let the battle begin today judge amy coney barrett begins confirmation hearings to replace justice ruth bader ginsburg on the u.s. supreme court. i want to start with breaking news, and that is the note that you have revealed from your doctor, which says you are no longer considered a transmission risk. does this suggest you no longer have covid, sir? >> yes and not only that, it seems like immune looks like immune for, i don't know, maybe a long time or maybe a short time it could be a lifetime nobody really knows but immune. >> just a week after leaving

walter reed, the president declares himself immune as he heads to florida for a full slate of campaigning with 22 days to go until the election. mvp lebron james helps deliver the lakers' 17th world championship and now to a frightening scene caught on camera an out of control speed boat aiming right for docks on the shoreline. the fate of the crew and what happened plus the joyride that went viral and how it mad a man's dreams come true and touched a rock star. "early today" starts right now thanks so much for being with us along with kathy park, i'm frances rivera we begin this morning with a battleground blitz with just three days until election day. joe biden is barnstorming across ohio, holing events in toledo and cincinnati and president trump returns to

the campaign trail today starting with a rally florida amid his battle with coronavirus. while the white house physician has not reported that the president has tested negative for covid, mr. trump claims otherwise. >> we are in great shape tested totally negative and really in good shape you know, the word "immunity" means something. having -- having really a protective glow. it means something >> meanwhile, the trump campaign is putting the president's health front and center in a new ad, drawing criticism after using an old clip of dr. anthony fauci. >> president trump is recovering from the coronavirus and so is america. president trump tackled the coronavirus head on as leaders should. >> i can't imagine that anybody could be doing more. >> dr. fauci telling nbc news, "they did this without my permission and my comments were taken out of context in my five decades of public

service, i have never publicly endorsed nor do i now endorse any political candidates." the trump campaign said the clip was from a national interview with dr. fauci praising the work of the trump administration. and today the stakes are sky-high on capitol hill as the senate prepares for a supreme court showdown confirmation hearings for judge amy coney barrett begin this morning. >> republicans are pushing to fill the vacancy before the election our capitol hill torcorresponde tracie potts joins us. democrats can't do much to stop this confirmation. >> hi there. good morning we've seen at least the written statement from judge barrett where she says judges should apply the law even if they don't like the outcome of the case we do know that lawmakers, specifically democrats, plan to ask her a lot of questions about her views on abortion, same-sex marriage and the affordable care act. the supreme court set to hear a case on that one week after the election >> the reason i think that amy

barrett is a rock star and should be on the court is because she's very clear about her jurisprudence. she's an originalist and she's a textualist, which means when she puts on her black robe in morning, she knows what it is to be a judge, and that is to cloak your personal preferences. >> given judge barrett's conflicts of interest, she should recuse herself from any decision involving the affordable care act and its protections and any decision related to the election that we will have on november 3rd. >> some very different views there. now, judge barrett is expected to attend in person, but we do know at least four other lawmakers are attending virtually. one because he tested positive for covid-19 the others, some of the others concerned about the precautions for this hearing back to you. >> certainly a lot to watch. tracie, thank you. and nbc news will have a special report on the confirmation battle beginning at

9:00 a.m. eastern. well, this morning we are learning the suspect in a shooting at a protest in denver did not have an active security guard license. matthew d matth matthew doll o earlier i filed this report taking a closer look at how the incident turned deadly we do want to warn you the images are disturbing. >> reporter: you can hear the gunshot on this video. >> drop the gun! >> reporter: police rushing in after they say a private security guard opened fire on a man who reportedly sprayed him with mace. this image capturing the moment before the deadly confrontation. the man spraying the private security guard pointing his gun at him. later on the security guard, 30-year-old matthew doloff, is seen surrounding and in custody on suspicion of first-degree murder. >> there was a verbal altercation that transpired.

the firearm was discharged individual was shot and later pronounced deceased. there were two guns recovered at the scene. >> reporter: the deadly shooting happened saturday near duelling demonstrations between far-right and far-left groups. cell phone footage caught an argument between the opposing sides seconds before the gunshot. ahead of the rallies police deployed in large numbers, prepared for possible unrest nbc station kusa reported they hired dolloff as security to accompany their staff covering the protests denver police have not identified the victim nor have they confirmed his affiliation. >> we're going to determine what happened here through the investigation, but our primary focus is to de-escalate the situation. >> reporter: a city on edge after heated clashes turn deadly now to the coronavirus

still sweeping its way through the united states. as of today, the nation has over 7.8 million cases. and over 215,000 deaths.a comesc news finds six states all had record increases in cases on friday meanwhile in new york city, officials say they have issued fines totaling at least $150,000 for violators of its new restrictions on mass gatherings. according to the city, law enforcement personnel say they have delivered 62 summons since the start of restrictions began friday in the city's color-coded cluster zones. an alarming new study reveals covid can survive on according to researchers in australia, it can survive on bank notes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days. that's 11 days longer than the flu virus. meanwhile, england is gearing up for new lockdowns.

prime minister boris johnson is introducing a tier system to tackle areas where covid is surging. and joining us now from beijing is janis mackey frayer janis, is europe face a second wave of this virus >> well, this is the concern restrictions are being reimposed in the uk with some local lockdowns set to take place in cities like liverpool. boris johnson hinting at measures that could include closing pubs in some areas for up to a month, just to get people to stop gathering in crowded places without the possible protection. and this is a global concern that people, of course, are growing tired of restrictions, but the virus is showing no signs of slowing down. you cited that study out of australia. suggesting that in certain conditions the virus can survive 28 days on stainless steel and phone screens. meanwhile, here in china, authorities are now rolling out mass testing after the confirmation of six coronavirus

cases as well as six asymptomatic cases so they're testing everybody in the city 9 million people which they expect to do over the next five days and while the numbers may seem small for such a reaction, it's the trend that's worrying officials here people are just coming off a week-long holiday where they were encouraged to travel and hundreds of millions of people did so this is triggering concerns that this is really signaling another wave of infection. and just quickly, kathy, i want to mention north korea there was a huge military parade there on the weekend these events provide us a glimpse into this country. and in a speechat the parade, kim jong-un commended north koreans for having a zero covid infection rate claiming that there have been no cases there. few actually believe this, but there were several people seen in the streets that were not wearing masks. kathy? >> pretty incredible headline. janis, thank you.

an ex-minneapolis police officer charged in the death of george floyd bill now be allowie to leave the state a judge issued a new order for derek chauvin amid safety concerns he faces second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges. trial is set to start next year. switching gears now. for the 17th time in franchise history, the los angeles lakers are nba champions. the lakers ran away with game six against the miami heat lebron james and anthony davis combined for 47 points in the series-clinching game. miami tried to rally in the fourth quarter but it was too little too late. lakers win the series with a 106-93 victory it's the first time the lakers have hoisted the larry o'brien trophy since 2010, now tying the boston celtics for most championships of all-time and it was a special night for lebron james, who was named finals mvp for the fourth time in his career.

james is the first player to win the award on three different teams. and lebron and teammate danny green join an exclusive club with their championship win. both lakers join john sally and robert horry as the only players to win titles with three different franchises. more than 200,000 power outages are still being reported across louisiana satellite images show the extent of the damage after a direct hit from hurricane delta blue tarps were ripped off many homes that were already slammed six weeks ago by hurricane laura. at least two deaths are being blamed on fires connected to the hurricane. one was sparked by a generator and another by a natural gas leak now the remnants of the storm are moving into the northeast. nbc meteorologist janessa webb has been tracking delta for days she joins us now with the latest good morning, janessa. >> good morning, ladies. good morning, everyone we continue to see post-tropical storm system delta making its way now across the northeast it's gonna collide with the cold

front and that will allow us to sit under soggy conditions all the way into your tuesday afternoon, even for the mid-atlantic we're going to watch some severe weather sparking up this afternoon. the flood threat across i-95 corridor this morning will b the upper 50s this afternoon even watching a little bit of snow for the rockies sunshine for colorado springs this afternoon and we have sunshine that's coming our way i'll show you when coming up. >> we're going to need it after this drenching many of us are getting. janessa, thank you. time for "today's" quick hits a first for shaq shaquille o'neal revealed he voted for the first time ever after he recently submitted an absentee ballot. the nba icon said part of the

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i love this tiktok star who has gone viral for a video featuring him skateboarding while drinking cranberry juice and singing along to fleetwood mac's "dreams. the video garnered more than 38 million views and inspired celebrities including mick fleetwood to recreate the video. nbc's jose diaz-balart has the story. >> reporter: this is the 22-second joyride giving the world the good vibes we all need right now. ♪ a moment of bliss that almost didn't happen for nathan >> take me back to the 25th of september. >> basically i was just going to

work and then may battery shut down i didn't want to wait for a jump so i was like, okay, i don't work that far, i'll just grab my long board. >> reporter: when his car broke down, he grabbed his phone, too, making a tiktok clip, the idaho falls man cruising down the hill on the way to work drinking juice and singing along to fleetwood mac's song "dream" now viewed an astonishing 38 million times. among those watches, legendary musician, mick fleetwood >> mick, can you believe, what, 43 years after the release of "dreams" it's now number one on itunes it's shooting up the charts in england. i mean, it's amazing >> it is and i'm super grateful that so many lovely young people are liking the music >> reporter: the music and the mood so inspiring mick reached out to nathan and even recreated the now viral video. ♪

more and more followed, making difficult times by putting together their own "dreams" challenge, including executives at ocean spray the company surprising nathan outside the rv where he lives with a new red pickup packed with his favorite juice. with other donations and social media sponsorships, nathan is humble but optimistic about what happens next. >> tell me what you want to do in the future. >> i want to be able to get me, myself, a house and get my mom something, you know, that she can just call her own as well. i just want to live life with my kids and start a new life with my lady, you know? reporter: thl media giving us some >> i'm just making tiktoks, trying to make people smile, you know i stay grounded. i am who i am. i ain't nobody special we're all human, you know?

>> thanks to jose for that report so many times you hear about tiktok and it's just all the dances and all the silly stuff that come out of it. that is exactly you know what what we want to see and the good that it does. >> absolutely. a star is born. >> yes and not going anywhere any time soon thanks for srt

. you know, the word immunity means something. having really a protective glow. it means something >> president trump declares himself immune as he heads out on the campaign trail today with 22 days before the election. first stop, the all important state of florida. on the hot seat today, judge amy coney barrett begins her public hearings on the road to the supreme court. we've got a preview. feels like we're in limb