we are just 61 days to the election and the cdc is alerting states to be ready for a covid vaccine by november 1st. that's just two days before the polls open plus, the warning for all americans as we made into the weekend. >> nancy pelosi is pushing back against the backlash saying she was set up after being seen getting her hair done in a salon where she lives. we'll tell you all about what's in store for meghan and harry. the chilly challenge that swept the nation how all those ice buckets managed to raise over $200 million worldwide and a major step forward in the fight against als. and get ready for the return of the iconic jeep wagoneer.

"early today" starts right now glad you're with us. i'm frances rivera >> i'm phillip mena. >> the number of coronavirus infections continues to grow as this pandemic rages on there are now over 6 million infections in the u.s. and more than 186,000 covid related deaths the series of international trials found that treating critically ill covid-19 patients with corticosteroids reduces the risk by 20%. actor and former wrestler the rock johnson is the latest celebrity to be infected by the coronavirus. he announced his wife, two young daughters along with himself all tested positive about three weeks ago. this as a man in his 60s has become the first covid-19 death

erelated to sturgis in south dakota >> reporter: it's the scene they fear will unfold in the days to come from pool side parties to bars and beaches these are the holiday hot spots often behind a spike in coronavirus cases. after memorial day, 4th of july and a motorcycle rally drawing hundreds of thousands, u.s. health officials sounding th in. please wear your masks >> top doctors warning americans need to take personal responsibility before making plans for labor day. >> masks, distance, avoid crowds, out side better than inside >> if we do that i think we can get through this weekend without seeing a surge. >> reporter: with the nation making progress in the fight against covid cases and hospitalizations are both down nearly 40% since they peaked in

july, there are also warning signs. at least 7 states have positivity rates above 10% iowa an emerging hot spot. >> growth of new cases has accelerated especially as social activity among young adults and on college campuses. >> reporter: as students at notre dame return to school after a suspension of in-person classes, universities nationwide are struggling to contain covid. and just as officials fear, a dangerous wave of new infections this fall, setbacks in ohio already arrive amid this clear warning. >> as we gather with families and friends we must remember that whenever there's more activity we're going to see more cases. >> reporter: the threat comes as the cdc asked states like california to identify possible vaccine distribution sites, trying to get ahead of red tape like permits in case a vaccine is developed this year and while there are more stories

of survival, like cynthia martin who is going home after four months in the hospital. >> thank god thank god. >> reporter: a reminder of what's at stake and what we all face this holiday weekend. turning now to the race for the white house. joe biden is traveling to kenosha, wisconsin today where he is expected to meet with the family of jacob blake. with just over two months until election day we're seeing both campaigns ramp up attacks on one another. >> reporter: with several new polls showing the presidential race tightening, president trump and joe biden both out campaigning, biden trying to refocus attention on the pandemic accusing the president of failing to lead >> mr. president, where are you? get off twitter and start talking to the congressional

leaders in both parties. invite them to the oval office. >> reporter: also laying out his own ideas for safely returning kids to school >> we need emergency support funding for our schools and we need it now. >> reporter: the former vice president announcing he'll visit kenosha, wisconsin, promising racial unity and healing after protests set off by the police shooting of jacob blake. president trump visiting another battleground state, north carolina, for a world war ii ceremony while doubling down on his law & order message. >> they did not defeat oppression overseas only to be seeing our freedom trampled by mobs these people only know one thing and that's strength. that's all they know strength. >> reporter: the two campaigns fighting a messaging war in the final weeks before the election. in washington, alice barr, nbc

news the race for the white house is getting tighter this morning. joe biden is still leading the latest wave of polls but a new one shows biden with a 10-point lead over president trump. that's down from 15 points in early july and the margin has narrowed in several others too the new data comes as the president doubles down on his message of law & order tracie potts joining us now. good morning the president is making his biggest threat yet >> phillip, the president is threaterning to with hold billions of dollars in federal funds from what he calls anarchist cities, cities dealing with racial violence and unrest. portland, seattle, washington, d.c., and new york, the president in a memo outlining those cities and own following up with a tweet saying his administration will do everything in its power to prevent what he calls weak mayors and lawless cities from taking these federal dollars claiming he is putting them on notice today new york's governor responding

on twitter saying he, president trump is not a king, he cannot defund new york city calling this an illegal stunt. the president also stirring up controversy, suggesting his supporters should vote twice in the election once by mail, again in person, to test the system that he has claimed the filled with fraud. >> 600,000 people could vote by absentee in this state are you confident in that system >> well, they'll go out and they'll vote and they'll have to check their vote by going to the poll and voting that way, because if it tabulates then they won't be able to do that. so let them send it in and let them go vote and if their system is as good as they say it is, then obviously they won't be able to vote >> so two important things to know about that. casting two votes is a federal crime, also there is no evidence of mail-in voting being

fraudulent as the president has claimed. >> the president still pushing both of those things right now thank you. a hairy situation for nancy pelosi she is now playing defense after she was caught on camera at a salon mask free even though it's not legally allowed where she lives. pelosi says she was set up >> if we wear masks -- >> reporter: house speaker under fire after video showed her at a salon without a mask on. the owner telling fox quote it's like a slap in the face. she insisted she was told it was allowed. >> i take responsibility only for a setup by a neighborhood salon that i've gone to for years. well, i don't. i think that they'll -- that this salon owes me an apology for setting up.

>> reporter: the salon wasn't following the rules even though indoor services are allowed by the state of california, the city of san francisco only started allowing any hair appointments on tuesday and they must be outdoors shampooing isn't allowed and masks are required pelosi was pictured without one. >> i just had my hair washed i don't wear a mask when i'm washing my hair. i always have a mask >> reporter: republicans accusing pelosi of hypocrisy >> they preach to the american people that it should be one way and yet in private when the cameras are not rolling and in this case i guess the cameras were rolling it shows a very different story. >> reporter: and president trump saying quote, pelosi is being decimated. coronavirus relief negotiations still stalled here on capitol hill and that's left millions

still waiting after unemployment benefits expired at the end of july you probably remember the world wide phenomenon that raised hundreds of millions of dollars to beat the disease als. all that cold cash is paying off. we have the big new development. >> reporter: it was the frigid phenomenon in the summer of 2014, the ice bucket challenge meant to raise awareness and funds for als, a debilitating disease with no cure christina was diagnosed at just 31, given just two years to live then she was given a new drug called amx 35 in a trial funded by the more than 200 million raised by ice bucket donors. >> there was a very brief period where she was -- we really saw a dramatic progression of her als and that period compared to when she was on the drug. >> reporter: patients who got the drug retained physical

functions longer like speaking, walking, swallowing. >> did you think you would seize this in your lifetime? >> no, this is amazing come true for me. >> reporter: results so good the als association is petitioning the fda to bypass phase 3 trials and get the drug to patients now. >> any treatment we can give through medication is going to be substantial. >> reporter: he died of als. >> when pete was diagnosed we didn't see the light at the end of the tunnel. not only do we see the light at the end of the tunnel, but now we can feel it raise and it's going to happen. >> reporter: the money raised from the ice bucket challenge has funded more than 100 potential therapies. christina wants to see her kids graduate >> obviously we want a cure, but if we just freeze it and just stopped the degradation,

whatever it is, we're both very happy. >> a family full of hope thanks to one man's dream and the donations of many. >> six years but worth the wait for all that progress. >> that's amazing. so many of us participated in that wow. a tornado threat in the nation's capital bill karins brings it all to us. bill, good morning >> good morning. yeah, severe weather threat in the mid-atlantic region and conditions are favorable for a couple tornados. right now everything is pretty calm just a little bit of rain. as far as this afternoon goes that's the airafter concern right in the mid-atlantic. as we head to washington, d.c., south of philadelphia for the most part that area of orange is what we call an enhanced storms. 21 million people are at risk for those storms and

richmond all through the carolinas. still very hot and a lot of power outages after hurricane laura in louisiana we'll talk more about that incredible western heat wave coming up. >> sounds good thank you so much. the first round of the nba playoffs are in the books after one more game 7 after some late game defensive he rowics from james harden, the houston rockets advance with a win over oklahoma city. houston was led by 21 points each from robert covington and eric gordon. the rockets move on to play the los angeles lakers they join the nuggets and the clippers the september boom on wall street >> and remembering the star of e miracle mets a look back at the incredible

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>> i trusted a salon i have been to for years. house speaker nancy pelosi defending herself after visiting a san francisco hair salon without a mask. why the salon's owner says she owes her an apology. lawyering up if you don't mask up. the new advice for south bay businesses when it comes to customers who don't comply with the public health orders. and with the pandemic in place, you probably aren't going outside very much this labor day weekend, you probably won't want to.