The suspect in custody. What authorities are saying about him this morning. Deltas damage. The storms destructive path ripping down telephone poles, taking down trees and destroying homes. Its been tough. Rob is on the ground with Louisiana Residents picking up the pieces. This morning how the storm is still a threat. And flag on the play. The nfls crackdown on coaches, the increased penalties if masks arent worn when interacting with game officials and how breaking the rules could cost the game. Good morning, america. We are closing in on the final three weeks of the president ial race with President Trump recovering from covid, resuming Campaign Appearances and facing an uphill climb if the polls are correct. Overnight his doctors saying trump is no longer at risk of transmitting the coronavirus to others. Tomorrow hes scheduled to go to florida, johnstown, pennsylvania on tuesday and des moines, iowa on wednesday. Saturday on the lawn of the White House Trump supporters were required to bring a mask, but they did not necessarily maintain social distance as you can see. In florida his Campaign Says rally attendees will get temperature checks, masks and access to Hand Sanitizer in florida. All of this after a week when ten states hit a Record Number of covid cases. Lets begin in washington where the president s first post hospital white house event. Abcs rachel scott joins us. Rachel, good morning. Reporter good morning. It was the president s first time back in front of supporters since being diagnosed with covid19 after being sidelined with the virus, the president making a return to the campaign trail. He is behind in the polls and facing growing questions about his health and business dealings. With just 23 days to go President Trump emerging from the white house balcony taking off his mask to briefly address a crowd of hundreds. First of all, im feeling great. I dont know about you. How is everyone feeling . Reporter in his first public event since testing positive for covid19, still insisting the virus will one day disappear. Its going to disappear. It is disappearing. Vaccines are going to help. Therapeutics are going to help a lot. Reporter and just two weeks after a cluster of coronavirus cases were traced to this rose garden ceremony, saturday on the south lawn, hundreds Standing Shoulder to shoulder once again. All attendees were required to bring a face mask. This time many choosing to wear it. Others taking theirs off as the president spoke. Five days out of the hospital the president seen with bandages on his hands. Overnight the white house releasing this memo from the president s doctor saying trump is no longer a transmission risk to others and is clear to return to an active schedule. His Campaign Already pressing forward with back to back rallies this week. Hell do all those and a lot more. Honestly the president is the one thats challenging us to make sure we have the schedule ready and ready to go. Reporter but as the president makes rae campil, hen polls and facing growing questions about his business dealings. A New York Times report painting a picture of a president who once promised to drain the swamp reportedly turning his own hotels and resorts into the beltways new back rooms. Abc news has not verified documents, but the report showing more than 200 companies, groups and foreign governments patronizing trumps properties at a time when his personal empire was struggling financially. Meanwhile the president s rival, joe biden is leading by 12 points nationally according to our latest abc News Washington post poll. Biden still dodging questions about whether hell pack the Supreme Court by adding more justices to the bench. The only Court Packing going on right now is going on with republicans packing the court now. Its not constitutional what theyre doing. Come on, joe. The americaneoservig ht answer. Reporter in that latest abc News Washington post poll 58 of registered voters disapprove of the president s handling of the pandemic. The economy is still a bright spot for President Trump. The majority of voters approve of his handling on that front. When you compare it to the pandemic, twice as many registered voters say the economy is their single most important issue. Whit . Rachel scott, thank you. We move to the senate beginning confirmation hearings tomorrow for President Trumps nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. Federal judge Amy Coney Barrett selection taking center stage again. Abcs alex presha joins us with more from the sport. Supreme court. Alex, good morning to you. Da of hea senator republicans trying to squeeze in this confirmation of judge Amy Coney Barrett with just 23 days now before the election, and this is during a pandemic. So there will be ppe stations and a limit on the number of folks allowed inside that hearing room, and now we know that these hearings will be at least partially virtual. Thats because two members of tested positive for the virus, senators mike lee and thom tillis. Then you have Chuck Grassley and then you have other senators like Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham what have refused to get tested. All members have the option of appearing in person or row motely remotely. Notably graham as the chair will be there in person. Expect fireworks on tuesday when senators have their first chance to question judge barrett. Now this will be hotly contested. Democrats dont have the outright numbers to block her confirmation, but expect questions from them on her stances from roe v. Wade and also the Affordable Care act. Democratic senator dick durbin detailing his playbook. Were going to focus on the issues that explain her philosophy and what she will brintohe Supreme Court we will come to understand Amy Coney Barrett better. Well be able to anticipate what shell do in the court, what changes shell make in this country. Reporter now, the Merrick Garland situation still front of mind for Many Democrats when republicans refused to take up obamas nominee. Then also for republicans, they still remember the contentious hearings for Justice Brett kavanaugh. Guys . So many strong feelings on both sides. Alex presha, thank you very much. For more on all of this, lets bring in our chief White House Correspondent jonathan karl, author of the excellent new book, front row at the trump show. Jon, good morning. Lets start with these confirmation hearings coming up. Do they carry potential political benefit for the president because they could change the subject away from the pandemic . Anything that does that, dan, is welcomed by the Trump Campaign. He needs something else, some other story. They welcome these hearings. The bottom line is the main story, the story of the moment, is the pandemic. The outbreak at the white house and the outbreak across much of the country where several states are experiencing record highs in terms of Coronavirus Infections and also hospitalizations. The death rate rising. Theres really no distracting from that, even a battle over a Supreme Court pick. As we mentioned at the top of the show, our new poll has the president down by 12 points in the president ial race. Is there any precedent for a president ial candidate coming back from this deficit so close to an election . Well, sort of. Four years ago. There was an abc poll in the middle of october that actually had Hillary Clinton up 12 points, but it was different because that was one poll. The rest of the polls were not as wide as this. Weve had several polls that show double digit leads for joe biden. The other thing thats different this time around is theres much much more quality state polling in the battleground states. Theres not a single one of the top dozen battleground states where donald trump has held a consistent lead, not one. Let me ask a question about joe biden. He keeps dodging questions about e pre urt. Would support packing we saw this in rachel scotts piece. Is this issue a potential liability for him . I think it is, dan. Its not just that he wont answer the question. Its the clumsy way in which he says he wont answer the question. He said in an interview yesterday asked directly dont the people have the right to know, he said, no, voters dont have a right to know where he stands on this. He also said a couple of days ago that he will give an answer on this after the election. Its very strange. This is a major issue. This is not a trivial issue. Hes saying he wont tell voters where he stands until after they have voted. I dont think its helpful. Jon, thank you for your analysis. Always great to see you. I want to remind everybody, dont forget to tune into this week. Jon will be hosting. Hes got an exclusive interview with President Trumps son eric on the heels of an explosive New York Times story about the president s mixing of public and private business. Plus, jon will go oneonone with the cochair of the biden campaign, congressman cedric richmond. Thats all coming up on this week later this morning, and dont forget our town hall with joe biden. Its called Vice President and the people a special edition of 20 20. Thats on thursday, october 15th, at 8 00 eastern on abc. Eva over to you. Now to the deadly shooting during duly demonstrations in colorado. Cameras capturing the confrontation. Janai has more. Good morning, janai. Reporter good morning, eva. Police say they recovered two guns and a can of mace. Witnesses say the victim was shot at point blank range. The suspect believed to be a private Security Guard hired by a local news station. This morning, a suspect is in custody after dueling protests in denver turned deadly. Supporters of local police and counterprotesters gathered in the early afternoon. As those mostly peaceful events came to a close, shots rang out. This photograph appears to show the victim spraying a substance directly at the armed man moments before he opened fire. In this video, capturing the contentious moments right before the gunshot. You can see demonstrators from both sides arguing. One of the men seen here moves out of view of the camera, and seconds later, gunfire rings out. The man falling to the ground, later dying at the hospital. Our affiliate kmghs camera picks up shortly after. Three individuals lying on the ground. The two to the right have been confirmed as a producer and private Security Guard from denver local news station, 9 news. A verbal altercation that transpired. Firearm was discharged. The individual was shot and later pronounced deceased. Reporter both the producer and Security Guard were taken into custody. 9 news releasing this update overnight. It has been the practice of 9 news for a number of months to hire private security to accompany staff at protests. The producer who works in the Investigative Unit was not involved in the incident. The producer is no longer in Police Custody and not a suspect. Officials say the Security Guard has no ties to any group. We dont want any erroneous information going out, any speculation. Thats really what hurts us and thats what gets everybody angry and motivated to commit more violence, and thats what were trying to prevent. Reporter and police say they are investigating the shooting as a homicide. Thus far no charges have been filed against the suspected shooter, guys. Still a lot of questions about what led up to that shooting. Janai, thank you. We move now to the latest on the pandemic. 30 states plus washington, d. C. Reporting daily increases in cases as deaths are rising in a dozen states plus puerto rico. Abcs trevor ault joins us now with more. Trevor, good morning. Reporter whit, good morning. This has not been a good week for most of the United States in the fight against the virus. Ten states hit record high new cases. 11 had record hospitalizations, and two states hit record high deaths and thats why some Health Experts warn things could only get worse as the weather continues to cool down. This morning as the president claims covid19 is disappearing, the numbers nationwide do not align with that assessment. The u. S. With three Straight Days of 50,000 plus cases for the First Time Since august with hospitalizations rising in 34 states. One theme has emerged taking care of these patients and that is the unfairness of this disease. Reporter the Minnesota Health department announcing nine cases tied to a trump rally last month with two people hospitalized. Next door, wisconsin is enduring the worst outbreak in the nation with its Positivity Rate at 17. 6 , far higher than neighboring illinois. The problem is not everybody is on the same page and some states are open. Some are closed. It doesnt make any sense. Reporter doctors under constant strain, turning to innovative techniques in treatments. In florida, umbilical cord stem cells are being used to treat patients appearancing li experi lifethreatening respiratory distress. Some Covid Patients are haunted by lingering symptoms months after being treated for the virus. How does it feel to be going home . Reporter 9 11 First Responder robert morrero was released from the hospital in may, but now struggles with memory issues, fatigue and debilitating pain. One of the biggest questions i have is, am i going to stay like this . Reporter but across the country, americans continue to step up. Single mother lunisa guzman lost her life to the virus leaving two young adopted children behind. Now her two adult daughters katherine and jennifer are raising those kids as their own. She wouldnt have it any other way. I want them to remember that no matter what, that even though mommy is not here, we will always be. Reporter and much like the rest of the country here in new york, officials are monitoring hot spot areas. What Governor Cuomo calls four red zone counties that are accounting for nearly a fifth of the states new cases despite having less than 3 of the population. Dan . Trevor ault, thank you very much. Weather now and the aftermath of delta, the second hurricane to hit louisiana in six weeks. Rob is right there no new orleans this morning where many evacuees went for safety. Rob, good morning to you. Reporter yeah, dan. More than 5,000 evacuees from hurricane laura six weeks ago. Many of them are staying in hotels right here on canal street, and another hurricane came through. They know itll be even longer until they can go back home. O hrine delutas this morning the remnants of hurricane delta bringing rain and damaging wind well inland as it spins its way northeast. Falling trees taking out power lines and crashing into homes. The roof just, boom, fell. Reporter in georgia the Atlanta Fire Department responding to more than a dozen calls for vehicles stuck in flood waters. In southwest louisiana people there now left to pick up the pieces once again. Hurricane delta bringing a demoralizing blow to the city of lake charles, just six weeks after category 4 hurricane laura struck in nearly the same spot. Its been tough, and i think that i feel forgotten, and im sure a lot of other people feel that way. A lot of people have let us down. I feel very hopeless. Im thinking i dont know if im going to be able to live through the put back to together, only to have it destroyed again because it seems like were in a pattern. Reporter down the street the cormiers are seeing their home for the First Time Since evacuating to houston. Nine hours. Ninehour drive . Yes. Normally 2 1 2. Yes. Reporter their home faring well, but many did not. So many homes with blue tarps on them from the last hurricane, and now many of them looking like this, torn up from hurricane delta. So youre just patching up what the last hurricane did . In lafayette a tree crashing yes. Reporter in lafayette, a tree crashing down right into this home. Just talked to my husband about Guardian Angels. How we all need to have one. I said, thank god your Guardian Angel saved your life. Reporter chainsaws and heavy equipment needed to clear downed trees in jennings, louisiana. Members of team rubicon have been working recovery in lake charles for weeks. Now theyre back to helping clear roads where the eye of delta came through. Theres a psychological toll of staring at debris for six weeks straight and now knowing its going to get strewn about your community again, and rip off the work that you have already done. Reporter i suppose its a god thing those guys were already here helping with the current recovery so they could get right back in there. As a matter of fact, they said they had to evac and then reattack. Good on team rubicon for helping out once again. Lets show you what it did in lake charles. We saw flooding. Strong surge, and high