Im anne marie green. Of course we are going to start this morning on the campaign trail with just eight days left. The coronavirus remains the biggest issue. Over the weekend, over 228,000 cases were reported in the u. S. According to Johns Hopkins university. Records were set on friday and saturday with 83,000 each day. Five aids to Vice President mike pence tested positive for the virus including his chief of staff and political advisor. Pence, who has tested negative, plans to campaign for President Trump this week. Nancy, how are the candidates spending these final days on the trail . Good morning. President trump will head to pennsylvania and joe biden will stay in delaware before traveling to georgia as we enter the final full week until election day. With with a week and a day to go, neither side is taking anything for granted. It is not over until the bell rings. We feel good about where we are. I dont understand how he plays. President trump spent the weekend in battleground s
Churning in the east atlantic. Well tell you whats next. Early today starts right now. Good tuesday morning. Im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. One Company Takes a giant leap toward a cure for covid pfizer announcing a potential vaccine thats 90 effective among volunteers our tom costello has the latest. Reporter pfizer executives are calling it one of the biggest medical breakthroughs in the past 100 years 90 effective in the grug of volunteers known to be infected. Now seeking to get fda approval at the end of this month. With thousands dying every day, its great day, not for signs but for humanity. Reporter the science involved more than 44,000 volunteers researchers will continue monitoring the volunteers to make sure the vaccine is safe. Everyone will need to get two shots three weeks apart with protection kicking in. Most people in the community are probably march through june would be my best guest. Reporter melissa was one of the first to receive the injections at nyu. I felt
To change the course . Nightline will be right back. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. With election day less than weeks away, tonight the unprecedented moment. Two competing town halls replacing a president ial debate. Former vp joe biden and President Trump speaking directly to voters. Were their messages heard . Heres my nightline coanchor juju chang. If im elected president , youll not hear me race baiting, youll not hear me dividing, im going to try to unify. Weve done a good job. The strongest economy in the world, were coming around the corner, vaccines coming out soon. Reporter both candidates appearing in critical battleground states. Vice President Biden in an abc news town hall in pennsylvania. This president embraces all the thugs in the world. Best friends with the leader in north korea, sending love letters. He doesnt take on putin in any way. Reporter President Trump in florida at an nbc news town hall. We are running the remnants of whatever is left much better th
For an economy he inherited and zero blame for the pandemic he ignored. The final debate, which included Climate Change. Would you close it down. A transition industry, yes. A big statement. And covid. Were learning too live with it. We have no choice. He said were learning to live with it. People are learning to die with it. Giving both candidates ammunition. How safe is mr. Bidens polling lead . Can mr. Trump repeat his Election Night 2016 shocker . And who will control the decision . My guests, can be can be, Corey Lewandowski, congressman from ohio, and Denver Riggleman from virginia. Plus, several members of Vice President pences staff test positive for covid as cases hit an alltime high. Its very real. Theres probably not a day i dont cry. Joining mr 230e insight and analysis are amy walter, from the cook report, Yamiche Alcindor from nbc thursday house, mark murray and anna palmer, senior washington correspondent for politico. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Announcer fro
Oxycontin pleading guilty to fueling the opioid crisis, but will the families see any of that money. Senate democrats are planning to derail a vote. A tidal wave sweeps across 39 states and impacts black patients as hospitals begin to swell. The young women racing to help us. Early today starts right now. Good morning im frances rivera. And im phillip mena. Breaking overnight, echoes of the 2016 election as the nations top intelligence officials warn that iran and russia are trying to meddle in the 2020 race. John ratcliffe claims iran is behind the threatening Campaign Emails sent to democratic voters in florida and other states. Nbcs Pete Williams has more. Reporter what seems to come from the right Group Proud Boys were actually from iran. They started showing up in inboxes to democrats in florida. It says, quote, you will vote for President Trump on election day or we will come after you. The proud bays claim they know information about the voter and acted in a threatening nature a