11/2: Alarming sign of rising tensions between North and South Korea. Six days to go until the high-stakes midterm elections.

Over the last 12 hours, North Korea has fired nearly two dozen missiles into the sea, according to officials in South Korea and Japan. One of the missiles splashed down in an area that's supposed to be a no-fire zone. South Korea responded with its own missile tests. With the midterms just six days away, former President Obama spoke in Nevada, and President Biden spoke in Florida both urgently pressing their message that democracy is on the line next Tuesday. Control of the House is also up for grabs on Tuesday. Our latest battleground tracker poll shows Republicans favored to win a majority, but there are a lot of close races, including one in Virginia involving a member of the January 6th Committee. CBS News has confirmed new information about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband. Sources say the U.S. Capitol Police have cameras outside the Pelosi home, which captured images of the break-in, but officers only noticed a problem after local police had responded. The man accused in the attack, David Depape, appeared in court yesterday in San Francisco, and pleaded not guilty to multiple charges. CVS Health has announced a $5 billion settlement of lawsuits over the company's handling of addictive prescription opioids. The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by another 0.75% today. Regulators are trying to bring down the worst inflation we've seen in 40 years, but that policy change has pushed mortgage rates above 7%. Turning to an escalating situation in Iran. A court has ordered seven anti-government protesters to be executed. It's part of a crackdown against demonstrations that have spread across that country over the past six weeks, after a young woman died in police custody.

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