Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show whose podcast is available for download. Get it wherever you get your podcasts. I am kasie hunt on this tuesday, october 13th. We are going to start, as always, with the news. President trump returned to the campaign trail last night for the First Time Since being sidelined with coronavirus. He held another packed outdoor rally in florida with an estimated 7,000 people, very few wearing masks, even as covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths from the virus began to tick up again in the state. The president spoke for about an hour, attacking his opponents, playing down the virus, and telling his supporters they can ignore lockdown measures, if they want to. And weve got to remember, i said it right at the beginning, the cure cannot be worse than the problem itself. Cant. The cure cannot be worse. But if you dont feel good about it, if you want to stay, stay. Relax, stay. But if you want to get out there, get out. One thing with me, the nice part, i went through it. Now they say im immune. I can feel 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. No, but there is something nice. I dont have to be locked up in my basement, and i wouldnt allow that to happen anyway. I wouldnt allow it to happen. When youre the president , you cant lock yourself in a basement and say im not going to bother with the world. Youve got to get out. And its risky. Its risky. But youve got to get out. But it does give you a good feeling when you can beat something, and now they say youre immune. I dont know for how long. Some people say for life. Some people say for four months. I mean, every time i think about it, every time i hear that, it gets shorter and shorter and shorter because they want it to be as bad as possible. Just remember, please listen to the Health Experts and your local authorities about how best to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The rally came just hours after the president s doctor released a memo claiming trump had tested negative for the virus on consecutive days and was no longer contagious. His doctor didnt say on which days the president tested negative. We still dont have answers to those questions. Meanwhile, Coronavirus Task force expert dr. Anthony fauci condemned President Trumps choice to hold rallies as the pandemic continues to grip the nation. Put aside all of the issues of what political implications a rally has, and just put that aside and look at it purely in the context of public health. We know that that is asking for trouble when you do that. Weve seen that when you have situations of congregate settings where there are a lot of people without masks. The data speak for themselves. The person that you should listen to when it comes to trying to beat back this horrible pandemic. Speaking to Auto Industry workers in ohio yesterday, joe biden chastised President Trumps, quote, reckless personal behavior surrounding the pandemic. Ask yourself, why didnt he tell us . Why didnt he warn us . He said nothing. He told woodward that he didnt want to panic the american people. Thats why he said nothing. We dont panic america doesnt panic but trump panicked. His reckless personal conduct since his diagnosis has been unconscionable. The longer donald trump is president , the more reckless he seems to get. The Supreme Court confirmation hearing, meanwhile, for judge Amy Coney Barrett began yesterday. In a socially distanced hearing room, with hours of thematic Opening Statements on all sides. After judge barrett was sworn in, Judiciary Committee chairman Lindsey Graham conceded that the process was basically a formality. This is probably not about persuading each other, unless something really dramatic happens. All republicans will vote yes and all democrats will vote no. And that will be the way the breakout of the vote. Simply put, i believe we should not be moving forward on this nomination, not until the election has ended and the next president has taken office. Yes, judge, i think this hearing is a sham. I think it shows real messedup priorities from the Republican Party. The big, secretive influences behind this unseemly rush see this nominee as a judicial torpedo they are firing at the aca. Democrats highlighted what they believe is most at risk with barretts allbutcertain confirmation. And you heard a little bit of it there. The future of the Affordable Care act. Those posters, theyre displayed posters of people that they say will be most affected, if the law is repealed. Democrats also attacked the process itself. I also clerked for justice scalia. It was the content of Justice Scalias reasoning that shaped me. His judicial philosophy was straightforward a judge must apply the law as it is written, not as she wishes it were. Courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life. The public should not expect courts to do so and courts should not try. Republicans criticized the democrats tactics and defended the nominee by touting her qualifications and defending her right to her religious beliefs. And the day ended i think we just heard a little bit there from barretts opening statement. And tomorrow or today, i should say, she is going to have her first chance to answer questions from lawmakers who will get their first opportunity to talk to her. Meanwhile, after avoiding the question for weeks, joe biden yesterday said he wasnt a fan of expanding the Supreme Court but preferred instead to keep the focus on his opposition to republican efforts to fill the seat of Ruth Bader Ginsburg with their own nominee just weeks before election day. Biden has been critical of the republican approach to the process but had also repeatedly dodged questions about whether he would support expanding the court if republicans rushed through the confirmation as americans are already voting for president. Joining us now, Senior Writer at politico and coauthor of the playbook, jake sherman. He is also an msnbc political contributor. Jake, good morning to you. Thanks for being here. I couldnt help but be struck by Lindsey Graham basically putting it out there yesterday, and just saying, you know what, democrats are going to vote no, republicans are going to vote yes. This whole thing is a foregone conclusion. Im not sure it had to be. I mean, republicans had to make absolutely no mistakes. That still remains true for today and tomorrow. But that certainly seems like the course were on. Thats right. I mean, good morning, kasie, first of all. Number two, thats absolutely right. This is a lot more anticlimactic than almost any Supreme Court process that we thought. We thought brett kavanaugh, who kind of had a sterling resume and was being groomed for the court for many years, would also be a nonevent, an uneventful and an easy walk to the court. So, we can never say, especially as we sit here 21 days before election day, that its going to be a cake walk, although we do think so right now. I mean, i think the interesting thing to me, kasie heres my big takeaway from yesterday and from this process, is democrats are staying remarkably on message in making this about the Affordable Care act. You and i have covered a lot of campaigns, the same campaigns, and what weve seen over the last decade is democrats consistently, since republicans took majorities on capitol hill and now the white house, that democrats have made each campaign about health care and have been successful in doing so. And thats what theyre trying to do here. Theyre trying to say, listen, you, the american people, need to put pressure on your elected officials because, if this woman is put on the Supreme Court, your health care is gone. Obviously, its not that simple and cut and clean, according to most nonpartisan and objective observers, but thats what theyre trying to make it seem like. Right. And it was also pretty remarkable. I think it was dick durbin or Amy Klobuchar who joked yesterday that, hey, arent we remarkably on message . Which may be out of the ordinary for democrats, who sometimes struggle a little bit more to get all on the same page. But jake, i mean, one thing where were seeing republicans splinter is between the white house and the hill on questions of Coronavirus Relief. And i couldnt help but laugh a little bit when, you know, all republicans wanted to do was focus on the Supreme Court hearing to try to energize the base, and the president , meanwhile, is saying, oh, no, forget it, dispense with it, i now want a coronavirus deal that i, myself, toward torpedoed jus handful of days ago. Where do we stand, do you think, in terms of them actually making some sort of deal . Ive also been amused by the white house spokespeople coming out and saying oh, the senate gop will fall in line. That may have been true when President Trump seemed to have any shot at reelection. Its much less true right now. Welcome to the ball game, mr. President. I mean, theyve been at these negotiations since may, and theres been no progress because the president s been on the sidelines. Its pretty remarkable that now, 21 days before election day, hes indicating hes interested in a covid relief bill. He could have said this months ago and there could have been a deal. Instead, hes been on the sidelines doing whatever hes been doing. But listen, kasie, i mean, 21 days is not a lot of time to get a 1 trillion bill through congress. I mean, theres no evidence to me youre right, theres no evidence to me the senate gop is ready to fall in line behind a president whos down 10, 12 points in most National Polls and is down in every swing state. And listen, its not as if the issues have been narrowing. The talks between steven mnuchin, who ive been calling washingtons most eager man because he keeps getting back to the negotiating table, and nancy pelosi these issues arent narrowing. They are still miles apart on money, miles apart on policy, and they may come to a deal, but as we saw over the weekend, there is a blowup call between Senate Republicans and the white house. House republicans arent much interested. So, i just i dont see it happening at this point. I could be surprised. I would just think its a really, really steep and high hill to climb. It used to be the president got on the phone, told Senate Republicans, hey, vote for my bill, they would do it. Not so much anymore. Politicos jake sherman, thank you so much, my friend. Always great to see you early on tuesday morning. Still ahead, several countries across europe are mulling new restrictions amid a second wave of coronavirus cases, and it comes as states here at home are reporting a rise in infections. It helps explain why lakers fans may have to wait a little while in order to celebrate their teams latest championship. Those stories and a check on the weather when we come right back. E weather when we come right back. That life of the party look walk it off look one more mile look reply all look own your look. With fewer lines. Theres only one botox® cosmetic. Its the only one. 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Its gone austin riley has put the Atlanta Braves on top here in the ninth with a home run off blake trieden. Time now for sports. The blavz austin riley with that leadoff homer in the top of the ninth inning to put atlanta ahead of the dodgers in game one of the nlcs. Rileys long ball sparks a fourrun rally for the braves, including a tworun jack hit by ozzie albies and atlanta takes the opener 51. Over in the american league, the braves Manuel Margot had a Breakout Game to put tampa on top in the first with a threerun homer and coming up with a spectacular catch in right field while tumbling over the wall in foul territory. The rays go on to win it, 42, and they now have a commanding 20 lead in the series. Some news ahead of tonights matchup between the titans and the bills, as tennessee reportedly had no new positive tests in their latest round of screening. Sundays positive test ended a twoday run without any positive results. The titans have had 13 players and 11 other personnel test positive since september 24th, most of which have come since they last played a game back in week three. Meanwhile, a memo that went out to all teams last night announced changes to the leagues coronavirus testing protocol, including gameday testing for all players, coaches, and some other team personnel. Meanwhile, the public celebration for the nba champion lakers to mark the franchises 17th title is on hold because of a ban on large gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic. The team tweeted late yesterday that it hopes to put on an event, quote, as soon as it is safe to do so. Some 1,000 people gathered in downtown l. A. After the lakers victory on sunday night where police say what was initially a peaceful celebration turned chaotic, leading to 76 arrests and more than 30 buildings and businesses damaged. Causes for arrest included failure to disperse, vandalism, and assault on a police officer. Time now to get a check on the weather lets go to meteorologist bill karins for the forecast this morning. Bill, good morning. Hey, good morning, kasie. Yesterday was rainy in areas of the midatlantic. Today that shifts up into new england, and thats pretty much the only bad weather out there on the maps. You can see the rain behind me. A cold front is going through pennsylvania and new york. We have rain and drizzly weather around new york city, all the way up through southern new england. Its actually been Drought Conditions for the last couple months, so this is welcomed rain in many cases, especially in areas of rhode island,massachus. But it will make for a slow commute as the rain at 7 00 a. M. Is over hartford, providence, boston and theres the line of showers and storms. By noon today, boston still getting a soaking rain. I paused this at 5 00 p. M. Notice new york citys done with the rain, along with the hudson valley, but still raining pretty hard vermont, new hampshire, and all of maine. And so, again, poor drainage, maybe some isolated cases of flooding. By about 11 00 p. M. , its just about over for everyone and well have a pretty nice day tomorrow. The additional rainfall, 1 to 2 inches in northern new england. The other weather story today, heat advisories still up. Southern california is still really hot. Fire dangers high once again. Its not windy, but it is very dry and it is very warm. So, todays forecast, only 73. Some showers early in d. C. The weather improves in the afternoon. Notice that the middle of the country and the whole southern half of the country still feels like summer. 101 in phoenix today and about 90 degrees in san antonio. And kasie, as we go throughout this week, were going to talk more about a big cooldown coming. You expect it in october. Its going to get chilly in a hurry for many areas. 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