. 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 limbo getting ready for the guter

johnson prepares to deliver strict new coronavirus guidelines. protest turns deadly security guard for a local tv crew opens fire and kills a protester. nfl outbreak a major game delayed as players and staff test positive for covid. week 5 highlight and agony for the big "d." lebron james helps deliver the lakers 1th title "early today" starts right now good morning kathy park in for phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. three weeks until election day joe biden is barnstorming across ohio holding events in toledo and cincinnati president trump starts in florida. the white house physician has not reported that the president has tested negative for covid,

mr. trump claims otherwiseshape. tested totally negative and really in good shape you know, the word immunity means something. 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 virus 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 position and my comments were taken out of context in my five daze decades of doing this, i never endorsed anyone. >> the stakes are high on

capitol hill as a senate prepares for a supreme court showdown confirmation hearings for judge amy coney barrett begin this morning. they're pushing to fill a vacancy before the election. tracie potts joins us. democrats can't do much to stop? >> reporter: democrats will ask her about a number of issues including same-sex marriage, abortion, and of course the affordable care act. the court is hearing a case one week after the election. they're also asking the justice department for a 2006 letter on women's reproductive rights that was missing from her application. republicans are pushing amy coney barrett as the best choice for u.s. supreme court very different opinions on this candidate from those members of the committee. >> 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 textualist when she puts on her black robe in the morning, she knows what that is. that is to cloak your personal preferences. >> given judge barrett's conflicts of interests, she should recuse herself from any decision involving the affordable care act and its protections and any decisions related to the election that we will have on november 3rd. >> reporter: so we expect judge barrett will be there in person, so will a number of other lawmakers. some are attending virtually a couple have contracted covid-19 one says he will not attend in person others including vice presidential nominee kamala harris will attend virtually because they're concerned there are not enough precautions in place to protect them in that hearing. >> so many aspects to watch. tracie, thank you. nbc news will have a special report on the confirmation

battle beginning at 9 a.m. eastern. the nation's battle against covid continues as cases continue to surge. the nation has over 7.8 million cases and 215,000 deaths nbc news tally finds six states including missouri, north dakota, ohio, oklahoma and west virginia have record single day increases on friday. meanwhile, 55-year-old texas man has been charged with filing fraudulent loan applications in a ppp scheme the man submitted 50 fraudulent applications seeking over $34 million. he received $17 million and spent it on personal expenses. covid can survive on multiple surfaces. the board of researchers said it can survive on bank notes, glass up to 28 days. that's 11 days longer than the flu virus.

meanwhile, england is introducing lockdowns. joining us from beijing is janis mackie frayer. >> reporter: this is the concern not just in europe but many parts of the world local lockdowns are expected to take effect in places like liverpool. brittain's prime minister boris johnson said it may face closures for up to a month this is to stop people from gathering and to ensure they're wearing proper protection. this is a concern around the world as regions are struggling to stave off the fears of a second wave, especially with the study out of australia triggering some fears that the virus could last longer on certain surfaces, up to 28 days in certain conditions. the concern here in china is not

the number of new cases being reported but the trend there are hundreds of millions of people who have been traveling for the week-long holiday here there are concerns this could ignite another wave so authorities are rolling out mass testing in qingao. they're testing 5 million peopl in three days. a big military parade in north korea. kim jong-un commended north korea for having a zero covid infection rate that's what he claims. few actually believe it. if you look at the images from that parade, there were tens of thousands of people in the streets and very few of them were wearing masks kathy? >> janis, thank you. for the 17th time in franchise historiesthe los angeles lakers are nba

champions. 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 a little too late. they won 106-93. the championship is their first since 2010 now tying the boston celtics for the most championships all time lebron james was named finals mvp for the fourth time in his career he's the first player to win the award on three different teams lebron and danny green join an exclusive club as the only players to win with three different franchises. covid woes make another series side lined. the latest postponement comes as

the tennessee titans have been forced to shut down the facility for a second time after another staff member tested positive bringing the team's total cases among staff and players to at least 24. another sunday night thriller it was the vikings who had seattle's number for most of the game the score was 26-21. russell wilson would not quit. he finds a player on a crucial fourth and ten and wilson finds metcalf again for the go-ahead score. edge out the vikings 27-26. another scary situation for cowboys quarterback dak presc t prescott he suffered a gruesome ankle injury they beat the giants with a last-second field goal 37-34. for the first time since last november the chiefs are in the losers column. the las vegas raiders kept them

guessing winning 40-32. to a heartwarming moment in washington alex smith threw for 30 points they fell 30-10. the remnants are causing more flash flooding alerts it's a category 2 hurricane with sustained winds up to 100 miles per hour it moved directly over lake charles. a community batteredy laura. two deaths are being blamed on fires connected to the hurricane. one was spark'd by a generator and another by natural gas leak. all right. let's bring in nbc meteorologist janessa webb for a look at the day ahead. good morning >> good morning, ladies. good morning, everyone we want the storm system out of here, but it's pretty stubborn

it's colliding from the mid-atlantic to the northeast. pretty consistent, heavy at times throughout the day late tuesday evening we'll start to see it push out of the northeast and finally by wednesday get a little bit of sunshine the flood threat is enforming ae rockies. that's a strong cold front it will slice temperatures in half across colorado springs and everybody wants to know about the sunshine we'll talk about that coming up. >> we're going to need it after this drenching for some of us. thank you, janessa. a wedding on cloud 9 a couple said their i dos from the sky after their original wedding plans were halted. they wanted to take their vows to a new level

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right now at 4:30 supreme court showdown. judge amy coney barrett faces lawmakers on capitol hill for the first time. the key issues as the confirmation hearing begins in just about 90 minutes. happening today for the first time san francisco and oakland celebrating columbus day as indigenous people's day. up next why some say it's still worth remembering columbus' contribution. and election concerns following a disturbing discovery in the east bay. what officials are now saying after a