Maskless people at a trump rally. The pandemic not stopping voters from turning in their ballots early. In fact, the pandemic may be largely galvanizing the record turnout. This is a live look youre about to see of voters lined up in georgia. And across the country, already 21 million have cast their ballots. So with just five days until lawmakers vote on the u. S. Supreme Court Justice nominee, thousands are marching to the Nations Capital in protest against the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the high court. Lets begin with Polo Sandoval and the latest on the pandemic. The arrest of tests coming back positive and the number of people in the hospital due to covid19 are climbing. What are Health Experts saying about this surge . Well, fred, that test Positivity Rate that were seeing across the country certainly a telltale number. A metric that authorities look at here. Its certainly spiking in many parts of the country. And as an expert told cnn earlier this week, whats happening
Same big rallies, one tonight in nevada after stops in georgia, florida, and itmichigan. The president is convinced that his 2016 strategy will yield lightning in a bottle results again. 2020 is not 2016. The reality star is now an incumbent, saddled with a pandemic and a rising death count. Point to almost any spot on a map in the u. S. , and covid cases are trending in the wrong direction. The country is averaging 55,000 new cases a day. That is up more than 60 since a dip in september. Experts say we have arrived at a fall surge we have been warned for months about. And yet the president is attacking the governor of michigan for her pandemic restrictions. The democrats would terminate our recovery with a draconian, unscientific lockdown like your governor is doing right now. Then i guess they said she was threatened. She was threatened. And she blamed me. She blamed me. And our people were the up withes that worked with her people, so lets see what happens. That lock her up chant, a
Supporters to make plans to vote as the state is now in that inperson earlyvoting period. Biden spoke for around 20 minutes, where you had people attending in their socially distanced spaces, sitting in cars, some people atop their cars as they listened to the former Vice President. He once again honed in on the coronavirus pandemic, trying to present this contrast for the division he would have for hasnting the virus. He urged everyone on hand, supporters in the states, to make sure theyre ready to get out to vote and tres the need for bipartisanship, as he is seeking to ease the division thats currently in the country. Take a listen. Folks, as my coach used to say in college, its go time. Im running as a proud democrat, but i will govern as an american president. No red states, no blue states, just the United States. I promise you, ill work as heart for those who didnt support me as those who did. Reporter that was a bit of the former Vice President s message. As you mentioned, the c
Country if he were to lose. And his supporters, taking their cues from him. Georgia state congressman, vernon jones, a democrat, who endorsed the president for reelection, crowd surfs, maskless, on a sea of mostly maskless people at a trump rally. The pandemic not stopping voters from turning in early ballots. The pandemic may be largely galvanizing with record turnout. This is a look of voters waiting hours to vote in georgia and across the country already, nearly 22 million have cast their ballots. With just five days until lawmakers vote on the u. S. Supreme Court Justice nominee, thousands are marching to the nations capitol in protest of the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the u. S. High court. We have a team of correspondents covering all of these developments. Lets begin with evan mcmorrissantoro with the rise of covid cases in the u. S. The surge is frightening. What are Health Experts warning about . Reporter well, fred, what theyre basically doing is looking at the calen
Singleday coronavirus case totals since the start of the pandemic, including wisconsin where the president will hold a rally later tonight. In fact, the infection rate, the positivity rate, is somewhere up above 20 right now. Hes also in michigan today, a state thats also reporting a Record Number of cases. In fact, take a look at how those cases are climbing in michigan. Also on the rise, the number of early ballots cast in this election. Americans are voting early in Record Numbers. More than 22 million have voted so far, and while requests for mailin ballots are in high demand, in part due to the pandemic, President Trumps sustained attacks on vote by mail, plus the overhauls to the postal service, have inspired so many people to vote early inperson. Let me take you to georgia. These images from this morning where some people lined up for three or four hours to cast their ballots. Well have much more on the ground there in georgia in a moment. But first, cnns joe johns joins us from