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democrats digging in in their opening statements. >> you stand accused of intending to violate your oath before you even take it. >> i believe we should not be moving forward on this nomination, not until this election has ended and the next president takes office. >> reporter: barrett is a favorite among the republicans a protege of the late anthony scalina and a woman of catholic faith. >> they're attacking you as a mom and a woman of faith because they cannot attack your qualifications. >> reporter: focusing instead of health care and how six justices might rule among those questioning barrett this week, vice presidential candidate kamela harris. >> by replacing justice ruth bader ginsburg by undoing her

legacy, president trump is trying to roll back americans' lives for the future to come. >> reporter: knowing the republicans likely have the votes to seat amy coney barrett as a supreme court judge before the month is out. in just hours questioning will get under way democrats will certainly grill barrett on everything. tracie potts joins us. what do you say? >> reporter: it's what she's going to face on the bench such as health care, which we know is coming up one week after the election and same-sex marriage and abortion some of the comments she's made and decisions she's made during her time on the seventh circuit bench. that's where we're starting

today with the questioning starting today and tomorrow and the issue we're hearing from both candidates, it's a hot one on the campaign trail. >> judge barrett, a brilliant scholar who will defend our laws, our rights, our freedom and our constitution like very few people would have the capability of doing. the radical left is hellbent on destroying everything we love and cherish. >> we're in the midst of a real fight. everyone knows in 28 days 20 million americans may lose their health care. she's said she wants to get rid of the affordable c.a.r.e.s. act. the president wants to get rid of the affordable c.a.r.e.s. t act. >> the president is promising to

move her in by the 22nd. >> thank you nbc news will bring you the beginning of the confirmation battle beginning at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. election day is exactly three weeks away, and both candidates are on a whirlwind tour across the battleground states president trump will hold a rally in pennsylvania as he tries to escape the shadow of his coronavirus battle while joe biden is heading to florida to speak with seniors and attend a voter mobilization event nbc's alice barr has the latest from the campaign trail. >> reporter: president back on the campaign trail with a rally in florida with a few masks and no social distancing it's his first since being diagnosed with covid-19. >> they'll say i'm immune. i feel so powerful. >> reporter: ten days after going into the hospital t president kicking off a demanding schedule with three more rallies in the next three days in pennsylvania, iowa, and

north carolina. >> i'll walk in there and kiss everyone in that audience. i'll kiss the guys and the beautiful women. >> reporter: president trump's physician saying ining he test anything active for covid-19 but the push comes as coronavirus cases are on the rise in more than 30 states, some hitting new records for single-day cases including battleground ohio where joe biden is debating. >> the longer president trump is prese president, the more reckless he gets. >> reporter: he touted gains in the stockmarket and claims republicans will offer better health care despite failing to present his own plan, and no matter how he seeks to steer the

conversation, the health of the president and the nation forcing coronavirus back at the center of the campaign with just 22 days until the election. in washington, alice barr, nbc news. meantime early voting kicks off in texas and kentucky. thousands turned up for in-person voting in georgia yesterday. they're trying to prevent the chaos they'd seen during the primary. >> reporter: in some parts of georgia, it already looks like election day how long have you guys been out here so far? >> four hours. >> reporter: thousands waiting to cast their ballots. >> it could have rained. it could have snowed i don't care. >> you're not going anywhere. >> i'm not going anywhere. >> reporter: one atlanta polling site reporting waits of up to seven hours. widespread problems occurred during the june primary. some of the biggest problems in areas with higher black populations. since then, fulton county has

rolled out a laundry list of fixes. more money, more poll d more vo mega sites like this nba stadium turning into a station why is early voting so crucial this year? >> what we're trying to do is drive 80% of the election today. some combination of early voting and absentee by mail in order to reduce the burden of voting on election day. >> reporter: and it's crucial for troubleshooting. >> if there's a long line, the machine breaks down, there's a lack of paper ballots, they can come back. >> reporter: oneshows one precinct that was almosttim

predominantly white. a presentation by jill biden. >> this is it, voters. >> reporter: officials are urging voters to cast a ballot early if at all possible they say that will ease some of the record numbers that they're expecting to see on election day. they're urging people to come out in person or send a mail-in ballot >> blayne, thank you. severe weather caused some tense moments on a united airlines flight as it was taking off from chicago yesterday the washington-bound plane was hit by hail that cracked its windshield in several places the plane had to make an emergency landing. luckily, no injuries. let's check in with janessa webb to see what's going on this morning. >> good morning, everyone. the damage in chicago is due to this cold front that's making its way across the ohio valley right now. it will spread into the

northeast. another soggy day from new york city to philadelphia and even the cloud coverage is going to stay in place until at least the lunch hour it will completely push out of here bahead. it's also causing a cool weather pattern we're going to be stuck in for the next 24 hours daytime highs in the 70s from d.c. to philadelphia, and the heat continues to build all the way into the southeast we do have some better days ahead. coming up. >> i can't wait for it. >> thank you, janessa. just weeks after a reported discovery of a potential sign of clouds in the line of venus, the probe will go there.

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an overtime thriller on "monday night football." the saints needed a struggling catch from alvin kamara to keep themselves alive from the upstart chargers tyson hill punched it up and the chargers missed it they couldn't convert a close down nooechblts eeks out the win there, 30-27. >> just survived. a police captain in north philadelphia is trying to instill a message to young people to put those gloves down and get those gloves up.

it's a boxing less soon they wil never forget. >> reporter: there's a certain release you get from putting on the gloves the outdoor boxing gym sets up in front of if 22nd police district on wednesdays and fridays led by the captain. >> i wanted to do something that connected to what's the core reason of why violence happens, and it's emotions. it's angers. >> reporter: so they decided to teach kids ages 10 to 16 what to do with emotions the wrong approach is picking up a gun. officers are volunteering their time to show these young people how to put on boxing gloves instead. >> boxing tells you a lot about yourself kids who are active in sports do better in life. >> reporter: they started the in the summer and they've continued

it into the fall this is giving the kids a chance to exercise and some of them th especially with covid. you can't do anything, go places, so it's a good activity to do. >> reporter: captain akil says kids will learning more than boxing but accountability. they're noticing less crimes. >> kids are here they're not victims of crimes and i see a respect from the neighborhood of what we're doing. >> reporter: kids and cops in the ring together, punching their way to a good path in life. >> our thanks to drew smith for that report. you never know you might get our next joe frazier from philly, bring back boxing, make it big again. >> bringing the community together, getting stress and aggression all out check, check, check. >> i love that story.

we thank you for waking up with us on "early today. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. have a great tuesday please, be safe out there. we'll see you tomorrow if you havyoure

right now at 4:30, bay area bracing for another round of high fire danger. that means heat. up next the areas that need to be rescued. >> i have been nominated to fill justice ginsburg's seat, but no one will ever take her place. back in the hot seat, judge amy coney barrett's supreme court nomination resumes in 90 minutes. next, how the case for and against her is being laid out by u.s. senators. and this is what remains of a statue in the north bay after it was torn down by