Caught on camera, a dramatic end to a Police Pursuit in Southern California overnight. Health alert. The new warning about some popular painkillers. What women need to know. And christmas comes early. The misfit toys from a christmas classic now going up for sale. Good friday morning, everyone. Im mona kosar abdi. Im will reeve. We begin with the race for the white house and those dueling town halls. President trump and former Vice President joe biden taking questions from voters on everything from the coronavirus to the economy. It comes as the pandemic enters a new phase. Doctors reporting a third peak in infections. Meanwhile, the number of americans applying for Unemployment Benefits has jumped to the highest level in nearly two months. We begin our coverage with abcs elizabeth schulze. Good morning, elizabeth. Reporter hey, good morning, mona and will. Trump and biden squared off in separate televised events just as bidens running mate, Kamala Harris, came off the campaign trail. In a campaign first, President Trump and joe biden taking questions in dueling town hall events. What would your administration do in terms of following the science . We missed enormous opportunities and kept saying things that werent true. Has your opinion changed on the importance of mask wearing . No, because i was okay with the masks. I was good with it, but ive heard many different stories on masks. Reporter the president saying he cant remember if he was tested for coronavirus on the day of the first president ial debate. He tested positive two days later. Did you take a test, though, on the day of the debate . You know, if you ask the doctor, theyll give you a perfect answer. But they take a test and i leave and i go about my business. So did you . Reporter trump defended his response to the pandemic. We have done an amazing job, and its rounding the corner, and we have the vaccines coming. Reporter the president also seemed to confirm and downplay a New York Times report that hes 400 million in debt. 400 million compared to the assets that i have, all of these Great Properties all over the world well, do i hear you right . It sounds like youre saying 400 million isnt that much. One of the Biggest Office buildings but are you confirming that, yes, you do owe some 400 million . What im saying is that its a tiny percentage of my net worth. That sounds like yes. Youll see that soon because reporter this morning trump is facing backlash for refusing to disavow the Conspiracy Theory qanon. I know nothing about qanon. I just told you. I know very little. You told me but what you told me doesnt necessarily make it fact. Reporter as for biden he was pressed on his support for the 1994 crime bill now widely blamed for sending a disproportionate number of black men to prison. Biden defended some aspects of the bill but also called it a mistake. The mistake came in terms of what the states did locally. What we did federally, we said and you remember, george, it was all about the same time for the same crime. Reporter meanwhile with President Trumps Supreme Court nominee days away from her likely confirmation, biden left the door open to eventually increasing the number of justices otherwise known as packing the court. Im not a fan. I didnt say it depends on how this turns out, not how he wins but how its handled. But dont voters have a right to know where you stand . They do have a right to know where i stand and theyll have a right to know where i stand before they vote. So youll come out with a clear position before election day . Yes, depending on how they handle this. Reporter in the meantime, two people connected with Kamala Harris team have tested positive for covid forcing her to Cancel Campaign stops till sunday. An estimated 18 million votes have already been cast as early voting smashes records across the country. This line wrapping around a polling place in raleigh, north carolina, where Election Officials say 11 of the states voters cast their ballot yesterday alone, and in georgia a new challenge for Election Officials. Theyre now responding to a covid outbreak at a facility that stores Voting Machines and other poll equipment. 13 workers have tested positive. Voters will get one more chance to see trump and biden debate. Thats next thursday in nashville. Mona. Elizabeth, thank you. The cspan host who was supposed to moderate the previously scheduled president ial debate last night has now been suspended indefinitely. Steve scully has admitted that he lied when he said his twitter account was hacked. Scully made the claim after tweeting former trump aide Anthony Scaramucci who himself is an outspoken critic of the president. The Coronavirus Crisis appears to be entering a dangerous new phase with cases across the country surging. Illinois is one of several states reporting a Record Number of new infections. Hospitals in several areas of the country now on the brink with few, if any, beds left. This morning, a new warning about a third peak in coronavirus cases as more cities report a Record Number of hospitalizations. This is an unprecedented amount of new cases, which require immediate action in order to slow the spread. Reporter infections are up nearly 20 across the country. Not a single state is still in the green safe zone according to the White House Task force, and now the cdc predicts the u. S. Death toll could reach 240,000 by early next month. Weve got to get down to the fundamental Public Health measures. The reason were going up is that we havent done that consistently. Reporter one of President Trumps closest allies now speaking out. Former new Jersey Governor Chris Christie revealing he spent seven days in the icu with the virus writing, quote, i was wrong not to wear a mask at my multiple debate prep sessions with the president and the rest of the team adding, quote, every public official regardless of party or position should advocate for every american to wear a mask in public and to appropriately social distance and to wash your hands frequently every day. You cant run away from or argue with the numbers when you have a High Community spread, particularly when people are not wearing masks, is not a good thing. Thats a highrisk endeavor. Reporter wisconsin breaking another record for new infections, the second time this week. Were at a critical point. Reporter a makeshift hospital at the state fairgrounds now taking overflow patients. This is becoming life and death for folks in the state of wisconsin. Reporter ohio facing a similar surge in cases. This is the worst situation ohio has been in. Reporter and in the southwest, parts of texas and new mexico facing a shortage of hospital beds. We ran out of space in every way that you can imagine. Reporter but in hawaii officials are lifting restrictions for tourists. The state now allowing visitors to skip the 14day quarantine if they can prove theyve tested negative within 72 hours of landing. The first flight taking off on the same day the nations testing czar said you should not rely on testing for travel. If youre negative one day, you could be positive the next day or the next day. Some hospitals in kansas city say theyre bursting at the seams. Meanwhile, ohios governor isnt ruling out more lockdowns and bostons mayor is asking people to report house parties to police. Youtube cracking down on the qanon conspiracy. The site says its removing videos that target individuals or groups with conspiracy theories that have been used to justify violence. Facebook and twitter have also banned such content. Speaking of twitter, its back up and running after a major outage. The company says it was caused by an internal system change that started earlier than expected. It says there was no breach or hack. New video from Southern California, a police chase in the San Fernando Valley ended with officers kicking down a door to catch a suspect. The man ran into the apartment after being chased by police, and on the officers third kick, the door ripped out of the frame. The suspect is now in custody. Time now for a look at your friday weather. Mother nature will not be helping crews fighting wildfires in colorado and california today. Winds up to 50 miles an hour will be pushing the flames. Meanwhile, a new government forecast says winter will be warmer than usual for most of the country. It will be colder than normal from the northeast to the Northern Plains and drier than usual across the south. Checking todays temperatures, 60s in the northeast and northwest. Phoenix tops 100 again. Chilly around the great lakes. 45 in minneapolis. Coming up, the biggest tax fraud in u. S. History, the billionaire being charged. Also ahead, the investigation into a black mans death in Police Custody more than one year ago. What newly released audio has revealed. Plus, the big news overnight about that rare lemur missing from the zoo and the 5yearold boy who cracked the case. But thats tough to do on a fixed income. Id be hit with a tax penalty for moving to another county, so im voting yes on prop 19. It limits property taxes and lets seniors transfer their homes current tax base to another home thats closer to family or medical care. Being closer to family is important to me. How about you . Voting yes on prop 19. Its exciting. What did the lemur look like . A lemur. That is 5yearold daniel trin who solved the mystery of the missing lemur. He spotted 21yearold maki outside his Daycare Center after it disappeared from the San Francisco zoo. It sparked an allout search. We assume daniel will likely get the 2,100 reward that was offered for makis safe return. Good haul. Definitely. A texas billionaire has been charged with a massive tax evasion scheme accused of hiding 2 billion from the irs. Robert brockman allegedly hid Capital Gains income offshore for 20 years. He was released on a Million Dollar bond after pleading not guilty. New questions this morning about the death of a louisiana man in Police Custody last year. Newly released audio appears to tell a different story than the account that police gave. Heres abcs andrea fujii. Reporter this morning the family of a man killed in Police Custody speaking out. Its horrific. I cant close my eyes and not see my son. Reporter ronald green died in may 2019 in rural louisiana. Police saying at the time that green led them on a car chase after failing to stop for a Traffic Violation and died in the resulting car crash. But 17 months later body camera audio appears to tell a different story. Despite initial reports saying officers did not use force against green, one trooper can be heard talking about the violent arrest. And Everything Else trying to get im under control. He was spitting blood everywhere. All of a sudden he just went limp. Reporter greens family now suing the state police. I can see why it hasnt been revealed because its another story here. Its horrendous what happened to my son. Reporter the family also watched body camera video. They say when green crashed, he surrendered with his hands up and repeatedly apologized. Abc has not independently verified the video, which has not been released. This video tells a whole different take. His death certificate and this video is two different stories. Reporter they also claim half a dozen troopers were seen punching, choking and tasing green during the arrest. The men continued to shout obscenities and insults for about four minutes, sustained minutes of beating and choking before they put him in handcuffs. Reporter after state police launched an investigation into the incident this past august, six troopers were placed on administrative leave, but only the trooper heard on the tapes was fired, and just hours after he was notified, he died in a car accident. The case is now the subject of a federal civil rights investigation in addition to the green familys wrongful death lawsuit. The Louisiana State police did not respond to our request for comment. Mona, will. Andrea, thank you for that report. And coming up, a new warning about the side effects of some common painkillers. Also ahead, last nights dueling town halls. Who came out on top . Our political expert weighs in. People everywhere living with type 2 diabetes are waking up to whats possible with rybelsus®. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. Rybelsus® works differently than any other diabetes pill to lower blood sugar in all 3 of these ways. Increases insulin. Decreases sugar. And slows food. 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Joe, speaking of polls, one new poll shows biden leading trump by seven points in typically red state georgia. Other polls show a tie in texas and florida. Do you believe these polls or do you think trumps likely voters are being undercounted like they were in 2016 . I dont believe that 7 or sevenpoint poll in georgia. Thats definitely an outlier. In texas the president is up four points there. They havent elected a democrat statewide there since 1994. I know democrats there say, oh, this is the year. This is the year. I dont know if that is thats going to be a tough one. One thing we can say, early voting is smashing records. 18 million votes have already been cast. Who do you think this benefits the most . At this point if you look at the swing states, its 21, democrats are more democrats are getting to the polls earlier than republicans. Thats a good sign for democrats, and republicans, thats usually the other way around. Republicans are usually the ones to get to the polls early. The republicans are banking on all their voters showing up on election day and, you know, given the pandemic, given the restrictions, who knows what states are going to be spiking then. Thats a big risk. Speaking of covid, senator Kamala Harris has suspended all travel through sunday because of a staff member testing positive for covid. What kind of impact do you think coming off the campaign trail could have on her . Shell be back on the campaign trail on monday. I dont see that as a huge deal. Last night she did two virtual fundraisers, so shes active in some way, but, of course, theres nothing beats actually being physically in the state and getting the local Media Coverage and getting people out there and getting a buzz going on the trail. Shes miss that for a couple of days but overall it shouldnt be a big impact on the campaign. Our thanks to senior Political Writer joe garofoli. 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And the San Franciscos zoo lemur found more than five miles from home. Well tell you about the one reward a little boy will get for finding the endangered animal. Happy friday, everyone. It is october 16th. Yes. We still have a lot to talk about in terms of weather. We want to get to mike nicco. I like the idea of relief coming soon here. Coming soon