Rate the highest since june, threatening to close schools again, just as students begin returning to the classroom. The new numbers tonight on covid cases in children in this country. And a new report claiming top officials at the white house pressured the cdc to downplay the risk of sending children back to school. We have news tonight in the Breonna Taylor case. A judge ordering grand jury transcripts in that case be filed with the court, possibly making them public as early as tomorrow. A juror accusing the Kentucky Attorney general of misleading the public about their deliberations. The a. G. Now saying hell release the transcripts if thats what the judge tells him to do. The attack on police. Newly released surveillance tonight showing two lapd officers attacked inside a police station. What the video shows. And news tonight on the suspect. And the nfl now facing its first covid19 outbreak. Two teams shuttingown thei facilities. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on this tuesday night. And it is a big night in the race for the white house. The first president ial debate just a short time away. The high stakes showdown with 35 days now until the election and with early voting under way in parts of this country. President trump and joe biden about to face off for the first time. The president seen leaving the white house earlier today, he has arrived in cleveland tonight. Joe biden seen arriving in cleveland on board a biden harris plane. That will meet on this stage right here. There will be no handshake, no opening statements. And after a coin toss already, the president will get the first question and the president s team tonight expecting that question to be about that bombshell report about his taxes. And his reported debt, more than 400 million, much of it that may come due during his second term if he wins reelection. And, of course, the question now for many, who does the president owe that money to . Joe biden countering today by releasing his own taxes. And after the president s repeated attacks on bidens mental fitness, what biden now says he expects from the president tonight. , thi all plays to respond. Out amid this pandemic. The toll on american jobs. The death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg and the president s new Supreme Court pick. And, of course, george floyd, Breonna Taylor and the conversation on race in this country. Plenty t ask tonight. Plenty to debate. And that will a short time from now. Abcs mary bruce leads us off from cleveland. Reporter tonight, with the high stakes debate just hours away, President Trump and joe biden touching down in cleveland. The first question will go to the president and his team expects it to be on his taxes. Biden today already trying to seize the upper hand on the issue, releasing his latest tax returns, revealing he paid nearly 300,000 in federal taxes in 2019. We still dont know how much the president paid. Its under audit. Theyve been under audit for a long time. The irs does not treat me well. Reporter but we do know what President Trump paid in 2016, the year he won the white house. Just 750, according to the New York Times. That same year, biden paid more than 121 times that, 91,000. In debates four years ago with hillary clinton, she warned trump pays 0 in federal taxes. He paid zero. That means zero for troops for vets for schools. Reporter but tonight, biden walks out onto that debate stage armed with what the president did pay, 750, and in 11 out of 18 years, he paid nothing, according to the time,. The president has long cast himself as a wildly successful businessman. Money money money reporter but in a new report today, the times says, quote, it was all a hoax. Reporting when the show the apprentice debuted in 2004, he had almost 90 million in losses from his core businesses. And the times reports he owes debts of more than 421 million that could come due during a second trump term in the white house. Now the question, who does he owe that money to . Do you owe anybody money who is impacted by any decision you make as president of the United States . We need to know that. Reporter today, the Biden Campaign with this blunt statement to trump mr. President , release your tax returns or shut up. The candidates are already taking shots. Hes a dumb guy. Always known as a dumb guy. He doesnt know how to debate the facts. Hes not that smart. Reporter biden is bracing for trump to go personal, telling supporters he wont take the bait. Biden telling david in that exclusive joint interview that hes ready for the president s attacks. I want to turn to the blistering attacks weve seen from President Trump just this week alone on your mental fitness, whether youre up for the job. His campaign has called you diminished and im curious how youd respond to that. Watch me. Mr. President , watch me. Hs beenoi it for will be des a 47 years and ive just started doing this stuff. Reporter the president takes the stage down in the polls but is hoping his new pick for the Supreme Court will energize his base. Judge Amy Coney Barrett today making her first visit to capitol hill. Trump is eager to get her confirmed by election day. She could be a deciding voice if the Election Results are contested. Biden is expected to hit on whats at stake with this Supreme Court pick, especially health care. With the court set to take up a case that could invalidate obamacare the week after the election. Protections for preexisting conditions for millions of americans on the line. This is about Peoples Health care in the middle of a pandemic. Reporter and theres the virus. More than 200,000 americans have died in this pandemic. For months, been promising his own Health Care Plan to replace obamacare is coming. In the abc news town hall, he was pressed where is it . I have it already, and its a much better plan for you. Reporter it still hasnt come. And for his part, biden says theres only one thing he can do to counter the president tonight. What do you have to do to win the debate . Just tell the truth. So, lets get right to mary, inside the debate hall right there in cleveland tonight. And mary, what are you hearing from the campaigns at this hour . We know the debate, just a short time from now. Reporter well, david, the president s Campaign Says he is done preparing and that hes feeling confident and in a good mood, while bidens Campaign Says he is ready for anything. Now, because of the pandemic, tonight here, there will be no handshakes, no opening statements, just a limited socially distanced audience behind me. A debate like we have never seen before. David . Mary, thank you, all week long. I want to get right to Jonathan Karl tonight, jon, so much at stake this evening. Joe biden, of course, holding that lead nationally, but this could all come down to the key battleground states as weve seen so often. Lets look at our new poll out of pennsylvania tonight. Among likely voters, joe biden now leads in pennsylvania, 54 to the president s 45 . Weve seen the polls shows a tight race, tied in florida, a slight edge for biden in other key battlegrounds from michigan to sc, gain some ground tonight, joe biden with his poll numbers looking to avoid unforced errors . Reporter david, by every single publicly available measure, donald trump is losing this race. As you mentioned, he has been trailing in the National Polls for months. In all of the top 12 most hotly contested battleground states, he has not had a single consistent lead. Tonight is his best chance to change this and turn this around. I expect that he will try to do that by going ruthlessly on the attack against joe biden. Now, hes been doing that for months, nothing has really stuck. David, we may have two more debates to go, two more headtohead debates between these two men, but people are already voting. If donald trump is going to change the dynamic in this race, he has to begin tonight. Point well made. Jon karl at the debate site for us. Jon, thank you. And of course that crucial first debate just ahead here, abc news with a special edition of 20 20 starting at 8 00 p. M. Eastern, followed by the debate at 9 00. We turn to the coronavirus pandemic here in the u. S. , the virus now taking more than a million lives worldwide. And onefifth of those lives right here in the u. S. More than 205,000 american lives lost now. A new study tonight finding cases in children rising from 2 to 10 since the spring, and as new york city children go back to school for the first time, the alarming rise in cases right here in this city, threatening to close the schools again. Rteuseva pilgrimw new york city Elementary Students went back to the classroom, schools already at risk of closing. The city reporting its covid Positivity Rate ticking up, above 3 for the First Time Since june. New clusters traced to nine zip colds. If the schools are not safe, im not going to allow them to operate. Period. Or theto early as next week if that number stays above 3 . The potential setback coming as covid cases in children have risen from 2 to 10 nationwide over the last five months. One of those children, 12yearold Elizabeth Mcnew from atlantic beach, florida, who passed away after a 10day battle with the virus. Elizabeth came to me and said, im not breathing right, mommy. Reporter tonight, a new report from the New York Times says over the summer, white house officials tried to pressure the cdc to play down the risks of sending children back to school. Oliva troye, a former aide to the Vice President , sat in on task force meetings. It was people within the white house specifically tasking more junior level staff to try to find alternate data. Data that fit the narrative they wanted, which is, it onto effects, you know, people above the average of 75 and it doesnt effect younger schoolchildren. It was all part of the narrative of, we need to open up these schools. Reporter and the white house pushing back on that New York Times reporting, saying that the task force brings together experts with different expertise and views. David . Eva pilgrim with us tonight. Thank you, eva. And were going to turn next tonight to a Major Development in the Breonna Taylor case. A judge now ordering grand jury transcripts be filed with the court. The judge there possibly making them public as early as tomorrow. A juror accusing the Kentucky Attorney general of misleading the public about their deliberations. The a. G. Tonight now saying hell release the transcripts if thats what the judge tells him to do. Abcs alex perez from louisville again tonight. Reporter tonight, as demands intensify to find out why a grand jury did not charge officers in the death of Breonna Taylor, transcripts could be made public tomorrow. A judge ordering monday the record of the secret deliberations be filed with the court. The judge could then release them. The state kroerng attorney general Daniel Cameron saying his Team Presented a thorough and complete case. The one officer that was charged for firing his weapon and endangering neighbors, not for taylors death, pleading not guilty. This, as anonymous member of the grand jury coming forward in a rare move, filing a separate motion, asking the records be unsealed, that jurors attorney saying cameron misrepresented deliberations. My client wants to make sure the truth gets out. My client wants to make sure that anything that happened in there becomes something of Public Knowledge to the extent its legally allowed to. Reporter and david, nearly a week after that grand jury decision and the protests that followed, several streets here transcripts could be released to the public. David . All right, alex perez tonight. Thank you, alex. Now, to the state of emergency in Northern California at this hour. At least three dead now in one of 27 major wildfires. And just remarkable images coming in tonight of a sheriffs lieutenant helping a homeowner with a hose in that familys yard as that fire moves in. More than 70,000 people forced from their homes tonight. Hundreds of structures already lost. The glass fire through wine country and abcs Kayna Whitworth from california again tonight. Reporter tonight, new video showing the explosive conditions on the front lines of the glass fire. A sheriffs lieutenant using a garden hose to stop this home from catching fire. Flames now racing through areas that havent burned in more than a century. This iw, ty saying theyre blackening the line. Theyre creating a defensive space between the fire and a home thats about 25 yards this way. The fire forcing the entire town of calistoga to evacuate overnight. We moved up here about four years ago and since 17, every year, horrible fires. Reporter at least 80 homes destroyed in napa and sonoma counties. Iconic wine country destinations not spared, either. Multiple wineries damaged or destroyed. North of here, in shasta county, the zog fire chewing through more than 60 square miles, claiming at least three lives. You can see behind me, these are dozers rolling in to help save this vineyard and these homes that are now surrounded by fire. Also, right up here, you can see the helicopter dropping hundreds of gallons of water on this fire. This is an incredible resource for these firefighters that have been on the ground for months. This is the worst fire season that weve seen in a century, david, and in southern california, we havent even seen the worst fire weather yet. David . All right, Kayna Whitworth with the dramatic scene coming in from california. Kayna, thank you. We turn next here this evening to our monthlong series of reports, turning point. Tonight here, essential workers on the front lines from the start, and the exhaustion, the obstacles, their own financial crisis, bravely showing up to work, even if it means possible exposure to thevirus. Often without protections to keep them safe. And a disproportion gnat number of those workers are people of color. Heres abcs Adrienne Bankert tonight. Reporter tonight, despite 32 states reporting an increase in coronavirus cases, americas essential workers havent stopped, working around the clock. This is my daily normal. Reporter hoping they dont get sick. From Grocery Store workers like jeffrey reed the hazard is still here. Its still out there. Every day, you see that, you know, people are dying. Reporter to Frontline Health care worker paulo in nashville, tennessee. Its a scary thing to know is today going to be the day i get covid . Reporter and farmers. In april, she said she and her crew felt fearful every day. Today, n a in a rent rvey58of u. S. Wkers feel tnn 3 of es tied to covid19 as the reason behind their stress and exhaustion. The three biggest drivers were workload, Work Life Balance and lack of communication and support. The level of burnout is highly problematic. Reporter for the essential workforce, where people of color made up 43 of employees at the start of the pandemic, they also may have faced and still may face increased exposure to covid19 without adequate ppe, working without hazard pay or being underpaid. People of color have really played a crucial role in keeping the economy going as the covid outbreak has really played itself out. Reporter experts say that as economic recovery has begun, some communities have been left behind. This restaurants closed, that restaurants closed. Reporter when new york city shut down, jefferson lis familys butcher shop in chinatown closed for months, in a neighborhood already on edge due to the stigma of the pandemic. Li used social media to attract new customers who lived elsewhere, advertising their low prices. But he says for every business, its a fight for survival. Each one of these is just kind of like someones american dream, someones struggle, someones future falling through the cracks. Reporter and today weve learned that talks have resumed between democrats and the white house on a workforce stimulus package. But they are still far from a deal. David . Adrienne, really important reporting. Thank you. Our series continues later this week on nightline. When we come back on world news tonight, the attack on police. Newly released surveillance showing two officers attacked inside a police station. And theres news tonight the pain is always around the corner. O im to help californias 19 most vulnerable. Over 24,000 homes were destroyed by wildfires in less than two years. Too many of those victims are also hit with a sudden tax hike after their forced to move. Its wrong. Prop 19 limits taxes on wildfire victims and limits taxes on seniors and severely disabled homeowners. Join firefighters and Emergency Responders in voting yes on 19. So, i go to floor decor where i find every imaginable tile, wood, laminate or stone without compromising my design. 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San antonio womenowned businesses and artists coming together, donating their own products, fudge, candles, pet toys, wine, cookies, all for patra. Hi, david. Stephanie frost, who organized it all, telling us why she did it. If it wasnt for them, you know, our loved ones wouldnt have anybody beside their bed. They wouldnt have somebody to take care of them. Tonight here, the thank you from an entire community to their front line workers. We celebrate patra, too, and all of our front line workers. Im david muir. Good night. Im to help californias 19 most vulnerable. Over 24,000 homes were destroyed by wildfires in less than two years. Too many of those victims are also hit with a sudden tax hike after their forced to move. Its wrong. Prop 19 limits taxes on wildfire victims and limits taxes on seniors and severely disabled homeowners. Join firefighters and Emergency Responders in voting yes on 19. The fire did what it wanted to do. Somehow we got well, he was oney ones. There were scenes of destruction all over sonoma and napa counties as the glass fire continues to rage out of control. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us. Im larry beil. The glass incident fire raging in wine country has nearly quadrupled in size. It has burned 42,000 acres in napa and sonoma counties. Theres no containment. At least 68,000 people have evacuated. Cal fire says more than 100 buildings have been destroyed. S witit latesthe thes well as w evacuations. Steph . Reporter well, the fire is currently moving northeast of where we are right