Live shows all through the election. Theres something so great about having snl live. Not that i can stay up for it but i like that its there. We want to begin this half an hour with a check of the headlines. We start with the fears of a new coronavirus wave as the number of cases across the country gets closer to 8. 1 million. More than three dozen states right now, many of them in the midwest, are reporting an alarming increase in cases as the death toll has now approached 220,000. It comes as pfizer announced it will not seek authorization of its vaccine until at least midnovember. Heading overseas, some breaking news overnight. A horrific attack in france. Several people have been detained near paris in connection with the brutal killing of a teacher in the middle of the street. The teacher was beheaded after showing caricatures of islams profit mohammed to his class. Police shot and killed the suspect after he refused to surrender. In baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers kept their playoff hopes alive after beating the braves 73 last night. There they go. And a high fly ball to left. Back at the wall, it is gone boom goes the dynamite dodgers catcher will smith hitting the go ahead 31 home run against braves pitcher will smith. The first time two players with the same name have faced off in the postseason. Will smith got the best of will smith. The braves lead the series 32. The astros avoided elimination with a 74 win over the tampa raiys. Both games are being played today to determine who goes to the world series. Also this morning, two College Football games wont be going on as scheduled today after a number of positive covid19 cases sidelined the players postponing those games. Its just the latest in a string of disruptions to hit some of the nations most wellknown teams. Nbcs kathy park is following this story for us. Kathy, good morning to you. Hey, kristen, good morning to you. Testing and Covid Protocols are all in place but players and even staff havent been able to dodge the virus. With positive cases climbing, there are growing concerns on how teams will be able to get the season over the goal line. This morning, the pandemic is putting College Football on pause yet again. Todays matchup between the Florida Gators and lsu tigers has been postponed to december. We have 18 current positives. We have another three walkons who are positive, so a total of 21 current team members. Covid also sidelining todays vanderbilt missouri game. With a spotlight growing on the safety of the s. E. C. Football season and its players, floridas hoecoach, dan mullen, walking back his comments after urging upwards of 90,000 fans to pack their home stadium. I certainly apologize if i offended people or anybody out there. Alabama tackling its own crisis with legendary Coach Nick Saban testing positive for the virus this week. While in quarantine, saban didnt stop working, monitoring practice and speaking to reporters through zoom. At this point im completely asymptomatic, feel fine. The s. E. C. Requires three consecutive negative tests before saban can be cleared in time for kickoff tonight but his results are still unknown. And despite the outbreak, the big ten and pac12 are still charging ahead. There were a thousand positive cases when students came back to alabama, but the Football Team kept practicing and playing and preparing for games. I think thats when you saw the pressure building on leagues like the pac12 and the big ten that decided to poef postpone t seasons. Theyre saying theyre playing through this. Football is back this fall, even with covid rushing the country. And while College Football continues to move forward with the season, unlike the nfl which is also seeing major disruptions with outbreaks, College Programs dont have the resources to protect their athletes like the pros. Kristen, peter, back to you guys. Kathy park, thank you. Check in with dylan right now. Dylan, none of those tailgates because nobody is really going to these games, but i guess you can do it in the backyard and still enjoy watching from home. Thats a good point. In some part of the country. In other parts we are still looking at really cold temperatures so i personally prefer to stay indoors anyway. The area im talking about right now is across the northern plains, the upper midwest, the Northern Rockies, all cold enough for snow. We do have Winter Weather alerts and advisories in effect for those areas. We could see accumulating snows as the snow continues to come down on the back side of this system. You can see across bismarck, north dakota, into fargo and even into central and northern minnesota we have some of that snow. Across the Northern Rockies as well. So its going to last most of the day today. And then on sunday were going to see it almost push into parts of the Central Plains as well, into nebraska it could be cold enough for some of that snow as well although we would see lessary couples lesser accumulations. We could end up with 4 to 6 inches of snow. So i feel like it was warm lately and now the and were still seeing elevated fire danger. Especially for the north bay mountains and the east bay hills. A reminder that that red flag warning will be in effect through about 8 00 a. M. Today and the on and off mountain gusts have us on a higher alert. A slight cooldown when it comes to the temperatures. Yesterday we saw some record highs and today in the low 90s for the south bay and mid 90s for the interior valleys and well get a little bit more 70s around the coast. And thats your latest forecast. Back to you guys. All right, dylan, im with you. I cannot believe were talking about snow. Thank you. 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Reporter business was a 35 billion a year industry in the u. S. Before the pandemic hit. But even though gyms nationwide are starting to open, its a heavy lift to get fitness buffs to come back. I dont feel comfortable going, even with the gyms being reopened in my county. Reporter some of the nations biggest fitness chains have been forced to file for bankruptcy during the shutdown. The exercise industry is estimated to have lost almost 14 billion through august, and a quarter of all gyms could close permanently by the end of the year if they dont get government aid. But its the owners of small, independent gyms that are suffering the most. Opening her own three years ago was a passion project. Its been a lifelong dream. Having it all snatched away has been really painful. Reporter business had been booming at her personal training gym, power play sf, until she was forced to close because of coronavirus. Find something to fix reporter now her gym has gone virtual and membership is down 65 . We are struggling. Struggling to maintain our staff, struggling to get clients back in, and maintain the business. Reporter now gym owners big and small are fighting back, challenging government restrictions. Amanda freeman, who founded pilates chain slt is heading up a group called the boutique fitness alliance. Theyre lobbying for smaller Fitness Studios to reopen in new york city alongside traditional open format gyms. Youve already come together with your competitors to lobby for change. What are you doing . We realized we werent united and we didnt have representation. And the restrictions that are being put on us are impossible to comply with and still have a successful business, so we decided that we were stronger together. Reporter similar groups are forming across the country. She joined her local chapter too. Weve just been fighting to keep going. Steph joins us now. Steph, you really feel for those small studios, but not everybody is struggling right now. The athome Fitness Companies seem to be doing pretty well. Absolutely, peter. I know you are both peloton riders. In normal times, an exercise bike, a treadmill, its that thing in the corner of your bedroom where maybe you put your laundry basket. Not anymore. These types of products, peloton, for example, their revenues are up 172 since this began and its not just those companies. Apple is coming out with its own fitness platform. All sorts of classes that you can take starting in the next month using your apple devices. Even though the big gyms have been open for about a month, those small Fitness Studios, the ones were talking about right now, they are struggling. They are in the fight of their life. Amanda freeman just wrote an oped here in new york urging mayor bill de blasio to let these small studios open or theyll be gone forever. No doubt. 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Reporter meet flock together, a brand new bird watching collective specifically for young people of color in london. Its really to support the backdrop of nature and bird watching. Reporter the founders came up with the idea after bonding over birds on instagram. Members gather in city parks rather than farflung nature preserves. Having a community of people here, everyone is there for the same reason. Everyone has just good vibes and they just want to connect and learn. Reporter many are brand new to bird watching. Oh, i even saw a bird on my own bird lashes. Reporter in films like the big year birding, as its called, is depicted as somewhat nerdy. Took off headed north. Probably be in iceland by friday. Reporter but lately a number of groups are challenging that stereotype. In new york, molly adams is a founder of a bird club which combines birding with social justice fundraising and has grown to thousands of members in three countries over the last four years. I can confidently say that bird watching is cool and its cool for the right reasons. Like its beneficial to people, its connecting people to conservation. Reporter bird watching is uniquely suited to our pandemic times. Its cheap, its surprisingly timeconsuming so perfect for lockdown, and you can do it just about anywhere. This is birds of north america. Reporter an youtube, naturalist jason ward hosts the Popular Series birds of north america. Here is binoculars 101. Reporter tens of thousands of viewers can learn birding basics to use in their own backyard. The first number you see there is an 8. Reporter back in london, flock togethers message is resonating. You dont need to go very far, first and foremost, because nature has this way of finding a place where its needed. Reporter the group is growing fast, with plans to take flight in the u. S. Later this year. For today, sarah harman, nbc news, london. How great. Dylan, i had a good friend in high school who loved bird watching. Hes made a career of it. This is his moment clearly because so many people are getting outdoors. I know. It is a good thing to do. You can kind of do it by yourself. Im fortunate i can look out the window and ive got all kinds of pigeons outside. Its fantastic. Bonding over birds sounds extra cool when you do it with a british accent, too . It sure does. Speaking of the brits, Prince William and dutch i didnt choose this job because it was easy. But i cant say i expected this. To fight these fires, we need funding plain and simple. For this crisis, and for the next one. Prop 15 closes tax loopholes so rich corporations pay their fair share of taxes. So firefighters like me, have what we need to do the job, and to do it right. The big corporations want to keep their tax loopholes. Its what they do. Well, i do what i do. If yould like to help, join me and vote yes on prop 15. Sglrch still to come, the race for the white house, the election two weeks away. 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