we right now on "america this morning," on the attack. >> the man is incompetent. >> the president hitting the campaign trail as joe biden hosts a drive-in town hall. >> it's all about his re-election. >> the push for support as early voting kicks off in some states. trump facing new criticism from a former staffer who claims he called his supporters disgusting. the cdc facing new backlash as a report claims coronavirus testing guidelines were released without being reviewed by scientists. plus, how the post office wanted to get involved in fighting the coronavirus and why the white house said no. police officers under attack. brazen new violence in cities across the country targeting law enforcement. gunmen even opening fire on police officers' homes. the manhunt overnight.

two major cities. plus, the historic wildfires forcing a national park to close today. nowhere to go. how not taking a vacation can take a toll on your health. and later, puppy love. the new dating app to help your pets find their fur-ever friend. good friday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. we do begin with the re for the white house just 46 days until election day. >> but some americans are already voting. president trump and joe biden are both heading to minnesota today where early voting for november's election begins this morning. last night they held dueling events. the president rallying voters in wisconsin while biden faced voters at a drive-in town hall in pennsylvania. ♪ proud to be an american where at least i know i'm free ♪ >> reporter: president trump holding a late nightalny in wisconsin attacking former vice

president joe biden. >> the man is incompetent. he's been there for 47 years. he didn't do a thing. >> reporter: the president is mn airport hanger in a city of fewer than 4,000 people. >> what we've done in a very short time is what nobody thought and came in and did it and did it for you. we have to get four more years to cement it and do additional things including tax cuts. they're going to raise your taxes. >> reporter: the president's rally comes as wisconsin sees a spike in coronavirus cases. >> the president needs to tell us what's going on but the president knew it. he knew it and did nothing. it's close to criminal. >> reporter: in spark contrast biden last night holding a drive-in town hall in pennsylvania with cars parked behind him listening in on f.m. radio. both the vehicles and audience

members socially distant as he took questions. >> chief, didn't i meet you when you were chief? >> we did. >> looking at you like i know you. >> good evening, vice president. >> good evening. >> reporter: biden acknowledging he's benefited from white t saying he's faced unfair treatment of his own during his working class upbringing. >> we're used to guys who look down their nose at us. we're used to people who think we're suckers and look at us and think we're not equivalent to them. if you didn't have a college degree, you must be stupid. if, in fact, you didn't get to go to an ivy school. guys like trump who inherited everything and squandered what they inherited are the people that i've always had a problem with, not the people who are busting their neck. >> reporter: biden lasted trump saying the president should step down because of how he handled the pandemic. >> this is all about one thing, the stock market. he doesn't want to see anything happen. it's all about his re-election. it should be about the american people, and they're in trouble. >> reporter: and now another

former member of the trump administration turning against the president. olivia troy who served on the coronavirus task force as vice president pence's adviser tells "the washington post" trump has a flat out disregard for human life. >> the president said maybe this covid thing is a good thing. i don't like shaking hands with people. i don't have to shake hands with these disgusting people. >> reporter: before leaving for wisconsin the president reacting to troy's comments. >> i have no idea who she is. i don't met her -- i never met her to the best of my knowledge. maybe she was in a room. i have no idea who she is. she doesn't know me. >> reporter: in responding to her claims, the white house released troy's departure letter in which she said, it was an honor working with members of the task force. the white house says she's now a disgrunted employee. pennsylvania has extended the deadline for accepting mail ballots making it less likely for the outcome to be known on election night. all ballots postmarked by november 3rd and received by the following friday will be counted. the court is also allowing voters to submit their ballots through drop boxes. the postal service has been

blocked from moving forward with changes that slowed mail delivery ahead of the election. a federal judge sided with 14 states that sued after the postmaster general refused to reverse some of the changes such as reinstalling mail sorting machines. the judge called it a politically motivated move that could disenfranchise voters. we're learning more this morning about a proposal from the post office to send face coverings to every american household last spring. it comes as the white house and cdc remain at odds over two major issues related to the pandemic and now "the new york times" reports some important guidance was released without being reviewed by scientists. abc's andrew dymburt has more. >> reporter: this morning, new fallout for the cdc after the agency allegedly released coronavirus testing guidance without any scientific review. the guidance widely criticized after it was released last month said patients without symptoms should not get tested for covid even if they were exposed to someone who's infected. >> let me tell you right up

front that the new guidelines are a cdc action. >> reporter: according to an email obtained by "the new york times," trump administration officials at the health and human services department rewrote that guidance despite warnings from doctors to actually ramp up testing. it comes as cdc director robert redfield is embroiled in a back and forth with president trump over the effectiveness of masks as well as a time line for a vaccine. >> late second quarter, third quarter, 2021. >> no, we want to go immediately. >> reporter: on thursday dr. anthony fauci defended redfield's estimate. >> you're not going to be able to vaccinate the entire population all at once. >> reporter: the trump administration is also facing new criticism after newly uncovered memos revealed the white house allegedly blocked a proposal from the postal service to send 650 million disposable masks to american households back in april, five for each residence. meanwhile, parts of the country are seeing new setbacks in the push to re-open. in new york city schools have once again postponed in-person

classes. in wisconsin, an outbreak is forcing nearly 120 students into quarantine and the country as a whole is still seeing up to 1,000 deaths each day. overseas widespread protests in israel. the country is said to begin a new lockdown today, and the world health organization is now warning that europe could already be seeing the start of a second wave. and back to that plan to send face coverings to american households back in april, an administration official tells "the washington post" that plan was scrapped out of concern it might cause panic across the country. kenneth, mona. >> all right, andrew dymburt there in washington. thank you. an arizona teenager is in custody accused of firing an assault rifle at state troopers. surveillance video shows a car pulling up next to the troopers in their parked car shooting at them then speeding away. a second suspect was still on the loose overnight. meanwhile, a manhunt is under way in camden, new jersey,

for two gunmen who opened fire on the home of two police officers. investigators have recovered a van they believe was involved. in los angeles, the reward offered for the gunman who shot two deputies has grown to nearly $700,000. now to the devastation caused by hurricane sally. nearly 500,000 power outages are reported across alabama and florida. kayakers were seen in the flooded streets of gulf shores, alabama. hundreds of people near pensacola had to be rescued from flooded homes. one couple wrote, quote, help in attic on their door. they were up there with their dogs watching rescue crews pass by. >> seriously, when they kept on going by not seeing us, i told jack, i said, jack, are the four of us going to die in this house because, you know, we could just see -- see, that's how high the water got. >> reporter: they were brought to safety when they got the attention of a firefighter on a jet ski. sally's rain also left behind flooding in georgia and

the carolinas. two people in the atlanta area were killed by falling trees. time now for a look at your friday morning weather. what's left of sally is bringing rain to parts of the east coast. thunderstorms will linger this morning before sally heads out to sea. forecasters are watching an active tropics right now. hurricane teddy will pass bermuda this weekend and then a system forming in the gulf of mexico has a 90% chance of becoming another named storm. checking today's high temperatures, cool in the northeast, 80s in the south. 60s in the pacific northwest where much needed rain is expected today. 106 in phoenix. coming up, remembering the man who brought forrest gump to life, and we're not talking about tom hanks. also ahead, the bombshell child porn charges filed against the star of the netflix series "cheer." what's next for celebrity cheerleader jerry harris. and the dentist who took out

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>> get it. let's go get it, y'all. >> reporter: harris, a fan favorite from the netflix series, was arrested thursday accused of contacting a 13-year-old boy on social media allegedly enticing him to send explicit videos. the arrest coming days after twin teenage boys filed a lawsuit alleging harris sent them inappropriate photos of himself and asked for sexual favors. the complaint claims that after the fbi raided harris' home thursday morning, harris admitted to sending and asking for important graphic photos and videos from one of the teens. if convicted, harris could face up to 30 years in prison. this morning, netflix saying, like everyone, we are shocked by this news. any abuse of minors is a terrible crime and we respect the legal process. >> y'all get in your formation and let me see it. >> reporter: harris' cheer coach, monica aldama, who is currently competing on "dancing with the stars" has not yet commented. harris is scheduled to appear in court on monday. his attorney will argue for

harris to be released from jail because they say he's at higher risk of contracting covid-19. this case is putting the sport of cheerleading in the spotlight, and coming up later on "good morning america," the accusations of widespread sexual misconduct involving hundreds of coaches and choreographers who have been allowed to stay in the sport. kenneth, mona. >> all right, andrea, thank you. a former dentist from alaska who came under scrutiny after a video went viral has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. seth lookhart appeared in the video taking out a patient's tooth while standing on a hoverboard. he was later convicted of fraud and reckless endangerment. he said he should have maintained better discipline. and coming up, a very rare occurrence in major league baseball. but first the emotional toll of not taking a vacation. the very real health consequences. copd makes it hard to breathe. so to breathe better, i started once-daily anoro. ♪ copd tries to say, "go this way." i say, "i'll go my own way, with anoro."

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miami for $100 and seattle to chicago for $90. we have new details about a time line for a potential coronavirus vaccine. this as the cdc warns the u.s. death toll from the virus could reach 218,000 by october 10th. earlier i spoke with dr. alok patel about infection rates, but we started by discussing a proposal from the postal service to address the pandemic. >> let's start with that news that the postal service was planning to send 650 million face masks to every american household back in april, but the white house allegedly nixed that plan. what is your reaction, because i know at the time many people thought wearing a mask could be worse saying that we would touch our face more. but could this have made a difference? >> i think it's twofold. first and foremost getting masks to everyone early obviously could have been a good thing. back in april there were mask shortages, so if every family had five reusable masks could have made a big difference

and for someone who could not afford one. but also you have to think about the fact that around early april is when the cdc started to recommend people start wearing masks. the president didn't start wearing a mask until about july so if we had a mandate, if the government was saying, hey, we should wear a mask and they'll be delivered to you, that could have made a huge difference when we were seeing spikes all over the country. >> dr. anthony fauci says the rate of infection right now is unacceptable as we head into flu season. at the same time the world health organization said the rising number of cases is, quote, very serious. what are we doing wrong? what other factors are at play here? >> one factor a lot of people are saying is, hey, we're testing a lot, but that only accounts for part of it because you have to understand that case positivity is also rising in several states. i echo dr. fauci's concern because we're heading into an unknown right now. we're heading into winter. we don't know what the virus will do in the cold, dry air when people are cuddling up indoors. >> everyone wants some clarity on when a vaccine might be available. moderna came out thursday and said it may not know the effectiveness of its vaccine until spring. dr. patel, what do people need to know right now about the

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>> don't let people tell you can't do something because you're a girl. impo girins how the gender sur breakdown of bands in new orleans corresponded with the gender stereotype as signed to instruments. the brass and percussion sections in new orleans high school marching bands were almost entirely male and the woodwinds were almost entirely female and those are prevailing throughout the south. >> you don't have to worry about her. she is a girl. >> reporter: these two are fine being the soloists keeping the tuba girl legacy on pitch. >> so we're the only ones. that's kind of cool. >> being different is a good thing. >> reporter: just so long as they're not the last to do it. >> do whatever you want. >> in addition to breaking down gender barriers playing an instrument improves memory, verbal fluency, planning ability and other cognitive functions such as anchoring "america this morning" as you can see right there, kenneth and mona.

>>a this morning. right now on "america this morning," on the attack. >> the man is incompetent. >> the president hitting the campaign trail as joe biden hosts a drive-in town hall. >> it's all about his re-election. >> the push for support as early voting kicks off in some states. trump facing new criticism from a former staffer who claims he called his supporters disgusting. the cdc facing new backlash as a report claims coronavirus testing guidelines were release ientists. plus, how the post office wanted to get involved in fighting the coronavirus and why the white house said no. police officers under attack. brazen new violence in cities across the country targeting law enforcement. gunmen even opening fire on police officer