Projecting a death toll of 240,00 to by the first week of november. Yet, President Trump is set to hold a crowded rally this hour. The fatale pandemic absent from his messaging three weeks from election day. He and his advisers continue to embrace herd immunity which would require 60 pe of america to contract the virus. Now dr. Anthony fauci is sounding the alarm. There will be so many people in the community that you cant shelter, that you cant protect who are going to get sick and get serious consequences. So this idea that we have the power to protect the vulnerable is total noninnocensense. You will wind up with more infections of Vulnerable People which will lead to hospitalizations and deaths. I think we just got to look at that square in the eye and say its nonsense. It is not a Public Health strategy, despite the white house selling it at house. That includes the world health organization. One of the organizations chief scientists said this in part. Quote, there will be a lot o
And together we will overcome. We will overcome. My message to americas Seniors Today is one of the optimism, confidence and hope. Your sacrifice has not been in vain. The light at the end of the trouble is near. Rear rounding the turn. I say that all the time. Some of the media doesnt like hearing it, but i say it all the time. We are rounding the turn. Dont listen to the cynics and angry partisans. We are prevailing. Its amazing whats happening, if you look at whats going on, its really amazing. Im moving heaven and earth to safeguard our seniors from the china virus to deliver lifesaving therapies in record time, and to distribute a safe and effective vaccine before the end of the year, and were really doing it even sooner than that. We have the vaccines getting ready to go. Seniors will be the first in line for the vaccine, and we will soon be ending this pandemic. A thing like this hasnt happened since 1917, 1918. I will not rest under we have eradicate this plague. Which the chin
Battleground state. Today, a live look at the scene in allentown. We will keep an eye and an ear on that event for any news that might be made. With polls showing a tight race in a series of key battlegrounds, every vote counts. This morning, maryland, early inperson voting just getting started. What you see is a line from Silver Spring early this morning. Voters waiting in line to cast their ballots, even before the sun came up. And that is in spite of this pandemic, which is not just disappeared, as promised. In fact, we have now lost more than 226,000 americans to this virus. We have now recorded more new cases over the past week than at any other point during the pandemic. Lets get right to our reporters. Carol lee is in pennsylvania at the president s next stop. Mike memoli is covering the Biden Campaign. Steve kornacki is standing by the big board for us. Carol, lets start with you in pennsylvania. President trumps rally in allentown, the first of three for him in pennsylvania to
Im chuck todd. We tuned in expecting a fight but a debate broke out last night. Hats off to our nbc news colleague Kristen Welker for a job welldone, commanded control was key there. Revealing exchanges last night on the candidates approaches to numerous issues, a raging pandemic, health care, race and racism in this country, Climate Change and many others. Were going to dive into the highlights in a moment. But with just 11 days to go the biggest headline is it doesnt appear theres a headline knowing to change the overall trajectory of this president ial race. And already the virus is back in focus with a vengeance as the United States reported nearly 80,000 new cases yesterday, breaking the single day record. And sadly as weve seen, it doesnt appear were peaking anytime soon. Looks like this curve is still going up. The president is once again butting heads with his Public Health exerts pz athey sound the alarm. Returning to the president ial race, democrats are taking heart after a
The trump rally. Jessica dean in Coconut Creek where biden is holding a drive in event. Tell us what the president s appeal is in florida. Reporter thats right, brianna. Florida is an enormously important state. Enormously important state for President Trump. There are 29 electoral votes at stake for President Trump and many paths to victory, none of them for President Trump are included without florida. That means they are pouring enormous resources into the state. The president spending a lot of time here, theyre spending millions of dollars on Campaign Advertising as well. And what republicans are telling me about the president s chances here is that they believe in a close election in florida. It tends to go to republicans each and every time. Go back to 2018, close races for senate and governor. Polls leading into this week show that the president or that the republicans were behind the democrats and won both the race for governor and for senate. In addition to that, go back to 20