Tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. President trumps doctor now says the president has tested negative on consecutive days. The allout sprint now, 22 days until election day. The president s doctor saying the President Testing Negative using abbott rapid testing. Those tests and other measurements, the doctor says, mean the president is, quote, not infectious to others. Tonight, the president now on his way to florida, a huge crowd gathering, few masks. Joe biden, meanwhile tonight, in the battleground of ohio. Three weeks left amid new poll numbers tonight. Where this race stands. And the new message late today from dr. Anthony fauci to the Trump Campaign about using fauci in that ad. And the images coming in now, the major turnout on the first day of early voting in a key state. Also tonight, the Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing for President Trumps nominee, judge
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confidence, for good reason, they ve got the votes. committee chairman senator lindsey graham even acknowledging that no supreme court justice has ever been confirmed so close to election day. my democratic colleagues will say this has never been done, and they re right in this regard. nobody, i think, has ever been confirmed in an election year past july. reporter: graham also cited the late justice ruth bader ginsburg who said presidents are elected for four years, not three, and so can nominate justices throughout their terms. but senator amy klobuchar pointedly reminded graham of ginsburg s final wish, that her seat would not be filled until a new president is installed. this isn t donald trump s country, it is yours. this shouldn t be donald trump s judge. it should be yours. reporter: democratic vice presidential nominee senator kamala harris appearing by remote link also invoking ginsburg with a dire warning about judge barrett.
confrontation in the middle of dual protests. that storm system on the move at this hour. hurricane delta s trail of destruction in the u.s. and now the system dumping rain from d.c. up into the northeast tonight. also tonight, we remember john mccain s mother, who has died at 108. and we celebrate a baseball great. good evening and it s great to have you with us as we start another week together here. and as we come on the air tonight, we have just heard from the president s doctor through a written statement, saying the president has now tested negative over consecutive days, according to the doctor, using abbott rapid testing. the doctor saying those tests along with other measurements mean the president is, quote, not infectious to others. tonight, the president now on his way to florida. the president setting out from the white house late today, returning to the campaign trail for the first time, of course, since his diagnosis with covid. 22 days to go now. a large crowd wai
his momentum, campaigning today in ohio, a state trump won by eight points in 2016. but now polls show biden and trump neck and neck. today in toledo, biden calling out the president, saying his behavior is irresponsible. his reckless personal conduct since his diagnosis has been unconscionable. the longer donald trump is president, the more reckless he seems to get. reporter: trying to change the narrative, the trump campaign out with a new misleading ad that shows dr. anthony fauci praising the administration s response. i can t imagine that anybody could be doing more. reporter: but that comment, from the early days of the pandemic in march, was about the broader response of the task force. fauci today said his words were being twisted and he warned the trump campaign not to do it again. that might actually come back to backfire on them. i hope they don t do that, because that would be kind of playing a game that we don t want to play. reporter: while on capitol hill tod
florida. not a lot of masks, but a lot of enthusiasm. joe biden, meanwhile, with events in the key battleground state of ohio, calling the president reckless for his personal conduct around the pandemic. and tonight right here, the new poll. where this race stands tonight. and, of course, the other major story unfolding today. the president s nominee to the supreme court. democrats making health care the central issue in the confirmation hearing today. and what judge amy coney barrett said to the committee. we do have it all covered for you. election day three weeks from tomorrow. and we note tonight that more than 9 million americans have already voted. abc s mary bruce leading us off. reporter: president trump tonight heading to his first campaign rally since being diagnosed with the coronavirus, leaving the white house defiant, with no mask. waiting for him in the key state of florida, throngs of tightly packed supporters with few masks in sight. just one week after coming home fr