On today's episode, the Democratic and Republican candidates are redoubling their efforts in swing states, with one week to go to the election, a new report finds that in Term 2 this year, one in 10 students were chronically absent, with more than 80,000 missing more than three weeks of school in the term, plumbers, builders, and drain layers could soon have the ability to sign off on their own work, without the need for council inspection, the government wants to reduce the number of days New Zealand post delivers mail each week, and Nathan Rarere provides an update on the world of sport.