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The president has called her an important voice. tonight, joe biden calling her, quote, an absolute disgrace and that the president is also trying to scare suburban voters. and tonight, one of the president's staunchest allies now testing positive, just before he was going to board air force one with president trump. the new interview tonight. the president pressed about reports of russia's alleged bounties on u.s. troops. russia allegedly paying the taliban. the president pressed on his recent phone call with vladimir putin, did it come up? the president saying the call was to discuss other...

Nine sightings in just two days and it comes, of course, after that deadly attack, the wife and mother who did not survive. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, lifeguards on alert and helicopters patrolling beaches near new york city after multiple days of shark sightings. at least three sightings today. >> i saw a fin of a shark. >> reporter: on monday, lifeguards in hempstead, new york, spotted a shark near swimmers about five feet from shore. >> people were screaming and yelling a little bit, but the lifeguards did a great job of getting everyone out. >> reporter: the shark identified...

Got into trouble. >> reporter: today in jeffersonville, indiana, about 70% of students were back in school with masks and social distancing. parents can choose virtual or in-person learning. some parents feel they have little choice. >> honestly, the options were limited. my husband and i both work outside of the home. >> reporter: in florida, latoya floyd is a single mother of two, an essential worker at a grocery store. she's worried about sending her kids back to the classroom. >> i absolutely have no choice but to send them to school, because i work 45 hours a week. >> reporter: with the d...

Since launching in april, they have now connected more than 15,000 essential workers and donors in 49 states. nearly $500,000 in donations, including pat, a nurse in garden grove, california, who received groceries and masks and this sign. "thank you so much." a new book and a super hero arriving in georgia for the daughter of an essential worker. >> hi, david. >> reporter: donor cindy chen from salt lake city. >> i wanted to help a firefighter and his 2-year-old son from across the country, because i wanted to give back to the essential workers that are on the front lines of this pandemic eve...

An essential worker comes with risk. the mta has lost more than 130 employees to covid-19 and she is always concerned for her own family. >> i am home now and the new normal is coming in through the garage. where i -- hi, mommy. look at my baby. >> reporter: her dog, beauty. then changing and showering before she sees her husband and children. >> hi, family. >> reporter: her daughter by her side. >> my daughter drove us to the supermarket. yay! >> reporter: now several months in, mia telling us why she was determined to get back. >> my favorite part about my job is knowing i'm making a differe...