States of wisconsin and michigan on saturday, attacking michigans governor once again after federal authorities stopped an alleged plot to kidnap her. Meanwhile, joe biden is in North Carolina looking to add states to the map as he attacks the president s response to the coronavirus crisis. A live report. Plus chuck todds analysis just ahead. Plus our sunday focus on what lies ahead in the coronavirus pandemic. With cases surging across the country, Public Health experts sounding aparms and some politicians taking alert from the first wave. And with an American League championship crowd last night, game seven and the world series just two days away, well introduce you in our sunday spotlight to the diehard baseball fans finding creative ways to watch games in person during this strange major league season. Then, a new sunday sitdown with legendary saturday night live creator loern mirne micha taking us behind the scenes to show us how snl is pulling things together in these socially distanced times and reflecting on nearly half a century behind the helm. What do you think . I didnt sign up for this. It just worked out that way. A sunday sitdown with snl creator Lorne Michaels. Plus, another life well lives later in the show. Lets begin with the president ial election now just 16 days away. President trump in nevada today as Vice President biden heads to North Carolina. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell is traveling with the president in las vegas. Kelly, good morning. Good morning, willie. With polling, both nationally and in battleground states showing a consistent lead for joe biden, the president is trying to use a different metric right now to show his strength. Lots of rallies that attract thousands of voters. And hell do that again today in nevada. On a threeday battleground tour, President Trump arriving in las vegas late saturday. After chilly stops in the midwest, a rally in wisconsin. We win wisconsin, we win the whole ball game. Another in michigan. Nobody told me you could have 40mileperhour winds today. The president taking on michigans democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer after federal authorities foiled a plot to kidnap her. And she blamed me. She blamed me. And our people were the ones that worked with her people. The crowd launched into chants of lock her up. And the president joined in. Lock them all up. Governor whitmer responded. This is exactly the rhetoric that has put me, my family, and other government officials lives in danger. It needs to stop. Running behind in polls, the president tried to explain his standings with women voters. The fake news keeps saying suburban wim dont like me because i dont sound nice. I dont have time to be nice. Drawing sounds in jamesville, wisconsin, as the state confirms a dramatic spike in covid19 and hospitalizations. The president joked. Ill kiss the big powerful men down there. I wont love it, but i will. Joe biden who is headed to North Carolina today but did not campaign saturday, criticized the president s trip to wisconsin and his handling of the pandemic. After virtually every turn, hes panicked and tried to wish it away rather than doing the hard work to get it under control. Today, we will see something that is rare for the president. On his schedule, hes expected to attend Church Services here in las vegas, then make a quick trip to orange county, california, for a highdollar fundraiser in the lunchtime hours and then back here to nevada for his evening rally. Willie. All right, Kelly Odonnell starting us off in vegas. Thanks so much. Chuck todd is nbcs political director and moderator of meet the press. 16 days out, just over two weeks until election day. President trump going to states he won, the states that perhaps gave him the election four years ago. Wisconsin and michigan. But also playing defense in places like georgia, states that he would like to have thought he had locked up. And boy, talk about locked up. These chants youre hearing at these events, it could be 20 sane all over again. President trump calling for the governor of michigan to be locked up. Still Hillary Clinton to be locked up, and even his opponent, joe biden, to be locked up. What is the state of the race right now as he plays defense . Yeah, hes even trying to resurrect hacked emails that are connected to some russian intel operation. I mean, it is deja vu all over again. Look, i look at the state of the race, and im just surprised at the things donald trump is not doing right now. Hes not talking about issues. Hes talking about grievances. Well, thats not new. Four years ago, willie, he was channeling the grievances of the people at the rallies. He was talking about immigration, talking about trade. He was talking about china. He was talking about obamacare. He may have been talking them in crude ways. It may have seemed divisive to some people, but he was channeling the grievances of others. Its all personal grievances for hill right no everything is a personal grievance. That to me is the big difference. He has no closing message. He has no closing message on what hes going to do in a second term. Everything seems to be about, hey, if you dont vote for me, im never coming back. If you dont for me in florida, im firing the governor. Maybe ill leave the country. Its all self reverential at a time when youre supposed to be telling voters what you can do for them. He has one more chance to debate himself to joe biden in the debate on thursday in nashville moderated by our own Kristen Welker. What do you expect to see thursday night . I have no idea. Im not going to sit here and pretend we do know because it will be whatind of temperament the president is in, but i want to point out this inconvenient fact about this third debate. Right now, over 26 Million People have already voted. By thursday, that number could very well be at 50 million. So just think about the fact that a third of the entire voting electorate may have already cast their ballot by the time of the third debate, so the point is, i dont know if even the president makes this a debate like hes never held before, whether it can have that much impact when a third of the american electorate has likely already voted. An election in so many ways unlike any other. One thing we know, kristen will do a great job. We look for much more on meet the press when chuck talks about politics and the pandemic with michigans democratic governor, gretchen whitmer, who was the subject of the president s ugly taunts again last night. You can watch the final debate between President Trump and Vice President biden moderated by Kristen Welker on thursday night. That starts at 8 30 eastern right here on nbc. The senate is expected to vote on its coronavirus aid bill. Mitch mcconnell says the 500 billion bill includes funding for schools, more Unemployment Benefits and another round of the paycheck protection program. This program is not likely to go far, though, as democrats are proposing a much larger plan. Meanwhile, House Speaker nancy pelosi and treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin spoke on the phone for over an hour on saturday. Speaker pelosi is calling on the white house to come to an agreement with the house of representatives in the next 48 hours. The largest wildfire in colorados history is forcing thousands of people to prepare for possible evacuations this morning. Winds close to hurricane strength have fueled the cameron peak fire. Its been burning for months now, fueled by high winds and warmer temperatures. The fire has burned nearly 200,000 square acres. There is some good news. Lower winds and higher humidity are in the forecast. One half of the world series is now set. After the Tampa Bay Rays took out the Houston Astros in a thrilling game seven. The rays won 42 to clinch the American League championship series over a houston team coming off of a cheating scandal exposed after last season. The rays opponent will be determined tonight in another game seven after the Los Angeles Dodgers won game six last night over the Atlanta Braves by a score of 31. And new zealands Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern has been elected to a second term in office with many voters in the nation of about 5 Million People praising her handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Nbcs sarah harman has more. It wasnt just a victory. It was a landslide. Jacinda ardern delivering the biggest win for her labor party in half a searchry. This has not been an ordinary election and its not an ordinary time. Its been full of uncertainty and anxiety, and we set out to be an antidote to that. Many saw it as a ringer endorsement of her handling of the pandemic. New zealand currently has no Community Spread and people are no longer required to wear masks or social distance. On the campaign trail, ardern was greeted like a rock star. Her response to the chooischurch shootinged in 2019 got her noticed around the globe. New zealand automatically banning semiautomatic weapons. Every semiautomatic weapon used in the terrorist attack will be banned in this country. She became Prime Minister in 2017 at 37 years old. Less than a year later, she gave birth to a baby girl. During a 2018 interview here on today, she spoke frankly about balancing motherhood and her political career. Can i be a Prime Minister and a mother . Absolutely. Absolutely. Will i have help to do it . Yes. Today, she showed shes just getting started. Sarah harman, nbc news. 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A wave of sorrow overwhelming the country as the death toll approaches 220,000. Were at a critical time right now. Weve got to daubl done on the prevention methods. The number of covid19 cases surging again. Since the start of the pandemic in march, this time shifting to the midwest and rural areas. And on the rise in most states. Setting weekly records for new cases and pushing hospitals to the brink. We are really struggling. People are doing heroic work, but they are really getting to the point where its going to be literally unsustainable. In utah friday, one of the states major hospitals ran out of icu beds, with potentially deadly consequences for noncovid patients. This is hard. Last tuesday, stephanies 47yearold sister loris heart suddenly stopped. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, but they didnt have the equipment to save her. Because of covid19, it took two and a half hours to find her a specialized bed. I dont know who was more scared, the doctor or me. He looked desperate. Even though your sister took every precaution not to get covid19, it still could have cost her her life . Absolutely. And i dont believe people understand that. The medical system right now is so precarious. Saturday, thousands gathered in wisconsin to greet the president. Many without masks. Despite the state suffering a Record Number of new cases and hospitalizations. I have a mask. I might put it on if i sit down next to somebody, but im healthy. And im not that concerned about it. Its overblown. And in ft. Lauderdale, florida, a party in a packed bar. No masks or social distancing. The very next morning, the state reporting the highest daily number of reported cases in nearly two month, surpassing 750,000. Its kind of crazy. Scary. Across the atlantic, there, too, is extreme concern. With the number of confirmed cases yet again spiking across europe. Time is of the essence. Each day that passes before action is taken means more people will go to hospital and tragically more people will die. Curfews and tighter restrictions announced throughout the count nent. In london, paris, rome, and madr madrid, as both europeans and americans worry about the upcoming Holiday Season and the potential for further spread. Health Officials Say success against covid19 depends on individual responsibility. How hard is this to do . How hard is this to do . Its not hard. It may feel like were fatigued from this, but the point is, we have to do these things. And erin joins me now live from utah. Erin, good morning. We have been told for months and months that were kind of biding our time until a vaccine has been developed and made available. What is the status of the development of a vaccine right now . Well, this week, we heard from dr. Anthony fauci about that very question. He said we can expect a vaccine soon, by the end of the year, perhaps early next year. He said that multiple vaccines are in the works, although he said that one probably wont become widely available, widely distributed until the Third Quarter of 2021, which is why Health Experts are telling me that those basic precautions, the masks, the hand washing, the social distancing, is expected to be with us for some time. Willie. The doctor you talked to said its not that hard. Wear your mask. Erin mclaughlin, thanks so much. Coming up next, a new sunday sitdown, inside the famed studio 8h with legendary saturday night live creator Lorne Michaels, and a behind the scenes look at the making of the iconic show in the age of covid19. Then, a life well lived. The man who fought all the way to the Supreme Court for one couples right to be married and won a landmark victory over discrimination in america. And as we head to break, our photo of the week, and a picture of a champion. Lebron james smoking a celebratory cigar and facetiming with his mother as he lies on the floor of the locker room after leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the nba championship over the miami heat this week. It is the fourth nba title of lebrons career, as he becomes the first player in League History to be named finals mvp with thre