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Pitfalls for the future of Voting Rights when all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. All right. We are officially two weeks from the end of voting in the 2020 election. We dont say election day anymore because voters across the country are already mailing in ballots and heading to the polls. Today was the first day of inperson early voting in the battleground state of wisconsin. You could tell from that footage it was chilly, and yet we saw long lines at busy pollin...

To add seats to make the Super Legislature rather than have them sit back and do the judging. Steve congratulations to the dodgers and at 6 01 in the east. We start with a fox news alert. It was a second night of rioting in philadelphia after Police Killed a black man armed with a knife two days ago. Police say at least 1,000 looters trashed and ransacked Stores Across the city. Brian Aishah Hasnie live in fill whether i a first hand look. Watching looting of all these stores live on television....

Your ballot back by mail and are voting absentee, at this point you should drop that ballot off in person. Really the theme of the day is florida. Both candidates in the same city today, tampa. In just a few moments well dig into new nbc news polling that might explain why. While the campaigns focus on florida, florida, florida, it is hard to ignore, as President Trump puts it, covid, covid, covid. The reality, our country reported more than 80,000 new cases wednesday alone. That is, once again,...

Exponential spread. Well get to all of those facts but first check in with john harwood and mj lee. Good morning to you both. John, the president s focus is on the key states in the midwest he won last time plus minnesota and nevada that hes hoping for. His family all over the country. Reporter thats right, poppy. This is the mad dash phase of the campaign. And for the Trump Campaign theyre almost entirely playing defense. Vice president mike pence who we should say has just tested negative for ...

You could tell from that footage it was chilly, and yet we saw long lines at busy polling places. Were also just 48 hours from the final big set piece event of the campaign, the last president ial debate, which will go on with a rule change. The candidates microphones will be muted while their opponent gives an initial twominute answer to each topic. Of course they made that necessary change because the president is so compulsively antisocial that he cannot abide by just the normal give and take...

Todd you can see the scene in philadelphia. We have a lot more to get to this morning. As we get a little closer, third night of unrest as the Police Commissioner reveals a substance appearing to be blood thrown at officers. The city remains under curfew. Reporter the story is the curfew is working, went into effect at 9 00 last night and the mass looting and lawlessness we saw the past two nights did not occur. This is one of the few stores leaders hit, a rite aid pharmacy and we understand the...

Overnight, more than 71,000 new cases were reported. Thats the highest number since the summer. The fourth worst day since the pandemic began. More than 41,000 people are hospitalized. Thats the highest number in two months. Eight states are reporting record hospitalizations. Joining us now, cnn political analyst Maggie Haberman, a White House Correspondent for the new york times. And cnn White House Correspondent, kaitlan collins. Kaitlan, i want to start with you. There was all sorts of talk a...

South yorkshire has entered the highest level of restrictions, and the row between the mayor and the government continues. Pope francis says he believes same sex couples should be allowed to have civil unions something that dozens of countries around the world already allow. The french president , Emmanuel Macron, is giving a tribute to samuel paty, the history teacher who was beheaded last week after he showed depictions of the pohet mohammed to his class. These are the live pictures coming to ...

Somebody that has done a really good job for us the gop chairman man. [cheers and applause] how are we doing . Doing great, sir. I think we are doing great. I also want to thank a legendary champion and green bay packer halloffamer bret favre for his indorsement. He is a tough guy and great. 2 days ago i saw that he endorsed me. I want to thank him. He is a hell of a champion. [cheers and applause] a great champion. I look at some of his records. You dont realize it, but passing yards and touchd...

Engaged in a deadly game of chicken with a ruthless virus and seemingly committed to showcasing his super spreader events in which he puts the lives of his own supporters on the line. At this hour trump has packed a rally in wisconsin, a town that woke up to this headline, quote, tired and frustrated, inside hard hit green bay icus. The entire country now tired and frustrated by the pandemic as we continue to break records of new infections and deaths. More than 90,000 new cases yesterday, a dea...