And legal struggles. Plus, covid infections rise in the fall, in the u. S. And abroad. More wildfires scorch the west, spacex launching satellites intended to make wifi universal and a sea lion plagued with seizures saved by surgery. This is the cbs overnight news. Good evening everyone im Major Garrett in washington. President trump has returned to the campaign trail with gusto, pressing against reelection head winds. Most polls are showing him trailing Vice President biden in key battleground states. But he is tapping unexpected pockets of support. A Battleground Tracker poll shows mr. Trump trailing the former Vice President in wisconsin, a state that mr. Trump narrowly won in 2016. And trailing biden in arizona. This weekend, the president made stops, in michigan, wisconsin, nevada and california at airport rallies he was greeted by big crowds, many not Wearing Masks. As the nation watches, it is voting in astonishing numbers. More than 27 million ballots cast by mail or in person.
Turn the corner . Things are getting worse. He continues to lie to us about the circumstances. This as the president comes under fire for attacking again michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, just days after the plot to capture and kill her was revealed. Wildfires exploding in the west. Dozens burning right now scorching homes in hardhit colorado as dangerous winds fuel the flames forcing mandatory evacuations for thousands. Ginger is tracking the latest on the emergency this morning. Miracle rescue. The mother missing in Zion National park for nearly two weeks finally found safe. How search teams tracked her down. Abc news exclusive, battle of brothers. The new book taking us inside the royal sibling rivalry. New details about Princes William and harrys relationship and the role meghan may have played in their split. The authors first interview on u. S. Tv only on gma this morning. It feels like the first time and the 2020 showdown is set. The dodgers are going to the world series. Over
Morning. We want to start the day off right with meteorologist mike nicco with a look at that forecast. Finally a couple days of cooling down before another warmup . Yeah. I think well have some temperatures that will be cooler than what we dealt with last week and over the weekend. Just a touch above average before we can start to get more falllike weather. Fortunately the fire threat returned but mainly to the north bay mountains. This is a very big area, but thankfully not the greatest of Population Centers as it affects about 12,000 to 13,000 people. Im not minimizing you, believe me, but it was much more broad i guess is my point last week when it covered more area. So fire weather watch at 11 00 this evening through 8 00 wednesday. At some point this morning the Weather Service usually updates around 9 30 or 10 00, it will probably be boosted to a red flag warning. Heres a look at our winds up there, up to 17 miles per hour. Pretty quiet as are all of our neighborhoods this morni
Darkest days of this pandemic. New images tonight from inside hospitals. And this evening, 41 states with a rise in hospitalizations. And our Foreign Correspondent and what theyre already seeing in the icus in europe tonight. Is that next wave coming here in the u. S. . Two u. S. Park Police Officers now charged with manslaughter for the killing of an unarmed driver. Dash cam video shows the officers approaching his suv with guns drawn. The jeep then moving. Officers firing ten times into the vehicle. The images coming in tonight. The couple in their 70s, their vehicle plunging into a river. The wildfires tonight. The recordbreaking fire in colorado. Youll see the firefighters surrounded by smoke and flames. And were following breaking news at this hour. The earthquake off alaska tonight. The missing mother found alive nearly two weeks after vanishing in a national park. The family now revealing how thshe was injured. And america strong tonight. It is happening across the country after
Testing sites and case numbers on our website nbcbayarea. Com and click on coronavirus updates in the top stories bar. Lets take you outside. Beautiful and warm fall weather. This is a live look in bawalnut creek. We hit the high 80s. Hotter in the north bay where a red flag warning has been issued. Lets bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. How widespread do you think this fire danger is . Well, its going to be to the northeast and the south bay hills. It will be an event where its on again off again. We will see gusty winds, things calm down and it will ramp back up again. The fire danger overall isnt until 8 00 a. M. On friday. A red flag fire warning in the north bay, its a little more critical and a fire weather watch for the east and south bay hills. I want to be clear on this. 2,000 to 3,000 feet is the top risk. You have to go way up in elevation for those 15 to 35mileperhour wind gusts. Sustained 5 to 15 and also that low humidity. Now, Something Else we have been followi