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Trump on final campaign blitz before midterm elections; Utah mayor killed in Afghanistan urged people to vote in last Facebook post
Nov 6, 2018 (20:19)

TRANSCRIPT FOR: “11/5: CBS EVENING NEWS”

WORST NIGHTMARE:
00:14:10

A POPULAR UPRISING. ELIZABETH PALMER, CBS NEWS, TEHRAN. >> Glor: POLICE IN WISCONSIN TODAY SAID THE DRIVER OF A PICKUP THAT STRUCK AND KILLED THREE GIRL SCOUTS AND ONE OF THEIR MOTHERS HAD BEEN SNIFFING CHEMICALS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. 21- YEAR- OLD COLTEN TREU SPED OFF, BUT LATER TURNED HIMSELF IN. HE FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES. THE SCOUTS HAD BEEN PICKING UP TRASH ON A HIGHWAY, PART OF A SERVICE PROJECT WHEN THEY WERE HIT. COMING UP NEXT HERE ON THE " CBS EVENING NEWS ": CBS CAMERAS CAPTURED U. S. TROOPS MASSING ON THE BORDER, AS THE MIGRANT CARAVANS CONTINUE MOVING NORTH. >> Glor: THE PENTAGON SAID TODAY MORE THAN 5, 100 U. S. TROOPS ARE NOW STATIONED AT THE BORDER WITH MEXICO, AS CARAVANS OF CENTRAL AMERICANS DRAW CLOSER. MIREYA VILLARREAL GOT A FIRST LOOK AT SOLDIERS ARRIVING IN ONE BORDER TOWN. >> Reporter: ALL AFTERNOON THERE'S BEEN A STEADY STREAM OF MILITARY VEHICLES, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, AND ROLLS OF BARBED WIRE FENCE. A WEEK AGO, THIS WAS AN EMPTY FIELD OUTSIDE THE SMALL TOWN OF DONNA, TEXAS, AND NOW IT'S HOME TO AT LEAST 300 TROOPS. THE SOLDIERS ARE HERE AS BACK- UP FOR CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL AGENTS. ARMY SPECIALISTS SAY THEIR FIRST BIG TASK IS TO HELP REINFORCE THE PORTS OF ENTRY WITH NEW BARBED WIRE FENCING, BUT THEY SAY THEY WON'T BE GOING ON PATROLS. THERE ARE REPORTS THIS DEPLOYMENT COULD COST UPWARDS OF $ 200 MILLION. PRESIDENT TRUMP SENT THE TROOPS TO THE BORDER AS A PART OF " OPERATION FAITHFUL PATRIOT ." HE SAYS TO COMBAT A CARAVAN OF CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANTS. >> YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S MARCHING UP-- THAT'S AN INVASION. THAT'S AN INVASION. >> Reporter: THE BULK OF THAT CARAVAN IS AT A STADIUM NEAR MEXICO CITY, MORE THAN 650 MILES AWAY. WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF MIXED REACTIONS FROM THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, SOME EVEN CALLING THIS A MIDTERM ELECTION STUNT. BUT THIS IS A DANGEROUS AREA OFTEN EXPLOITED BY HUMAN AND DRUG SMUGGLERS. AND BORDER PATROL AGENTS, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, THEY TELL ME THEY WELCOME THIS HELP, JEFF. >> Glor: MIREYA, GIVING US THAT LOOK TONIGHT IN DONNA, TEXAS. MIREYA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

STILL AHEAD HERE:
00:16:26

AMAZON DELIVERS A SURPRISE IN ITS QUEST FOR A SECOND HEADQUARTERS. >> Glor: FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SAY IT IS TOO SOON TO TELL WHAT CAUSED A HELICOPTER CRASH WEST OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ON SATURDAY. KILLED IN THE CRASH WERE A COUPLE WHO HAD JUST MARRIED AND

THE PILOT:
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WILL BYLER AND BAILEE ACKERMAN HAD JUST DEPARTED THE RECEPTION ON THEIR WAY TO THEIR HONEYMOON. THEY WERE BOTH 24 YEARS OLD. A SPLIT DECISION FOR AMAZON. " THE WALL STREET JOURNAL" REPORTED TODAY THE COMPANY WILL DIVIDE ITS SECOND HEADQUARTERS BETWEEN TWO LOCATIONS TO EASE POTENTIAL ISSUES WITH HOUSING AND TRANSIT. EACH WOULD EMPLOY 25, 000 WORKERS. AMAZON IS SAID TO BE NEGOTIATING WITH CRYSTAL CITY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND NEW YORK CITY AS POSSIBLE SITES. AND NOW A THIS VIDEO WAS JUST RELEASED OVER THE WEEKEND. IT IS AMAZING. THE VIDEO SHOT IN RUSSIA SHOWS THE CUB STRUGGLING TO CLIMB A MOUNTAIN. IT FALLS DOWN A NUMBER OF TIMES. IT'S TOUGH TO WATCH. OVER AND OVER. BUT IT DID NOT GIVE UP. IT EVENTUALLY GOT BACK UP THERE WITH MOM. WHAT DID THE CUB SEE? THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. WE'LL PUT THAT FULL VIDEO UP ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. IT'S REALLY GOOD. UP

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A FALLEN HERO'S FINAL MESSAGE TO A DIVIDED COUNTRY. >> Glor: AT THE END OF A BITTER ELECTION CAMPAIGN, AMERICANS WOULD DO WELL TO CONSIDER A FALLEN HERO'S FINAL MESSAGE. HERE'S JOHN BLACKSTONE. >> Reporter: IN NORTH OGDEN, UTAH, THE FLAGS AT CITY HALL ARE A TRIBUTE TO THE TOWN'S FALLEN MAYOR. >> THERE'S JUST REALLY NO WORDS TO EXPRESS THE LOSS WE FEEL. >> Reporter: MAJOR BRENT TAYLOR WAS A PUBLIC SERVANT COMMITTED TO MILITARY SERVICE. FOUR TIMES HE DEPLOYED TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART. HE WAS ONE OF 15, 000 U. S. TROOPS STILL SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN, A WAR THAT HAS RAGED FOR 17 YEARS. HE POSTED THIS ON FACEBOOK BEFORE HIS LATEST DEPLOYMENT. >> OURS IS A SMALL SACRIFICE COMPARED TO WHAT SO MANY THROUGHOUT OUR NATION'S HISTORY HAVE DONE AND GIVEN. >> Reporter: BUT LAST WEEK, MAJOR TAYLOR MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, SHOT BY AN AFGHAN SOLDIER, A MEMBER OF THE MILITARY HE WAS HELPING TO TRAIN. AN ACT OF BETRAYAL THAT BROUGHT THE LOSS OF A HUSBAND, THE LOSS OF A FATHER TO SEVEN CHILDREN. >> HE WAS AN AWESOME ROLE MODEL. HE WAS ACTIVE IN THE GUARD, ACTIVE IN POLITICS, HIS FAMILY, CHURCH, HIS CITY. WE HAVE LOST A HERO. >> Reporter: JUST ONE WEEK BEFORE HIS DEATH, MAJOR TAYLOR MADE WHAT WOULD BE HIS LAST POST. " WE HAVE FAR MORE AS AMERICANS THAT UNITES US THAN DIVIDES US ," HE WROTE, ADDING, " I HOPE EVERYONE BACK HOME EXERCISES THEIR PRECIOUS RIGHT TO VOTE ." >> HE LOVED AMERICA AND SERVING. THAT WAS HIS GREATEST HONOR. HIS LAST WORDS WERE " GOD BLESS AMERICA ." >> Reporter: BRENT TAYLOR WAS A MAJOR AND A MAYOR, A POLITICIAN AND A PATRIOT, AND ABOVE ALL, A HUSBAND AND A FATHER. JOHN BLACKSTONE, CBS NEWS, NORTH OGDEN, UTAH. >> Glor: THAT IS THE " CBS EVENING NEWS" FOR TONIGHT. I'M JEFF GLOR AT CBS NEWS ELECTION HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK. WE LEAVE YOU NOW WITH THE TOWER OF LONDON LIT UP TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENNIAL OF THE END OF WORLD WAR I. GOOD NIGHT.

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