Lockdown. The nations governors asking the Trump Administration its plans on distributing the vaccine. And how two of the countrys biggest Drug Store Chains may be involved. Overseas tonight, thousands paying tribute to the middle School Teacher killed on the street by a suspected terrorist in france. Cell phone Video Showing Police confronting the 18yearold suspect before hes killed, lunging at officers with a knife. 11 people now being detained by authorities. Back here at home, wildfires raging in the west. Colorados cameron peak fire, the largest in state history, now destroying more than 200,000 acres. Two new wildfires breaking out in utah, destroying homes, forcing more evacuations. News breaking late today in the search for a missing mother found alive nearly two weeks after vanishing at a national park. What authorities are now saying. Small businesses sending out an sos. Tens of thousands in danger of Closing Forever because of the pandemic. One Business Owner selling almost all of his personal possessions to stay afloat. And a new spin on movie night. Instead of renting a movie, how about renting the entire theater. And good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. We begin tonight with americas race for president , now a sprint to the finish. 16 days until election day. President trump and joe biden trading blows on the campaign trail today. Both locked in on battleground states. The president in nevada, 24 hours after holding rallies in wisconsin and michigan. President trump facing backlash for attacking Governor Gretchen Whitmer just days after she was targeted in an alleged terror plot. Joe biden hitting North Carolina today. Saying President Trump continues to lie about the coronavirus. Biden downplaying his lead in the polls. Urging supporters not to get complacent. Early voting under way in record numbers. Thousands lining up to cast their ballots at bostons fenway park this weekend. More than 26 million voting nationwide so far. Rachel scott leads us off. Reporter tonight, with just 16 days to go until election day, joe biden urging his supporters to get their ballots in now. Dont wait. Go vote today. Reporter over 26 million americans have already voted with recordshattering turnout across the country. Lines wrapping around bostons fenway park. I just voted. Whoohoo reporter and voters waiting in line for hours in the battleground state of North Carolina. We gotta keep the incredible momentum going. We cant let up. Reporter in our latest national poll, biden is up by 12 points, the same margin by which Hillary Clinton led in 2016 at this point in october. The biden campaign, fearing a repeat of four years ago, blasting out this memo warning, donald trump can still win this race, and, we need to Campaign Like were trailing. President trump spending most of his time campaigning hard in states he won in 2016, trying to fire up his base. Usa usa if i lose, can you imagine . If i lose, i will have lost to the worst candidate the worst candidate in the history of president ial politics. Reporter but the president s rhetoric isnt doing much to expand his support. The crowd chanting lock her up at this michigan rally as the president criticized the states Governor Gretchen Whitmer. You have got to get your governor to open up your state. Okay . The schools have to be open, right . Lock them up lock them up lock them all up. Reporter whitmer saying the president s words are putting her life in danger. Just days ago, the fbi foiled an alleged plot to kidnap her, saying the suspects charged were angry over her lockdown restrictions. Its incredibly disturbing that the president of the united states, ten days after a plot to kidnap, put me on trial, and execute me, the president is at it again and inspiring and incentivizing and inciting this kind of domestic terrorism. Reporter members of the president s own party are now breaking ranks. Nebraska senator ben sasse, facing his own reelection challenge, warning losing the white house could bring the senate down too. Im now looking at the possibility of a republican bloodbath in the senate. And thats why ive never been on the trump train. Reporter the president calling sasse a liability to the Republican Party and an embarrassment. And the chairwoman of the rnc sending this message to republicans now publicly distancing themselves. Any republican that doesnt recognize that running with the president is going to help them is hurting themselves in the long run. Rachel, there are some cracks in republican support for the president , we just heard it in your story. Criticism growing in some gop circles. But the president will keep his foot on the gas, blitzing several battleground states . Reporter hes keeping a packed schedule. Tonight in nevada. But hes spending time in North Carolina and pennsylvania. States he won in 2016. This is a campaign that has long had goals of expanding the map, trying to flip the states the president lost. But in the final days of this campaign, the president is on defense. Tom . Rachel, thank you. Tonights other major headline, the coronavirus surging across the u. S. Health officials fearing another deadly wave on the way before a vaccine is ready. More than 219,000 american lives now lost. 41 states reporting a rise in hospitalizations. The nations governors pressing the Trump Administration on plans to distribute a vaccine when its ready. Heres trevor ault. Reporter tonight, with 386,000 new infections nationwide in the past week, doctors sounding the alarm about the fall. Right now, we are entering the darkest days of the pandemic. Reporter 41 states now reporting rising hospitalizations. This week, 14 of them setting new record highs as the virus ravages much of the midwest and mountain west. In california, professional wrestler martin rodriguez, a father of two known for his strength, going from a cough and fever to dying on a ventilator. He helped me become who i am today. And knowing i wont have him for my future reporter asked about a potential national lockdown, dr. Anthony fauci saying that would only happen if the situation became really, really bad as the country is fatigued with restrictions. We want to use Public Health measures not to get in the way of opening the economy, but to being a safe gateway to opening the economy. Reporter in new york, officials shutting down a 10,000guest wedding in brooklyn that was scheduled for tomorrow as Governor Andrew Cuomo announces a new micro Cluster Strategy targeting neighborhood hot spots for shutdowns without disrupting entire regions. Its not only better in terms of fighting the virus, its also easier on people, because the restrictions are in a smaller area. Reporter new york laying out plans for how it will roll out a covid vaccine, saying a task force will apply a phased system to determine who gets the vaccine first. In phase one, doses will be given to Health Care Workers and residents and staff of Long Term Care facilities. And in phase two, firefighters, police, and teachers. The National Governors association sending a list of three dozen questions to the Trump Administration about how vaccines will be administered on a national scale. The white house announcing a deal with cvs and walgreens. To provide free vaccine doses to those who live or work at nursing homes. We think we can provide a significant contribution in terms of ending this pandemic by helping with the vaccine. Reporter but Health Officials fear another deadly surge could come before a vaccine is ready. It is probably likely to be the biggest wave we endure without the benefit of a vaccinated population. Trevor, joining us live. We just heard about fears of a new wave. And tonight, we are following two developing headlines out of europe, now in the midst of a feared second wave . Reporter yes, tom, as cases surge across europe, people are taking to the streets in protest of new restrictions. Paris is now under a curfew. And in london, people are banned from gathering indoors with anyone they dont live with. Trevor, thank you. And thats exactly where we head now. News about the deadly terror attack outside of paris, thousands paying tribute to the middle School History teacher viciously murdered on the street. The suspect killed by police. Authorities detaining 11 people, including family members, brought in for questioning. James longman is in france. Reporter tonight, a massive show of support in france for the teacher murdered in that horrific terror attack. Social distancing traded for solidarity. From paris to nice, outrage over fridays barbaric killing of 47yearold samuel paty, a father and middle School History teacher. They may have been wearing masks, but it was freedom of speech they came to defend. Thousands came out in here in lyon, where mr. Paty studied to become a teacher. And tonight were learning new details about the investigation. Authorities arresting for questioning nearly a dozen people, including the parents and brother of the suspected terrorist, a chechen immigrant. Police say the 18yearold suspect followed paty as he walked home from school, and beheaded him in broad daylight. This cell phone video from friday shows officers confronting the suspect. After lunging at them with the knife, hes shot dead. Paty had received threats after teaching a lesson on freedom of expression and showing his class the controversial cartoons of the prophet mohammed published in the Charlie Hebdo newspaper. Theyre images many muslims find disrespectful, and that led to the 2015 attack on the papers headquarters in paris that killed a dozen people. School Officials Say paty asked students who might be offended to look away. Investigators say the suspect had no connection to the teacher. Tom, tonight its emerged that the sister of a parent at the school is suspected of joining isis in syria, and that parent is among those who have been arrested. These problems run deep in france. Tom . James, thank you. Back here at home, and the wildfire emergency in the west. Colorados cameron peak fire, the largest in state history, now burning across more than 200,000 acres. Fires in Boulder County and two in utah forcing mandatory evacuations. Heres zohreen shah. Reporter tonight, thousands in colorado forced from their homes as this wildfire exploded over the weekend. The calwood fire ripping through Boulder County, engulfing over 8,000 acres tonight, destroying homes, shutting down roads, and creating massive plumes of smoke like this one captured by residents. We were able to get out quick but this one, we werent able to. It just exploded. Reporter and the cameron peak fire, the largest in the states history, has grown to over 200,000 acres tonight. Charring land for over two months. Threatening air quality for the entire population. It was a disaster. Theres a lot of houses down there and nobody knows. Its all based on the winds right now. Reporter to the west, two new wildfires breaking out in utah, triggering more evacuations and burning homes. Dry brush and gusty winds throughout the west are major factors fueling these fires. And we are still in peak fire season for at least another month and a half. Tom . Zohreen, thanks. And rob marciano is with us. Youre seeing the dry conditions across the west, and no rainfall in sight . Reporter no, its not that excessively hot or windy, but drought is the cause of this. Colorado, all of the state is in drought. 97 of it in severe drought. Much of the west, the same thing. 58 of the west is in severe drought. A lot of it in northern california. Everything is going over the top of the colorado rockies, driving down into the plains. Bringing cold air, and with that, some snow for minneapolis through great falls. Could see 3 to 12 inches of snow through tuesday. A taste of winter there. Tom . Rob, thank you. Next tonight, the mother rescued in Zion National park after being missing for nearly two weeks. Authorities say another parkgoer helped track her down. Heres janai norman. Reporter tonight, a woman missing for 12 days in Zion National park found alive and reunited with her family. 38yearold holly courtier disappeared october 6th after taking a shuttle bus into the park. Courtier leaving her phone behind, planning a solo hike through the canyon but Authorities Say she never returned to be picked up. Her family reporting her missing two days later. It is getting down to the final few days of survival without food. Reporter the search intensifying in the park known for its massive cliffs and wilderness, and maze of deep, sandstone canyons. Days passing with no signs of holly until today. A park visitor telling rangers theyd seen courtier within the park. Search and rescue crews finally tracking her down. And tom, courtiers family saying that finding her wouldnt have been possible without the network of people who came together. Tom . Janai, thank you. Still ahead on world news tonight this sunday, are americans about to get some more covid relief money . The new deadline set by nancy pelosi as tens of thousands of businesses are at risk of shutting their doors. 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We are on the brink of shutting down permanently. Reporter and its not just the owners getting hurt. We had to lay off 350 employees, people that were very committed to, that we were supporting in many ways. Reporter Small Businesses account for 45 of all american jobs and have never been so threatened amid lockdowns and customers staying home. In new york city alone, 2,800 businesses have closed since march, with one projection showing a third of them will never come back. Democrats say time is running out for an agreement on pandemic relief before the election. Today, House Speaker nancy pelosi telling Abcs George Stephanopoulos shes given the white house a deadline of 48 hours. The 48 only relates to if we want to get it done before the election, which we do. Reporter this, as lawmakers and the white house remain at an impasse 16 days before the election on a new Financial Relief package. Im so concerned that im about to lose everything that ive worked for, for so long. 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Reporter so when the roysters were told by doctors that a bone Marrow Transplant would offer noah the best chance for a cure, 10yearold blake stepped up. I wanted my family to be together again. Reporter big brother a Perfect Match. Blake telling us he just wanted his brother to get better. So noah doesnt have to stay home and he can actually learn how to ski. Reporter for noah it would mean three different chemo treatments, transfusions, and long days in the hospital. Through it all, blake right there by his brothers side. And this week, after 44 days, noah walking out of the hospital. Today we caught up with the royster brothers. The family telling us theyre grateful for the simple things. I think its just returning to a normal routine, one of their favorite things to eat is daddys pancakes. Yes. I think you appreciate those simple things a lot more after youre not able to enjoy them. We want to thank the royster family for sharing that story. And we thank you for watching. Im tom llamas in new york. Stay safe. Good night. Stay safe. Good night. A conservative man from texas who was attacked while trying to hold a rally in San Francisco talks to the abc7 news iteam about the rally and his intentions. And a bay area county is about to launch a covid19 Compliance Team could issue big finds to people who dont comply with safety measures. Energized for the election. Early voting turnout nationwide is shattering records. Good evening. Thank you so much for joining us. Tomorrow is the very last day you can register in california for the november election. If the early numbers are any indicator, voters are eager to have their say. The secretary of States Office sent out this tweet on friday saying more than 2. 7 million ballots have been returned. That is well ahead of 2016. Early voting continued today outside San Francisco city hall and so far the numbers are pretty good. We have about a 23 turnout in San Francisco which is really good at this point in time. 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