Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Were going to begin with the election this morning. Were just four days out from election day. The president and joe biden are continuing their marathon push to make their final pitch to voters. They will hold competing rallies in minnesota today. The former Vice President is set to appear at a drivein car rally later this afternoon. While mr. Trump will headline a rally shortly after bidens event. Nancy chen is in washington. How are the candidates trying to lure the last minute voters . Reporter good morning to you. The candidates are crisscrossing the country, trying to reach as many voters as possible. Especially in key swing states. President trump and former vice President Joe Biden have very different closing arguments. The race for the white house is being fought on familiar territory. Five days from now we are going to win florida. Florida goes blue, its over. Its over. Reporter the president ial campaigns converged on the Sunshine State thursday. Holding rallies in tampa, a few hours apart. Ive never been more optimistic about america and americas chances than today. Because i know the american people. We are doing good. See the numbers today . 33. 1 gdp, the biggest in the history of our country. Reporter while President Trump focused on positive Economic Data. We locked down, we understood the disease, and now were open for business. Reporter democratic nominee joe biden emphasized the white houses handling of the coronavirus. Donald trump has waved the white flag, abandoned our families and surrendered to the virus. Reporter today, both candidates will be in the upper midwest, a region where covid19 cases are spiking. Yesterday, House Speaker nancy pelosi formally ended pandemic relief talks with a Trump Administration. I feel very confident that joe biden will be elected president on tuesday. So while we dont want to be overconfident or assume anything, we have to be ready for how we are going to go down a different path. Reporter while negotiating a new relief bill, pelosi and the Trump Administration remain at odds over testing, aid to local governments and business liability. The latest count shows more than 81 million voters have already cast their ballots this year. The numbers suggest 2020s turnout could be the highest in more than a century. Annemarie. Well, i suppose that is good news, more people being involved in this process the better. Nancy chen in washington, thank you so much. So we have reached another grim milestone in the battle against the coronavirus. More than 88,000 confirmed cases were reported yesterday in the u. S. , setting a single day record. Now, that beats the previous record set just last friday and saturday. On those two days, more than 83,000 new infections were reported. Naomi ruchim shows us which states are being hit the hardest. Reporter the surging covid19 cases across the country are not just due to more testing, according to dr. Anthony fauci. Were going to have many more hospitalizations, and that will inevitably lead to more deaths. Youre using the word mandating masks, yes if that works, lets do it. Reporter the governor of kansas is considering a mask mandate with recordbreaking cases, overstrained hospitals and rising deaths. The state did not reach 500 covid deaths until september. Roughly six months after the pandemic began. It took a little over six weeks for another 500 kansans to die. Reporter missouri and indiana are seeing a dramatic rise in hospitalizations and indiana set a daily high for covid cases. Finding the balance between the economy and keeping people safe remains a challenge. New york city is allowing 40,000 stores to sell goods on the sidewalk. If the stuff is on the street already, it would help a lot. Reporter in massachusetts, many restaurant tents are coming down due to cold weather. It is concerning. The tents definitely helped us to keep our heads above water. But with all of this now just going indoors, it is concerning. Reporter the virus continues to claim lives, like 65yearold sharon hunt, a retired teacher from milford, ohio. Her heart broken family says many are not taking the virus seriously. When they go around and saying, it is less than 1 , when that less than 1 is your mother, it opens your eyes. This isnt a percentage. It is somebodys family member. Reporter hunts husband says he also thought the virus was a hoax, until recently. Naomi ruchim, cbs news, new york. Clemson tigers star quarterback Trevor Lawrence is out of tomorrows big game against Boston College after testing positive for the coronavirus. The 21yearold is currently in isolation. Lawrence took to social media saying he has mild symptoms adding the only thing that hurts is missing this weekends game with his teammates. Breaking overnight now, a Louisville Police officer who was shot during the raid that killed Breonna Taylor is countersuing taylors boyfriend for alleged assault. Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly alleges that Kenneth Walker shot him in the leg during the botched drug raid at taylors apartment in march. Mattingly and two other officers returned fire shooting 32 rounds into the apartment and surrounding area. Taylor was shot six times. No officers were directly charged in her death. Last month, walker filed a lawsuit against the police department, and the city of louisville, for police misconduct. He sat down with gayle king earlier this month and walker said police did not announce themselves before busting down the door. So the doors fly off the hinges. I let out one shot, and, you know, im figuring somebody is trying to break in or something. Theyre not going to want to do anything after that. After that, what happens . Gunshots all at the same time. The officers claim they did announce themselves as police. Mattingly is seeking a jury trial, damages and Attorney Fees for, quote, battery assault and intentional emotional distress. At least six people are dead and at least 2 million customers remain without power this morning after zeta lashed the gulf coast and rushed inland. Zeta has weakened and moved off shore after making landfall in hurricaneravaged louisiana as a category 2 hurricane on wednesday. The powerful storm raced through the south yesterday with winds up to 100 miles an hour. The storm peeled off roofs, toppled trees and knocked down power lines in alabama, georgia and mississippi. Frances antiterrorism Prosecutor Says the suspect in a deadly knife attack was not on the radar of intelligence agencies as a potential threat. 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In his First Television interview since President Trump abruptly replaced him last year, coats told cbs evening news anchor Norah Odonnell that russia is trying to undermine americans confidence in democracy. He also said hes worried about potential riots and violence after the election. The nightmare scenario is that Election Night people will draw conclusions or days after will draw conclusions that their candidate has been denied the victory. Coats says he has no reason to believe that this wont be a fair election. The Associated Press says Jerry Falwell jr. Is suing Liberty University. The former president and chancellor claims the evangelical school damaged his reputation in a series of public statements after he resigned in august. Falwell alleges that liberty officials accepted what falwell says are false claims about his involvement in an extramarital affair between his wife and a business partner. There was no response from the school. 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Diane king hall is in new york with those stories and more. Good morning, diane. Good morning, annemarie. Investors will get another look at the health of the Economy Today when the latest Consumer Spending numbers are released. It comes after stocks closed higher yesterday, fueled by a pair of stronger than expected Economic Data releases. The dow gained 139 points. The nasdaq rallied 180. And the s p 500 added 39. Walmart says it has removed ammunition and firearms from displays at its u. S. Stores. The worlds biggest retailer made the decision based on isolated incidents of civil unrest. Walmart cited safety of its workers and customers. The action comes as philadelphia grapples with looting and violent protests after officers shot and killed Walter Wallace jr. Walmart made a similar move in the wake of the Police Killing of george floyd. Exxonmobil is planning to cut its workforce as oil prices crumble again. 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