As the campaign enters its final days, Harris and Trump use starkly different messages to woo voters. Tornado-spawning thunderstorms leave a path of destruction across Oklahoma. And a recap of Week 9 of the NFL.
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Harris and Trump appeal to voters with starkly different tones in final campaign days
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris spent the final weekend of their campaigns bouncing between battleground states, hoping to ramp up last-minute support. But aside from the travel plans, their endgames couldn’t be more different.
Speaking at a Pennsylvania rally, Trump noted the bulletproof glass that his security team has used to protect him since he was shot earlier this year. “To get me, somebody would have to shoot through the fake news,” he said. “And I don’t mind that so much.” Trump drew immediate backlash for the violent rhetoric.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris, made a very traditional — and politically safe — appearance on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” The choice to briefly detour from the swing-state trail — but not tight scripts and friendly audiences — reflects the very cautious approach Harris has taken as she contrasts herself with an opponent she calls “unhinged.”
If anything, this clash of styles has become more pronounced at the end of the campaign. Harris varies little from her stump speech at rallies. Many of her long-form interactions with the media have been with friendly interviewers. Her opponent has, in a little more than a week, talked about people shooting through the media, said he would protect women “whether they like it or not” and appeared at a rally where one of his warm-up acts called Puerto Rico “garbage.”
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More on the election:
➡️ The final national NBC News poll of the 2024 presidential election finds the contest is neck and neck between Harris and Trump.
➡️ In an interview with NBC News' Dasha Burns Trump didn’t rule out banning vaccines if he becomes president.
➡️ Here’s why election night vote counts can make it hard to tell who will win the presidency.
➡️ Trump leaned heavily into claims of election fraud at his rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania.
➡️ The polls can't tell us who will win. But here's how they shaped the 2024 election.
➡️ Here’s what to watch out for in the fight for control of both the House and the Senate.
➡️ Democrats think they have a path to the White House that runs through rural Pennsylvania counties. But they’re running into a MAGAfied electorate.
➡️ Experts say Pennsylvania’s unusual voting laws make it ripe for rigged election claims.
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At least 11 injured after tornadoes tear through Oklahoma
At least 11 people were injured after heavy rain and tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma over the weekend. No one has died as a result of the storms, but 100 homes were damaged across the state, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said at a news conference. Stitt said he has enacted an emergency declaration for six counties.
It’s unclear how many tornadoes affected the state, but left in their wake was damage to several structures, downed power lines, traffic lights and trees, according to the Oklahoma City Fire Department. Video shows that an elementary school in the Oklahoma City metro area sustained major damage. The severe weather is expected to continue into today “with the heaviest rain expected to impact central to eastern Oklahoma into portions of northwestern Arkansas and southern Missouri,” according to an advisory from the National Weather Service.
Most of Oklahoma remains under a flood watch and thousands still remain without power.
Highlights from Week 9 of the NFL
A big win for the Minnesota Vikings after ending a two-game losing streak, and the case for why the Detroit Lions might be the best team in the NFL. NBC sports editor Greg Rosenstein breaks down Week 9.
💪 The Minnesota Vikings stopped a two-game losing skid by defeating the Indianapolis Colts 21-13 at home on ‘Sunday Night Football.’ Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold threw two picks and lost a fumble but he stepped up when it mattered most: his three second-half touchdowns pushed Minnesota to 6-2 on the season. The Colts, who benched QB Anthony Richardson in favor of 39-year-old Joe Flacco this week, dropped to 4-5.
🏃The Detroit Lions won 24-14 against the Green Bay Packers, improving to 7-1. Lions QB Jared Goff was incredibly efficient, going 18 of 22 for 145 yards and a score. Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown both got into the end zone, as did safety Kerby Joseph on a 27-yard interception returned for a touchdown.
🩹 The Dallas Cowboys lost more than just their matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. Quarterback Dak Prescott left Sunday’s game in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury and was replaced by backup quarterback Cooper Rush. It is unclear if he will miss time. The Cowboys (3-5) have dropped three straight games while the Falcons improved to 6-3.
🏈The Chicago Bears, one week after a brutal Hail Mary loss to the Washington Commanders, were embarrassed by the Arizona Cardinals (5-4) in a 29-9 defeat. To make matters worse for the Bears (4-4), rookie quarterback Caleb Williams tweaked his ankle on the final play down 20 points. Pressure is starting to mount on coach Matt Eberflus to turn things around.
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- Quincy Jones, a maestro of American music who worked with legends from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson and earned a record 80 Grammy Award nominations, has died at 91.
- Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands won the men’s race at the New York City Marathon and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya took the women’s event.
- Florida police released the identities of the two men killed in a Halloween shooting in downtown Orlando.
- A tropical disturbance in the Caribbean is likely to become a hurricane as it passes over Cuba and into the Gulf of Mexico by midweek.
- Former “Dawson’s Creek” James Van Der Beek has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
Staff Pick: Convicted of the same murder — twice
Four con artists were found guilty in the 2008 killing of an art dealer described by friends as a “rich, gay socialite” in Palm Springs, California. But their convictions were unraveled by a judge’s homophobic remarks. Prosecutors had to start all over and while they’ve since secured more murder convictions, the guilty men have not all been sentenced. Reporters Tim Stelloh and David Ketterling dig into the case and the art dealer’s friends’ quest for justice in his death.
— Jamie Knodel, evening news editor
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