Tonight, the cdcs surprising letter to local Health Officials. Be ready to distribute a Coronavirus Vaccine by november 1st. All states put on notice, prepare for a possible vaccine just before election day. The Letter Raising concerns the Trump Administration may be trying to politicize a vaccine. Tonight, growing outbreaks raising concerns at schools and college campuses. Images of hallways packed with children, and now, an even bigger problem. Some colleges sending infected students home. Health Officials Say thats exactly what not to do. Pandemic politics shaping the race for 2020. Joe biden zeroing in on President Trumps handling of the outbreak, calling it a failure, including the lack of a National Plan to reopen americas schools. The president also on the Trail Greeting supporters crowded
together in North Carolina. Few Wearing Masks and no social distancing. The abc news exclusive. The warning about Russian Election interference. The Trump Administration withholding an alert p
tonight, the cdc s surprising letter to local health officials. be ready to distribute a coronavirus vaccine by november 1st. all states put on notice, prepare for a possible vaccine just before election day. the letter raising concerns the trump administration may be trying to politicize a vaccine. tonight, growing outbreaks raising concerns at schools and college campuses. images of hallways packed with children, and now, an even bigger problem. some colleges sending infected students home. health officials say that s exactly what not to do. pandemic politics shaping the race for 2020. joe biden zeroing in on president trump s handling of the outbreak, calling it a failure, including the lack of a national plan to reopen america s schools. the president also on the trail greeting supporters crowded
since yesterday, the least informed and the last to act was columbia gas. reporter: and new aerial infrared images show what police say was another major gas leak under the pavement caught in time. two people remain in the hospital. the gas company apologized tonight, and saying they are working to fix things safely. and that the ntsb has taken over the investigation. david? linsey davis in lawrence, massachusetts. thank you. there s still much more ahead on world news tonight. new developments on the deadly police shooting in dallas. the off-duty officer charged with killing a man after she wrongly entered his apartment. she thought was hers. the victim s family accusing police of a smear campaign. we ll tell you why. the new letter raising questions involving brett kavanaugh. what it accuses him of, involving a young woman decades ago. we ask tonight, why was the letter just now revealed?
there are several other major stories this friday night. paul manafort, pleading guilty, now cooperating with robert mueller. what does this mean for president trump? the new letter raising questions tonight involving supreme court justice nominee brett kavanaugh. what it accuses him of, involving a young woman decades ago. and why was the letter just now revealed? and the massive fires outside boston. the deadly chain reaction gas explosions. and what we now know. and tonight, what they saw from the air just before another possible explosion. and tonight, our persons of the week. the rescuers, the volunteers. they did not forget the pets. and good evening from wilmington, north carolina. where hurricane florence slammed into this state, making landfall today and carving a deadly path.
what else has been left out. jim, what more are you learning. reporter: well, let s be clear. this additional participant in the meeting, like other participants, far from inconsequential. he s described himself as a veteran of the soviet army, the gop chairman sent a letter raising questions about his ties to russian intelligence. in addition to that, he was a very well known lobbyist on a key issue to the russian government. that is the act which places sanctions on russian individuals who are accused of human rights abuses. that s exactly what the russian lawyer in the room who was the main participant in the meeting, that is her main issue as well. why is that important? because that is a u.s. policy that severely penalizes powerful russians and something that both these people and the russian government have been seeking to change. again, consequential people with influence on an issue of consequence. and that s what you re learning about this additional person in