Weve got to turn this around. One of the nations leading Public Health experts, dr. Jha is back with us live. In the hot seat. Judge Amy Coney Barrett set to be grilled by senators this morning including vp candidate Kamala Harris after a heated start to the hearing. By replacing Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg with someone who will undo her legacy, President Trump is attempting to roll back americans rights for decades to come. An abc news exclusive. Breaking her silence. India, the daughter of dynasty star Catherine Oxenberg, speaking out for the First Time Since breaking free from the socalled sex cult nxivm and its leader Keith Raniere. He is a predator. Saying she was recruited in a secret society by a famous actress starved and brainwashed. How her mom rescued her. Youll see it only on gma this morning. A hikers terrifying Close Encounter with a cougar. No. I dont feel like dying today. The six heartpumping minutes caught on camera of the Mother Mountain lion stalking and lunging at him. The man speaks out this morning about that terrifying close call. And what a night for 80s night. Take on me dancing spinning us back to the future with breakdancing in the ballroom. And all eyes on that flashdance maniac moment. But who took their final bow . This morning, the booted couple joins us live. Oh, what a night. Good morning, america. Good to be with george and t. J. On this tuesday morning. Want to take a live look, now, capitol hill, where democrats are preparing to question judge Amy Coney Barrett. No Supreme Court justice has ever been confirmed so close to election day. Were going to have much more on that coming up in just a few minutes. But lets start with the state of this race and if its any indication look at what happened in georgia. This was monday, people turning out in record numbers on the first day of early voting. Just 21 days until the final votes. At least 10. 5 Million People around the country have already cast their ballots in person or by mail. George . T. J. , that is just a Staggering Number on track to shatter all previous turnout records if it continues like this right now. And President Trump returned to the campaign trail in florida last night for his first rally since contracting covid. Senior White House Correspondent cecilia vega starts us off. Good morning, cecilia. Reporter george, good morning to you. President trump wasnt wearing mask, neither were most of his sporters at that rally, even though several states are now seeing records for their highest daily coronavirus cases. President trump is now using his recovery as part of his reelection pitch. President trump fresh off his covid diagnosis throwing out masks to supporters in the battleground of florida. Its great to be back. Reporter bragging about just how great he feels. I feel so powerful. Ill walk into that audience. Ill walk in there. Ill kiss everyone in that audience. Ill kiss the guys and the beautiful women and everybody. Ill just give you a big, fat kiss. Reporter that audience Standing Shoulder to shoulder and mostly maskless including the states own governor. [ crowd chanting usa ] reporter and as he left the white house and boarded air force one, the president also not wearing a mask. In a new letter white house dr. Sean conley says President Trump is not infectious and he tested negative on consecutive days. Hello, toledo. Reporter in the battleground of ohio, a different scene. Joe bidens supporters socially distant in their cars honking their horns instead of applause. Biden painting himself as the grownup in the race calling the president s behavior since contracting covid unconscionable. The longer donald trump is president , the more reckless he seems to get. Reporter the nations top Infectious Disease expert now says he has no plans to step down despite his dismay over the Trump Campaign featuring him in a new ad. I cant imagine that anybody could be doing more. Reporter dr. Anthony fauci saying his words were taken out of context and hes now warning that if they do it again, there may be negative consequences for the campaign. In fact, that might actually come back to backfire on them. Reporter fauci later telling the daily beastm by doing this against my will they are in effect harassing me. President trump is heading to states like pennsylvania and north carolina, states he won in 2016 but where hes struggling in the polls. George, joe biden, hes also heading to florida for an event where hell talk to seniors today. Full steam ahead. But theres been real questions raised by colleagues who cover the white house every day. Reporter yeah, real the reality is its because at least three White House Correspondents who cover the president have tested positive in recent weeks. The president not wearing mask, serious questions about whether basic safety protocols are being taken by this white house. Cecilia vega, thanks very much. Coming up thursday our town hall with joe biden. Ill be moderating starting at 8 00 eastern right here on abc. T. J. . George, we turn to the Senate Confirmation hearings for judge Amy Coney Barrett, high stakes with her expected to get a grilling from the committee which includes Vice President ial candidate Kamala Harris. Our Senior National correspondent terry moran is tracking this for us. And, terry, yesterday was just the warm up. Reporter good morning, t. J. This is the main event. For most americans the only time they get a good, long look for anyone who may sit on the Supreme Court for decades is a Senate Confirmation hearing. Were learning about judge Amy Coney Barrett as she answer questions. First, friendly questions from the chairman lindsey graham. She talked about how difficult it was for her and her family to make this decision to accept this nomination. This morning, democrats are preparing to grill judge Amy Coney Barrett, kicking off the questioning, asking if she can put the judicial process above her personal opinion. Gun, abortion, health care. Campaign finance. Does that process hold true for everything . Yes, always judgescant wake up one day and say i have an agenda, i like guns, i dont like guns. You cant impose the will on the world. Reporter in a personal moment, judge barrett talked about how difficult it was for her and her family to decide to accept this nomination. I dont think its any secret to any of you or the American People this is really difficult, some might say excruciating process and jessie and i had a very brief moment of time to make decision with momentous consequences for our family. We had to decide whether those difficulties would be worth it. And the benefit im committed to the rule of law and the role of the Supreme Court and dispensing equal justice for all. Reporter democrats have been ramping up the political stakes, arguing that barretts confirmation would mean the end of the aca and its protections for preexisting conditions. Theyre trying to push through a justice whos been critical of upholding the Affordable Care act and theyre doing knit the middle of a pandemic. Reporter but republicans are stills brimming with confidence that theyve got the votes they need to confirm President Trumps third Supreme Court pick. Though they acknowledge that no Supreme Court justice has been confirmed so close to election day. And overnight, there was news outside that hearing room. Joe biden finally giving a clear answer on whether he would support packing the court, adding seats to the Supreme Court if democrats win, he said hes in the a fan of packing court, he doesnt want to get bogged down on that issue. Robin . Well move on to more on the coronavirus emergency. This morning cases here in the u. S. Surpassing 7. 8 million. At least 34 states plus the district of columbia reporting an increase in cases while hospitalizations are up in 35 states. Stephanie ramos has the latest on that vaccine setback and more. Reporter new this morning, a setback in the race for a coronavirus vaccine. Johnson johnson pausing a stage 3 trial after one of the participants developed an unexplained illness. Johnson johnson, not the first latestage vaccine trial to be put on hold. Last month astrazenecas trials were paused in the u. S. After a volunteer became ill. According to the world health organization, there are 42 vaccines in human trials and 151 in development. Four of those are currently in stage 3 trials for use in the u. S. This as the lancet confirms a case of reinfection, a 25yearold nevada man with no underlying conditions. Its quite possible that you could get it again and that that infection could be as serious or more serious than the first infection. Reporter as several states set records for their highest daily coronavirus cases, dr. Anthony fauci delivering a dire warning. Were in a bad place now. Weve got to turn this around. Reporter here in wisconsin, the number of hospitalized covid19 patients nearly tripled in a month. We obviously hoped this day wouldnt come but unfortunately wisconsin is in a much different and more dire place today and our Healthcare Systems are being overwhelmed. Reporter Governor Tony Evers activating a Field Hospital at the state fairgrounds near milwaukee. This 350bed facility built in april has not been needed until now. Researchers finding there may be nearly 75,000 more deaths related to the pandemic than initially thought, and when compared to 18 similar countries, a new study finding more than up to half of covid19 deaths could have been prevented if more action were taken. Cassie martinez and her mother were both hospitalized for covid19 in san diego. Cassie died two weeks later. Her mother remains in the icu and has yet to be told about her daughters death. I know its going to be a great deal of pain for her and we dont know how shes going to react. Reporter as for a covid vaccine, its not known when Johnson Johnson will resume trials but one researcher says the pause is a good thing and gives the vaccinemaker and a safety board time to review findings. George . Okay, stephanie, thanks very much. Lets welcome back dr. Ashish jha and, dr. Jha, lets begin with that vaccine setback. Put it in context for us and try to describe where we are now in the search for a vaccine, what our viewers can expect for wide distribution. Yeah, good morning, george. Thanks for having me on. You know, this is completely normal par for the course. This kind of stuff happens in clinical trials. Part of the reason why many of us have been saying we shouldnt set a timetable for when a vaccine is going to be ready. My expectation is that theyre going to sort this out, and whether its this vaccine or a different one that we will have something approved for emergency use probably in november, maybe december, and i think im still kind of believing that were on track to have widespread availability of vaccines for the American People probably in march, april or maybe may at the latest. How about this question of immunity . Weve got the president declaring himself immune. As we learn of this case out of nevada, 25yearold man gets a second infection. Turns out to be more serious than the first. Whats your takeaway from that case . Yeah, so i do think a majority of people, most people probably who get infected and recover have some level of protection for some period of time. But its just a reminder that we shouldnt be cavalier. There are people who will get reinfected and some will be sicker the second time around. So were still learning a lot about the virus and sort of assuming that youre immune is not a good idea. So we have to be vigilant, especially as we see new cases cropping up around the country right now. What more should we be doing right now and how do you square that with your call to be opening more schools . Yeah, so there are two sets of issues here. I think right now im seeing a lot of governors opening up bars and Indoor Dining and seeing a lot of people hosting house parties and gatherings. Sort of acting like the pandemic is over. Thats where much of the spread is happening right now, in those indoor gatherings. Were not seeing a lot of spread in schools. My take, id rather have bars closed and schools open than the other way around and thats basically why im calling for those set of actions. Pretty good mantra right there bars closed, schools open. Dr. Jha, thanks very much. Robin . Okay, george. As you know, covid infections also rising across europe with some countries reporting daily cases similar to and sometimes above the pandemics early peaks there. In britain, officials imposing tough, new restrictions in the hardest hit regions and facing some backlash for it. Ian pannell is in london and has the latest for us. Good morning, ian. Reporter yeah, good morning, robin, thats right. Coronavirus is now sweeping across europe once more with a new wave of infections, deaths and restrictions. This morning, parts of the uk taking drastic new measures to try to curb the rapidly growing spread of coronavirus cases. The winter is going to be a very challenging one. Reporter infections quadrupling in just the past three weeks. Prime minister boris johnson, a Covid Survivor himself, unveiling a new threetier system to try to slow the spread. Parts of the country now designated either medium, high or very high depending on how severe the outbreak. These figures are flashing at us like dashboard warnings in a passenger jet and we must act. Reporter liverpool, one of the hardest hit with nearly 600 cases per 100,000 people. The citys been put in the highest category with bars, gyms and restaurants ordered to close from tomorrow and Business Owners frustrated. People dont know what to do. Reporter helen aldersons a medical student and had been at school for one week before she and everyone in her dorm were infected with covid. We were told it was covid safe and it wasnt. So what more can you do . We all want to get our degrees. Reporter new controversy this morning as it emerges scientific advisers wanted a new lockdown three weeks ago with englands chief medical officer now warning even the strictest new measures may not be enough to control the virus. And its not just the uk. Europe also now with more infections than america according to some statistics and theres also growing anger with the way governments are handling this crisis and as we head into the winter, of course, there are fears it could get even worse. Of course. Also, ian, four members of the Vatican Swiss guards testing positive for covid. I would imagine raising new concerns about the pope. Reporter yeah, thats right. Four swiss guards as you say. In effect, the popes security detail are infected with the virus and theyve been ordered to isolate. It isnt clear if they came into close contact with the pope but hes also facing criticism for appearing in public in crowds and not wearing a mask. Robin . All right, ian, thank you. T. J. . On that point of covid and masks and whatnot, were seeing something we havent seen all season, fans in the stands at a Major League Baseball game. Yes, this is the first time all season in this delayed season that fans have been allowed. This is at the nlcs between the dodgers and braves. They let about 10,000 fans in so they didnt have to pipe in the fake noise like theyve been doing all season. They actually had fans in the stands for this game, but its the other championship series, the alcs, this is the catch the tampa versus houston series. Watch. You see this. Stay with it. Yep. He makes that grab. Thats manny margot. Hes okay and that ball stays in that glove. Oh, my goodness. That might be the play of the playoffs but fearless. Hey, its the playoffs now. Its been a weird season for them. Theyre out there and down to the final four. Good to see fans in the stands, a few of them at least. Thank you, t. J. We have a lot more coming up including an exclusive interview with the daughter of dynasty star Catherine Oxenberg speaking out about her life in that sex cult and how her mother rescued her. Thats only on gma this morning. That terrifying close call on the trail. Well hear from the hiker in this frightening encounter with a cougar. But first, lets go to ginger. Good morning, ginger. Reporter good morning, robin. Hit twice, we know there were towns in southwestern louisiana including lake charles and, of course, lafayette, where i was and you could see the tree damage there. 75 to 100mileperhour winds were with delta. Remember, that was after they already got hit by laura weeks earlier. So this is what it looks like. This is recent video from lake charles. This is going to take so long to clean up from double hurricanes. Also the remnants causing coastal flooding in ocean city, maryland. And you can see some of that going onto the shore into houses, not just maryland but all the way up the coast and thats what were dealing with today. Going to be an ugly day for much of the northeast. Windy and two to three inches of rain possible. Thats from New Hampshire to maine. Lets get the tuesday trivia sponsored by target. Good morning. Im abc7 news meteorologist