Cameras today because of the staggering toll. News breaking late today. A teenager arrested. A van full of guns. Federal authorities now say tonight it was a plot to assassinate joe biden. Pierre thomas is standing by. The massive wildfires burning across colorado at this hour. The two largest fires in state history now just ten miles apart. So many difficult stories emerging. Tonight, the elderly couple married 68 years, missing in the flames. Here in new york city, the subway attack. A 28yearold woman shoved onto the tracks at the times square station. Police searching for the suspect tonight. The terrifying accident. A jeep tumbling down the side of a mountain. The driver had stepped out of the vehicle. One person in the passenger seat and her dog. And scientists and the first murder hornets nest ever discovered in the u. S. How they plan to get rid of it, and the bigger concern tonight. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here as we near the end of another week together. Just 11 days now to election day. The final debate, and today of course the fallout, the reaction and now the allout sprint to the finish. More than 52 million americans have already voted. In the debate, coronavirus in this country, the economy, how will we pull out of this . It was the first question, and it is now the backdrop of these final 11 days. President trump saying were rounding the corner on the virus, that were learning to live with it. Joe biden arguing that is simply not the reality, that we face a dark winter ahead, and that we must carefully open our country, giving families and businesses the support we need while keeping americans safe. Today joe biden saying hed reach out to every governor and mayor if elected to listen to what they need. While the president pushes ahead, defending his handling of the virus. Hes in florida tonight. And his campaign is seizing on what joe biden said last night about oil. Biden talking to reporters immediately after the debate explaining what he meant as they now fight for the few undecideds left here in this country. Our chief White House CorrespondentJonathan Karl leading us off. Reporter in their second and final faceoff, trump and biden presented starkly different views of a pandemic that has killed more than 223,000 americans and upended the campaign. It will go away, and as i say, were rounding the turn. Were rounding the corner. Its going away. 220,000 americans dead. If you hear nothing else i say tonight, hear this. Anyone whos responsible for that many deaths should not remain as president of the United States of america. Reporter for a moment, ever so brief, the president took responsibility, and then he took it back. Excuse me, i take full responsibility. Its not my fault that it came here. Its chinas fault. Reporter new infections are spiking throughout much of the country. Just this past week, 14 states hit a Record Number of people in the hospital with covid19. Were about to go into a dark winter, a dark winter. And he has no clear plan. I dont think were going to have a dark winter at all. Were opening up our country. We have no choice. We cant lock ourselves up in a basement like joe does. He says that were learning to live with it. People are learning to die with it. Reporter today biden said not only has the president mishandled the pandemic, but that he has failed to tell americans the truth. Last night we saw the president of the United States lie to the American People and repeatedly lie about the state of this pandemic. We saw him diminish the pain felt by so many americans. Reporter the crisis has put an even brighter spotlight on health care. For three years, the president has promised to come up with a plan. Last night he promised again. What i would like to do is a much Better Health care, much better. Well always protect people with preexisting. So id like to terminate obamacare, come up with a brandnew Beautiful Health care. There is no hes never come up with a plan. I guess were going to get the preexisting condition plan the same time we get the infrastructure plan that we waited for waited for since 17, 18, 19, and 20. Reporter Moderator Kristen Welker asked the president to respond to allegations he is fueling racial divisions. I am the least racist person in this room. This guy is a dog whistle about as big as a fog horn. Nobody has done more for the black community than donald trump. And if you look, with the exception of Abraham Lincoln possible exception, but the exception of Abraham Lincoln, nobody has done what ive done. Abraham lincoln here is one of the most racist president s weve had in modern history. Reporter today, President Trump is seizing on a moment near the very end of the debate when biden said he wants to see the end, eventually, of the oil industry. Would you close down the oil industry . I have a transition from the oil industry. Yes. Oh, thats a big statement. That is a big statement. I would stop why would you do that . Because the oil industry pollutes significantly. Oh, i see. Heres the deal thats a big statement. If you let me finish the statement. Because it has to be replaced by Renewable Energy over time. Hes going to destroy the oil industry. Will you remember that, texas . Will you remember that, pennsylvania, oklahoma . Reporter in a sign the Biden Campaign was concerned about that, biden talked to reporters late last night after the debate to clarify. Were not getting rid of fossil fuels. Were getting rid of the subsidies for fossil fuels, but were not getting rid of fossil fuels for a long time. It will not be gone until probably 2050. Reporter with the debates behind him, the president is hoping his rallies tonight, he is in florida will be enough to turn his campaign around. Reporter 11 days from now, were going to win the state of florida, were going to win four more years in the white house. Lets get right to jon karl with us live from washington. Jon, the Trump Campaign out with a new ad featuring joe bidens comments on oil last night. Its going to run in the key battleground of pennsylvania, what we know so far. This comes as joe biden now doubles down on his core issue, the pandemic. The former Vice President today laying out his plan to battle the virus, how he plans to reach out, if elected. Reporter david, he outlined a rather detailed plan. He said hed start during the transition by reaching out to every governor of every state, democrat and republican, to assess what each needed. He also outlined a testing plan aimed at testing as many people in a single day as are now tested in a week. David . Quite a night last night, jon, watching it here with us. No doubt. Jon, thank you. This all comes amid alarming coronavirus numbers tonight, cases surging in every state. More than 82,000 new cases in just 24 hours, approaching a record set months ago. More than 1,000 deaths for two days straight now. Tonight, more than 223,000 lives have been lost. A Public Health official breaking down today. Hospitalizations increasing in 39 states. The midwest and west hit especially hard. Abcs alex perez in chicago tonight. Reporter tonight, an alarming surge in coronavirus cases. More than 82,000 in just the last day. The highest number since july. Deaths topping 1,000 for two straight days. We are reporting 3,874 new cases for a total of 36,433 confirmed cases since the start of this pandemic. Excuse me, please. Sorry. Reporter illinoiss top doctor overcome with emotion as she shared the skyrocketing numbers in the state. Patients once again streaming into Northwestern Memorial Hospital in chicago. People are fatigued. Theyre tired of covid. Theyre letting their guard down to people that they feel comfortable with. Reporter starting tonight, chicago cracking down with a curfew for all nonessential businesses, including bars. And in some counties, a ban on indoor dining. Business owners frustrated. Were not trying to hurt anybody. We are fighting for our livelihood and everything weve worked for. If we need to close down restaurants and bars or take away their liquor licenses, take away their gaming licenses, we will do that. Reporter 14 states hitting record hospitalizations this week, including oklahoma. 25yearold Bethany Walters says after a week in this Oklahoma City hospital, the toughest part is breathing. Well, its hard to i hope nobody else gets this sick, but hang in there if you do. Reporter and in utah, the virus taking a heavy emotional toll for those on the front lines. Some days you go home and you really just hope your patients still there the next day. Reporter but in the Salt Lake City area, some parents concerned about a disturbing trend dubbed the mom code. Mothers reportedly skipping testing their kids to avoid school shutdowns. Theyre encouraging each other not to have their children tested for covid19. And so its very dangerous and its something that really needs to be stopped. Reporter back here in illinois, 10yearold joshua smith was healthy before landing in the icu with that rare pediatric syndrome. Tonight, the family telling us theyre so grateful he made it back home. Im happy to be back home with my family and my brothers. The first night he came home, he came in my room and he gave me a hug. He said, mom, im so happy you took me to the hospital. You saved my life. Reporter david, the two companies that had paused recruiting new patients for the third phase of vaccine trials say its now safe to resume those trials and say its not unusual to take a pause like in this case. In all, there are now four vaccines in the final stages of testing. David . Alex perez tonight. Alex, thank you. The virus, the impact on lives, families, and the economy, front and center. Record voting, as i mentioned, more than 52 million votes already cast. Thats 5 million more than all of the early vote four years ago. So whats driving so many voters . Tonight we hear from them. Heres rachel scott from the key battleground of florida. Reporter tonight, with just 11 days to go, recordshattering turnout across the country. More than 52 million americans have already voted. Voters today in virginia trying to stay cool. In south carolina, this man waiting an hour and a half to vote. Im fine. Im fine with the wait. Im retired, so what the hell. I have the time. Reporter and in california, Election Officials unsealing thousands of ballots, preparing them to be counted on election day. Tonight, six states already surpassing 1 million inperson votes. Texas topping the early voting list with more than 6 million cast by mail and in person. Across the state, curbside voting. Cars packing into parking lots. Here in the battleground state of florida, the president touching down to rally senior citizens. Tomorrow morning, im voting here as opposed to sending it in. You know, those mailins. I like being able to vote. Im old fashioned, i guess. Reporter as residents headed to the polls with their minds already made up. I voted for president donald trump. I voted on the biden harris ticket. Reporter older voters are more likely to turn out and have leaned republican in every president ial election since 2004. But in the final stretch, seniors appear to be shifting towards biden. In the nations largest Retirement Community, these registered republicans tell me theyre backing the former Vice President and that last nights debate did little to move the needle. Hes done too much damage in this country. Reporter how would you rate the president s handling of the pandemic . Is there a number less than zero . Lets get to rachel scott. Youre in the villages, the Retirement Community in florida where the president just wrapped up a rally. I know both the president and joe biden know how crucial this state is, and some of the recent polling shows the race tightening between the two, rachel. Reporter the Trump Campaign knows if they lose the state of florida, they are likely to lose the entire election, but in the final stretch of the campaign, the president is on defense, spending most of his time campaigning in states like florida that he won in 2016. But democrats are hoping they can steal this state. In fact, tomorrow, former president barack obama will be here in florida campaigning for joe biden. David . As we watch the voters leave the trump rally behind you. Rachel scott, thank you. With early voting under way across the country and so much concern how to vote safely during this pandemic, our partners at 538 put together that easy to use state by state guide. How to vote both in person and by mail. Go to abcnews. Com wntvote2020. We are also learning a teenager is in custody. Federal Authorities Say there was a plot to assassinate joe biden. Abcs chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas now. Reporter tonight, a seattle man is in custody as authorities investigate a potential plot to kill president ial candidate joe biden. Newly available Court Documents offering chilling details about 19yearold alexander treisman. Authorities say treisman bought an ar15 style rifle and traveled within four miles of the Vice President s home this spring. Investigators also discovered a written checklist that ended with the word execute. In april he allegedly posted a meme with the caption, should i kill joe biden . Triesman first drew the attention of authorities after employees at a North CarolinaBank Reported his van abandoned in a parking lot in may. The fbi then opening an investigation, uncovering he allegedly had an interest in terror attacks and Mass Shootings and had traveled around the country purchasing weapons in various states. Last month he was charged with possession of child pornography. The suspect is being denied bail, pending trial. Pierre, thank you. Next to the massive fires in colorado. The two largest fires in state history are now burning just ten miles apart. Several missing tonight, including a couple married 68 years. Families fleeing their homes, passing Emergency Responders heading the other way. Clayton sandell from the fire zone again tonight. Reporter tonight, the raging east troublesome fire is living up to its name, burning out of control, destroying homes and lives. You can see behind me here, the fire is in the trees. The firefighters call this crowning, and when that happens in these conditions, the fire is virtually unstoppable. Lyle and marylin hilemans family believes the couple died in the fire. Married for 68 years, calling their son as flames closed in to say the big one had arrived, that they would take their chances in a basement. The sheriff says he is trying to account for about a half dozen missing residents. The fires intensity also making it hard to even count the number of homes destroyed in a blaze that exploded to more than 170,000 acres in just 48 hours. Firefighters made a valiant effort to try and save the home behind me, but you can see the fire, the conditions here were just too much and all that is left of that home now is a chimney. High Wind Warnings continue through tonight, but theres hope a weekend snowstorm will smother the biggest flames. I think its going to give us a chance to get back on our feet. Reporter this has been an epic fire season so far. The three largest fires in colorado history all burned within the last few months, and two of them are still out of control. David . Lets hope that snowstorm helps. Clayton, thank you. When we come back, the subway attack in new york city. And scientists finding the first nest of murder hornets in the u. S. , and what they plan next. Xt. These are avas shoulders. They square off. And bear it all. But now avas shoulders are stronger than ever. This is what medicare from Blue Cross Blue Shield does for ava. And with plans that fit your life and budget, you can count on us when it matters most. This is medicare from Blue Cross Blue Shield. This is the benefit of blue. Diabetes and raised triglycerides,. Vascepa can give you something to celebrate. 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