good morning. breaking overnight. staggering new records. the u.s. reporting more than 79,000 new coronavirus cases on friday. the most ever since the pandemic began. doctors sounding the alarm. >> i'm real scared if this doesn't stop soon, we're going to end up with a much bigger problem. >> so hospitals so full they had to move patients to other facilities while a new report warns there could be half a million deaths by february if things don't change. we're live. coronavirus and the campaign. president trump and vice president biden hitting the trail one day after their final

debate with very different messages on the current crisis. >> we're not entering a dark winter, we're entering the final turn and approaching the light at the end of the tunnel. >> the president still doesn't have a plan. he's given up. he's quit on you. >> with just ten days to go until the election, both men will make their case this weekend in key battleground states. deadly wildfires. >> oh, my gosh. >> the two largest blazes in colorado's history now turning deadly and threatening to merge into one massive fire. the flames spreading quickly forcing thousands to evacuate. we're live on the scene. all that plus he'll be back. arnold schwarzenegger reveals he's on the mend after undergoing heart surgery this week. no surprise, but the terminator is already up and running. today, saturday, october 24th, 2020.

from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander, kristin welker and dylan dreyer. welcome to "today." thank you so much for joining us on this saturday morning. it is so good to see you, peter and dylan. >> no doubt. you had a quiet week, right? >> it was very quiet. just a little debate. i have been carrying around so much anxiety for so many weeks, i think the relief is just starting to set in. dylan, it is so great to see you guys. >> it's so nice to see you too, kristin. i always knew you were good at what you do. you took it to a whole new level. congratulations, my friend. >> we all agree about that. most importantly, we're so glad it went well. if it discussed, we were going to start the show saying i'm peter alexander in washington and i'm kristin welker in siberia. >> fortunately i get to stay. thanks to both of you. i really appreciate that and to

everyone. we do want to get to our top story though this morning. the coronavirus crisis and another really horrific milestone on friday. with the most cases ever since the pandemic began, the u.s. reported more than 79,000 cases on friday. that's more than we saw back in march at the beginning, and even more than the surge we saw over the summer. nbc's sam brock is in miami with the very latest. sam, good morning to you. >> reporter: kristin, congratulations. i'm going to echo that on a job well done this week. the last time, kristin and peter, we saw infections this high was back in july. at that time there were four states that made up a majority of the casings, florida, texas, california, oklahoma. now it's a dozen states. the midwest is hitting a breaking point. americans being urged to change their behavior because it can still stem the surge. in the heart of the country a disheartening sight. >> i'm very scared that if this

doesn't stop soon, we're going to end up with a much bigger problem. >> reporter: a field hospital built in milwaukee for covid patients while in oklahoma. >> the last words, i don't know how this is going to end up, and that's the way it was left. >> reporter: hospital beds so scarce, 64-year-old kathy crone miller needed a transfer 200 miles away to fort worth, texas. health care systems on the brink though hope for beleaguered communities not lost. >> we still have the capability of getting it to level off, but we all have to cooperate. >> u.s. trends are deeply troubling. on friday a new record with more than 79,000 cases in one day. some 30 states have seen covid cases spike 25% or more in the last two weeks. one model showing 130,000 american lives could be saved through february if we all wear masks. >> there's no question whatsoever that wearing a facial covering reduces transmission

radically. >> in florida, mask wearing is not mandated by the governor as the swing state attracts huge crowds for the president's political rallies. >> you wear a mask if you want to wear a mask. i think the older people trying to protect themselves should definitely wear a mask. >> reporter: while florida's infections are rising, in other states they're soaring. the human toll. >> we are reporting 3,874 new cases for a total of 364 -- excuse me please, since the start of this pandemic. >> to avoid more heart ache, chicago shutting down indoor gatherings but a big test awaits with the big ten football season kicking off this weekend in some of the most covid ravaged cities in the country. as the u.s. continues now to break new records, dr. anthony fauci telling nbc news that the

coronavirus task force is now only meeting on a weekly basis and that he has not had direct contact with the president consulting him on covid in, quote, a while. this, guys, as family get togethers and the holidays are looming as another potential obstacle in stopping the spread of covid-19. peter and kristin, back to you. >> sam brock, thank you for kicking us off this morning and for your well wishes. president trump for his part also in florida where he's expected to vote later today. despite friday's coronavirus record, the president insists the u.s. is turning a corner. we have complete coverage on the race for the white house this morning. we begin with nbc's kelly o'donnell who is at the white house. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. today president trump will play a role that comes around only once in this long election cycle. he gets to be a voter and his campaign is turning that into an event. he had requested an absentee ballot but says he has not completed that. instead will be in person voting in florida today and that before he goes on to pick up his

fast-paced rally schedule. a double rally day in florida. under the stars in pensacola. >> we are going to win my home state of florida. >> reporter: under the hot sun at the huge retirement community known as the villages. >> not all of you are seniors. i see a lot of you that are very young in this group. and i see a lot of people that are young at heart, right? >> reporter: president trump's two day visit to florida gets personal today casting his own early vote. >> i'm voting here as opposed to sending it in. i like being able to vote. i'm old-fashioned, i guess. >> reporter: laying out the election as a stark choice. >> reporter: th . >> this election is a choice between a trump super recovery and a biden super depression because that's what you're going to have. >> reporter: and slamming joe biden's prediction at the debate of a, quote, dark winter of coronavirus infections.

>> we're not entering a dark winter, we're entering the final turn and approaching the light at the end of the tunnel. >> reporter: the president also seizing on biden's comments about moving away from fossil fuel. >> i will transition from the oil industry, yes. >> i think he should have lost five or six states. >> reporter: adding a new twist. >> biden challenging me to a tape. i'm in the clips. >> reporter: playing edited video of biden and kamala harris to show where they oppose the fracking process for oil. >> gradually move away from fracking. >> reporter: in contrast to biden's pledge not to abolish fracking. >> you saw joe. he said there will be no fracking. >> reporter: and today the president remains in florida to start his day. so does the vice president. then president trump will be heading to more battleground states and where the candidates spend their time tells us a lot about how this election will be

decided. he then heads off to north carolina, ohio and wisconsin. peter, kristin? >> the president's time is the most valuable asset in the closing days. kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. meantime, joe biden will be out in battleground pennsylvania later today after attacking the president's handling of the coronavirus pandemic on friday. nbc's alley vitali has the campaign in bristol, pennsylvania. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, kristin. democrats making their last attempts to seal the deal with voters. joe biden locked in on his closing message. >> look, a pandemic doesn't play favorites, nor will i. as i said, no red states, no blue states, just the united states. >> reporter: laying out his plan to tackle masks, increasing testing and developing a vaccine >> i'm not going to shut down the country. i'm going to shut down the virus. >> reporter: the former vice president dropping the continued crisis at the feet of president

trump. >> the president still doesn't have a plan. he's given up. he's quit on you >> reporter: bietd den also trolling the president online, launching a new website for trump's covid plan that can't be found. that message amplified by senator kamala harris in georgia friday >> can you imagine what you might have done had you known what he knew on january 28th >> reporter: biden forging ahead with two stops in pennsylvania today, stumping in trump friendly areas with historically democratic ties. the battlegrounds within the battleground, critical to biden's strategy. >> man, it's good to be back in pennsylvania. >> reporter: former president barack obama energizing black voters to vote after they turned out in bigger numbers in 2016. >> every tear you've cried for

someone who has lost a life, take that to the ballot box. >> reporter: singer lizzo sounding off for the democratic's cause in michigan and team biden planning a star-studded virtual concert on sunday with jon bon jovi, john legend and pink set to perform meeting voters wherever they are with ten days to go. >> reporter: guys, while obama was in philly this week, today joe biden aiming to shore up the suburbs, a one-two punch to get out the vote here in the keystone state peter and kristen. >> ali vitali on the trail for us, thank you. a record number of americans have already voted more than 50 billion ballots already cast nbc political correspondent steve kornacki is with s just ten days to go, we've seen the national polling nationally joe biden has a big lead in the key swing states it's certainly a lot tighter now. for biden, what is the path to

victory? >> good morning, peter the starting point will be -- this is what it looked like in 2016 this is how trump won 306. for biden to chip away and get to 270 himself, the most direct path that joe biden has involves the state you were just talking about, pennsylvania along with michigan and wisconsin these three states trump won by the smallest margin of his battleground victories in 2016 each one less than a point in these three states where donald trump's polling is the worst right now in battleground states if joe biden is able to flip wisconsin, if he's able to flip michigan, and if he is able to flip pennsylvania, those three alone -- again, states trump only won by a fraction of a point, those would put biden over 270 pennsylvania is also the one the trump campaign has keyed in on

if trump were to get pennsylvania but lose the other two midwest states he flipped in '16, now trump is back in the ball game. what else could biden do he could get florida if he got florida he would be over 270 if he missed in florida, he could get arizona and be over 270. he could pick up georgia and be over 270 there are a number of other options that present itself for joe biden even if he doesn't sweep these three midwest states sweeping them, because they are where trump's polling is the weakest right now, that's joe biden's most direct path to get to 270. >> all eyes are going to be on the midwest. there's no doubt about that. steve, what about president trump? what's his most likely path to victory? >> there's two key components here for trump number one is he's got to win -- i think florida is a must-win state for the president. he got it in 2016. we're back to what happened in 2016 let me show you what happens if

trump loses florida, he doesn't fall under 270, but look how close he gets. 29 electoral votes knocks him all the way down to 277. what losing florida would mean for trump is basically any other state that he carried in 2016 that he loses, he'd lose the presidency that could be georgia. that could be north carolina, michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania, arizona. if he loses florida, he is one state away from losing the whole thing. so i think he's first of all got to shore up florida, make sure he carries it, make sure he gets his electoral votes. as we said, he's got to make sure he gets one of these midwest states pennsylvania is the one his campaign has keyed in on here. it's the biggest of those three. i think the corner stones for trump are he's got to get florida, got to get pennsylvania if he gets those two, there are a number of paths that start to open themselves up for him if he doesn't, big, big trouble. >> ten days ago and who knows how long until all those votes are tallied.

steve, we appreciate yoit now we want to go to colorado where a desperate situation is getting much worse as two wildfires is burning out of control, one burning nearly 200,000 acres. nbc's steve patterson is in granby, colorado with the latest this morning steve, good morning to you. >> kristen, good morning to you. the two largest wildfires in colorado history are burning dangerously close. just a few miles apart this morning there is some concern from fire officials that these two fires may merge which can certainly spell disaster in what has already beenan unprecedented firefight. >> reporter: the skies above colorado consumed in the dark plume of a kwield fire disaster. this week the troublesome fire exploded, racing at a rate of nearly 80 football fields per

minute forcing the evacuations of thousands, fast becoming the second largest fire in colorado history. now at nearly 190,000 acres, proving deadly. >> on behalf of grand county, to the hillman family, i'm extremely sorry for your lost. >> reporter: confirming the deaths of lyle and maryland hillman, they chose to shelter in their basement at the height of the foyer's spread. kate brown watched her home burn from her doorbell camera. >> it was horrific, absolutely horrific to watch. it's never experienced anything like that before. >> after several days defending homes on the front lines, crews are still prioritizing saving lives over dousing flames. one of them, fire assistant chief shelly olson got an early morning call from her captain. >> at that point i knew we didn't have a house. it feels like a death, a death of a lifetime of great memories,

family time. >> reporter: the colorado governor on the ground yesterday hoping to comfort shaken evacuees. >> we're doing our best with loss of life, loss of property this really speaks to the drier hotter conditions that are occurring globally. >> reporter: can you look at this and say this is a direct result of what's happening with the climate? >> we're seeing the real life result of that here in colorado and across the west. >> reporter: unlike anything residents in colorado have ever seen all this while there may be an unsung hero in the forecast, snow, lots of it eight to 12 inches expected tonight. fire officials are also worried about what is expected to come with that which is more staggering wind. i can already tell you it's picking up this morning. guys, back to you. >> we're hoping the weather does not make things worse. let's check in with dylan for a first check at the forecast it's one thing to fight these fires in hot temperatures.

another thing when you're competing with frigid temperatures at the same time. >> the ice buildup as well the snow would be very much welcome in that part of the country, but the winds, as steve mentioned, will still be strong. we could see gusts up to 60 miles per hour that just helps to fuel the flames and continue to spread the fires. humidity is less than 15%. so the air is very, very dry here is a look at that winter storm that's going to affect areas like boulder where the fire is largest. we're seeing winter weather warnings in effect as this area of low pressure continues to dive in from the northwest and affect areas like montana, into wyoming and eventually into colorado as well also on the eastern side we will see the snow overspread that area as well we could see significant amounts of snow, as much as six to eight inches of snow, 20

>> and we are expecting an overall cool afternoon with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. very seasonable for this time of the year. great shot of san francisco there. now, as we head in towards inland areas even there we'll see the temperatures in the 70s. today is a calm afternoon. mostly sunny. great shot of san jose, but by tomorrow we will be under a microclimate weather alert because of the red flag warning that will kick in especially for the higher elevation mountains. >> and that's your latest forecast. peter and >> that's your latest forecast. >> still to come came up in thursday's debate. what's the truth about hundreds of children that have been separated from their parents at the u.s. border with mexico. and how do gher safatel

we are back on a saturday morning with a weekly download, our look back at some of the big stories that made headlines outside of politics. >> a grand jury member in the breonna taylor case breaking their silence. a grand juror in the breonna taylor case speaking out anonymously saying homicide charges were never considered against the officers involved because jurors were not given the option. questions were asked about additional charges and the grand jury was told there would be none, because the prosecutors didn't feel they could make them stick. accused sex trafficker ghislaine maxwell repeatedly denied any knowledge of jeffrey epstein with underage girls. in a newly unsealed deposition from 2016. >> at one point maxwell is asked about an incident in her london townhouse, the details similar to sexual assault allegations virginia roberts guiffre has made against prince andrew which he has repeatedly denied.

she said she is lying about the assault saying she characterized things that took place in the bathroom in the tub itself. the tub is too small for any type of activity whatsoever. >> a major settlement with purdue pharma, the makers of oxycontin. >> the company says it deeply regrets and accepts responsibility, pleading guilty to three felonies. it admits it did not stop oxycontin from being diverted from pharmacy to doctors and it paid doctors to write prescriptions. >> the agreement includes restructuring. the sackler family would be out. a blockbuster lawsuit against a tech giant. >> the justice department says google is so dominant because of deals it struck to be the default search app on phones and computers, elbowing out one of the competitors like yelp. >> google saying the suit is deeply flawed and people use the search engine because they choose to not because they're

forced to. an unlikely statement from the pope. >> this is an historic step forward in the church's relationship with lgbt people and lgbt catholics. >> the pope revealing his support for same-sex unions. >> in the film francis says homosexuals have a right to be part of the family, they are children of god and have a right to a family. >> the catholic church has long called homosexuality a disorder. some of the week's wildest moments caught on camera. this car in new york jumped a barrier and plunged into a canal. fortunately good samaritans jumped in to pull the driver and his wife to safety. >> get out! >> a police officer saved a woman from her burning vehicle just in time. and two masked bandits broke into a chase bank in california. these raccoons were caught redhanded by a man using the atm. and finally -- >> touchdown declared. >> nasa's o'cyrus rex spacecraft sent rubble and dust flying

while collecting samples from an asteroid that's never been done before. it's expected to carry back those samples to earth in 2023. >> all right. >> wow. >> a long trip back from the asteroid. we won't see it again until 2023. still to come on "today," why you might want to get started on your holiday shopping right now, as toy sales skyrocket. plus, a field of dreams. how you can spend the night inside a professional baseball stadium. dylan? >> that's one way to do it. those

good saturday morning. 5:56. here is a live look outside over san jose. a little bit chilly out there ahead of a wild weekend. thank you so much for starting your weekend with us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at the microclimate forecast and sounds like today is the better day of the two. >> that's great way to put it because it will be the calmest when it comes to the winds and it will be sunny and cool and comfortable. but the reason we are under a microclimate weather alert is because we have changes ahead. we want to make sure that everybody back home is prepared.

however, look at your daytime highs for this afternoon. 70s throughout. starting to feel more like fall. san jose 72 degrees. concord, 73. san francisco and around the coastline, 60s, but here are the headlines, during the 7:00 a.m. show we'll talk about the red flag warning going in to effect on monday. for mountains and elevations 2,000 to 3,000 feet and then another red flag warning for the lower elevation areas including the coastline. so i'll have details on that, what to expect headed into the 7:00 a.m. hour. >> thank you so much. that red flag warning that fire threat is now the reason pg&e is expected to cut power to more than 400,000 customers across northern and southern central california. it not just the heat this time, but the wind. meteorologists are expecting the strongest winds so far. sunday, the fires have already gotten started in the north bay

and cal fire is lining up in napa counties after the firefighters stopped a vegetation fire from jumping the road. residents are worried. >> we live on the same property so hopefully it won't, you know -- it won't keep going. >> did you evacuate your family? >> not yet. >> over in the east bay contra costa has a helicopter to get on scene and deliver the water on any fires anywhere in the region. a strong warning from the city of berkeley, the city tweeted a message to the residents while we have had many red flag warnings this year this event poses a greater threat. hills residents should consider leaving before sunday afternoon. particularly those who would have trouble getting out quickly

in the event of a fire. well, coming up this morning on "today in the bay," playgrounds could be reopening in one bay area city. the one thing you need to bring with you if you plan to go. plus all the top stories. now back to "today." it's not easy now with this pandemic. second harvest makes me really really happy. meatballs, mexican rice, chicken enchiladas, and mole. for almost twenty years. *speaking in spanish

by the way, so far i respect very much the way you're handling this. >> the mod . by the way, so far, i respect the way you're handling this. >> the moderator did a phenomenal job. i don't know where she has been, we needed her all three debates. >> i love that, i don't know where she's been. and she is right here. and praise from the president, and viewers alike for kirsten, master class performance as moderator at thursday night's debate. >> and social media can be brutal. and you didn't see any of that, it has all been positive and

take a look at the headlines, minutes after the debate, and let cristen moderate every debate, proving to be a taming force at biden trump final showdown. the obvious winner of the final debate, moderator kristen welker. >> how are you feeling reich now? >> you're going to make me blush. i am grateful for a great team. thank you for being so supportve. and just the relief is just starting to set in. >> i'm curious, that one moment, before donald trump and joe biden walk out, where you're alone on stage for like a palestinian and i couldn't help but just watch you and wonder what's going through your head. so what was going through irhead in that moment -- through your head at that moment. you have ten seconds uninterrupted. >> okay, i'm try. some anxiety, a little bit of fear, but just really trying to get my papers organized, so that i could see my first question, so that i had my notebook out next to me for taking notes and i had been envisioning that moment for weeks and weeks and weeks and i thought if i can just breathe and talk, i'll get

through the whole night. >> you were awesome. we can't wait to see how well do you in 2024. >> let's not think about that. >> enjoy this moment for a little bit. >> thank you, guys, i really appreciate it. a great team effort. let's begin with a check of the headlines. ten days until election day, both candidates are hitting the campaign trail to make their closing arguments. president trump held back-to-back rallies in florida, friday, taking aim at his opponents, comments on the trump administration's pandemic response and the future of the oil industry. and joe biden laid out his own plans to tackle covid which he says will include mask mandate, increased testing and developing a vabz. both candidates continue their final push today, trump in wisconsin, and biden in pennsylvania. the u.s. recorded its largest single day of new covid-19 infections on friday. and now two more drug makers are rejoining the fight to stop it, astrazeneca, and johnson & johnson have announced phase

three clinical trials are resuming on the vaccine candidates, both on hold in recent weeks due to safety concerns with one volunteer in each study suffering health issues which is not uncommon. johnson & johnson says there is no evidence that its vaccine caused the participant's illness. there are currently four drugs in late stage clinical trials here in the u.s. the world series gets back in action tonight. with game four of the los angeles dodger, up two games to one, against the tampa bay rays. last night, the pitcher dominated the rays, with a record ten strike-outs in six innings. no other pitcher in history has thrown so many, and so few innings. the dodgers beat the rays 6-2. also this morning, in an election season, where it feels like we have heard it all, for the first time, we hear the candidates talk about immigration, in thursday night's debate and the trump administration's controversial family separation policy. nbc's jacob silver, the author

of "separated, inside an american tragedy," he has covered this extensively and joins us with a fact check about what we heard. jacob, good morning. >> peter, good morning to you. allow me to echo everyone in saying kristen welker was absolutely spectacular as a debate moderator on thursday night and for the first time because of her questioning we heard the candidates about perhaps the greatest policy retreat of the trump administration, the systemic separation of thousands of migrant parents from their children which the president ended amidst outrage in 2018 but like then, president trump is trying to recap his role in this controversial program. >> in a week where lawyers say they have been unable to find parents of 545 children separated by the trump administration, the president on the spot, for splitting those families. >> how will those families ervin reunited? >> children are brought here by coyotes and lots of bad people, cartels and they're brought here and they used to use them to get into our country.

>> president trump answering untruthfully about a position by human rights as torture and the american academy of pediatrics as government sanctioned child abuse, the zero tolerance prosecution policy and an earlier pilot program resulted in thousands of childrens separated from parents, not coyotes and smugglers and cartels. families still separated including an 8-year-old boy living in california. his father in honduras. >> you have a birthday coming up? >> yes. >> how old are you going to be? >> nine. >> what do you think you're going to get? what do you want to get, buddy? >> my dad. >> the president attempting to deflect blame to the obama administration. for a policy that elicited outrage in 2018. >> we changed the policy. they did it. >> we did not -- >> on the capables, president trump was correct, they were built by the obama administration, in response to an influx of unaccompanied

minors but the separation policy was uniquely trump as we reported at the time. >> what was different than what was go nothing this building in the obama administration is the systemic separation of children from their parents under the zero tolerance policy. >> for his part, vice president biden were trying to keep the focus on still separated families. >> the kids were ripped from their arms and separated and now they cannot find over 500 sets of parents and those kids are alone. >> the former vice president went on to call the policy quote criminal, and whether or not what the trump administration did was literally that would be up to the justice department, which of course was involved in the policy itself, making that unlikely in a second trump term. but in a biden nation, that is still an open -- biden administration, that is still an open question. thank you. >> appreciate that, jacob. and appreciate that great piece. >> important reporting. jacob, thank you very much. and dylan is back with another check of the weather. hey again. >> hey, good morning, again, guys, we have some really chilly

temperatures to talk about. it is why we have that winter storm across the northern plains and moving into parts of the plains states themselves. we are going to see freeze alerts in effect there, in effect right now for 16 million people, and mostly affects the plans and indicates how cold it is. with temperatures running about 10 to 25 to even 30 degrees below average. a high of only 28 in pierre, south dakota. billings, 21 degrees for a high temperature. on sunday, 18 degrees for a high temperature in rapid city. so we're almost 40 degrees below average. and then the northeast, temperatures will be running below average as well. for a time. and then monday, a bit of a warmup. although boston, it is going to stay a little bit cooler. and then going farther north and temperatures will be stuck in the 40s. it is certainly going to be the chill that we tend to get this time of the year. >> and we are a little chilly

ourselves waking up to 50s and by in afternoon we'll be in the comfortable 60s and more fall-like 70s throughout the bay area. a closer look at your daytime highs. san jose is 72. concord, 73. santa rosa, 70 degrees. we are under a microclimate weather alert and this is ahead of two red flag warnings that go into effect as of sunday due to elevated fire danger with gusty conditions expected, especially for the higher elevation areas. >> and that's your latest forecast. back to you guys in the studio. >> all right, dylan, thank you. i am not ready for the chill, that is for sure. just ahead, can you safely celebrate thanksgiving with your friends and family this year? we'll look at that. >> dr. john torres is here with some critical advice. but first these mess

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it even possible? >> it's a conversation a lot of families are having right now. nbc's senior medical correspondent, dr. john torres, is here to help us figure out how to safely celebrate this year with loved ones. dr. john, thank you very much. dr. fauci, we've heard him emphasize that each family has to make a risk/benefit assessment for themselves. what is your advice for folks trying to make that decision right now? >> peter, now is a great time to put these considerations in your mind because you need to think ahead. this is going to be a different thanksgiving than normal. so a lot of hugging, a lot of kissing, sitting down to watch football, that's probably not going to happen this year. beforehand, you want to look at anybody. is there anybody there that's at high risk that you have to be concerned about, particularly the elderly, those with pre-existing medical conditions. you need to keep them extra protected. where is everybody traveling from? are they coming from hot spot areas and how are they going to get there. if they're getting here long distance through cars or trains

or planes and making a lot of stops, that puts the risk up of getting coronavirus and spreading it to you. and then where is everybody going to stay when they get there. the days of slumber parties where you had a lot of families stay together at one house, that's not going to happen. you want to limit that number so make sure people have accommodations before they get there. >> so what is the safest way to celebrate the holiday, dr. john? >> kristen, like everybody else, congratulations on the debate. >> thank you. >> you did a wonderful job. i don't know if you have any candidates over this year for your thanksgiving at home, but when you do have people at home, a couple of things you want to do beforehand is make some ground rules. they are probably the most important thing you can do right now. send out an email and say we're going to have these ground rules. masks, social distancing, limiting numbers, limiting the time that people are there. you want to make sure they're there for small amounts of time and keep it small. ten people or fewer. follow your state and local guidelines. here in colorado, they just limited us to ten in a personal gathering and no more than two

families. in denver, it's down to five. so it depends on where you are. look at those guidelines to make sure you're following those guidelines as well. you want to make sure everybody is safe and plan ahead beforehand. and on top of that -- >> go ahead, john. >> i was going to say on top of that, you also in the past when everybody went through and got their turkey and gravy and mashed potatoes, not this year. have one person handing out the food so it's not a buffet line. open windows if you're inside, turn the heater on and remember social distancing, a big thing. >> last thing if you're traveling, what do you need to do before you hit the road? >> one of the things you need to do is look at where you're going and coming from. importantly if you're coming from a hot spot area, think about getting tested beforehand and then look at how you are traveling. quarantine for 14 days as best you can before you get there. monitor your symptoms once you arrive. check travel restrictions. the last thing you want to do is find out you're going to an area where you have to quarantine for

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we look at the bay bridge. you can even see the salesforce tower in the background. getting chilly. we appreciate starting your sunday -- saturday morning with. i won't jump ahead. vianey arana has a look at your forecast. i think i'm thinking of sunday because that's when the weather will change. >> that's right. and what's expected for tomorrow, you're all prepared at home. now today it will be mostly sunny. calm afternoon. very cool. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. these are your daytime highs. san jose 72 degrees. but by tomorrow this is what we're monitoring very closely. fire danger is expected to make a return and we'll not one, but two red flag warnings. the first one that will kick in is to the north bay mountains and east bay hills.

that goes into effect at 11:00 a.m. and then a second red flag warning starting at 8:00 p.m. for the coastal areas and details at 7:00 a.m. >> all right. we'll see that for you that. as vianey mentioned the threat of the weather is why pg&e is expected to cut the power. and meteorologists are expecting the strongest winds of the wildfire season starting tomorrow. the fire have ignited in the north bay where the firefighters have fought them in napa county. the firefighters stopped a vegetation fire from jumping the road on friday. working to control a fire that has neighbors concerned. >> we live on the same property. so hopefully, you know, it won't -- you know, it won't keep going. >> did you evacuate your family? >> not yet.

>> in contra costa county, they are adding more tools to the arsenal to fight vegetation fires and they have a new helicopter that has the ability to get on scene to deliver water on to fires anywhere in the region. now to a strong warning from the city of berkeley. the city tweeting a message to the residents, quote, while we have many had red flag warnings this years, hills residents should consider leaving before sunday afternoon. well, coming up this morning "today in the bay," playgrounds can be reopening in san jose and what you need to bring other than a mask if you plan to visit one. that plus your top stories and your forecast at 7:00. right now back to "today."

good morning. breaking overnight, an alarming new record. the u.s. reporting more than 79,000 new coronavirus cases on friday, the most since the pandemic began. doctors delivering this warning -- >> i'm very scared that if this doesn't stop soon, we'll ending up with a much bigger problem. >> some hospitals so full, they're moving patients to other facilities. and a new report says there could be half a million deaths by february if things don't change. we're live. coronavirus and the campaign. president trump and vice president biden both hitting the trail with competing messages about the current crisis.

>> we're not entering a dark winter, we're entering the final turn and approaching the light at the end of the tunnel. >> the president still doesn't have a plan. he's given up. he's quit on you. >> just ten days to go until the election, the candidates making their cases this weekend in crucial swing states. and no time like the present. the holidays now just two months away, but the shopping season is already under way with the pandemic changing the way people shop for gifts. how retailers are preparing, today, saturday, october 24th, 2020. >> hello from the mine family! >> so close, yet so far from 30 rock in new york city. >> it's his 60th birthday! >> 60 and sassy. man, we miss the plaza these days too, but so nice to hear

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hospital. >> reporter: a field hospital built in milwaukee for covid patients. while in oklahoma. >> her last words were i don't know how this is going to end up, and that's the way we left. >> reporter: hospital beds so scarce, 64-year-old kathy miller needed a transfer 200 miles away to ft. worth, texas. health care systems on the brink, though hope for beleaguered communities not lost. >> we still have the capability of getting it to level off, but we all have to cooperate. >> reporter: u.s. trends are deeply troubling. on friday, a new record with more than 79,000 cases in one day. some 30 states have seen covid cases spike 25% or more in the last two weeks. one model showing 130,000 american lives could be saved through february if we all wear masks. >> there's no question whatsoever that wearing a facial covering reduces transmission radically. >> reporter: in florida, mask wearing is not mandated by the

governor. as the swing state attracts huge crowds for the president's political rallies. >> you wear a mask if you want to wear a mask. i think the older people trying to protect themselves should definitely wear a mask. >> reporter: while florida's infections are rising, in wisconsin and illinois, they're soaring. the human toll revealed with each update. >> we are reporting 3,874 new cases for a total of 364,033 confirmed cases since the start of this pandemic. excuse me, please. >> reporter: to avoid more heart ache, chicago shutting down some indoor gatherings and implementing a business curfew, but a big test awaits with the big ten football season kicking off this weekend in some of the most covid-ravaged cities in the country. it should be noted that none of these big ten games are going to be played this season with fans, only family members of the players. as the united states continues to break records for covid-19,

dr. anthony fauci telling nbc news that the coronavirus task force is now meeting on a weekly basis and he has not had direct contact with the president on this topic in, quote, a while. peter and kristen, back to you. >> sam brock with the very latest from florida this morning. sam, thanks. president trump is also in florida where he is expected to vote later today. despite friday's coronavirus record, the president insists the u.s. is turning a corner. we have complete coverage on the race for the white house. let's begin with nbc's kelly o'donnell who's live at the white house. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kristen. the president is waking up in battleground florida, officially his home state. although he had requested an absentee ballot, the president called himself old-fashioned and today will cast an early vote for himself, we presume, in palm beach. this weekend will be a test of stamina and arguably a challenge to covid mitigation conditions as the president relishes bringing together these large crowds at his rally events. three of those events today as he travels from florida to north

carolina, ohio and wisconsin, all states he won four years ago. part of what we're seeing from the president now is his effort to extend what he sees as the highlights from the final debate night where he can criticize joe biden and he's making those a new part of his rally stump speeches. kristen. >> all right, kelly o'donnell, thank you. joe biden, the democratic nominee will be in battleground pennsylvania later today after attacking president trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic on friday. nbc's ali vitali is covering the biden campaign in bristol, p.a. ali, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. that's right, joe biden back in battleground pennsylvania today. he'll be making two stops here in an attempt to shore up key parts of the suburbs. this after a week that saw president barack obama make the case on biden's behalf in philadelphia. obama continuing on the campaign trail today, campaigning for the biden/harris ticket in miami, florida. and this coming as some celebrities are also lending their voices to the democrats.

sunday night biden's team will be hosting a virtual concert with some big names like john legend, pink and jon bon jovi. bon jovi also joining joe and jill biden for an event this afternoon. peter, we know that this time of year in states like this one, you can't turn on a tv without actually seeing a flood of campaign ads. as of yesterday, biden has actually set the record on all-time tv, radio and digital spending, more than $583 million. that's big bucks, guys. >> ali vitali on the ground in pennsylvania, just ten days to go. thank you. >> hard to believe it. well, it is time for a weekend morning boost. i think we could all lighten things up. there are plenty of dance challenges on tiktok with users posting videos of themselves strutting their stuff to the latest trending song but this latest one took a turn quickly. take a look. ♪

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we are back on a saturday morning with today's -- the shopping season is already under way and it's going to look a little different this year. >> a lot different for a lot of folks. retailers big and small are changing the way they do business as they adapt to these extraordinary times. nbc's business and tech correspondent jo ling kent has more on how toy stores are trying to make it work. >> reporter: at kids toyland, the oldest toy store in los angeles, they're preparing for a holiday season unlike any other. >> we've had to shift gears and make things work and figure out a game plan, just like a lot of other stores. >> reporter: holiday shopping in a pandemic is forcing the legendary shop to make new changes. >> we do offer curbside pickup. we'll wrap it for you, charge your card over the phone, and we have started, which is the first

time in 75 years, to build out our website and have an e-commerce option. >> reporter: the changes come as toys are expected to be a bright spot during a holiday season plagued by unemployment and a recession. toy sales have surged double digits throughout the pandemic has families found themselves trapped at home. with so many kids going to school online this year, spending so much time in front of screens, toy stores like this one are expecting a resurgence in traditional toys like the eight ball and the rubik's cube classics like barbie are taking up too. mattel says sales shot up 30% last quarter, the biggest jump in two decades. for the parents weary of their kids touching everything at the store, big-name retailers are trying to reach them in new ways. walmart rolling out this virtual toy lab where kids and parents can test out over 100 hot toys online, from star wars lego's sets to a flamingo on a toilet, to digital cameras with special

effects. regardless of where you get your toys this holiday season, the experts say do not procrastinate. what's your advice to shoppers? >> my advice is try to go to the little brick and mortars who have been dealing with some challenges and, yes, jump on it, get ahead of the rush. shipping is going to be an issue for people shopping online. if you go to a store, you're good. >> what a clever idea. jo joins us now live. jo, it's so great to see you, so what advice todo you have for holiday shoppers? >> great to see you too and congrats on the debate. you asked that important economic question and that's important because people are on a budget so there's several things to do to stick to your budget and check off everything on your list. make your list right now. go ahead and get organized and get it done. then you want to shop around early, especially online. when you see a deal, buy it and

lock it down because if you check the return policy on most stores before you buy, you might actually see the store will provide a price adjustment if the price goes down later. and the other thing we want to really hit on this morning, beware of shipping delays. i know it's early right now, but nearly half of shoppers plan to spend most of their money online this holiday season, so there's going to be a major rush on the system. if you want to shop close to the holidays, because i know there's going to be procrastinators out there regardless, there's nothing wrong with that. but look into curbside pickup options and have a backup toy list, especially in case your top choices are gone. so, kristen, i hope you shop early. >> i think that's great advice. this is not the season to procrastinate, if you can help it. jo, thanks, great report. >> still trying to figure out what's up with that flamingo on a toilet. we'll save that for another saturday, i guess. dylan, another check of the forecast. hopefully ollie and calvin

aren't watching right now. >> i love when we do these shopping stories. it reminds me, yes, i need to go online and look for a couple of things and space it out as we get closer to the holidays and their birthdays are around the holidays too so lots to buy. let's take a look at what we're going to see across the country and we are focusing on the tropics. here it is, the next invest. there's a 90% chance of it forming into a tropical system. it's name would be zeta. as it continues that trek to the north whether or not it becomes a tropical system doesn't matter. we could see several inches, especially across parts of south florida where up to about 3 to 5 inches of rain is possible. elsewhere across the country, we are going to see wet weather across the south today down along the gulf coast, some showers and thunderstorms, and that snow is going to continue to develop across the northern plains into the northern rockies as well.

we could see as much as 20 inches in some of the higher elevations, but areas like boulder, colorado, could use some of the snow with up to 4 to 8 inches possible, although they don't need the wind with the fires out in that direction. the wind certainly could help to spread some of those flames, >> we are under a microclimate weather alert ahead of the red flag warning. expect a cool and comfortable 60s and 70s for the daytime highs. mostly sunny. 73 for concord. 50s around the coast. the big headlines for the fire danger headed into tomorrow. sunday and monday especially we're talking about possible gusts of upwards 50 plus miles per hour. especially for the higher elevations, but also including lower elevations for sunday evening. see you at 7:00 a.m. >> and that's your latest forecast. coming up next, arnold schwarzenegger feeling good after heart surgery. we'll getnto that in popst iar

we're back on a saturday morning with today's popstart. dylan, what's happening? >> all right, lots to get to. we are starting with arnold schwarzenegger. the actor said that he is feeling fantastic after undergoing heart surgery this week, if you can believe it. he posted a photo on instagram from his hospital bed, thanking the team at the cleveland clinic for taking such good care of him after he received a new aortic valve. but the terminator cannot be slowed down it seems. he also posted photos of himself walking around town on the streets of cleveland, enjoying cleveland's outdoor parks and monuments. we are wishing him well. it seems like already a speedy recovery. next up serena williams. the 23-time grand slam title winner is the world's best athlete. and now she may have a new little mini tennis pro in the

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the bay area will be busy voting this weekend. we break down the top issues bringing people to the ballot boxes. today in the bay monday from 4:30 to 7. another fire watch set as the wind picks up this weekend. we trust the potential for more power shutoffs. >> and plus, we'll break down the top issues bringing people to the ballot boxes monday morning. 4:30 to 7:00. good morning. i'm kira klapper. coming up next on "today in the bay," one bay area county is open for business, partially. we'll tell you where you can go to eat indoors, go bowling, go rock climbing this weekend. and one local school direct now scrambling to prevent the spread of coronavirus after hundreds of high school students went to the party and at least one has already tested positive. and high fire danger this weekend leading to preventive power shutoffs. vianey arana has your mild forecast for today and the risks the winds could pose beginning tomorrow.

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good morning. it is saturday, october 24, at clock on the dot. we take a live lookout side at san jose. looks like a mind morning out there but we are under a microclimate weather