Bay Area. Listen to what Lurie had to say. Our law enforcement is focused on keeping San Francisco and San Franciscans safe. I want everybody to know we are going to protect people's to demonstrate and to protest if enforcement comes. We're going to protect people's First Amendment rights.

And we have this statement from former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and California Congressman Kevin Mullin, writing the planned raids are, quote, "an appalling abuse of law enforcement power," end quote. California Governor Gavin Newsom also condemned the operation. It's the authoritarian playbook. You announce your intention to send the military to streets, domestic, doing domestic policing operations. You wildly overstate or completely make up crime statistics that are not real.

Border Patrol's operation in Northern California could start as soon as this week, but sources tell CBS News that timing could shift. The three leading candidates in the race to lead the nation's most populous city met on the debate stage for the final time last night, each of them getting in some blows before early voting begins Saturday. Listen. Andrew Cuomo will spend much of tonight attacking me. He is a desperate man, lashing out because he knows that the one thing he's always cared about-- power-- is now slipping away from him. You have never had a job. You've never accomplished anything. There's no reason to believe you have any merit or qualification for 8 and 1/2 million lives. Zohran, your resume could fit on a cocktail napkin. And, Andrew, your failures could fill a public school library in New York City. Whoo! CBS News Executive Director of White House and Politics Fin Gomez joins me now to digest what we just heard there. Fin, good morning. This was a heated debate, but for New Yorkers who have yet to decide who they want to be the next mayor, who really made a solid impression? Yeah. I know it's October 23, Errol, but it definitely felt like July 4 last night, following those fireworks, those rhetorical fireworks from the contenders last night. But speaking to Cuomo supporters last night, this was the version of Cuomo they hoped to see in the previous debate, pressing the 34-year-old Mamdani, the progressive in this race, on his comparative inexperience, past controversial remarks on Israel and the New York Police Department, and for even posing for a photo with the Ugandan leader, who promoted anti-gay persecution. Mamdani, the front runner, stood center stage, as you saw there, between Cuomo and Sliwa. And those two repeatedly ganged up on the Democratic nominee. Sliwa said his two young sons, who are Jewish, felt unsafe and that Mamdani was not addressing the concerns of many Jewish voters in New York. He also accused Mamdani of supporting, quote, "global Jihad." Mamdani shot back that he never has supported global Jihad and that he was being unfairly targeted for his Muslim faith. And while Mamdani himself aggressively defended himself, he did also play it safe at times. There was one memorable moment where he wouldn't take a position on several of the housing ballot initiatives that will also be on that November 4 ballot. And, Errol, as you recall, that's one of his key issues that he's running on. He also fired back against Cuomo. He hit him over his sexual harassment allegations that ended the former governor's tenure. Take a listen to this exchange. 13 different women who worked in your administration credibly accused you of sexual harassment. What do you say to the 13 women that you sexually harassed? [CHEERS, APPLAUSE] There were allegations of sexual harassment. They were then-- went to five district attorneys, fully litigated for four years. The cases were dropped. Yeah, we'll see if the blows by Cuomo and Sliwa landed last night, will impact Mamdani's status as the front runner. He's got a double-digit lead right now, Errol, and with less than two weeks to go until the November 4 elections. Yeah, and sometimes these debates can come down to the impression that the candidates leave on voters. Afterwards, both Mamdani and Sliva went to the spin room-- it's where us reporters will be standing by to get more reaction from them-- while Cuomo went to the Knicks game with current Mayor Eric Adams. What does that say? It says-- I think it was a big indicator that an endorsement is likely coming from Eric Adams. If you recall, Errol, he dropped out of the race last month, and immediately, according to one poll, there was a 9-point bump for Cuomo after he dropped out. There's been a lot of talk that Adams will now support Cuomo. However, again, we're at a point now where-- with less-- with limited amount of time. So these candidates really have to make their impact now. So we'll see if that potential endorsement will change the dynamic of this race, if it will narrow the lead even more, with just a short amount of time to go. Fascinating race to watch. Fin, thanks for walking us through the highlights. Great seeing you. Thanks, Errol. Talk about the call of a lifetime. One Texas teen will soon make her way to New York City to play in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Why the news came as a huge surprise. Next. Quick action from one mom helped save almost two dozen school children from a bus fire in this incident was all caught on a doorbell camera. Look at this. This took place in East Bethel, Minnesota, earlier this month. That's an area north of Minneapolis. A mom initially noticed smoke coming from underneath that bus as her daughter was being dropped off, so she ran out, alerted the driver, and before this moment, they managed to get all 22 kids off safely as the flames took over the school bus. Kids were crying. Kids were scared, freaking out. It was quite emotional and kind of frantic. It moved pretty fast. Yeah, I mean, it was probably within 15 minutes that thing was engulfed.

Yeah, the bus was totaled. Thankfully, no one was hurt. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. And I think that lady should be up for mom of the year. Well done. Now, when you're in high school marching band, you end up in a parade or two. But one teen in Texas got the call from one of the biggest parades in the country and a trip to New York City for Thanksgiving. CBS News Texas photojournalist Mike Kinney met her. [BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

With the flick of a wrist, Ella Beason keeps time as she leads the Mansfield Lake Ridge High School marching band.

I really love the expression and the emotion you can get from playing music.

She's one of the drum majors and has plans to continue in music education.

Being a drum major, I'm able to take a step back and look at where we were two years ago as opposed to where we are now, and getting that firsthand experience in front of the band, hearing it every single performance, is just-- it's an amazing feeling.

Beason recently got news that was music to her ears. I got an email, and it said it was from the owner of the camp that I go to. 5, 6, 7, 8. 1, 2.

During a drum major camp this past summer, Ella applied to be a drum major for the Macy's Great American Marching Band. So I applied, thinking, like, why would they choose some kid from Texas? There's a one in million chance. And so I forgot about it.

The application she forgot about must have hit the right note. I checked my email, and it says, you've been chosen for the Macy's Day Parade. What? I literally-- I started freaking out, and I ran around the music library, and the other drum majors in there, they were like-- they were freaking out with me. ANNOUNCER (ON LOUDSPEAKER): Now, under the field direction of drum majors Ella Beason--

Beason is one of two drum majors selected from about 400 applicants.

Yeah, I haven't really fully processed it yet. It's crazy. [BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

Director of Bands Brad Bonebrake says he's proud that one of his students was selected. So for her to be selected, from what I'm sure was a very deep pool of qualified applicants just speaks volumes about the kind of person and leader that Ella is. [BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

Ella will head to New York the week before Thanksgiving to prepare for the parade. Do you watch the parade?

I do every year. It's a tradition in my family. We watch the parade. I usually don't watch it live. I usually watch a rerun because I like to sleep in, but I do watch it.

No sleeping in for her this year. As she says, the band's day starts at 2:00 AM Thanksgiving morning.

I'm really, really excited. I feel honored. I didn't expect to be chosen. I really didn't. I'm really looking forward to it. And being on TV, representing something that I love so much, being in band, being a drum major, that's such a special experience.

Mike Kinney, CBS News, Texas.

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