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who have had to evacuate and have a half million people who are on some level of evacuation status. so these have been devastating. >> sandra: officials in oregon are warning of a potential mass fatality incident. more on the situation on the ground there in just a moment. 50 days out from election day. president trump is turning his attention to those western wildfires surveying damage in california later on today after his indoor campaign rally in nevada last night. sparked outrage from the governor and the biden campaign. a lot of reaction pouring in this morning. nice to see you, trace, i'm sandra smith. >> trace: i'm trace gallagher. the president's rally outside las vegas was the first held

indoors. few wore masks and it was a clear violation on nevada's ban on indoor gatherings of more than 50 people. the governor called it shameful, dangerous and irresponsible. biden campaign saying it was a super spreader of the coronavirus. president trump using the rally to boast about his handling of the economy and the covid-19 pandemic. >> president trump: under my leadership we built the greatest economy in the world and now we're doing it again. we're developing a vaccine in record time. the other administration would have been years and we are almost there. it will be announced very soon. we are making that round, beautiful, last turn but it should have never happened. china should have never let that happen. they should have stopped it in china. >> trace: john roberts live at the white house. why did the president decide to hold a rally indoors? >> good morning, trace. we'll get to that in a second. you alluded to this at the top.

the first big indoor event the president has had since the rally in tulsa, oklahoma on june 20th. he typically holds outdoor events. the president almost daring officials to complain about this referring to his rallies as peaceful protests saying that the authorities are allowing protestors to gather in large numbers without social distancing in many cities so his supporters he refers to as, quote, peaceful protestors. the campaign spokesman giving me this five minutes ago. if you can join tens of thousands of people protesting in the streets, gambling in a casino you can gather peacefully to hear from the president of the united states. everybody had their temperature taken, given a mask if they wanted to wear it and hand sanitizer as well. nevada over the weekend, arizona today. no reliable polling in nevada. the trump campaign claims it is up 2 points.

arizona the rcp average biden ahead 5.6% but the race has been tightening. the trump campaign claims that it is up two points in arizona as well. as you mentioned, the president going to california for a wildfire briefing and then he will be going to that event in arizona later on today. >> trace: any more polls coming out of arizona and nevada 50 days before the election >> a national poll. it gives you a snapshot where we are in time. it shows the biden-harris ticket ahead of the trump-pence ticket. biden leads among women, millennials, blacks, hispanic. trump is ahead among others. it is interesting to know that the numbers are the same among registered voters because that first poll was among likely voters. biden leads 51-46.

the race narrowed since last month. the numbers are well within the margin of error. it is beginning to look increasingly like this thing is a toss-up. >> trace: the two la sheriffs deputies attacked in a shooting out of the weekend are out of surgery. what are the candidates shaig about that. >> it looks like they will survive as well. the president gave a shout-out to the officers, sent his prayers to them and also noting that protestors were outside of the hospital where these two deputies were fighting for their lives chanting we hope they die. listen to what the president said. >> president trump: tonight we send our love and support to their families and we pray to god for their recovery. the radical left in america is waging open war on law enforcement. hundreds of officers nationwide have been injured in left wing riots and mobs.

you see it all the time. >> joe biden weighing in saying the gold cold blooded shooting is unconscionable. those committed caught and punished. we're keeping the deputies and loved ones in our hearts and praying for a full recovery. he tweeted about gun control saying weapons of war have no place in our communities. we need to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines. that tweet curious. the assailant caught on video was using a handgun. one thing that is becoming clear, law and order in increasingly becoming a much more potent election year issue. >> trace: indeed it is. john roberts live at the white house. john, thank you. >> sandra: for more on all this and the shooting of those two los angeles sheriffs deputies byron york joining us now from "the washington examiner". our hearts go out to those sheriff's deputies.

they are listed in stable condition this morning. what happened there is drawing reactions from both the biden and trump camps. joe biden calling this ambush unconscionable. president trump floating the idea of a death penalty for those involved if those deputies were to die. what are you seeing and hearing as far as reaction to an event like that happening 50 days out from election day? >> well, it's inevitably part of the campaign and joe biden strongly denounced this shooting. president trump strongly denounced this shooting. president trump goes farther than that to point out that this attack is occurring in the context of a lot of anti-police rhetoric and attacks in some cases. just like back in the 2016 campaign, remember there were a number of incidents in the summer of 2016. there were anti-police demonstrations and then in july

2016 five dallas police officers were murdered by a sniper who wanted to kill as many white officers as he could. that really stunned the campaign for a moment. and i think what president trump is doing here is putting these anti-police attacks, including this terrible one in los angeles, in the context of broader anti-police rhetoric that he is seeing on the left. >> sandra: you have to put the "new york post" headline up for our viewers this morning. you can't even believe that it's real but this happened. we hope they die. protestors sick taunt outside ambushed cop's hospital. it is hard to believe that would happen after that tragic series of events there. i want to move on a headline in the "new york times" this morning. fast forward 50 days to election day when all of this will be in the minds of voters and joe biden is now creating a

legal war room preparing for a big fight over voting. this is from "the new york times" article. biden's campaign is establishing a major new legal operation bringing in two former solicitor generals and hundreds of lawyers, the largest election protection program in presidential campaign history. byron, what does that tell you about the legal battle that we may see come election night and beyond? >> that it's going to happen and it will be big. we've had all of these predictions about how we are not going to know the winner of the race on election night. that it might take days or weeks or even months for all the mail-in ballots to be tabulated. now, during that period both sides are not going to be sitting around waiting until the count is done. there will be furious legal maneuvering and the fact that joe biden has created a legal

team with hundreds of lawyers is a good indication of what they expect. think of all the disputes that we have around elections, democrats say the lines were too long at this polling place and polling hours need to be extended. think of that in terms of voting by mail. this ballot was mailed by election day but it was not received until a week later. should it be counted? you can imagine the legal fights that will take place. if viewers remember back to the florida recount 20 years ago, there was extensive litigation that went all the way to the supreme court and that was one state. this could happen in a lot of states. >> sandra: reaction pouring into the president's big rally in nevada over the weekend. indoors, the governor is responding saying he came into our state, the president, and blatantly disregarded the emergency directives and tough choices made and began

reopening our economy by hosting an indoor gathering characterized as high risk according to his own cdc. byron, why do you believe it was a calculated risk worth taking for the trump campaign to hold that rally? you see the images coming out of the rally with many not wearing masks. social distancing being breached. why take that risk? >> well, these rallies were the trademark of president trump's 2016 campaign. it is what set him apart from all the other republican candidates in the primary and then hillary clinton in the general election. this is clearly a big favorite of the president. this is the kind of campaign he likes to do and actually i believe trump has scored a lot of points with his base by beginning to refer to his rallies at peaceful protests because among conservatives there has been a lot of frustration with the idea that police and authorities and the

media all accept the idea of big protests going on in the streets which are dangerous of spreading coronavirus. meanwhile church services and other they find this frustrating. they are chafing under that. now president trump holds a rally, calls it a peaceful protest and they like that. >> sandra: we'll ask the trump campaign about that in a moment. byron york, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you, sandra. >> trace: exhausted firefighters are working around the clock to contain dozens of wildfires burning along the west coast. millions of acres have burned and at least 35 people have died. stunning images from nasa show strong winds pushing the thick smoke more than 1300 miles. let's get to christina coleman live in monrovia, california. we're hearing that fire is flaring up again.

>> trace, there were definitely some flare-ups this morning. i'm here at the bobcat fire burning northeast of los angeles. the fire is burning just over the hills. it is hard to get to right now. we're standing in a canyon where firefighters have been passing through just checking on this area as this fire continues to burn. now, this is one of 100 fires burning across at least a dozen states here out west. president trump will be in northern california today to look at some of the damage firsthand and get briefed on some of these deadly fires. the fires that have caused so much concern and that have killed at least 35 people, 24 here in california. the bobcat fire in the foothills of the angeles national forest flared up again forcing more people from their homes. more than 33,000 acres and just 6% contained. fire crews say some parts of this area haven't burned in 60 years and resources are stretched thin. >> imagine carrying 100 pound

pack up five miles and swinging a tool for 10 hours straight. challenging work. you are doing that day in and day out. you do it for two weeks straight 16 and 24 hours a day. >> search crews checked through burned-out neighborhoods in oregon where several people are reported missing. 10 have died there. there are red flag warnings that stretch from southern oregon to northern california. those strong winds could fan the flames that have already burned nearly 5 million acres according to national fire officials, an area roughly equivalent to connecticut and rhode island combined. you also have that smoke choking areas of the west coast. the air quality ranging from unhealthy to hazardous. smoke pollution is still a big concern. >> trace: it will get hot again this week. christina coleman live on the fire line. thank you. >> sandra: fox news alert. pfizer ceo says a coronavirus

vaccine could be ready before the end of the year as long as a key safety factor is first met. plus president trump getting into joe biden's head questioning his mental ability to handle the presidency. but a brand-new poll shows voters do not agree. reaction from the trump campaign next. >> president trump: should have left a long time ago. that's joe biden. joe biden. he is shot. everybody knows it. ta-da!

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>> trace: a man arrested in portland, oregon after police say he used a molotov cocktail to start a brush fire along the freeway. firefighters were able to put out the flames before any damage could happen. oregon is several states out west where wildfires are raging. >> president trump: this man is totally unfit to be president up here, he is totally unfit. we need very sharp people, i'm sorry. joe is not qualified for this position. >> sandra: president trump questioning joe biden's mental capacity to be commander-in-chief. a new fox news poll shows that more likely voters believe biden is better equipped mentally to be in the white house than president trump.

let's bring in trump 2020 press communications director erin perrine, thank you. i know you are traveling with the president's campaign in wisconsin this morning. appreciate you coming on. so seeing how this is not working in president trump's favor in the polls, why stick with this message? >> well, i would argue that it is working in the polls. president trump in that fox poll is at his strongest standing since going against joe biden and husband cut joe biden's lead by seven points in that poll. the people trying to change their campaign messaging right now and strategy are the biden campaign. president trump is out talking to the american people. our campaign is all across the country with the vice president, the president, the family, everybody is out talking to the american people about what president trump has delivered and what he would deliver in four more years. joe biden's team is the one who is changing their strategy. coming out having to be on defense. you are seeing bloomberg put $100 million into florida.

bernie sanders raising the alarm about his waivering support with the latino community because we're out here talking and president trump has steady momentum with 50 days to go before the election. >> sandra: so many big issues facing voters today, put it up on the screen. fox news polling on the issues. unemployment, 87%. coronavirus, 83%. crime and violence 64%. huge issues for voters. so why make joe biden's alleged cognitive decline a centerpiece of president trump's reelection campaign? >> it is a question the american people need to ask. listen, if there is a crisis in the world it is 3:00 in the morning. who do you want answering the phone at the white house? president trump with a strong foreign policy record protecting our people or joe biden whose own campaign couldn't make a declarative statement on whether or not he uses a teleprompter for interviews.

that's a serious question for the american people and we'll ask it. but when it comes to the economy president trump has protected millions of jobs thanks to the paycheck protection program and surged our response to the coronavirus making sure that ppe and ventilators were available. we know what the president has done. american people are hearing about it and why the president is on the rise. >> sandra: the president took it a step further this weekend and suggested that joe biden is taking some sort of performance enhancing drugs. here is the president. >> president trump: i think there is probably possibly drugs involved. that's what i hear. there is possibly drugs. i don't know how you can go from being so bad you can't get out a sentence. you saw some of those debates with the large number of people on the stage. he was -- i used to say how is it possible that he can even go forward? >> sandra: we have some brand-new video of joe biden just a few moments ago this morning. he along with his wife jill biden, you will see them walking along the sidewalks getting into their car.

this is some pool video. they are voting in delaware's statewide primary elections. play the video for us. we'll listen. you can kind of make out what joe biden says. he is ask about early voting. listen. >> yeah, i do. i do. thank you. >> sandra: okay, they went on and got into their car. they're heading to the new castle county board of elections to vote. a 10 minute drive. but the president suggesting he is on some sort of drugs. and questioning his cognitive decline. i mention it is not working for him in the polls. but when do you decide it's not working and pivot back to the election, pivot back to american safety and pivot back to getting people back to work as millions are people are still out of jobs in this country, erin? >> we're talking about everything. the president is asking questions and joe biden should answer them. we are talking about the

economy. listen, last week np and chuck schumer were celebrating the fact they blocked more money for the paycheck prevention program. president trump is asking them to put america first. we're talking about the economy, 10 1/2 million jobs president trump brought back on board because of the strong economic foundation. he stands for law and order in this country. a clear contrast. we're talking about it resonating with the american people. >> sandra: i have to ask you about this rally over the weekend. last night in nevada. clearly when you look at the videos and the pictures you see that people are not social distanced, indoors against the governor's orders in that state to not gather in groups of more than 50 people. you see that and you think about the enormous sacrifice we've made as americans to stop the spread of this virus and to tackle this pandemic. i'll just ask you as a member of the president's campaign why

you saw this as a risk worth taking to crowd those people, biden's camp making the case this could be a super spreader event. the governor has called it shameful, dangerous and irresponsible to do this. why do it? >> under the first amendment we're allowed to have a peaceful assembly of people and we brought -- we had hand sanitizer readily available. masks and temperature checks. if you can violently riot in the streets and violently protests in the streets and gamble in a casino the president can stand in front of supporters and have a conversation with them about what is at stake here in 2020. and listen, for those of -- >> sandra: sounds like i have to say two wrongs don't make a right. this goes against the president's own administration guidelines. goes against the cdc guidelines when it comes to coronavirus. >> the american people can make the choice to join us in person or join us online.

that is their right as the american people. we are reopening this country and safely doing so. we have health and safety precautions where you don't see any of those violent protests or riots. we take health and safety seriously. for those who can't join the president in person they can do so online safely as well. our message will get to the american people and how they choose to join us is up to them. >> sandra: thank you for joining us this morning. appreciate it. thank you. >> trace: another bloody weekend in chicago. how the windy city is reacting to this latest round of devastating gun violence. plus tropical storm sally expected to become a hurricane today. officials now warning people to be prepared as dangerous storm surge and flooding threaten the gulf coast. >> we have really good reason to be very concerned about this storm particularly because it is going to be a very slow-moving storm.

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>> sandra: a look at some of our top stories monday morning. president trump heading to california today to survey damage as deadly wildfires incinerate sections of the west coast. at least 35 people have died, countless others forced to evacuate. >> outrage overnight in lancaster, pennsylvania after police shot and killed a man who was captured on video brandishing a knife over his

head in a threatening manner. local news outlets report the officer has been placed on leave. >> sandra: a $100,000 reward is being offered for information on the gunman who shot two sheriff's deputies in los angeles. they were in their patrol car saturday when the shooter opened fire from point blank range. doctors performed surgery on both officers and say they're expected to survive. >> trace: in chicago gun violence rocks the city for yet another weekend. 10 people are dead and dozens more hurt in separate shootings. garrett tenney is live in chicago and garrett, a firehouse was apparently also struck by bullets early sunday. what do we know? >> yeah, trace, a firehouse and several other buildings were hit in what is normally a quiet neighborhood sunday morning. around 6:30 a.m. a woman ran up to a firehouse in the west rogers park neighborhood on the city's north side looking for

help after someone on the street shot her car while she was driving by. is woman was grazed in the head by one shot and you can see bullet marks in the door of the fire station along with a busted window. no other injuries reported there but that woman is one of 53 people shot this weekend and police say 10 were killed. one of them was fatally shot sunday afternoon in a drive-by shooting on the city's south side. that 35-year-old man was sitting on the porch with three other people and two shooters opened fire hitting the entire group. so far no arrests have been made. several officers are lucky to be alive as well after a separate incident saturday morning. police responded to a call of shots fired and 49-year-old man started shooting at them through a door. a swat team was called in before the man was arrested and taken to a hospital for mental evaluation. no one was injured in that shoot-out. we're expecting an update on the latest violent weekend

coming up in 90 minutes at a press conference with the city's top cop. >> trace: we'll talk more about the violence across the country. garrett, thank you. >> sandra: hurricane warnings are in effect for parts of louisiana and mississippi as tropical storm sally khurns in the gulf of mexico. it is expected to strengthen into a hurricane today before making landfall tomorrow bringing the threat of high winds and dangerous storm surges. casey stiegel is live in new orleans for us this morning. how are things looking at the moment? >> look at this back here behind me. you can see already how high and angry the water is in lake pontchartrain. when all of that storm surge and that wind comes up, white caps along the shore all morning and this storm is still about 24 hours out.

mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for some of the low lying coastal area and part of new orleans outside the levy protection system. people are making final preps and boarding up and sandbagging. >> i heard the news it would be slow and hanging over us and coming right for us. it is kind of like nerve racking. we came out this morning to get some sand and we haven't left. >> the national hurricane center says flooding is the primary threat with sally. also the storm surge. 8 to 16 inches of rain, isolated spots could see up to 24. the system is also moving very, very slowly so once it gets on land it could just sort of sit here for a while and dump all of that rain. the storm surge here in this lake is going to be about seven

feet or so. it can be as high as 11, 12, 13 feet in other places across the region. in about 12 hours or so this area where we're standing, sandra, will be totally under water. >> sandra: louisiana governor john bel edwards will hold a briefing on the state's response to this storm. casey stiegel, stay safe. thank you. >> trace: coronavirus vaccine could be just around the corner for the u.s. the ceo of pfizer says its vaccine could be given to americans before the end of the year if proven by the fda to be safe and effective. >> we have to wait until 2021. as i said, our status, we have a good chance but we will know if the product works by the end of october and then of course it is regulators' job to issue license or not. >> trace: pfizer's vaccine candidate developed in partnership with another is

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comedy club last evening to secure funding for small business. he took the stage along jerry seinfeld. >> how many peaches were in the can, mrs. walters? there were four peaches in the can and i have no choice, i will sentence you to four nights in jail. one for each peach. the gentleman gets up all agitated. may it please the court. i'm a husband. she also spilled a can of peas. >> sandra: so that happened. don't you hate it when a joke doesn't work, trace? >> trace: that one kind of fell flat. even jerry seinfeld had to explain it. >> sandra: he tried. >> trace: oh. okay. meantime. >> president trump: joe biden failed hispanic americans. i've delivered for miss hispanic americans more than any other president. i'm fighting for you every single day.

we implemented massive tax cuts, regulation cuts, opportunity zones for hispanic american families and small businesses. >> trace: president trump at a round table with business owners in nevada yesterday as the president and his democratic challenger joe biden are trying to build up support with hispanic americans. this comes as the former v.p. is launching a spanish language ad campaign attacking trump with new polls showing latino support for biden is slipping. let's bring in juan williams, fox news political analyst and the co-host of "the five". it's great to see you. we mentioned the former vice president is launching a spanish language ad campaign attacking the president. he is losing support against with latinos. this is interesting. i want to put these on the screen. in 2016 hillary clinton won latino vote in florida 49% to 47.8%. she had latino voters by a huge margin there. almost 30 points and she still

lost the state. here is quinnipiac in july has biden up 50 to 33 among florida latino voters and here is the nbc maris poll from this week showing the president has the lead among latino voters. that's a huge concern for the biden campaign, juan. >> without a doubt, trace. i think that's why you are seeing vice president biden heading down to florida. again, you have to understand that the level of polling here is a little bit suspect because they have a very small sample of latinos. but i think i would go along with the findings to this extent. if you are talking to people who are currently likely voters, registered voters you will see a heavy dominance of the cuban american community in south florida and they are very sensitive to any charge of socialism, communism. a lot of that rhetoric has hit home with them coming from president trump. >> trace: it's interesting

because you bernie sanders yesterday said he is not really concerned that latino voters will vote for the president. he is more concerned that latino voters are simply going the stay home. he had this advice for joe biden. watch. >> we have got to do more as a campaign than just go after trump. trump is a disaster, most people know it. but we also have to give people a reason to vote for joe biden. joe has some pretty strong positions on the economy. and i think we should be talking about that more than we have. >> trace: he wants joe biden to talk about the economy, juan. you put up the poll, fox news poll shows when it comes to trusting someone on the economy the president has a five-point advantage. is it good advice for joe biden to talk about the economy and take the topic off other things that might be more beneficial to him? your thoughts. >> well, actually i think historically republicans have

had an even larger edge on the economy and i think this economy message and the questions about trump's performance have been working for biden. i think it's why the lead is only there in that poll five points. i think the key goes back to what we know about the latino vote from the sanders campaign, trace. bernie sanders did very well with latinos with aggressive outreach and in florida what you will see today is that biden is going to central florida, the home to more of the puerto ricos, venezuelans, nicaraguaians and he is reaching out to them. register and then vote. i think that's what bernie sanders did. he had tremendous success with the latino vote in a place like nevada. it takes the effort. i think that's what you are going to see. economic message, whatever message. just show your face and show that you care about that segment of the electorate.

>> trace: lastly, juan, look, florida will be very important, we all know that. and some believe it is a must-win for both candidates. michael bloomberg saying he will put $100 million into florida to boost the biden campaign. final thoughts on that. >> that's a big boost for biden. that's a ton of money, trace. remember, the trump campaign is having some financial troubles at the moment. but there was questions whether or not bloomberg would make that commitment. he was slow to do it. the fact he has done it has come like the rising sun for the biden campaign as they are going through this struggle particularly with latino voters in florida. >> trace: juan williams. always good to see you. we'll see you tonight on the five and five. thank you. >> sandra: all right. fauci issuing a new warning as some states see an increase in coronavirus cases heading into fall. what he is now advising and what we're learning about a vaccine. plus new reaction this morning

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everybody felt fine. but now im super sick. everyone is sick. i just wish we had been more careful. it would have been easier than this. so wear a mask. do what you can outside. stay six feet apart. because some things you just can't take back. do your part to lower the risk. >> trace: coronavirus cases are increasing in nearly a dozen states. new data from johns hopkins university shows new infections growing by 5% or more across 11 states this weekend. that includes one-time

epicenter new jersey. dr. janette joins us now. it is a good news/bad news scenario. across the country you have infections down significantly in some places like california, texas, florida, arizona way down. if i can put the map back on the screen of the 11 states again it is concerning because you see new jersey, connecticut, rhode island, new hampshire, maine, some of the former epicenter new england states up there. what do you make of it as we go toward fall, the weather gets colder and people going back indoors? are you concerned about that? >> i am concerned, trace. the virus, even though we've come a long way, the virus is still here and still traversing the country. in some places round two like we saw in new jersey. so what we're seeing is holidays coming up. we just had labor day. people are back to work, back to school. we have social gatherings. if we don't comply with cdc

guidelines of wearing your mask and social distancing it's when we'll see the upticks. in 11 states we see a 5% increase in the number of cases. that 5% will turn into 10, 20 and over 30% like we see right now in wisconsin where there is a huge spike in the number of cases. it is critical right now to adhere to the implemented health safety action plans we have in place especially because we're coming into flu season. a huge challenge and burden on the healthcare system. >> they will collide. pfizer said its vaccine will have key data for the end of october and given to americans by year's end but dr. scott gotlieb said this. watch. >> not going to use it like we use a traditional vaccine where you broadly vaccinate a population to prevent the virus from spreading. we'll be targeting the vaccine to select groups of people who are very high risk or bad outcome to try to reduce their

risk. it won't be used to achieve broad-based immunity. >> trace: i think that's news. it won't be used for broad based immunity. significant. >> sandra: for starters. they can only make so much at one time. i thif it's appropriate to target those at high risk. what passed away? who were the high-risk populations? hispanics, latinos, african-americans, nursing home patients and they should be priority until they can produce more vaccine. not a matter of having a vaccine that works. major issue is manufacturing and distribution of the vaccine. so there are more than one pharmaceutical companies on the market making the vaccines. we have pfizer, we have astrazeneca and others. it is them saying let's prioritize who needs it first. very reassuring just around the corner in less than six weeks

that data will come out to show is it safe and effective and will it protect those at highest risk? i think that's appropriate for them to put the most vulnerable first. >> trace: look, the vaccine will be a game changer. we know who will get it is determined. doctor, great to see you as always. thank you. >> thank you. >> sandra: president trump heading to california today as wildfires burn through millions of acres up and down the west coast. why his visit is already drawing some criticism. (♪ )

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>> sandra: welcome to a brand-new hour. here is what's happening inside "america's newsroom" on this monday morning. >> actions, words have consequences and our job does not get any easier because people don't like law enforcement. >> two l.a. sheriff's deputies expected to arrive after an ambush that shocked the country over the weekend. >> president trump: we're praying for everyone throughout the west affected by a devastating wildfires. >> president trump is heading to california to get an update on the dead lie wildfires. 35 people have been killed in california, oregon and washington state. the president talking about the visit during his nevada rally last night. protestors smashing windows at the city's library the unrest coming hours after 27-year-old ricardo munoz was shot and

killed by an officer responding to a domestic disturbance. he charged at police with a knife. the d.a. is investigating. >> sandra: more on the top stories in a moment. we begin with the 2020 presidential campaign as the candidates put a political focus on those wildfires tearing up and down the west coast. welcome to a new hour of "america's newsroom." good morning, everyone. i'm sandra smith. hey, trace. >> trace: good morning to you. good morning, i'm trace gallagher. deadly fires burning thousands of homes and millions of acres sparking the latest clash over climate change. later today joe biden will be talking about the fires and calling for action to fight a climate crisis. president trump heading to california today for a briefing on the damage. he is pointing to bad policy decisions by forest managers. >> president trump: i'm all over the place. i'm going to california from here, going to see some of our great people doing such a great

job with the monster fires that they have. and again forest management. i keep telling them forest management. you have to manage the forests. >> claudio cowan cover a president's trip to california. we begin with peter doocy and the biden campaign in wilmington, delaware. what did joe biden do this morning? >> trace, he voted in person. not for himself yet but there is a primary in delaware for statewide offices that the democratic nominee and his wife made an appointment to show up to participate in person at the new castle county board of elections. that's something that trump campaign officials have been flagging for fox as biden is a much bigger fan of voting by mail than the president. that was not the case today. the trump campaign is also now this morning publicly asking biden why it is that his campaign staff are having a hard time articulating what biden would have done differently at the-out set of

the coronavirus outbreak than president trump did. the democratic nominee didn't have any public events this weekend and he didn't have any private fundraisers either. the only time the pool assigned to follow him around laid eyes on him was yesterday when he attended mass in the morning. his granddaughter's confirmation in the afternoon. he will hit the road later this week florida, and minnesota friday. a state the trump campaign is trying to flip as hard as any on the map. trace. >> trace: what do we know about biden's event later on today? >> it's close to home here in wilmington and all about climate change. the campaign is telling us that the wildfires out west will be the focus but he will use them to make his case to urgently address the climate crisis. he is also going to address later on a virtual event of the poor people's campaign and in between he will attend a virtual fundraiser. we do not expect him to take any questions today at least

that's not built into the schedule. we will alert everybody if that changes. trace. >> trace: peter doocy live for us on the ground. peter, thank you. president trump later today will head to california where he is set to survey the destruction from the deadly wildfires burning up and down the state. the senior correspondent claudia cowan live in sacramento. is the president doing damage control here? >> well, he might be. good morning, trace. after being criticized for not saying more about the deadly wildfires that have been raging for weeks. president trump is coming here to sacramento and meeting with first responders and hear firsthand just how bad these fires are. at least 35 people have been killed in california, oregon, and washington tens of thousands have been forced from their homes and all totaled flames have burned an area almost the size of new jersey. the president talked about today's visit during his nevada rally last night. >> president trump: we are also praying for everyone throughout

the west affected by the devastating wildfires. my administration is closely coordinating with the state and local leaders. >> this marks the second time president trump has surveyed california's wildfire damage. in 2018 he where the camp fire killed 85 people. at the time the california governor appreciated the president's show of support and federal wildfire aid. two years later it doesn't appear that changed. newsom said he and the president spoke for a half hour just last week about these fires. >> walk through the current status report on the active fires, the larger complexes. we actually specifically talked about some of the recovery efforts from the camp fire. and he reinforced his commitment to our effort. >> but newsom and other leaders in democratic led west coast cities have taken the president

to task over the role of climate change in these fires. the president blamed poor forest management but the l.a. mayor says science tells a different story. >> i listen to fire professionals, not the president of the united states or politician when it comes to actually what causes these fires. it has been very clear that years of drought as we're seeing, whether it's too much water and too much rain in parts of our country now or too little, this is climate change. >> during his short visit here the president will also meet with government officials and members of the california national guard and their families with their blackhawks and chinook helicopters. guard members have been critical lifesavers helping to rescue more than 200 campers who were trapped by a fast-moving wildfire in fresno over labor day. they'll get the thanks from the president during a special ceremony here this afternoon. back to you. >> trace: claudia cowan live for us.

thank you. >> sandra: u.s. ambassador to china, terry bran stad is stepping down after serving more than three years as the top diplomat in beijing. the decision coming during a period of increased tension between the two countries. set to return to the states next month ahead of election day. president trump hasn't announced his replacement. >> trace: three independent studies confirm that russian opposition ske -- doctors kept him in an induced coma for more than a week as he was treated with an antidote. there has been a week since any updates. the vladimir putin government denies any involvement. >> sandra: fox news alert. two l.a. county sheriffs deputies are recovering from multiple gunshot wounds after

someone ambushed them saturday night while they were sitting in their patrol car. the attack was captured by surveillance cameras. it shows the suspect firing multiple rounds into the cruiser before running away. william la jeunesse is live in los angeles with the latest on the investigation and more. first, william, what's the condition you are hearing of those officers at this moment? >> good news. critical but stable condition and doctors expect both deputies to survive. one officer shot in the jaw. her partner hit in the forehead, arm and hand. the county posted a 100,000 reward for information on the suspect described as a blackmail 28 to 30 years old. surveillance video shows deputies inside the car. suspect approaching, firing multiple times and then escaping with an accomplice in a mercedes sedan. the deputies one a 31-year-old mother. partner 24-year-old man graduated from the academy just over the year ago. >> the two deputies were doing

their job and seeing someone walk up and start shooting on them, it is -- it pisses me off. >> as both deputies were in surgery some protestors surrounded the hospital, blocked the entrance and exit, called them pigs and shouted, quote, i hope they die. and you are next. taunting officers outside. this prompted this from the founder of wounded blue. >> the behavior that i saw there is disgusting. on the level of human kindness and compassion, they don't even rate. i wonder how they live with themselves for that type of behavior? >> tensions in compton are high after two deputy-involved shootings in the recent weeks. this incident, however, caught the attention of president trump and vice president biden who said tweeting, this cold blooded shooting is unconscionable and the

perpetrator must be brought to justice. violence of any kind is wrong. president trump responded last night in nevada. >> president trump: radical left in america is waging open war on law enforcement. hundreds of officers nationwide have been injured in left wing riots and mobs, you see it all the time. >> police say surveillance video was shot with a fish eye lens. the individual not as short as he appeared. investigators are looking at more cameras hoping to find a lead. >> sandra: thank you. >> trace: fox news alert now. hundreds of protestors taking to the streets in lancaster, pennsylvania, just outside of amish country after police fatally shot 27-year-old ricardo munoz. the district attorney's office saying he threatened officers with a knife. david lee miller is live with more on the investigation and the unrest. david lee.

>> let me give you something of a timeline. this incident began sunday afternoon at 4:15. police were called to a home for what was described as a domestic dispute. a woman said her brother was becoming aggressive with her mother and that is when this incident began to unfold. the first officer on the scene approached the home and that's when the conflict occurred. the officer's body cam ra captured what took place. what you are about to see is disturbing and very brief. we have frozen the video at the precise moment the officer fired his weapon. a man identified as 27-year-old ricardo nunez chased the officer. based on the video and preliminary information he had a knife in his right hand. the officer fired a shot killing nunez who was pronounced dead at the scene. the officer has been placed on administrative leave. protestors gathered at a police

station ignoring warns to disperse. bricks were thrown, county car damaged. they used tear gas to break up the demonstrators. the police chief appealed for people not to resort to violence. >> any loss of life regardless how it happens is devastating for everybody involved. devastating for our police department, the families and our community. it is absolutely devastating and we need the community to come together and we want to community to stay calm. stay at peace. >> according to court documents, one year ago nunez was arrested for stabbing at least two people and then apparently he held the knife to his own throat when the police tried to intervene. he was now awaiting trial on four counts of aggravated assault. trace. >> trace: david lee miller following the investigation for us. david lee, thank you. >> sandra: tropical storm sally gaining power as it heads for

the u.s. mainland where it could make landfall and how much time is left to prepare for that before it is expected to come ashore as a hurricane. plus the political storm over president trump holding campaign rallies in nevada defying the governor's social distancing guidelines. former white house press secretary sarah sanders on that and more next. >> president trump: the governor of your state -- [booing] tried very hard to stop us from having this event tonight. he didn't like us having -- they can have riots and they can have all sorts of things. we call this a protest. if you call it a protest you are allowed to have it. alright, i brought in ensure max protein to give you the protein you need with less of the sugar you don't. [grunting noise] i'll take that. woohoo! 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar. ensure max protein.

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>> president trump: you have a governor right now who is a political hack. [booing] tell your governor to open up your state, by the way. [cheering and applause] and if the governor comes after you, which he shouldn't be doing, i'll be with you all the way. [cheering and applause] >> sandra: president trump there holding a large indoor rally over the weekend in nevada defying state restrictions against large gatherings there. as he fights for votes in a key battleground state. joining us now former white

house press secretary sarah sanders, fox news contributor and author of the new book speaking for myself, the fight of our lives inside the trump white house. great to have you here this morning. congratulations on the new book. >> thank you so much, sandra. always great to be with you. >> sandra: you, too. you look at those pictures and you and i have spoken so many times about coronavirus being mothers and the battle for getting kids back to school and do you look at that and -- by the way, a lot of folks behind the president you'll see as he took the stage were masked and being pointed out this morning. some are reporting that those for tv purposes were told to wear masks behind the president. but when you looked out into the crowd there was not social distancing, most were not wearing masks and you wonder why? why do that when we're all making these sacrifices to get people back to work and keep kids in school if they're back for now or get kids back? why take the risk, sarah? >> i think a political rally is certainly not something anyone

is required to go to. we still live in america which is a free country and people get to make those decisions. it is a personal decision to make. at some point people need to take personal responsibility on whether or not they want to take that risk. but our country and our future is at stake. the president is right to go out and spread his message and talk to the american people and let them know what is on the table and why this election is so important. what i find really troubling is the double standard. liberals and the democrat elite are happy and championing people gathering rioting in the streets and have a different -- the hypocrisy is appalling and i think it is one of the reasons the president feels he has to go out and talk to the american people to make sure he gets his message out. >> sandra: as you say, he is the president. it is the example that is being

set or not set, sarah, that many are taking issue with when you consider the president's administration's own coronavirus task force guidelines, dr. fauci's guidelines worried heading into the flu season. cdc guidelines and clearly the crowd at the president's rally weren't following that. i don't have to tell you the people there, while it is their choice and their right to go and protest or join a rally or whatever you say it is, they're not in a bubble and many of those people will go back into schools or they'll go back to public areas or they'll go into their communities and could then potentially spread it. isn't that a concern? >> i think it's important for us to try certainly in moments when we can i thought it was smart for those individuals in the room that had masks on, i think we should encourage and continue to do that. my understanding is the campaign did encourage people to wear masks inside the building. the president has been holding most of his rallies outdoors. but again, the stakes in this election could not be more clear.

i think the president has to be able to get his message out. i think the standard should be the same for people who support this president versus those that don't. those people were championed for rioting in the streets but criticizing the president for gathering his supporters and speaking to them about his vision for the country. >> sandra: the nevada governor not happy with what he saw. president trump is taking reckless actions putting countless lives in danger in nevada. the president appears to have forgotten this country is in the middle of a global pandemic. when it comes to the politics of all this that you are clearly pointing out. coronavirus is very much at play. joe biden's policy director has put out this statement saying that joe biden is leaning into covid-19 to argue about trump's mishandled economy. it's a winning argument for our campaign. a quote in the hill from a

biden ally. the virus is tied to every economic issue from employment to childcare and education. when president trump says the economy is great, we have to scream no, it certainly is not. take a look around. it is impacting every part of our lives. so politically is this working for joe biden to continue to talk about the seriousness of this pandemic and not working for the president? >> joe biden has no grounds in which to stand on to attack the president about the impact of covid on the economy. let's not forget he is the one that wants to raise every american's taxes and the one who said he would shut down businesses and our economy all over again when president trump has been trying to strike that balance between protecting lives and protecting livelihoods. a joe biden shutdown of our

businesses would absolutely devastate small businesses and main streets across this country not to mention the taxes and regulations that we would expect from a biden presidency and a biden administration. it is one of the reasons i think the president is winning and most people think he has been better on the economy than joe biden and one of the reasons that i wrote the book that i did. because i think there is nothing that could be more important than this election and what is at stake. i want people to see the other side of the story. who this president is and why it's important for him to get reelected for four more years. >> sandra: if i could ask you about the state of the race this morning when you look at the latest fox news polling when it comes to your choice for president if you were to vote today, august versus today, you have joe biden gaining a couple of points but president trump even more and narrowing the margin. so president trump is gaining ground. there is a 2 1/2 percentage point margin of error in that poll, sarah.

what is the president doing right and what is he doing wrong and what needs to be changed? >> i think two big topics that most people are looking at right now that are driving voters are the economy and law and order. those are two issues where people trust this president more than they trust joe biden. he built a strong economy. he can do it again after we come out of this pandemic and not new to talking about law and order. this is a president who has been talking about the need for the safety and security of american citizens since he came down the escalator in 2015. joe biden has proven he is not capable and maybe not even willing to stand up to the liberal mob and if we allow that chaos that is going on in our major cities to continue to be unleashed across america, it would be devastating and joe biden has not shown he can stand up and push back against that chaos and against that liberal mob. >> sandra: always appreciate your time. congratulations on the new book.

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>> sandra: it is the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. louisiana and mississippi bracing for severe weather at tropical storm sally barrels north through the gulf of mexico. the system expected to strengthen to a hurricane today before hitting the gulf coast tomorrow. >> trace: israel will enter a three week lockdown friday limit in-person observance. the government is trying to contain a spike in new coronavirus cases. becoming the first country in the world to impose a second national shutdown because of covid-19. >> sandra: authorities in columbia, south carolina are looking for six people caught on surveillance video with fire damage to historic damage. it caused millions in damage. former state psychiatric hospital. police are still investigating the cause of that fire. >> trace: fox news wets alert

now. parts of the gulf coast under hurricane warnings as sally heads to the region expected to become a hurricane later today. let's get to janice dean live in the fox weather center tracking the storm. janice. >> trace, i don't want people to let their guard down because this is a tropical storm because the legacy of this is going to be the water because it will slow down and it is going to bring the potential for up to two feet of rainfall up to 11 feet of storm surge in vulnerable coastlines of louisiana and mississippi. let's take a look at it. 65 mile-per-hour sustained winds. new advisory at 11:00 a.m. 74 makes it a hurricane. the national hurricane center says it will strengthen to a hurricane before landfall we think sometime overnight depending on where it slows down. will it be southeastern louisiana, will it be mississippi? computer models aren't in good agreement here because of the

potential for slowdown. hurricane warnings in effect for southeastern louisiana, including the new orleans area. and then we also have a hurricane warning in effect for much of the mississippi coastline as well. here are the computer models and why we're a little concerned. the right side of the system is going to get the worst of the storm surge. the worst of the heavy rainfall and the worst of the hurricane-force winds. some computer models are to west of center where we think the national hurricane center has that center come onshore. half of them are east of that making landfall in mississippi. it's why i'm concerned. the slowdown and potential for inches and inches of rainfall for a prolonged period of time. trace, you know hurricanes making landfall across southeastern louisiana is a potential disaster situation especially with the slow movement. back to you. >> trace: you go back to hurricane harvey in houston. it was a slow movement of that that dumped all that rain and

caused all the problems. a major deal. janice dean, back to you with weather alerts as needed. thank you. >> sandra: this year's presidential election is filled with a few what if scenarios, what if mail-in voting is a mess. electoral votes to washington, d.c. and what if congress can't sort it all out by january 20th? that's a question for chad pergram our congressional correspondent joining us live on capitol hill. chad, could we get a president nancy pelosi? >> it's very possible but it is a remote possibility. it is rather remote. the scenario gets a little complicated. states have to decide by mid-december which electors to send to washington what happens if the state is still counting? in 1960 hawaii sent in two electoral slates, one for john f. kennedy, the other for richard nixon.

>> there are conflicting sets of electorates sent to congress if a governor or legislature refuses to send any electors to the congress. there is a great deal of discretion that is left with the congress. >> if congress can't decide who wins in the electoral college it dictates the house elects the president. the house elected two president. thomas jefferson in 1801 and john quincy adams in 1821. pelosi could become president if they haven't sorted this out by inauguration day. the presidential succession act would kick in. an inauguration today if you don't have a president or vice president then the speaker of the house is next in line. and the speaker of the house would have to resign from congress and also from the speakership. that is something that has never happened before and that person is the acting president, sandra. >> sandra: the chances of this are remote, correct?

>> pretty remote. a lot of things have to happen. congress has to certify the electoral college and you would have a contingent election. if you don't, keep in mind that the states figure this out. the state delegations in the house of representatives each gets one vote. listen. >> there is no difference in the political power of the states no matter how small or large they are if it comes to the u.s. house having to decide who is the president of the united states. >> in other words, california with 53 seats is the equivalent of south dakota with just one. each gets one vote. right now even though democrats are in the majority in the house of representatives republicans have a majority of state delegations. this is very important. and that could switch. it is pretty close now in terms of state delegation in the elections this fall. sandra. >> sandra: very interesting stuff. chad pergram, thank you. trace. >> trace: billionaire mike bloomberg is promising to spend

at least $100 million to help joe biden win the state of florida. the money will be funneled through his super pac independence usa and other democratic organizations. it reportedly will be mainly spent on television ads, early voting starts on september 24th in florida. bloomberg, of course, ran against biden in the 2020 democratic primary spent a bunch of money and dropped out of the race in march. >> sandra: the next potential first lady making a statement with her shoes this morning. joe biden's wife dr. jill biden noticeably wearing a pair of knee high boots with the word vote on the sides. this as she and her husband went to a local polling place for delaware's statewide primaries tomorrow. they went a day early because the former v.p. will be campaigning in florida. he was asked by a reporter should people vote early? he responded yes, that's what we heard from the former vice president this morning. i don't know. it is a fashion statement.

would you consider that, trace? >> you know, i just keep hearing nancy sinatra these boots are made for voting. >> sandra: you led into that nicely, well done. >> trace: meantime peaceful protest turns violent. demonstrators voicing outrage after a fatal police shooting in lancaster, pennsylvania. on the west coast two sheriffs deputies ambushed now fighting for their lives after a gunman opens fire while they sit in their patrol car. more on the manhunt as "america's newsroom" continues. >> two deputies were doing their job, minding their own business, watching out for the safety of the people on the train and seeing someone walk up and start shooting on them, it is -- it pisses me off.

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>> one is a 31-year-old mother of a 6-year-old boy, her husband is here with them. the other one is 24-year-old and parents are here, girlfriend is here. they are both out of class 437. they just graduated and i swore them into office just 14 months ago. these are real people doing a tough job. >> trace: a manhunt now underway for the gunman who shot two los angeles county sheriffs deputies saturday night ambushing them in a patrol car parked outside a train station. ted williams is a former homicide detective and fox news contributor. we heard the sheriff, ted, good to see you. we've heard the sheriff say he is angry about this. this is an unbelievable as it

is abhorrent. your thoughts. >> i'm also angry. two young people sitting in a car and having this guy come by in his camouflage outfit and shoot these people. once he shoots them to run away, they go to the hospital and trace, what you did not say is what happened at that hospital where there were protestors out there protestors saying they wished that these two individuals who die. what in the hell is going on with us in this country that we are so devaluing the life of police officers? this is very troubling, trace. >> trace: i just want to on that note, ted, i want to put up. a local pastor who was actually in the hospital at the very time those protestors were outside and he said quoting here, they were saying death to

the police and kill the police and these are sheriffs but the message is still the same. they were using all types of curse words and derogatory terms. unacceptable behavior because the hospital should be a sanctuary. you look at the "new york post" cover and they say we hope they die, protestors sick talk outside ambushed cops' hospital. the cover of the "new york post." in los angeles the "los angeles times" on day one didn't have a story about the protestors. your thoughts on that, ted. >> it is the law level of where we are in this country right now and where we should not be. the majority of police officers, men and women, want to serve and protect the community. a 31-year-old woman, 14 months on the police force. 6-year-old child at home. she gets shot. trace, this is just troubling. i have seen this before.

i covered two police officers shot in new york city some years ago while sitting in their patrol car. it is very troubling. >> trace: i want to move on if i can, ted. there was a shooting in lancaster, pennsylvania. police shot and killed ricardo nunez. he has a knife over his head. i want to know what you think of this and there were protests on this also. what are your thoughts? >> quick thoughts. before i became a lawyer at 24 years of age i was in a shoot-out with a guy who was trying to rob me. i had a six shot revolver. i wound up emptying that revolver? why did i do that? didn't kill the guy but i wounded him. i did it because i wanted to go home as a police officer. you've got nunez here in pennsylvania with a knife coming at police officers. the same man who had done

something -- had stabbed four people before that. police officers want to go home to their family. they had a right to shoot this man unfortunately. >> trace: that also had protests. we didn't see any protests in chicago where the violence again went on this weekend, ted. put this on the screen. shooting incidents in chicago this weekend 35. shooting victims in chicago this weekend 53. murders in chicago this weekend 10. final thoughts on this, ted. >> trace, it is out of control in chicago. i think that the citizens are going to have marry themselves with the police department to get this controlled. the police department needs to be more proactive rather than reactive. they have to set programs in place where they can give money to members of the community who anonymously call and let them know what's going on in the city. it's out of control.

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the size of the state of connecticut. and so a significant amount of land has been burned. we've had major destruction and even sadly we've had two dozen fatalities already. we still have several more months to go in our fire season here. unfortunately this record-setting year is far from over. >> sandra: more than 13 people are reported currently missing in butte county where the north complex fire has raged through more than 258,000 acres. how much can you tell us of that is contained at this time? >> well, we've -- crews have been able to make good progress there. that fire was wind driven and pushed it right into a number of the foothill communities outside of chico and lake oroville area. major destruction there. it was able to burn everything in the path and it was everything fire crews could do just to rescue people.

the number of fatalities of that fire will increase. just how dramatic these fires can burn and how quickly they can leave a lot of destruction in their path. >> sandra: fire crews are exhausted and we're talking about weather conditions that could worsen. what about the exhaustion of those fire crews and getting more help in there? >> our firefighters have been working for over a month now straight. we are doing our best to rotate the crews giving them some opportunities for some rest. we're getting additional help from other states. we are firefighters as far away as new jersey, texas. most of the western states are sending us resources as well. so that continues to aid us as well as the california national guard and national guards from a number of other states. so we are definitely utilizing every available resource to battle these fires. >> sandra: the season is far

from over. the santa ana wind season is yet the begin. >> we have several more months of peak fire season to go and we'll be going into november and december with elevated fire risk in some parts of california. >> sandra: what can you tell us about evacuations in these areas and where numbers stand at people who have had to flee and leave their homes? >> as of today there are still over 40,000 residents that are evacuated from the multiple fires right now. that number is down. we've been able to in some areas make good progress on the fires that sparked back in august. we've been able to get a lot of people back into their homes but just the sheer number of evacuations that have been ordered in the past month and a half goes to show the impact these fires are having. >> sandra: we thank you for your time and the update on all that. thanks so much, daniel. >> trace: meantime amazon is in the process of hiring another

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>> sandra: the track of tropical storm sally with national hurricane center now releasing brand-new information as sally turns toward the gulf coast. the change at this hour, the tropical storm warning from the mississippi border to the alabama border has been changed to a hurricane warning. it is set to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall earlier tomorrow between louisiana and mississippi. new orleans now bracing for the slow-moving store which could linger and dump some two feet of rain raising fears of massive flooding that could strain the post katrina levy system. dangerous storm surge a real concern with hurricane warnings posted along the gulf coast.

we'll have much more on that tropical storm sally with a live report a little bit later in the hour. stay tuned for that. >> trace: another fox news alert. exhausted firefighters working around the clock to contain dozens of wildfires out west. millions of acres burned and 35 people have died. hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated and hazardous air quality is a huge concern as thick smoke blankets large parts of california, oregon and washington we'll have more on the situation on the ground just moments from now. >> sandra: the president set to get a briefing on those deadly wildfires just hours from now and it comes during his western campaign swing with the election now 50 days away. can you believe it, trace? welcome back to "america's newsroom." i'm sand are smith. >> trace: good morning to you. good morning. i'm trace gallagher. the president getting ready to head to the wildfire zone in california as he gets ready to leave nearby nevada where he held an indoor rally in a

packed indoor warehouse defying the state's covid regulations and sparking outrage from the biden campaign. former white house press secretary sarah sanders addressed this flap on "america's newsroom" just minutes ago. >> we still live in america which is a free country and people get to make those decisions. what i find really troubling is the double standard. liberals and the democrat elite are happy and championing people, thousands of people gathering to protest and riot in the streets but have a different standard for the president gathering together and talking about what is at stake in this country. >> trace: john roberts is live with more. how does the trump campaign justify holding a large indoor rally in opposition to local authorities? >> good morning to you. first of all we should point out this is the first big indoor rally that the president has held since the tulsa, oklahoma rally on june 20th. so it has been quite a while since he has done it.

the president almost daring officials in these battleground states to call him out on it referring to his rallies as peaceful protests saying that the authorities are allowing protestors to gather in large numbers without social distancing in many cities so his supporters he refers to as, quote, peaceful protestors. the campaign took the temperature of everyone at the henderson, nevada event and provided masks to everyone if they wanted to wear them. a lot of people do have masks on behind the president and plenty of hand sanitizer as well. in a statement the campaign spokeman said if you can join tens of thousands of people protesting in the streets, gamble at a casino or burn down small businesses in riots you can gather peacefully under the first amendment to hear the president of the united states. when people wanted to protest in the streets of nevada the governor provided guidance and legal observers to the protests. in nevada it seems the first amendment only applies to certain expressions of speech.

in june the governor provided guidance to protestors but now somehow the first amendment doesn't apply to people who peacefully gather to hear from the president of the united states. there is a lot of hispanic voters in nevada and arizona where the president is headed today. a recent pew poll found that fears about coronavirus ranked number three among hispanic voters. the top one and two issues for those hispanic voters with jobs and the economy and healthcare. >> trace: we've been talking about the wildfires continuing to wage out west. how will both nominees address the issue? >> the president is going on the scene. joe biden is giving a speech. the president will be traveling today, his first trip is to california where he will get a briefing from fire officials as well as some local officials. joe biden on the other hand will be giving a speech from wilmington, delaware. the president has said for many, many months now and said

it again over the weekend that that event in min den, nevada, this is an issue about forest management. listen here. >> president trump: they never had anything like this. but you know it is about forest management, please remember the words, very simple. forest management, please remember that. [cheering and applause] >> joe biden will say that the fires are being driven at least in part by climate change. he will make that point in his speech in wilmington today. on that point he does get a lot of support particularly from the governor of california, gavin newsom. >> trace: thank you, john. >> sandra: michael bloomberg shelling out big bucks to help joe biden with the billionaire saying he will spend up to $100 million in florida. the crucial battleground seen as a must-win for both campaigns. the money will be spent on voter turnout efforts and communicating with the latino

community. bloomberg endorsed biden after ending his own presidential campaign back in march. and new fox news polling showing president is closing the gap nationally with just 5% separating him and joe biden. joining us now guy benson, fox news contributor and host of the guy benson show. what do you make of the new fox news poll? >> there is good news and less good news in there for the trump campaign. the better news is that the gap is closing as you suggest just 5 points separating joe biden who is still ahead from the president seeking a second term. and there are a few other internals that are intriguing including the fact that president trump is absolutely out performing among hispanics. that is now a trend. we saw a few polls here or there people saying thats odd. maybe it's an outlier. not anymore. statewide polls in florida and texas or national polls like our own, nbc news and pew, the president is doing well among

hispanics. double digits better than he did four years ago. on the other hand, you could say on the negative side of the ledger it is a five-point race but not really that far off from where things have been for months. it has been a very stable race with biden ahead. you have to say that trump is still the underdog and now with 50 days left it is getting to be crunch time. while there is positive movement on the latino front, trump is struggling among white college educated suburban votes and senior citizens. they're a very reliable voters who went for trump four years ago. they are now in joe biden's camp now. if president trump can't turn that around it will be very hard for him to win another four years even if he outperforms among let's say hispanics and african-american men. >> sandra: a snapshot on how each of the candidates are doing on the issues in that new fox news polling. you will see when asked who do

you trust to do a better job on maintaining law and order, joe biden still leads but just two percentage points there. policing and criminal justice biden leading the president by seven. immigration, healthcare, racial inequality. joe biden is still leading the president on those major issues but are we seeing the president also closing the gap there, guy? >> on some of them. i will say trump is still ahead on the economy which is historically the number one issue for voters. but yeah, sandra, sort of a class half full, half empty question on the law and order issue that you just raised. in the internal data in the poll you can say well, he is only behind, trump that is by 2 points to joe biden on that question. okay. that's half full, half empty. there have been riots in the streets now across the country for months with democrats i think being pretty weak on it

overall and the trump campaign really making a significant issue of it. the overwhelming majority of the rioting is done by left wingers and yet joe biden still has a small statistically insignificant lead on that question. voters don't like what we're seeing and we don't necessarily love how the democrats are handling it but we don't trust the president, either, to fix the problem. that's definitely not just a messaging issue but a substance issue for the trump campaign to deal with over the next 50 days. >> sandra: i want to finish off with this. the trump camp is predicting another come from behind victory when it comes to donald trump, listen. >> i would concede it is probably going to be a similar scenario where when we look back retrospectively we'll probably see the president was down into election day and won election day by a wide margin. i say that largely because of the enthusiasm gap very real between our supporters and joe

biden's. >> sandra: final thoughts on that, guy. >> totally plausible. we saw it play out last time. don't forget, there are three presidential debates still to come. one later this month anchored or moderated by chris wallace and two more, the vice presidential debate. 50 days on one hand feels like it's right around the corner. also a lifetime especially in the 2020 news cycle. that's like 1,000 news cycles between now and 50 days from now. things can change. it has been puttering along consistently for months. >> sandra: all right, guy benson always good to talk to you. thanks, guy. >> trace: latino groups sounding the alarm. democrats are sounding a warning. authorities offering a massive cash reward for information on the gunman who snuck up behind two sheriffs deputies and shot both in the head. their condition and the urgent

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kttv's affiliate is live for us in acadia, california. >> we're dealing with strained fire resources here in southern california. we're inside of a parking lot being used as an evacuation center. this is where residents have been getting help. three getting assistance with shelter whether finding a place for their animals or putting them in a hotel. two major wildfires burning in southern california right now. we're in the community of arcadia, hundreds of homes are under the mandatory evacuation orders. they were just issued yesterday in those homes. sitting in the foothills below the san gabriel mountains. it burned over 33,000 acres. the other major wildfire the eldorado fire burning for the 10th day. this fire broke out during a gender reveal photo shoot, a pyrotechnic device was being used and has since burned tens of thousands of acres. a smoke advisery is in effect

for most of southern california through the day. it has been treacherous with the amount of smoke in the air. two major wildfires burning in southern california. u.s. forest service is saying the bobcat fire won't be contained until the end of october. disheartening to think it will be burning for that long and won't see the improvement of air quality until the end of next month. >> trace: mario, thank you. >> sandra: today's updates on the coronavirus pandemic. united states quickly closing in on a troubling milestone, 200,000 americans dead. the number passing 194,000 deaths. that is the latest according to johns hopkins researchers. those same researchers reporting a big jump in cases in 11 states over the weekend. all these states reporting infection rates growing by 5% or more. one is in new jersey a state

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latino groups warn biden's sluggish outreach to their voters could hurt in november. the former dnc press secretary joins us now. i thought it was interesting and for context for our viewers run through and get yourself thoughts on them. back in 2016 hillary clinton won florida by 27 percentage points. she still lost the state. you had this quinnipiac poll in july. biden was leading the president by 17 points when it comes to latino voters and now you see last week nbc maris releases this poll that shows president trump has taken the lead among latino voters. pretty concerning for democrats. your thoughts. >> i've been -- there -- nobody questions that biden will win the latino vote in general across the country. no question we lead by double digits. democrats historically have always done well with latinos. the point here with biden and i

agree with this in part is three playing catch-up. they're now spending a little more than trump is in terms of spanish language advertising. that's a good sign but i wish they would have done this a little earlier. my advice to the vice president is you've got to come forward with a major latino speech and say look, we care about you. this is what i did. this is what we did, what we advocated with president barack obama and this is what i'm going to do and differently. especially through the deportations that the prior administration had some heat for. this is the time to not lose momentum. i'm confident we'll win the latino vote in florida and arizona and nevada. this is the time to press on the accelerator and not go any slower. >> trace: bernie sanders said he is not concerned about latino voters voting for president trump but concerned about them not voting at all.

julian castro said the campaign understands this is a priority but at the same time there needs to be a little bit more support shown. if we allow a narrative to take shape that the issues of concern to this growing community are not prioritized we risk backsliding in the years to come. what do you think about that? >> i agree. i think -- i aglee with that 100%. i think it's hitting the nail on its head but what i will add to that is that aside from the commercials, aside from the latino directors across the state especially the latino heavy states, aside from that i think joe biden has to come forward and do a major speech on latino issues and say i care about you. and you know what? not allow the narrative going forward, this is dangerous, all the conspiracy theories that joe biden will be the next

maduro from virginia -- venezuela. joe biden has to come strong against that. >> trace: a polster said the following. he thinks maybe latino voters do believe the president is getting kind of beaten up for the wrong reasons and the democrats have it out for him. he said quoting here it is difficult to measure the effect exactly but the polling sort of shows it and in focus groups it shows up with people deeply questioning the democrats and referring to the deep state in particular that there is a real conspiracy against the president from the inside. what do you think of that? >> well look, i'm not a huge fan of polls. i'm not a huge fan of focus groups. there is room for error. if we learned anything from 2016 the polls said hillary clinton would win the election

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the two deputies likely never saw the ambush coming. both were shot in the head and both are listed in stable condition now. there is a $100,000 reward for information that leads investigators to that shooter. >> trace: president trump headed to california to see the wildfire devastation firsthand. joe biden is planning a speech this afternoon on the environment and is expected to link the increase in wildfires as a result of climate change. for his part president trump blames the fires on bad forest management. >> sandra: tropical storm sally spinning up and sending its sights on louisiana. forecasters in other states could see dangerous conditions. the latest hurricane center advisory is just in. forecaster expecting sally to become a category 2 hurricane. advisory warning that the

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louis and across hancock county are filling sandbags and trying to protect as much property as they can. officials are issuing mandatory evacuations for people in low-lying areas or live along rivers and creeks. >> we will not stay. we're picking up everything. not too much longer we'll be leaving and getting out of town. >> after katrina anything around here, anything on the water you will take serious. you can't take anything lightly. >> mississippi governor reeves has declared a state of emergency. we'll hear more from the governor in a few minutes when he is expected to address reporters. >> sandra: charles watson on that for us. thank you. the island of bermuda in the eye of hurricane paulette. the storm lashing it with high winds and downpours with half a foot of rain possible before that's all over.

the storm also generating rough seas and life threatening surf and rip current conditions there. >> trace: another weekend plagued with gun violence in chicago. 53 people were hurt in separate shootings including one at a neighborhood party on the west side. 10 people killed this weekend. a chicago firehouse was also struck during one of the gun fights that left the building riddled with bullets and one woman with a graze wound to the head. officers have made dozens of gun busts and gotten 85 weapons. a man is arrested in portland, oregon after police say he used a molotov cocktail to start a fire along the freeway. the flames were put out before there was damage. wildfires have been burning more than one million acres in oregon and portland cops say a man started the small brush fire there earlier. the u.s. ambassador to china

will step down early next month ending a three year tenure marked by a trade war and increasingly bitter relations between the world's two largest economy. the u.s. embassy in beijing said terry branstad confirmed it last week with a phone call with president trump. no reason for the departure. >> sandra: iran executes a popular wrestling star after president trump begged the regime to save his life. the man was charged with stabbing a man during anti-government protests two years ago. human rights groups suspect he was tortured into confessing to the murder. and this just in to america's newsroom. another age-old tradition hit hard by coronavirus. new york city's mayor bill deblasio just announcing the macy's thanksgiving day parade will go virtual this year.

it marched 91 years. the virtual parade can be watched on tv or online. wow, what a different day this will feel like without that, trace. >> trace: reaction coming into a bombshell report that iran plotting to assassinate an american diplomat. what tehran is now saying. plus peace talks getting underway between afghanistan and the taliban. why the timing of these negotiations might be very troubling next. >> the entire world wants you to succeed and is counting on you succeeding.

>> sandra: iran denying a bombshell report it is plotting to assassinate an american diplomat. political reporting the tehran is considering an attack on the u.s. ambassador to south africa. report says the regime is looking to avenge the death of

qassem soleimani who was killed by a u.s. air strike in january. >> they have at long last chosen to sit together and chart a new course for your country. this is a moment that we must dare to hope. >> trace: mike pompeo in afghanistan as negotiations get underway between the taliban and afghanistan. the trump administration looks to withdraw troops from that war. the high price for getting everybody at the table. six taliban prisoners who killed americans got to walk out of jail. jack keane is chairman for the institute for the study of war. general. good to see you. educate us if you would on how important these talks are for the future of u.s. troops in afghanistan. >> well first of all,

everybody's aspiration is certainly for peace in afghanistan. and certainly the administration is trying to achieve that. most of us who watch this every day we have to have a healthy dose of skepticism here. why is that? we know the taliban very well. the afghan people know them even better. what do we know? we know that the one thing that the taliban wants, the thing that they will say anything and do anything to achieve is complete withdrawal of the united states forces. why? because then they believe they are going to be able to topple the government of afghanistan with the help of iran, russia and pakistan once we're out of the region. that's where they are going. that is not their public stance. so that is concern number one. the second thing is the united states i think has got the foot on the scale here in favor of the taliban because we want this agreement so badly.

what's the evidence of that? we don't have a cease-fire. but united states made a deal with the taliban in february 29th. no cease-fire. they continue to attack the afghan forces and they increased the scale of them. they insisted that the afghan give up 5,000 p.o.w.s before we had a peace agreement. who does that without any peace agreement? that's the result of a peace treaty. but the united states browbeat the afghan government into doing that. not to speak of the last six. i'm telling you 5,000 killers and then the taliban told the united states we're not going to put them back in the fight. independent observers say 70% of them are back in the fight. these guys lie through their teeth. we need to keep our eyes wide open. >> trace: the six taliban prisoners being released. cold blooded killers of american killers when the obama

administration released those jihadists from guantanamo bay and got a lot of flak. your thoughts on this trade. what do you make of this as a trade-off to possibly getting peace? although you are skeptical. >> absolutely. the problem that the taliban have is they have a fragmented organization. not the homogenous one that some of the biased media seems to indicate they have. they have a lot of their fighters who are tired. here is their real problem. their real problem isn't the opposition situation from the afghan government or afghan security forces. their problem is the afghan people. 85% of the afghan people every single year in every poll rejects the taliban. why? they lived under their rule for five years and some live under their rule now. they want no part of these guys. but yet the taliban, what they want to do is they want to form an interim government. the united states not publicly but quietly agrees with that. what's the problem with that?

we would have to walk away from a constitution and a constitutional republic that has had four open elections since 2004. that's 16 years of fledgeing democracy. not perfect. some corruption there. the progress made on individual and minority rights and rights of women are significant. we cannot walk away from so much sacrifice the americans have made here, so much sacrifice nato forces have made and so much sacrifice the afghan people and their forces have made to accommodate a lousy deal and to do away with the government which is a duly elected government for the fourth time. >> trace: you answered my question. there have been significant strides over there. general keane, always good to see you. great insight. thank you. >> good talking to you, trace. >> sandra: a coast guard veteran helps people escape from their burning home. the dramatic rescues caught on

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>> trace: how do you like the sound of this? president nancy pelosi. turns out it could happen without her receiving a single vote. kind of depends on just how messy the november election really gets. congressional correspondent chad pergram is live on capitol hill. it really could happen, chad, right? >> it is a remote possibility to be clear. it could happen. let me walk you through the process. there is a statute back from the 1880s where the states have to have in their electoral votes. they have to send those to washington by mid-december. what if they are still counting or problems with the mail?

you've had situations before where states have sent in competing slates of electors. in early january this is when the house and senate meet in a joint session of congress to certify the electoral college. what if there is a dispute? we've had that before. sometimes if they say we're locked up here, nobody gets to 270 votes, that's the threshold to become president of the united states, then you go to what's called a contingent election in the house of representatives. in the 12th amendment to the constitution the house of representatives and it has happened twice chooses the president of the united states. but in the case of thomas jefferson in 1801 they met for six days and 36 ballots, what if that process drifts all the way to noon on january 20th? that's when you are supposed to inaugurate the president. there you don't have a president. you don't have a president, you don't have a vice president. so by statute the presidential succession act kicks in. this is where you could have the speaker of the house become the president of the united

states. in fact, it's the acting president. in this case house speaker nancy pelosi first of all democrats would have to win control of the house again in the fall. she would have to be reelected as speaker sometime in early january. and then if you have no president by january 20th, she would become the acting president of the united states. she would have to resign from congress and she would have to resign from her congressional seat. again, keep in mind this is a remote scenario. there is a lot of concern about states being able to get those electoral votes in by that safe harbor date in mid-december, trace. >> trace: chad pergram live on capitol hill. chad. thank you. >> oh [bleep], oh [bleep]. everybody get back, everybody get back! everybody get out, please, right now. i'm so sorry, ma'am. you have to grab your stuff. we have to go.

is there anyone else who lives here? anyone else who lives here? >> sandra: steven biles springs into actions are cueing a family from the wildfire in tacoma washington after he spotted smoke pouring from a house while he was driving home. steven, thank you for being here to tell your story. you took that incredible video. while so many of us if we saw black smoke pouring from a building we would instinctively go the other way. you ran towards that fire. what made you do that? >> good morning, sandra. i ran into that smoke not sure what to expect. i was driving back home i saw what you've seen in the video there. all i knew is there may be people there that need help. i realized the fire department hadn't arrived yet and i needed to do what needed to be done. >> sandra: what did you find when you ran towards the fire and saw at least this one

family who you were able to help? >> as i approached the first home there where the fire was growing in the backyard there were other neighbors and bystanders that were panicking and it was a very frantic situation. when i approached the back of the house there was a neighbor there trying to put it out with a garden hose. i ran to the front of the house to try to get the hose on to get some water. it was a chaotic scene. i could tell something had to be done very quickly and that i needed to make sure those homes were all cleared out. >> sandra: you are a coast guard veteran. how did your training there help you in this instance here to jump in and bring people to safety? >> in the coast guard it taught me to act under pressure. that's one of the things you go through a training. we go through a simulation of firefighting on board the ship. during that time they put you in a scenario similar to this.

a large raging fire, controlled setting but it puts you into the stressful environment so you can confidently operate under that kind of stress. so i believe that helped to get me in the mindset needed to move into action and to coordinate the effort of everybody to prevent any injury or get everybody to safety. >> sandra: unbelievable images of this fire and those black plumes of smoke rising into the skie. you were on your way home when you saw this. put up your phone, took the video and ran towards the danger. how did the people around you receive -- we can hear you on that video yelling for people to take cover, to get out, run. how did they receive those warnings from you especially the help that you were able to give? >> the people were very responsive to my action in stepping in and taking charge to get everybody out. they were sort of frantic at that time and they weren't sure really what to do. there were people that were even still trying to get back

into the home. the homeowner of the first home i was there was trying to go back in the home. i discovered his wife was still inside. and as soon as i got to the door to help them get out was when they realized they were within minutes of losing their home completely to be engulfed in flames. they were very responsive to my actions and to my commands that i gave and so that's just one of those things that i'm glad i was there because had i not made the urgency and put that kind of pressure on everybody to get out they may have felt they had more time and who knows what could have happened. >> sandra: have you had a chance to follow up with anybody you were able to help? are they doing okay? >> everybody seems to be doing okay. i spoke to the family of the home that was neighboring that. the second home that caught fire. i returned to the scene the following day. and was able to meet with them and speak with them. i've been trying to raise donations to help that family who have been displaced.

they were renters so they lost almost everything in the home. i brought some supplies for them and was able to follow up with the homeowner, the elderly gentleman. his wife was hospitalized briefly but is stable now. >> sandra: you did a great thing, steven biles. great to hear your story on fox news channel. thank you for your service and thank you for your quick thinking. and quick action. >> thank you for having me. >> trace: great stuff. in just minutes president trump heads to california to survey damage from the devastating wildfires. he may speak before boarding air force one. if he does we will bring that to you live. stay with us. we are the thrivers. women with metastatic breast cancer. our time... ...for more time... ...has come. living longer is possible- and proven in postmenopausal women taking kisqali plus fulvestrant. in a clinical trial, kisqali plus fulvestrant helped women live longer with hr+, her2-

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>> trace: the rescue mission is underway in australia after a humpback whale was spotted in a tropical river, infested with crocodiles. scientists believe there could be as many as three whales stuck upstream. >> the only way the wheels can get out of there is an high tide. they have to bounce off the bottom to get their way out. i can imagine they're a bit scared to make that journey. >> trace: scientists aren't sure how they ended up so lost. they are considering using recorded whale calls to get them back out to sea. sandra? >> sandra: trace, live look at air force one as the president is about to depart las vegas on his way to sacramento for an update on the wildfires happening there and the

situation on the ground. he will be speaking later this afternoon, and i'll be back to host for neil at 4:00 p.m. eastern time on the fox news channel. i'll see you later. >> trace: i'll be watching. sandra, good to see you. "outnumbered" starts in about three seconds. good day. >> harris: and we begin with this fox news alert. president trump headed to las vegas eventually. he is set to fly to sacramento, california, for a briefing on the wildfires that have killed at least 35 people up and down the west coast, as you know. the president will also deliver remarks to the california national guard later today. we are following all of the commander-in-chief's travel today, and we'll bring you any updates as we get them. he'll be leaving las vegas, going to california, and we'll capture that as it makes news. and this is happening this hour. an intense manhunt is underway

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